Parent Curriculum Meeting

10th September 2014

Parent Curriculum Meeting

10th September 2014

Welcome

Aims•To understand the curriculum

in year 3•To know year 3 expectations

Meet The Team

Uniform• Uniform will be monitored daily by teachers

and teaching assistants. • All uniform must be labelled (including coats

and PE kits.)• Shirts must be tucked in with top button

done up.• Ties need to be done up to the top.• No trainers! (Except for PE)• No earrings • Children are expected to arrive to school and

leave school looking smart.

PE Kit• Children need to have a PE kit, which

includes:– A Regina Coeli T-shirt– A Regina Coeli Tracksuit– Regina Coeli shorts– Trainers– Spare socks

• PE kits should remain in school all week and can be taken home at the weekend to be washed.

Behaviour • Children need to be punctual to school, they need

to be in the classroom by 8:55 but can arrive from 8:45.

• Behaviour is expected to be good at all times and children need to follow the class rules.

• They need to be respectful to all adults and peers.• Violence will not be tolerated. • No mobile phones, electronic games or toys are

allowed in school.• Children will be rewarded for good behaviour! • If there are any concerns about behaviour then the

class teacher will speak directly to the parents. Parents may be contacted via text if a meeting needs to be arranged.

Attitudes to Learning• Gold• Silver• Bonze• These are displayed in the classroom and

children are moved down or up, depending on their attitude.

Mathematics•The school policy is to teach Maths 5 times a week.•Lessons are taught based on the New Curriculum.•Maths group change frequently according to the children’s needs.•A variety of teaching strategies will be used.•Mental maths strategies will be re-enforced on a daily basis (including the learning of times tables)

Mathematics•Place value•Times tables•Addition•Subtraction•Word problems•Money (adding and subtracting)•Multiplication •Division•Statistics

Reading• Children can choose their own reading

books and should change them when they finish the book

• Guided reading will take place daily• Each child will also read to an adult at

least once a week• Children should be reading daily at home

and this should be recorded in the diaries, which will be checked on a weekly basis

Writing•Write on the line•Start sentences with a capital letter•Know when to use a full stop•Read and write high-frequency words•Form grammatically correct sentences•Read their own writing back to others•Work towards joining their handwriting

Writing•Poetry (Colour Poems)•Descriptive writing (using adjectives and similes)•Reading stories with familiar settings•Writing our own narratives based on these books•Non-fiction writing•Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar

Homework

•Maths homework daily in Maths homework books or through Primary My Maths•Reading daily and recorded in diaries•Writing once a week based on Literacy lessons or topic work•Spellings weekly •Learning times tables weekly•Children may get handwriting tasks if needed

Reminders

•Record daily reading in diaries•PE kits in on Weds and Thurs•Maths h/w daily

Any questions?