YEAR 3

Reading Booklet
Scaled Score TEST C

The Bird-Watching Club

My Bird-Spotting Notebook

Pocket Money

Pancake Day
 CONTENTS
TEST C YEAR 3

The Bird-Watching Club Page 1

My Bird-Spotting Notebook Page 2

Pocket Money Page 3

Pancake Day - Part 1 Page 4

Pancake Day - Part 2 Page 5

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THE BIRD-WATCHING CLUB

Greenwood School,
Chestnut Avenue,
Fincham.
7th March

Dear Parent / Carer,

Having started Year 3, your child is invited to join our after-school
bird-watching club.
We meet every Tuesday for one hour. During that time, your child will
have the opportunity to observe birds that use our bird feeders, bird bath and
nesting boxes. This has been very successful ever since parents helped to make
our bird-watching shed look like a bush.
Our free club provides binoculars, pencils and notebooks. If your child is
interested, please let me know.
Regards,

Mr Edwards

BIRD-SPOTTER'S GUIDE

The JAY is a member of the crow family. It is a soft pinkish brown

with a cream coloured crest. There is a patch of bright blue on its
wing, with a black stripe. It has a black tail with a white patch that
is very noticeable in flight.
The NUTHATCH is often seen on tree trunks. It is a small bird with
a grey back and an orange breast. It has a longish, slim bill. Its
amazing ability to climb down a tree trunk head first helps the
bird-spotter to identify it.
The GOLDFINCH, as its name suggests, is a small but very striking
bird. It is light brown but with a yellow bar on its wing. It has black,
white and red markings on its head. They tend to be seen in groups
of three or four or more.
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MY BIRD-SPOTTING NOTEBOOK

I’m Harry. Here is a page from my notebook. Our teacher,

Mr Edwards, set it out for us. We have to scribble our notes
down very quickly, because the birds don’t sit around for
very long. Mr Edwards says, next year, we can look back at
these notes to see if the same birds keep coming back.

DATE: 22nd March TIME: 4:20pm

WEATHER: Cloudy, starting to drizzle.
BIRD: Chaffinch (I think) NUMBER: 2
WHERE: On the birch tree and underneath the bird feeder. Then it went
under the bushes by the fence.

DESCRIPTION
Colour: Orangey pink front,
greyish blue head, black and white
wings.
Size: About the size of my best big
rubber.
Special Features: Not sure. Hopped out of sight when I sneezed.

BEHAVIOUR
Movements: Hopped about - didn't try the bird feeder.
Food: Ate the seeds on the ground. They fell out of the bird feeder. Mr
Edwards says they like insects too.
Call: It repeats a kind of cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, with a curly, twisty
bit at the end. It's pretty loud for a small bird.

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POCKET MONEY

We asked children in Year 3 about their pocket money. We

didn’t ask how much they got. That’s private and children
could get upset if they found out that they didn’t get as much
as their best friend. So here is a sample of what was said.

ALICE
I don’t get any pocket money for doing ordinary things, like
picking up my dirty socks or tidying my room. I have to do
that anyway. But I get paid for extra jobs: washing the car,
mowing the grass or hoovering.

IMRAN
I have my jobs round the house, like helping with the washing
up and sorting the recycling. My pocket money’s got nothing to
do with that. I buy sweets and comics with my pocket money.
Mum says once it’s gone, it’s gone. So I have to work it all out.

CHLOE
Because I buy all my stuff with my pocket money, I have to save
for big things that cost a lot, like games. I don’t think I realised
what things cost till now. I save it in my own bank account.
Now that I pay for my own toys, I look after them a lot better.

I get my pocket money once a month, so I have to think very

DANNY carefully how I’m going to spend it. When I first got it, I spent it
all the first week! Stupid! I help round the house. I do the bins
and wash the car – that sort of thing. But here’s a tip. I once
went with Dad to a car boot sale to check out the second-hand
games. Then I realised I could sell my old toys there and make
extra money. Dad says it’ll prepare me for when I’m older.

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PANCAKE DAY - PART 1

INGREDIENTS (makes 12 pancakes) METHOD

100 g plain flour 1. Place the flour, eggs, milk and a

2 large eggs pinch of salt into a large bowl.
300 ml milk Whisk until you have a smooth
batter. Set it to one side to rest
pinch of salt
for 30 minutes.
1 tablespoon sunflower oil for frying
2. Wipe a medium frying pan with
lemon to squeeze
oiled kitchen paper. Put it on a
caster sugar to sprinkle medium heat.
3. When the pan is hot, pour in the
batter carefully. Cook both sides
for 1 minute each.
4. Keep warm in an oven or serve
immediately with a squeeze of
lemon and sugar to taste.

As you know, I’m Mrs Clark. Thank you all for

coming to our annual pancake race. As usual, the
race is 100 metres and, remember, your pancake
has to be tossed at least ten times. So, if you’re all
ready, we’ll get started. Good luck!
READY! GET SET! GO!
Mr Jensen in the monster outfit has made a great
start... but, oh dear! I think he’s lost his way. He’s
going round in circles. His pancake has landed
on his head. And now he’s being overtaken by Mr
Carter. It looks like Mr Carter is the winner! Well
done! Perhaps somebody could help Mr Jensen up.

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PANCAKE DAY - PART 2

When Miriam – that’s my daughter in Class 3 –

brought the letter from school saying there was
going to be a pancake race, I couldn’t resist. I like
to do things for charity. The letter said it had to be
fancy dress. I’m sure that’s what it said. Anyway,
I got together all the rubbish I keep in the garage
and made this monster outfit. I knew Miriam and
her friends would love it. I must say, I don’t think
the other dads put in much of an effort. Mine was
easily the best costume. In fact, it was the only one.
It did slow me up a little. And I couldn’t find my
pancake at one point. It seems that, when I tossed
it up, it landed on my head. I couldn’t find it.
MR JENSEN

Saturday 9th July I would have given anything

Dear Diary,
Why did I bring home that
letter? I should have known
Dad wouldn’t just turn up
and do the race. He would
have to get into fancy dress.
I could have died when I saw
what he had made. Then,
when I realised he was the
only one in a silly costume,
for an invisibility cloak.
What did he look like in his
crazy, home-made outfit?
Now that I’ve recovered from
my embarrassment, I have
to say I did laugh when the
pancake landed on his head.
I must send the photograph
to Gran. She’ll split her sides
laughing when she sees it.

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