WHITTLE-LE-WOODS C.E.
PRIMARY SCHOOL
MEET THE TEACHER
EVENING
Aims of the evening
To provide an informal opportunity
to meet each other, introduce the
new school year and answer any
queries you may have
Year 3
• Teacher – Mrs Bidder (Mon & Tue)
Mrs Lewis (Wed, Thu & Fri)
• Teaching Assistants – Mrs Hannett and
Mrs Young
Curriculum
• Creative approach to teaching curriculum –
strong, meaningful links across the curriculum,
use of visits, visitors and experts
• Mathematics and English
• Teaching children how to become more
independent, successful learners
• Give children more ownership of their learning –
targets, on-going informal assessments
This year’s Curriculum Focus
Units:History (Autumn 1) looking at crime & punishment throughout
history . Focussing on Medieval Britain & Robin Hood.
Robin Hood Day (TBA). Information will go out shortly.
RE/Art – Christmas, Science/DT – fossils (museum visit),
Geography - Russia
Reading
• Reading is taught in school on a daily basis through
Guided Reading, Shared Reading and Individual Reading
in English and in other subjects
• Home Reading Books are used in school most days, but
children should have the opportunity to practise daily at
home with other books, magazines, recipes etc…too.
Please record in home-learning diary each time your child
reads at home.
• Regular home reading is crucial and does make a
difference. Reading incentive scheme for all children
Ongoing Assessments
• Progress is tracked for every individual
child on a termly basis in mathematics,
reading and writing. This helps us to
monitor progress throughout the year and
adapt teaching and support where needed.
• Support programmes are used to support
small groups of children throughout the
school as and when needed
Homework in Year 3
Homework will be given out on Fridays and should be handed
in on the following Thursday.
Children should do as much as they can without it causing any
distress. Come back to it over the week, if your child is
struggling. Then leave it altogether and speak to the teacher. If
they still can’t do it.
They’ll never get in trouble for not doing their homework if
they have had a good try at it.
Please feel free to comment at the bottom of their homework.
Behaviour
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High expectations of behaviour
Golden Time & other rewards
Bubble Time & other sanctions
Individual incidents dealt with separately
Importance of school and home working
together
• Remember, there are two sides to every
story
P.E.
• P.E. is on Mondays and Thursdays
• Sports kit (including pumps) must be in school all
of the time. Please take home on a Friday and
return on Monday if washing them.
• Please ensure kits fit properly (mainly pumps can
be a problem) and are labelled.
• Long hair needs to be tied back and earrings
either taken out or covered.
SRE (Sex & Relationship
Education) in Year 3
Autumn 2- My changing feelings & self respect.
Spring 2 - Birth of a baby, looking after baby.
Good and bad secrets.
Summer 2 - My changing body, hygiene
& differences.
Health and Safety
• Please ensure long hair is tied back
• Only prescribed medicine to be administered in
school, a signed form or letter must be
completed
• Please attend to head-lice immediately
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Drinks & Snacks
• School Water Bottle on sale priced £1.00. These
are to be kept at the sink where children can
access them. Please do bring a drinks bottle for
your child as this classroom gets very hot.
• Healthy snacks only
• Tuck Shop will be on every day when children can
buy hea toast/teacakes. Fair Trade Fridays 60p
Questions/Concerns
• Please do get in contact if you have any questions
or concerns throughout the year
• Please make the teacher your first port of call
about most issues.
• Parents Evening - November, March - targets
• July - End of yearly report & consultation evening
Parent helpers???
Questions?