January 2012

Dear Parents and Carers

Welcome to a New Year in Class 3. I hope that you have all enjoyed your Christmas holiday. The children are settling back into the new term very well. This newsletter will give you some information about the content of the curriculum for the term and additional information or reminders.

Class timetable

• PE is on Wednesday and Thursday morning. Pupils need to bring the appropriate kit, ensuring that all items of clothing are clearly named. Please remember to remove any jewellery on these days.
• Homework days are Monday (learning weekly spellings) and Friday which is a Literacy, Numeracy or Science task related to work being currently undertaken.

Curriculum

Our Science themes for this term are Electricity followed by Our Senses, and our topics are Hinduism followed by Castles, Knights and Myths.

We will continue to have daily phonics and Guided Reading sessions throughout the week.

Other useful information

Children are encouraged to read regularly at home. When listening to your child read his/her school reading book would you please comment and sign the reading record provided. I would appreciate your comments on how he/she is finding the given text.

My PPA time (planning, preparation and assessment) out of the classroom will be taken on Wednesday morning. These sessions will be taught by Mr Netherwood, who will teach a specialist PE lesson, and Mrs Chatwin will teach maths and ICT lessons on alternate weeks.

Mrs Broadhurst and Miss Audsley will continue to support in class.

If you have any question, worries or concerns please do not hesitate to discuss them with me, preferably after school at the end of the day.

Mrs Fossett