2.  Mondays, Tuesdays,Wednesdays= Mrs Dix  Thursdays,Fridays= Mrs Wesson  Learning Assistant= Mrs Moriarty/Mrs Satchwell  French= Madame Smith  Music= Miss Ramsey

3. Topics for Year 3 Autumn 1Into the Jungle (Rainforest emphasis) Autumn 2Into the Jungle (South America and River Amazon emphasis) Spring 1Glorious Greece (Ancient Greece) Spring 2Glorious Greece (Greece today) Summer 1Tomb Raiders (Ancient Egypt) Summer 2Revealing Rugby (Cawston local study)

4. Within these topics we cover:  5 core subjects  Foundation subjects EnglishMathsScienceICTRE HistoryGeographyPEPSHE MusicFrenchArtDT All of these are taught in a cross-curricular way, connecting ideas and learning wherever possible.

5. Visual Auditory Kinaesthetic

6. The children have different seating positions for: EnglishMaths Music ICT The children have personalised learning groups which are utilised in different ways depending on the learning intention. Sometimes we even let them choose where they want to sit!

7. The children have different talking partners every week. This way they get to work with lots of different people and in lots of different positions in the class.

8.  Every other week, for a morning, we will have Big Write where most of the morning is spent on improving and developing our writing. After a variety of activities based on Vocabuary/Connectives/Openers/Punctuation, the children go outside to discuss their ideas, then come back in for 45mins of independent writing.  You can support them in this because on the day before, they may have Talking Homework.

9.  PE days – there will be two sessions a week. The days for these will be announced early on in the new term.  The children will need both outdoor and indoor kits in school at all times.  We advise that they bring them both and leave them at school for the whole half term.  We will be going out throughout the winter months too, so please provide appropriate clothing.  Outdoor = Tracksuit bottoms, trainers, plain white T- shirt and a suitable fleece/sweatshirt.  Indoor = Plain white T-shirt, navy or black shorts and black plimsolls.  Please ensure all kit is named.  Earrings and jewellery must be removed.  Swimming is in the Spring Term.

10. Art shirts- Please provide your child with a named one. Tights- If your child struggles with tights, please make sure they don’t wear them on PE days. Laces- If your child has shoes or trainers with laces, please make sure they can tie them themselves.

11.  To start with, we will provide your child with a pencil and a ruler. A handwriting pen will be provided if they have achieved a neat, even joined style.  In addition to this the following things would be useful: A small set of coloured pencils Spare handwriting pens and pencils. You are permitted one small pencil case.  These should all be named. 

12. The home learning system is staying the same as it has been this year. The children will have a maths task each week, given out on the Wednesday and due in the following Monday. The project task will be given out in the first week and the children will have the whole half term to complete it, usually bringing it in on the final Friday afternoon to share with their class.  Any problems, please pop in and see us or write a little note in their book.  The presentation of home learning tasks is expected to be of an equal standard to work done in class.

14. Your child will have a reading book from school on a level which is appropriate for them. They can change their book whenever they need to. We want to stress how vital it is that you still continue to hear your child read aloud. This will help develop their expression and comprehension skills too. They will also have a reading log book, in which the books they read are recorded. Please fill it in when you hear them at home. Your child will be heard once a week by the teacher in a Guided reading session.

15. Your child will receive a list of 10 words to learn weekly. Please ensure they understand the meanings and can use the words within a sentence. We will use ‘Facts at their Fingertips’ in school to enable children to learn their times tables. Children will need to be supported at home to practise their times tables.

16. Trips may include: BEC, Gurdwara and Conkers. Visitors- Buddhist, Oxfam/SEWA, Ancient Greek Day/School nurse. Outdoor Classroom- We will utilise the outdoor space whenever we can for all subjects.

17. Your child will have their own Brown Bears passport, in which they collect stickers and stamps for achievements through the year. We also have a colour system, in which your child will start off in green at the beginning of each day.

18. Our door is always open. You are more than welcome to pop in for a quick word first thing in the morning but if you would like a longer chat, after school is probably better. Any issues you need to make us aware of can be dealt with more quickly if you come and see us as soon as they arise.