St Mary’s St Mary’s Primary SchoolPrimary School

Primary ThreePrimary Three

September 2015September 2015

AimsAims Welcome to St Mary’s!Welcome to St Mary’s! This document will help: This document will help: to outline the Curriculum that your to outline the Curriculum that your

child will be following in P3.child will be following in P3. to provide an overview of some of to provide an overview of some of

the topics and activities that your the topics and activities that your child will be participating in this child will be participating in this year (Learning Plan)year (Learning Plan)

General Information General Information

MorningMorning8 – 8.45 Breakfast Club8 – 8.45 Breakfast Club9am – Children can come into 9am – Children can come into school playgroundschool playground9.15 – Bell for beginning of classes9.15 – Bell for beginning of classesAfter 9.15 am – marked lateAfter 9.15 am – marked late

AfternoonAfternoonFinish 2pm. From Jan 3pm except Finish 2pm. From Jan 3pm except Friday-2pmFriday-2pm

General InformationGeneral Information Dinners – Currently £2.30 per day, £11.50 Dinners – Currently £2.30 per day, £11.50

per week (in envelopes on Friday only)per week (in envelopes on Friday only) Breakfast Club – £1.00 per morning Breakfast Club – £1.00 per morning UniformUniform Full uniform should be worn at all times.Full uniform should be worn at all times. PE – Wednesday and Friday – wear PE PE – Wednesday and Friday – wear PE

uniform into schooluniform into school

Learning AreasLearning Areas LiteracyLiteracy NumeracyNumeracy The World Around Us The World Around Us

(Geography/History/Science)(Geography/History/Science) The Arts (Music/Art/Drama)The Arts (Music/Art/Drama) Physical EducationPhysical Education Personal Development and Mutual Personal Development and Mutual

UnderstandingUnderstanding ReligionReligion

Skills and Skills and CapabilitiesCapabilities

Thinking SkillsThinking Skills – Managing – Managing Information, Problem Solving and Information, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Being CreativeDecision Making, Being Creative

Personal Skills and CapabilitiesPersonal Skills and Capabilities – – Self Management, Working with Self Management, Working with OthersOthers

Through all curriculum areasThrough all curriculum areas In classroom In classroom

Sharing Learning Sharing Learning Intentions (WALT and Intentions (WALT and WILF)WILF)

Peer and Self AssessmentPeer and Self Assessment

Assessment for Assessment for LearningLearning

Newest learning area in Revised Newest learning area in Revised CurriculumCurriculum

Concentrates on developing Concentrates on developing children’s knowledge, attitudes, children’s knowledge, attitudes, skills, relationships, behaviour, skills, relationships, behaviour, TSPC, emotional awareness, values TSPC, emotional awareness, values and life skills.and life skills.

Living Learning Together BoxLiving Learning Together Box

PDMUPDMU

Shared ReadingShared Reading Big BooksBig Books Guided ReadingGuided Reading Running RecordsRunning Records Book Banding SchemeBook Banding Scheme Develop comprehension skills and answering in Develop comprehension skills and answering in

full sentences.full sentences. Easy ReadsEasy Reads Library Books – change once a weekLibrary Books – change once a week Silent ReadingSilent Reading Important to develop a child’s interest in Important to develop a child’s interest in

reading.reading.

Reading Reading

Variety of forms studiedVariety of forms studied Story settings/Characters in booksStory settings/Characters in books Traditional StoriesTraditional Stories PoetryPoetry Author StudyAuthor Study Punctuation-Capital letters, full stops, Punctuation-Capital letters, full stops,

question marks, commas in lists, speech question marks, commas in lists, speech marksmarks

Phonics-Initial letter sounds, medial letters, Phonics-Initial letter sounds, medial letters, blends, Linguistic Phonics Approachblends, Linguistic Phonics Approach

Literacy Literacy

NumberNumber Number to 100Number to 100 Place Value –introduction of tens and unitPlace Value –introduction of tens and unit Addition and subtraction of tens and units – no carryingAddition and subtraction of tens and units – no carrying Money to 99pMoney to 99p Addition and Subtraction within 20Addition and Subtraction within 20 Odd and even numbersOdd and even numbers Introduction to MultiplicationIntroduction to Multiplication Measures – Area, weight and capacityMeasures – Area, weight and capacity Handling DataHandling Data Shape and SpaceShape and Space Problem SolvingProblem Solving Lots of Practical ActivityLots of Practical Activity Talk to Me Box Activities – in classTalk to Me Box Activities – in class

Maths Maths

Alive O 3 ProgrammeAlive O 3 Programme Teaching of JesusTeaching of Jesus Advent, Christmas, Lent, EasterAdvent, Christmas, Lent, Easter Importance of Blessing yourselfImportance of Blessing yourself

Class AssemblyClass Assembly Visit to churchVisit to church MassMass

ReligionReligion

Aim Aim To consolidate and reinforce the To consolidate and reinforce the

learning skills and knowledge that has learning skills and knowledge that has gone on in school.gone on in school.

Spellings, Reading, Maths, English, Spellings, Reading, Maths, English, other activities related to class workother activities related to class work

15-20 mins15-20 mins Important to check and sign Important to check and sign

homeworkhomework

HomeworkHomework

Parent/Teacher meeting December 4thParent/Teacher meeting December 4th Reports in JuneReports in June Primary 7 newslettersPrimary 7 newsletters

AssessmentAssessment Term 3 –English and Maths Standardised TestsTerm 3 –English and Maths Standardised Tests

Reporting to Reporting to Parents/AssessmentParents/Assessment

Other Information

Fundraising Car Parking School Bus Free School Meals Contacts and Mobile phone number Child Protection

Primary ThreePrimary Three

September 2015 September 2015

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