Swan Class 2025 - 2026!
PE days this half term will be Tuesday and Thursday. Please make sure that you wear your PE kits on these days.
Dates for your diary:
- Wednesday 3rd September - INSET day
- Thursday 4th September - First day back! (Please come in usual uniform)
- Friday 26th September - Flu vaccinations
- Friday 24th October - Break up for half term!
- Monday 27th to Friday 31st October - Half term
- Monday 3rd November - INSET day
- Tuesday 4th November - INSET day
- Friday 19th December - Break up for Christmas!
Please see below for key documents relating to your child's learning:
Autumn 1 - Art
This half term we are lucky to have the artist Hannah coming back to work with year 3 every Thursday!
The theme for the first half term will crossover with our History and English theme based on the prehistoric period. We are really excited to be welcoming Hannah back!
Staff in Swan class:
Class teacher: Mrs Fox
Trainee teacher: Mrs Connors
Support staff: Mrs Moghul
Miss Balkwill
Mrs Edgar
Class Reminders!
Homework
One piece of online maths homework will be given to the children on a Tuesday and expected to be handed in the following Wednesday. If homework is not handed in, children will miss their playtime to complete it. The website to find this homework is MYMATHS.
Spellings will be shown above for each week. Spellings will be tested on Thursdays.
Reading
I would like to reiterate how important it is that children read every day. We ask that children read for at least 20 minutes every day. Within our school day we take time to read each day, however pupils will benefit greatly from daily reading independently or with an adult at home.
Please see below for our Recommended Reading Lists.
Times Tables
Another key area of focus will be developing pupils understanding and fluency in their time tables. By the end of the term it is hoped pupils will have a good grasp and easy recall of the 2 – 12 times tables. Such knowledge supports a wide range of mathematical themes covered in the curriculum, and is invaluable for pupil’s progression. We will focus on developing these skills in class both with math games and our weekly 100 Club challenge, however to support pupils in this regular practice at home will be greatly beneficial.
Accelerated reader:
You can check on the progress your children have made on accelerated reader. Please go to the school website, scroll to the bottom and click on Accelerated Reader Home Connect. It’ll redirect you to a login page; and you will need to enter their child’s username and password. You can also opt in to update emails from here.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask a member of the Swan team!
Useful websites for additional learning
I have listed some websites below which you made find useful to continue your learning at home. Whilst there are many sites here, this list is by no means complete!
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/ - this website is full of free eBooks! Make sure you use the filter to find books suitable for your age.
http://www.pobble365.com/ - this website has lots of imaginative inference and writing activities all around a different picture of each day.
https://wonderopolis.org/ - this is a website to inspire curiosity with an interesting question of the day - great for developing reading skills!
https://www.tynker.com/ - great for any Minecraft lovers, this website allows you to practise your computing coding skill
https://parentinfo.org/
https://www.storylineonline.net/
https://www.onceuponapicture.co.uk/
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/category/kids-club/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn
https://www.khanacademy.org/
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
https://www.funbrain.com/
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/
https://www.mathsisfun.com/
https://www.scholastic.com/parents/school-success/home-learning-resources.html
https://www.seussville.com/
https://www.roalddahl.com/home/
http://www.ictgames.com/
