Termly Letter

Monday 10th September                                        
Dear Parent,
Welcome back, I hope you all had a super summer.
Here are some reminders of dates and topics for this coming half term.

P.E.                 Monday and Thursday, children will need outdoor kits and suitable footwear e.g. trainers or pumps.

Spellings         New spellings will be given every Monday and tests will be on the Friday afternoon of the same week, the spellings given are words related to the class theme and words with a focus on a particular word rules e.g. suffixes, prefixes, singular, plural rather than the actual words. So when practicing them please emphasise the rule e.g. adding -ing.

Homework     Homework is the learning logs, a new learning target will be put into the books every fortnight and your child will have 2 weeks to fill the 2 pages with anything they think relates to the learning target, the deadline date will be at the bottom of the target.
I would be very grateful if you could encourage your child to complete every piece of homework and to hand it in on time. It is essential for your child to get into a routine before they start high school.

Reading          Please make sure your child reads their school reading book at home. I would like them to read everyday, and if you could please write a small comment about what they have read and sign it in their reading journal. We will aim to listen to your child read at school once a week (reading timetable attached) so please ensure your child brings their book and reading record on their designated reading day.

This term our class theme is The Phantom of the Opera, so all our subjects will be related to this. Here are some of the activities we will be doing this half term;
Literacy
Play/script writing and shape poems / calligrams related to The Phantom of the Opera.
Maths
As a school we follow the DCFS Mathematics framework and during this half term we will be covering blocks A, B and C unit 1 and also relating maths work to theatre attendance and production costs.

Science
Looking at light and shadows, related to a theatre and theatre productions.
Information Communication Technology (I.C.T.)
Combining texts and graphics.
Geography
Theatre and local “haunted” building locations and map work.
Design Technology (D.T.).
Mask making and set design.
R.E./Personal, Social, Health and Cultural Education
Islam, New beginnings.
Physical Education
Net and wall games.
Music
Composition and appreciation of the music related to the theme.

Mrs Kendrick will be teaching Thursday afternoon to cover my PPA time.

Also don’t forget our Year 3 blog which can be found on the homepage of the school website, get blogging!

Finally, can you please ensure your child has an indoor pair of shoes/pumps or slippers.

I am aware that there is a lot of information included in this letter! If any of the

information is unclear, or if you have any further queries regarding your child, please do not hesitate to see me.

I look forward to meeting you more formally at the target setting day.

Kind regards,

Mrs M L Quinn
Year 3 Class teacher