1. Year 3 Meeting

2. Uniform  On entering into the Juniors, all children must wear a tie (unless they are wearing a summer dress)  Children must also wear black shoes (no black trainers).  Children may bring trainers to change into at playtime and lunchtime if they wish.

3. Book bags and P.E. Kits  To help keep all your child’s belongings together, we do recommend that all children bring a bag with them.  These must be brought to school with your child every day.  The children will be told what days they have P.E. at the start of the year,  We would advise that all children only take their P.E. kit home at the end of each half term.

4. Behaviour  We have high expectations of the children’s behaviour in the Juniors and they should be following all school and class rules.  There will be positive reinforcements and encouragement for the children to become more independent and responsible.

5. Structure to the day  Mornings:  Children will go straight into the middle playground, when they come in at 8.45am.  The bell will go at 8.55am and that is when the children will line up outside their classroom door.  End of the day At the end of the school day, children are walked up to the infant playground.  This is where they will wait until they have been collected by an adult.

6. Homework  Homework will be given out every night. DaySubject MondayExtended Reading TuesdayNumeracy WednesdayLiteracy ThursdayTopic FridaySpelling

7.  Homework is very important as it reinforces the curriculum and enables us to see how much your child has understood.  Children will be told on what day their homework is due in.  Children will be encouraged to fill in their Homework diary and get it signed each week. Homework

8. Reading  Year 3s are expected to read at home every night, ideally to an adult, for about 10 minutes.  This will help their reading immensely.  Once they have read, we do ask the child or adult to note what pages they have read and write a brief comment in their reading records to show their confidence and understanding.  Reading Records will be checked at least once a week to ensure all children are reading regularly.

9.  Children will have a numeracy and literacy lesson every day.  Practicing times tables and basic sums at home will help them to understand and even help them to enjoy maths lessons more.  Reading and practicing spelling at home will also help them a lot in school. The Curriculum 2011 – 2012 Curriculum map

10. The Curriculum  This term our topic is The Tudor times – an exciting period in British history when people’s lives were very different and King Henry VIII ruled the country!  Children will learn about this in History lessons and also across many other subjects. Learning about it together at home will really help their understanding and enjoyment of the topic.  Burnt Oak library  Internet

11.  In Science this term we will learn about Rocks and Soils – again, learning facts and completing research at home will help them in class.  They will also study RE, PSHE, PE, Art and DT, ICT.  Fronter - http://www.lgfl.nethttp://www.lgfl.net  Library The Curriculum

12. Other notes!  Parent’s evening  Exciting year  Trips