Your child is now in key stage 2, starting their journey through the junior years.
Please read the following information to help support your child in year 3.
Weekly Timetable
PE – will be twice a week, one indoor session and one outdoor. Please ensure your child has the correct kit in school at all times – including tracksuit bottoms for the winter months.We go to Hutton Moor for Swimming in the summer terms.
Please make sure you look in your child’s book bag each day to check for letters and return slips as soon as possible.
Expectations:
As your child enters key stage 2 we encourage their independence and organisation. The children will be encouraged to think in the following way:
I am responsible for my learning, and understand how I can improve my work.
I can choose the appropriate resources for the task and use them sensibly.
I can organise my thoughts.
I treat others fairly and tell the truth.
Reading:
Changing books – children will have the opportunity to change their reading books during the school day – we expect children to remember to do this.
Reading everyday – in order for children to make their best progress across the curriculum in year 4 they will benefit from reading frequently at home. We encourage you to hear them as often as possible and write in their message book. We will aim to hear every child read individually or in a group once a week.
Spellings: Children will have spellings which they will practice in school in their spelling books, moving on to new spellings when ready. Spellings are issued on a Monday and tested on Fridays.
Literacy:
We will be looking at a range of genres during the year working with the children to improve sentence structure and independent writing. These include – descriptive writing, newspaper reports, information texts and playscripts.
Handwriting
As a school we are all following a new handwriting scheme which the children will have regular opportunities to practise and see modelled. We encourage children to join their handwriting and aim for most children to be using a handwriting pen issued by school by the end of year 3.
Numeracy
The year 3 curriculum has a big focus on mental maths skills and informal written methods. To support this we are continuing a whole school initiative to raise standards and confidence in mental maths skills. Your children will have a mental maths test every week on a Friday.
Homework
Your child will have a homework task each week, alternating between Literacy, Numeracy and topic. Occasionally homework may be project based but longer will be given for this to be completed. Homework reinforces what we do in class and children will have had the task fully explained to them. It will be given out on a Friday to be returned the following Wednesday. We would like the children to complete their homework neatly and in pencil.
We really hope that your child enjoys their learning in year 3! Please continue with the reading challenges set in your child’s book.
Please read the following information to help support your child in year 3.
Weekly Timetable
PE – will be twice a week, one indoor session and one outdoor. Please ensure your child has the correct kit in school at all times – including tracksuit bottoms for the winter months.We go to Hutton Moor for Swimming in the summer terms.
Please make sure you look in your child’s book bag each day to check for letters and return slips as soon as possible.
Expectations:
As your child enters key stage 2 we encourage their independence and organisation. The children will be encouraged to think in the following way:
I am responsible for my learning, and understand how I can improve my work.
I can choose the appropriate resources for the task and use them sensibly.
I can organise my thoughts.
I treat others fairly and tell the truth.
Reading:
Changing books – children will have the opportunity to change their reading books during the school day – we expect children to remember to do this.
Reading everyday – in order for children to make their best progress across the curriculum in year 4 they will benefit from reading frequently at home. We encourage you to hear them as often as possible and write in their message book. We will aim to hear every child read individually or in a group once a week.
Spellings: Children will have spellings which they will practice in school in their spelling books, moving on to new spellings when ready. Spellings are issued on a Monday and tested on Fridays.
Literacy:
We will be looking at a range of genres during the year working with the children to improve sentence structure and independent writing. These include – descriptive writing, newspaper reports, information texts and playscripts.
Handwriting
As a school we are all following a new handwriting scheme which the children will have regular opportunities to practise and see modelled. We encourage children to join their handwriting and aim for most children to be using a handwriting pen issued by school by the end of year 3.
Numeracy
The year 3 curriculum has a big focus on mental maths skills and informal written methods. To support this we are continuing a whole school initiative to raise standards and confidence in mental maths skills. Your children will have a mental maths test every week on a Friday.
Homework
Your child will have a homework task each week, alternating between Literacy, Numeracy and topic. Occasionally homework may be project based but longer will be given for this to be completed. Homework reinforces what we do in class and children will have had the task fully explained to them. It will be given out on a Friday to be returned the following Wednesday. We would like the children to complete their homework neatly and in pencil.
We really hope that your child enjoys their learning in year 3! Please continue with the reading challenges set in your child’s book.
