Transcript The British International School, Shanghai

Maadi British
International School
Welcome to
Year 3
The Class
Teaching Team
 Class
Teacher – Mrs White
 Teaching Assistant – Miss Mariam
A little about me…
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Teaching 25 years
11 years in the UK
14 years in large International schoolsEgypt, China and Brunei
2 years EAL coordinator/teacher
Experienced teacher of all KS2 year groups.
Experienced EAL teacher of children aged 5 –
12.
Mother of two, aged 13 and 14
Year 3 Subjects
English
 Mathematics
 Science
 ICT
 Second languages (Miss Al-Abrache,
Miss Marwa)
 Physical Education (Mr McInroy/ Mr
Hany and Mrs Beckly)
 History, Geography, PHSE, RE, Art, DT,
Drama
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English – main areas
of learning
Stories with familiar settings
 Adventure stories
 Traditional tales
 Poetry
 Instructional texts
 Letters
 Information texts
 Handwriting
 Spelling and Grammar
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Mathematics – main
areas of learning
Shape and space
 Number and place value
 Calculations +,- , x and
 Data collection
 Time
 Money
 Measures
 Tables
 Problem solving
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Our timetable…
Available on the website next week
 Timetables are flexible to meet the
needs of the children
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Routines
Reading/Reading scheme
 Weekly spellings
 Weekly times tables
 Library books
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Home Learning
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Weekly activities as per schedule
Teacher expectations
How to help your child…
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Establish a routine with your child: a set time
and place for home learning to be done
Check what tasks have been set and that your
child understands what needs to be done
Encourage independence: facilitate not
dominate!
Home learning
schedule
Day
Activity
To be returned by…
Sunday
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Reading 10/15 mins
New spellings and spelling
activity to be given.
Monday
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Reading 10/15 mins
Math’s activity
Wednesday
Tuesday
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Reading 10/15 mins
English or Topic activity
Thursday
Wednesday
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Reading 10/15 mins
New times tables given.
Thursday
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Reading 10/15 mins
Tuesday
Spellings tested the
following Sunday
Sunday
Tables tested the
following Wednesday.
Please note that reading books and diaries should be returned daily in your
son/daughter’s folder.
Expectations
In Year 3, the children will be encouraged to:
Further develop their ability to work
independently, in pairs and groups
Manage their routines maturely
To develop their personal goals
To present their work in a variety of ways
To become self motivated to achieve their
subject goals.
Reward systems
Class rewards
 Stickers
 House points
 House system – contributing to team
success
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Looking ahead…
Theme days – Greek Day, International
Day, Book week.
 Trips -Pharaonic Village ,Road
9/Carrefour
 Events – Class assembly, Sports Day,
Swimming Gala, Halloween.
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Middle School production
The Home School
Partnership
Lines of communication:
Open
Door Policy
Home School Book
E-mail ([email protected])
Appointment
Parent Consultations in November, March,
and June
School website
Key
information about the year group
including: curriculum, timetables, how
you can help your child at home
Newsletter and magazine - emailed to
parents
Curriculum evenings - to be arranged
FOMBIS
Halloween – [email protected]
 Class volunteer system –
class parent coffee morning?
trips
parties
cooking
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Any Questions...?