Year 3
Termly Curriculum Information
for my class
Date: April 2008
Year Group: 3
Teacher: Miss C Ainscow
Other adults who work in my class are: Mrs Clayton, Mrs Newsome,Mrs O'Connor
In English we will be:
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Reading and writing adventure stories, focusing on story openings and character development.
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Comparing and contrasting works by the same author.
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Reading and writing humorous poems focusing how language play can create humour.
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Reading and writing letters.
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Reading and writing information texts.
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Writing dialogue and simple playscripts.
In mathematics we will concentrate on:
- Multiplying and dividing (including remainders) and recall of multiplication and division facts for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 times tables.
- Understanding + and -.
- Solving word problems and number puzzles.
- Reading time.
- Comparing fractions.
- Developing understanding of shape.
In Science we will be learning about:-
ROCKS AND SOILS
- Naming and giving characteristics of rocks, recognising that rocks are used for different purposes and learning that soils come from rocks.
MAGNETS AND SPRINGS
- recognising and describing the direction of forces between magnets and springs. (Both will include planning and carrying out fair tests).
In Art and/or Technology we will be:
Art
- Exploring a range of artistic techniques by carrying out a range of activities linked to other subjects. (This term - Geography and seasons in Wetherby)
DT
- Investigating and making nets of packaging and assembling a package for a small Easter egg.
In other subjects we will be learning about:
- Our local area of Wetherby (Geography) and what it was like to live here in the past including studying how the local area has changed (History).
- How to use music software to develop and refine musical compositions (ICT)
- Jesus and the Bible (RE)
- Feelings, loss and separation (PSHE)
You can help me by:
- Reading with me every day
- Helping me to learn my spellings.
- Helping me to remember how to spell high frequency words.
- Encouraging me to use neat, joined handwriting.
- Helping me with my homework each week.
- Practising my 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 times tables with me.
- Helping me to remember number bonds.
Special days for my class are:
- PE - Fridays and for the first half term Mondays, for the second half term Thursdays. (Please ensure correct PE kit and no ear-rings.
- Library - Every other Monday.
- Homework - returned Monday.
- Spelling Tests - Thursdays
- Chaning reading books - Mondays and Thursdays (books can be changed more often than this).
Other special days or events this term are:
Historical walk around Wetherby - to be arranged.