Hello Year 3!

 Black tracksuit bottoms or shorts, black jumper or hoody and trainers for outdoors A huge welcome back from Mrs Kamburova and Mr Phipps! We are very excited to start our learning journey with you for Autumn term. Our first IPC topic is 'Brainwave' where we will look at how our brain works and how we learn!

• Our PE sessions will be on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in the Autumn term. Please ensure children come in to school in the correct P.E. kit. This will be: red or black shorts, white T-shirt, black P.E. shoes. Black tracksuit bottoms or shorts, black jumper or hoody and trainers for outdoors.

• Spelling shed will be how children complete their spelling homework. Home spelling books will no longer be given out. Children should aim to practice on the app for at least 10 minutes daily. Children will no longer sit a weekly spelling test and will instead be assessed on their spellings in different ways. 

• TT Rockstars is used for children to practice their times tables. They should aim to practice for 10 minutes daily. 

• My Maths will be used as maths homework to help reinforce learning from their maths lessons. 

• Please bring your reading record and reading book to school every day, as well as your water bottle and healthy fruit snack for play time. Children should aim to read at home daily and parents should sign reading records to confirm that they have read. Reading can take many forms and can be on a device, newspaper, recipe as well as their reading book etc. 

• If you would like to discuss anything with us then please approach us at the end of the school day or email us to arrange a face-to-face meeting. 

Mr Phipps and Mrs Kamburova

phipps.b1@welearn365.com

kamburova-atana.m@welearn365.com

Meet the Teachers!

Mr Phipps started working at Thomas Jolyffe in 2022. Before this, he worked in schools in Reading and Birmingham. Mr Phipps has two cats, Poppy and Tabitha, and enjoys walking and reading. Mrs K joined Thomas Jolyffe in 2023. Before this, she worked in a school in Yate, Bristol. Mrs K loves travelling and exploring new places around the world. Some of her favourite places she visited are Cuba, Myanmar and Iceland. 

Reading

It is the expectation in Year 3 that children read for approximately 20 minutes per day at home. We would appreciate a signature or short comment in children's reading records each time they read in order to help our monitoring. It is important that after finishing each book, the children are quizzing independently to demonstrate how well they have understood what they have read. Quizzing can be done either at school or at home (login details can be found in your child’s reading record).

Times Table Rock Stars

We are also continuing with our Times Tables Rock Stars programme, which children can access at school and at home using the link above. Children will awarded certificates when they reach a new rock star status when playing on Studio.

Homework

Year 3's weekly homework will include Maths, Spelling Practice and Reading

Maths homework will be set using the online programme 'MyMaths'. A new activity will be set each Friday to be completed for the following Friday. Your child’s login details can be found in their reading record. If Maths homework is not handed out to children on a sheet, please expect it to be uploaded to MyMaths.

As mentioned above, spellings will be set each Monday and the children will be expected to practice daily at home. 

We are expecting all children to be reading for at least 20 minutes each day. Please record their reading in their reading record. Certificates are awarded to those children who successfully quiz regularly.

Email Communication Statement

As a school we recognise the value of providing email addresses for parents to communicate non-urgent issues with members of staff - especially this year where face to face contact is rare. At Thomas Jolyffe teachers are free to check their emails as they wish in order to fit to their own preferred work pattern but are not expected to check while they are teaching, while they are at home, or at weekends - so response times may vary. We believe that up to 48 working hours is a reasonable length of time to receive a considered reply. However, children who are self isolating or quarantining will be given priority. Urgent matters are best discussed via the school office, who will ensure the message is delivered as quickly as possible.
 

As with all messages, the meaning and tone may vary depending on who is reading it. Please consider this before choosing to email any member of staff. We would also encourage all parents to consider information sent to teachers regarding other children very carefully as this can be requested by other parents under the rules governing GDPR.