1. The Year 3 team are Miss Sibley, Miss Andrews and Mr Watson

2. Aim of our chat We will talk about the following: Spelling Spelling Reading Reading English English Maths Maths Curriculum Curriculum Sets, groupings and intervention Sets, groupings and intervention An example timetable - Autumn 2016 An example timetable - Autumn 2016 E-Safety E-Safety Reminders Reminders Questions? Questions? Welcome to Year 3

3. English Units of work (fiction, non-fiction and poetry) Units of work (fiction, non-fiction and poetry) Emphasis on extended writing Emphasis on extended writing Regular handwriting (cursive script) Regular handwriting (cursive script) Speaking and listening Speaking and listening SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) Reading Reading

4. Spelling New Curriculum focus on SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) New Curriculum focus on SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) Follow a spelling programme Follow a spelling programme Three spelling lessons a week Three spelling lessons a week Editing, dictionary work Editing, dictionary work Marking code -sp. Marking code -sp. Not weekly lists home Not weekly lists home

5. Reading Banding Banding Personal selection including texts from home – variety of genres (FREE FRIDAY). Personal selection including texts from home – variety of genres (FREE FRIDAY). Reading records (at least 3 signatures from home per week) Reading records (at least 3 signatures from home per week) Guided reading Guided reading Reading with adults in school (parent helpers welcome please!!) Reading with adults in school (parent helpers welcome please!!)

6. Maths New Curriculum – focus on fluency of Number, Problem Solving and Reasoning Skills. New Curriculum – focus on fluency of Number, Problem Solving and Reasoning Skills. Maths Investigations Maths Investigations Oral and mental starters Oral and mental starters Mental maths tests and times tables Mental maths tests and times tables Guided groups Guided groups Calculation methods Calculation methods Real life examples at home Real life examples at home Sumdog Sumdog www.histonimpington-jun.cambs.sch.uk/ online games www.histonimpington-jun.cambs.sch.uk/ online games

7. International Primary Curriculum (IPC) Subject links – Science, Geography, Art, DT, History, Music Subject links – Science, Geography, Art, DT, History, Music Themes: Brainwave, Active Planet, Anglo Saxons, Bright Sparks, Rainforest, Living Together (local History study), Shaping Up. Themes: Brainwave, Active Planet, Anglo Saxons, Bright Sparks, Rainforest, Living Together (local History study), Shaping Up. Subjects outside IPC – RE, PE, PSHE, French, recorders, Computing Subjects outside IPC – RE, PE, PSHE, French, recorders, Computing

8. Sets, groupings and intervention Ability groupings in all classes Ability groupings in all classes Year 3 intervention groups to help with needs of children Year 3 intervention groups to help with needs of children

9. E-Safety in Year 3 PROGRAMME OVERVIEW Protect personal information. Know what online services are age appropriate for me. To know how to stay safe using popular online services. Use safety features of web sites and know how to report problems. Downloading files and games safely. Good choices about the amount of time I spend online. Posting positive comments online. Choose secure passwords. Protect personal information.

10. Links to Share These are great websites to check out for more information: For parents/carers kidsmart.org.uk/parents thinkuknow.co.uk/parents askaboutgames.com ccc-esafety.org.uk/ For children Lee and Kim video (thinkuknow) Caught in the web (newsround) Yr5/6 The smart crew (childnet.com)

11. Reminders Reading records Reading records Homework on Thursday Homework on Thursday PE kit labelled, including shoes PE kit labelled, including shoes Recorders Recorders Water bottles Water bottles Size of bag Size of bag Parents’ evening Parents’ evening Labels Labels

13. Questions?