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Vegetable SoupJeremiah Jackson arrives home from school. As he opens the door, the tantalising smell of vegetable soup reaches his nostrils. He walks into the kitchen, and stops abruptly. He can hear singing. It is coming from a pot on the stove! Jeremiah Jackson lifts the lid gingerly. Tiny celery stick figures are leaping and bouncing about, singing merrily. “Mum, Mum!” he shouts.

His mum comes running into the kitchen. “How many times have I told you not to shout, Jeremiah!” she says crossly. “Now, whatever is the matter?”

“The celery sticks are singing in the soup!” Jeremiah blusters, pointing at the pot on the stove.

His mum looks at him sharply. “Don’t lie, Jeremiah!” she says coldly and stalks out of the room.

“No-one ever believes me,” grumbles Jeremiah Jackson. He lifts the lid again…. but the singing has stopped. There is just smooth, hot, creamy, vegetable soup. Maybe he IS imagining things.

BUT as he watches, a big, round face appears in the soup, gives him a big smile and gurgles, “Duet, Jeremiah?” Jeremiah blinks. He can’t believe his ears.“Mum, Mum!” he shouts.

Read the text and shade a bubble or write an answer to each question.

1 The soup has a tantalising smell. This makes Jeremiah think that: monitoring

his mum is making soup he feels hungry there is cabbage in the pot the soup would be so good to eat

2 Jeremiah stops abruptly. This means: monitoring

curiously thoughtfully suddenly tiredly

3 Jeremiah lifts the lid gingerly. This means: monitoring

with great care quickly very slowly boldly

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4 What is celery? making connections

a vegetable that grows under the ground a type of bean a plant like spinach a vegetable with long, green stalks

5 Jeremiah thinks the celery sticks are singing and dancing. What do you think is happening? predicting

6 Give two reasons why his mum is annoyed. monitoring

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7 What actions tell us that his mum is annoyed? monitoring

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8 What does Jeremiah think when he lifts the lid a second time? predicting

9 What is Jeremiah being invited to do? monitoring

take the pot off the stove sing along with soup taste a little of the soup eat the soup

10 Why do you think Jeremiah shouts for his mum again? making connections

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Monday

Add ‘ing’ to the following words: tile = time = shine = write = change = use =

Monday Continued… Place the following words in alphabetical order.

scene 1 gene 2 these 3 theme 4

extreme 5 obese 6 geese 7 niece 8 piece 9 fleece 10

Tuesday

Choose 5 words from your spelling list and write 5 different sentences. Underline the words you use. I.e There was a huge cube shaped artwork at the museum. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Wednesday

Choose 5 of your spelling words and find the definition of each word. Word 1: Definition:

Word 2: Definition: Word 3: Definition: Word 4: Definition: Word 5: Definition:

Thursday Synonyms: Find similar words to your spelling words and write in a list. i.e nice-friendly. The first two have been suggested for you. Number Word Synonym

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Friday Create a Find-a-Word using the boxes provided and at least 10 of your spelling words. Challenge a member of your family to complete it! I have put two words in to get you started.

Words: 1 3 5 7 9 2 4 6 8 10

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Just click in the portholes to type your answers.

Think about the ‘usefulness’ of each animal or plant when you consider your choices. What does that animal or plant do that is good for planet Earth? Writing I chose cats because they are cute isn’t a scientific response.

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Living

Non living

Need Energy

Plant

Respond to environment

Non living

Reproduce

Animal

Change

Man made

Earthworms ApplicationWhat did earthworm get mixed up?

1.His ability to respond to the environment should be?

He doesn’t like bright light so he stays underground when its sunny.

2. His ability to reproduce should be?

3. His ability to need energy should be?

4. His ability to grow and change should be?

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Year 3 Homework Term 2, Week 3 Name:_________________________

List Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Word Family A Word Family A Word Family A Word Family A Word Family A

scene

gene

these

theme

extreme Word Family B Word Family B Word Family B Word Family B Word Family B

obese

geese

niece

piece

fleece Sight Words Sight Words Sight Words Sight Words Sight Words

find

another

well

large

must Spelling Rule Spelling Rule Spelling Rule Spelling Rule Spelling Rule

hide

hiding

smile

smiling

wave Theme Words Theme Words Theme Words Theme Words Theme Words

bird

amphibian

crustacean

boundary

tribe Challenging Words Challenging Words Challenging Words Challenging Words Challenging Words

February

government

horrified

information

jeopardy

Ice skatingSkating is an old and popular sport throughout the world. Some people skate for fun, while others compete in local or National, World and Olympic competitions.

People skate on ice on frozen ponds and lakes or on special, purpose-built rinks. Skating rinks are long and oval in shape with a grandstand for spectators. Ice skaters wear boots with thin, sharp blades attached to the bottom. Skaters may compete in different forms of skating.

Figure skating requires great skill. The skaters move about like dancers, gliding and turning and making patterns on the ice to the sound of music. The skaters display dazzling footwork as they perform spins and jumps in a series of highly-practised moves. Judges award points for their performance. Figure skaters wear costumes and perform solo, or in pairs or groups.

Speed skating is very competitive. The skaters pit themselves against each other in a race of speed. Sometimes they start together and race against each other; sometimes they race individually against the clock. The winner is the skater who has clocked the fastest time. Skaters may compete in short or long track racing or speed marathons. Team pursuits are included in high level competitions.

Ice hockey is a sport where two teams compete against each other on ice. Skaters use wooden sticks to shoot a rubber puck into the opponent’s net. A goaltender tries to stop the puck from going into the net. The skaters wear helmets and protective clothing to prevent injury. Ice hockey is a very fast and exciting game.

Read the text and shade a bubble or write an answer to each question.

1 Where would you see ice skaters? summarising

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2 In a local competition, skaters come from: making connections

all over the world across a whole country the same area big towns and cities

3 Skating rinks are: monitoring

rectangular circular square oval

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4 You may choose more than one answer. Because skaters skate on thin blades, they: predicting

are often cold can easily lose their balance glide quickly over the ice make scratches on the ice

5 What are spectators? monitoring

special people in the audience people who judge the skaters people who sit and watch the skaters people who organise skating

competitions

6 Write four facts about figure skaters. summarising

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7 If competitors skate against the clock, they must: predicting

clock the best time to win finish the race in a set time be the first past the finish line break a record

8 What races can speed skaters compete in? summarising

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9 What equipment do ice hockey players use? summarising

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10 In figure and speed skating competitions, what would be a skater’s greatest fear? predicting

having no-one in the grandstand falling on the ice bumping into another skater coming last

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The Lady with the LampFlorence Nightingale was born in Italy in 1820, but grew up in England. The daughter of a wealthy family, she was bright and well educated. Against her parents’ wishes, she decided to become a nurse.

In 1853, a war against Russia broke out on the Crimean Peninsula in the Black Sea. Florence was asked to go to the hospital there to nurse the wounded English soldiers. Florence took 38 nurses with her. Soon they were working hard to make sure the wards were clean and the soldiers received good care and good food.

Florence took very great care of the men. Every night, she would walk through the wards carrying a lamp, to make sure the soldiers were comfortable. She became known affectionately as The Lady with the Lamp.

While she was in Crimea, Florence developed a fever which left her weak and in poor health. After the war, she returned to England, but did not return to nursing. She did, however, write books about nursing and founded a school for nurses, which was named after her. In 1907, she was awarded the Order of Merit by the King of England. She died in 1910 at the age of ninety.

Read the text and shade a bubble or write an answer to each question.

1 Florence became a nurse against her parents’ wishes. This means: summarising

Florence had their full support

her parents didn’t want her to become a nurse

her parents wanted her to have a different job

Florence thought it was her parents’ wish

2 Which country lies south of the Black Sea? visualising

Italy Turkey

Russia China

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3 Why did Florence go to Crimea? monitoring

to visit the Black Sea to set up a hospital she wanted to travel overseas to nurse the English soldiers

4 Which is the odd word? making connections

injured shocked hurt wounded

5 In this story, what is a ward? monitoring

a bird song a room in a hospital a particular district a child looked after by a nurse

6 What did Florence and her nurses do in the hospital? summarising

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7 Why would Florence have carried a lamp? questioning

8 The word affectionately tells us that: making connections

the men didn’t know her name Florence was well liked by the men the men liked her to come to the ward they liked the nickname

9 Why do you think Florence was called the Lady with the Lamp? questioning

10 Why do you think the king awarded her an Order of Merit? summarising

for nursing the soldiers in Crimea for setting up a school

for all she did to improve nursing for writing a book

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WEDNESDAY

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THURSDAY