Hi, we are Mrs Oestreicher and Mrs Lupton and we are proud to be the Year Three teachers this year. Mrs Lupton will be teaching Chestnut class and Mrs Oestreicher will be teaching Sycamore class. Our classes are supported by Miss DiGiovanni and Mrs Froud. Both these LSAs worked with the children in year two and know them well already.

We are delighted with the maturity that the children have shown on returning to school after the summer holidays. They have been keen to share their exciting news with us and to start making new friendships in their new classes.

We are particularly impressed by how the children are applying their understanding of the school values (Pride, Compassion, Respect and Responsibility) in their everyday school life and have got used to new class routines and expectations. Their increased maturity came through when they planned and presented their School Councillor election speeches.

Year 3 is the start of key stage 2. We continue with our core curriculum subjects of Maths, English, Science, History, Geography, RE, Music, Art, DT and PSHE, and in addition the children start learning French this year. They have been very excited about this and keen to share that some of them have people in their family who already speak French. In the spring term we will be going to Saxon pool for swimming as part of our PE curriculum.

This brings us on nicely to our PE days. This year the children will be doing Outdoor PE on  Monday afternoons (delivered by sports specialists from Premier Education) and Indoor PE on Wednesday afternoons. Please ensure that your child arrives to school on these days in their correct PE kit.

Our library day is Monday and the children will be able to choose new library books on a fortnightly basis. As with previous year groups, all children receive a reading book from our reading scheme once a week. We encourage children to read at home with adults as much as possible to help fluency and understanding. Your child will receive a reading comprehension and Maths homework to be done at home once every two weeks. Please could you support your child to help them set up good homework habits which will be of benefit to them as they move through schools.

We have an exciting term ahead of us. We start this half term with learning about climate and weather in Geography; finding out about animal movement and nutrition in Science; exploring shape and space through sculptures and 3d in Art; and learning about music notation in Music. In addition we are offering an after school club to all year 3s who would like to take part in the trip to O2 for Young Voices in January.

We are very much looking forward to meeting you in person at Meet the Teacher on Friday 12^th September at 3.35 in your child’s classroom, but if you would like to talk to either Mrs Lupton or Mrs Oestreicher please don’t hesitate to contact us through the school email or have a chat with us after we have said goodbye to the children at the end of the day.

Here’s wishing everyone a very happy autumn term!

Mrs Oestreicher and Mrs Lupton