Welcome to Year 3!

Hello everyone and welcome to Year 3 with Ms Hart, Mr Cowhig and Miss Stocking.

Important dates to remember can be found by clicking this link

Important information

• The school day starts at 08:45 each day and finishes at 15:15
• We will line up on the KS2 playground with children from 08.40 so that they are ready for morning tasks.
• If you are late, please take your child to the main office to sign them in.
• If you are collecting your child from school early, please collect them from the main office with the relevant evidence for early collection.  
• Please ensure that your child is wearing the correct uniform each day. Please see the school's uniform policy here.
• This half term, all three classes will have PE on a Thursday. Each class will have an additional PE session. Dates will be posted on the windows.  
• On days with PE, please send your child into school in appropriate PE kit according to the uniform policy. No sports team tops. 
• If your child has an after-school sports club, please send your child to school in their uniform and they will be given time to change into their PE kits before the club starts. 
• Please can you remember to pre-order your child's dinner on Parent Pay. If you need any support, please contact the office.
• All correspondence from school will only be sent through the School Spider App. If you haven't done so already, please download the app and collect your login details from the main office.

Reminders

• Please provide your child with a water bottle that can be used each day. There are facilities in school for these to be refilled.
• We are a Healthy School, so please ensure that your child's water bottle is only filled with water and their snacks follow the Healthy Schools Policy.
• Don't forget to clearly label any clothing/shoes/coats with your child's name and class to prevent them from getting mixed up/lost.
• Please send your child into school daily with their reading book and planner.

Homework

• Spellings - Your child will be given a spelling list to practice at home. They are tested on these spellings on the following week.
• Maths - Your child will be given a piece of Maths homework to complete each week. It will be handed out every Friday and is expected to be returned by the following Wednesday.
• Reading - Please ensure that you are reading with your child for at least 15 minutes each evening. When you have read with them, please let us know by writing a comment in their planner. We check planners each week and give out rewards to children that are reading at home.
• Purple Mash - Your child has received their log-in details to access PurpleMash online. There are various tasks that you can access to help support your child's learning in lots of different ways, including TO DOs set by the team in school. 
• TTRockstars - Your child has also received log-in details to access TTRockstars. This is a fun and engaging way to help children practise their times tables and division facts, which will help them with their Maths learning in school.

General

We are learning about some fantastic topics this term. The topics that we will be exploring are:

• Literacy -  Mirror (Informal Letter), The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis (Narrative), and Dragonracers by Peter Bunzel (Character Description and Persuasive Article).
• Maths - Number: Mass & Capacity, Fractions, Money, Time, Shape, and Statistics.
• Class Novel - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis and Dragonracers by Peter Bunzel
• Science - How Plants Grow, Light & Shadow
• History - The Romans
• Geography - Italy and Pompeii
• Art & Design - Positive & Negative Space
• Design & Technology - Light Boxes
• Music - Playing recorders including reading and writing music
• PE - Football, Cricket, Rounders, and Tennis
• ICT - Email, Simulation, Graphing,  and Spreadsheets
• French - Transport, and A Circle of Life
• Trip - Thursday 12th June - Chester Roman Experience Day

Please see attached in the files section the knowledge organisers for each subject. This will give you an overview of what your child is learning about.

Please keep checking the Year 3 page for further updates.

Thank you,

The Year 3 team