Year 3 - Handbook 2025 by Sherfield School

Junior Prep Welcome to Year 3

Sherfield School

Sherfield on Loddon, Hook, HANTS, RG27 oHU

et Ms Warren Teacher in Year 3

My name is Ms Warren, and I have had the pleasure of teaching Year 4 at Sherfield School for the past two years. Prior to joining the Sherfield community, I spent the majority of my 16-year teaching career in London, at an international independent school. Transitioning to Sherfield has been a truly rewarding experience.

I have specialised in early reading, science and performing arts and have a keen interest in history. I am also currently deputy head of Lydney House and enjoy supporting all the houses and promoting our Sherfield values within the house system. I also currently teach drama here at Sherfield School and love the creativity that comes with that. I enjoy instilling a love of drama in children and it’s wonderful to see their confidence grow in being able to speak in front of an audience from a young age. As a child, I performed regularly in West End shows and at the Royal Albert Hall. These experiences continue to inspire my teaching and passion for the arts.

Some fun facts about me:

My favourite colour: Blue.

My favourite animal: White tiger.

My favourite sports are: football and tennis.

I speak French

I love movies, musicals, travelling and British history.

I enjoy hiking and playing tennis with my daughter who is currently in Year 1 at Sherfield School.

I ride a motorcycle

I play the piano and the guitar.

I am very much looking forward to meeting you all in September. Until then, I wish you a joyful and restful summer holiday.

I hope this booklet will help you to get to know year 3. If you have any questions, you can email me on J.Warren@sherfieldschool.co.uk

How to find your classroom

TheYear3 classroom is on the top floorof theWynstowbuilding.

In the morning, Year 3 and 4 children enter the building through the door at the back of the building (marked with a star on the plan) The door opens at 08:15. A teacher will open the door for you and let you in. Parents or

The Year 3 classroom is upstairs. You can go up the stairs just inside the door and meet your teacher.

If you are later than 08:25 and there is not a teacher on the door, please make sure you sign in at main reception.

What do I need to bring to school?

In Year 3 you are ready to learn when you have:

A pencil case with a hb pencil, rubber, ruler, sharpener, black gel pen, highlighter and glue stick. You can also bring some colouring pencils if you wish.

A full water bottle. You can refill it at school if you need to.

Outdoor Learning clothing (Welly boots, waterproofs, long sleeve t shirt and long bottoms) These can be kept at school.

A Sherfield school rucksack

A Sherfield school coat, hat or sun cream depending on the weather

A pair of trainers to wear at break times. These will be left in school.

What do I need to wear to school?

Sherfield coat (no other jackets may be worn)

Sherfield blazer

Navy Book Bag

Spare pair of shoes/trainers for outdoor play - to be kept at school

WINTER UNIFORM

Katie collar cotton blouse or white long sleeved shirt

Sherfield plain blue cravat or Sherfield tie

Sherfield tartan tunic with navy knee high socks or navy tights

Grey school trousers with dark coloured ankle socks

Sherfield pullover or cardigan

SUMMER UNIFORM

White short sleeve shirt

Sherfield pullover or cardigan

Sherfield summer dress with white ankle socks

Sherfield knee high navy/silver socks with Navy Bermuda shorts or grey trousers with dark coloured ankle socks

OPTIONAL ADDITONAL ITEMS

Sherfield scarf

Navy or black hair accessories (no other colour may be worn)

Navy fleece gloves/mitts

Sherfield sun hat or woolly hats can be purchased in the FOS on-site second-hand uniform shop or any plain navy sun hat or woolly hat

Navy outdoor trousers

Don’t forget to remind your grown ups that you can buy uniform at Stevensons (https://www.stevensons.co.uk) or at our wonderful uniform shop run by the Friends of Sherfield. The uniform shop at school is open Monday and Wednesday 08:15-08:45 and 16:00-16.30. Contact our Friends of Sherfield team by emailing: uniform@sherfieldschool.co.uk

PE and Sport

On PE days you can come to school wearing your sports kit and wear it all day. On swimming days you need to wear your full school uniform and bring your swim kit in a bag.

If you have an after school club, bring your kit in a bag and you can change after school.

If you have private sports lesson during the school day, e.g. tennis or golf you can come in wearing your PE kit and wear all day.

Your PE top should be your house colours. Buckfield, Lydney, Wynstow and Loddon. Which house are you? email hppa@sherfieldschool.co.uk if your are not sure.

At fixtures you will compete against other schools and you might play away fixtures at different schools. The PE staff will look after you at fixtures. You might have to leave Sherfield early and you might return later than the normal school finishing time. Your grown-ups can check on SOCS to see what fixtures you have and when to pick you up. If they don’t know how to access SOCS, ask them to email Mrs Daly on hppa@sherfieldschool.co.uk and she will help.

SWIMMING KIT

Navy swimsuit or jammers/tight fitted swim shorts

Sherfield swimming hat

Sherfield kit bag

Swimming towel (any named towel from home)

PE AND GAMES KIT - YEAR 1 AND 2

Sherfield track top or Sherfield midlayer

Sherfield pre-prep navy track bottoms

Sherfield polo shirt - house colours

Navy silky PE shorts or games skort

Sherfield navy knee high sports socks or Short white sports socks

White/black non-marking trainers (no flashing lights)

Football boots

Optional - navy base layer top

After School Clubs

In Year 3, you can take part in lots of different clubs. From drama and orchestra to tennis and football, there is something for everyone.

Clubs run from 16:30 to 17:45. Your grown-ups can book you on clubs. Ask them to look out for an email with all the details. Your teacher will take you to tea club at 16:15 where you can have something to eat. Your club leader will pick you up from the club and take you to your club.

At home time, your club leader will take you to the library steps for collection.

Homework

You will be set homework; reading, spelling and maths. This will be sent home in a purple homework book. There is an expectation that you will complete all your homework.

Apps and Websites to help you

Seesaw

Your grown ups can connect to SeeSaw to enable them to see your learning and also they can share anything you do, ask them to look out for an email if they are not already connected. Please share on seesaw anything that you do outside school that your want your teacher to know about.

Time Tables Rockstars

Practise at home whenever your can by logging on to your TT Rockstars account. your log in is in your reading diary. Access the site here: https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/61121 or download the App.

Spelling Shed

Practise your spellings on spelling shed. Your log in is in your reading diary. You can log in here https://www.edshed.com/en-us/login

Accelerated Reader

Once you have read your book, you can take a quiz on it to make sure you have understood what you have been reading. Your log in is in your reading diary. You can log in here https://login renaissance com/12d2c658-8d7a-4790-8498-0ddc7cb43cb4? state=14e99beb-86c3-4602-b44b-cb53f9bea9d0

SORA

Sherfield is subscribed to SORA. You can read free ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and graphic novels with Sora. Your log in is in your reading diary. You can access sora here: https://soraapp com/welcome/login/900504/ils/sherfieldhs/form/Sherfield%2 0School or download the App

Sherfield Houses

You will represent your house every day. Your attitude to learning, your good character and your actions may earn you house points.

These will add to the whole school house point total and may win you and your fellow housemates prizes, including the house cup, which is awarded to the winning house on speech day.

There are several house events which take place each term, and l house meetings with pupils from Year 3-13.

The houses are:

Buckfield Loddon

Lydney Wynstow

The Sherfield App

Our school app is the gateway to all the information your parents and guardians will need.

One-Stop Access: All the functionality of the different platforms we use now under one roof.

● Parent Portal: Located at the bottom of the app, here you can find your child’s timetable, conduct notifications, and view reports at the end of each half term. Please use your usual parent portal password. Other key items located on the parent portal home page are the Parent Information Hub and access to the Clubs/Enrichment platform.

● Useful Links: FoS, Tapestry, SeeSaw, Sports Fixtures, After School Club Booking, Parents Evening, ParentMail, Food Menus, Holiday Camp Booking, Make a Payment, Term Dates, Music Lesson Bookings, School Calendar and our School Socials.

● School News: Stay updated with the latest from our school, drawn directly from our social media pages.

They can download the app today from the Google Play or the App Store. Apple store: https://apps.apple.com/ru/app/sherfield-school/id6743377548

Google play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details? id=com.schoolwindow.sherfield&pli=1