Year 3 Welcome Meeting for parents

Aims for this meeting: Introduce the Year 3 team Explain the expectations of behaviour and learning for your child Provide ideas on how to support your child’s learning throughout the year Outline key dates for the year Routines Answer any queries you may have

Introductions Year 3 team Class Teachers: Mrs Wilde – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Mrs. Dungworth – Thursday and Friday Teaching Assistants: Mrs Levick & Mrs Crowther

A ‘normal’ week in Year 3 English and Maths lessons each day Our English book this term is The BFG RE lessons one afternoon a week Creative Curriculum (Art or D&T, History or Geography – alternate each half term) French, Music, PE, ICT once a week taught by outside specialists 5 science topics covered across the whole year Trip to Gainsborough Old Hall – 19th November

FOSTERING GOOD BEHAVIOUR

Expectations of behaviour ‘Good to be green’ system – green, yellow & red cards Golden Time – 30mins each Friday afternoon House points reward system in place. Encouraging independent behaviour skills.

Rewards include coming into school in a choice of own clothes, being given additional play time having a house party.    Golden Time on a Friday afternoon where children are able to select activities as a reward. 

Children who have made wrong choices during the week will lose Golden time, (although they can contract to earn it back by showing their teacher that they are really trying to improve.) 

Working in partnership at home Home learning will be given out every Friday – and will be either Maths, English, RE or topic based. Please bring it back into school for the following Thursday. Spellings – each week the children will be given 10 spellings to learn. These are from the Year 3 end of year expectations – please help your child with these at home. Reading – every night with your child – write it in their reading record. Prizes for the children who read the most!

Times Tables Rockstars

Practical Things … Please have a named water bottle in school every day. Any inhalers / medicines – clearly labelled and up to date. Healthy snack at playtimes PE kit in school every week – usually will be on a Wednesday and Thursday. Book bags (with reading books and reading records) in school EVERY DAY.

There will be opportunities this term, especially at parent review day to discuss your child’s learning. Any Questions or concerns we are always happy to meet with you after school. enquiries@st-josephs.sheffield.sch.uk