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  • Chestnut Class (Year 3)

    Hello and welcome to Chestnut Class 

    I am Miss James, and I am super excited to be the class teacher of Chestnut Class this year. We also have two wonderful TA’s, Mrs Slade and Miss Camp who will both be there to support your learning. Whether you’re returning or joining us for the first time, our classroom is a place where everyone is valued, respected, and encouraged to grow-academically, socially and personally. We have a very busy year ahead of us and we hope that you are as excited as we are to get started!

    There are some things that you will need to remember this year:

    • PE kit: Although we only have PE twice a week, kit needs to be in everyday please, this can be left on their pegs. Please ensure that your PE kit is clearly named.
    • As we know the weather in England is unpredictable, please ensure you child has a named jumper and coat in school every day.
    • Reading: daily reading at home is strongly encouraged and progress with this will be celebrated in class through the 100 club. Please listen to your child read regularly and record this in the back of their orange Learning Destination (Homework book); please ensure their homework book is sent in every morning. I wonder who will be the first child in Chestnut class to reach the 100 club?

    Homework: Spellings and maths homework will be set on Monday each week and are due in on Friday. Please encourage and support your children to complete their homework and write sentences with their spelling words. The learning destination book can be used for any other home learning that your children wish to do. They will always be rewarded for thi

    Term 1

    This term, Chestnut Class have been designing and creating their own CAM toys. The children's designs were based around the theme of pollution. To support the design process, we also linked our writing and guided reading units to this topic, and we have become real experts!

    The children worked incredibly hard to design their toys. Once the planning stage was complete, they used hacksaws to cut and shape the wood, sandpaper to smooth the edges, and hot glue guns to assemble their creations.

    We are extremely proud of the effort, resilience, and creativity the children have shown throughout this project. The finished toys are a fantastic achievement, and the children should be very proud of themselves.