Welcome to Morocco!
Welcome to class Morocco’s page. Your class teacher is Miss Beckwith. I am really looking forward to being your teacher and I am sure we will have a lot of fun this year. I am PE lead so I will be really invested in ensuring our PE lessons are amazing, so please make sure you are in every day.
Each morning, you will see myself or Mr Fidler at the door to greet you and welcome you in at 8:50 am.
All we ask is that you come into school each day with a smile on your face, ready to learn!
Class Team Information
Miss Beckwith-class Morocco teacher
Mr Fidler- class Kenya teacher
Miss Pollard- Teaching Assistant
Curriculum Overview
This year our foundation subject lessons come from Opening Worlds, we will be covering a huge range of topics including-
Ancient Egypt, Rivers, Cradles of Civilisation, Mountains, The Indus Valley, Settlements,Persia and Greece, Agriculture, Ancient Greece, Volcanoes, Alexander the Great, Climates and Biomes.
Homework
Homework will be sent out every Friday and will be collected the following Thursday. We look forward to seeing your lovely home learning. We expect pupils to log in to Numbots and Times Tables Rockstars as part of their weekly home learning (Aim for at least two occassions over the week). This is to develop their Maths basic skills and prepare them for their multiplication check when they go to Year 4.
Everyone has been allocated a homework folder – please look after as we will not be able to replace them once lost.
Class News
We have lots of fun and exciting things to learn while you are in Year Three and I will be keeping you all up to date through our school newsletter, Seesaw, Class Dojo and our Instagram Page @gwladys_street_primary_school
Important Dates
This year we will have lots of fun and exciting trips and immersive days including-
Autumn– Egypt dress up day, museum visit, EITC digital skill sessions.
Spring– Chester Zoo
Summer– Barnstondale day visit, Greek day
There will be other exciting days throughout the school year, so it is really important that you are in every day so you do not miss out on anything.
PE
Morocco have PE every Monday. On this day only, you can come into school wearing your full PE kit (plain white top, blue shorts / blue jogging pants if the weather is cold, black pumps / trainers). Pupils may wish to wear their school jumper with their PE kit during the day but please do not send your child into school wearing any other branded sports wear.
Reading
Your child will be allocated a reading book at the start of the academic year from our school library. This will be logged and recorded on our system. Please sign the reading log to say that your child has read.Please bring it into school every day so as we can monitor your child’s progress. We have regular prizes and competitions for regular readers! Once your child has finished reading their book they will complete a QR quiz to test their understanding. No child will be able to change their book unless they complete the quiz and achieve an adequate score. This may result in your child reading the same book a number of times until they have completed the quiz.
If your child attends a Phonics group, they will also get a paper copy of the story book we have been reading. This is to reinforce the sounds and tricky words that your child has been learning.
We will also send home Phonics QR codes for pupils to practice their sounds. The more they practice, the sooner they will be reading fluently!
Behaviour and Expectations
Contact Information
Below is how you can contact me using social media platforms as communication tools.
Where staff use social media platforms (such as Seesaw. Class Dojo and
others), we will expect a professional, courteous and productive dialogue
between staff and parents.
● Parents/carers are encouraged to use Class Dojo to message teachers and open
a positive dialogue or contact the school office or meet class teachers at class
doors.
● Staff reserve the right NOT to respond to messages which are received out of
normal school hours, which are sent via Class Dojo
● Staff reserve the right NOT to respond to messages which are inappropriate,
offensive, threatening or abusive.
● Parents/carers MUST only message using polite, courteous and respectful
language
● Photos may be shared between parents and staff through school’s approved
social media platforms – if they are appropriate, non-offensive and celebratory
● Staff reserve the right to log out of school approved social media platforms after
school hours.
● Staff will use our platforms to share news, learning, updates, key notices and to
share achievements and celebrations with parents/ carers.
● Parents are encouraged to ONLY message on Class Dojo between the hours of
8.30 and 16.30 on school days.
● Parents must be aware that responses on Class Dojo may be delayed whilst
teachers conduct their daily duties and statutory tasks.
● Parents are discouraged from messaging staff on Class Dojo on weekends, after
16.30 and on school holidays. Messages received within these times may not be
responded to.
● Teachers may choose to reply to messages outside of school hours, but these
decisions rest with individual teachers and may change.
Other Information
- Please ensure you have your Gwladys Street water bottle in school every day. The water bottles can be purchased from the office. If it is not a Gwladys Street one, then it needs to be a water bottle with a sports cap and it can not be too big.
- Please ensure correct uniform is worn everyday – White shirt (no polos please) school tie, grey trousers / pinafore / skirt, black shoes or plain black trainers (no white soles).
- Long hair must be tied back.
- Studded earings only (no hoops) and no other jewellery allowed.
- Please refrain from bringing in toys / large items unless an agreement has been made with school for fidgit toys / ear defenders.
- Book bags only to be brought into school – no large bags as the children have lockers.
- No expensive coats (ie branded) – coats can be purchased from the school office.
- Please ensure all items of clothing all fully labelled with your child’s name (jumpers and coats especially)
- We take no responsibility for lost items so please remind your child to take care of their items and place them in the correct places in class.