1. Welcome to Year 3

2. Year 3 Teachers
Osprey Class – Mrs C Kerens
Eagle Class – Mrs T Harrison/Miss Hunter
Falcon Class – Mrs C Green
TA – Mrs Thomson; Mrs Ginger and Mrs Fitch

3. Open Door Policy
If you have a query or concern then please let us know.
At the end of the day we will be visible out on the playground, dismissing your children.
Any notes/ messages please write them in their home school diaries – please tell your child to show us.
Make an appointment to see us.
First port of call – your child’s class teacher.
Laura

4. Year 3 Curriculum Autumn Term 1 Autumn Term 2 Tribal Tales
English – writing for a range of audiences and purposes
Place Value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and measurement
Science - Light
ICT - We are programmers
History – Stone Age to Iron Age
PSHE – New beginnings
RE – How did the Church begin
Art – sculpture
Language – French
PE – Tag Rugby
Autumn Term 2
I am a Warrior!
English – writing for a range of audiences and purposes
Place Value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and measurement
Science - Forces and Magnets
ICT - We are bug fixers
History – Roman Empire
PSHE – Getting on and falling out
RE – Christmas; why are present given and what might Jesus think
Art - Great artists
Language – French
PE – Dance
Spring Term 1
Urban Pioneers
English – writing for a range of audiences and purposes
Multiplication, division, measurement, fractions, consolidation
Science - Rocks
ICT We are presenters (Safer Internet Day)
Geography – Name and locate countries and cities in the UK
PSHE – Going for goals
RE – What are important times for Jews
DT - How to strengthen complex structures
Language - French
PE – Gymnastics

5. Year 3 Curriculum Spring Term 2 Summer Term 1 Summer Term 2 Flow
English – writing for a range of audiences and purposes
Multiplication, division, measurement, fractions, consolidation
Science - Plants
ICT – we are network engineers
Geography – use maps, atlases and digital computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied, use compasses
PSHE – Good to be me
RE – What are important times for Jews; Easter – what happened and what matters to most Christians
DT – How to strengthen complex structures
Language – French
PE - Basketball
Summer Term 1
Scrumdiddlyumptious
English – writing for a range of audiences and purposes
Fractions, properties of shape, measurement, statistics
Science - Animals (nutrition)
ICT – we are communicators)
Geography – economic activity including trade links and food distribution
PSHE – Relationships
RE – Why is praying important for Christians
DT – Cooking and nutrition
Language – French
PE - Athletics
Summer Term 2
Gods and Mortals
English – writing for a range of audiences and purposes
Fractions, properties of shape, measurement, statistics
Animals (including humans)
ICT – we are opinion pollsters
History – Ancient Green
PSHE – Changes
RE – What is wisdom and how did Jesus change lives
DT – use a range of materials and components
Language – French
PE – Outdoor adventurous activities

6. Trips/Events Autumn Roman Day Summer Cadbury World
Tesco – Farm to Fork
Spring
Bushy Park

7. Maths
Teaching for Mastery for all – no setting/ scaffold learning for pupils needing support with a concept/ extension through questioning
Textbooks – using the mastery teaching approach from Singapore, created specifically for children living in the UK.
This approach will build on and promote the current Mathematics teaching in the school
To find out more about the approach please do come to the Maths Parent Workshop 8th November :45pm or 6:00pm
No differentiation
Massive investment in textbooks – a lot of money
Textbooks/ Singapore model – endorsed by NCETM (National Centre of excellence in the teaching of Mathematics) who were commissioned by the DfE to support teaching of the new mathematics curriculum

8. Home school diary
Learning tool for the children in school and at home.
Messages to and from your class teacher
Signed each week by an adult at home

9. Home Learning
Home learning is designed to consolidate or move learning on. It will get progressively harder.
We are going to be consulting with all parents regarding home learning over this half term, until then, this is what the home learning will look like.
meg

10. Reading Reading every night 30 min
Prompts for adults to support their children
Children to choose three questions to answer in their homework book.

11. Spellings Set of spellings
A proportion will be from the spelling pattern learned that week
A proportion will be from the end of phase spelling list
A proportion will be from the child’s learning
Children to use the spellings by putting them into sentences.

12. Maths Building on mental maths strategies.
Adults to write a comment in the homework book reading how your child found this activity.

13. Learning Question
A learning question will link to the current learning in the classroom.
The children can present this in their home learning books how they choose.

14. Adult Section
Please indicate how your child found the home learning so we can address any issues in school.

15. Games takes place on a Tuesday and Friday.
P.E/Games
Games takes place on a Tuesday and Friday.
Please keep the PE kit in school Monday – Friday in case we have additional PE lessons.
Please ensure that your child can remove their own earrings.
School Uniform
Refer to school dress code
Please ensure your child has a named water bottle in school every day.
School uniform and equipment must also be named

16. School Lunches
Children will choose their meal when they arrive in the morning.

17. Any Questions? 
We are really looking forward to working with you and your children this year.