Winter acrostic poems

Can you write an acrostic poem based on a winter theme? An example is shown below. You don’t have to just use the word winter for your poem, it is up to you!

Wonderful snow

Icicles hanging

Never falling

Trees covered in snow

Excited for spring

Remembering winter is fun

Describing a wintery setting

With the chill of winter beginning to set in, I thought it would be a nice idea to revisit our descriptive writing skills and think about how we can describe the wintery scenes we might see over the coming months.

Take a look at the picture below:

 

 

Can you describe this wintery setting? Write and post a descriptive passage using adjectives, adverbs and a range of language that will help to paint an image in the readers mind.

 

I have made a start on my own example, you can see it below. I'm sure you can do better though!

 

The bare trees stand alone, frozen by winter's icy touch. The footprints of strangers are etched into the blanket of fresh, white, crisp snow.

 

Remember, a passage is more than just one or two sentences.



Writing a report

At our workshop last week, we had the chance to see a Bearded Dragon up close.

In Literacy, we have spent a lot of time learning about writing an effective report.

Can you write a paragraph about what the Bearded Dragon looks like? Remember to include all the features needed in an interesting report. You may develop your report with more paragraphs of information if you can.

Tropical animal workshop

Today, many of us conquered our fears. This includes myself, I have included the photo of me holding Rosie the tarantula. This was something that I never thought I would do, so thank you to you all for helping me to feel confident enough to try something new!

What was your most memorable moment from today's workshop? What did you enjoy most? What didn't you like as much? Did you learn something interesting about one of the animals?
Comment on the post to let me know.

Welldone to everyone for high-fiving spiders, holding snakes and stroking lizards. You are all wonderfully brave!

Data Handling

Last week in Downing Street class we were looking at data handling and we created our own bar graphs and line graphs. Below is a graph about Year 3's favourite subjects. What does the bar graph tell you?

Parts of a Plant

This week in school we have been learning about Plants. The first thing we did was to identify the different parts and functions of a plant.

I have posted a picture of a labelled diagram of a plant. Can you write a description of the job of each part of the plant in your posts? You might want to carry out some extra research if you are not sure.

The Werepuppy- writing a letter

In class we have just finished reading the ‘Werepuppy’ by Jaqueline Wilson. We are also learning how to write letters. Imagine you are Micky; write a letter to the lady who sold Wolfie to him. Make sure you thank her and explain how owning Wolfie has changed things for you. Post your letter on the blog.

Can you also leave 2 stars and a wish for someone else’s letter?

Tell me why...

So here it is, the next 'Tell me why' question.

This week, I'd like you to tell me why people don't fall off the Earth in Australia.

 

Why don't people fall off the Earth in Australia?

 



Favourite Julia Donaldson Story

This week in Literacy we have been focusing on books written by Julia Donaldson. She has written some amazing stories! Write a description of your favourite story. Don't forget to describe the setting, the characters, the problem and the resolution!

Your favourite author

For homework this week, I asked have asked you to write about your favourite author. 

This prompted me to think about my favourite story and author. 

When I was younger, I watched the film 'The Secret Garden'. I really loved the film, it took me through so many different emotions and I, of course, wished that I could have my own secret garden. 

After watching the film, my family encouraged me to read the original story by Frances Hodgson Burnett. 

I enjoyed this even more than the film. There was so much more to the story and I found that the characters were developed more in the story. The description of the garden was so vivid and it was probably the first time that I realised how powerful stories can be. 

So, although the author may not be my favourite author now, I still regard it as a favourite book and when the film is repeated, often around Christmas, I always try to watch it as it brings back lots of happy childhood memories. 

So, I hope you are thinking carefully about your favourite author. If you would like to share your thoughts on our blog, I'd love to hear them. 

Tell me why!

I was pondering my next post to you all and wanted to make it something that you could do a little thinking about and research before posting your findings.

You, like me, enjoy asking interesting questions. With that in mind, my next few posts are going to ask you to 'Tell me why!'.

Think very hard about the questions, then use a search engine, like Kidzilla, to do some research. Write up your findings in your own words and comment on the post. It needs to be in full sentences but doesn't have to be very long.

I will leave you an answer to the question before I post the next interesting question.

Miss Jolliffe

Why do clouds float if they have lots of water in them?

Describing a setting

Over recent weeks we have been looking at how to describe familiar settings. I have posted a photo of a setting below. Can you write a short description of the place? Remember to think about what you might be able to see, hear, smell if you were there. 

Think of wow adjectives and put them into sentences. Make you description vivid!

Welcome to Downing Street

Welcome to the new Year 3 Downing Street Class blog site.

We are about to embark on an exciting adventure. Not only are we starting a new school year with Miss Jolliffe but we will also be starting to keep a blog about what we get up to in class. We will even share some of our best work and we look forward to the comments that other people make to help us improve our work.