St Mary’s Primary School Primary Three September 2017

Aims Welcome to St Mary’s! This document will help: to outline the Curriculum that your child will be following in P3. to provide an overview of some of the topics and activities that your child will be participating in this year (Learning Plan)

General Information Morning 8 – 8.45 Breakfast Club 9am – Children can come into school playground 9.15 – Bell for beginning of classes After 9.15 am – marked late Afternoon Finish 2pm. From Jan 3pm except Friday-2pm

General Information Dinners – Currently £2.60 per day, £13.00 per week (in envelopes on Friday only) Breakfast Club – £1.00 per morning Uniform Full uniform should be worn at all times. PE – Thursday (another PE day will be selected in term 2 & 3 and you will be informed) – wear PE uniform into school.

Learning Areas Literacy Numeracy The World Around Us (Geography/History/Science) The Arts (Music/Art/Drama) Physical Education Personal Development and Mutual Understanding Religion

Skills and Capabilities Thinking Skills – Managing Information, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Being Creative Personal Skills and Capabilities – Self Management, Working with Others Through all curriculum areas In classroom

Assessment for Learning Sharing Learning Intentions (WALT and WILF) Peer and Self Assessment

PDMU Newest learning area in Revised Curriculum Concentrates on developing children’s knowledge, attitudes, skills, relationships, behaviour, TSPC, emotional awareness, values and life skills. Living Learning Together Box

Reading Shared Reading Big Books Guided Reading Running Records Book Banding Scheme Develop comprehension skills and answering in full sentences. Easy Reads Library Books – change once a week Silent Reading Important to develop a child’s interest in reading.

Literacy Variety of forms studied Story settings/Characters in books Traditional Stories Poetry Author Study Punctuation-Capital letters, full stops, question marks, commas in lists, speech marks Phonics-Initial letter sounds, medial letters, blends, Linguistic Phonics Approach

Maths Number Number to 100 Place Value –introduction of tens and unit Addition and subtraction of tens and units – no carrying Money to 99p Addition and Subtraction within 20 Odd and even numbers Introduction to Multiplication Measures – Area, weight and capacity Handling Data Shape and Space Problem Solving Lots of Practical Activity Talk to Me Box Activities – in class

Religion Grow in Love Programme Teaching of Jesus Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter Importance of Blessing yourself Class Assembly Visit to church Mass

Homework Aim To consolidate and reinforce the learning skills and knowledge that has gone on in school. Spellings, Reading, Maths, English, other activities related to class work 15-20 mins Important to check and sign homework

Reporting to Parents/Assessment Parent/Teacher meeting December 21st Reports in June Primary 7 newsletters Assessment Term 3 –English and Maths Standardised Tests

Other Information Fundraising Car Parking School Bus Free School Meals Contacts and Mobile phone number Child Protection

Primary Three September 2017 Thank you