Dear Parents and Carers,

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow, children can wear their favourite pair of socks, as part of World Downs Syndrome Awareness Day.

Kind regards,

The Year 3 Team

Dear Parents and Carers,

Just to clarify, there is NO church assembly this week. Please send your child to school in the mornings as usual, every day this week.

Apologies for any confusion.

Kind regards,

The Year 3 Team.

Dear Parents and Carers,

Last week, 3B won our in-school competition for registering on time, called ‘Beat-the-Bell’. As a reward, (children in 3B only) can wear MUFTI this Friday (2nd February) – well done everyone!

On Tuesday 6th February, children in 3B will have Beech’s Base in the afternoon, and can come dressed in their Beech’s Base clothing, appropriate for the weather. Please send them in with boots in a bag, and waterproof, warm clothing. They MUST have a change of footwear for the morning session.

Finally, if you have already provided your child with a card backdrop for their Waxwork Museum display work, thank you very much – some of these look amazing already. Children are really excited to show you what they have done in class to add to these. We would be really grateful to those who haven’t if they could find something for their children to present their work on – any large cardboard / large cardboard box to deconstruct will do!

Thank you all for helping with this,

Kind regards,

Mr Butler

Dear Parents and Carers,

Just a quick reminder that PE kits are required on Monday, to be left in school and taken home on Friday. Thank you to all those children who did have their kits today!

Today, five children did not have PE kits in school, which creates a supervision issue,  and also deprives those children of learning new skills / knowledge.

For tomorrow, children will need their PE kit for an extra lesson, with Mr Humphries. Please ensure they have their kit, and are prepared for indoor OR outdoor PE, bearing in mind it is cold outside! (bring joggers and sweatshirt as well, just in case).

Thank you for your continued support,

Mr Butler

Dear Parents and Carers,

Following several queries, I would like to offer some further clarification regarding our Raising Aspirations project on an inspirational person.

Once selected, children need to do some research about their person, and bring it in. For example, finding out things about:

• Age, who they are, what they are mainly famous for
• Early life / childhood
• Early adulthood
• Key events in their life
• Achievements
• Legacy (what they will be remembered for)
• Why you look up to them / are inspired by them.

This information should be as notes /bullet points / key information – it doesn’t need to be perfectly formed sentences – we will be working on that in class over the next two weeks, to create a piece of biographical writing.

Children have been asked to bring in a large piece of card if available, about
2ft x 3ft approximately, if this is available. This will be used to present their work and stick things onto, as per the pictures of previous waxwork museum days we have posted on the school website.

Another thing that would help enormously would be if children could decorate their piece of cardboard at home, possibly with a printed colour picture (s) of their chosen person, but again, this is not essential, just very helpful / kind.

Again, you do not need to stick on the biographical writing at home. This will be done in school, ready for the Waxwork Museum day on Thursday 8th February.

Finally, children have been asked where possible, to come in dressed as their inspirational person. It is absolutely not essential to buy a premade costume for this purpose, although it is your decision to do so. There is NO pressure from school to do this. E.g. old sheets, parent’s shirts, oversized and safety-pinned clothing can be used, or a trip to the charity shop could suffice. Be creative!

Whilst this advice is for Year 3 children, other year groups may find this information useful. I would advise parents and carers of children from other year groups to speak with their teachers before following this advice.

If you have any further queries, please speak with your child’s class teacher before the end of this week. Hopefully, this will be an enjoyable event and motivating and inspiring experience for the children.

Thank you for your continued support,

The Year 3 Team.