Summer Newsletter

Welcome back,  we hope you have all had a lovely, restful break...we can’t wait to get started with some fantastic learning over our final term in Year 3.

Here is some useful information regarding our daily school life. 

• The school day starts at 8:45am and finishes at 3pm.
• If you are late (9:00am onwards), please take your child to the main office to sign them in and receive a red slip. 
• Early pick-ups need to be collected from the office, with the relevant evidence for early collection. 

PE Day 

Our PE lessons will be on a FRIDAY. The children can come to school in their PE kit. Please remember no jewellery, football shirts and appropriate footwear. - Full PE must be worn including a white t-shirt and plain black shorts or joggers.

• If your child has an after-school sports club, please send your child to school in their uniform and they will be given time to change into their PE kits before the club starts. 

Swimming  

Swimming lessons will be on a Monday please keep an eye out for time updates. For the first block of lessons, we will be returning to school for 3:30pm!

Reading 

It is really important that your child reads 20 minutes each day minimum. If you are able to read with your child, that is also extremely beneficial to support them. Please could you update reading records in your child’s planner and sign this each day-if possible, or at least 3 times a week. In 3KH we take pride in supporting our young readers and we will check and sign planners daily. 

Homework 

Homework will be sent out weekly on a Friday. This will be spellings, literacy and maths including Times Tables, which will consolidate the learning they have completed in the classroom that week. Please encourage your child to return this to school on a Wednesday. 

We will be starting our new Maths homework scheme. If you have any questions please come and ask us. 

Times tables 

We will be having a huge focus on Times Tables in year 3. It is very important that by the end of year 3 the children are really starting to embed their times table knowledge in preparation for year 4. We will do lots of work on this in school but please encourage your children to do extra practise at home. They all have Times Table Rock stars logins in their planners which is a fantastic resource for improving their tables. 

Read Write Inc

To provide children with additional reading and writing support, some pupils will be receiving additional reading booklets. These correspond to the reading and writing activities we will complete in class. Practising at home will give your child a greater chance to thrive.

Logins

Each child will be given a login to TT Rockstars and Purple Mash. These are all apps that you can access through most computers and laptops, as well as tablets. If you are missing or have misplaced a login, please let a school adult know.

Non-core lessons 

We are learning about some fantastic topics during the Summer term. 

Please see attached in the files section the knowledge organisers for each subject. This will give you an overview of what your child is learning about. 

Non-core subjects for Summer 1 will include:

Science: How plants grow

History: The Romans

RE: What do people believe about God?

ICT: Branching databases

French: Transport

Art: Positive and negative space

DT: Light-up signs

Music: The dragon Song 

Please send your child in with a labelled bottle of water so they can have access to this throughout the day- especially during the hot weather!- this can be refilled in school. We are a Healthy School, so please can you ensure that your child's water bottle is only filled with water or a sugar-free cordial, and their snacks follow the Healthy Schools Policy. 

• Don't forget to clearly label any clothing/shoes with your child's name and class to prevent them from getting mixed up/lost. 

Please keep checking our class page for further updates.  If you ever have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. We are here to help! :) 

I am looking forward to continuing our Year 3 journey together,

Mr Pearson

Spring Newsletter

Our next assembly date is Thursday 7th March 2024 in the KS2 hall :) We hope to see you all there!

Welcome back,  we hope you have all had a lovely, restful break and we can’t wait to get started with some fantastic learning over the rest of the Spring term. 

Here is some useful information regarding our daily school life. 

• The school day starts at 8:45am and finishes at 3pm.
• If you are late (9:00am onwards), please take your child to the main office to sign them in and receive a red slip. 
• Early pick-ups need to be collected from the office, with the relevant evidence for early collection. 

PE Day 

Our PE lessons will be on a Monday and a FRIDAY. The children can come to school in their PE kit. Please remember no jewellery, football shirts and appropriate footwear. - Full PE must be worn including a white t-shirt and plain black shorts or joggers.

• If your child has an after-school sports club, please send your child to school in their uniform and they will be given time to change into their PE kits before the club starts. 

Swimming

Swimming lessons will not be until Summer term

Reading 

It is really important that your child reads 20 minutes each day minimum. If you are able to read with your child, that is also extremely beneficial to support them. Please could you update reading records in your child’s planner and sign this each day-if possible, or at least 3 times a week. In 3MP we take pride in supporting our young readers and we will check planners daily. 

Homework 

Homework will be sent out weekly on a Friday which will consolidate the learning they have completed in the classroom that week. Please encourage your child to return this to school on a Wednesday. 

Times tables 

We will be having a huge focus on Times Tables in year 3. It is very important that by the end of year 3 the children are really starting to embed their times table knowledge in preparation for year 4. We will do lots of work on this in school but please encourage your children to do extra practise at home. They all have Times Table Rock stars logins in their planners which is a fantastic resource for improving their tables. 

Read Write Inc

To provide children with additional reading and writing support, some pupils will be receiving additional reading booklets. These correspond to the reading and writing activities we will complete in class. Practising at home will give your child a greater chance to thrive.

Logins

Each child will be given a login to TT Rockstars and Purple Mash. These are all apps that you can access through most computers and laptops, as well as tablets. If you are missing or have misplaced a login, please let a school adult know.

Non-core lessons 

We are learning about some fantastic topics during the rest of our Spring term. 

Please see attached in the files section the knowledge organisers for each subject. This will give you an overview of what your child is learning about. 

Non-core subjects for Spring 2 will include:

Science: How plants grow

Geography: Earthquakes and volcanoes

RE: Why are festivals important to religious communities?

ICT: Emails

French: In the classroom

Art: Painting reflections and silhouettes

DT: Famous inventors

Music: Three little birds

Please send your child in with a labelled bottle of water so they can have access to this throughout the day- especially during the hot weather!- this can be refilled in school. We are a Healthy School, so please can you ensure that your child's water bottle is only filled with water or a sugar-free cordial, and their snacks follow the Healthy Schools Policy. 

• Don't forget to clearly label any clothing/shoes with your child's name and class to prevent them from getting mixed up/lost. 

Please keep checking our class page for further updates.  If you ever have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. We are here to help! :) 

I am looking forward to continuing our Year 3 journey together,

Mr Pearson 

Autumn Newsletter

Welcome back to school and welcome to 3MP. We hope you’ve all had a lovely, restful break and we can’t wait to get started with some fantastic learning over the Autumn term.

Here is some useful information to help you get settled back into school life.

Our important dates to remember can be found by clicking this link

Important information

• School day starts at 8:45am and finishes at 3pm. 
• If you are late (9:00am onwards), please take your child to the main office to sign them in and receive a red slip.
• Early pick up’s need to collect from the office, with the relevant evidence for early collection.  
• Uniform reminder. 
• PE will be on a Monday and Tuesday, so please send your child into school in appropriate PE kit according to the uniform policy (white t-shirt, navy / black shorts / trousers,  black trainers). No sports tops.  
• If your child has an after-school sports club, please send your child to school in their uniform and they will be given time to change into their PE kits before the club starts. 
• Please can you remember to pre-order your child's dinner on Parent Pay, if you need any support, please contact the office.
• A reminder for all parents to check the school calendar on the website for upcoming events. 

Reminders

• Please provide your child with a labelled water bottle that can be used each day. There are facilities in school for these to be refilled. 
• We are a Healthy School, so please can you ensure that your child's water bottle is only filled with water or a sugar-free cordial, and their snacks follow the Healthy Schools Policy. 
• Don't forget to clearly label any clothing/shoes with your child's name and class to prevent them from getting mixed up/lost.
• Please send your child into school daily with their reading book and planner.

PE Day

Our PE lessons will be on a Monday and Tuesday so children can come to school in their PE kit. Please remember no jewellery, football shirts and appropriate footwear.

Reading

It is really important that your child reads 20 minutes each day minimum. If you are able to read with your child, that is also extremely beneficial to support them. Please could you update reading records in your child’s planner and sign this each week.

Homework

Homework will be sent out weekly on a Friday. This will be literacy, maths and spellings which will be consolidating learning they have done in the classroom that week. Please encourage your child to return this to school on a Thursday.

Read Write Inc

To provide children with additional reading and writing support, some pupils will be receiving additional reading booklets. These correspond to the reading and writing activities we will complete in class. Practising at home will give your child a greater chance to thrive.

Logins

Each child will be given a login to TT Rockstars and Purple Mash. These are all apps that you can access through most computers and laptops, as well as tablets. If you are missing or have misplaced a login, please let a school adult know.

Times tables

We will be having a huge focus on Times Tables in year 3 in preparation for the Multiplication Tables Check in year 4. It is very important that by the end of year 4, the children know all of their times tables fluently up to 12 x 12. We will do lots of work on this in year 3 but please encourage your children to do extra practice at home. They all have Times Table Rock stars logins which is a fantastic resource for practising.

Golden Time

Golden Time will take place every Friday afternoon to celebrate the children's hard work and good behaviour - the children can bring one toy and we will sometimes have special activities or treats.

Non-Core Curriculum

We are learning about some fantastic topics this Autumn term.

Please see attached in the files section the knowledge organisers for each subject. This will give you an overview of what your child is learning about.

Please keep checking your class page for further updates.

Thank you,

Mr Pearson