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Overview of the Year (2017 – 2018)
The following information was shared by the class teacher at the Parents’ Welcome / Information evening at the beginning of the year.
Staff Team
- Miss McSorley (Class Teacher)
- Mrs Yates (Teaching Assistant)
- Mrs Staunton (Teaching Assistant)
- Mrs Petrie (Support Teacher)
General Communication
- please write messages in the Home-School Message book, making sure that your child knows to give it to a member of staff (we do not check every child’s messages book on a daily basis)
- please ask for a brief conversation after school if needed
- please ask for an appointment if you need raise concerns or discuss something in some detail
Key Topics during the year
- Guess Who’s Coming for Dinner
- Fragile Earth – Volcanoes and Earthquakes (including ‘rocks’)
- Roadtrip UK (Maps and knowledge of the UK)
- Ancient Greece
- What’s the Weather?
- The Stone Age
Class Visits : Our class visits will include:
- Poole’s Cavern (rocks)
- The Peak District (The Stone Age)
- St Wilfrid’s Church, Northenden
Guided Reading
- All children in class will take part in a guided reading each week for 20-25 minutes.
- Children are heard read once a week in addition to guided reading
- Some children with greater need are heard read two or three times per week
PE Lessons
- PE lessons will take place on Mondays (usually games), Wednesdays (usually dance/gymnastics) and Thursdays (usually dance/gymnastics)
- Please make sure that your child’s PE kit is in school every day and taken home on Fridays for washing/returning on Mondays
- Please make that your child’s PE kit is clearly labelled with their name
Homework
- English homework (30 minutes) will be set on a Friday to be returned the following Wednesday
- Mathematics homework (30 minutes) will be set on a Friday to be returned the following Wednesday
- Reading on a regular basis every week (reading and library books)
- Spellings once week (Friday for Friday) to be practised daily
- Practise multiplication tables (2,3,4,5,8,10), including division
- Please expect quality work and good presentation
- Practise Spellings from the Year 1/2 Phonics Booklet (not available online) and the Year 3/4 Spelling List
Homework Advice
- Try to have a regular routine, perhaps a set day and time each week to complete homework
- Try not leave completion of homework until the last day
- Complete work in small stages
- Revise spelling daily – read, writing, apply
- Provide a quiet or purposeful space
- Give help and support as needed; it is a good opportunity to share work with your child
Other Arrangements
- Mrs Petrie will teach Year 3 on Thursday mornings
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