Welcome to Year 3 Information Evening We hope you find this useful! Miss Thomas & Miss Jowett

In Year 3 we encourage... Independence A sense of responsibility Enthusiasm A sense of fun!

General information P.E: –Monday and Wednesday (3J) –Monday and Thursday (3T) French is on Monday mornings with Mrs Papworth PPA- Art (with Mrs Chakraverty) and Music (with Mrs McGrath). Alternate Tuesday afternoons. PPA and PE timetables will change throughout the year (termly) – we will let you know of any changes as they arise.

KS2 Rewards and Sanctions Sanctions Verbal Warning Yellow Card/move Red Card – detention for 15mins at lunch time (not that common) Missing some/all of playtime/Golden time Rewards  Golden Time  House Points/Table Points  Praise Assembly certificates  Stickers

Homework Reading - 10 mins per day or equivalent. Even free readers should read aloud to an adult regularly (at least 3 times a week). Spellings – spelling lists will be given out termly (lists will come out this Friday). Spelling tests happen on a Friday. –Groups – Butterflies and Bumblebees (we will explain this to the children on Friday) Maths – Term 1 – 2, 5 and 10 x tables with division inverses and quick recall. Homework is given out on a Friday and is expected back by the following Friday. –We will endeavour to upload any homework sheets onto the website each week.

Reading Focus on comprehension We hear children read through guided reading sessions. –This allows children to engage in a dialogue and build up comprehension skills. All children will be heard once weekly as part of guided reading. Reading scheme and Free Readers –Book boxes

Topic Cross-curricular topics Every topic will have a launch week and a meaningful outcome which the children will work towards Term 1/2 – What makes a community? Who am I and where do I come from? (Geography focus) Term 3/4 – Battle of the Ancients (History focus) Term 5/6 – Sustainable Communities

English, Maths & RE English – Power of Reading Maths – Fluency (quick recall), problem solving and reasoning. RE – following the God Matters Scheme.

Assessment Up until this year the children have been assessed using levels but under the new curriculum the system for monitoring and assessing children is different As a school we will be using a programme called Target Tracker to monitor how children are progressing through the Year 3 curriculum. We will collect evidence from books, tests and by working with the children to support teacher assessments. Information on how your child is progressing within the curriculum for that year group will be shared with you during the year. More detailed information on the assessment of Maths and English will be given at the information evening on Tuesday 22nd September. Further information for parents on new assessment arrangements will be given to parents in term 3

E-Safety At school we use the SMART rules and Hector the Dolphin Children in all year groups learn about Acceptable Use and being a good digital citizen Information on the school website or speak to Mrs Harvey. Reminder – Facebook's Terms and Conditions state that it is for children aged 13+

Class Trips/activities Trips/ workshops – there will be more later in the term to support the new curriculum Swimming in Summer terms DBS/CRB checks - get them done now One-off payment!

How can I help? Make sure you encourage your child to do their homework Read regularly with your child – even if your child is a free reader. Find opportunities for your child to use numbers in everyday situations and encourage them to do sums in their head Encourage your child to follow up interests and talk about them Help your child to be ready to learn Ensure your child is not tired at school Ensure your child arrives at school on time

Thank you for listening! Questions?