Numeracy- We Will Continue to Cover the Main Areas Of

January 2016

Term 2

Term 2 has now started. This term our main focus will be our 3 and 4 show. Your child will be busy rehearsing for the next 2 months. We will have a rehearsal on Tuesday mornings and as the show gets closer on Mondays too. The actual show will be on Wednesday 2nd March, so mark this date in your diaries as we would love you to see our performance of The Pied Piper of Hamelin.

We can make most of the costumes in school but we need around 30 rat costumes. If you feel inspired to help to make them please let me know as soon as possible. It could be a good way to get together and have a sociable sewing “bee”. We have 2 sewing machines in school if you would like to use them.

Assessment

Summative assessment has begun for Numeracy and Literacy. The aim is to monitor your child’s progress and use the results for diagnostic purposes. You will receive a copy of each test.

Curriculum

Numeracy- We will continue to cover the main areas of:

Number and place value.

Addition and subtraction,with the introduction of the expanded column and column methods.

Multiplication and division plus tables revision and fluency work.

Measurement- money and length

Fractions

Properties of shape and

Statistics

In Literacy, we will work on a play unit to coincide with our show. After half term, we will begin a short unit on Performance Poetry. Following that will be a narrative unit called The Body Gulper.

In Science, we will cover two units: Magnets and Plants.

In History and Geography, the Units are The Ancient Egyptians and Rainforests.

In Art and DT, we will work on projects to complement our History and Geography topics.

Special Events.

We will be busy with a special Literacy week beginning on the 1st February. This year,Year 3 has chosen to work on lots of activities connected to Rohl Dahl’s novel: The Twits. We will read both the novel and the play in class and complete activities during the week.

Parent teacher interviews will be held on Tuesday 8th and 15th March. I look forward to seeing you to discuss your child’s progress.

Cross-country will take place on Tuesday 22nd of March, we will be having some practice sessions in the weeks prior to the event.

Thank you for your continued support.

Julianne