Ruislip Gardens Primary School Telephone No: 01895 632895 Year 3 Curriculum Statement for the Autumn Term 2014 The following information is to give you an outline of some of the work your child will be covering during this term. We hope you will actively encourage your child in the work being undertaken so that learning can be both pleasurable and rewarding. The skills and concepts on which we will be concentrating are:English: Power of Reading During the last year children have loved the different Power of Reading books we have studied and we will continue to use them this academic year. Our aim is to expose the children to quality texts to engage them and develop their love of reading and writing. Grammar Verbs and adjectives. Basic speech punctuation Exclamation and question marks. Handwriting Revise upper and lower letter formation. Begin bottom joins: a, b, c, d, e, h, I, k, l, m, n, u, x. Maths: Texts Ug Boy Genius of the Stoneage by Raymond Briggs Into the Forest by Anthony Browne Spelling Revision of phase 5 phonics High Frequency/Topic words Letters and Sounds Phase 6 Adding ing Adding le Prefixes un, dis, mis Prefixes in Prefixes re Develop addition and subtraction methods Solve number problems, including multiplication and simple division and missing number problems Use commutativity to help calculations. Measure and calculate with metric measures Measure simple perimeter Add/subtract using money in context Use Roman numerals up to XII; tell time Calculate using simple time problems Draw 2-D Identify and use right angles Identify horizontal, vertical lines Recognise, find and write fractions Interpret bar charts and pictographs Mental Maths Learn 3, 4 tables (Revise 2, 5 and 10 tables) Secure place value of each digit in three digit numbers Mentally add and subtract units, tens or hundreds to numbers up to 3 digits History: Plants Animals and humans – nutrition/skeletons Forces and magnets. Cross referencing research Present topic using PowerPoint. Develop Excel use to create bar and pie chart. Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age Geography: Types of settlements and land use Art: D.T.: Aboriginal art/cave painting (pastels/paint-making) Moving creatures (pneumatics) R.E.: Christian Pilgrimages - How do these compare to other religions P.S.H.E.: HeartStart Training (first aid) Getting on and taking turns. New beginnings Pulse and Rhythm Singing games All about me Around the class Improving agility and co-ordination – floor movement Creative games – developing skills Monday and Thursday Science: Computing: Music: Spanish: P.E.: P.E. Days: Please make sure that all items of your child’s clothing are clearly labelled. This includes school uniform and P.E. kit. (Unlabelled clothing causes considerable problems when getting dressed after P.E.) P.E. Uniform: White T Shirt Black shorts (from Sept 2015 no white shorts) Black tracksuit bottoms (plain) White or black plimsolls and white Socks May we remind you that children should not wear earrings or any other jewellery on P.E. days. P.E. kit should remain in school from Monday to Friday and be taken home for washing at the weekend. Homework: The children should continue to record their homework details in their Home School Book. This must be signed by a parent each week. It is important that every child ensures they keep their diary up to date. Literacy Set Mondays due in Wednesdays Maths Set Fridays due in Mondays Spellings Set Wednesdays tested the following Wednesday Topic As required We would like all the children to read at least five times per week at home and record this in their home school book. Please help support this initiative by ensuring your children read to you at least 5 times each week. Reading regularly has a huge impact on children's educational development. Thank you for your support with this. Home school books will be checked weekly by the teachers. Each week, we will set a ‘Great Debate' discussion topic. Children will be asked to write the weekly theme in their homework diary and families should partake in their own discussion, exploring all sides of the theme. Visits Location Stonehenge Museum of London Date 8th October 2014 12th November 2014 Approx. Cost Departing before school, late return time Free