Welcome to 3AR. In year 3 we learn lots of new things. We especially love to read. We get lots of ideas from the stories we have read and use them to improve our writing! We are fantastic learners and we always look at our 'Green for Growth' to help us with our next steps.
Have a look at our blog to find out what we have been up to!
Mrs Ratcliffe is funny and kind.
When we are stuck, she helps us.
She helps us to do tricky maths.
She cares for us if we are feeling sad.
Your child has now been given a reading book and a Reading Record Book. Your child will have a new reading book each week and it is important that they read their book EVERY night. We will be stamping their bookmarks each day that they have read and we will be giving out awards throughout the year. Your child will then be able to practise their phonics skills and different reading strategies such as use of picture cues, phonic cues, and grammatical sense.
When they have read their book there is a space in the Reading Record Book for you to say how they found the book, which bits they did well with and anything they struggled on. When this has been signed we will change their book for a new one. So there is no set day to change books, they can change as and when required.
Your child will need a school book bag . If you have not bought one already please can you do so. They can be purchased from the office for £2.
We will also be giving a maths skills activity out each week for them to practise which will be based on learning they have done in class. They will also be asked to learn their times tables. In year 3 this will be the 3, 4 and 8 x tables.
Spellings will also be given and tested each week. This is also a good opportunity to practise their handwriting at the same time.
Your child will also bring home a library book each week. The book they choose is completely their own choice. When they have read their book they can return it to school and we will change it for a new book the following week.
Your child requires a PE kit to change into – this should include a T-shirt, pair of shorts & some pumps/trainers for outdoor games. This can be left in school for the half term.
Children are expected to show respect to each other, to all adults and the school environment. (Inside the building and in the playground) We have a clear behaviour system that all the children follow and they are taught '5 Golden Rules' which encourage good behaviour. (There are a lot of rewards in place) The rules and behaviour systems are clearly displayed in all classrooms and around central parts of the school.
Literacy – how can you help your child?
• Encourage your child to read anything as well as their 'reading book' – library books, comics, street names anything.
• Help your child to spell and read simple key words and use them in reading and writing.
Numeracy – how can you help your child?
• Practise counting – it's surprising what you can count.
• Practise counting forwards and backwards – to 10, 20, 100.
• Add 2 numbers together or taking 1 number from another – make into a story or a game.
• Understand estimating how many in a group of objects.
• Recognising different coins.- Practise counting handfuls of loose change. shopping activities.
We like year 3 because we love our teachers.
We do fun Maths and English.
There is lots of fun learning.
We like to do hard work, ICT and tricky maths.