Teachers: Mrs Sanders, Mrs Hughes, Miss Cook and Mrs Holloway Teaching assistants: Mrs Hayes and Mrs Hammond

We encourage our children at Hayes Primary School to be: confident; independent; ambitious life long learners; good communicators; polite and have good manners; resilient; open minded; willing to take risks; valued members of the community.

At Hayes Primary School we value: Respect Tolerance Responsibility Cooperation Friendship Love Courage Appreciation Honesty Understanding Thoughtfulness

Children’s Learning Our aim is to make children into independent learners. This begins in the reception classes and as they move into the juniors, they are expected to take more responsibility for their own work and resources. Please refer to the newsletter each half-term for information about the topics to be covered and ways you can support your child at home.

Children’s Learning Maths in Year 3 Children will be grouped according to ability. Review children’s learning regularly to see if any adjustments need to be made. Positive results from last year.

Homework & Reading Homework will be set on a Friday and will be due back into school on Wednesday (unless otherwise stated). We recommend children spend 30 minutes on each piece of homework given. Reading records: Reading records should be handed in every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Reading stars are awarded every Friday (5 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze). Reading record books are not checked daily and therefore any notes to the teacher should be addressed separately. Please ensure your child has another reading book in school every day for quiet reading times. Children should be encouraged to read every day for a minimum of 10 minutes at home and complete their reading record accordingly with a signature from an adult. Guided reading: Children will spend 30 minutes daily working on comprehension, inference and deduction.

Spellings There are some changes to how spellings will be taught and assessed this year in KS2. Children are going to receive weekly spellings. They will have one spelling lesson during the week and a test on a Friday. Children will receive their new spelling list for the next week on a Friday, and will be tested the following Friday. Children will be set within their year groups for their spelling lessons so that their spellings can be personalised to meet their learning needs. The sets will be based on initial assessments currently being carried out by class teachers and will be regularly reviewed to ensure children are learning the correct spellings. The spelling test will comprise of words from the list that have been sent home to learn that week and some words that aren’t on the list, but follow the same spelling pattern. Therefore, KS2 English homework will be spelling investigation (set on a Friday) that will help the children learn their spellings ready for their test. We appreciate your support in helping your child learn their spellings at home.

Mental maths tests will take place every other week in your child’s math's set. MyMaths will be used in class and set for homework every week. Children are encouraged to play games and practice different Maths skills. Mental Maths

Assessment Ongoing teacher assessments include marking, observations and regular assessments. We will ensure that your child’s progress is closely monitored. We will give you feedback at the upcoming parents’ evenings. Parents’ evening dates:Tuesday 2 nd December Thursday 4 th December

School Trips/Visitors School Trips and Events Lullingstone Roman Villa Thursday 25 th September 2014 Roman artefacts box to investigate Historical dress up day Wednesday 8 th October 2014 (date to be confirmed) S tart getting your Roman, Anglo Saxon or Viking costumes ready!

During this academic year each class will have a class assembly to share their current learning with their parents. Each assembly will take place on a Friday morning at 9.15am and the dates for each class are as follows: 3S - Friday 23 rd January H - Friday 6 th February C - Friday 13 th March 2015 Assemblies

Information It is important that your child is punctual and has excellent attendance. Children in 3S and 3H should enter the school via the back door of their classroom. 3C should enter the school building via the year 3/4 corridor. Your child should arrive between 8.40 – 8.50 am. Children who arrive after this time must enter through the office. Your child will need a named PE kit (including trainers/tracksuits for outdoor PE), an art apron and their book bag in school at all times. Your child will remain in the same house as before.

Information continued… When walking out of school, children must stay on the pathways and not be running across the field/on the mound, for their safety. Uniform is the same as that worn in the infants except that from Year 3, children should be wearing a tie that they knot themselves rather than the elastic one worn by infants. We would be grateful if you would spend a little time helping your child to learn this skill. If your child is interested in playing a musical instrument, forms are held in the school office.

Teaching Assistants Teaching Assistants have been allocated to the year group. They are Mrs Hayes and Mrs Hammond. Additional support and interventions will take place outside of the Maths and English lessons.

Healthy Schools Please remember to send your child to school with a healthy packed lunch in a sealed box. School dinners are nutritionally balanced. Children may bring in a piece of fresh fruit for their break time snack and a named water bottle to have in class. Please remember that we are a nut free school! Please do not send your child in with any nut products. Children are encouraged to bring named water bottle into class containing water only.

Finally…… Thank you for coming this evening! If you have any questions or concerns then please do not hesitate to speak to one of the Year 3 team.