HAMSEY GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL AUTUMN TERM 2015

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1 HAMSEY GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL AUTUMN TERM 2015 Our theme this term is Journeys Pirates Our t YEAR THREE Puffer Fish and Jellyfish Classes Teachers: Miss Chatfield Miss Webb Mrs Jones and Mrs Keep (Wednesday pm) Teaching Assistants: Mrs Desai Mrs Roberts This leaflet is to give you a summary of the work and expectations for children this term. It contains a general overview of the work to be covered and suggestions for ways in which you can help your child.

2 Consultations with Parents Target setting meetings will be held to discuss how your child has settled in to Year 3. Targets and the yearly overview for Year 3 will be shared with you and your child at this meeting. You are, of course, welcome to speak informally with the teacher after school should anything be concerning you but please make an appointment through the office if you wish to share something important with your child s class teacher. Children will write their homework, stick their weekly spellings and record any general notes in the Fishy diaries. Literacy Each day the children will take part in Literacy activities which include reading with the whole class, group reading, individual and paired activities. Children will work independently and in groups and lessons will end with a discussion of skills and the knowledge gained. Some children have daily Letters and Sounds sessions whilst others will be taking part in spelling investigations. Children will also develop their knowledge of the dictionary and thesaurus. Speaking and listening Our priorities for this term will be: To talk about special and familiar places To encourage the children to talk about things which they have done e.g. following a visit to a special place To discuss why they like or dislike poems, talk about rhythm and rhyme To perform poems of their choice To re-tell their favourite stories To express what they have learnt Encourage your child to look at you when you are talking to them or when you are explaining something Take the children out and talk about your visit e.g. to the park or a special place Read poems and stories together and share your favourite ones Tell stories to your children and ask them to retell them to you (this helps to improve their listening skills) Collect postcards or take photographs of places to help them to describe the place or event.

3 Reading All children are in Guided Reading group according to their reading ability. In addition, some children will be heard individually. The children must bring their reading books to school daily and their school fish diary. The children will be taught to select books for their own interest from the school library each week. The children will be encouraged to use books for their own research. The children will be encouraged to read different authors as well as different styles of text (fiction and non-fiction) Listen to your child read (daily) and please sign their reading diary. Read lots of books to them (especially at a higher reading level as this increases their vocabulary) Encourage them to read non-fiction (news reports, letters, diaries, biographies) as well as fiction books (Fairy Tales, myths, legends) Register your child at a library and encourage your child to take books out At home read recipes, letters, notes, instructions etc Writing/Handwriting Each week the children will take part in a variety of activities which will give them opportunities to write. The children are regularly encouraged to free write about a subject of their choice. The children will have formal handwriting sessions. Children will taught the correct joining strokes. Our priorities are to: - Encourage children to write freely and check their work with a partner - To edit and improve their work - Use punctuation effectively to add meaning to the text - To learn to form letters correctly and then to join up their handwriting - To talk confidently about their work and praise what has worked well - To complete a writing task in the time allocated Spelling The children will be involved in a number of activities that will encourage them to investigate spelling patterns within their Literacy lessons and Letters and Sounds groups. Children will learn and be tested on their words each week. Children will have time to learn spellings as part of their morning work.

4 Help your child practise their spellings and encourage them to say a sentence and then write a sentence. Play spelling and word games such as Junior Scrabble, cross words, word searches, Lexicon etc. Encourage your child to look closely at spelling patterns and to collect word patterns e.g. hear, fear etc. Ask your child to write your shopping list for you or to write notes. Encourage them to listen to words and to talk about the sounds of words around them (rhyming words, words which sound the same but are spelt differently e.g. there, their, they re) Children can use the look, cover, write, uncover and check system to learn spellings. Numeracy In numeracy the children will be learning about numbers. Place value will be a main focus this term. They will be learning to (at their level): - Count, read, write and order numbers to Add and subtract numbers to Round numbers to the nearest 10, Count in patterns of 2, 5,10, 4, 3 and 6 - Know table facts for 2,5,10,4,3 and 6 by heart - Add by identifying near doubles - Solve real life problems - Recognise odd and even numbers - Work with different amounts of money - All number bonds - Learn Timetables Shape, space and measure Children will be taught to: - Describe 2D and 3D shapes - Recognise North, South, East and West as points on a compass - Read a calendar - Sort information into charts and answer questions about data - Measure in grams and Kilograms - Recognise fractions of shapes and amounts

5 Play games like snakes and ladders Follow recipes, weighing out ingredients Make different juice drinks and measure the quantities of liquid used Work out the change given when something has been bought with 0.50, 1.00, 5.00 Select the coins and the correct amount of money when purchasing something When shopping ask them to add up different amounts e.g two tins of beans will cost Ask children to read the time on different clocks (12 hour, digital and other) Spot different 2D and 3D shapes in the local environment e.g the shape of a roof top or chimney Practice number bonds/ learn tables Science This term the children will be investigating Rocks and Soils. Children will work together in science threes to ask questions, plan and carry out practical investigations. Children will be taught how to record their results in different ways and how to interpret their results. Visit open spaces for example Riddlesdown Common Encourage your child to be observant, to ask questions and find out more Plant seeds and watch them grow.

6 Geography and History Autumn term will have a focus on investigating the Journeys over the sea, and Pirates and their search for treasures. They will learn simple points to a compass. We will be looking at globes, atlases and maps identifying the oceans, seas and continents of the world. Support your children in finding out facts about famous pirates and our Oceans and seas Share non-fiction texts with your children to support their learning Support children in their use of the internet Collect images and information for their topic work Information Technology Children will be learning basic keyboard skills and internet safety. We will teach them to use a range of programmes to present information, simulations for science and maths programmes for learning and homework. The children will have the opportunity to manipulate sounds and create moving animations linked to our topics. The children will learn to store and interpret data using graphs and charts. They will learn to use the digital camera, camcorder and microphone. Children also have access to class computers and tablets. If you have a computer/tablet at home monitor your child is using the internet Show your child how to store information in files and give them time to use the computer for writing, drawing and collecting information and images Encourage your child to take images with a digital cameras, upload and edit them. Explore websites which support their learning e.g.

7 Art/Design Technology In art we will be developing basic pencil skills (shading, sketching and texture) The children will be working collaboratively to create collaborative art, using a range of medium e.g. paint, pastels and fabric collage. The children will be looking at different artists and their work and will reproduce their own pictures in the style of the artist. All the art work produced will be within the context of our Topics during the term. Children will be using their sketch book when they can to record their art responses. Spanish The children will be learning basic Spanish words / phrases. Music In music we will explore the instruments of the orchestra and investigate sounds through percussion. The children will learn to play the recorder. We will be learning and singing songs of the sea, Pirate Shanties and songs linked to our Class assemblies. Religious Education/Personal Social and Health Education (P.S.H.E.) P.S.H.E Teachers can use this session to discuss class related issues. The children will be involved in discussing class rules and understanding the importance of these. We will investigate how to keep ourselves safe on the playground, in school, on the internet, and outside school. In PSHE we will be looking at our personal journeys, looking at our transition to the Junior School, Changes and our responsibilities. We will also be focusing on how our behaviour affects others around us. In R.E. we are looking at the milestones in the life of a Christian (Christening, marriage etc.) We will also find out about the stories of Jesus, Harvest and Christmas and the Bible.

8 Physical Education Named P.E. kit in all week please. Games - Outdoor activities will include basic skill training (throwing, catching, passing a ball, defending) PE/Gym - Children will learn to use the PE equipment safely and they will learn to put it out and away correctly. The will learn the skills of moving at different speeds, following pathways and different directions. Dance-Pirate theme dance (Autumn 1) Encourage them to take part in lunchtime or after school clubs Talk to your children about their learning in the classroom and outside Encourage your children to take part in sports events Homework: One Literacy and one Maths (will be linked to a program - further information to follow). Both these to be given out of Friday to be handed in on the next Wednesday. Reading daily Weekly spellings given out of Friday and tested on the following Friday. A topic based project will be set. Autumn Term 2015 Year 3 We would be grateful if you could take the time to complete and return the information below. Have you found these leaflets useful? Is there any other information you might have found useful? Please specify below and return to the Class teacher. Thank you. Name.