Year 3 Parent Information Evening - Tuesday 23rd October A warm welcome from Miss Withington

What will our child be learning in Year 3? Our Creative Curriculum Topics: Autumn: The Stone Age Spring: Romans Summer: Our Local Area

RE All classes follow a scheme called; “Learning and Growing as the people of God” 2 ½ hours per week. SMSC – learning about the Global Church CAFOD Universal Church units Sacramental Preparation First Reconciliation First Holy Communion

Timetable for the week M T W F 1-2 Literacy/Handwriting B Numeracy L   9.00 – 9.30 9.30 – 10.40 10.40 – 11.00 11.00 – 12.00 12.00 – 1.00 1.00 – 1.40 1.40 – 2.15 2.15 – 2.50 2.50 – 3.30 M Whole school assembly Literacy/Handwriting B Numeracy L ICT PE French Music T Guided Reading R Literacy U Topic Science Times Table Club W KS2 Collective worship E N Hymn Practise 1.00-1.30 1.30 – 2.45 Class Collective Worship 10.30 – 11.30 Guided Reading C 1 -2 RE 2 – 3.15 F Mass or RE 9.00 – 10.15 A K H 1-2 2-3 3-3.30

Homework Homework is set every week on: Friday MUST DO HOMEWORK: Spelling List and sentences – Tested on a Thursday Times Tables - Tested on a Tuesday Numeracy Literacy Reading Education City COULD DO HOMEWORK: Bug Club Visit the library Topic Linked Homework – sometimes an independent project. Homework will be responded to & sent home the same week. We request a letter from parents if homework is not able to be completed for whatever reason. Children can opt to do their homework at a lunch time at the teacher’s discretion if you do not have internet access at home. We do ask you to sign the homework slip – this helps us to know that you have seen & know what your child has to do for homework & it avoids children claiming they didn’t know they had any homework!!! We also do ask you to write us a note if for any reason your child has been unable to complete the homework – this avoids the children having to explain themselves & avoids misunderstandings. We encouraged all children to complete the MUST DO homework & offer quiet space at lunch times for children to catch up if necessary. We offer many housepoints, award certificates/praise for homework which is particularly well done/presented & for children attempting the ‘Could Do’ homework. Children often choose to present their could do homework as a powerpoint but this can cause problems if the programmes are not compatible with the school’s software. Children do their spellings in the backs of their homework books so that you can see how they have done each week. The spellings are carefully chosen following spellings assessments in the 1st wk of the year. Times tables are tested each week with a club where the children attempt to answer a certain number of questions in 5 mins. They love moving up to the next club & receiving a certificate. We expect the children to have a good grasp of all their times tables by the end of the year – it pays great dividends in year 6 if they are confident!

How can I help at home? Support with homework: - Learning spellings - Enjoying books/reading to your child/listening to your child read or discuss his/her book - Times tables (by the end of yr 5 children should have a good grasp of all the times tables & division facts) - Visit your local library Read books around the main topic Access to the internet for research & educational sites Encouraging your child to present homework to a high standard Finding a good space and time to encourage good habits Read books around the main topic – this really encourages the children’s enthusiasm & helps them make valuable contributions in class – E.g. when we study ancient greece – children love to read the greek myths/legends at home with you. Encouraging the children to do their homework & to attempt at least 2 or 3 of the could do homeworks this year is greatly appreciated – they are made to feel very proud of their achievements & receive praise/awards where they have clearly gone the extra mile! Its also great if the children can bring books/information into school for the main topic each term. It helps them to be enthusiastic about what they are doing/learning about. Try to encourage children to do a small amount of their homework each night (e.g. 15-20 mins) – this avoids any last minute anxiety or stress.

READING AT HOME Please sign Home School record if you hear your child read. Listening to audio books together & discussing the story Link to our topic Reading to your child/family Visiting your local library Independent readers: discuss book, ask them questions about what they are reading

Reading at School Individually at least once a week Guided reading

Safe Internet Search Engines Here are some Safe Internet Search engines the children can use at home: http://www.swiggle.org.uk/ http://quinturakids.com/ http://www.askkids.com/ http://www.squirrelnet.com/search/Google_SafeSearch.asp http://primaryschoolict.com/ http://www.primaryt.co.uk/google2.html http://www.kidrex.org/ These are Safe Image Searches: http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/gallery-swgfl.html http://primaryschoolict.com/

Behaviour – Rewards Award Assembly: Star of the week! House Point Scheme/Dojo Points Excellent work/behaviour Praise assembly – Fridays Detention is carried out the following lunch time & you will be informed by letter of your child’s behaviour & why they have received a detention.

Sanctions Clear expectations and classroom rules. Positive reinforcement is always used first. New day, new start!

Communications Weekly Newsletter (available on school website) Website

Curriculum Days Literacy ‘Inspire’ Workshop this term Look out for more information on the weekly newsletters.

Feedback Post it notes Yellow What have you liked about the evening? Green Is there anything you feel we have missed or could add?