Welcome to Class 3, Miss Newman is our Year 2 teacher.
Class 3 Information
Curriculum Overview – To see what Class 3 will be learning this term please see the document below.
Class 3 Parent Curriculum Overview Spring 1
Individual Targets – All children will be given curriculum targets for reading, writing and mathematics.
Reading – It is expected that the children bring their reading book into school on a daily basis. Our Year 2 pupils should bring in their reading record books alongside their reading books too. Please make sure that either yourself or your child/children also fill in the reading record book. These books should be brought into the classroom when they come to school in the morning and taken home daily.
Acelerated Reader – Once your child has moved on from Read Write Inc. decodable reading books and has been reading purple and gold level reading books, the class teacher will assess your child’s reading fluency and readiness for the Accelerated Reader (AR™) program. Your child will carry out an initial STAR Reading test to determine whether they are able to access books on the Accelerated Reader program. If the class teacher is satisfied that your child is ready, they will then begin to participate in the Accelerated Reader (AR™) program. For more information about the Acelerated Reader Program, please click on the link below.
AR Information Booklet for Parents
Spellings – This year we are beginning to use Spelling Shed for our spellings – please bear with us whilst we assess the children and get it up and running and working smoothly. Each child has been provided with a Spelling Shed login which they can use to login and practise the spellings that they have been assigned. The more the children practise their spellings in Spelling Shed the more points and rewards. The teacher and children will go through the spellings in class and discuss different strategies for learning them effectively. In Year 1 and 2 we have a list of words that it is really important that we know how to spell. Please click on the link below to see what they are.
Common Exception Words Years 1 and 2
Numbots / Times Tables Rockstars – Learning basic number skills and multiplication tables is very important and plays a huge part towards a child’s ability to learn and carry out more difficult mathematical concepts. All children are provided with a Numbots/TT Rockstars login and should use this regularly to practise and develop their basic number skills and times tables knowledge. The more children practise, the better they get and the more rewards they earn. The children will start the year using Numbots and will move on to using Times Tables Rockstars when they begin multiplication. The class teacher will inform the children about when they should access the program.
Homework – Homework tasks will be assigned on Friday and should be completed in their homework book any time up until the following Wednesday. Homework may also take the form of practising skills using online games. The homework that the children receive is to reinforce/consolidate the work already covered in class. Each week your child will receive either a piece of English or Maths work to complete along with their spellings.
Parent Consultations – We offer an opportunity for parents to discuss pupil progress with their class teacher twice a year. Appointments are made via our Arbor communication system during the Autumn and Spring Terms which allow parents to indicate a preferred appointment time and date.
PE Bags/Days – PE days in Class 3 are on Monday and Thursday. Please ensure pupils bring their PE bags to school at the beginning of each half term and leave it in school and that they include both outdoor and indoor PE kits, which they will then bring home every half term. *Please note: on PE days earrings must be removed for health and safety reasons and PE sessions will currently take place outdoors wherever possible. If for any reason your child is unable to take part in PE activities, please send a note to the class teacher.
Uniform – Please could you ensure that all items of uniform are clearly labelled. Any pieces of uniform that are found unnamed will be placed in the Key Stage 1 lost property box.
Water Bottles – The children should each bring in a water bottle to school. This should be cleaned and filled at home and taken home each day. Please ensure it is clearly named.
Newsletter – You should receive a weekly newsletter every Friday. Copies are emailed and also available to download from the School News section of the website.
Have a look at what we’ve been learning…
Easter
Easter Class 3 have been busy learning all about the Easter story and the season of Lent. In English, they created wonderful Easter acrostic poems, showing off their creativity while enjoying some delicious hot cross buns. To finish their celebrations, the children...
3D Shape Models
3D Shape Models Class 3 have been exploring the properties of 3D shapes in their maths lessons. To show off their learning, they created fantastic 3D models, including cubes, square-based pyramids, triangular-based pyramids, and triangular prisms. The children worked...
Shape Hunt
Shape Hunt Class 3 have been busy learning all about the properties of 2D and 3D shapes. To put their knowledge into practice, they went on an exciting shape hunt outside! The children explored the school grounds, spotting a variety of shapes in the environment and...
World Book Day
Science
Science In science this half term we are learning about plants and what they need in order to stay healthy and grow. We designed an experiment to investigate this which involved us planting seeds in different conditions, one with soil, one without soil, one without...
Painting
Painting In class 3 this week we have started our new topic in art which is painting. We are looking at LS Lowry’s paintings and eventually will produce our own Lowry inspired piece of art. In this lesson, we started looking at how mixing colours with white and black...
KS1 Visit to Beamish Museum
KS1 Visit to Beamish Museum The children in KS1 enjoyed a trip to Beamish. They were put to work doing household chores, ironing, washing and cleaning. They looked at lots of different types of transport. Some children were brave enough to go down the pit. We even...
Key Stage 1 Multiskills Festival
Key Stage 1 Multiskills Festival Key stage one children have thoroughly enjoyed participating in a superhero themed multi-skills festival. They competed for their house teams in lots of games using the throwing, catching and kicking skills they have been learning in PE.
Children in Need
Children in Need This Friday, class 3 have taken part in Children in Need. We dressed up in either yellow, spotty or football strips to raise money for the charity. We started our afternoon by learning about what Children in Need is, where the money goes and some...