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Stars of the Week!
Congratulations to Esme and Oliwier, our most recent P3 Stars of the Week! They have been working very hard on their numeracy and narrative writing!
P3 have been busy with number formation and addition and subtraction!
Sensory Fun 31 with playdough!
CLIC concepts Week beginning 5/10/26
Counting
It's Nothing New: Halving with Pim: Step 2:
+: 3 + 8, 3 + 9, 4 + 7, 4 + 8, 4 + 9; x: 10x table
Step 13: I Can Add 1 to a Two-Digit Number
P3 Spelling lists Week beginning 5/10/26
Koalas
box
hop
pot
shop
spot
chop
shock
compose
Tigers and Giraffes
boxes
hops
pots
shops
spots
chops
shocking
composing
Weekly Homework structure
Homework jotters with your child’s spelling list will be sent home to be given back to school on the Friday.
Monday
Write the spelling words using Look, say, cover, write, check.
Write a dictation sentence- this is where an adult reads aloud a simple sentence that has one of the spelling words in it, and the child then writes this sentence in their jotter, trying to remember to apply spelling patterns and punctuation.
Draw a line under ‘special friends’ in spelling words and dictation sentence
Tuesday
Write the spelling words using Look, say, cover, write, check.
Write the vowels in red.
Draw syllable divisions in spelling words and dictation sentence.
Wednesday
Write the spelling words using Look, say, cover, write, check.
Choose a cue for each word and draw or write it.
Thursday
Write the spelling words using Look, say, cover, write, check.
Put a rectangle around any root word. Circle any prefix or suffix
Spelling Homework Week Beginning 28/9
P3 are looking at the short 'i'' sound this week for spelling.
The word lists and the homework guide will also be on our P3 google classroom.
Koalas
short /i/
pin
fit
pick
mist
finish
gym
Challenge words:
mystery
system
Tigers
short /i/
pins
fitted
picked
misting
finished
gyms
mysteries
systems
Giraffes
short /i/
unpin
unfit
unpick
misty
finishes
gymnasts
mysterious
ecosystems
Spelling Homework
Spelling Homework
This term, we will be introducing Wraparound Spelling in class. This approach helps children develop their spelling skills through a range of active, engaging and meaningful activities. Pupils will learn weekly spelling patterns and strategies, practise these in a variety of ways, and apply their learning across reading and writing tasks. We encourage children to revisit their spelling words at home to help build confidence and support their progress.
We explored the phases of the moon using oreo cookies.
We started to apply our Wraparound Spelling strategies to help us grow our words.
We built our happy place to speak about our likes, dislikes and feelings.
Weekly structure
Weekly structure
How our sessions will look on a weekly basis alongside homework
Spelling Homework
Spelling Homework
This term, we will be introducing Wraparound Spelling in class. This approach helps children develop their spelling skills through a range of active, engaging and meaningful activities. Pupils will learn weekly spelling patterns and strategies, practise these in a variety of ways, and apply their learning across reading and writing tasks. We encourage children to revisit their spelling words at home to help build confidence and support their progress.
Technical terms
Technical terms
Some terms we will use and introduce during our wraparound spelling sessions!
CLIC - W/B 14/09/26
CLIC - W/B 14/09/26
C - I can read 3d multiples of 100
Remember To:
say the hundreds digit
then say "hundred"
How would you say the number 300?
Challenge: How would you say 420?
L - +: 3 + 8, 3 + 9, 4 + 7, 4 + 8, 4 + 9; x: 10x table
7+4 = 11
9+4 =
Challenge: 9+3 =
I - Swap 'the thing' to another object
What would 3 dogs and 4 dogs be?
What would 3 bananas and 4 bananas be?
Challenge: 4cm + 5cm =
C - I can add 1 to a 2d number
Remember To:
find the number
say which number comes next when you count (or, add one to the ones digit)
11 + 1 =
Challenge: 23 + 1 =
Buddy Time
Buddy Time
We ended the week with some Fun 31 with our buddies!
Pupil of the Week
Pupil of the Week
Well done our pupil of the week for showing fantastic enthusiasm towards her learning all week!
We are learning about 2D and 3D Shapes.
We are learning about 2D and 3D Shapes.
Using sticks and playdough helped us identify edges and vertices of 3D shapes.
Using sticks and playdough helped us identify edges and vertices of 3D shapes.
Mr McCallum's Marvellous MEERKAT
Mr McCallum's Marvellous MEERKAT
Well done to Mr McCallum's Mavellous Meerkat for showing motivation and initiative in his learning.
Some photos from P3's outdoor learning last Wednesday!
Some photos from P3's outdoor learning last Wednesday!
The pupils had games, songs and loose parts play with Mr Miller.
The pupils had games, songs and loose parts play with Mr Miller.
Primary 3 have been reading 'The BFG'
Primary 3 have been reading 'The BFG'
Yesterday, we made BFGs out of junk modelling, and were naming the 3D shapes we had used!
CLIC - WB 31.8.26
CLIC - WB 31.8.26
C - I can read 3d multiples of 100
Remember To:
say the hundreds digit
then say "hundred"
How would you say the number 300?
Challenge: How would you say 420?
L - +: 3 + 8, 3 + 9, 4 + 7, 4 + 8, 4 + 9; x: 10x table
7+4 = 11
9+4 =
Challenge: 9+3 =
I - Swap 'the thing' to another object
What would 3 dogs and 4 dogs be?
What would 3 bananas and 4 bananas be?
Challenge: 4cm + 5cm =
C - I can add 1 to a 2d number
Remember To:
find the number
say which number comes next when you count (or, add one to the ones digit)
11 + 1 =
Challenge: 23 + 1 =
First week of school! (August 2026)
First week of school! (August 2026)
Primary 3 have had a really positive first week of school where we have been mainly getting to know each other, and reminding ourselves of the school expectations.
The pupils have done very well in settling into their routines in the classroom and in the main have been getting on well with one another.
This week, we have started reading 'The BFG' and have done some tasks relating to the novel. We have also done some maths activities and games to get back into numerical ways of thinking. In addition, we have worked on our Class Charter to establish our rules and responsibilities in the classroom and for the school in general.
Class Charter
Class Charter
This is the Primary 3 Class Charter. We discussed in groups, then as a class which rules and responsibilities we should follow in Abbotswell.
The pupils then drew pictures of the various rules and responsibilites which included: Tidying up after ourselves, walking sensibly around the school, including other pupils at break and lunchtime and no fighting / arguing.
Term 1 Overview
Literacy
Literacy
Reading
Children will be given a reading book each Monday and Wednesday. Children will be supported with their recall, comprehension and inference skills as well as working on fluency, phonemic awareness and phonics. Children are encouraged to further develop their reading skills at home as well as in school.
Writing
Children will follow the Cypic writing scheme, with a particular focus on openers followed by a focus on using connectives. Through this learning, the children will be given the tools to make their writing more interesting and engaging.
Spelling
Each week, the pupils will be introduced to a new spelling sound / word. They will learn strategies to help them to remember how to sound out and spell this sound / word. We will use Elkonin boxes and diacritical marking to assist with learning these and pupils will be encouraged to learn these at home too.
Listening and Talking
Throughout the term, children will be encouraged to develop their listening and talking skills through paired, group and class discussions. They will also participate in Buddy Time with the P4 class to encourage and develop social skills and to learn from those a little older than themselves. There will also be opportunities for presentations – of a formal and informal nature. These activities will help to build confidence, resilience and communicating in a respectful manner with one another.
Numeracy
Numeracy
This term, we will continue to develop our numeracy knowledge and understanding through a variety of engaging and interesting practical learning activities.
CLIC
Children will continue to learn numeracy through CLIC (Counting, Learn Its, It's Nothing New and Calculation) sessions and tests to help to develop confidence in numeracy.
Weekly CLIC targets will be posted on the website and it is encouraged that children could practise their learning at home too.
Topic Maths – Shapes and Patterns
P3 will continue to expand their knowledge and understanding of 2D shapes, 3D objects and tiling patterns.
P3 will explore number patterns in more detail and explain the rule associated with a number pattern. They will look at counting forwards and backwards in 2s, 5s, 10s to 100.
Health and Wellbeing
Health and Wellbeing
This term, we will be focusing on our mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing.
The children have started doing their daily check-ins and are into the routine of doing this. They know that they can change their check-in through the course of the day to go with the emotion they are feeling. We will learn how feelings can affect behaviour and relationships and help to develop strategies to regulate their emotions. Health and Wellbeing learning is linked strongly with the GMWP framework, SHANARRI indicators and the UNCRC, ensuring that children feel safe, included, respected and successful in school.
P3 will have RADs on a Tuesday afternoon with Fran and PE on a Thursday morning with Mrs Forbes.
Science
Science
This term, we will be learning about how water can change from one form to another.
The children will be learning about predictions and carrying out experiments. We will also investigate the Earth, Moon and the Sun, and the dangers of looking directly at the Sun. Through discussion, observation and practical activities, the children will develop their enquiry skills and deepen their understanding of the world around them.
Cross Curricular
Cross Curricular
Over the 3 weeks of the Caring Citizens topic, P3s will look at: developing their Class Charter, looking at UNCRC and the rights of the child, why it is important that children have a voice. We will link with HWB topics and discuss looking after our physical and mental wellbeing, how others can help us, and why treating people fairly and equally is so important in our society. We need to understand that every individual is unique, and that we respect them, even if we can’t always get along, or agree with one another.
The children will have many opportunities to participate in discussions about how we can continue to make the classroom, other areas of the school and areas of the community positive places to be where we feel safe, respected and included.
As part of our Around the World topic, we are going to look at Spain. We had a discussion about which countries we are interested in, and subsequently did a class vote, and Spain was the most popular. We are going to look at the location of the Spain on the map, famous landmarks, animals and culture. We will compare Spain with Scotland and we will be researching types of food dishes, cultural events and architecture in Spain.
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