Welcome to Year 3!

We hope you've had a great summer and are looking forward to the year ahead. Please find our long-term plan and termly curriculum overviews below alongside lots of other useful information regarding Year 3. Information from 'Meet the Teacher' meetings is also available if you're unable to attend after school on Monday 7^th September. As always, please speak to us at drop off or pick up times at the classroom door if you have any questions or concerns, or alternatively contact Miss Simons in the office who will forward any messages to us. 

Mrs Bunting and Miss Austin.

Class Teacher - Mrs Bunting (Mon-Thurs), Miss Austin (Friday)          

Teaching Assistants - Mrs Bould and Mrs Morgan

Midday Supervisor- Mrs Mitchell and Mrs Wadley

Homework: Your child will receive a piece of Maths and/or English homework each week in their CGP booklets (set on a Friday). Details of the weekly homework will be written in your child’s reading record. Homework should be returned to school by the following THURSDAY so that we can mark it. Please support and encourage your child to do their homework as independently as they can.

Reading: Please encourage your child to read for at least 10 minutes EVERY NIGHT at home. Please record this in your child’s reading record. In our class we understand that it is important to have a ‘love for reading’. Therefore, if your child is not enjoying their book, please do let us know and they are more than welcome to change their book. Reading records are monitored every Friday so please ensure they have them in school, especially on this day, and your child will earn stars as part of our who school reading challenge to receive badges and rewards. 

Maths: Your child has an individual login for Times Table Rockstars and Doodle Maths. Practise on here little and often will significantly improve your child's mathematical fluency and therefore attainment across the whole subject so please encourage and support them to engage with these at home. 

PE Days: We have PE on a Wednesday, please come to school in your kit. Please remember no earrings, watches or Fitbits are allowed and long hair needs to be tied up. 

Snacks: Please also note that fruit is no longer provided at snack time in Key Stage 2, so children should bring a healthy fruit or vegetable snack from home each day. A water bottle will be provided by school for use during the day. Children who have a packed lunch may bring a drink to have with their lunch. 

Your child may use a backpack of their choice from Year 3 onwards (Book bags are no longer required). St Oswald's rucksacks are available to purchase from the office. From the start of the autumn term, children in Year 3 do not need to bring a pencil case. All stationery will be provided in school. This helps to ensure that all children have access to the same resources and reduces the likelihood of personal items being misplaced or lost.