Mrs Kendrick
Mrs Whale
Miss Aldred
Mrs Edmondson
Welcome to Class 3!
Our class is a mixed class of wonderful Y1 and Y2 children who thrive on learning in lots of different ways.
Parents/carers will be able to follow their children's progress throughout the school year. Please follow our school Twitter feed which shows the brilliant work/activities we will be doing. The Twitter feed contains images and videos of work created by the students and teacher updates.
Please find a copy of the newsletter below for Class 3 with key information, such as reading days, snacks, topics and homework etc.
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Phonics Screening
The Year 1 children will complete a Phonics Screening check which is completed nationally throughout England. The screening check is taken individually by all children in Year 1 in England and is usually taken in June. It is designed to give teachers and parents information on how your children is progressing in phonics. It will help to identify whether your child needs additional support at this stage so that they do not fall behind in this vital early reading skill.
The test contains 40 words, each child will sit one-to-one with a teacher and read each word aloud. The test is a combination of 20 real words and 20 pseudo words (nonsense words). The results will be given to parents at the end of the Summer term stating if they have passed or not. If the child does pass, they will retake the test in Year 2. Year 1 parents will be invited to attend a parents meeting during the Spring term which will explain the Phonic Screening check in more detail.
In order to prepare your children for their Phonics Screening Check, we use a phonics scheme called ReadWriteInc. Useful videos and lots of useful information about this scheme can be found here, on the ReadWriteInc YouTube channel.
We also have a separate website page dedicated to ReadWriteInc, which can be found here.
Y2 SATS
Your child’s teacher is responsible for judging the standards your child is working at in all areas of the curriculum by the end of Key Stage 1. The end of Key Stage 1 national curriculum assessments in English and Maths are no longer mandatory for schools. However, schools can choose to receive the assessments and sit them if they wish, in order to better inform teacher judgements. We have decided to continue to receive the assessments and Year 2 pupils will therefore sit these tests in May.
Teachers will use the results from these tests, along with the work your child has done throughout the year, to help them reach their own judgements about how your child is progressing at the end of Key Stage 1. All teacher assessment judgements will be reported to you by the end of the Summer Term.
Homework links/Explanation
Details of Class 3 homework activities are shared every Friday via Google Classroom and should then be completed by the following Friday.
Homework activities will be set on EdShed, Mathletics or Purple Mash. Spellings are set on EdShed and children are asked to practise them at home, they are then assessed every Friday. Maths homework is set on Mathletics and reading homework is set on Purple Mash.
Homework Links
If you have any issues accessing homework, please see our Google Classroom guidance here on our website.