1. Miss Gauci, Miss Glenister and Mr March
Welcome to Year 3
Miss Gauci, Miss Glenister and Mr March

2. Meet the Team! In Year 3 next year there will be:
Miss Gauci Miss Glenister Mr March
(Wilson) (Dahl) (Freedman)
Miss McDonagh Mme Feuer Mrs Storey

3. A Typical Day 8:50 – 9:00am Registration 9:00 – 9:30am Guided Reading
English
10:30 – 10:50am
Break
10:50 – 11:05am
Handwriting or Spellings
11:05 – 12:05am
Maths
12:05 – 12:15pm
Class reader/Newsround
12:15 – 1:15pm
Lunch
1:15 – 1:20pm
1:20 – 2:10pm
Computing
2:10 – 3:00pm
Topic
3:00 – 3:15pm
Class reader & Home Time

4. English Language choices Sentence structure Sound patterns/phonics
During our daily English sessions, we will build in GPS (Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling) practice. This includes:
Emphasis will also be placed on Spelling. The scheme will be based on the curriculum requirements for Year 3, which focuses on a variety of prefixes and suffixes, sounds which can be spelt in different ways and homophones.
In writing, we will be studying a variety of fiction, non-fiction and poetry as well as applying what they have learnt in ‘Take One Book’ mini topics.
Sentence structure
How we use punctuation
Language choices
Sound patterns/phonics

5. Outcomes in English Reading Writing
By the end of Year 3, your child should be able to:
Listen to and discuss a wide range of fiction, poetry, plays and non-fiction.
Discuss vocabulary and think about the author's intent.
Think about characters actions and feelings in relation to what they have read.
Make predictions about what may happen next.
Writing
Increase the legibility, consistency and quality of their handwriting.
Plan their writing by discussing and recording their ideas.
Evaluate and edit their work by assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing and suggesting improvements.

6. Maths
During Maths, the children will develop their mental and written skills as well as developing their problem solving abilities.
Areas covered include: number, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, fractions, geometry, measures and statistics.
Children will apply these skills to different scenarios throughout to help deepen their understanding and show how mathematics is used in everyday situations.

7. Outcomes in Maths Maths Mental Fluency
By the end of Year 3, your child should be able to:
To develop formal written methods for the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) including column methods.
Recognise fractions of shapes and numbers.
Discuss and compare the properties of 2D and 3D shapes.
Recognise and read scales using different forms of measurement, for example millilitres/grams/metres.
Mental Fluency
Add and subtract numbers mentally, including: a three-digit number and ones, a three-digit number and tens and a three-digit number and hundreds.
Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10 multiplication tables.

8. Afternoon Sessions Afternoon sessions will consist of:
Science
Computing
Topic (History/Geography)
Music (Recorders)
French
R.E.
PSHE PE
Topics will include:
Extraordinary Earth
Stones and Bones
Gardeners World
Twisted Tales
Rampaging Romans

9. P.E.
Each class will have two lessons of P.E. a week. Both will be with their class teacher. Across the year we will cover football, basketball, netball, dance, gym, athletics and rounders amongst others.
Please make sure your child brings their full P.E. kit as it is important that they take part in all P.E. lessons.
In the winter, please ensure that your child has warm clothing and trainers for outdoor P.E. lessons in addition to their indoor kit.

10. Homework
Homework is set on a Friday and it is due in on the following Thursday.
Mini maths is to be completed every evening and will be marked in class the following morning.
Spelling test will take place on Thursday.
If there are any difficulties with the homework please come and ask, or let us know via the space on the homework top sheet.
High expectations
If homework is handed in late or incomplete, this will result in a loss of break or golden time.

11. Homework Each week we will be sending out the following each week:
Reading – at least 15 minutes per day
Spellings
Mini maths
Topic/Science homework will be sent out once a half term.

12. Google Classroom Online Classroom Supports: -Classroom learning
What kind of things can your child do on there?
-Access spelling, English, maths, science, topic homework
-Click on links posted by the teacher
-Watch helpful videos
(e.g. Youtube links to times table songs)
-Research topics
-Children can upload work using Google Docs/ Slides and ‘share’ to their teacher
Online Classroom Supports:
-Classroom learning
-Homework
-Extra home learning to
Support class work

13. How does it work from home?
When your child starts in Year 3, they will be taught how to use the Google Classroom during ICT.
How does it work from home?
Open Google Chrome
Students use their school to log into their Google account
Either search through Google or use the waffle to open Google Classroom

14. Spellings Please support your child at home to learn their spellings.
This can be done in a variety of ways, including:
Mnemonics
Look, cover, write, check
Sounding out, using phonics
Finding words within words (root words)
Chunking the word into syllables
Rainbow and pyramid writing
Mnemonics – creating rhymes to help children remember the order of the letters: big, elephants, can’t, always, use, small, exits

15. Reading at Home
Reading at home is very important to your child’s education.
All children will have a personal reader to read at home.
They should read for at least 15 minutes per day and have their Reading Record signed by an adult, at home, at least three times a week.
We are happy for the children to write down what they have read, including a comment – this could be an opinion or a word they want to learn more about.
Please try and read with your child at home as often as possible and discuss the text with them, asking questions to check their understanding.
Examples of questions:
How would you describe this story?
What did the story make you think about?
What other stories have you read by this author?
Have you been in a similar situation to the character in this book?
Give two pieces of evidence that …?
What did/didn’t you like about the story and why?
What made you choose this book?
Can you find any adjectives?
Based on the cover, what do you think the story will be about?
We can provide any resources to support you with this, just ask.
It is expected that Reading Records will be in school with your child every day. Reading Records will be due in Friday mornings to be checked by an adult. Chn who do not read enough during the week (at least 3 times) will lose 5 minutes of Golden Time.
Encourage children to write down anything that they may have read, including: magazines, newspapers and books from home.

16. We would welcome any volunteers to help with daily reading and activities such as Golden Time.
Any questions?