Who is in our Classroom?

In Year 3, Mrs Poole and Mrs White are the class teachers, and we also have Mrs Hadley and Miss Taylor working alongside for group work and interventions.

What does my child need to bring to school?

Every day children will require: a water bottle, a waterproof coat and an Orchard Primary book bag. Within your book bag you will need your reading diary and a library book.

At the start of each half-term, it is also recommended that you bring your PE kit in an appropriate bag, and leave it in school for the duration of the half-term. Within your PE kit you will need an Orchard Primary PE top, appropriate bottoms (shorts and jogging bottoms to choose dependent on the weather), PE pumps and an additional pair of socks.

What will be different in Year 3?

Our PE sessions this year will be on Tuesdays,  and children will require their own PE kits to participate; we will not be able to borrow from others.

Pupils in Year 3 will need to bring in their own snacks as the free fruit scheme is only available to pupils in Reception - Year 2. Please send in a piece of fruit/vegetable for your child to eat each day during breaktime.

How many of the homework tasks does my child need to do?

There is a suggested weekly homework task, called our 10-Minute Challenges. This task, which will involve timestable practice, a Maths or SPAG activity and a Topic-related activity which will always assist with the learning completed that week in school or extend it. I do not expect every task to be completed. However, I feel the more that are completed, the greater enthusiasm and involvement in the topic. 

The children will also be receiving weekly spelling words for a test the following week (on Fridays).  

Both the homework task sheet and the spelling words will be sent home on a Friday with the children; these will also be available digitally in the 'Homework' section of our Year 3 class page on the school website.

I do expect this year that we will continue reading at home, preferably 5 times a week. This can be any book, but reading the guided reading book is recommended a couple of times a week as it will assist discussions in class. We will be checking diaries weekly and rewarding children for reaching certain quantities.

If you have any questions, then please do not hesitate to ask us during pick-up time at the end of the day or book an appointment via the school office.

Thank you for your support!