Our Teachers
Miss Nightingale
Class 1
Year Leader
Miss Meetka
Class 2
Mrs Hazelwood
Class 3
We hope you have enjoyed the holidays and have had a great start to the new year! We are excited to welcome the children back to school and would like to share with you the learning experiences your child will encounter this Spring term!
Topics
New topics this term include ‘The Bronze Age’ in History, ‘Movement and Feeding’ in Science and 'The Black Country’ in Art. We will also start with reading ‘The Iron Man’ as one of our key texts in English.
For more details about our learning this term, please see the Curriculum Overview.
P.E
Please note the change to our PE days for this term:
Year 3 PE Sessions
Class 1, 2 and 3: Mondays (indoor) and Thursdays (outdoor)
Children are asked to wear our PE uniform for school on PE days only. No jewellery should not be worn on PE days and children will be asked to remove earrings before PE sessions.
Reading and Spelling
All Year 3 children are asked to bring their TGJS book bags and books to school every day. We will continue to focus on fluency in reading as well as comprehension of the text and books will be changed regularly on this basis. Please complete the home section in your child’s reading diary if they have read at home -we love to read comments about our pupils’ reading from parents, grandparents, and even brothers and sisters!
Spellings will continue to be set on a weekly basis with a test the following Monday. We also will continue to encourage children to use their Times Tables Rock Stars account from home as we build on our times table knowledge. Homework books will continue to be set with alternating English and Maths tasks fortnightly.
We kindly ask that parents ensure all clothing is clearly labelled with your child’s name and class. Labelled water bottles should also be brought to school each day with water only, which can be refilled in class. Children are offered a slice of toast, bagel or crumpet as they arrive in the morning and fruit at break times as a healthy snack. Just a reminder that children in Key Stage 2 do not receive universal free school meals. If you think you are eligible for free school meals, please contact the school.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to speak to your class teacher, who will usually be available after dismissing the children at the end of each day. We anticipate a busy and exciting term and we thank you in anticipation of your support.
