1. Year 3 Welcome Meeting for parents

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. FOSTERING GOOD BEHAVIOUR

6. 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.

7. 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. 

9. 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.) 

10. 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!

11. Times Tables Rockstars

12. 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.

13. 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.