Welcome to Year 3

Mrs J ColemanMiss A McCarthyMrs R RoughleyMrs M Bowden

Attitude TrackerThroughout the year, you will receive 5 attitude trackers for your child.

These include:

Homework (spellings / times tables / readng)

Effort

Behaviour

Girls: Navy sweatshirt with school logo or navy cardigan, plain white polo shirt and grey skirt or trousers. White socks or grey tights. Black, sensible footwear should be worn at all times. Dark coloured coat or school fleece.

Boys: Navy sweatshirt with school logo or navy v neck sweater, plain white polo shirt and grey long or short trousers. Black, sensible footwear should be worn at all times. Dark coloured coat or school fleece.

Watches and small, plain, stud earrings are the only items of jewellery which may be worn at school and these must be removed during P.E. and swimming lessons. Long hair must be tied back and make-up, including nail varnish, is not permitted.

Children must remember to bring in their PE kits.

Uniform

AttendanceMr Dumbell cannot authorise any holidays during term time, unless there are exceptional circumstances.(Office have necessary forms)

Green on the tracker is 96% and over.

Yellow on the tracker is 90% - 95%

Red on the tracker is below 90%.

If your child is absent from school, please ring in the morning, stating a reason for absence.

PunctualityDoors open at 8.45am

Whistle goes at 8.50 am

Gates close at 8.55am

Late is after 8.55am.

Punctuality also includes being late to lessons after playtimes. Also, parents please remember to be punctual picking up at 3.15pm.

Each half term your child will be given a short test in Maths, Grammar, Spelling and Writing in order to assess their progress and identify next steps in learning.

Each child will also sit a test in Science after each unit. Once these assessments have been completed, we set new targets for your child and complete their attitude tracker for attendance, punctuality, behaviour, effort, homework and uniform.

We also take into account the children's work from the previous weeks and our ongoing observations. Once this form is finalised and discussed with your child, a copy is sent home to parents. You will receive your first copy at parents' evening in November.

Assessment profile sheets

Teaching and Learning expectations for the year.

These expectations are what your child will be taught this year.At a glance there doesn’t seem much, but each of these objectives will be broken down to ensure your child is effectively learning.

ReadingRead as often as you can. It is really important that you question your child about what they have read.Allow your child to read whatever interests them. It is essential that we help enhance your child’s enjoyment for reading.Throughout the week your child will regularly read with an adult, during the reading circuit and guided reading sessions. Books will be changed when appropriate. Please sign and date reading diaries, at least 3 times a week.

SpellingEach child will receive a home school spelling book.

Each week your child will receive spellings and the testing day will be on the booklet. The spelling test will completed within this book, so it is really important the child brings their spelling book to school each day.

Sometimes you may feel that the spellings are too simple, but this may be because your child is not applying them in their writing.

The amount of spellings to learn will depend on the child

Grammar and handwriting The New Curriculum has a stronger focus on grammar. Your

child will be taught how to use and identify correct grammar and punctuation in lessons.

There will be an emphasis on learning the vocabulary for the grammar being taught such as nouns, conjunctions, inverted commas.

We will be offering a parent workshop (hopefully in Autumn term) and resources to support grammar at home in the future.

Children will be taught a continuous cursive style of handwriting from KS1 to support their ability to join. Pens are allocated in KS2 when your child is able to write in a joined style consistently.

Useful websites for English:Spelling city (www.spellingcity.com)

BBC Bitesize (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/)

Primary games arena(www.primarygamesarena.com/Subjects/English)

Woodlands Primary (http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/teacher/english.html)

Maths The aims in maths have changed with the new

national curriculum. Teaching and learning is now centred around helping children achieve a broader and deeper understanding of the subject, rather than moving on to new content once they show initial understanding.

Norwood will be using documents that support the National Curriculum from Rising Stars to teach maths.

Maths Maths lessons will be taught daily, with 4 a day and

mental maths test also being included during the week.

We will be focussing on presentation of our maths books throughout the whole school, so attention will be paid to the way children complete their work and their formation of numbers.There will be 2 workshops run for parents throughout the year, for both KS1 and KS2.

The Calculation Policy at Norwood is designed to lead children step by step to become competent and confident users of formal written methods for mathematical calculations by the end of Year 6.

The policy, which includes detailed explanations, can be found on the Norwood website and demonstrates the methods that will be taught for each year group. If you have any difficulties accessing this, please see the office for a paper copy.

Maths

We will continue to use the MyMaths online resource this year.

Log in - norwood1

Password – square272

Each child will have an individual username (e.g. abc) and a password (e.g. 123), which will allow them to access homework and maths activities while out of school.

Children can complete learn activities on My Maths, without their teacher setting work.

Alternatively, BBC Bitesize is excellent!

My Maths

Children need to know all their times tables up to 12.

saying e.g 1 x 10 =10 2 x 10 = 20

knowing e.g. 2 x 10 =? 9 x 10 = ?

And finally, applyinge.g How many groups of 10 are there in 60?

Times Tables

Homework

It is really important that homework is returned in order to ensure that it is marked on time.

Children will be given a Math's activity or a Writing activity. This depends on Year group. *** Please amend as appropriate.

Most children will have a specific target of learning certain times table facts. This will be ongoing and will be tested regularly in school.Once a year, a creative learning task will be provided which will be linked to the class’s topic work.

Suggestions for homework will be given for children to complete over the Summer holidays. This is voluntary and will be shared with other pupils on their return in September.

Topics.

Autumn Spring Summer

Stone to SteelRocksAncient EgyptiansChristmas - advent

Weather around the worldLightAuthor study – Dick King SmithForces and Magnets

Rainforests and chocolateAncient Greece (Olympics)Plants Animals, including humans

Visits / visitorsTescos 3M 21st October3C 22nd October(Healthy living)

Blackpool zooDobbies

Forest schools:3C -21st and 22nd September3M - 7th and 8th October

Forest schools – dates to be arranged

Forest schools – dates to arrangedSwimming

Behaviour system• At Norwood we are always looking for ways to improve. Our behaviour system has worked well

over the last few years, but has become quite time-consuming to administer. We are planning to keep the principles of our previous system but use the online Dojo system to track behaviour. We hope that this system will provide even more consistency in recognising the good behaviour of the majority of our pupils.

• ClassDojo is an online behaviour management tool. Pupils are represented by monster avatars. As previously all pupils begin the week on the sun. Teachers use the site to give out points - at the tap of the board - for behaviours they’d like to encourage eg working hard or being kind and helpful. Teachers will use the data gathered to award a Rainbow Merit for outstanding behaviour at the end of the week - in place of a rainbow sticker (as previously, pupils will still move to the Rainbow).

• Outstanding behaviour is described on our ‘I am outstanding when…’ poster which explains what an outstanding pupil looks like.

• Pupils who achieve 5 Rainbow Merits in ½ a term will achieve a bronze, silver or gold certificate, as previously. Gold 2, as previously, will gain an outstanding platinum award at the end of the year. Pupils who lose points will move to the cloud and lose minutes of Golden Time, as previously.

• By the end of the year we hope to give parents the option of accessing an online account. This will allow you to see how your child is getting on.

TERM TARGET CERTIFICATE PROGRESSION

Autumn 1st half 5 Rainbow Merits = Behaviour Certificate Bronze

Autumn 2nd half 5 Rainbow Merits = Behaviour Certificate Silver

Spring 1st half 5 Rainbow Merits = Behaviour Certificate Gold

Spring 2nd half 5 Rainbow Merits = Behaviour Certificate Bronze 2

Summer 1st half 5 Rainbow Merits = Behaviour Certificate Silver 2

Summer 2nd half 5 Rainbow Merits = Behaviour Certificate Gold 2 = Platinum

Communication• We believe that communication with

parents is essential, in order for us to ensure that our Year 3 Team are working effectively.

• Please feel free to ring the school with any issues.

• Try and speak to us before or after school or

• Email :a.mccarthy@norwoodmail.co.uk

• j.coleman@norwoodmail.co.uk

P.T.A

• We are always looking for new members, so come along to our events and join the fun!

• PTA E-mail: pta@norwoodmail.co.uk

Questions?