Hello Families,

I hope you all enjoyed the weekend, they always go way too fast!

Last week we had a great first week in year three. We played lots of get to know you activities, shared about our Summer holidays and learnt the new classroom routines. We also did some general testing of spelling, reading and maths. Every class does this at the start of the year for the teacher to see the levels of each child.

MUNCHY MONSTER BINS

This year we are lucky to be in charge of the Munchy Monster 10c recycling bins. We put them out each morning and then away in the E.L.C. overnight. Each Thursday we sort the rubbish and 10c containers to see how many we have collected.

HOMEWORK

Today the children were given their first spelling list which is stuck in their diaries (your child will have either 6, 12 or 18 words to learn for the week). Each night the children are required to do LSCWC. This should take approximately 5 mins and is to be done in their homework books. If your child would like to do some more spelling practice then they may like to try the following (they can be as creative as they like):

*Rainbow words

*Paint words on paper

*Paint words with water on pavement

*Write words with pasta

*Throw/ shoot goals as they spell the words

The children are also required to do 20 minutes of reading per night at home. I have encouraged the children that reading in bed is a great idea to help your body and brain relax ready for sleep.

If your child would like some extra maths homework then they need to put their homework books on my desk in the morning. I will stick these sheets in the back of their homework books.

CIRCUS CHALLENGE

Thank you to the families that have already brought these notes back in. Please keep bringing them in to the classroom and our monitors will take them to the office. They are due this Thursday 9th February.

TISSUES

Thank you to the families that have already brought in a box of tissues.

BYO IPAD PROGRAM

There will be an upcoming BYO iPad session on in the next couple of weeks run by Paul and Rob. I will send out a reminder for those parents who wish to attend when the dates are finalised.

Kind regards

Kristen Bowden