Welcome to Year 3 Meet the teacher Welcome

Welcome to Year 3 Meet the teacher

Welcome! Year 3 and 4 Phase Leader: Becky Towner-Yates Year 3 teachers and teaching assistants: Miss Murray, Mrs Rice, Mr Hulme Duvall, Miss Skelton, Mrs Milner, and Miss Keen

Curriculum Overview “I believe it is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be to not explore at all. ” - Ernest Shackleton

Reading • Reading books and reading records are to be brought into school every day. Children are expected to keep a note of where they have read up to in their book. Please listen to your child read as frequently as possible and record this in their records. There may be some delay in receiving new reading books due to books being quarantined after use. • Ask them questions about the text, make predictions, discuss characters, to check their understanding.

• Maths There will be eight maths sessions a week. Four will focus on fluency and four on reasoning and problem solving skills. Links will be made through the maths to other areas of the curriculum. • The children will have access to Mymaths, Times-Table Rockstars and Education City. • We will expect all children to spend some time revising/learning their times. Tables and number bonds. This can be done on interactive games on Education City and Times Table Rock stars (to be sent out after the October half term. ) 2 s, 5 s and 10 s should be revised from previous years and the 3 s 4 s and 8 s should now be learnt.

Spelling • The children will be learning and practising their spelling each week in school. At home, we would like them to practise these spelling and any other words that use the rule. • The children will not be formally assessed on these spellings but it is very important that they are able to spell these words in their writing.

Home Learning • This will focus on key skills in English and maths. We expect children to: • - Read • - Practise their spelling • - Practise their times tables • - Complete any Mymaths or extra tasks as set by the class teacher. We would appreciate the children completing these activities as often as possible throughout the week to support them in the consolidation of their key skills.

Rewards and Sanctions • The children will have 30 minutes Golden Time on a Friday. • Children can lose Golden Time if they break the Golden Time Rules but are given the opportunity to earn it back. • Class Dojo’s are used in KS 2 and are awarded for work, attitude and behaviour both in the classroom and around school.

School Equipment • • Outdoor games and Learning- Monday and Tuesday pm Games/Outdoor PE – White T-shirt, warm tracksuit or trousers, jumper, trainers. Gloves, hats and outdoor waterproof coat. Jewellery needs to be removed, including earrings. There is no need for your child to bring any equipment into school. Please do not bring in large bags as there is limited space in the classroom. Norbury book bags are sufficient. Children can bring in a labelled water bottle – please bring a clear bottle with a sports cap. No juice or fizzy drinks. Children can bring in their own snacks for playtime – we would encourage the children to bring in healthy snacks. Please ensure all the children have got labels in all items of clothing including all PE kits. Please can all children bring in a pair of wellies where possible.

And finally… We hope that your child feels safe and happy in their return to school. We can assure you that we have done everything possible to ensure they are experiencing a full and varied curriculum irrespective of current events. Thank you for supporting us to do this.