Welcome to Year 3 Curriculum Information Morning

Aims of the Morning To give you an overview of the subjects and skills taught in Year 3. We will give you some ideas to help you support your child with their learning at home.

Staff in Year 3 Miss Madigan in Class 3P Mrs Spence in Class 3S Staff your children may work with: Miss Parry, Miss Marshall, Mrs McMillan, Mrs Swain.

Transition Our aim is to ensure that the children increase their independence as learners from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2. As Juniors, they will begin to take on roles and responsibilities within their classroom, year group and the wider school.

Areas of Learning English – Talk 4 Writing (incorporating Big Write) Mathematics – Singapore Maths R.E. The Learning Challenge –Science –Geography and History –Art and D&T –PSHE –Music (Recorders) P.E. Computing French

English In Year 3 children will: listen with enjoyment to stories, songs, rhymes and poems. develop their understanding of a range of non- fiction texts. increase their use of high frequency words. develop their understanding of the elements of stories. read and write for pleasure and purpose. be encouraged to practice and implement cursive handwriting in their work. We need your help! Set aside a few minutes to regularly listen to your child read. Encourage, enthuse, and question them!

Maths Key areas of learning in Year 3: Improving understanding of place value. Ordering numbers on a number line. Developing strategies for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. Gaining a good understanding of the three, four and eight times tables. Applying their maths skills to solve problems. Increase familiarity and confidence of units of measure, time and money. Measure to confidently name and describe the features of 2D and 3D shapes. We need your help! Learning times tables. using maths vocabulary everyday e.g. time, money, measuring.

R.E. Areas of learning: Being a Christian –The Christian Family, Baptism Mary Our Mother The teachings of Jesus –Becoming better people The Eucharist –What happens at Mass Easter and Pentecost

Homework Homework is to consolidate class learning not to teach new concepts. Given on Friday, return by Thursday, earlier the better! Monday 3 HP (or request HC) Tuesday 2 HP Wednesday 1HP Thursday No reward or Homework club Reading Please listen to your child read at least 3 times a week – just for 5 mins! Check their understanding of what they have read Write a comment in their Reading Record Spellings Given on Friday, tested on the following Friday

Behaviour Policy Rewarding good behaviour: House Points, Merit assembly (with a certificate on Friday), Raffle Tickets. Consequences for low level inappropriate behaviour. Two warnings given, time on the thinking wall. More serious incidents result in immediate loss of Raffle Tickets, and referral to DHT and HT. Learning not completed in class time might be completed during break or lunch.

General Information Please name all school uniform and P.E. kit. P.E. kits must be brought to school on Monday and can be taken home for washing on Friday. Trainers are preferable. Trainers may be worn for outdoor P.E. only. Bare feet is expected for indoor P.E. Girls: socks not tights for P.E. please! P.E. kit is not to be worn home after clubs please. Trips to be planned when possible and with curriculum links. We may ask nicely for contributions and helpers!