Year 3 September 2020 St Georges Primary School

Year 3 September 2020 St George's Primary School, St George's Road, Wallasey, CH 45 3 NF Tel: 0151 6386014 schooloffice@stgeorges. wirral. sch. uk

A Message From the Y 3 Team. At present school life is very different and many of you haven’t been to school since March. We hope our presentation will give you lots of important information and help your transition into your new year group. However, as we move forward, routines and changes in the organisation of our school day may still be affected thus some of the information shared with you may not be accurate in September. If this is the case we will endeavour to keep you informed and updated. Thank you for your understanding. The Year 3 team.

Transition As we are unable to do our usual transition activities this year, we have done our best to ensure that you get all the information you need for September. Currently our plans for transition include: • A video of the teachers - this will be posted on the website. This will introduce the staff and show the children where their classrooms will be. • In July teachers will meet their new children in small groups in school – if this is possible. • The Power. Point on the website • The Year Group page on the website • Dedicated email address year 3@stgeorges. wirral. sch. uk

The Year 3 Team AHT Mrs Chambers 3 A Mrs Kisby 3 B Miss Cumming 3 C Miss Bennett/Mrs Drogomirecki 3 D Miss Mulheirn Additional adults: Mr Thomas, Mrs Roberts, Mrs Stewart, Miss Catton

School Day (example) Lower Site Upper Site 8. 50 am (classrooms open) 8. 40 am (gate opens) Registration 9. 00 am 8. 50 am End of Day 3. 30 pm 3. 20 pm Gates or classes open

A Typical Morning 8. 55 am Doors open 9. 00 am Registration 9. 05 -9. 15 am MHWB activity 9: 20 am English – spelling, reading, grammar, writing, accelerated reader 10: 45 am Break-time 11: 00 am Counting and mental fluency 11: 15 am Maths 12: 15 am Lunch Time Start and finish times may change slightly to accommodate staggered entry and exit procedures.

English Children’s English lessons will consist of Reading : • Accelerated Reader - this was not used in Y 2 so will be new to your children (more guidance will follow) • Shared Reading • Home Reading at least 4 times a week reading journals brought into school daily (depending on government guidance)

English cont… Writing : Will be age appropriate and will be linked to grammar, punctuation and spelling focus and high quality texts. Spelling: We are using the Read Write Inc approach for Year 3 and 4. In September, we will do lots of revision from the year 2 units. Oracy: Opportunities to improve their oracy skills will be threaded throughout the curriculum.

Mathematics • The children will be delivered a curriculum that is split into three parts : Fluency, problem solving and reasoning • Lessons are in two parts: the first 15 minutes, the children will be working on fluency of number, counting skills and times tables • The second part of the lesson will be building upon the concept taught the day before and making small steps of new learning that link to this • Children will follow concrete-pictorial-abstract methods of learning and will be encouraged to use of concrete objects and pictorial representations to uncover the structure of the mathematics being taught • Problem solving and reasoning will happen in every lesson

Play Time and Lunch Time • We have set play and lunch times for Y 3 • Children are asked to bring in a water bottle that will then stay in school. We will wash it and refill it daily. • We will have designated areas to play and this will include the Centenary garden, cage, quiet area and trim trail. • School dinners are offered or a packed lunch can be brought in from home. • School clubs such as PE, relaxation, science club will resume as soon as we can (following Government Guidance).

A Typical Afternoon 1. 15 -1. 25 pm MHWB activity 2 one hour sessions 3: 15 pm 3: 30 pm Humanities/Science/PE/Music/RE and PSHE Reading/story time End of the School Day

Science Laboratory We have recently had a science lab installed at upper site and we can’t wait to use it with all of our children. We are really looking forward to having our Y 3 science lessons in the lab. This will help us to create opportunities to enhance and enrich our high quality science learning. We hope this experience will engage and enthuse many young scientists!

The Wider Curriculum PSHE/RSE- we will be talking to the children about family differences, the effects of smoking, staying safe online, the differences between male and female bodies. Mental health and well being will be a high priority. Behaviour awards- this year gold awards will be given as points and children will collect these and use to buy prizes termly.

Mental Health and Well-Being Mental health and well being is very much a priority at St George’s. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, children have missed school and seeing their friends. In September we will be spending time promoting good mental health. This will be built into our curriculum. We will use the ROAR approach to mental health which feeds into our PSHE curriculum. See the Powerpoint on the Y 4 page for more information. You can find out more on our school website: https: //www. stgeorges. wirral. sch. uk/page/the-roar-response-to-mental-health-inprimary-schools/68633

Zumos We will continue to use Zumos in school and would encourage you to use it at home with your child. We have put the Zumos Parent Presentation on the Year Group Page of the website for you. Through Zumos the children are able to access; ● Meditation and visualisations ● Breathing techniques for relaxation ● Games - Playing the games for 10 mins 3 times per week can alter their cognitive bias. Changing negative feelings into more positive responses. ● Life Book ● Power Quizzes (3 x per year) ● Worry Box - they can communicate with their teacher to tell them about their worries.

PE and Music These lessons will be taught by the class teacher initially and then we will resume our normal routine of having specialist teachers to deliver some subjects (following Government Guidance). Djembe drums- The children will have an hour long lesson fortnightly delivered by Mr Harper and his team. P. E- delivered by specialist teachers Mr Thomas and Mr Knowles

Homework We are looking at innovative ways for children to engage in blended learning away from the classroom to review and consolidate learning. This will be shared with you in September. Daily Home Reading – should be recorded in reading logs (expected 4 times a week, but there is no limit). Weekly Maths Homework is to be completed using the maths homework booklets. These include practical activities that will be allocated by teachers then signed off by a parent/carer at home.

Book 3 Name: _____________ Home Learning Log

Initials & Date 1 2 3 When it comes to times tables, speed and accuracy are important – the more facts your child remembers, the easier it is for them to do harder calculations. Using your child’s login details provided by the class teacher, support your child to practise their times tables online or using the app. In Year 3, your child can play on the single player game ‘Garage’, and the multiplayer game ‘Arena’, in which they can play against rock stars from their class. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Behaviour • Behaviour Zones • Rewards • Consequences • Class Charters Gold Blue Gree n Yello w Orang e

Dragon Club • Our before and after school club offer a range of extra learning opportunities as well as home learning support. We hope that Dragon Club will soon return to support families at St George’s.

Questions If you have any questions please email our Year 3 email address year 3@stgeorges. wirral. sch. uk Thank you.