More Countdowns

 

 Hello Year 3 here are some more countdowns for you to try!

Christmas questions

Hello Year 3 use this link Christmas in England to answer the following questions about Christmas time:

1) When and what is Boxing day?
2) What kind of food is in a traditional English Christmas dinner?
3) What is a Christmas Cracker?
4) What kind of tree is used for a Christmas tree? why do people decorate it?
5) When is Christmas day in England?
6) What are Christmas time traditions in the country you come from?
7) Who was Ebenezer Scrroge?


After you have answered these questions here are some fun christmas activities you can try:

Christmas adventure

Singing reindeers!

Enjoy

The VERY VERY VERY difficult countdown!!!

Hello Year 3

For those of you who want a challenge here is a VERY, VERY, VERY difficult countdown to try it is possible but it is extremely difficult to solve

Good luck

PS: did I mention it was very, very, very difficult

Instructions for the Airplane!!!

going to the airport by jamieben Going to the airport by Liza, Amir and Sophie.
at the airport by jamieben At the Airport by Zuzi, Joury and Adrian.
On the Plane by jamieben On the Plane by Eva, Filip and Adela.

Nelson Mandela

Hello Year 3 today is a sad day as Nelson Mandela has died. Read this information about him and then answer the questions at the bottom of the page.


A leader of his people
Nelson Mandela was the first black President of South Africa. He spent 27 years in prison for trying to overthrow the pro-apartheid government. After he left prison, he worked to achieve human rights and a better future for everyone in South Africa.

When did he live?
Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918. He was later given the name Nelson by a teacher at school. He was in prison from 1962 to 1990. He became President of South Africa in 1994, and retired in 1999.

Why is he famous?
Nelson Mandela became famous for his long fight against bad government and apartheid. He became a hero to people all over the world. As South Africa's President, he was respected for his courage and wisdom in bringing people together to live in peace.

School and collegeNelson went to a mission school, and then to college. He was good at school work. He also enjoyed boxing and running. At Fort Hare University, he studied law and became a lawyer in 1942.

South Africa's historyMost South Africans are black. There are also people of European and Asian backgrounds  in 1815. South Africa became part of the British Empire. Gold was found in 1886. With gold and good farmland, the country was rich. But it was not peaceful. Whites and blacks fought over the land.

How South Africa was ruledWhen Mandela was growing up, black people had little say in how South Africa was run. The government was whites-only. Most black people were poor. They worked as servants. They worked on farms, and in factories and gold mines. In 1948, the South African government made new laws to keep white people and black people apart. The new system was called 'apartheid'.

What was apartheid?
Apartheid (say A-PART-HITE) forced white and non-white people to live in separate areas. Non-white people meant black people, people from Asia and people of mixed race.
A white person and a black person could not marry. Black people and white people could not share a table in a restaurant, or sit together on a bus. Black children and white children went to different schools. Sports teams were all-white or all-black, never mixed.

Mandela goes to jail
In 1962, Nelson Mandela was arrested again. He was accused of sabotage and plotting to overthrow the government. In 1964, aged 46, he was given a life sentence.

Robben Island
Mandela was sent to the prison on Robben Island. Mandela spent 18 years on Robben Island. He had to do hard labour. He was allowed one visitor every 6 months.

Free Nelson Mandela!
Mandela became the most famous prisoner in the world. He did not give up. Even the prison guards admired him. At last, in 1988, the South African government began to make changes. One change was to let black students into 'white' universities. From around the world, the calls got louder. Free Nelson Mandela!

Mandela leaves prison
In 1990, South Africa's new President FW de Klerk set Nelson Mandela free. Mandela and de Klerk agreed: no more fighting. Mandela called on all South Africans to work together in peace.

Mandela becomes President
In 1991, Mandela became leader of the ANC. In the 1994 elections, all black people in South Africa were able to vote for the first time. The ANC won the election. A new government took over. In May 1994, Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black president.

An inspiration to others
Nelson Mandela retired as President in 1999. From 2004, he gave up politics, to enjoy a quiet life with his family.
Nelson Mandela died today
Nelson Mandela: an inspiration for people all over the world.

Fun Facts
Mandela has a species of spider named after him.
A statue of Nelson Mandela stands in Parliament Square, London.
Mandela's bright coloured shirts were called 'Madiba' shirts, because Madiba was Mandela's nickname.
In prison and afterwards Mandela got up early, at 4.30. He began each day with exercises.

 

 

1) When and where was Nelson Mandela born?

2) What is Mandela's real name? why do people call him Nelson?

3) Was Nelson good at school? what did he study? what hobbies did he have?



4) What was 'apartheid'?
5) Was this fair? why not?
6)  Where did Mandela go to prison? How long was he there? What was his life like there?
7) Do you think Nelson Mandela would have been a good president? why/why not?
8) Why do you think so many people admired and respected him?

PIZZA!!! :)

 

Hello Year 3 today to celebrate the end of our work on instructions we have been making the classic christmas dish of...pizza. I am sure many people reading this blog would like to know how to make your delicious pizzas so I would like you to write the recipe and instructions for making your pizza in the comment box below.

 

Mr. Bennett

 

 

 

 

Talking about a Storybird

Hello Year 3 here are your wonderful storydirds: (Filip) (Zuzi) (Adela) (Amir) (Eva) (Liza) (Adrian)

Airports websites

Hello Year 3 use the facts and websites below to find out some facts about airports, write the facts into your homework book and they will help you with our English and IPC work next week, remember not to write down anything that you don't understand and to only choose the information that you think is the most interesting and/or important.

Airports 1
Air travel  
Air travel 2
Airplanes


 

Facts about Heathrow Airport

• The site on which Heathrow stands was first developed in 1930 as an aircraft test site with a single grass runway.

• The airport was originally called London Airport, and was not renamed ‘Heathrow’ until 1966.

 

• The first flight to take off from Heathrow was to Argentina.

• In the days when there were only two terminals, they were called ‘Europa’ and ‘Oceanic’, now known as Terminals 2 and 3 respectively.

• 70,000 people work at Heathrow.

• The airport handles 67m passengers a year, making it Europe’s busiest airport, and the world’s third busiest, after Atlanta and Beijing.

• Together, Heathrow’s two runways stretch for 4.7 miles.

• The five most popular international destinations for passengers travelling from Heathrow are, in order: New York, Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt.

• In 2008/9, Heathrow landing fees were set at a maximum of £12.80 per passenger.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT AIRLINES, AIRPORTS AND AIR TRAVELING

 

• All International Airline Pilots speak English.

 

• Flights longer than 8 hours require 3 pilots (1 captain and 2 first officers) to rotate flying duties. Flights longer than 12 hours require 4 pilots (1 captain and 3 first officers). They usually fly 3-4 hour shifts.

•Each airline pilot flying the aircraft, eats a different meal to minimize the risk of all pilots on board being ill.

 

•On average, pilots fly between 9 and 14 days a month

 

•All airlines have an agreement to let each others' travelling pilots occupy empty seats. If no seats are available, the travelling pilot can also occupy an extra seat in the cockpit that is usually empty.

 

•The main function of flight attendants are for the safety and security of their passengers, and passenger comfort is only secondary.

 

•The first female flight attendants in 1930 were required to weigh less than 115 pounds. In addition, they had to be nurses and unmarried.

 

•Flight attendants must not have any tattoos visible when a uniform is worn. These requirements are designed to give the airlines a positive representation.

 

•The normal ratio of Flight Attendants to passenger seats is one Flight Attendant for every 50 passenger seats.

 

•The height requirement for Flight Attendant is for safety reasons, making sure that all flight attendants can reach overhead safety equipment.

 

•The normal ratio of Lavatories to passengers is approximately one lavatory for every 50 passengers.

 

•An air traveler can lose approximately 1.5 liters of water in the body during a three-hour flight.

 

•The reason why the lights are turned out during takeoff and landing – Is for your eyes to adjust to lower levels of light. If there's an accident and they have to activate the emergency slides, studies have shown that you will be able to see better and therefore be able to evacuate more quickly and safely.

 

•The World’s largest Airline in terms of Fleet Size is Delta Airlines (United States) with 744 aircraft and 121 aircraft on order as of March 2011.

 

•The largest passenger plane is the Airbus 380 - nearly 240 feet long, almost 80 feet high, and has a wingspan of more than 260 feet. The double-decker plane has a standard seating capacity of 555 passengers.

 

•The world’s busiest airport in terms of passenger volume or the number of takeoffs and landings, is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, United States – with more than 88 million passengers shuffled through the Atlanta airport in 2009, with another 20 million in the first three months of 2010, and with aircraft take-off and landings approximately every 37 seconds.

 

•The Internet/On-Line check-in was first used by Alaskan Airlines in 1999.

 

 

•The airport with the longest runway in the world is Qamdo Bangda Airport in the Peoples Republic of China with 5.50 kilometers in length (as of 2011).

 

•American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by removing 1 olive from each salad served in first class.

 

 

•Singapore Airlines spends about $700 million on food every year and $16 million on wine alone. First class passengers consume 20,000 bottles of alcohol every month and Singapore Airlines is the second largest buyer of Dom Perignon champagne in the world.

 

•Cathay Pacific carries rice cookers, toasters, cappuccino makers and skillets on board their airplanes.

 

 

 

•KLM is the worlds' oldest airline established in 1919.

 

 

•QUANTAS is the second world’s oldest airline established in 1920.

 

 

•American Airlines spent about $425 million on food for domestic passengers in 2001.

 

•In one year, British Airways passengers consume:

* 40.5 tons of chicken

* 6 tons of caviar

* 22 tons of smoked salmon

* 557,507 boxes of chocolate

* 90 thousand cases (9 liter cases) of sparkling wine.

 

Remember remember the 5th November

Hello Year 3 today is Guy Fawkes day, using the work we have done in class answer these questions:

1) When is Bonfire night celebrated?
2) Why is Bonfire night celebrated?
3) What were Guy Fawkes and his friends planning to do in the 'The Gunpowder Plot'?
4) Why did they want to do 'The Gunpowder Plot'
5) What types of food do people eat on Bonfire night?
6) When and where were the first fireworks made?
7) When were the first fireworks in England?
8) What is the link between King James II and fireworks?
9) Do you think Guy Fawkes was a good or bad person? why?
10) Do you like fireworks? why/whynot?

Dinosaur News

Hello Year 3 if you would like to see the great and amazing and epic 'Dinosaur News' then simply click the  link below:

 

Dinosaur News

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3D shapes and nets!

Hello maths group here is the link to make your own nets for 3D shapes:

3D shapes and nets

Enjoy

Familiar places in Prague

Hello Year 3 using the work we have been doing in class on descriptive settings as well as the work we have done on senses and your knowledge of WOW words and other descriptive words, I would like you to describe a place in Prague that you know well, your description should be so good that even someone who has never been to that place would be able to feel like they knew it there.

Good Luck

Mr. Bennett

Where have all the dinosuars gone??

Hello Year 3 today you are going to complete a dinosaur fact treasure hunt, around the classroom you will find information about dinosaur extinction use that information to hunt the answers to these questions:

1) Where did the meteor crash into Earth?

2) How might a meteor have killed all the dinosaurs?

3) In what part of the world was there lots of volcanoes during the Cretaceous period?

4) How might tiny little dust have killed the mighty and strong dinosaurs?

5) How might dinosaurs have died from the Earth getting hotter?

6) How might dinosaurs have died from the earth becoming cooler?

7) Do you think dinosaurs became extinct from a deadly dinosaur disease? Why/why not?

8) Explain how no plants on Earth would affect a massive carnivore like T-Rex

9) Why did ALL the dinosaurs become extinct but other species managed to survive

10) What is your theory for how and why dinosaurs became extinct


           

Dinosaur Skulls!

 

Hello Year 3 here are a selection of dinosaur skulls plus one very interesting fossil, using your wonderful dinosaur knowledge study each skull and say what we can deduce about that dinosaur; big/small, carnivore/herbivore, etc.

Good Luck, Mr. Bennett

 

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The Escape King!

The Escape King

Harry Houdini did his first magic trick when he was just six years old. He

made a pea suddenly appear in a cup.

When he was only nine years old, Harry joined a circus. Soon he was

doing amazing escape tricks. People he didn't know came and tied him up.

They sat and watched as he freed himself from the knots.

The next job for Harry was working with a locksmith. He learned how to

pick all sorts of locks. Knowing how to pick locks helped him to do even

more amazing tricks, and very soon he was called the "Escape King".

Once he got out of a coffin which was buried under the ground. Another

time he got into a wooden box which had metal tape all around it. The box

was then dropped into the sea. Harry only took 59 seconds to get out.

Questions

1) This story was about...

2) How old was Harry when he did his first trick?

3) What happened to Harry after he turned nine?

 

4) Learning how to pick locks was helpful because…

 

 

5) The word 'pick' is used in the text. This means…

 

6) Why do you think Harry was called the 'Escape King'?

 

7) You can tell from the story that Harry was good at escaping because...

 

8) The first trick Harry did was...

 

 

9) Why did people like watching Harry escape?




10) Would you like to be an 'Escape King' like Harry?

 

 

 

Dinosaur Hunting!

Hello Year 3 if you want to carry on finding out dinosaur facts then here is the website we have been using in school:

Dino Data

Happy hunting              

Double and Halve

Hello Maths group here are some problems to help you practice the maths skills we have been devloping this week:

1) Double 27

2) Double 38

3) Double 49

4) Double 76

5) Double 109

6) Halve 34

7) Halve 56

8) Halve 68

9) Halve 84                                                 

10) Halve 108