Ellingham Primary School

Welcome to Year 3

Staff

3D:

Miss Dawes

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3BR:

Mrs Richardson and Mr Birch

Mrs Davis

Year 3

• Your child is now in their first year of KS2.�
• This year will see your child being encouraged to be more independent and responsible.

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• We follow the statutory schemes of learning set by the government.

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Core Subjects

In English, we theme our lessons around a high-quality text. During these lessons, we teach skills to develop reading, writing and speaking and listening skills.

• In Year 3 we will be focusing on spelling half of these common exception words.
• We will be continuing with daily phonics which focuses on spelling rules and patterns.

Core Subjects

Reading:

• Your child will continue to bring home a reading book from the SoundsWrite scheme, as well as a coloured book banded book which they choose themselves.
• Please ensure that you hear your child read 4x a week as in KS1, and sign in their reading diaries. This does not have to be a school book!

Handwriting:

• In Year 3 we will start to teach the children cursive writing.
• Please continue to help them develop good muscle control (which leads to the ability to write in length) by giving them opportunities to colour, thread, cook, use Hama beads etc at home.

Core Subjects

In Maths, we follow a mastery approach to ensure knowledge and skills are embedded. Children will enjoy a variety of activities to develop their fluency, problem solving and reasoning skills.

Core Subjects

In Science, we are covering some great topics that children love, such as: rocks and soils and forces and magnets. Children use the 5 scientific enquiry types through a variety of lessons.

Wider Curriculum

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Alongside core subjects, we cover a variety of topics during our foundation subject lessons.

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These are the subjects that fire the imagination and that children remember. These are also the lessons that will get your child talking at home, so you might enjoy finding out a little about the topics they are learning so you can chat about them together.

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Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Stone Age to Iron Age Into the Woods

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Spring 1 Spring 2

Ancient Egyptians Europe

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Summer 1 Summer 2

Climate Change Ancient Rome

Trips and Enrichment

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We will ensure that you are given details of these events with plenty of notice.

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Support

• Early Birds will take place at 8.15 from Monday-Thursday. Children are selected based on their needs.

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• If your child is invited, it is important that you arrive on time.

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• If you are unable to get to school early, please let us know so that we can offer this space to another child.

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• Interventions are also taking place throughout the school day.

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Homework

CGP books

• Handed out on Monday.
• Handed in the following Monday.
• Parents to mark with the child and address errors.

Reading Records

• Children to read 4x week.
• Parents to sign.

Things we need in school

• Water bottle
• Coat/raincoat when needed
• Come in PE kit on Fridays
• Reading Diary EVERY day

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EVERYTHING MUST BE CLEARLY NAMED

Everyday Expectations

Rewards

• Peg system
• House points (dojo system)
• Class reward system – table points, class points etc.

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• Warning system
• If your child has to have time out regularly, the class teacher will speak to parents
• Serious incidences will prompt a call/meeting from SLT

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Attendance & punctuality

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• Please advise us if your child is unwell by phoning first thing in the morning.
• Holidays taken in term time cannot be authorised. Unauthorised holidays count against your child’s attendance record.
• Attendance is monitored – 90% persistent absence and school will be in touch to support you to increase this.
• Being on time is important. School starts at 8.35.

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Supporting your child at home…

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For English, the single most important thing that you can do is to hear your child read. Good readers make good writers because they are exposed to a greater variety of vocabulary, syntax, grammar and style. Give children purposeful writing opportunities (i.e. shopping list, letter to a family member).

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Supporting your child at home…

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Anything you can do to help Mathematical knowledge go in and stay in is fantastic. Encourage your child to use their maths skills in a real-life context (i.e. cooking, calculating totals when shopping).

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Maths Mastery – encourage your child to explain how they got their answer!

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Communication

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• Please check our weekly school newsletter and website for information about events, news and reminders. �

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• If you would like to speak to us, but don’t drop off or pick up your child, please call or email the school office. They will pass messages on and assist with arranging a meeting, if required.

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• year3@elp.rbksch.org

If you have any concerns, please contact the class teacher in the first instance, then the Phase Leader, AHT, HT.

�Any questions?