Class 3
Hope you've all had a great Summer and welcome to Class 3!
This term our topic is Ourselves. We will be learning what animals and humans need to survive and the importance of a healthy diet, hygiene and exercise to keep us healthy. We will find out about London, including famous landmarks, the Great Fire and Samuel Pepys. In Literacy, we will be reading Traditional Tales and Poetry and having a go at writing some of our own. The planning for the term is at the bottom of this page, if you'd like to find out more!
The children will come home with reading books, as they did in Class 2, and we really appreciate your support in listening to them read as often as you can at home. Thank you.
We will have PE twice a week, so PE kits (for indoor and outdoor PE) need to be in school every day please, as well as a named water bottle.
If there is anything you need to know, don't hesitate to ask,
Miss Riddell and Mrs Trencher
This term our topic is Ourselves. We will be learning what animals and humans need to survive and the importance of a healthy diet, hygiene and exercise to keep us healthy. We will find out about London, including famous landmarks, the Great Fire and Samuel Pepys. In Literacy, we will be reading Traditional Tales and Poetry and having a go at writing some of our own. The planning for the term is at the bottom of this page, if you'd like to find out more!
The children will come home with reading books, as they did in Class 2, and we really appreciate your support in listening to them read as often as you can at home. Thank you.
We will have PE twice a week, so PE kits (for indoor and outdoor PE) need to be in school every day please, as well as a named water bottle.
If there is anything you need to know, don't hesitate to ask,
Miss Riddell and Mrs Trencher
Homework
Times Tables - We will start to go through times tables at school, both working out straightforward questions and later, more complex word problems. Any support that you can give your child in learning these at home would be appreciated. Thank you. We start with the 10s, 2s and 5s, making sure the children are secure in these before moving on to others.
Reading – Please read, read, read!! We will endeavour to change and hear the children read as much as possible, this will often be done through guided reading sessions as the children get older and more competent and through independent reading sessions. We also provide lots of reading opportunities throughout the school day within our lessons. Please ensure your child understands what they are reading by asking comprehension questions and asking your child to recall specific words and phrases the author has used. We also encourage the children to choose both a fiction and a non-fiction book, to ensure they read a variety of texts. Keep an eye out for your child's reading targets and guided reading focuses, these may assist you with comprehension questioning and focuses at home.
Spellings - the children will go through their spellings daily at school, but any extra help you can give at home is always appreciated! The lists of words for both Sounds groups will be added to our class page (see below). The children should know which group they are in!
Homework – each term the children will be given some homework to complete, often connected to our topic. Below are some other activities you could do with your child, if you have time, which will also help their progress:
If there is anything you need to know, please don't hesitate to ask.
Miss Riddell and Mrs Trencher
Times Tables - We will start to go through times tables at school, both working out straightforward questions and later, more complex word problems. Any support that you can give your child in learning these at home would be appreciated. Thank you. We start with the 10s, 2s and 5s, making sure the children are secure in these before moving on to others.
Reading – Please read, read, read!! We will endeavour to change and hear the children read as much as possible, this will often be done through guided reading sessions as the children get older and more competent and through independent reading sessions. We also provide lots of reading opportunities throughout the school day within our lessons. Please ensure your child understands what they are reading by asking comprehension questions and asking your child to recall specific words and phrases the author has used. We also encourage the children to choose both a fiction and a non-fiction book, to ensure they read a variety of texts. Keep an eye out for your child's reading targets and guided reading focuses, these may assist you with comprehension questioning and focuses at home.
Spellings - the children will go through their spellings daily at school, but any extra help you can give at home is always appreciated! The lists of words for both Sounds groups will be added to our class page (see below). The children should know which group they are in!
Homework – each term the children will be given some homework to complete, often connected to our topic. Below are some other activities you could do with your child, if you have time, which will also help their progress:
- helping with baking or cooking, reading the scale when weighing out ingredients
- measuring with a ruler or tape measure, again useful for reading a scale
- paying for small amounts when shopping - sorting out the coins they need for themselves
- working out the change you will get back from 50p or £1
- telling the time - o'clock, half past, quarter past and to
- writing a diary
- writing a postcard
- researching our science topics on the computer - keeping healthy (BBC Bitesize KS1 site has some good activities)
If there is anything you need to know, please don't hesitate to ask.
Miss Riddell and Mrs Trencher
Dates for your diary
Term starts 28th August
Science Assembly 4th September
Class Induction Meetings 4th September
Individual Photographs 14th September
Visit by Archdeacon 17th September
Teacher Training Day 12th October
Half Term 15th - 19th October
Flu Vaccinations 8th November
End of Term 21st December
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