Dance and Music Festival

Hill Top needs your help!

Monday the 13^th of July marks the beginning of our Trust Dance and Music Festival.

We know how talented you all are and we want to share that!

This will be our last week of Summer term and what better way to lift spirits than a good song and dance!

You can film yourself singing, dancing or playing a musical instrument at home. 

Then please email it to your year group email address.

Look out for your videos on Facebook throughout the week, so we can showcase all of our pupils' talents!

Maths - Friday 10th July

Hi year 3,

Happy Friday! Today's maths lesson examines a different measure - capacity. Capacity is the amount of space inside an object or container. It is usually associated with liquid.

Here is the video:
Year 3 - Week 11 - Lesson 4 - Measure capacity from White Rose Maths on Vimeo.

And here are today's questions:

English - Final section

Today we are going to write the FINAL SECTION to your story!

Good Luck!

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At a signal, the others ran towards it, yelling and throwing their 

spears. Om and I didn’t have spears, but we yelled anyway. It was 

so exciting! A spear caught the reindeer in its side, and it fell to the 

ground. I shouted at Om to run and turned to face the bear with my 

spear. I felt very small. Suddenly the ground gave way… and I found 

myself falling down, down, down.

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At a signal, the blue creatures hurtled towards it, yelling and casting 

their nets. Chaz and the old man didn’t have nets, but were yelling 

at the giant anyway. The old man hadn’t felt so alive in years! 

Even though the net wasn’t big enough, the yelling startled the giant 

and it started to run towards them! The old man shouted at Chaz 

to get out of the way, then started to run towards the giant 

screaming and waving his fists! He felt very brave. Suddenly the 

ground gave way … and he found himself falling down, down 

down… 

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Instead I found I was back home. When I told my family what had 

happened, they didn’t believe me. They said I’d only been gone a few 

hours and I must have fallen asleep and dreamt it.

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Now, the old man found himself back in his sweet shop. When he 

told his customers what had happened, they didn’t believe him. They 

said he had only been gone for a few hours and he must have 

fallen to sleep and dreamt it.

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Years passed but I never forgot my friend Om. I am an archaeologist 

now (that’s me in the glasses.) Everywhere I go, I look in the past 

for signs of Om. And I never stop learning from her people.

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Weeks passed but the old man never forgot his friend Chaz. He 

invented a new type of fudge that was loved by adults and children 

alike. People travelled across the country to try the delicious fudge 

and the old man was finally surrounded by friends.

Maths - Thursday 9th July

Good morning year 3,

Yesterday in your maths lesson you looked at comparing different masses (weights). Today's lesson will take that a step further and ask you to add and subtract different masses. Here is the video:

Year 3 - Week 11 - Lesson 3 - Add and subtract mass from White Rose Maths on Vimeo.

And here are you lesson activities.

ART: Stone Age - Cave Paintings

Your Art lesson today is all about Stone Age cave paintings! Click the first picture to watch a video to introduce you to cave paintings. Then have a go at drawing your own!

• The cave paintings were often of animals that were around during the Stone Age

Maths - Wednesday 8th July

Hi year 3,

Your maths today follows on from yesterday's lesson on mass. Today you will be comparing the mass of objects. Here is your lesson video:
Year 3 - Week 11 - Lesson 2 - Compare mass from White Rose Maths on Vimeo.


Here are your comparing mass worksheets:

English Part 4 - ACTION!

Today we are going to write an ACTION PARAGRAPH! 

STONE AGE BOY - Hunt a Reindeer

THE SWEET SHOP GRANDPA - A giant begins to destroy Candy Cane Forest

The sections in blue show extra detail that I have added to my story to describe new characters and the action taking place. 

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Suddenly a boy ran up, shouting and pointing to the hills. At once 

several people grabbed their spears and followed him. Om and I 

followed them. Slowly, slowly, we crept forwards until we saw – a 

reindeer! It was standing alone, munching the grass.

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Suddenly a small child ran up, crying and rubbing his tummy. At 

once, the blue creatures surrounded the wailing boy, “There’s a 

Blerghuch down by the river and it is destroying Candy Cane Forest!” 

The blue creatures grabbed a huge strawberry net and followed the 

child to the river. The old man and Chaz followed them. Quickly, 

quickly they darted forwards until they saw… the Blerghuch. The old 

man had never seen anything like it! As wide as a building and as 

tall as the sky, the Blerghuch was a giant. It stood tall, eclipsing the 

light of the sun and plunging the Candy Kingdom into darkness. On 

the ground, it’s feet were the size of double 

beds and the ground shook as they rose and slammed to the earth, 

crushing the Candy Cane Forest to a dusting of sherbet!

Maths - Tuesday 7th July

Hi year 3,

This week's maths is based around the theme of measures. Today's lesson focuses on mass, which is how heavy an object is. Here is your lesson video:


Year 3 - Week 11 - Lesson 1 - Measure mass from White Rose Maths on Vimeo.

Here are your worksheets for the lesson:

Mental maths Monday - Answers

Here are the answers to the arithmetic test from this morning:

HILL TOP WINS VIRTUAL SPORTS DAY!

Adventure Story Writing - Part 3

Happy Monday! You have almost finished. In this section, your characters are going to explore the new world that you have created for them! 

KEEP GOING! THE STORIES YOU HAVE SENT ARE LOOKING AMAZING! Think how good it is going to feel when you have written a full story! 😃

FOR EXAMPLE: BLACK - original story. GREEN - Miss Robinson's new story

Remember to send them through to year3@hilltop.doncaster.sch.uk

 The parts highlighted in yellow are the parts that I have changed. 

STONE AGE BOY

THE SWEET SHOP GRANDPA

The next morning, Om showed me round the camp. Everyone seemed 

busy and had a job to do. Over the next few days, I saw so much

I’d never seen before. Om’s people had no knives and forks, no 

plastic, no metal even. Everything they had was made from wood, 

stone, animal skins or bones. 

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The next morning, Chaz gave the old man a tour around the Candy 

Kingdom. All of the creatures that he saw seemed busy having 

amazing adventures and fun in this magical, new world. Over the 

next few days, he saw miraculous things that he had never seen 

before. Chaz’s people had no vegetables, no fruit or any normal 

foods! Everything they had was made from sweets, candy, chocolate 

and gummies! 

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One afternoon we went to the river. The little ones picked berries 

and nuts, but Om and I watched the men fishing. They held their 

pointed spears high and stood as still as trees. Then suddenly, 

swoosh! Their spears dropped down like lightning and came up again 

spiking wriggling silver fish.

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Late one day, they went to the chocolate truffle river. The smallest 

of the creatures plucked gum drops from the lollipop trees but Chaz

 and the old man watched the more experienced creatures catching 

butter(scotch)flies in nets made of strawberry laces. They held their

strawberry nets high and silent in the air as they stood as still as 

frozen popsicles. The suddenly, swoosh! Their nets dropped down and

 were quickly filled with dozens of fluttering, toffee-coloured insects. 

Science - Plant Quiz 1

Hi year 3,

I thought we could finish our learning on plants by testing your knowledge with a quiz. Here is a reminder about some of the things you have learnt about plants:

1. What they need to grow.
2. How they grow.
3. Where they grow.
4. The different parts of a plant.
5. What the parts do.
6. About seeds and pollen.

Here is the quiz. I will put the answers up in a few hours, so you can see how well you have done:

Mental Maths Monday - 6th July

Hi year 3,

Here is your arithmetic quiz for today. Here are some strategies for some of the tricky questions:

7. You will need to use the inverse operation to solve this one: 76 - 33
12. Remember we only subtract the numerator, not the denominator.
14. You could do half of 14 and then make it ten times bigger with a place holder.
16. This is another inverse operation question.

Good luck. I will put the answers on the blog later today.

Maths - Friday 3rd July

Hi year 3,

Welcome to our final lesson this week. This lesson moves away from 2 and 3D shape to look at telling the time to the nearest 5 minutes. Here is the video:
Year 3 - Week 10 - Lesson 4 - Tell the time to 5 minutes from White Rose Maths on Vimeo.


Here are the worksheets for the Telling the Time lesson:

English - Introducing a New Character

Today, you are going continue writing your Adventure Story!

You are going to introduce your new character today 😃

FOR EXAMPLE: BLACK - original story. GREEN - Miss Robinson's new story

Remember to send them through to year3@hilltop.doncaster.sch.uk

 The parts highlighted in yellow are the parts that I have changed. 

STONE AGE BOY

THE SWEET SHOP GRANDPA

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Then, to my relief I saw someone – a girl. She was about my age. But

she didn’t look like any of the girls I knew. And I don’t think I looked

like any of the boys she knew.

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Then, to his relief, he saw someone… or rather… something – a strange 

creature. He was only as tall as a dog and was covered from head 

to toe in velvety, turquoise fur. It’s mouth was filled with chocolatey 

delights, candy canes and brightly-coloured gummies that it munched 

as it stared curiously at the old man.

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She took me to meet her family – and what a family it was! They 

looked very strange, but they were kind to me and gave me some 

stew. I couldn’t understand anything they were saying, though I 

worked out my new friend’s name was Om. Then I must have fallen 

asleep.

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The creature took the old man to meet it’s family – and what a 

family it was! They all had the same velvety fur, sharpened claws, 

pointed teeth but their eyes were kind and gentle. They spoke a 

beautiful. language that to the old man, sounded like birds signing. 

The old man learnt that his new friend’s name was Chaz. Then he 

fell into a magical day dream.

Maths - Thursday 2nd July

Good morning year 3,

Yesterday we looked at the names and properties of 2D shapes. Today your lesson is about 3D shapes. Here is the video:
Year 3 - Week 10 - Lesson 4 - Tell the time to 5 minutes from White Rose Maths on Vimeo.

Here are your activities:

French - My Family

Bonjour!

Welcome to today's French lesson!

We are going to be recapping how to talk about our family members. 

TASK 1: Watch the video to remind yourself of key french vocabulary

ASK 2: Practise saying some of the key vocabulary. You could even record yourself speaking french!

EXAMPLE: Voici ma famille  (This is my family!)

                     Qui est ce? (Who is this)

                     Voici .... (This is...)

EXAMPLE: “Voici mon frere”. (This is my brother)

Use internet or the video you have just watched to match the French to English. 

TASK 3: Complete the sheets below (Choose the ones you would like to do).