Year 3
Hi Year 3! This page will be updated with all the exciting things we have going on and any important messages.
The staff in year 3 are:
Wilson
Miss Parker
Mrs Knight/Mrs Eldridge
Morpurgo
Miss Trotman
Mrs Knight/Mrs Eldridge
Donaldson
Miss Hubbard / Mrs Watts
Mrs Knight/Mrs Eldridge
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to speak to us we will be happy to help.
Important notices
Please could you inform the office staff if anyone different will be collecting your child/children from school or after school clubs.
Thank you.
After school clubs will finish at 4:15
UNIFORM - Can all children please be in school in suitable black shoes and complete uniform grey skirt/trousers or dress, white shirt and burgundy jumper/cardigan
PE Kit should consist of a white t-shirt with black, grey or navy blue trousers or shorts. Please ensure your children come to school on their PE days wearing the correct kit - currently our PE days is Tuesday.
HEAD LICE - In order to keep head lice at bay please check your child nearly every day
WATER BOTTLES - We would like all children to have an appropriate bottle containing water in school daily.
Snacks- Children should bring in a healthy snack into school for break times. Chocolate and crisps are not a healthy option.
DOJO INFORMATION
Fordbridge are now using our Dojo system to help you stay informed on how well your child is doing in school, a quick way for you to communicate with your child’s teacher and a new, exciting style of homework!
Dojo will be used for the following:
Rewarding good behaviour
Children can get dojos for being helpful, good work or answers and completing homework.
Homework
In year 3 homework will be set on Fridays
and needs to be completed by the following Wednesday.
Parents Dojo Guide Step-by-step video
https://fordbridge-community.primarysite.media/media/class-dojo-for-parents
How to get set up in four easy steps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pt6mVa4jPM
How to access homework:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnfJDONJvCY
THE BOOKS WE WILL BE READING IN YEAR 3 ARE.
The BFG
By Roald Dahl
Where the Wild Things Are
By Maurice Sendak
Stone Age Boy
by Satoshi kitamra
How to Train Your Dragon
Cressida Cowell
Our curriculum
History - We will be looking at the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age.
Science - We are learning about plants.
RE - The question we are discussing is 'Why is Good Friday important?'
French - Our topic this half term is classroom objects.
PSHE - 'Dreams and Goals' piece of the puzzle.
Art - Editing photographs online.
D&T - Making tribal masks.
READING!
All books and diaries need to be in on Wednesday.
Children will be able to earn a dojo point for every day they read
they will also be able to change their book on this day.
Children must remember to read for at least 10 minutes each day.
An adult must comment and sign the diaries to say they have read.
Children can read any books at home or access Oxford Reading Buddies.
These can be recorded in the reading diary in the usual way.
Children will earn a Dojo every time they read.
HAPPY READING!
PE
PE will be on Thursday afternoons.
PLEASE MAKE SURE CHILDREN COME INTO SCHOOL IN THEIR UNIFORM AS THEY WILL GET CHANGED IN SCHOOL.
Children need to be in the correct PE kit.
Thank you.
Remember to
Practice your times tables
Timestable Rockstars
Making Arrays
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znwwg7h
Column Addition
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy2mn39/articles/z3kmrwx
Column subtraction
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy2mn39/articles/zc78srd
Fractions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z3rbg82
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhdwxnb
Time
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhk82hv/articles/zcmdwxs
Roman Numerals
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpdwxnb/articles/zcbvhcw
Safeguarding Reminders
Childline number - 0800 11 11
In school as part of our PSHE scheme we will be discussing the importance of the PANTS rule with all children.