4 Sep 2015

Year 3 Update Wk 3

PTA Welcome Bowling Evening – Friday 11^thSeptember
BHS CPD, School closed – Thursday 24th and Friday 25th September
Public holiday, School closed – Monday 28th September
Dress Casual Day – Wednesday 30th September
Public holiday, School closed – Thursday 1st October
ESF CPD, School closed – Friday 2nd October
Parent Consultations – Tuesday 6th and Thursday 8th October (information to follow)
School Photos – Week of 12th October
Camp Information evening – 14th October, 6pm
3K Class Assembly – 16th October, 9am
Half Term – 16th October, 3pm

It was lovely to meet you all at the ‘Meet the Teacher’evening on Tuesday. We hope that you found the evening useful.

Year 3 INCAS (Interactive ComputerisedAssessment System) will start next week. InCAS provides detailed, age related diagnostic information on reading and maths ability with research based recommendations to support teaching and learning.

Please remember that we have a no nut policy at BHS due to some children having severe allergies. This includes peanut butter sandwiches and nuts in cookies or cakes.
Please ensure that ALL uniform (including shoes) is clearly labelled with your child’s name.
Please discuss your child’s timetable (in their diary) with them, so they are able to organise themselves with the correct uniform and equipment.
Please remember to check you child’s diary each evening for letters, updates and information.

People communicate in different ways and for different purposes

Lines of inquiry

Non-verbal and verbal forms of communication
Why people communicate with each other
The reasons and impact for communicating in different ways

The children will inquire into how people communicate through the use of codes, including Morse code and Semaphore. They will decipher and create their own. They will also find out about Braille.

The children will continue to create their own shield

Central Idea

Place Value helps us represent and understand numbers

The value of numbers according to their place
The role of zero in the place value system

The children will continue to develop their knowledge of the different values of digits in a number and will be able to show their understanding in different ways.

They will develop the problem solving activity by looking at the different strategies used and solving it systematically.

Symmetry

Create and describe symmetrical patterns, pictures and shapes.

The children will identify the lines of symmetry in a variety of shapes and patterns and will create their own.

Please encourage your child to complete the Mathletics activities set.

Recount: Tells us about events that have happened to them or other people.

Children will be looking at the different features of a recount. This includes:

Creating a title
Using the past tense
Putting events in chronological order
Using time connectives

Children will complete further work on the correct use of tenses; they will also look at writing recounts based on the experiences of a story book character.