Year 3 English Reading Autumn Term In the autumn term Year 3 children will: have a reading age of 8 years discuss the meaning of words in context retrieve and record information from a variety of fiction texts identify the main themes of what we are reading ask and answer questions about the text we are reading Spring Term In the spring term Year 3 children will: have a reading age of 8 years and 5 months retrieve and record information from a variety of non-fiction texts summarise the main ideas from more than one paragraph discuss what we know about the character's thoughts and feelings from their actions make predictions about what might happen next based on the evidence in the text Summer Term In the summer term Year 3 children will: have a reading age of 8 years and 10 months retrieve and record information from a variety of poetry use evidence from the texts to support our opinions about a character's thoughts and feelings Identify and discuss words which make the reader interested Discuss how the organisation of texts contributes to meaning 1/1 1/2 Suggested Reading Expected Standard of Work Writing Autumn Term In the Autumn Term Year 3 children learn: to write upper and lower case letters of the correct size, orientation and relationship to each other to join letters appropriately to use spacing between words that reflect the size of the letters to create a story map which supports the structure of a piece of writing to embellish simple sentences using adjectives, adverbs of time and prepositions to describe settings to use coordinating conjunctions to create compound sentences to puncture the beginnings and ends of sentences accurately to create a story map which has been learnt from the structure of another piece of writing to embed prepositional phases in writing to express time, cause and place to choose nouns and adjectives for clarity ad cohesion to use simple adverbials at the start of sentences to embellish simple adjectives, adverbs of time and prepositions to describe character to elaborate on endings to proofread writing for spelling and punctuation errors linked to the Autumn Term curriculum Spring Term In the Spring Term Year 3 children learn: to create a formal plan which supports the structure of a piece of writing to embellish simple sentences using adjectives, adverbs of time and prepositions to advance the plot to express time, cause and place through the use of adverbs and fronted adverbials to create sentences of three for description to organise writing using headings and subheadings to elaborate on openings to create dialogue which describes character to use superlatives and comparatives to enhance description to create sentences of three for persuasion to use short, simple sentences to create effect to use the present perfect tense instead of the simple past to proofread writing for spelling and punctuation errors linked to the Spring Term curriculum to evaluate and edit word by making changes to grammar and vocabulary Summer Term In the Summer Term Year 3 children learn: to use dialogue to advance the action to use topic sentences to introduce non fiction paragraphs to write sentences with more than one clause using relative pronouns to choose verbs for clarity and cohesion to organise writing into paragraphs to group related materials to create fronted adverbials to add in detail and punctuate them correctly to create complex sentences using a variety of clause types to use a variety of subordinating and coordinating conjunctions within a text to choose single-clause and multi-clause sentences for effect to choose specific vocabulary to match the content of the text to proofread writing for spelling and punctuation errors linked to the Year 3 curriculum to evaluate and edit work by making changes to grammar and vocabulary linked to Year 3 curriculum Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Autumn Term In the Autumn Term Year 3 children will: to write from memory simple sentences, dictated by teacher, which include the spelling and punctuation taught so far to use the first two or three letters of a word to check its spelling in the dictionary to add suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words and recognise if the spelling of the original word needs to change to add the suffix -ly to an adjective to form an adverb and recognise where the spelling of the adverb needs to change to identify the subject and object in a simple sentence to punctuate a simple sentence using a range of punctuation to recognise a noun/adjective/verb in a sentence to recognise the four sentence types (statement, command, question, exclamation) to identify whether to use 'a' or 'an' depending on whether the word which follows begins with a consonant letter or a vowel letter to understand what a prefix is; know what the prefixes un- dis- and mis- mean; to spell words with these prefixes what the prefixes pre- and re- mean; to spell words with these prefixes to understand what a homophone is; to recognise common homophones; to spell given homophones to spell the list of Autumn term 'Words We Need To Know' to identify that prefixes are added to the beginnings of words and change their meaning; to identify that suffixes are added to the end of words and change their function to identify where prepositions, conjunctions and adverbs are used to express time, cause and place to identify the simple present progressive verb forms; to identify the simple past and past progressive verb forms Spring Term to write from memory simple sentences, dictated by teacher, which include the spelling and punctuation taught so far to spell words which sound like 'shun' but are spelt 'sion' to spell words with a 'k' sound which are spelt 'ch' to spell words with a 'sh' sound which are spelt 'ch' to identify the main clause in a sentence to identify simple noun phrases in a sentence to create simple noun phrases using articles, adjectives and nouns to use commas to mark lists to spell words containing the 'u' sound, spelt 'ou' to spell given homophones, to recognise which homophone to choose determined by the context of the sentence to spell the list of Spring term 'Words We Need To Know' to identify the present prefect tense; to use the present tense instead of the past tense to use inverted commas to demarcate speech to form nouns using a range of prefixes to identify word families from give common words to identify the main and subordinate clause in a sentence Summer Term to write from memory simple sentences, dictated by teacher, which include the spelling and punctuation taught so far to spell contraction word correctly to spell word s which sound like 'shun' but are spelt '-tion', '-sion', '-ssion', and '-cian'; to recognise which is the most likely ending from an unfamiliar word to identify word families from given common words; to classify the words within these families to identify and use apostrophes for contraction to identify synonyms for simple adjectives to spell given homophones; to recognise which homophone to choose determined by the context of the sentence to spell words where the 'i' sound is spelt with a 'y' not at the end of the word to spell words with the 'ay' sound using 'ei' 'eigh' or 'ey' to spell the entire list of Year 3 Words we Need To Know to identify and classify adjectives/onions/adverbs and prepositions within a sentence and to explain their purpose Statutory Words Spellings

PSHE - Personal, Social, Health and Economic PHSE at Hamstel Junior School: Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education is a school subject through which pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future. It helps children and young people to stay healthy and safe, while preparing them to make the most of life and work. PSHE education also helps pupils to achieve their academic potential. Most of PSHE education became statutory for all schools from September 2020 under the Children and Social Work Act 2017. This now includes Relationships Education (including Sex Education for our older children) and Health Education. At Hamstel Junior School, our aim is to offer our children a wealth of perspectives about the world we live in. We encourage them to believe that they have an element of control over at least some of the situations they encounter. We want our children to enjoy and be sure of their place in the world. By the time they leave us, we hope for them to have high expectations and the knowledge – and confidence - to make the right choices for themselves in order to live a happy and healthy life. Year 3 In Year 3 children will learn: to understand the importance of determination and perseverance to recognise how to maintain positive and healthy relationships and how to keep themselves safe to recognise conflicting emotions and how to listen to or overcome these what positively and negatively affects their physical, mental and emotional health and how to make informed choices to live a 'balanced lifestyle' to be aware of life changes, personal space and how to be safe online Year 4 In Year 4 children will learn: to understand that failure is a part of the learning process to realise the consequences of bullying and discrimination to recognise and mange risks to understand health and safety, basic first aid procedures and where and how to get help how to make informed choices about responsibilities to others and responsibilities to look after their own mental and physical health to be aware of changes as people grow up, how to stay safe and be aware of gender stereotypes Year 5 In Year 5 children will learn: to understand that challenge is positive to listen to and respond respectfully to others and work collaboratively with a wide range of people to understand the role money plays in life to be able to identify and reflect on emotions and distinguish between big and small emotions using appropriate language about how medicines, common substances and drugs (including alcohol, tobacco and 'energy drinks') can damage their immediate and future health and safety to name female and male body parts, understand puberty, periods and wet dreams and understand how to be assertive Year 6 In Year 6 children will learn: to set achievable personal goals and successfully reflect on these and set 'next steps' to understand why and how laws are rules and laws are made and the importance of human rights to be critical of what they see and read in the media and understand that pressure can come with a variety of sources to explain the various aspects of mental health and how to look after their mental health how to solve a problem and how to negotiate and persuade when problems solving with others how babies are made (including assisted fertility) to understand multiple births, peer pressure and know about sexual orientation, discrimination and equal opportunities 1/1

Learning Conversations take place in the autumn term to see how your child is settling into his/her new class and in the spring term to discuss progress. Parents should use their School Cloud account to book their child's Learning Conversation. Learning Conversations Learning Conversations take place in the autumn term to see how your child is settling into his/her new class and in the spring term to discuss progress. Parents should use their School Cloud account to book their child's Learning Conversation. Hybrid Learning Conversations Parents have the choice to book a face-to-face meeting or a virtual one. Setting up a School Cloud Account Please visit School Cloud and fill in the boxes with your information to create your School Cloud account. Please ensure you use your child’s full legal name when completing their details otherwise your account will not be recognised by the school’s Information Management system and you will not be able to book your child’s Learning Conversation. Open Evening Our Open Evening takes place in the summer term (usually July) when the children are encouraged to share their work with parents/carers.

We hope that you find the Key Information booklet useful and that it provides you with the information you need for the new academic year. The booklet includes essential information including details of pick up locations, term dates and school meals. Key Information Booklet We hope that you find the Key Information booklet useful and that it provides you with the information you need for the new academic year. The booklet includes essential information including details of pick up locations, term dates and school meals. Click below to read the booklet. Hamstel Junior School Tour Admissions Forms Online Safety Agreement and IT and Photo Permission Form Consent for School Trips Form Medicines Form (If applicable)

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11+ What is the 11+? The 11+ is a series of tests sat by children to gain a place in year 7 at several local schools. The purpose of the 11+ test is to select the children who have the potential to thrive in an environment which provides a highly academic curriculum and a range of challenging pursuits. Key Information Please click here to watch a presentation from Mr Goddard where he explains about the 11+ process and considerations that need to be taken into account by parents and carers who are considering a place at a selective school for their child. Please note that this was filmed two years ago so the dates and familiarisation sessions will be slightly different this year. ​ The Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex ​ The 11+ in Southend is administered by CSSE. Please click here to access their website for the latest information and to register your child for the test. ​ CSSE Admission Booklet or 2022 Entrance Southend High School for Girls Launchpad WHSG 11+ Familiarisation Sessions - Year 5 Girls ​ SHSG Launchpad Familiarisation Sessions ​ 1/1

Values & Ethos At Hamstel we aim: To welcome each child into a caring community, so that by being valued they learn to value others. To promote in each child confidence to do their best at all times and encourage them to be persistent to meet the challenges that they may encounter in life. To promote in each child an enjoyment for learning and school. To provide a stimulating and varied curriculum so that every child is encouraged to develop her or his understanding and skills to their fullest potential. To promote in all our children an attitude of self-discipline, responsibility and independence so they, as adults, may make a real contribution to their community in a changing world. We hope to give every child….. The opportunity to develop the skills and acquire the understanding which provides a firm foundation for all future learning. An education that is broad and balanced, covering all areas of the National Curriculum as well as important areas of health, safety, personal and social development and religious education An understanding of all communities and the cultural diversity that makes the modern world. The recognition that each child will develop at his or her own rate. A sense of pride and respect for each pupil’s personal identity and fairness for all regardless of gender, race, social background or physical diversity. The challenge, encouragement and understanding necessary to reach his or her full potential. Hamstel Rights ​ We all have the right to... ​ Respect Be Safe Learn ​ ​ Hamstel Habits ​ Courage Determination Excellence ​ 1/1

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Curriculum Overview 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 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Art & Design Computing Design & Technology 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