Primary 3/4 Numeracy focus this term:

• Mental Maths: Counting in 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, 100s, number bonds, 2X tables, number facts, doubles and halves, mental addition.
• Number: Missing number, number sequences, numbers before, after and in between, place value, partitioning numbers, greater than, less than, equal to, odd and even, number patterns, addition.
• Measures: 2D shapes & properties, symmetry, time – o’clock, half past, quarter past, data handling – pictographs, basic fractions

Primary 3/4 Literacy focus this term:

• Phonics – Focusing on a range of sounds from Initial Code into the Extended Code.
• Comprehension – reading a text and answering questions in full sentences.
• Grammar – Capital Letters, full stops, nouns, verbs, past tense verbs, adjectives
• Handwriting – Following the Nelson Handwriting Scheme.
• Creative Writing – writing poetry, 6 step writing in association with Recount Writing
• Talking & Listening Activities
• Seasonal Activities including Halloween Writing
• Reading class novels – The Magic Finger & The Twits
• Visits to the Library – learning how to take books out and return them
• Accelerated Reading activities.