Last Day of Term!

 Hi Year Three Families,

Phew! Here we are at the end of term. I am so proud of how far the children have come this term and I know you are too. They are continually a joy to be with and they all work so hard.

We have been so impressed with their attitude and performance skills during The Boy, the Mole, The Fox and The Horse and especially their beautiful singing.

This week we have been busy with a fantastic Art project making Lino Prints we, hope you enjoy the cards and have found somewhere special for their ‘Plinth People’ to live.

I will be in touch again with plans for the Spring Term in the New Year.

Thank you for all your support and kindness this term and for all our wonderful gifts.

I would like to pay a special thank you to the Year 3 team, Mrs Scott, Mrs Thomas and Miss Gosling they have worked incredibly hard all term and myself and Year 3 would be lost without them.

All that is left to say is Merry Christmas, May your days be Merry and Bright.

See you 2025.

Ms Evans

Final Week of Term!

 Hi Year 3 Families,

Here we are final week of term! It will be a busy POW week full of wonderful activities!

We have our dress rehearsal tomorrow, please ensure all costumes are in school tomorrow morning at drop off!

Performance details and other important information is at the end of this blog.

In Maths we have been focussing on our 3, 4, and 8 times tables, please ensure that children continue to practise these at home.  Children also completed a new Accelerated Reader assessment and will know their new numbers. 

I am looking forward to spending this final week of term together and hope you all have a wonderful Christmas break when it comes on Friday!

Ms Evans, Miss Gosling, Mrs Scott and Mrs Thomas!

The performance details are below:

Christmas Show Performances

● Tuesday, 17th December 2024: Years 1 & 2 at 9:30 am and Years 3 & 4 at 10:30 am

● Thursday, 19th December 2024: Years 1 & 2 at 9:30 am and Years 3 & 4 at 10:30 am

For families with young children, the Tuesday, 17th December performance is designated as the only event where babies, toddlers, and children below school age are welcome. We kindly ask that families respect this arrangement.

Here are some other important festive dates!

Whole School Carol Service

We will gather for a Whole School Carol Service on Wednesday, 18th December 2024, from 5-6 pm at St. Mary’s Church, Edward Rd, Dorchester, DT1 2HJ. Pre-School and Reception children will act out The Nativity Story, and Year Four children will serve as narrators. The Prince of Wales School Choir will also perform. We warmly welcome all families to attend this special evening.

Cheriton Care Home Festive Visit

On the morning of Friday, 20th December 2024, the entire school, including The Prince of Wales Pre-School, will walk to Maiden Castle Road to sing festive songs for the residents at Cheriton Care Home. We’ll leave mid-morning and return by lunchtime. This visit is covered under our ‘local trips and visits permission slip.’

Christmas Packed Lunch

On the last day of term, Friday, 20th December 2024, we encourage all children to

bring a special Christmas packed lunch, wrapped festively as a Christmas parcel, to enjoy in their classrooms. You may want to include holiday surprises, like a festive chocolate treat or Christmas tree-shaped sandwiches, but please remember that we are a nut-free school.

A busy week in Year 3

 Hi Year Three Families,

We had a lovely week, it has been lovely to start our production rehearsals the children are doing a brilliant job learning their lines. 

Please see information below about costumes, please do not feel pressured to buy something new, homemade is great! And do let us know if you need any assistance. Please can we have all costumes in a named bag no later than Friday

The performance details are below:

Christmas Show Performances

● Tuesday, 17th December 2024: Years 1 & 2 at 9:30 am and Years 3 & 4 at 10:30 am

● Thursday, 19th December 2024: Years 1 & 2 at 9:30 am and Years 3 & 4 at 10:30 am

For families with young children, the Tuesday, 17th December performance is designated as the only event where babies, toddlers, and children below school age are welcome. We kindly ask that families respect this arrangement.

Here are some other important festive dates!

Whole School Carol Service

We will gather for a Whole School Carol Service on Wednesday, 18th December 2024, from 5-6 pm at St. Mary’s Church, Edward Rd, Dorchester, DT1 2HJ. Pre-School and Reception children will act out The Nativity Story, and Year Four children will serve as narrators. The Prince of Wales School Choir will also perform. We warmly welcome all families to attend this special evening.

Cheriton Care Home Festive Visit

On the morning of Friday, 20th December 2024, the entire school, including The Prince of Wales Pre-School, will walk to Maiden Castle Road to sing festive songs for the residents at Cheriton Care Home. We’ll leave mid-morning and return by lunchtime. This visit is covered under our ‘local trips and visits permission slip.’

Christmas Packed Lunch

On the last day of term, Friday, 20th December 2024, we encourage all children to

bring a special Christmas packed lunch, wrapped festively as a Christmas parcel, to enjoy in their classrooms. You may want to include holiday surprises, like a festive chocolate treat or Christmas tree-shaped sandwiches, but please remember that we are a nut-free school.

Year Three were absolutely amazing on Thursday during the carol service, their singing blew me away and I felt so proud of them!

We have finished our Plinth People and we can't wait to share them with you!

We have a busy fun filled few weeks ahead, please do get in touch if you need anything!

Ms Evans, Miss Gosling, Mrs Scott and Mrs Thomas

The Jolly Postman and Christmas production

 Hi Year Three Families.

We had such a wonderful Inspired to Learn Writing Week, the children really enjoyed exploring the fantastic tale of The Jolly Christmas Postman. 

We have continued our focus on the Stone Age and Iron Age in History learning about Skara Brae.

In Maths we have been learning about multiples, this focus will continue to the end of term, a perfect opportunity to practise some TT Rockstars at home! 

Turning our attention to next week, we will be beginning our rehearsals for our Christmas Show; children should know their parts and brought home a script with them. 

Homework until the end of term will be learning lines and making costumes.

In terms of costumes for the show, please can you provide a simple homemade costume representing the animal they are portraying there is absolutely no expectation to buy a costume, homemade is always wonderful! There are some ideas below. If you need any support with this please do get in touch.

We will be writing letters to our pen pals in Australia, prior to their 'summer break.'

On Thursday Year Three will be on tour for the day! We will be participating in  Harleston House's Carol concert with our Pop up Choir in the morning. Then we will continue into town to visit the wonderful Journey to the Stable. Please can ALL CHILDREN bring a packed lunch with them on Thursday!

Here are some other important festive dates!

Christmas Show Performances

● Tuesday, 17th December 2024: Years 1 & 2 at 9:30 am and Years 3 & 4 at 10:30 am

● Thursday, 19th December 2024: Years 1 & 2 at 9:30 am and Years 3 & 4 at 10:30 am

For families with young children, the Tuesday, 17th December performance is designated as the only event where babies, toddlers, and children below school age are welcome. We kindly ask that families respect this arrangement.

Whole School Carol Service

We will gather for a Whole School Carol Service on Wednesday, 18th December 2024, from 5-6 pm at St. Mary’s Church, Edward Rd, Dorchester, DT1 2HJ. Pre-School and Reception children will act out The Nativity Story, and Year Four children will serve as narrators. The Prince of Wales School Choir will also perform. We warmly welcome all families to attend this special evening.

Cheriton Care Home Festive Visit

On the morning of Friday, 20th December 2024, the entire school, including The Prince of Wales Pre-School, will walk to Maiden Castle Road to sing festive songs for the residents at Cheriton Care Home. We’ll leave mid-morning and return by lunchtime. This visit is covered under our ‘local trips and visits permission slip.’

Christmas Packed Lunch

On the last day of term, Friday, 20th December 2024, we encourage all children to

bring a special Christmas packed lunch, wrapped festively as a Christmas parcel, to enjoy in their classrooms. You may want to include holiday surprises, like a festive chocolate treat or Christmas tree-shaped sandwiches, but please remember that we are a nut-free school.

Please do let me know if there is anything you would like to discuss, myself and Miss Gosling are sharing 'door duties' 

It is a lovely busy time of year and I can't wait to share it with the children.

Ms Evans Miss Gosling, Mrs Scott and Mrs Thomas