Newport library visit

Dear Parents,

We would like to welcome you and your child to Year 3 and we hope that your child is settling in well!

Just to let you know that we are currently in the process of organising spelling groups, reading books and homework. This usually takes about a week, as we need to get to know your child in order to give them appropriately matched homework.

As we usually post spellings and messages on this website weekly, please check your emails regularly, as this is our main form of communication with parents.

Children should also have a Homelink book in their bags, which may contain letters, handwritten messages, PE dates or homework instructions etc. Therefore, please ensure that you check your child’s bag regularly for letters, particularly ones that need reply slips returning.

Normally, children will receive weekly spellings, tested on a day of their class teacher’s preference, plus an expectation to read with you at home, recording their efforts and your signature in their reading diary. There may also be a short additional homework piece, supporting their Maths or English class work. Children will receive an A4-sized orange homework book in which to complete this, which usually contains instructions that explain what to do.

Children will also be expected to practice selected times tables at home, using an online resource (Times Tables Rock Stars), for weekly checks in school. Your child will receive a personalised username and password for this resource during the next few weeks.

Finally, your child will be informed of their PE days by their class teacher. Please check Homelink books for this information. Generally, we would prefer children to bring their kit on a Monday and leave it in their locker until Friday, for maximum flexibility.

Hopefully, this is all clear – please speak with your child’s class teacher if you require any further information.

Thank you for your support,

The Year 3 Team.

Dear Parents,

Class 3W, 3B and 3P will need their PE kits on Monday for their new class teachers.

Thank you

Regards,

The Year 3 Team

Dear Parents,

Tomorrow, Year 3 classes will visit Burton Borough School to make use of their Science facilities, in particular using microscopes to investigate scale and onion plant cells. The work completed will complement our unit of work on Plants and Life Cycles. We are really grateful to BBS teachers and school for providing our children with this opportunity to use equipment that, ordinarily, we would not have access to.

The visit will happen during the morning session tomorrow, returning to school by lunchtime.

Regards,

The Year 3 Team

Dear Parents,

PE kits

All Children in Year 3 and Year 4 will need their PE kits tomorrow, Thursday 20th June, please.

Also, children may need their PE kits on any given day for the remaining term. Therefore, they need to bring their PE kits into school on a Monday and take home on a Friday for the remaining weeks of term, as we will be taking opportunities to do some PE ‘catch up’ sessions, because of poor weather.

Sports Day

Children will be participating in Year 3/4 combined Sports Day on Monday 24th June. They will need to wear their house team coloured t-shirt on Monday, and can come to school dressed in their PE kits.

In the morning, children will take part in Interhouse sports games, and in the afternoon, parents are welcome to attend from 1.30pm onwards for Sports Day competition events.

Thank you for your continued support,

The Year 3/4 Teams.