by Year Three teacher on February 1, 2012
Just a polite reminder that as a school we encourage children to read regularly at home to a parent or another adult. This adult then needs to date and sign the child’s reading record. It is clear that those children who read regularly at home are more confident and competent readers.
Every Thursday your child’s reading record is checked and if they have read at least four times they are awarded one team point, and if they read seven times they receive two team points. It there is no evidence your child reading four or more times during a week he or she will miss their playtime on the Friday.
Spellings are also very important. Being able to spell means they are more fluent at writing. We send spellings home on a Tuesday and they will be tested on the following Tuesday. Each child has a spelling book where they can practise. There are three look, cover, write, check columns in the book. This is the minimum they should be doing each week on their spellings. If your child does not bring in their spelling book or hasn’t shown that they have done the three attempts in their book then they will stay in at playtime on Tuesday until they have completed what should have been done at home.
Thank you for your support.
Year 3 Teachers
Ideas for learning your spellings
a) Use different coloured pencil crayons to make rainbow words.
b) Use pebbles or stones to spell the words on the floor.
c) Skip, jump or hop around while spelling the word aloud.
d) Write each letter of the word on pieces of paper, jumble them up and try and rearrange them correctly.
e) Look, cover, write, check.
f) Put words around the house so you see them every day.
g) Write simple sentences that include the word.
by Year Three teacher on January 30, 2012
by Year Three teacher on January 30, 2012
Hello,
We are planning on desgining and constructing Egyptian coffins (from cardboard) for a Design and Technology project. So if you have any cardboard boxes or thick(ish) sheets of cardboard lying around the house, or poking out from the recycling bin, then please bring them in.
by Year Three teacher on January 27, 2012
We tried this in class on the minis but some minis froze on us so we didn’t manage to finish the whole process of mummification. Follow this link to launch the mummy builder – show your parents. It’s amazing!!! http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/mummy_maker/index_embed.shtml
Also try pyramid builder: www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/launch_gms_pyramid_builder.shtml
by Year Three teacher on January 26, 2012
by Year Three teacher on January 22, 2012
by Year Three teacher on January 19, 2012
by Year Three teacher on January 19, 2012
There appears to have been some confusion over swimming this week.
Both classes were told that because Mrs Ashton’s class missed their swimming session last week (due to Egyptian Day) that they would be swimming today (19th).
So now the timetable is:
19/1 – Mrs A
26/1 – Miss O
2/2 – Mrs A
8/2 – Miss O
Half Term Holiday
23/2 – Mrs A
1/3 – Miss O
and so on.
REMEMBER – if in doubt bring your swimming kit!!!
by Year Three teacher on January 18, 2012
The theme of our talks this term is “How to ……” which involves instruction of how to do something or make something or perform something. You can choose what to do eg How to bake a cake; how to perform a skill – football, gymnastics or otherwise; how to draw something; how to make origami, a paper aeroplane, a lego object, a craft object, a shape or anything which springs to mind. Remember that your talk should be no longer than 3 minutes and the emphasis is on giving instructions, so it will involve a logical progression of points, statements of what to do in steps. You should have the completed example and show the stages of development. Your timeslots will be allocated shortly. If you have any queries, please see your teacher.
Regards,
Year 3 teachers
by Year Three teacher on January 17, 2012
Dear parents, Parent consultation is coming up at the end of this term – on Friday 10th February. You will shortly be receiving a timeslot. However, some parents have difficulty taking time off work etc. so year 3 teachers are going to be available some evenings during that week if you would prefer. Mrs Ashton and Miss Ough are available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening. Please see us individually to sign up to your preferred time. If you cannot come and see us, please send a letter with your child giving 3 time preferences. We shall confirm all time slots in due course.
Many thanks
Miss Ough and Mrs Ashton
