1. Wednesday 13th September Miss McCullagh Mrs Evans Mr Dougal
Welcome to Year 3
Wednesday 13th September
Miss McCullagh Mrs Evans Mr Dougal

2. The Year 3 Team
Miss McCullagh & Mrs Evans Mr Dougal Miss Walker Mrs Walsh & Mrs Taylor Mrs Hopkins
Miss Walker PPA and supporting both classes with English and maths
Mrs Hopkins PPA

3. ‘Big School’
We appreciate that moving from Year 2 to Year 3 is a big jump, for both the children and their families. Expectations are higher and this can be daunting for the children.
We would like you to feel totally comfortable coming to see us about anything that concerns you throughout the year.
You should have received our addresses and can contact us through these, but just in case you haven’t:
Huge jump with lots of changes
Please come and see us
is a great way to send messages and I will endeavour to reply as quickly as possible.

4. Key differences between Y2 and Y3
Year 2
Year 3
Adults change the children’s reading books.
Children change their own reading books.
Children have fruit and milk time in class.
No fruit and milk in the morning.
We encourage children to bring in a healthy snack (fruit, vegetables or salad) for morning break and another that they can have in the afternoon.
Wednesday is treat day and the children can bring in one treat as a snack (no sweets please)
P.E. in the morning, children came in P.E clothes.
P.E. on Thursday afternoon, children arrive in uniform and change after lunch. They will be sent home in their PE kit.
Home time: children stay in school until teachers see their parents/carers.
Home time: children find their parents/carers in playground independently.
Children regularly read individually with an adult.
Children will be listened to reading by an adult over the course of two weeks.
Children will change their own reading books but we will ask that they have read the text with an adult more than once and discussed before changing.
We will aim to read with them at least once every two weeks due to the level of support staff available.
No fruit and milk
Healthy snacks in afternoon
Encouraging children to become mor independent and come back to us if their parent/career is not here.

5. How you can help Home Time Routines
We encourage much greater independence in Year 3 and the children come in and out of school by themselves under our supervision.
Homework
Homework will be set weekly and will alternate between English and maths. Once a half term the children will be given a Learning Log homework which they will have a longer period of time to complete.
Reading
Read regularly as possible with your child to continue to develop their phonic awareness, fluency, pace and understanding of the text.
Multiplication Tables and Number Facts
Practise, practise, practise! There are some great apps available now to support this, too.
Check your document for more information on this
Helpful grammar terms
Reading 3x per week
Sometimes other books
Reading to your child is a great way to help develop their vocabulary and allows them to come into contact with a richer vocab above their level of reading
Timestables – must know all by end of year 4

6. O Planners New for years 3 and 4 this year.
Have replaced the Reading Record from previous years.
Please record all reading at with your child on the left hand side each week.
Children need to have their planner in school everyday.
At the end of each week, please sign at the bottom of the page before sending it back to school on Monday.
Tuesday is the day that we will check them

8. Pupil Voice Investors In Pupils Class Target Individual Target
School Council
Class Budget
Circle Time
Teacher For a Day

9. English
Each child will be given an individual writing target to work on whenever they write.
Phonics/SPaG – The children will continue to secure their phonic knowledge before moving on to the curriculum spelling guidance.
Children practise handwriting several times a week in preparation for their Handwriting Licence test with Mrs Wood and Mrs Britton. Joined handwriting is an expectation by the end of Year 3.

10. Maths This year the children will stay in their classes for maths.
Children will also have mental arithmetic groups twice weekly, focusing on mental maths objectives. These will start in the first half term and continue through the year.
Children will be given maths homework once a fortnight (alternated with English homework). This will be fluency based.
There will be a large emphasis on learning and consolidating the 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 times tables.
Focus on problem solving and reasoning
Chilli challenges – children choosing their own level of challenge – may sound risky but why quickly learn, or are encouraged to take on the right level

11. Year 3 Topics
Science: Our body; Forces; Rocks, fossils and volcanoes; Plants and Animals.
The Romans
Mountain ranges around the world
Soundtrack composition
The Anglo-Saxons (mini-topic)
The Vikings (mini-topic)
Christianity and Islam
Geography skills: continents, oceans, Europe
Ukulele!

12. Visits/Visitors Leeds City Museum Music Workshop
High Adventure Outdoor Education Centre
Salvation Army

13. Come visit us at school! Christmas concert Class assembly
Ukulele concert
Sports Day
Keep following the Twitter feed to see what the class has been getting up to.
@MV_Year3
@morleyvictoria