staff: mr. wilson, head of year 3 ppa miss murray3m mrs. beeby and mrs. o’brien3ob mrs. preddy and...
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Staff:Mr. Wilson, Head of Year 3 PPAMiss Murray 3MMrs. Beeby and Mrs. O’Brien 3OBMrs. Preddy and Mrs. Somerville 3SP
Mrs. Gessey, Year 3 Teaching Assistant, PPAMrs. Kings, Year 3 Teaching AssistantMrs. Allen Year 3 Teaching AssistantMrs. Bright Year 3 Learning Support AssistantMrs. Brown, PPA/ Mrs Quadri ,PPA
Timetables/Daily Routines:• Children enter through the red doors
and exit via the door near the ramp in the playground
• Parents to take children to the office if they are late.
• End of day – 10 minutes outside with teacher, then collect from office
• After school clubs – collect from office• Lunchtime clubs – Children will hear
about these.
Break times:Morning playtime is at 10.30-10.45.
Children can go to the studio to buy drinks and healthy snacks or toast. 20p per slice of toast.
Children should not take food from lunchboxes at playtimes.
Equipment is provided in all playgrounds for children to play with and the climbing frame and tyre park (KS2) are on a rota basis.
There is NO FOOTBALL allowed.
Uniform: • Grey or black skirt/trousers• White shirts/polo tops –
school logo• Burgundy
sweatshirts/jumpers – school logo
• Black sensible shoes• Suitable winter coat – school
fleece•ALL NAMED PLEASE!
P.E. • Navy shorts or track suit bottoms• White t-shirt (with House colour edging)• Lightweight pumps must be worn for
apparatus work• Trainers can be worn for outdoor
games• No jewellery or watches• Long hair tied back
3SP 3OB 3M
Tuesday &Thursday
Tuesday & Wednesday
Monday &Tuesday
Swimming:• Year 3 Friday, starting January• One piece costume for girls• Proper trunks (not baggy!) for
boys• Swimming caps for all children
(long hair tied up)• Towel• Bag• Goggles allowed!
Swimming
• Each class will have 16 weeks of swimming lessons.
• Each lesson is 45 minutes long.• Jen Yates and 2 Swimming Instructors
teach 3 ability groups.
The New CurriculumCore Subjects
Year 3 Curriculum Overview for 2014 - 2015
Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Visits
English Stories with familiar settings
Instructions
Shape poems and calligrams
Play scripts
Play scripts continued
Myths DialogueReports
LettersAuthors
Poems to perform
Adventures
Mysteries
Information texts
Language play
Library Dewey System
Maths Abacus Scheme
Science Plants. Healthy Eating
Magnets &Forces/Rocks
Magnets &Forces/Rocks
Skeletons & Muscles
Light & Shadows
Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Visits
Focus Stone Age, Bronze Age Iron age
Settlements Ancient Egypt Development of Transport
Local History Study
Avoncroft
History Skills
Timelines
Development of tools
Timelines Comparisons of modern and ancient life
Cause and consequence in bicycle design
MoorpoolSocial history
Coventry Transport Museum
Library (local history)
Geography Skills
Farming methods
Worldcomparisons
Compare and contrast
World map work
The River Nile, uses and features
Street furniture
Local map workRoute planningHouse typesArchitecture
Moorpool Estate
Art and design
Cave paintingColour mixing and dyes
David CoxLandscape artist
Clay modellingProfile portraitsCollage
Poster art form and layout
L.S. Lowry
Art and design
Cave paintingcolour mixing and dyes
David CoxLandscape artists
Clay modellingprofile portraitscollage
Poster art form and layout
L.S. Lowry
Design and technology
Food technology linked to Divali
Textiles Textiles Pneumatics
Computing Word processing
E-safety Programming: Probots
Using devices
Languages See French scheme
Monet
R.E BA Syllabus
Divali
Music Seenew Scheme
Carnival of the Animals
CBSOSymphony Hall
Groups
• Sets for Maths, and Spellings.
• Mixed ability groupings for Topic and other work where appropriate.
• Ability groupings for Writing and Reading.
Reading
• All children bring book bags in every day
• Two books: Reading Book (structured until a fluent reader) and Choice book
• All children have a Reading Diary in which to record reading
• Please do not put water bottles in book bags!
• Reading Pamphlets given to parents in Reception and Year 3 with more guidance for supporting reading.
Learning Beyond the Classroom: How can I help my child?
• Encouraging use of language and listening to language e.g. story tapes, adult reading aloud, reading a range of texts.
• Using mathematical skills in real life situations e.g. using money, telling the time, baking, reading timetables, board games and using MyMaths.
Encouraging IndependenceChildren to bring everything with them at start of day•Musical instruments•Dinner money•Water bottle•Lunch box•Reading book and diary•Homework
•Forgotten items in box in entrance, labelled•Return Home-School Agreement signed
Homework Maths – Is set on a Wednesday, Handed in to Set Teacher Spellings – Differentiated lists to be tested on the following FridayReading – Books sent home. Please encourage children to read daily.Topic – Occasional tasks given.
Reading
• All children bring book bags in every day
• Two books: Reading Book and Choice book
• All children have a Reading Diary in which to record reading
• Please do not put water bottles in book bags!
• Reading Pamphlets given to parents in Reception and Year 3 with more guidance for supporting reading
Helping in SchoolWe welcome parent helpers in year 3. Many parents come to help in school with • Reading • Literacy Volunteers• Sewing• Enrichment activities.
If helpers are coming in regularly we will need to make arrangements for them to be DBS checked through the school, even if already DBS checked somewhere else.
All helpers or visitors should come through main School office and be signed in officially.
Key dates for this term• Harvest Festival Friday, 3rd October • Avoncroft Museum Tuesday 14th October• Divali Assemblies Tues 21st and Thurs
23rd Oct• Teacher Training Day Friday, 24th October • Half term week beginning Monday, 27th October• School photographer 8th November• Book Fair week beginning Monday, 10th November• Autumn Parents’ evenings 11th and 13th November• Personal Safety Week Monday, 17th
November• Non-uniform day 5th December (fayre
items)• Christmas Fayre Saturday, 6th December • Theatre Trip Monday 15th December• Break up for Christmas Friday, 19th December
Y3 TripsTrips planned around Topic work.Tuesday 14th October – trip to Avoncroft museumOld Rep Theatre visit – 15th December : ‘Horrible Christmas’Back to Backs – 2nd, 4th and 9th June
Later in the year…SPRING•Monday 5th January school reopens•Mid term report in March with targets•Parents’ Evenings 3rd and 5th March•Book fair week Monday, 2nd March•Friday, 21st March Comic Relief•Thursday, 26th March Great Eggshibition•Friday, 27th March break up for Easter
SUMMER•Monday, 13th April return to school•Monday 4th May Bank Holiday•Thursday, 7th May School closed – elections•26th May half term week•Health Week 1st June•End of year report 10th July•Optional Parents’ Evening 15th July•Children break up Friday 17th July
Thank you!