Welcome to Year 3!

Key information

 

Tokyo – Y3H Class Teacher: Miss Hillard

Teaching assistant: Mr Farrall

Seoul – Y3S Class Teacher: Mrs Storey

Teaching assistant: Mr Farrall

 

 

 

 

 

Accelerated reader login link:

 https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6706008

 

PPA cover/support staff: Mr Raiswell (PE) and Mrs Valente will be working across Year 3 for PPA cover on Friday.

Pick up and drop off: All Year 3 children will enter school through the junior playground door at 8.40am (this is the door they normally enter through). The school day begins at 8.45am. Children should be collected at 3.20pm from outside of their respective classroom doors. The gates will open at approx. 3.10pm

PE Days: Monday and Friday every week.

 Children should come to school in their PE kit suitable for outdoor weather.

 

Curriculum overview for Summer term

 

Our Spring topic: Who were the Egyptians?

 

Our Summer 1 English writing book this half term is ‘Journey’ by Aaron Becker

 

 

 

We will be using various genres of writing to explore new vocabulary and learn new writing skills which are outlined below.

 

 

Our Summer 2 English writing book will be focussed on ‘Zeraffa Giraffa’ by Dianne Hofmeyr.

 

 

We will be using various genres of writing to explore new vocabulary and learn new writing skills which are outlined below.

 

 

 

English Reading

 

 

 

 

Our book for guided reading in Summer 1 is called ‘Illustrated atlas of Britain and Ireland'

 

We will work on various reading skills which are outlined below.

 

 

Our book for guided reading in Summer 2 is called ‘The Egyptian Cinderella' by Shirley Climo

We will work on various reading skills which are outlined below.

 

Maths

The maths units we will cover this term are:

Mass and Capacity:

  • Using scales
  • Measure in grams / kilograms
  • Comparing mass
  • Measure capacity and volume in litres and millilitres
  • Comparing capacity and volume

 

Adding and Subtracting Fractions:

  • Adding fractions
  • Subtracting fractions
  • Partitioning a whole

Money

  • Pounds and pence
  • Converting pounds and pence
  • Adding and subtracting money
  • Finding correct change

Time:

  • Roman Numerals to 12
  • Telling the time to 5 minutes
  • am and pm
  • Days and hours
  • Hours and seconds
  • Years, months and days

 

Shape:

  • Turns and angles
  • Right angles
  • Horizontal and vertical
  • Parallel and perpendicular
  • Making and recognising 2D and 3D shapes

Statistics:

  • Pictograms
  • Bar charts
  • Representing data
  • 2-way tables

 

 

Times tables focus: 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, 3’s, 4’s and 8’s.

 

Useful resources:

We understand the importance of children learning alongside their adults at home, so here are a few resources to help you along the way!

BBC Supermovers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers

Hit the button: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn

Times Tables rockstars: https://play.ttrockstars.com/

PurpleMash: https://www.purplemash.com/sch/wistaston#/portal/wistaston/child

 

Other areas of the Curriculum:

 

Science: Light and Dark (Summer 1) Plants (Summer 2)

Computing: Emailing (Summer 1) Branching Databases (Summer 2)

PSHE: Relationships (Summer 1) Changing Me (Summer 2)

PE:  Sports Day/Town Sports (SCNW - Thursday) and solve, explore, challenge (Summer 1)

DT: Egyptian Collars (textiles) (Summer 2)

Art: Telling stories through drawing and making (Summer 1)

RE: Why is water symbolic? (Summer 1) Why is fire use ceremonially? (Summer 2)

Music: Love Music Trust (Food Fabulous Food)

French: Fruits and vegetables, hungry giant

Geography: How did geographical features affect the Ancient Egyptians?

History: The Ancient Egyptians

 

 

PE

This term the Year 3 children will have PE on a Monday with teachers and Friday with Mr Raisewell.

On these days we ask that children come to school in their PE clothes rather than their school uniform.

 

Weather dependant they can wear their shorts and school coloured PE t-shirt and house PE sweatshirt. If the weather is cold, then tracksuit bottoms/leggings would be more suitable. Trainers are preferable to pumps as it is possible the children may be outdoors for some lessons.

Please ask at the office if you are unsure on the expectations of PE kits.

 

 

Spellings 

The Y3 spellings will be put onto the learning poster each week. 

 

Homework Expectations

Each week, pupils should be completing the following home practice:

 

Reading

Children are levelled for reading using Accelerated Reader (Star Reader assessment) and have been given a ZPD score to denote the level of books they should be accessing.

They are encouraged to change their own books regularly upon completion and have a go at a quiz on Accelerated Reader to support their comprehension.

 

Thank you for your support!

 

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