The Form III year

In form III the children will cover

Maths

Using and applying mathamatics.

• Solve one- and two-step problems involving numbers, money or measures, including time, choosing and carrying out appropriate calculations

• Represent the information in a puzzle or problem using numbers, images or diagrams; use these to find a solution and present it in context, where appropriate using £.p notation or units of measure

• Follow a line of enquiry by deciding what information is important; make and use lists, tables and graphs to organise and interpret the information

• Identify patterns and relationships involving numbers or shapes, and use these to solve problems

• Describe and explain methods, choices and solutions to puzzles and problems, orally and in writing, using pictures and diagrams

Counting and understanding number.

• Read, write and order whole numbers to at least 1000 and position them on a number line; count on from and back to zero in single-digit steps or multiples of 10

• Partition three-digit numbers into multiples of one hundred, ten and one in different ways

• Round two- or three-digit numbers to the nearest 10 or 100 and give estimates for their sums and differences

• Read and write proper fractions, e.g. ³¤₇, ⁹¤₁₀, interpreting the denominator as the parts of a whole and the numerator as the number of parts; identify and estimate fractions of shapes; use diagrams to compare fractions and establish equivalents

Knowing and using number facts.

• Derive and recall all addition and subtraction facts for each number to 20, sums and differences of multiples of 10 and number pairs that total 100

• Derive and recall multiplication facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 times-tables and the corresponding division facts; recognise multiples of 2, 5 or 10 up to 1000

• Use knowledge of number operations and corresponding inverses, including doubling and halving, to estimate and check calculations

Calculating.

• Add or subtract mentally combinations of one- and two-digit numbers

• Develop and use written methods to record, support or explain addition and subtraction of two- and three-digit numbers

• Multiply one- and two-digit numbers by 10 or 100, and describe the effect

• Use practical and informal written methods to support multiplication and division of two-digit numbers (e.g. 13 × 3, 30 ÷ 4); round remainders up or down, depending on the context

• Understand that division is the inverse of multiplication and vice versa and use to derive and record related multiplication and division number sentences

• Find unit fractions of numbers and quantities, e.g. ½, ⅓, ¼ and ¹¤₆ of 12 litres

Understanding shape.

• Relate 2-D shapes and 3-D solids to drawings of them; describe, visualise, classify, draw and make the shapes

• Draw and complete shapes with reflective symmetry and draw the reflection of a shape in a mirror line along one side

• Read and record the vocabulary of position, direction and movement, using the four compass directions to describe movement about a grid

• Use a set-square to draw right angles and to identify right angles in 2-D shapes; compare angles with a right angle; recognise that a straight line is equivalent to two right angles

• Derive and recall multiplication facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 times-tables and the corresponding division facts; recognise multiples of 2, 5 or 10 up to 1000

• Use knowledge of number operations and corresponding inverses, including doubling and halving, to estimate and check calculations

Measuring.

• Know the relationships between kilometres and metres, metres and centimetres, kilograms and grams, litres and millilitres; choose and use appropriate units to estimate, measure and record measurements

• Read, to the nearest division and half-division, scales that are numbered or partially numbered; use the information to measure and draw to a suitable degree of accuracy

• Read the time on a 12-hour digital clock and to the nearest five minutes on an analogue clock; calculate time intervals and find start or end times for a given time interval

Handling data.

• Answer a question by collecting, organising and interpreting data; use tally charts, frequency tables, pictograms and bar charts to represent results and illustrate observations; use ICT to create a simple bar chart

• Use Venn diagrams or Carroll diagrams to sort data and objects using more than one criterion

Science -

Healthy eating & teeth, animals & their habitats, materials, plant and the earth and beyond. This will be taught by both practical and class based tasks.

Geography -

Studies of the local area of Danbury and the surrounding towns, weather around the world and improving the environment.

ICT
Putting text and graphics together to make books and book covers; Using the computer to make musical sequences; an introduction to databases; exploring simulations; e-mail.
This term: an introduction to databases, followed by exploring simulations

Drama

We will be working on the 2 choral speaking/acting pieces and poems for our special assembley.



Other subjects covered are Art, Religious Education, Physical education, Drama and French which are all curriculum linked with the DFEE national strategy. Citizenship is taught as a holistic approach in all subject areas and the pupils have the chance to discuss various issues with their tutor at the end of the school day. Homework is set nightly in the core subject areas and a parent/teacher reading scheme is administered to boost the pupil's confidence in this vitally important area.

The pupils sit internal school assessments in November and June, and regular, course unit tests for the different subjects to assess how well the pupil is doing and how the school can improve the Childs individual educational needs.

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