Curriculum Evening – Year 3

Class Teacher: Miss Rachel Smith

English

Pen license/handwriting Spellings (Wed – High Frequency Words)

Poetry Fables Plays Instructions Explanations Reports

Guided Reading

Group reading weekly Various reading tasks Library visits Reading at home and recording in homework diary every night Reading books can be

changed when they have finished the book.

Assessed every 6/7 weeks.Written in homework diary.

Maths

Times Tables (Wed)

Number bonds Mental + and –, x and ÷ Place value Measurements Time Shapes Fractions, ratio and proportion

R.E.

Daily worship Meditation

The Christian Family Mary, Mother of God Sacrament of Reconciliation Celebrating the Mass Celebrating Easter and Pentecost Being a Christian

Themes

History/Geography Art/Design/Tech

Rock through the Ages (Stone/Iron Age) Farm to Fork Active Earth Street Detectives Veni, Vidi, Vici (Romans) Robots

Music

Mrs Kee will be teaching music, specialising in learning the recorder.

Easter Play Choir

P.E.

Mondays and Thursdays (Fridays) Correct P.E. kit Note in homework diary if your child is

not doing P.E. that day please Hair tied back, no jewellery

Computing

Programming Bug Fixing Presenting Network Engineering Communicators Opinion Polling

French and PSHE

Taught by Mrs Loader on Wednesday.

French used in cross curricular lessons, as well as the register.

Timetable

Daily Guided Reading, English, Maths

Mon; Outdoor P.E., Topic, R.E. Tues; Music, Science, Topic Wed; SPAG, French, PSHE Thurs; Computing, R.E. Indoor P.E. Fri; R.E., Art/Design

Homework

Fun! Recap and securing knowledge from in class It should not take longer than an hour It should not be onerous

Learning Log/Maths 4 days to complete the work; set on Friday and

collected on Thursday

Spellings/Times Tables Tested and given out on Wednesdays

Assessment

Formative; daily lesson assessments, groupings based on assessment of progress

Summative; half-termly teacher assessments completed in class

Self-assessment; learning logs, traffic lights

Behaviour Expectations

Class behaviour contract I have high expectations for behaviour

and learning attitude.

Parent-Teacher Communication

Reminder about KS2 snack

Reports and 1 parent’s evening Update website page

Any concerns? Notes in homework diary Make an appointment through school

office

Uniform

Red Jumper or Cardigan Blue Trousers or Skirt Blue Dress White shirt with a tie White polo shirt Black shoes White socks Long hair to be tied back

Educational Visits

Celtic Harmony Stone Age Day – 23rd October 2014

Ware Museum Library

Thank you!

I hope you and your child enjoy Year 3 as much as I will.

Any questions?

Please take a curriculum letter.