This year your children will be working with lots of staff as part of their Year 3 journey. Our class teacher is Mrs Bamford. Working in our classroom we are also lucky to have Mrs Frame as our teaching assistant on a morning and Mrs Grainge who teaches the children on a Tuesday.
SCHOOL DAY
The school day starts at 8:45am, this is when the doors to your child’s classroom will open. There will be a member of staff at all classroom doors who can pass information on to class teachers if needed. The school day ends at 3:15pm.
Reading
Something magical can happen when you read a book!
All children have a school reading book. They need to bring their book into school every day, even if they haven’t read at home that evening, this is because we try to read with the children as much as possible. Reading at home is important in helping the children to make progress and apply the skills they have learnt in school so please try and read with your child as much as you can. Reading at home needs to be recorded on Seesaw so that we can keep track of how often your child is reading. Reading for pleasure is also encouraged and I would love to hear about your reading adventures.
P.E.
In Year 3 PE is every Monday and Wednesday afternoon. This year we will continue to come into school in our sports clothes on PE days and lessons will be outside as much as possible. We provide a school PE kit through Motiv8 which consists of PE hoodies, skorts, shorts and jogging bottoms. Alternatively, your child should wear a navy sweatshirt or hoodie, plain white t-shirt, navy blue shorts and navy-blue tracksuit bottoms or joggers. The wearing of football kits and brightly coloured PE kits are NOT permitted in school. We also recommend your child has a water bottle in school to keep them hydrated throughout the day.
SPELLINGS
A spelling rule is taught each week. Children will receive spellings to learn at home on a Monday, these will be assigned on ‘Ed Shed’ and a paper copy will also be given. Spellings will be tested on the following Monday morning. Spellings are very important and we encourage children to do their best they can to learn them.
Time Tables
Times tables are extremely important. Children need to be able to recall multiplication and division facts for 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 times tables. Please practise these at home regularly. All children have access to ‘Times Table Rock Stars’ and this is a fantastic tool to helping them learn and recall their tables.
Playtime and Lunchtime
As your child is in Key Stage 2, they are allowed to bring a healthy snack for playtime. This can be either a piece of fruit or vegetable. We also recommend your child brings a water bottle to school, so they can stay hydrated throughout the day, this should contain water and not juice. We a nut free school so we ask that you do not provide your child with any foods that contain nuts as we have severe allergies within school. Packed lunches should consist of a balanced healthy diet and contain no fizzy drinks or sweets.
Dates
Please remember that all key dates of latest school news can be found on our website and the weekly newsletter. I will continue to update you via Arbor if any new dates are added or any dates are changed.
Contact
If you have any questions or queries throughout the year please do not hesitate to get in touch. You can contact me through the school telephone number and leave a message and I will get back to you.
Alternatively, you can email me on
admin@thelinksprimary.org.uk
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Bamford
