Welcome to Year 3: A Year of Learning and Fun

2. Welcome to Year 3 Hello and welcome to Year 3! We are very excited to be working with your children this year and we are looking forward to getting to know you all!

3. R.E Religious Education is integral to our school life here at Sacred Heart and we make it a focus of our everyday learning through prayer, scripture and traditions. This term we will be looking at ‘In the beginning’. We will be looking at the stories of significant people in the Old Testament Different versions of the creation story Imagery The sign of the cross Prayers from Scripture The Bible Key imagery of God in the Old Testament and the Gospels.

4. Literacy In Literacy we will be following the Power of Reading schemes. As the class reads, we will use the text to explore vocabulary, language, imagery and literary techniques. We look at the grammar used and they will use this as a prompt for their own creative writing later on. This term we will be having a ‘Charlie day’ where the children will come into school dressed up as a character from ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. We hope that this day will let the children consolidate their learning through fun activities.

5. Numeracy • In numeracy we will be using Singapore Maths where we use a Concrete-Pictorial- Abstract approach. As the majority of the work in the textbooks are word problems this will encourage your children to use high-order thinking techniques and applied skills in their work. • This term we will be learning: • Numbers to 1000 • Adding and subtraction • Multiplication and Division • Length • Mass (g and kg) • Capacity (ml and l).

6. Topic In Year 3 we love investigating and our topics this term are Ancient Greece and Stone Age to Iron Age. At the moment we are learning all about the civilisation of Ancient Greece, food, art, theatre, Gods and Goddesses.

7. General Information P.E Please make sure your child’s P.E kit is named and in school. Their kits are expected to be in school and they should participate unless a valid written reason is given. During the winter months we would advise for them to have a green tracksuit in school. The children will participate in outdoor games on Thursday and indoor P.E on Monday for 3A and Friday for 3J . Homework We will have a Literacy, Numeracy, R.E or Topic task that will be set on a Friday. This homework should be returned by the following Wednesday. If they have completed this prior to this day they are of course welcome to bring it in earlier.

8. Spelling and Times tables We will give out spellings and times tables with the homework on Fridays and they will be tested the following Thursday for 3A and Wednesday for 3J. Children who score 47 out of 50 will be moved onto the next level. We want your children to have a full grasp of the times table they have studied before they move on to the next level. Please remember that we are here to help you and if you wish to meet either of us to discuss matters regarding your child please contact us to arrange a mutually convenient time.

9. A typical day in Year 3. 8.40- 9 – Morning challenge 9 - 9.30 – Assembly 9.30-10.30 – Literacy 10.30 -10.50 - Break* 10.50-12.00 - Maths 12-.12.30 – Guided reading 12.30-1.25 - Lunch 1.25-2.20- Topic 2.20-3.15- R.E 3.15 - Hometime Break*- If you wish to send your child in with a snack for their first break (10.30-10.50) you may do so. We would advise a fruit or vegetable based snack as this complies with our school’s healthy eating policy.

10. This powerpoint and the curriculum plans are available to access on the school’s website along with: a multiplication grid to help your child’s times table knowledge, a suggested book list and a list of fun maths websites for children to learn as they play.

11. We hope that your child has a fun, challenging and happy time in Year 3 and that they enjoy their learning this year! Thank you very much for listening and if you have any questions please ask. Thank you! Miss. Lemon and Mr. Florez