1. ST. JOHN’S C. E. PRIMARY SCHOOL Year 3 Meet the Team Autumn 2015

2. Meet the Team  Mr Gary Anscombe – Assistant Head teacher Years 2,3,4 & 5 – 3A (Mrs Hilary Taylor to teach two mornings and one afternoon a week)  Mrs Chris Gilbert and Mr Paul Edwards– 3GE  Miss Abbie Gorst– 3G (Ms Brigid Holland to teach one morning and one afternoon a week)  Mrs Anne King and Mrs Christine Gidlow – Year group support

3. Inclusion Team  Michaela Luckett – Inclusion Leader  Jane Gibby – SEND Manager  Lucy Hession – Assistant SEND Manager  Rebecca Wambeek – EAL Support Teacher  Audra Maskell – Family and Child Support Advisor  Bev Lunn – School Counsellor

4. Equipment for Class  Pencils and colouring pencils  Glue Stick  30cm ruler  Pencil sharpener  Rubber  It would be very helpful to name items where possible so we can return them to their owner when they are misplaced.

5. New Curriculum expectations Our Learning Journeys Autumn Term Rocking through the ages Spring Term Swords and Sandals Summer Term European Adventures

6. Assessment and Tests Initial assessments in Autumn Term Writing assessment - support individual targets and next steps Spelling assessment – help support spelling groups Reading assessment – help support reading groups Maths assessment – support individual targets and next steps Ongoing assessments during the year for reading writing and maths – formative assessments and summative assessments End of year assessments – summative assessments

7. PE and Games To bring in everyday – PE on either Tuesday (with Ben), Wednesday or Friday. Games afternoon for year group on Thursday afternoon. T-shirt in house colour Navy blue shorts Plimsolls Girls- socks Track-suit or similar for winter games Trainers Cagoul Earrings must be taken out or taped All named please

8. Swimming

9. Homework Spellings (Friday for Friday) – based on new curriculum word lists and spelling patterns and high frequency words. Numeracy (Friday for Friday) – differentiated activities on Mathletics or worksheets based on the maths they have been practising that particular week. Tables – expectations for end of the year Reading – We stress the importance of reading. This could be fiction, non-fiction, magazines, websites, instructions. Reading to your child (or sometimes a story tape (CD) is really valuable for all children, so even a bedtime story counts! A variety of different reading activities and texts is important for your child to broaden his/ her skills. A minimum of 10-15 minutes daily reading is expected. Homework club - Monday lunchtime with Mr Anscombe

10. Reading Book bags – children to be encouraged to change books Reading scheme Library – one weekly session - 2 books, library skills Guided reading groups– in class once a week Opportunities for individual reading in class

11. Spelling Spelling lists will be given out every Friday to learn for the following Friday. They will follow a weekly spelling pattern The lists will be differentiated for different groups. Children will be expected to use the words from their list in some spelling sentences as directed in the homework task. Daily practice for a short while is more effective than “cramming “ on a Thursday night.

12. Diary Dates INSET Days 28 th September 11 th April Parents Consultation Evenings 13 th October 3.40-8.00pm 14 th October 3.40-6.00pm 20 th January 2016 3.40-8.00pm 21 st January 2016 3.40-6.00pm Individual photographs 6 th October Nativity 9/10/11 December (times to follow) Year Group Trip to Butser – 26 th November

13. Other Bits Morning routine Milk Snacks – labelled – healthy choices Lunch Water bottles Regular parent helpers – Disclosure and Barring Service check (formally called CRB) Speaking to the teacher “This Week’s Learning” – weekly update on our website for each year group