Year 3 - Maple Class 2021 - 2022

Welcome to Maple Class

To keep up to date with Maple Class, please follow our class twitter page @WFPMaple21https://twitter.com/WFPMaple21.

Meet the team

Mrs Mcilroy – Joint Class Teacher
Mrs Cieslar – Joint Class Teacher

What we are reading in Autumn 1?

This half term we will be reading books about the sea.  Our Pathways to Write book is called 'Seal Surfer' by Michael Foreman.  The children will be working on improving their writing styles and building up to writing their own letters.  For our Pathways to Read sessions, we will be reading 'The Sea Book' by Charlotte Milner and focus on understanding how the use of the language, structure and presentation have contributed to the text and its meaning.

What we are learning?

Over this half term in Science, the children will be learning about different forces and how to present their findings from investigations.  In Geography, we will be learning all about how coasts are formed and change over time.  Our PSHE subjects will focus on thinking about ourselves in a positive way and being mindful of the choices and actions we make.  For P.E., we will be learning how to play Handball and improve our Athletics skills.  

PE 

We will have two lessons of PE throughout the week.  Please ensure that PE kits come into school on a Monday and they will be sent home at the end of the week on a Friday.  We encourage children to dress appropriately for the weather.

Home Reading

At Westfield, we expect all children to complete five reading sessions a week. These should be recorded in each child’s individual reading diary. Pupils' diaries are checked every morning by the class teacher and reading at home is worth two dojo points as a reward in class. Reading books will mostly be changed on a Tuesday and a Friday.  Each child should have 1 free choice book and 1 book band book. Please remember that you also have access to Bug Club where there are loads more books online for you to choose from!

Homework

Homework will be set on google classrooms each Friday at 12pm. This will consist of 1 short quiz to test what we have learnt over the past week and 1 task. Children are expected to complete their homework by the following Wednesday. If you have any difficulties with the homework, please feel free to contact Mrs Mcilroy/Mrs Cieslar using the email addresses mrsmcilroy@westfieldprimaryschool.com mrscieslar@westfieldprimaryschool.com

Spelling

Each Monday, we will complete a pre-teach spelling test on the words for that week.  Children will then be taught these spellings over the week, with a focus on applying the rule that is being taught.  Children are then expected to practise their spellings further at home using Spelling Shed, a new assignment will be posted on a Monday. Spellings will be tested again each Friday. 

Online Learning Resources

Our children have access to a range of online resources to aid their learning. Here are the links to some useful websites that children can use whilst not in school, their usernames and passwords can be found in their School Planner.  All children are familiar with how to use these. Clicking on each name will take you to the website.

Covid-19 Bubble Closure

In the event of our bubble having to close, Mrs Mcilroy and Mrs Cieslar will provide remote learning through Google Classroom. 

It is a requirement that children access our remote learning platform on the days that they would usually attend school. It is important that good communication between school and parents/carers maintains during a bubble closure. We ask that all children respond to the daily task briefing on their Google Classroom homepage. This is so that the teacher can record who has been able to engage with the learning tasks.

If you have any questions, please contact the school office. 

Alternatively, you can contact Mrs Mcilroy and Mrs Cieslar directly via their school email mrsmcilroy@westfieldprimaryschool.com mrscieslar@westfieldprimaryschool.com