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 Curriculum Newsletter April -­‐ June Summer Term 2014 Year 3 Description Subject and Teacher English Overview Ms Jackie Henderson, Mr Jon Christie,
Ms Lisa Smith On-going skills are covered each week throughout the term including
handwriting and spelling. These are taught following individualised
programmes of study. Reading is taught through individual reading books
(which are sent home each day for additional practice) plus guided reading
sessions in school and through integrated tasks within the units of work.
Where possible, links are made between English units of work and the cross
curricular topic over the term. Poetry – observations and feelings Read and understand poetry from a number of different poets. Write poems
with a focus on observing sights, sounds, feelings and emotions. Creative writing – Adventure and Mystery Read and analyse examples of the genre, to include a longer serialised
story. Discuss characters and feelings. Recount a particular incident from
a story in a variety of different ways. Plan and write a longer story with
logical sequence of events, conflict and resolution. Non-Fiction: Reports Children can recognise the structure and language features of a
nonchronological report. Children can also note information collected from
reading one source and can present it in the form of a non-chronological
report. Children will prepare a presentation based on their own research on a given
topic. Year 3 Curriculum Overview Summer 2014 Leadership for a better world The assessment focuses will relate to: Writing imaginative, interesting and thoughtful texts. Varying sentences for clarity, purpose and effect.
Correct use of syntax, punctuation and spelling. Music Overview
Mrs Jenny Finch Students will learn about structure in music, focusing on binary, ternary and
rondo form. They will create group compositions in all three forms. They will
listen and respond to various pieces of music, in particular Minuet in G by
Bach, French Song by Tchaikovsky and Fur Elise by Beethoven. They will
continue to develop their skills from previous units and will use pentatonic
melodies, triads and a variety of instruments in their compositions. They will
be extending their vocal skills through songs for the upcoming Pre-Prep
Musical. During the Spring Term Year 3 will be work on the following objectives: Mathematics • Make and describe right angle turns. Recognise and use the four
Overview compass points. • Locate position on a grid with rows and columns labelled. • Measure
Ms Jackie Henderson, and compare weights in Kilograms and grams Mr Jon Christie,
• Use units of time: years, months, weeks, hours. Ms Lisa Smith • Classify and sort data in Venn and Carroll diagrams. • Use informal written methods to record additions and subtractions for
2- and 3- digit numbers. • Begin to use column addition to add 2- and 3- digit numbers. • Find the difference between two 2- or 3- digit numbers. • Understand division as grouping. • Multiply by 10 and 100, shifting the digits 1 or 2 places to the left. • Begin to recognise simple equivalent fractions. • Find totals, give change and work out which coins to pay. ICT Overview Ms Jackie Henderson, Mr Jon Christie,
Ms Lisa Smith ICT has been embedded into our curriculum and therefore all ICT skills will
be taught within other subject areas; this cross-curricular approach is designed
to further enhance children’s understanding and ability to transfer the ICT
skills that they learn. Year 3 Curriculum Overview Summer 2014 /2 Leadership for a better world CrossCurricular Over the coming term Year 3 will be undertaking two cross-curricular units
of work. Unit of Work Overview Clean Water, Dirty Water
Ms Jackie Henderson, Mr Jon Christie,
Ms Lisa Smith During this topic children will learn that we use water for many things – it
is an important part of our daily lives. For most of us, clean fresh water is
available ‘on tap’. But not everybody in the world is as lucky.
In Geography, we’ll be finding out:
• About the water cycle and how rain is made
• How water gets to our taps and where it goes to after we have used it
• What causes water pollution and what can be done about it
• We will investigate the water in our local environment
In Science, we’ll be finding out:
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• How to make our own water cycle
• How to investigate and clean different water samples
In International, we’ll be finding out:
• How some people around the world do not have access to clean water
• How we can help to improve the lives of people in poorer countries
Bright Sparks During this unit, the children will learn about how we use electricity in our
daily lives, where it comes from and how difficult it would be to live with
out it. In Science, they’ll be finding out: •
How to make an electrical circuit •
Which materials allow electricity to pass through them •
What happens when we change a circuit •
How to build bigger circuits •
About magnetism and electricity •
About using electricity as heat •
How to keep safe around electricity In Technology, they’ll be finding out: •
How to make a house with lighting and a door buzzer In History,
they’ll be finding out: •
About the history of the electric light bulb Saving the World – Rainforests During this unit children will learn about rainforests and their influence on
Year 3 Curriculum Overview Summer 2014 /3 Leadership for a better world our daily lives. They will also learn about the impact of rainforest
destruction and what they can do to prevent it. They will research
rainforest animals and plants and grow a plant from seed. In Geography, they’ll be finding out: •
About where rainforests are in the world •
Which rainforest products we use in our everyday lives •
About the lives of rainforest people and how they compare with our
own •
How and why the rainforest is being destroyed •
Discovering the ways that people are trying to save the rainforest In
Art, they’ll be finding out: •
About rainforest body art and painting our faces in a similar style •
How we can use art to create a rainforest scene In Science, they’ll be finding out: •
About different rainforest animals and plants •
Where different animals and plants live in the rainforest •
About colour in the rainforest and how it is used by animals and
plants •
Why plants have leaves and why they can be different •
About the best conditions to grow a plant •
About rainforest fruits and seeds •
How to grow our own rainforest plant from a seed In Technology,
they’ll be finding out: •
How to plan and make our own tropical fruit drink Year 3 Curriculum Overview Summer 2014 /4 Leadership for a better world Mandarin Overview Miss Rebecca Li, Mrs Maggie Li, Mrs Eva Zhao Miss Stacy Gao Pathway 1: During the Summer term, Year 3 Pathway 1 students are going to study the
topics Furniture, Neighbourhoods, Pets and Animals. Through studying the
texts on these subjects, students will learn to say key words and phrases
related to these topics, and to make simple sentences by using sentence
structures. All these efforts will help to build their ability and confidence
of daily communication. Pathway 2: During summer term, Year 3 students are going to study the topics
Furniture, Neighbourhoods, Pets and Animals. They are going to study
texts related to these topics. Through the text learning, they are going to
learn key words related to these topics and how to use them to
communicate with classmates. They are going to learn grammar and
sentence structures and try to use them compose short writings. Pathway 4: In this term, the students will continue to learn the texts, which are selected
from the local textbooks. They will enhance their writing skills according
to one or a series of pictures and learn to use basic punctuation
appropriately in their writing. Some Chinese traditional poems, fables and
idioms will be introduced. PE and Games Overview Mr Ben Hill, Mrs Joanne Tuck,
Mr David Sargent Athletics
Children will explore the basic athletic skills of running, throwing and
jumping. They will investigate how to run for speed and also how to pace
over longer distances. Students will also learn different techniques of
throwing that will lead to recognised athletic events. The children will be
taught how to use the whole body to increase their own personal efforts in
both long jump and high jump. The climax of the unit will be the Pre-Prep
Sports Day on April 22nd.
Net Games
Students will have the opportunity to experience learning through a variety
of net games. They will explore the over-arching strategies and tactics
inherent in most net games and will be encouraged to transfer their
learning through modified net games as well as the recognised sports
themselves such as badminton, table tennis and tennis.
Invasion Games
Students will build on their previous learning in invasion games, but this
time the focus will be on the skills and strategies in rugby and netball.
Students will continue to develop their sending and receiving skills
concentrating, firstly on catching and throwing and then on how to use the
pass effectively. Students will gain a better understanding of how to play
games similar to rugby and netball and some of the rules of the actual
Year 3 Curriculum Overview Summer 2014 /5 Leadership for a better world games themselves.
Striking and Fielding
In this unit, the students will have the opportunity to develop their basic
skills of catching and throwing a smaller ball. They will be taught how to
catch a variety of throws and the correct technique for ground fielding.
The children will also investigate different ways to throw and will identify
and practice the best type of throw for the situation. They will also look at
how best to strike a ball for distance and accuracy. Through tee-ball and
softball the students will be able to learn the basic rules and tactics that are,
generally, applicable across a range of striking and fielding sports.
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