Welcome To Year 3 Autumn Term 2017

PE – Woking Football Club Tuesday afternoon House Colours - Winter kit includes, sweatshirt, jogging bottoms and trainers (not plimsolls) Extra socks Everything named

Reading Children are in the process of having their fingerprint ID created – only an internal programme and cannot be accessed externally All reading scheme books are scanned in and out A number of opportunities each week to change books – please be patient with us while systems and routines are put in place Bookmarks – key questions linked to their level Expectation to read a minimum of 3times a week (between 5 and 10 minutes) Parent to record reading and sign off finished book – see example Reading five times a week = name on Reading Challenge Parent helpers are very important Guided Reading is an opportunity for teachers to hear children read and enables input and assessment

School Website http://www.westbyfleetjunior.org.uk How to access Year group page and useful links

Homework Achievable We begin with structured activities to enable children to work increasingly independently Support Spelling rules Y3 New National Curriculum (Linked to phonics phases) Times Tables Maths linked to what we are learning in class, includes My Maths (30 minute task on alternate weeks) English writing task linked to what we are learning in class (30 minute task on alternate weeks) Homework will be given out on a Thursday and is due in on the following Tuesday Please cover Homework books and Reading Records – we will provide the sticky-backed plastic

Topic – Italy Geography – Atlas Skills, Locating Continents, Oceans, Individual Countries and Key Cities Topic – Italian Culture History – Famous Italians English – Pinocchio – Retelling stories and creating our own Maths – Place Value, 4 operations, 2D shapes, Time, Length, data handling and Fractions Science – Magnets and Forces

Trips and Workshops Amore Cooking – Italian Cooking

Important Information Photographs and Information about others on Social Media Office and medical information Staff email addresses: satvir.babra@west-byfleet-junior.surrey.sch.uk owitchell@west-byfleet-junior.surrey.sch.uk llonergan@west-byfleet-junior.surrey.sch.uk Please ensure that any urgent messages go through the office Please allow at least 48 hours for teacher replies to emails

Other Items Parent Reps Parent helpers – Invaluable support with reading, Times tables and class administrative tasks Please let us know your availability by signing up on the class timetables Safeguarding – DBS, end of the day, training with Miss Lawrence