Class Assembly
Well done to the whole class for an excellent performance in our first school assembly of the year. To say we started practising on Monday, I think everyone did a fantastic job.
Thanks to all the parents, carers, grandparents, siblings who came to watch. It was great to see so many people there.
Our class assembly…
…is today at 2.40pm – friends and family of pupils in Y3 are welcome to attend.
Hobby Half Day
Check out our fantastic photos of our first Hobby Half Day!
Children from Year 1 to Year 6 had the opportunity to participate in an afternoon of learning something new. The activities ranged from everyday baking and cooking to the unusual: creating their own carbon footprint.
Parents Evening Times
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Wednesday 19 October 2011 |
Thursday 20 October 2011 |
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pupil name |
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pupil name |
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3.30pm |
Harvey |
3.30pm |
Mikaeel |
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3.40pm |
Zakir |
3.40pm |
Umar |
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3.50pm |
Josh |
3.50pm |
Harris |
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4.00pm |
Kacy |
4.00pm |
Isra |
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4.10pm |
Steven |
4.10pm |
Billy |
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4.20pm |
Tyler |
4.20pm |
Callum |
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4.30pm |
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4.30pm |
Theo |
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4.40pm |
Faye |
4.40pm |
Farhaan |
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4.50pm |
Alex |
4.50pm |
Isabelle |
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5.00pm |
Holly |
5.00pm |
Lucas |
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5.10pm |
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5.20pm |
Ruqayyah |
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5.30pm |
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5.40pm |
Evan |
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5.50pm |
Abigail |
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6.00pm |
Abdul-Ahad |
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6.10pm |
Amie |
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6.20pm |
Madison |
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6.30pm |
Finn |
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6.40pm |
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6.50pm |
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7.00pm |
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Staying Safe Week
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOKVqOtUVdA”>Safety Week
Subtracting using a number line
Using a number line to find the difference between two numbers (to subtract) is a mental maths strategy that many of us do without realising. To help children get used to the mental strategy, we teach them to draw the line to visualise the difference, and then make jumps (the fewer, the better).
If you’re not convinced, think about how you might calculate 2003 – 1995 or 180 – 95… Very few people would be able to use a traditional column method to get the answer quickly and accurately. We do teach the column method as a written maths strategy, too – but that’s better for bigger and more complicated numbers!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHEng-jRWlQ’ >Subtracting using a number line
Firemen at Moortown
Year 3 and 4 have been treated to a lesson in fire safety by two professional firemen. Unfortunately, they were unavailable (for some unknown reason) during school hours but they decided to do a video instead to remind the children about what to do in case of a fire.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBEOdHlQnDQ
The children then wrote down some instructions detailing what to do if there is a fire.
Well done!
Well done to pupils and parents in Y3 for your excellent attendance figures last year, in Y2.
The class had much higher attendance figures and much lower unauthorised absences than Leeds schools overall, and also, very importantly, better figures than our ‘statistical neighbours’ – these are schools that are most similar to us.
The attendance record for the class was the best in the school. This excellent data certainly helped the school overall to meet our school target for the year – thank you.
A Year 3 Learning Video
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Ilw_Kd3e8′>Petal Method Video
Welcome to Year 3!
Hello and welcome to the Year 3 Class News!
It’s been an excellent start to the year and I’ve been really impressed by the children’s fantastic attitude to their learning. In the Class News this year you’ll find all sorts of information about what we’ve been doing in school.
Below are some information about routines in Year 3.
PE
PE is on Mondays and Fridays. Please make sure that children have suitable outdoor and indoor PE kits.
Reading
Reading this year is a little different to Year 2. The children will read with me once a week in small groups. At the end of this session, the children will be given a target page to get to by the next time they read with me. As the group are all reading the same book it’s really important that they don’t read past the target page! If the children have reached their target page they can read a different book from home or I can arrange for them to take home an additional book from school. During the week other adults will usually read with the children too. However, it’s really important that the children read at home with an adult as well.
Homework
The routine for homework is the same as in Year 2. It will be given out most Fridays and is expected in the following Wednesday. Children are expected to spend between 30 minutes – 1 hour on their homework. It should only cover one page of their homework book.
Tables and spellings
Tables and spellings are given out on Fridays and will be tested the following Friday. The yellow Learning Lists book has the spellings and tables listed in them. Children can practise for the tests in these books at home. They should be brought back into school each day so the children can practise in school and so that the new lists can be put in on Fridays.
Thanks very much for taking the time to read through the first post of the year. They won’t usually be as long as this one! If you have any questions at all or just want to say hello, please come and find me. If you can’t see me on the playground I’ll probably be in the classroom – just ask at the office for someone to show you where I am!