Hello and welcome back to school! We hope you enjoyed a hard-earned rest over the summer break. As you continue your learning journey here at Wellfield, we wanted to give you an idea of what you can expect as we welcome you back into Year 3! We are all looking forward to sharing this exciting learning adventure with you. Please find below some important information about the organisation for the coming school year.

Class Staffing:

Mrs Sullivan, Miss Baker and Miss A Green will support teaching and learning in class. My PPA time will be on Friday morning. 

Curriculum:

We will be covering some exciting topics over the year and the children will be encouraged to explore and ask questions to develop their curiosity and interest. A Curriculum Overview for Autumn Term will be displayed on the class webpage. A new overview will be displayed at the start of each new term.

Class Equipment:

Children will be provided with everything they need in class therefore children will only need to bring their reading book and reading record in a small book bag; coat; healthy morning snack; named water bottle and lunch bag (if required) with them to school. Please do not send large bags/backpacks or pencil cases into school. Water bottles will be sent home every night to be washed for the following day. Please ensure that all items brought into school are clearly named.

P.E. Lessons:

Year 5 will have P.E. lessons on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please send children to school wearing their P.E. kit. Kit comprises of a white t-shirt with the school logo, plain black shorts or plain black jogging bottoms/leggings, school jumper/school P.E. hoodie and black pumps/trainers. Kit may be required at other times but prior notice will be given. Please ensure that P.E. kit is clearly named. 

Homework Activities:

Each week your child will receive homework activities on Purple Mash, Times Table Rockstars and Spelling Shed to complete and hand in online. Spellings, times tables and mathematics will be allocated every Friday then checked the following Friday. Please note all homework will be online.

Reading at Home:

We want to encourage children to read for pleasure at home. Children will select a book at an appropriate reading level to read at home. Books, along with a reading record, will be sent home each day. Please encourage your child to read for at least five minutes a day to yourself, another adult family member or an older sibling. Comments about how fluently, accurately or confidently your child has read at home can be added to the reading diary which should be returned to school, along with the book, the following day. Children will be expected to answer questions to assess their understanding of the text once they have completed a book.

Reading in School:

In addition to English lessons there will be daily Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GPS) sessions and guided reading sessions.

Activities taking place may include:

• Guided reading with class teacher or teaching assistant
• Language and text comprehension work
• Library sessions
• Independent reading
• Follow-up activities e.g. book review, blurb writing etc
• Book Buddy sessions
• One to one reading

Each half-term we will also enjoy reading a class novel together, this term we are starting with ‘Paddington Bear’ which will help support our English lessons during our first half term.

We look forward to your continued support over the next year. In the meantime, if you would like to discuss anything or have any concerns please do not hesitate to contact me via the school office.