year 3 amethyst and diamond class woolenwick junior school
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Year 3Year 3Amethyst and Diamond classAmethyst and Diamond class
Woolenwick Junior School
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Highlights of the YearHighlights of the Year
• Our trips and visits.
• Grandparents’ Assembly.
• Christmas performance – Year 3 supporting year 4.
• Drumming in the summer term.
• Swimming in the spring and autumn term
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Topics & New LearningTopics & New Learning
* Revolting Recipes (healthy eating)
and Funny Bones (skeleton)
* Rock It (rocks and fossilisation)
* Egyptians (ancient civilisation)
* Magnets and Springs (forces and magnetism)
* Woolenwick Wilderness (plant, life and light)
* London (location)
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Topics & New LearningTopics & New Learning
• P.E. – football, gymnastics, dance, badminton, athletics, rounders and swimming
• P.S.H.E. – Keeping Safe, E-Safety, Good to be me, Feeling Good, The Right Choices and Relationships.
• Music – singing, recorders and drumming• Art – sculpture, painting and drawing linked to overall
topics• D.T. – making pencil cases, magnetic games and
moving monsters• The children will also learn German, R.E. and I.C.T.
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Key learning this yearKey learning this year
English• Developing writing stamina.• Improving the quality of
what they write e.g. through editing.
• Greater emphasis on spelling, grammar and use of powerful vocabulary.
• Writing in different styles and for different text types.
• Handwriting – ‘joined handwriting should be the norm’.
Maths• Place value.• Developing mental and
written methods for the 4 operations.
• Securing times tables up to 12x12.
• More independent problem solving.
• Developing understanding of shape and measures.
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Key learning this year
BIG Maths!
• Three times a week.
• Short, sharp, fun, active activities.
• In small groups.
Spellings & Guided reading
• Spellings happen twice a week.
• Guided reading is three times a week in small groups across Year 3.
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Trips & ConcertsTrips & Concerts
• Celtic Harmony visiting us (need more contributions)
• Grandparents’ Assembly 22.10.14• Pantomime 9.12.14• Year 3 and 4 Christmas Concert 16.12.14
Watch this space for further visits…
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Home LearningHome Learning
• Learning log on Friday (due Wednesday)• Maths Games on Friday (due back
Wednesday)• Spelling sheet on Tuesday (Due in the
following Monday)• Spelling test Mondays• Reading (every night – at least 3 times a
week). Children do not have to change their book every day.
• Times tables (several times a week)
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Special EventsSpecial Events
• Decs. Day• Children in Need• Book Day• MAD Day• Easter Extravaganza• Sports Day• School Summer Fete• Moving On Fun Day
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Got a question?Got a question?
• Information on the school websitewww.woolenwickjm.herts.sch.uk
Quick query – pop into the school office
Make an appointment…
• with the class teacher as the 1st port of call (before 8.30am or after 3.20pm)
• with Mrs Birch or Mrs Calvert
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Evaluation form
• If you haven’t already done so, please complete an evaluation form and place in the box at reception.
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THANK YOU FOR COMING
Please take a letter from
* Mrs Batten (Diamond) or
* Miss Kingston (Amethyst)
which explains home learning in a little bit more detail.