Primary 3 – Term 1 Curriculum Overview
Welcome to the Primary 3 blog! As we begin a new school year, P3 have settled in beautifully to our new classroom and new routines. They are already working very hard revising and consolidating previous learning as they strive to become confident and independent learners. Primary 3 can’t wait to share their learning journey with you whilst keeping our school values; faith, kindness and responsibility at the center of everything we do. We have had a great start to the new term, and we are excited to see what this term will bring. Below is a curriculum overview for this term.
Literacy
Reading – This term, Primary 3 will develop their prediction and reasoning skills using context clues to understand new vocabulary. An awareness of the effect of full stops, commas, question marks and exclamation marks on expression will also be developed. Bug Club readers will be used mainly to improve reading fluency and extend comprehension. Daily opportunities for reading will be provided through personal reading time and weekly visits to the library.
Writing – In writing, Primary 3 will continue to work on sentence structure ensuring the use of capital letters, full stops and finger spaces as well as begin to use connectives such as “and”, “but” and “because” to add more detail to sentences. Daily writing tasks will be completed to develop independence with emphasis on the use of spelling strategies and punctuation. This terms writing genre will be descriptive. Description bubbles with be used to support the planning and purpose of each piece of writing. In addition to this, weekly handwriting lessons will ensure all letters are formed correctly (upper & lower case).
Spelling – New phonemes will be introduced weekly. Active spelling activities will be used to support this learning.
Listening and Talking – When developing talking and listening skills, P3 will initially revisit prior learning, including understanding when to listen and when to respond, taking turns and communicating with others.
Numeracy and Mathematics
This term, Place Value knowledge will be reviewed and revisited before building on this. Primary 3 will look at identifying the value of each digit within 2 and 3 digit numbers as well as read, write, order and recite these numbers. In addition to this, estimating and rounding skills will be developed through learning and understanding the rule of rounding. They will then begin to develop their addition and subtraction skills and use mathematical language to solve problems. Daily number talks will be completed, to develop mental maths strategies.
UNCRC
As we began the new term, we explored the UNCRC Rights of the Child. Together, Primary 3 created a meaningful class charter and classroom promise thinking of their rights, needs, and wants as well as our school values: kindness, faith and responsibility. This charter and promise ensure that the classroom is a safe space where all children can learn, play and grow together. A sea creature theme was chosen for our charter.
Health and Wellbeing
Primary 3 will continue to access our whole school PATHS programme this year to develop their understanding of emotions. Lessons this term will include setting up our class rules, looking at individual emotions, building friendships and community within the school, Self-Control and Anger Management. Each child will have the opportunity to be “Pupil of the Day”, they will receive compliments from their peers on this day. So far, the children have really enjoyed this experience. We will also continue with the Do Be Mindful programme which will allow us, through a range of different strategies, to think of the ways we can be mindful each day.
Physical Education
This term, Primary 3 will begin with a focus on team games. Following instructions and participating in a safe way will be a focus for this learning. In addition to this, Primary 3 will have the opportunity to develop their skills in hockey and badminton.
PE days are Monday afternoon and Thursday afternoon. All children will require a PE kit on these days. Please ensure any jewellery is taken off and left at home on PE days. If your child cannot take part for any reason, please contact the school.
Religious Education
In R.E., Primary 3 will continue to develop their understanding that everyone is created by God in a special and unique way. They will reflect on how God can support us in our life and have created their own class prayer which reminds them to keep God at the centre of everything they do. This term, Primary 3 will look at the story of Jesus’ Baptism as well as share their own Baptism stories.
IDL
Our first topic this year is “Climates Around the World”. Throughout this topic, P3 will learn about different types of climates around the world, they will be able to describe how climate affects the way people live as well as compare the climate in Scotland with other parts of the world. They will make a number of cross curricular links during this topic including social studies, science, literacy and technologies.
French
This term Primary 3 will be learning to participate in conversations in French including asking and answering questions about themselves as well as numbers to 50 through, songs, activities and games.
Homework will be distributed on a Monday and should be completed and returned on a Friday each week.
Primary 3 look forward to sharing their learning and successes with you throughout the term! Look out on the school app as well as Learning Journals where some of your child’s fabulous learning moments will be shared.
Thank you for your continued support and understanding, we are really looking forward to a wonderful first term in Primary 3,
Mrs Dunsmore and Mrs Hope.
