Broom Barns Primary School

: Miss Kyriacous
Teacher

: Mrs Tuckwell
Teacher

: Miss McKinlay
Learning Support Assistant

: Mrs Sadiq
Higher Level Teaching Assistant

: Mrs Umney
Higher Level Teaching Assistant

: Mr Martin
Teaching Assistant

: Miss Arnold
Learning Support Assistant

Welcome to Year 3

Welcome to class 3! Our teacher is Miss Kyriacous who loves making our lessons as creative, exciting, and as engaging as possible. Her favourite things are finding new places to explore, frogs and chocolate, although she doesn’t like the rain and cold very much, and is very scared of spiders!

Working alongside Miss Kyriacous are Mrs Tuckwell, Mrs Sadiq, Mrs Umney, Ms McKinlay, Miss Arnold and Mr Martin. They enjoy working in Year 3 as no day is the same and every day is incredibly rewarding.

Curriculum

We have an exciting year planned for Year 3 children. Our topics this year are; Romans, Egyptians, The Great Bread Bake Off, healthy bodies, the U.K., European artists, Knebworth House local study and much more!

Year 3 have P.E. every Tuesday (swimming) and Thursday. Children will need suitable swimming kit and P.E. kit for both indoors and outside. Long hair should be tied back and earrings removed.

Every morning starts with EMW (early morning work). EMW is incredibly important because it helps you to revise key concepts from your learning and gives you the chance to practise your arithmetic, reading and writing skills every day. This is why arriving to school on time is so important. It equals 225 minutes a week of revision and feedback time which we have found to really help children make accelerated progress.

Trips etc

In Year 3 we plan local trips in response to our class topics and the children’s interests. Past trips have included Celtic Harmony, British School Museum, St. Albans Verulamium, Airbus, Fairlands, the local cinema, the theatre to watch the pantomime, visiting a farm and museum. We also have many visitors to the class including Warburton’s, Zoolabs, topic workshops, as well as visiting emergency service crew.

General Information and Expectations

8.50 is the time your child should be in school every day. Early morning work is very important and planned, often individually; please ensure your child is on time.

Year 3 Home Learning

It is vitally important that the children read aloud regularly at home. Children in Year 3 should read with an adult at least 5 times every week for at least 5-10 minutes a day. Please remember to sign your child’s reading record.

Children should complete spelling homework, which is set on Spelling Shed, every Friday. They will be tested the following Friday and then set new spellings.

Children should learn their number bonds to 100 using ‘Hit the Button’ (https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button) at least 5 times a week.

The children should learn their times tables 3 times per week using Times Tables Rock Stars.

Uniform

Uniform should be clearly labelled with your child’s name. Please check the labels regularly as they can fade in the wash.

Book bags should be clearly labelled and in school every day along with your child’s reading record and reading book. Backpacks are not needed and we do not have the space for them.

For further information on the uniform please visit our School Uniform Page

Get Involved!

We are very keen to maintain open communication with you. If there is anything you would like to talk to us about please catch us after school or make an appointment in advance.

There are numerous opportunities for you to join in with the life of the school in the following ways: