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WELCOME TO YEAR 3

Autumn Term - First Half 

Year 3 Team: Mrs Hover & Mrs Leake

Mrs Ashley Cooper, Mrs Betts, Mrs Hilsden and Mrs Jones

Welcome to our Year 3 Class Page! We hope you have had a lovely summer and are looking forward to starting Year 3!

We have been busy getting the classroom ready and planning lots of exciting new activities for your first term! Read on to find out a little bit about some of these activities:

In English, we will be starting our new picture book which will be revealed in the first week back! However, we can reveal that it is about the animal below. Do you know the name of this mammal? Have you ever seen one in the wild?

Linking with this theme, we will be reading another beautifully illustrated book in our Reading lessons. 

In Maths, we will be doing lots of exploring and problem solving together and we will start by looking at ‘Numbers to 1000’ and then move on to ‘Addition and Subtraction’. In Science, we will be learning all about different types of Rocks and Soils and in RE, we will be learning about Hinduism including the special festival of lights called Diwali.

In the Wider Curriculum, we will be learning all about the Rainforest in Geography which links to our Art lessons where we will be doing lots of drawing and printing. We will also be starting a new project in Computing and practising how to greet someone in our French lessons. We will begin our first My Happy Mind session, ‘Meet your brain’ and we will continue to add to our class toolbox with strategies to help us when looking at the Zones of Regulation. 

Next half term, the children will have Gymnastics every Friday and either outdoor PE or Swimming on Tuesdays. Swimming lessons take place at Christleton High School and are every other week as this is when the pool is available.

Swimming will take place on the following Tuesdays (Weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8): 

9th September

23rd September

7th October

21st October 

We also have Forest School with Mr Hadfield to look forward to on Friday 3rd October :)

YEAR 3 PARENTS

PE Timetable

Tuesday: Outdoor PE or Swimming Lessons 

Friday: Gymnastics

Timetable (Homework)

(We try and change Reading books on most days)

Monday: 

Tuesday: 

Wednesday: Homework due

Thursday: 

Friday: Homework handed out; Reading Records checked

Homework is one task linked to our learning in school that week - either English, Maths or from the Wider Curriculum. It should take your child about 20 minutes and should be able to be completed independently or with some adult support. When your child is completing their homework, please encourage them to present their work neatly.

In addition to this, please ensure your child reads their banded book at least three times a week for a minimum of 10 minutes. Please sign and date their reading record after each reading session (a comment is optional).

We also encourage all the children to choose books to read for pleasure. Click on the Reading tab above for lots of book ideas or come and chat to us for some book recommendations. There are also lots of books in our reading corner which the children are always welcome to take home.

Homework will be set on a Friday and is due on the following Wednesday. Reading Records are checked weekly.

Times Tables

Being able to recall times table facts quickly and accurately helps children succeed in all of our Maths lessons. In Year 2, children learnt the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. In Year 3, we will be learning the 3, 4 and 8 times tables. Repetition is key to knowing the facts quickly and accurately. Please help your child at home to practise these times tables as much as they can. Questions, chanting and Times Tables Rockstars are all good ways to learn (regular short bursts are the best way!) Click on the Maths tab above for further games.

‘How to help your child in Year 3'

Please see below - 'Files to Download' 

Gallery

See 'Year 3: Gallery Items' tab below to view photographs from this year.

Other important information

Snack - Toast is 25p a day. Please book your snack on Parent Pay for the week ahead. You could also supply your child with a piece of fruit/vegetable.

Water bottles - children should continue to bring their water bottles in daily.

Please make sure your child has a waterproof coat each day as we go outside during playtimes in most weather conditions.

Please label your child’s clothing, packed lunches and water bottles.

Contacting Class Teachers

The Year 3 class teachers are Mrs Hover (Monday - Wednesday and Friday) and Mrs Leake (Thursday).

Please always feel free to come and speak to us or alternatively our emails are:

katie.hover@oldfield.cheshire.sch.uk

jennifer.leake@oldfield.cheshire.sch.uk

PPA (Planning, Preparation & Assessment Time)

On Friday mornings, Mr Bell will be teaching Gymnastics (Mrs Hover's PPA).