Curriculum Evening

1. Curriculum Evening Welcome! Thursday 19th September Year 3

2. Aims To inform parents of expectations for Our Mission Statement and House System Knowledge/topics covered Educational visits Timetable Uniform Homework Websites FSM Sacramental preparation

4. St Joseph the Worker St Cecelia St Francis of Assisi St. Teresa of Calcutta

5. How does the House System work? • Rewarded for Good Behaviour • Good Manners • Being a kind friend • Showing respect to others • Lunchtime behaviour • Displaying Virtues and Values • Being resilient • Child receives a token for good behaviour • Token placed in a special box under the Saint • Number of points celebrated each week • End of Term prize for the winning house • Inter School Competitions

6. The Merit System – Progress and Attainment • Years 1 to 6 • 10 merits – bronze certificate • 20 merits – silver certificate • 30 merits – gold certificate • 50 merits – platinum certificate • 70 merits + Principal’s certificates • Teachers and Teaching Assistants to award for Good Learning Behaviours: • Homework • Preparation for lessons • Attitude to Work • Contributions in Class • Resilience • Effort

7. Knowledge Maths By the end of year 3, the children should be able to: recite the 2,3,4,5,8,and 10 times tables fluently read, write, partition, compare and order 3 Digit numbers and add, subtract, multiply and divide using a formal written method Find, order, compare add and subtract fractions

8. Knowledge English By the end of year 3, the children should be able to: Demonstrate neat and consistent joined handwriting Use a range of punctuation . ! ? , “” Use ambitious vocabulary Write in paragraphs Use a range of conjunctions and sentence openers

9. Knowledge The topics covered in thematic curriculum are Ancient Egyptians, Europe, and The Romans In English we have learned about the author Jeremy Strong. Our other books will be linked to our thematic topics and include There’s a Pharaoh in our bath and The Egyptian Cinderella. During R.E. the children will learn about the following topics: Belonging, Reconciliation, Advent, Christmas, God’s word, Lent, Prayer, Holy Week, Easter, The Eucharist and Pentecost

10. Educational Visits To enhance the curriculum we aim to provide an educational visit once a term. During October we will have a visit from an Egyptologist visit us with artefacts. The children will learn through fun and experience all about the Egyptians. The expected cost of this is £7.25 The whole school will visit the Theatre on Friday 6th December to see the production of the pantomime. Cost and details to come soon. During the spring term the children will work on a project with Highly Sprung. This will involve the children watching a performance at the theatre, an inspiration day, days with an artist developing a performance which will then be performed at a theatre. During the summer term we will visit The Lunt Roman Fort.

11. The wider curriculum To enhance the curriculum we aim to provide an the following opportunities in year 3. Ukulele lessons Swimming lessons French lessons

12. Science at St John Fisher

13. Uniform Winter – to be worn from October half term until Easter • Grey skirt/trousers • White shirt and tie • School jumper with logo • Black school shoes (not trainers) • No jewellery apart from plain studs as ear-rings and a watch • No excessive hair accessories Summer – can be worn after Easter until October half term • Polo shirt with logo • Red and white gingham dress • Black school shoes (not trainers) • No jewellery apart from plain studs as ear-rings and a watch • No excessive hair accessories

14. P.E. Black shorts Plain maroon t-shirt (or with school logo) Plain black pumps Hair must be tied up if below collar length No ear-rings or jewellery Trainers may be worn for ‘morning mile’ After school activities – separate appropriate kit from home

15. Mile Run We will start off doing the Mile Run once a week and will gradually build this up throughout the year. Children will need: Plain joggers Plain hoody or jumper Plain top Old trainers

16. Homework All children should read a little of their school reading book each night. Please mark the date you have read with your child as well as the pages you have read e.g 3.10.17 Pg 6 – 8 When children have finished their books they must place them into the Morning book box in the morning. Homework is handed out on a Friday and is expected to be handed back by the following Thursday; we will always set homework linked with something we are doing in class so that all children can access it. All children from year two to year six will have a set of weekly spellings to learn for a written test (a strip a night and learn meanings).

17. Websites Oxford Owl – great selection of free ebooks and an increasing selection of comprehension activities to accompany the books www.oxfordowl.co.uk (select ‘find a book’ tab, click on the ‘go to the library’ on the owl logo, narrow down your search using the drop down lists, choose a book by clicking on the ‘e’) Skoolbo and DBPrimary – link from our school website. Times Tables Rock Stars ttrockstars Reading Eggs

18. FSM All children in KS1 are entitled to a free school meal Please inform the office if your child is entitled to a free school meal (whether or not they decide to use it) as the school receives money for each child.

19. Year 3 important dates Friday 18th October Class 8 Assembly     Friday 13th March Class 7 Assembly

20. Important Dates For Year 3 Sunday 22nd October 11:30am - Enrolment Mass at St John Fisher Church Monday 25th November 6pm -  Sacrament of First Reconciliation Church Wednesday 18th March 5:30pm - Parents meeting for First Holy Communion (KS2 hall) Saturday 16th May 10:30am - First Holy Communion Class 7     Saturday 6th June 10:30am - First Holy Communion Class 8    Monday 22nd June - Celebration Mass 9.15am. Picnic on field for Year 3 families 1:30-3pm

21. Questions?