Year 3 – Class Information Reading Books are changed on Monday and Wednesday each week, but it must be brought to school every day. Please help your child to practise their reading book every night (just a few pages or short story) and sign and date in the blue record book, showing the page reached or book finished. There is room to write a comment about your child’s reading if you wish. PE lessons are held on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please make sure that your child has the full PE Kit in school, kept in a PE bag, hung on their coat peg. PE Kit consists of: House t-shirt, shorts, pumps or trainers, sweatshirt, jogging bottoms and a spare pair of socks (for outdoor activities during Autumn and Spring term). Homework will be given out every week. Please ensure that your child completes this and returns it to school on time. Please make sure that your child has the equipment they need for Homework – a pencil, ruler, glue stick and crayons and a quiet place to work, at a table if possible.
In Year 3, the children will have the following pieces of Homework to complete week:
A piece of Maths or English homework which will be given on Friday and due in the following Thursday A Weekly Spelling List. This will be given on Friday and the children will be tested the following Friday.
Please practise Multiplication Tables (2x, 5x, 10x, 3x, 4x, 8x) and Number Bonds regularly. Our aim is for children to know their multiplication facts and number bonds with instant recall ie give an answer within three seconds. Homework will be given every Friday and will need to be returned to school the following Thursday. At St. Stephen’s, we want all children to be happy and to enjoy school life, making the most of learning opportunities and experiences.