Larch Class: Class Teachers are Mrs Marriott/Mrs Ansell

Willow Class: Class Teacher is Mrs Yates

Teaching Assistants are and Teaching Assistant is Mrs Standage and Mrs Howlett.

Reading books:

At Bushmead we believe that reading is one of the most important skills the children have to acquire. From the beginning, we encourage parents to become fully involved in helping their child to learn to read. The teaching of reading is focused around the Little Wandle phonics scheme and the associated levelled books. It is also supported by a wide range of other reading material both factual and fictional and we are fortunate to have a newly updated and well-stocked selection of books in the library that the children can visit regularly. Please ensure that you read with your child every week night and record this reading in their reading diary. These will be checked by a school adult every morning.

Homework Expectations In Year 3 

- Regular reading - 5 times a week 

- Spelling practise three times a week, for a weekly test (Friday)

- Times tables (for regular times tables tests at school)

Each child has their own login details for EdShed in their spellings book.

Each child has their own login details for TT rockstars in their timetables books or reading diaries.

(The times table test will include mixed questions from any of the times tables up to 12 x tables but focus particularly on 3, 4 and 8s)

Here are some timetables websites you can use at home...

KS1 Maths free game - Karate Cats - Primary school times tables, division, shapes, fractions - BBC Bitesize

KS2 free maths game - Primary mathematics skills - Times tables, multiplication, division, algebra, fractions and decimals - BBC Bitesize

Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com)

Reminders

* Please label all uniform, coats, bags, lunchboxes and water bottles. 

Please ensure that your child is coming to school smartly dressed, in the correct Bushmead uniform. Details of this can be found on our parents tab. Thank you!

PE Days:

Both classes:  Thursday and Friday

Please come to school dressed in your PE kits on these days. Just a reminder that PE kits should be PLAIN with no logos (Dark coloured shorts/joggers, plain white t-shirt, dark coloured zip up jacket/jumper)

**Earrings MUST be removed on PE days please! 

This Term's learning

Our Autumn Term topic is

'Stones and Bones''

 

 

Year 3 will also continue practising using joined up handwriting across all topics. 

We encourage all children to use Times Tables Rock Stars to support with times table knowledge and becoming familiar with all of their times tables.

           

Useful documents