1. Welcome to Year 3 Hawthorn: Mrs Drury Hazel: Mr Casellas
Mrs Drury:
Mr Casella:
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2. Aims of this session Introduce ourselves!
To inform you about things your child will need this year
To find out about expectations for Year 3
To improve communication and home-school links
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3. Attendance HOLIDAYS are not to be taken during term time.
The key to academic success is EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE.
In order for your child to be successful at school we expect them to be here EVERY DAY unless they are ill.
As a school we have HIGH EXPECTATIONS of your child.
To maximise learning, attendance should be more than 96%.
HOLIDAYS are not to be taken during term time.
A RECORD of any holidays taken will be kept in your child’s file.
Any doctor, hospital APPOINTMENTS should be made for after school.
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4. PUNCTUALITY
Punctuality is VITAL. Pupils are expected to arrive in school between
8:45am-9:00am . Pupils are marked as late if they arrive after 9:00am when the register closes.
Where possible, 8:45 arrival would be great as we set morning work which normally recaps or extends previous learning.
Learning begins straight away.
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5. Staff Mrs Drury and Mrs Reader (Hawthorn)
Mr Casella and Miss Stewart (Hazel)
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6. Timetable Taking Pride and Aiming High Maths 8.45-9.00 9.00-9.15
Year 3 Timetable
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Morning work/ readers
Spelling test/ New spellings
Handwriting/LCWC
Spellings in context
Spelling games
Spelling dictation
English
Grammar Hammer
Grammar lesson
Big writing fortnightly
SC duty
SC RR
KD RR
Guided Reading
French
Maths
1.15
Register
Computing
(2pm)
Outdoor PE
Science
Topic
PPA
Art/ Music/ DT
PSHE/Values
(2.45)
Indoor PE
Assembly
Class reader
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7. Half termly curriculum map
Yearly curriculum will be added to school website along with this welcome meeting pack
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8. Expectations
See A5 booklet
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9. How you can support your child in Year 3
Reading
DAILY READING ESSENTIAL. This includes word recognition and questioning.
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10. How you can support your child in Year 3
Writing
Spelling and handwriting are our top priority. Any extra work you can do at home would be greatly appreciated. Also, any opportunities to write at home with purpose.
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12. Maths How you can support your child in Year 3
Times tables (weekly test).
Recap 2, 5 and 10.
New – 3, 4 and 8.
Quick recall and division facts.
Mental fluency.
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13. Websites - Maths
great for Maths games! multiplication money money
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14. Websites - English Taking Pride and Aiming High
Fairy Tales story generator
WRITING)  The PowerPoint also gives a range of suggestions for supporting and encouraging children to write at home.
About Magazine” – a children’s online magazine for creative writing and illustration.
writing ideasfrom educational writer and poet, Pie Corbett.
and book lists with suggestions for encouraging the enjoyment of reading
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15. Websites - General
lots of links to other website (either search for a specific focus or search by subject and age)
interactive science activities for all the science topics we will cover over the year
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16. Online safety Taking Pride and Aiming High
New technologies have become integral to the lives of children and young people in today’s society, both within schools and in their lives outside school and we want to keep our children safe. We will does this by:
It is woven into our curriculum and we have an extra focus on E-Safety at the time of national E-Safety week in February.
Every member of staff, parent and child will be asked to sign an Acceptable Use Policy. This is to ensure:
• That young people will be responsible users and stay safe while using the internet and other communications technologies for educational, personal and recreational use.
• That school ICT systems and users are protected from accidental or deliberate misuse that could put the security of the systems and users at risk.
• That parents and carers are aware of the importance of e-safety and are involved in the education and guidance of young people with regard to their on-line behaviour.
We will be holding an e-safety information session this year.
- If you have any questions on how to keep your child safe see your class teacher.
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17. Next week you will receive a letter inviting you to join Seesaw.
This is an app which is an online learning journal for your child.
Teachers will be posting photos, videos and work your child has created.
Family members can like and comment on items, allowing you to engage with your child’s learning.
It will give you a portal into your child’s life at school.
This is another excellent way we are communicating with families about the learning and progress your child is making, so we ask that everyone signs up to this.

19. Communication Class Teacher available at the end of every day See saw
Sign up for s from The Pines at the Office – saves paper!
Weekly bulletin – Friday
Monthly newsletter
Website:
Pupil Diary (some dates TBC)
Letters home
Class Teacher available at the end of every day
See saw
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20. (White/green t-shirt, black shorts, plimsolls)PE
Tuesday – Outdoor PE
White/green t-shirt, black shorts, socks and trainers. In cold weather children are allowed to wear trousers and a sweatshirt)
Thursday – Indoor PE
(White/green t-shirt, black shorts, plimsolls)
PE kits will come home on a Friday to be returned Monday morning (Hygiene)
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21. Equipment All children should have in school:
pencil, whiteboard pen, glue, reading record and reading book should be in school every day.
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22. PACKED LUNCHES
Packed lunches should include a healthy sandwich, yoghurt, fruit, a bag of crisps, a biscuit etc.
We do not allow sweets, chocolate or products containing nuts. Fizzy drinks are not allowed.
We are a NUT FREE school due to children who have severe allergies. This includes peanut butter, Nutella etc.

23. Home Learning
Home learning will come home on a Thursday and need to be retuned no later than Tuesday morning.
Weekly homework will include:
Spellings and Maths
Extended homework will be topic based and last a few weeks.
Children will have a spelling test every Monday.
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24. Trips and Productions Autumn 1 – 30th October Butser Farm
Autumn 2 – (tbc date) Walk to Caesar's camp
Spring 1 – (tbc) Natural History Museum
Spring 2 – Year 3 & 4 production
Summer 1 – (tbc) Walk to South Hill Park for kite flying
Summer 2 – Whole school / Key Stage trip
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25. After School Clubs
There will be a selection of clubs that will change on a half term/termly basis. You will receive choice lists ASAP.
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26. Any Questions?
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