Year 3

Staff

• Teachers – Miss. Finnegan and Mr. Edwards• Teaching Assistants – Ms. Shannon and Mrs.

Coleman

• Head teacher – Mrs. Loftus• Acting Head Teachers – Mr. Brooks, Ms. Jones and

Mrs. Walsh• Family Support Worker– Mrs. Grier• Office Staff – Mrs. Cantwell/Mrs. Roberts/Mrs. Hall

School Times

• 8:00 – Early bird club starts• 8:30 – School gates open• 8:45 – Doors open • 8:55 – Registration• 10:45 – Playtime• 12:45 – Lunch time (Year 3 go first)• 3:05 – End of school day• 4:00 – After school clubs finish

• Attendance - Aim for at least 95%• Punctuality – Must be in school by 8:45am• Medical- Miss. Mills can offer advice on

medical plans.• Uniform – White shirt/blouse, school tie and

plain black shoes.• Lunch times – Please help us to promote

healthy lunches.

Reading

• Reading books – if possible aim to read every night.

• Reading sources can be a wide range of literature including magazines, internet, news articles, comics, novels and poetry.

• Guided Reading – Your child will read each week with their teacher.

• We are very proud of our peaceful reading areas in our classrooms where children can enjoy the magic of reading.

• Children will bring their homework book home each Monday and it should be returned on Fridays.

• Each week will consist of three activities.

1. Big Write • On Fridays we will do a Big write in school.• We will tell the children what the topic is on

Mondays to give them all week to think about what to write.

• Please could you talk about the subject at home during the week.

• Children may make notes in their homework books if they wish but they DO NOT need to write down the whole story.

2. Tables and Spelling

• Our weekly tables and spelling tests will also take place on Fridays.

• They will also be given out on Mondays to learn through the week.

• Please could you practice these at home for a little bit each night.

3. Research Question

• There will be one question a week for children to research.

• They may find this out by; asking an adult, from a book or a supervised internet search.

• They can just write this down in a simple sentence in their books.

Topics

• The Romans• Weather • Teeth and Eating • Magnets and Springs • Helping Plants Grow • The Tudors

Trips and Visitors

• Duke of Westminster’s Estate• Ribchester Roman Museum• Speke Hall• Bowland Wild Boar Park• Local area trips• Theatre • Local schools trip• Swimming• Football Training

Any Questions?