Year 3 - Kestrels

Welcome to Kestrels Class!

Welcome to the Kestrels Class Page!

Year 3 is an important, exciting and fulfilling step on your child's journey through Salehurst C.E. School, as they enter Keystage 2. Our aim in Year 3 is to increase the children's confidence, both in terms of their learning skills and emotional resilience.

In Year 3, every child is given the opportunity to meet their potential across the curriculum at their own pace. We provide rich learning opportunities that stimulate and broaden the children's knowledge, skills and understanding.

Our curriculum is topic based. This year, our first topic in Autumn Term is 'The Ancient Egyptians'. In the Spring Term we will be learning about 'The Vikings', and finally, in Summer Term we will learn about 'The Seaside', with a class focus on the journey of the Rother to the sea..

We aim to include an educational visit or enrichment day for each topic which will immerse the children in their learning.

In Year 3, we encourage independence of thought, word and deed so that the children become confident, positive individuals.

This year we want to establish an ethos in the classroom where all children are READY, RESPECTFUL and SAFE. Parents have a crucial role in supporting this and we are keen to work together with parents to ensure all children are able to make positive choices about their behaviour for learning.

Key Information

The Year 3 teacher is Mrs Dale, who will be teaching every morning, and Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons.
The Teaching Assistant is Mrs Vickers who will be in class on Monday - Friday mornings.
PE will usually take place on Mondays and Thursdays but please could they keep their kit in school all week. Their PE kit should include warm joggers as we will try to be outdoors if the weather allows. Please could the children also remove their earrings on PE days. However, if that isn't possible, please could they bring surgical tape to put over their earrings.

We are always available to talk to parents about any concerns or questions they may have after school. You can leave messages at the office for us, which are passed on promptly to us in the classroom.

Homework

Reading 5 times per week signed by an adult to enter the Reading Raffle.
Times table sheet set on a Friday and practice ready for a test on Thursday.
TT Rockstars aim for at least 5 minutes per day.
Spellings will be available to practise on Spelling Shed.