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Welcome to Class 3
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TERMS 1 & 2 2010
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Literacy
In the first two terms we will be looking at stories with a familiar setting, myths and legends, poetry with a focus on performance and instruction texts, as well as a range of fiction and non-fiction writing. We will be focussing on spelling accurately in the first two terms, particularly common words in our everyday writing. We will look at a range of punctuation and will be encouraging children to use these in their writing. Also, we will be finding out about parts of speech including nouns, adjectives and verbs.
Numeracy
During the first two terms the children will learning about:
place value; using different strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems in different contexts including money and ‘real life’ problems; describing and making 2 and 3-D shapes; measuring length and reading time, fractions; organising data into frequency tables and bar graphs; multiplication and solving word problems. Throughout these units of work their will be opportunities for ‘hands-on’ activities to enhance the children’s learning and interactive computer programs to embed knowledge and understanding.
Pupils will work on their Numeracy targets weekly and there will be regular problem-solving activities and a focus on learning times tables.
Science
We will be investigating materials, examining the effect of heat and cold on different materials and how this affects what they are used for. The second topic we will be looking at is teeth and healthy eating where we will discuss what makes a balanced diet and its importance in keeping healthy. Also we will be looking at how we keep our teeth healthy and the role that eating healthily plays in this.
ICT
We will be combining text and graphics. We will also be using our new online learning platform called ‘Fronter’ to enable pupils in Class 3 to see their work at home.
PE
We are going swimming this term (dates already advised) and are hoping to develop confidence in some children and skills in others already comfortable in the water. Our games lessons involve ball skills, with a particular focus on passing and receiving and in gymnastics the focus is on stretching, curling and balance.
RE
Our focus will be ‘Journey of life’ in Christianity for the first two terms. Our work will include the special moments and ceremonies in our lives, inspirational people focussing on Jesus Christ.
PSHE
The topic of ‘new beginnings’ focuses on developing children’s knowledge, understanding and skills in four key social and emotional aspects of learning: empathy, self-awareness, social skills and motivation.
MFL
We will be working with Class 3 in our French partner school, Ecole Vermeer to explore greetings, shapes, numbers, colours. movements, animals, clothes and special days. We will be using video conference equipment as well as our new online learning platform ‘Fronter’ to practice speaking and listening in French.
Creative Curriculum
Our topic for the first term is ‘Knights and castles’. We will be looking the different designs of castles through time and what life was like for people who lived in them. We will also look at heraldry where the children will be able to design their own shields.
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Class 3
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