Lower 3

Lower 3 is an exciting year. More subjects are entered into the curriculum and many clubs are open up for pupils to join.

The curriculum includes:

• Regular reading, comprehension, grammar, spelling and writing sessions
• Independent reading
• Developed use and understanding of different genres
• Formal talks and developed range of presentation skills
• Mental addition and subtraction
• 2,3,4,5 &10 times table
• Measurement, fractions & 3D shapes, time and properties of shape
• Introduction of French taught by a specialist languages teacher
• Science, Geography, History and RME taught through the International Primary Curriculum.
• Computer Science developed through the International Primary Curriculum
• Music and PE with specialist teachers

Topics covered:

• ‘Shaping up’
• ‘What’s on the menu’
• ‘Water- On Tap’
• Experiments relating to the body, food and water
• Buddhism and Hinduism

 Trips and activities:

• Deeside Activity Park
• Aberdeen Sports Village
• Techfest
• Farm visits
• Macduff Aquarium
• By L3, clubs and activities are start to open up to pupils including a variety of sports, Bookbusters and the Lower School choir

*The topics, trips and activities may change from time to time