Oakley College

Curriculum

Literacy

We will be continuing this term with our VCOP’s and ‘Big Writing’ work, since I last updated the webpage we have written a diary for a day in the life of a pet and a fantasy story.                 Alongside this we will study some more different types of writing, the forthcoming genres are listed in the table. We will also continue to study key elements of learning English as an additional language and focus will be placed on common mistakes children make with English. My own Spanish lessons are helping me to realise the grammatical differences between English and Spanish and this in turn helps me to help the children.

Spellings

In term three the children will be continuing to work upon what are called ‘middle blend’ sounds which in English, although sound the same, can often be spelt in many different ways – which makes it all very tricky! So each week they will receive words that although rhyme, follow a variety of spelling patterns. They will also receive a small number of words that do not follow the same pattern and these are being learnt because they are ‘high frequency’ words; words which are used very frequently. Both sets of words should be learnt over the course of the week, by both writing out singularly as well as being used in context within a sentence.

Maths

In year three great emphasis is being placed on children’s rapid recall of key number facts, children should by now have learnt their x2, x5 and x10 tables followed by their x3 and x4 times tables. Some of the children have already moved on to 6x and 8x tables, but we must reiterate that if earlier ones are not yet thoroughly known, you should not be moving on. It would also be of benefit if children can turn known multiplication facts around and also learn their division equivalents. The children should also have a firm knowledge of number bonds, or pairs, to 10, 20 and 100 for example 3+7=10, 13+7= 20, 30+70=100, even 300+700=1000 and be starting to think about 35+65=100 etc. We have also now covered the halving and doubling facts for all numbers up to 20, it would be great if the children could continue to practise these also, especially if they are still a bit unsure. These are the types of number facts that will be included in weekly mental tests.

Subject	Unit			Content
English	Significant authors & different stories by the same author			Looking at the range of work of some significant British authors who write books aimed at children of this age e.g. Anthony Browne.
	Poetry			Using poetry to describe the world around us, selecting favourite poems and silly poems to be adapted and then to perform
Maths	Multiplication and division			Multiplication and division facts for the 2, 3,  4, 5 and 10 times tables, including finding a remainder
	Fractions			Ordering and finding fractions of shapes and number
	3D Shapes			Recognising main 3D shapes from their features including number of faces, edges, corners and lines of symmetry
	Subtracting			Using bridging tens, place value and already learnt number facts to help with written subtraction methods
	Multiplication and division			Using already learnt multiplication and division facts to help with written methods
	Fractions (again!!)			Another opportunity to embed how to find and order fractions of shapes and number
	Problem Solving			The ever tricky area of solving word problems using all four calculating operations
	Measures using Capacity			Finally a reintroduction to the capacity area of measures to include reading scales
Science	Magnets & springs			Investigating what is magnetic and non magnetic and then attraction and repelling
	Materials around us			How the properties of each material affect the suitability of its different jobs and uses.
Topic (History, Geography, Art & PSCHE)		The 2012 Olympics in London	An introduction to the history of the Ancient and Modern Olympics. Where the games will be staged this year including the variety of sports that will be involved and the relevant venues. A look at previous Olympians and the British and Spanish hopefuls for this year. In PSCHE the children will consider the idea of teams.

Currículum español

 

PROGRAMACIÓN DE ESPAÑOL PARA YEAR 3 SEGUNDO TRIMESTRE

 

¡Ya hemos llegado al tercer trimestre!
¡Cómo pasa el tiempo!
En este curso hemos aprendido y nos hemos divertido muchísimo…
Dentro de muy poquito estaremos en un curso superior. Nos espera Y4 lleno de nuevos aprendizajes y experiencias.
Este trimestre es muy corto, así que aprovechemos al máximo el tiempo.
¡Ánimo y mucha suerte para los últimos exámenes!

 

Unidad	Comunicación oral	Comunicación escrita Comprensión y Expresión	Léxico	Gramática	Ortografía
¿ Cómo es…?	Objetos diferentes	Un cuento tradicional:el molinillo mágico Creación de trabalenguas Un cartel con iconos. Descripción de objetos	Familia de palabras	El sujeto y el predicado	La coma
Viajes en la red	Inventos útiles	Una narración: La máquina cuentacuentos Descripción de aparatos	Palabras compuestas	Palabras para unir	“b”
¡Vaya fuerza!	.Juegos.	Un cómic: Los doce trabajos de Hércules Refranes Un texto sobre un deporte. La noticia	Diminutivos, aumentativos y comparativos.	Uso de oraciones(I)	“mb” y “mp”
Cuando sea mayor	Deseos	Una narración: el sueño del zapatero El texto expositivo	Palabras derivadas	Uso de oraciones(II)	“h”
¡Cuéntame una historia!	Historias de una escultura	Una narración: las aventuras de Cristobal Colón El romance Vida de un personaje La carta	Repaso	Clases de oraciones	Signos: “¿?”y “¡!”

 

Timetable

Year 3L Timetable download here

Year 3C Timetable download here

 

Parent Planners

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Homework

Alongside learning spellings and number facts for weekly tests (and to improve their overall grasp of mathematics and spelling) the children should be regularly reading, both aloud to an adult and independently. As Miss Claire has mentioned in her newsletter, can I also give a gentle reminder that a good reader can understand what they are reading as well as correctly pronounce the words. You can help your child by asking them questions about what they are reading, for example; “why do you think that happened?”, “what do you think will happen next?” or “how do you think they feel about that?” If necessary this conversation can be in Spanish, as in the end the essential point is that the children think about what they have read. They will also be given weekly homework activities to complement their maths and literacy work in class. In addition to this children will also be regularly set more creative projects, ensuring parents are both kept informed about what their child is currently learning as well as being involved in the work their child is completing.

Year 3 Homework: Term 3, Week 1

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Year 3 Easter Holiday Homework

As many parents have asked for extra homework over the Easter holidays, we have put a selection of suitable tasks together on the website .We hope you find this useful.

The Spelling is as normal....  Worksheet Easter Week 12

The BBC website has some great games with sounds to help practice sounds -http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/phonics/play/popup.shtml

Some parents asked for speaking stories, here are some simple ones
http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/gamesdetail.asp?id=11#scene_1

Here is an example of a more difficult synonym game which will help increase vocabulary
http://www.scholastic.com/wordgirl/

Phonic blend game and a fun site!
http://genkienglish.net/phonicsgame3.htm

Maths.
We have been working very hard learning to tell the time. Here are some useful resources
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/measures.htm

For Easter, I found some quite exciting pages to look at.
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/seasonalholidays/easter/

There are some mixed problems sheets in the maths folder.
Less confident is easier and more confident is more difficult.

Have a lovely holiday.............. AND................ Don’t work to hard!! Relax to be ready for an exciting year 3!

Regards Carla and Liz