Welcome to Year 3

Year 3 Team Miss Irwin – Chestnut Class Teacher Miss Young- Beech Class Teacher Mrs Lambert – Teaching Assistant (Monday-Thursday) Mrs Berry – Teaching Assistant (Friday)

Skills based Curriculum Topic based learning: Literacy History DT Geography Quest Numeracy Art Music ICT

English Power of reading-we base our English learning on a book for the half term. Spellings – test on Thursdays.

Reading bookmarks Please sign reading records every weekend and every time your child has read (daily). It is expected that your child reads at least 3 times a week. Learning key words and asking questions about the books that they are reading.

Maths Mastery approach-fluency, reasoning and problem solving. For example: Always, sometimes, never. An odd number is always divisible by 3. Weekly times tables test Your child needs to know their 4 and 8 times tables. They should be confident with their 2, 3, 5 and 10 from KS1.

Targets Your child will have a English and maths target each term. Targets will be given at parent’s evening so that you can help. Please do not hesitate to come in and ask for any advice or resources to help your child achieve their targets.

Homework Maths and English will be given on the passport format like last year. It is expected that 4 activities (bronze award) are completed in both maths AND English. Weekly Spellings Times table practise Daily reading-recorded on the reading bookmark

­Home journal This is a home-school contact book. This special book needs to be brought in every day. This book is where: Weekly spellings will be stuck in You complete your homework tasks (if they are required to be on paper) Messages will be sent home Messages from home can be written

Twice a week– PE and games kit Physical Education Twice a week– PE and games kit PE-indoor Tuesday PE-outdoor Wednesday (Thursday autumn 1 due to forest school)

Winter Games Kit PE Kit Plain tracksuit White T-shirt Trainers Green shorts Black plimsolls Winter Games Kit Plain tracksuit Trainers

Forest School-autumn 1 Waterproof coat Waterproof trousers Old jeans/tracksuit bottoms, jumper and t-shirt Old trainers or wellington boots Hat, scarf and gloves

Healthy Minds Water bottles – access all day Healthy lunchboxes Healthy School Meals

Year 3 Promises Developing independence Responsibilities to take care of their own belongings, letters, homework and PE/ Games kit To ask for help whenever the children require it

Behaviour and Discipline Positive praise Red and Yellow traffic light Parental involvement

Thank You Thank you for attending and we look forward to getting to know you all!