Year 3 Home Learning Daily Timetable English Lesson Maths Lesson Science Lesson

Design & Technology DT at Hamstel Junior School: At Hamstel Junior School, our design and technology lessons prepare our children to take part in the development of our rapidly changing world. Creative thinking encourages children to make positive changes to their quality of life. The subject encourages children to become autonomous and creative problem-solvers, both as individuals and as part of a team. It enables them to identify needs and opportunities and to respond by developing ideas and eventually making products and systems. Through the study of design and technology, the children combine practical skills with an understanding of aesthetic, social and environmental issues, as well as different functions and industrial practices. This allows the children to reflect on and evaluate present and past design and technology, its uses and impact. Design and technology helps all children to become discriminating and informed consumers and potential innovators. Our children are the designers of our future and so it is important that they are given the creative opportunities to express themselves. Year 3 In Year 3 children will learn: to name food groups to understand that food can be seasonal and has to be grown, farmed or caught to safety follow recipes to prepare and combine a variety of ingredients to use knowledge of existing products to design a functional product to create annotated designs to safely measure, mark out, cut, assemble and join with some accuracy to choose suitable tools and materials and plan stage of use to investigate and analyse products to strengthen frames using diagonal struts to understand how mechanical systems create movements Year 4 In Year 4 children will learn: to use prior knowledge to design a functional and appealing product to create designs using exploded diagrams to use techniques which require more accuracy to cut, shape, join and finish work to use knowledge of material's functional and aesthetic qualities to select and plan to consider how products might be improved and how well they meet the needs of the user to apply learnt techniques to strengthen structures and explore ideas Year 5 In Year 5 children will learn: to understand to main food groups and nutrients to understand how ingredients are safely grown, reared, caught to select and combine appropriate ingredients and techniques to research existing products to inform and design of an innovative product to create prototypes to show ideas to make careful and precise measurements to produce plans including materials, tools and techniques to guide making to make detailed evaluations about products considering the views of others to improve work Year 6 In Year 6 children will learn: to generate, develop, model and communicate ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer-aided design to apply knowledge of materials and techniques to refine and rework product to use technical knowledge and accurate skills to problem solve during the making process to use knowledge of well established designs to further explain the effectiveness of products to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce complex structures accurately and appropriately to apply understanding of computing to program, monitor and control the product 1/1 1/2

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Year 5 Expected Standard of work 1/1 This is an example of the standard if fiction text that a Year 5 pupil should be able to read and understand. We would expect that a Year 5 pupil would be able to read this text fluently and with expression. We would also expect that they would be able to answer the following type of questions; Questions about word meaning Which word - in lines 3-7, how’s that Sylvia was unhappy about Bonnie’s actions? Questions that ask you to extract information from the passage Find and copy the words which are used to describe what the temple looks like Questions that ask you to summarise the text Describe where the girls go on their journey Questions that ask you to use the clues in the text to produce a reasoned answer Who or what do you think the ‘two small black dots’ (Line 15) belong to? Questions that ask you to use the text to make predictions Where do you think the boy is taking them too? Questions relating to the meaning of the whole text What reasons can you find to show that the girls needed to hurry? Questions about the author’s choice of language What is the author suggesting when she says that Bonnie knew her way by instinct? (Line 21) Questions that ask you to compare different parts of the text Compare the girls’ feelings about their journey through the trees.

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Year 3 Expected Standard of work 1/1 This is an example of the standard if fiction text that a Year 3 pupil should be able to read and understand. We would expect that a Year 3 pupil would be able to read this text fluently and with expression. We would also expect that they would be able to answer the following type of questions; Questions about word meaning Which word - in lines 1-5 - means the same as well-known? Questions that ask you to extract information from the passage Where was the house that Tom lived in? Questions that ask you to summarise the text Describe what you know about Tom’s family. Questions that ask you to use the clues in the text to produce a reasoned answer Why did Tom’s secret worry him? Questions that ask you to use the text to make predictions Do you think Tom will stay with his mother all through the story? Explain your answer. Questions relating to the meaning of the whole text In what way does Jack differ in appearance from his brothers? Questions about the author’s choice of language Why did the author describe the wolves’ jaws as dripping? (Line 18) Questions that ask you to compare different parts of the text How you you think the brothers feel about their adventures? How do you think Tome feels about their adventures?

The school follows the National Curriculum which was introduced in September 2014. Children are taught the three core subjects of English, Mathematics and Science. Curriculum The school follows the National Curriculum which was introduced in September 2014. Children are taught the three core subjects of English, Mathematics and Science. They are also taught the foundation subjects: History, Geography, Design and Technology (D & T), Physical Education, Computing, French, Art and Design and Music. Religious Education is also taught through the locally agreed syllabus. These subjects are often approached through topic-based, cross curricular learning which encompasses National Curriculum core and foundation subjects in a relevant and meaningful way. Teaching will involve a variety of styles with great emphasis being placed on the high quality of children’s work. If you have any further questions about the curriculum please feel free to contact the school office and somebody will be more than happy to help. Click on the buttons below to access the curriculum for each year group Subjects Art & Design Computing D & T English French Geography History Maths Music PE PSHE RE Science The National Curriculum Click here to read more about the national curriculum on www.gov.uk If you have any further questions about the curriculum please feel free to contact the school office and somebody will be more than happy to help. 1/1

The school follows the National Curriculum which was introduced in September 2014. Children are taught the three core subjects of English, Mathematics and Science. Spellings Cartas para casa Jantar Cardápio Jantar Cardápio Jantar Cardápio 1/1

Hamstel Junior School uses ParentPay for all bookings and payments. This means every parent/carer will need an online account. All parents will need their log in information to set up an account. Online Payments & Bookings Hamstel Junior School uses Arbor Parent Portal for all bookings and payments. Your child's school meals must be booked via this portal or the app in advance regardless of whether you are entitled to free school meals or you pay for them. This means every parent/carer will need an online account. All parents will need their log in information to set up an account. Please contact the school office if you need any support with setting up your account. The school does not accept cash payments. Pai Pagar *There is also an app for Apple or Android. From September 2025:

Over the year, the children will be taught a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a range of opportunities to support and extend their learning. ​ Year 5 Over the year, the children will be taught a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a range of opportunities to support and extend their learning. More information about the curriculum at Hamstel Junior School can be found under ‘Curriculum’. Meet the team 5H- Year group leader Miss Hall 5D Miss Dobson 5L Mr Lynch 5Mu Miss Murphy 5A Miss Austin Library Children should have their library books in school every day. Monday - 5L and 5D Tuesday - 5M Wednesday - 5A Friday - 5H 1/1 Year 5 Letters Newsletters Arbor Calendar Lunch Menu 11+ PE Children should wear their PE kit to school on the days they have PE. Parents will be notified if these days change. Monday - 5L and 5M Tuesday - 5A Wednesday - 5D, 5H, 5L and 5M Thursday - 5H Friday - 5A and 5D Skreens Park Spellings KIRFs Key Dates 2026-2027 * Dates may be liable to change, please use as a guide. Year 5 Curriculum Overview Homework Homework expectations for each week Year 5 Reading - daily reading for approx. 25 minutes - 10 Books to Read in year 5 Spelling - weekly spelling task - searching the books read at home for words matching the weekly spelling pattern/ learning the list of 'Words We Need to Know' Maths - daily practice of the key skills (KIRFs) as outlined for each half term. Additional homework will also be set for those children attending 11+ clubs or receiving additional support TT Rock Stars - Practising your tables regularly will really help you learn them and speed up your recall. Using TT Rock Stars will help you. Aim to practise your tables every day. Year 5 Latest News Ainda não há posts publicados nesse idioma Assim que novos posts forem publicados, você poderá vê-los aqui.

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