Year 3Year 3Meet the teacher in Lavender and Holly Class

Aims • To introduce ourselves• Overview of Maths and English in

Year 3• Answer any questions• Communication

Overview of the Curriculum Maths Areas

Themes

Number and Place

Value

Addition and

Subtraction

Fractions and

Decimals

Measurements

Geometry

Statistics

Multiplication and

Division

Key Aspects

• FLUENCY• REASONING • PROBLEM SOLVING• MOVING ONTO 4 DIGIT NUMBERS

Termly PlanTheme : ANCIENT

EGYPT

Mental maths Use of number bonds

Times tablesUse of mathematical

vocabularyReal life investigations

Use of practical resources

Within lessons there is an emphasis on:

Practical Resources

• All children are encouraged as successful mathematicians!

• All children are encouraged as successful mathematicians!

Overview of the English Curriculum

• Reading Word reading Comprehension – particular focus during Year 3.• Writing Composition Transcription (Spelling and handwriting) Grammar• Spoken Language

Reading• Power of Reading texts• Guided reading• Book change

Varjak Paw

MA’AT’S FEATHER

Writing• Power of Reading• Genres – special writing folder• Link to topic and other subject

areas

SPaG• Spelling• Punctuation• Grammar• Handwriting

• Easy to do at home

Assessment• Ongoing daily assessment against

lesson objectives (could be by teacher observation, formal and informal tests/assessments, children’s work in a variety of situations e.g. independent/peer/group/whole class)

• Portfolio of writing to show progress• Continuous assessment against end of

year objectives from 2014 Curriculum• Termly assessment week for maths,

reading, writing and SPaG

Homework• Thank you for all your hard work

so far! • A subject linked homework task

will be sent home once every fortnight

• Alongside this there will be timestables, spag sheets and spellings sent home.

• The link

Communication School website:Yearly plansTermly plansCalculation PolicyNewsletters

Parent /teacher meetingsOpen days Chats in the playgroundParent mail

Important dates• Thursday 22nd October – YR3 trip to the

British Museum• Wednesday 2nd December – Parent

Teacher Meetings• Wednesday 16th December - KS2

Christmas Concert

Further dates and information will be sent home via Parentmail

Thank you for coming!

Any questions?

Clubs• Sign up sheets to be found in the

playground on the hall windows.