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Year 3 Parents’ Information Meeting

September 2019

Class 7 and Set 1 Maths

Mrs Turton Class teacher Mrs Leeson Teaching Assistant

Class 8 and Set 2 Maths

Mrs Price Class teacher Mrs Campbell Class teacher Mrs Leeson / Mrs Kaur Teaching Assistants

Year 3 Team

Following surveys with the parent community, the children and staff, the school have identified key elements that make the curriculum at Bentley Heath special. This forms the basis for our Curriculum Intent, which is a recognition of the knowledge and skills which will equip the children for life in the 21st Century based upon Christian values as a Church of England School. As such, the Bentley Heath Curriculum Intent is included in your handouts for you to read at your leisure. Everything we teach comes back to this Intent and with your continued support we believe the children can thrive.

Curriculum Intent

Curriculum Intent

Knowledge

• English and Maths
• Healthy Living
• The World – diversity
• Real Life

Skills

• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Resilience
• Empathy

Christian Values

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

 Children are given the opportunity to change their home reader every day. Home/school diaries need to be signed each time you listen to your child read; you don’t have to finish a book to record their reading. Please aim for 4 times a week.  Reading books and home/school diaries need to be in school every day.

Reading

 Guided Reading takes place Monday to Thursday in class.  The children, in these sessions have the opportunity to read in small groups. They are then taught the skills needed to answer written comprehension questions.  On other days they will complete reading-related tasks, read a variety of different types of text, and have the

• pportunity to enjoy reading for pleasure.

Reading

 Emphasis is on handwriting this year – the children need to be joining their letters and focusing on presentation.  The children will practise producing longer and more sustained pieces of writing – homework will occasionally include some longer pieces of writing.  GAPS – Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

• CPG white homework books / SPaG.com to consolidate

learning.

Writing

 Rapid Maths each morning – 5-10 mins testing skills.  In maths lessons the children will be encouraged to use and apply their prior learning to solve problems, using discussion and reasoning about number and calculation methods.  Practical uses of maths at home – giving and finding change, weighing and measuring capacity.  TELLING THE TIME! To the nearest minute and also using 24 hour clock.  Times tables focus – All times tables – aim to test 3 times a

• week. Your children will sit the Times Table National Test in

2021!

Mathematics

Addition

Subtraction

Multiplication Grid method

Division

Sharing and grouping  I have 24 cakes to share between 6 people how many can they have each?  How many plates of 6 cakes can I make if there are 24 people? Context – rounding up or down  15 people are travelling to the theatre. How many cars will I need if each car can take 4 people ?  15 people are travelling to the theatre? How many full cars will there be if each car can take 4 people?

Helping your child with maths

 The DCFS leaflets /B. H. maths curriculum booklet (can be found on school website and entrance).  Talking maths whilst out with your child; quick fire sums, telling the time, timetables, identifying shapes  Practical home activities including measuring, reading scales, time differences (calendar and hours, digital and analogue)

 Maths and English homework will be set on a Wednesday/Thursday and handed in on the following Monday/Wednesday. English homework will alternate between grammar and a writing task. Check home school diaries

• r inside their homework books.

 Spellings are set on a Friday and tested the following Friday.  Approximately 30 minutes for each subject – it does not all have to be in

• ne go!

 Please complete written homework in pencil.

Homework

 Autumn Rocks and Soils Prehistory: Stone Age to Bronze Age  Spring  Forces and magnets  Castles  Megacities  Summer  Plants and animals Local History Rainforest/desert climates

Our topics this year…

Science RE History Geography Art DT Music Jigsaw (PSHE) PE Computing

Autumn

Rocks and Soils Creation Diwali Stone Age Iron Age Bronze Age Colour Wash / Stonehenge Shadow Puppets Wider Ops - Strings Being Me in My World Dreams and Goals Coordination Football Balance Keyboard Skills Sequencing Instructions

Spring

Forces and Magnets Jesus Hanukkah Castles Mega Cities Hunter- wasser Picture Frames Wider Ops - Strings Celebrating Difference Healthy Me Balances Ball Skills eSafety Databases Programming

Summer

Plants Animals Inc. humans Pentecost Local History Rainforest / desert Climates Rousseau Healthy Eating Sandwiches Wider Ops - Strings Relationships Changing Me Benchball Tri-Golf Spreadsheets Coding

Wider Curriculum

*Not all the English and Maths curriculum is covered in this document, only aspects that link to Foundation subject learning.

 Autumn

 Stone Age to Bronze Age day

 Spring

 Visit a place of worship  Kenilworth Castle History Trip  Year 3 Easter Assembly

 Summer

 Walk around the local area  Healthy eating – D&T sandwich making  String Explosion - Warwick University  Sports Trips and Competitions - Golf and Bench ball

Enrichment Opportunities

 Pencil case with stationery.  Coloured pencils – no felt tips please. We also write in pencil – no pens

• r biros.

 Art shirt – old shirt/tshirt/apron  Home/school Diary  Reading book.  PE and Games kit need to be in on a Monday and Friday as we may be indoor or outdoor.  Instruments will be required on a Tuesday.

Equipment

Write a short note in your child’s home/school diary – remind them that they need to share it with us please! Write a short letter or note which your child can bring in to school. Talk to us – end of the day is easier! Make an appointment via the office to see us. Please inform us if your child is going home with a different adult.

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