11 Sep 2015

Year 3 Update Wk 4

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

Please complete the ‘Home-School’ profile and return it to your class teacher if you have not done so already.

Please discuss your child’s school lunches with them. Ensure they like what they are intending to eat. We are happy to discuss this further with you if necessary.

Well done to all the children in Year 3 who remembered to bring fruit and vegetables to school for snack on ‘Fruity Friday’.

Children are now borrowing books from the Learning Centre. Please ensure your child returns any books borrowed after two weeks.

Year 3 INCAS (Interactive Computerised Assessment System) has now been completed by all children in Year 3.

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 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 continue to 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

The children will explore drama as a means of communicating.

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 apply their understanding of place value to rename 4 digit numbers.

The children will apply their knowledge of place value in different game situations.

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.

They will identify and draw lines of reflective symmetry that can be found in different flags.

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 give a verbal recount of a story they have shared ensuring all features of a recount are met. They will be encouraged to make varied and interesting word choices. They will proof read their work to check for coherence.

In phonics the children will be exploring the oi and oy phoneme. See what objects you can find around your home with this sound.

We are currently assessing all the children’s reading progress. These will be discussed at the parent consultations in October.