1. Welcome to Year 3

2. Meet the Team Mrs Tippett (3T) Mr Rouse (3R) Mrs Duncan Mrs Streather
Year 3 Classroom Assistant

3. Communication
If you have any concerns or need to contact your child’s class teacher there are a number of ways to do so:
Pop in before or after school
Write a note in the Reading Log – we will also stick any information needed into these
us or call the office to arrange a time for a meeting or phone call

4. Key Staff Mr Parker – Head of Boys’ Games
Mrs v Zyl – Head of Girls’ Games
Mr Morgan/Mrs Beaumont – Year 3 Sport
Mrs Gee – SENCO – special educational needs
Mr Applegarth-Jones – Head of Middle School
Matron/s – health worries/concerns/lost property

5. Routines
Mornings
If your child arrives before they need to go to the house hall via the back door.
On Mondays, please place kit bags in the cloakroom. The children do not need to enter the classroom unless they have a musical instrument, which will be kept safely in the class cupboard.
08.30 – children are sent out to play on the playground.
If it is raining, children may come in from 8.30 as a teacher will be supervising.
Please note, children are not allowed into the classroom unless supervised.

6. Evening
Pick up by the tree at 4.30pm – If you arrive after this time, your children will be taken to the House hall to wait.
Junior prep/clubs finish at 5.45pm, unless otherwise stated
Pick up from dining room, the ASD or the Art room – depending on the club.
Please make sure your child knows what they are doing after school when you drop them off in the morning

7. Timetables
Each child has their timetable stuck into their reading log.
On occasion, there may be small changes if needed (special assemblies etc.)

8. Snacks
Please ensure snacks are healthy.
Please ensure any food sent to school is completely NUT FREE.
Please make sure all snack boxes are named.
Please ensure your child brings a water bottle into school which is also clearly named. They will be able to refill them during the day.

9. The Y3 Curriculum English
5 hrs a week, including grammar, comprehension, spelling skills
Focus on different high quality texts throughout the term
Emphasis on independent reading and writing
Cursive handwriting skills taught in morning session
Two sets (not to commence until later in the year)
Maths
5 hrs a week
A variety of mental, written, using and applying strategies taught
Pupils encouraged to develop their own investigative skills
Weekly tables tests
Weekly Mental Maths Tests
Two sets – (not to commence until later in the year)

10. Spellings and Times Tables
Spellings: Learn a rule and investigate – often a homework to consolidate.
Times Table: Children will be tested on them in and out of order and the corresponding division facts.
A list of the order we test is stuck in the children’s reading record.
Tables tests will be on a Tuesday.

11. Year 3 Topics
In Year 3, we study the ancient civilisations of Egypt, Greece and Rome.
This influences the Art we do and some of the DT projects.
We also investigate the weather, design a dream classroom and complete a car parking project – to find more spaces here at Stroud.
In Science, we look at materials and their properties, rocks, plants, teeth and healthy eating, magnets and springs and light and shadows.

12. Children will be taught Music, ICT, Games, Drama
and French by specialist teachers.
This will also involve children moving around the school site into different classrooms.
As the children move around the site more in Middle School – it makes it even more important to have every item labelled clearly with their name.
Lost property – if you are missing any items, please feel free to write it up on the board in the year 3 cloakroom

13. Extras and Clubs
In addition to the curriculum, many of your children do a wealth of extra lessons and clubs.
We help children to get to these activities, but will be expecting them to become more independent in this as the year progresses.

14. * Homework is to take no longer than 30 mins
Reading (10 minutes every day) Please record page numbers in the reading record book and write a brief comment
Times tables – regular practice
Homework
Monday
Maths/English consolidation work or topic work * due in on Wednesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
English skills – spelling, comprehension or grammar * due in on Monday
We see homework as a chance for children to practice doing a little bit of work at home and remembering to bring it back to school – as this is something they will be expected to do more and more as they move up the school – not something for them to agonise over.
* Homework is to take no longer than 30 mins

15. Feedback on Progress
Targets will be provided in the Christmas report for English and Maths.
Full report at the end of the year.
In addition to two parent’s evenings – the first being primarily pastoral in nature, the second looking more at academic progress.

16. All key dates regarding Year 3 are recorded on the school calendar, which can also be accessed via the school website…
Later in the year…
Prepared talks
Dance and Gym evening
Greek Visitor
Roman day
Visit to Fishbourne Roman Palace
Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey!)

17. The VLE

18. Thank you for listening! We look forward to an happy and exciting year!