Year 3 – Hippos and Macaws

Mr Miller and Mrs Howey

Important information

Please find attached the Curriculum Overview with some helpful information on:

Summer 1 – Curriculum Overview

Reading:

Home Reading books are changed on a Monday in school and need to be returned by the next Monday. Children will be given rewards for reading at home.

PE: 

Our PE slots for this half term are Monday afternoon (Outdoor – Games) and Wednesday afternoon (Indoor – hall).

Spellings & Homework

Homework is given out on a Friday and needs to be returned the following Friday. If your child returns their homework then they will be awarded a merit! Homework will cycle between a Maths and Spelling focus. Other homework and projects will be set throughout the year.

Information about Year 3:

In Year 3 the two teachers are Mr Miller (3 Macaws) and Mrs Howey (3 Hippos). Mrs Norfolk and Mrs Crook will also be working with Year 3 once a week.

Year 3 is an important year as it represents the jump from KS1 to KS2. Across the year we strive to further develop the children’s levels of responsibility and the growth of independence. We aim to create a stimulating and challenging environment for the children to develop the skills and confidence that they need as they move up KS2, and ensure that learning is always fun.

English:

In English we deliver a book led curriculum and cover a wide range of genres in our writing. We will write fiction and non-fiction texts including reports, instructions, narratives, recounts, character descriptions and letters.

Reading:

Reading is an important skill that we will continue to develop in Year 3. Both of the classrooms have reading books for the children. Whole Class Guided Reading happens every morning in Year 3.   The children will be carrying out a range of activities such as: inferential questions, literal questions, true and false questions, ordering and word meanings.

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Maths:

In Maths we use Big Maths and include problem solving and investigation work. All areas of maths are taught across the year, from the more basic number element, to work on measures including time and data handling. Methods to help improve our mental maths are an important part of each and every lesson.

Learning links:

Here are a variety of links to some websites and games to support our learning in class:

Maths

Times tables – Hit the Button:

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

10 more and 10 less – Numberline Mummy:

http://www.ictgames.com/mummyNumberLine/mummyNumberLine.html

Ordering numbers:

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=HigherAndLower

Calculation balance:

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=CalcBalancev5

Fractions:

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me3us/flash/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=lessons/10/m3_10_00_x.swf

English

Conjunctions:

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?b=english/language_structure

Spelling:

http://www.ictgames.com/djCow/index.html

Prefixes and suffixes:

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?b=english/spelling

If you have any questions, queries or if there is anything at all we can help with, please feel free to contact the Year 3 staff by telephone or email the office and they will get in touch with the class teacher.