Miss Henry Mrs Holmes Miss Dawes Mrs Hellings Miss Taylor Mrs Love Mrs Frame Mrs Birkbeck Miss O’ Dell Mrs Siarey

Year 3 2015- 2016

Autumn 1 – Scrumdiddlyumptious Autumn 2 – Tribal Tales Spring 1 – Mighty Metals Spring 2 – Predators Summer 1 – Flow Summer 2 – Urban Pioneers

Topics

September – Toby Carvery (forms) November – Butser Farm February – Sleepover March – Birdworld June – Hogsmill & River Thames July - Town/ Village study

Trips

Good to be Green (weekly and termly) House Tokens House Points Headteacher Award Governors Award Bronze, Silver & Gold HP awards

Rewards

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, which was highly commended by Ofsted.

Maths Parent Workshop◦ 19th Oct - 6:30pm- 20th Oct – 9:30am- 22nd Oct – 1:45pm

No longer have Fluency Friday - all lessons include intelligent practice to develop mental agility in mathematics

Daily Counting

Maths

This term we will follow the same format as last year - Half termly topic based in homework books

Spellings tested on a Monday – results and new words handed out on Tuesday.

Spelling ◦ Yr3 10 words weekly◦ Yr4 15 words weekly◦ Yr5 15 words weekly◦ Yr6 20 words weekly

Reading Yr3/4/5 three times per week Arithmetic Focus

Homework

As Policy related to pattern being taught Combination of pattern words, end of Year

expectation word and incorrect words in books

High expectations Cursive handwriting in all books Regular handwriting sessions

Spelling & Handwriting

Questioning children around their book is just as important as reading with them

Sign the reading record whenever you read with your child

Housepoints awarded every Friday for children that have read 3 or more times in one week

Don’t forget to remind your child to change their book in the library

Library is open from 8:30 – 8:45 access from the playground

Reading

Assessment without Levels – all year groups are now moving to new assessment system introduced last year. ◦ Workshops 24th September 2:15pm and 6:30pm

Library – volunteers needed to work in library during the school day. Please contact Miss Dempster

Uniform – no trainers including Vans or Nike air force 1

PE Kit - If children are not able to take part in PE a written letter from parents/guardian is required. Children who do not have their PE kit, will not be able take part in the lesson.

Stationery is provided for all children in Year 3 so there is no requirement to bring a pencil case.

Parent Helpers should contact class teacher regarding any help they are able to give.

Home – School diaries & Reading Records for main communication

October 2015 January 2016 July 2016

Open afternoons/ mornings termly Open door policy

Parent Consultations

Questions