Key Stage 2 - Otters (Year 3) 2020 - 2021

Welcome to Otter Class               

Mrs Edwards and Mrs Jennions are really looking forward to teaching you this year. 

PE

PE is every Wednesday afternoon. Children need to come in their PE kits in the morning and will wear them all day. PE kit is a white T-shirt, black or blue shorts or joggers and black trainers or pumps. Children can bring a spare pair of shoes in a carrier bag if they need to change on a wet day.

Lunch

            At the moment school is serving a cold lunch that the children will eat in the classroom. If your child would like thier own packed lunch please could it be brought to school in a disposable bag so the whole lunch can be thrown in the bin straight away. 

Snacks

In KS2 children need to bring thier own snacks if they are hungry at break time. Please could you ensure that these are healthy. Fruit and cereal bars are a great idea.

Reading

Reading is one of the most important activities that you can do with your child or one that they can do on thier own. Your child will regularly bring home books to read. If they are on a reading scheme they will get a new book every three days on return of the one they have just read. Children reading chapter books will change books when they are finished. Chidren will be read with regulary in class and encouraged to talk about thier books and complete book reviews.

Homework and Spellings

Spellings are posted on the dojo class page every Monda​y and the children will be tested on a Friday. Please practise them just for a few minutes every day to support your child. Homework will also be posted on the class dojo page every Thursday and then returned onto the Dojo on a Tuesday.

Maths

Maths

This half term we will be learning how to measure, height, weight, time and money. Here are some websites to help you. 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/measures

http://www.maths-games.org/time-games.html

https://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/money.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zp8dmp3

Don't forget to practise your timestables. Last year we learnt 2X, 5X, 10X and 3X tables which will be practising again. This year we will learn, 6X, 4X and 8X . Here are some great websites to help you with this.

https://www.timestables.co.uk/speed-test/

https://www.mathsisfun.com/timestable.html

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables

Have fun learning at home and if you have any problems or questions please message us through the dojo classroom.