Year 3/4 Blogpost 08.09.23

Dear Parents,

A huge welcome to you if you are joining us here in Year 3/4 and a big hello if you were with us last year! The children have had a very busy week and have all settled in well to their new classes. It is so great to see the children smiling when they are coming into school each day. 

OVERVIEW MEETINGS
We will be conducting a Parent overview meetings as follows:
Tuesday 12th September 2:30 - Year 3/4 - Moonstone Class
Wednesday 13th September 2:30 - Year 5/6 - Sapphire Class
Monday 18th September 2:30 - Year 1/2 - Amethyst Class

This will be your opportunity to meet your child's class teacher. Please arrive just before 2.30pm. Due to PE taking place outside the only access to the school is via the Brooklyn Drive entrance.  Please come to the school office.

We hope to see you all there!

Thank you

GOOGLE CLASSROOM
Google Classroom is an essential part of your child's learning journey here at Down Hall. It is a place where the children can access their lessons in school as well as sharing any learning that they have been doing at home. Some of the children have been shown how to do this in class. Others will have the opportunity to do some in their Computing lesson next week. To access Google Classroom from home please do the following:
Go on to the Down Hall Primary School Website
https://www.downhallprimary.com/
Sign in to your child's Google account. Once you are logged in it will take you to the Learning Hub. You will need to click on the Classroom icon. Then you should have access to the Year 3/4 Google Classroom 2023-24.  

Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Friday 8th September     Due: Thursday 14th September
Must Do

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult at least 3 times per week and then discuss the text afterwards, asking for opinions, favourite part or questioning what happened so as to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. Shortly, you will be able to take a Reading Record home for your parents to comment on. These will be collected by teachers and checked from time to time.
• High Frequency Words - Learn the words specific to your year group. Start with the first 5 words in the list and learn them. Follow the order as the appear, down the page. Practise spelling them out loud and writing them down. The year 3/4 spellings are located in your child's reading record book. We will be reviewing these spellings weekly through handwriting and class activities.
• Times table practise - next week we are looking at 2’s. Please practise these at home by writing them down.

Can Do

• Practise writing out numbers in words up to 50. For example: 1 - one   2 - two  3 - three  etc…
  

Remember, you can either type out your homework on a Google document and share it with your teacher or hand write neatly onto paper and bring it into school.
Please ask for help if you are unsure!

INTRODUCING OUR AMAZING YEAR 3/4 TEACHERS

MOONSTONE CLASS

Hi there. My name is Mrs Hurley and I am very excited to be your child's teacher this year. I cannot wait to get to know your child over the coming year. Mrs Holland (LSA) works alongside to support several of our class members, whilst Miss Mkandawire will be joining us as a trainee teacher. The happiness and safety of your child is very important to me, if you ever have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to come and see me. My classroom door is always open.

GARNET CLASS
Hello, I am Miss Harvey and Miss Clark is the class LSA. We are both here to support all of the children with their learning and to ensure your child feels safe and is happy in school. I look forward to a great year with this class and getting to know your children. If you have any questions, please come see me.

OPAL CLASS
Hi. My name is Mr Greenfield and Miss Baker is the class LSA. We are both looking forward to teaching your children this year. I am looking forward to getting to know your children more as the year progresses on unless they are Tottenham fans!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to pop into class.
If you would like to speak to us feel free to call the office and we will get back to you when we can. Alternatively, if the matter is urgent you can always email us at: year3_4@downhallprimary.com
Have a fabulous weekend,
Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield & Miss Harvey