Welcome 3AR & 3AH to the Year 3 page  

The Year 3 team is thrilled to be part of your child’s start to KS2 and we hope they are excited as we are! We have lots of wonderful activities planned for the year ahead and we can’t wait to get started!

The Year 3 Team:

3AR – Mrs Reed supported by Mrs Marsh 

3AH – Mrs Hill, Mrs Atchison (Thursday) supported by Ms Martin and Mrs Nunn

Class Teacher’s planning time will be covered by Ms Martin.

Start of the Day:

Children must be accompanied onto the KS2 yard by an adult. A senior member of staff will blow the whistle at 8.45 am and the children must line up. You may leave at this point, if you wish. Please note, children must line up and walk into school unattended. If your child is late, you will need to take them to the main office to be signed in; please do not ring the Year 3 doorbell. Should you need to speak to member of staff, the end of the day is often better as we have more time to chat and it also gives us a chance to make notes so we don’t forget any important handover information.

End of the Day:

School finishes at 3.20pm; children in Year 3 are not allowed to walk home alone, they must be collected by an adult. If someone different is collecting your child, please inform the office who will let us know. We will not let your child go home if we have not been informed. If you are running late, we will take your child to the office for you to collect from there. When collecting, please help us to identify you as it is extremely busy out there and it is difficult for us to see individuals!

Snacks and Water Bottles:

Snacks can be brought in from home, this must be healthy fruit or vegetables. School do not provide snacks for KS2 children. Children must be bring a clearly named water bottle to school every day, regardless of the weather; it’s really hot in our classrooms!

Times Table Rockstars and Maths Homework

In KS2, your child will be using a program called Times Table Rockstars.  It is designed to increase your child’s confidence and rapid recall of times table facts. They have been provided with a login which they will use throughout their time in KS2. Further details can be found on the accompanying letter. Your child’s login is stuck into the front of their reading record.  They are expected to complete at least 30 minutes a week of online TTRS practice; this will be explained to the children in class so they should be able to complete this independently. In addition, one piece of written homework will be sent home on a Friday to be returned the following Thursday. We will mark it together, in class.

Reading

Your child will bring home a book chosen from the selection within the Year 3 library; they are expected to read it to an adult at home, 4 times a week. All children are expected to change their own books in school once they have finished. Any other reading that your child does at home, please record it in their diary.

Spellings

In Year 3, we follow the Ready Steady Spell programme. The words your child will bring home are words to learn from the previous week’s learning in school. The reason for this is to ensure the retention of previously learnt spelling patterns. There will be ten spellings in total, please don’t worry if this seems a lot, just learn what you can!

PE:

During the Spring term PE will take place on:

3AH: Tuesday

3AR: Wednesday

Please provide your child with kit suitable for both indoor and outdoor sessions. Ideally, they should bring their PE kit into school on a Monday where they will keep it in their locker until Friday.

What to bring each day:

Our lockers are very narrow and compact! All your child needs to bring is:

• Snack (if required)
• Water bottle
• Reading book and record
• Any homework to be handed in.
• PE kit (to be kept in all week)
• Weather appropriate outerwear.

Kind Regards,

Mrs Reed, Mrs Hill, Mrs Aitchison, Miss Martin, Mrs Marsh and Mrs Nunn... The Year 3 Team