Welcome to Year Three! The purpose of this booklet is to provide you with information specific to Year Three. We hope you will find it useful. Year Three is the first year of Key Stage Two. It is equivalent to 2º Primaria in the Spanish system. Teachers:

Year 3L – Miss Leonard Miss Leonard has an honours degree in Modern Language Studies from the University of Salford and a PGCE in Primary education from Liverpool Hope University. She has previously worked in Primary schools in Manchester and Liverpool. This is her third year at ISM.

Year 3B – Miss Brassington Miss Brassington has a BA Honours degree in French with Hispanic Studies and a PGCE from Liverpool Hope University, England. She has several years’ teaching experience in both England and Spain, across all age groups. This is her second year at ISM.

Year 3D – Mrs D’Rosario Mrs D’Rosario has an LLB (Honours) degree in law, a BA Honours degree in History and studied for her PGCE with the University of Sunderland. She worked as a researcher in Westminster, London, before moving to Spain. Since 2007 she has worked at ISM as a supply teacher, a support assistant and as a form tutor. Support Teachers:

Miss Owen provides additional support in Literacy. Miss Laura and Miss Gómez are the Spanish teachers. Mr Daniel teaches PE and Mrs Carveth and Mr Roberto teach music. Mr Francke teaches Computing and Mrs Martín teaches Religion.

Where can I find a copy of the class timetables? On page 6 of this booklet. On which days do the children have PE? Year 3L have PE on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Year 3B have PE on Mondays and Tuesdays. Year 3D have PE on Wednesdays and Thursdays. When will the children go swimming? ALL children will go swimming on Friday mornings from January onwards. On which days should children wear the sports uniform? Therefore, children in Year 3L should wear the sports uniform on Tuesdays and Thursdays and, from January onwards, Fridays. Year 3B on Mondays and Tuesdays and, from January onwards, Fridays. Year 3D on Wednesdays and Thursdays and, from January onwards, Fridays. When will homework be given? Homework will be given daily. Children will write down their homework in their homework diary. They will have:  Spelling and Grammar homework on Mondays  Reading comprehension homework on Tuesdays  Spanish homework on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.  Maths homework on Wednesdays and Fridays  English homework on Fridays Can my child celebrate his/her birthday at school? Children may bring sweets or a cake to share on their birthday. However, please remember that NO food containing NUTS should be brought to school. If a party is organised to take place after school, leaving from ISM, we insist that the whole class is invited. Invitations can only be given out at school by the class teacher, who will then check to see that all pupils have been invited. If parents wish to have a smaller party they should invite guests in a more private way. Staff, office or otherwise, cannot be involved in making phone calls or sending emails for birthday parties. Neither can they attend children’s parties. How can I contact my child’s teacher? A message can be written in the home-school diary which is kept in the child’s blue bag. Email addresses for form teachers can also be found on the last page of this booklet.

Term Dates Autumn Term Thursday 8th September until Wednesday 21st December (inclusive) Spring Term Monday 9th January until Thursday 6th April (inclusive) Summer Term Tuesday 18th April until Friday 23rd June (inclusive)

School Hours The school hours are 8.35 am until 4.00 pm.

Arrival at school Children in Year 3 should enter the school via the Rosa Jardón gate between 8:25 am and 8:35 am. Only children who are brought by bus may use the other entrance. On arrival, children in Year 3 should line up in the main playground. If it is raining heavily they will wait inside. The bell will be rung at 8:35 am and the children will be taken up to class by their teacher. Any child who arrives after 8:35 am must make his/her own way up to class. Children in Year 3 must not be brought to class by their parents. Classes begin promptly at 8:45 am. Anyone arriving after this time will be marked as late in the register. Before going to class, latecomers must sign the ‘late book’ in front of the office. Dismissal from school School finishes at 4:00 pm. Children in Year 3 should be collected from the playground. Parents, carers and children must vacate the premises by 4:15 pm. Anyone who has not been collected by this time will be taken to the office. A charge of 5€ per day is made for the supervision of children who are collected late.

SUMMER UNIFORM: Years 1 - 6 8th September – 21st October 18th April – 23rd June Navy blue ISM sweatshirt

WINTER UNIFORM: Years 1 - 6 24th October – 6th April

Light-turquoise shortsleeved ISM polo shirt

Pale blue, long sleeved shirt

Grey shorts or skirt

Grey trousers, shorts or skirt

Blazer to be worn in Years 3 – 6 for assemblies on Mondays and church services

Navy blue blazer to be worn every day with winter uniform in Years 3 – 6. The school badge can be purchased from the office for 6€.

An old T-shirt or smock for painting. (This should be kept at school)

Striped tie - pale red and grey

SPORTS UNIFORM: Years 1 - 6

EQUIPMENT

Grey V-necked pullover with embroidered letters I.S.M.

A large school bag.

Blue ISM track suit

A plastic cup with a handle.

White ISM T-shirt

A recorder (flauta dulce) and an A4 plastic envelope folder to store music.

Blue ISM shorts

Trainers should be white or black, NOT brightly coloured

A pencil case, fully equipped with coloured pencils, crayons, rubber, sharpener, etc. OPTIONAL

Year 3L

Year 3B

Year 3D

We follow the English National Curriculum. This can be found online at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-primary-curriculum Literacy and Mathematics work is based around the Primary National Strategy. The table below show what topics the children will be studying in Year 3. Online links to resources to support these topics can be found on the school website: http://www.internationalschoolofmadrid.com/yearthree.htm

LONG TERM TOPIC OVERVIEW – YEAR 3 Science History

Characteristics of Materials

Rocks and soils

Ancient Egypt

Geography

Eating and Moving

Light and shadows

Helping Plants Grow Well

Forces and Magnets

Local History Investigating the local area Madrid

Locality Study: Norway

Art

Egyptian art and craft

Photography

Once Upon a Time

Design & Technology

Packaging

Photograph frame

Sandwich snacks

Abacus Maths Website Pupils and parents are also able to access maths activities and games to support the Abacus maths scheme that we use in school. Each pupil will be provided with a login to the following website: www.activelearnprimary.co.uk

SPEAKING AND LISTENING During Key Stage Two, pupils learn how to speak in a range of contexts, adapting what they say and how they say it, according to purpose and audience. During Year 3 children will have opportunities to:  Speaking

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Choose and prepare poems or stories for performance, identifying appropriate expression, tone, volume and use of voices and other sounds Sustain conversation, explain or give reasons for their views or choices Develop and use specific vocabulary in different contexts

Listening and Responding

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Follow up others' points and show whether they agree or disagree in whole-class discussion Identify the presentational features used to communicate the main points in a broadcast

Group Discussion

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Use talk to organise roles and action Actively include and respond to all members of the group Use the language of possibility to investigate and reflect on feelings, behaviour or relationships

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Present events and characters through dialogue to engage the interest of an audience Use some drama strategies to explore stories or issues Identify and discuss qualities of others' performances, including gesture, action and costume

Drama

WRITING In KS2 children will have ample experience of different types of writing and for different purposes and audiences. Children will be encouraged to use their knowledge about language, applying word, sentence and text level knowledge. It is important that they begin to plan, proof-read and redraft their work, in order to become more independent in their writing. By the end of Year 3 children should: Phonics and spelling

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Attempt to spell unfamiliar words using known conventions and rules and a range of strategies Spell words containing common prefixes and suffixes, e.g. un-, dis-, -ly, -ful.

Handwriting

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Write legibly with a joined hand, maintaining consistency in size and spacing.

Style

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Use interesting vocabulary; vary use of adjectives and verbs for impact. Use terminology appropriate to text type. Write simple and compound sentences. Begin to use some subordinators e.g. if, so, while, though, since.

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Demarcate sentence in the course of writing, using full stops, capital letters, question and exclamation marks, usually accurately. Begin to use speech marks and capital letters for a range of purposes.

Punctuation

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Purpose and organisation

Process

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Use 1st or 3rd person and tense consistently. Use a range of connectives that signal time. Vary story openings to create effects, such as building tension and suspense, creating moods, establishing character and scene setting. In non-fiction, begin using basic structure, e.g. introductory and concluding statements in nonchronological reports. Sequence sentence to extend ideas logically.

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Generate and collect suitable words and phrases before writing. Use different planning formats, e.g. charting, mapping, flow charts, simple storyboards. Make and use notes. Identify and consider audience and how this affects writing. Mentally rehearse writing, and cumulatively re-read, making adaptations and corrections. Be able to improve own writing and correct errors.

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READING Throughout KS2, pupils will read a range of materials, using their knowledge of words, sentences and texts, to understand and respond to the meaning. They increase their ability to read challenging and lengthy texts independently, reflecting on the meaning and analysing and discussing various aspects related to specific genre. By the end of Year 3 children should: Word recognition and phonic knowledge

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Recognise a range of prefixes and suffixes to construct the meanings of words in context Recognise the function of the apostrophe for omission and pronounce contracted forms correctly Recognise the full range of consonant digraphs, e.g. kn, wr, ph

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Read aloud with intonation and expression taking account of punctuation Understand how pronouns are used and apply this information to maintain understanding when reading Understand how dialogue is punctuated and laid out and read with appropriate expression

Use of context

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Know how language is used to create effects Use bibliographic knowledge

Knowing how texts work

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Understand the difference between prose and play scripts Understand the features of page layout in non-fiction texts Understand how to use indexes to locate specific information

Interpretation and Response

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Explore underlying themes and ideas, making clear references to the text When reading aloud show awareness and understanding of the different voices in stories Discuss the actions of the main characters and justify views using evidence from the text. Identify the main point and summarise orally the content of the passage of text Use notes to summarise the main points from a passage or text Evaluate the usefulness of information

Attitude

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Sustain silent reading to include longer, more complex texts Draw on knowledge of authors and types of books they write to inform choices Read aloud confidently to an audience

Grammatical Awareness

MATHEMATICS The strands covered in Mathematics in Key Stage Two are: Using and applying mathematics; Counting and understanding number; Knowing and using number facts; Calculating; Understanding shape; Measuring; Handling data. During Year 3 children should be able to:  Count in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100  Compare and order numbers up to 1000  Add and subtract numbers mentally, including round numbers to HTU  Add and subtract using standard column method  Estimate answers to calculations and use the inverse to check answers  Know 3×, 4× and 8× tables  Count up and down in tenths  Understand that tenths are objectives or quantities divided into ten equal parts  Compare and order simple fractions  Recognise and show equivalent fractions  Find and write fractions of a set of objects

 Add and subtract fractions with common denominators (less than one)  Measure, compare and calculate measures using standard units  Measure the perimeter of simple 2-D shapes  Add and subtract money, including giving change  Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals  Estimate and read time to the nearest minute  Identify horizontal, vertical, parallel and perpendicular lines  Identify whether angles are greater or less than a right angle  Interpret and present data using bar charts, pictograms and tables

ESPAÑOL: Year 3 (2º de Educación Primaria) En nuestras clases de Español se impartirán las áreas de Lengua y Literatura y de Conocimiento del Medio, que son las exigidas por el MEC para la convalidación de enseñanzas en los colegios extranjeros. Year 3 Objectivos: Objetivos Conceptuales: 1.- Conocer el vocabulario básico 2.- Reconocer clases de palabras que designan cosas, cualidades o acciones 3.- Identificar palabras que designen nociones de espacio, tiempo, modo y cantidad. 4. Identificar la sílaba 5.- Conocer el alfabeto 6.- Distinguir las diversas grafías que corresponden a un sonido 7.- Reconocer las reglas básicas de la Ortografía 8.- Diferenciar la función de los principales signos de puntuación 9.- Hacer dictados adecuados a su nivel. Objetivos procedimentales: 1.- Articular correctamente los sonidos en castellano 2.- Expresar de forma organizada experiencias, sentimientos... 3.- Uso correcto de las palabras en un diálogo 4.- Nombrar y comentar los elementos de una ilustración 5.- Inventar historias a partir de una ilustración 6.- Interpretar personajes y dramatizar historias 7.- Atender mensajes orales reteniendo y respondiendo información 8.- Percibir elementos rítmicos de un texto poético: rima, acentos.. 9.- Desarrollar la habilidad lectora 10.- Leer con la pronunciación, la entonación y el ritmo adecuados 11.- Reconocer en el libro las señales tipográficas que facilitan su comprensión.

Children will bring home one new reading book and one library book per week and should regularly practise their reading at home. They will have:  Spelling and Grammar homework on Mondays  Reading comprehension homework on Tuesdays  Spanish homework on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.  Maths homework on Wednesdays and Fridays  English homework on Fridays Children should write down their homework in their homework diary. The teacher will always explain to the children what they have to do and when the homework should be done by. Children who do not complete homework will receive a letter home and may be asked to do a detention. Copies of the Reading and Spelling Journals that we use can be found on the school website: www.internationalschoolofmadrid.com/yearthree.htm

By the beginning of Year 3 children should be able to read and spell the following ‘Key Words’.

We have three parents’ evenings a year and we send home written reports three times a year for children in Year 3. Friday 30th September We have an open night where parents are invited to see the books and equipment their children will be using and hear what will be expected of the pupils during the coming year. Teachers will also give guidelines on how you can help to support your child. November We will send home a brief report about each child in Year 3 on 4th November and then on Monday 14th and Monday 21st November appointments will be given for parents and teachers to meet on an individual basis to discuss how the child is settling in to the class. February / March Detailed reports about every child are sent home before the February half-term and parents are again invited to attend parent / teacher conferences in March. Exam Results Children in Year 3 will sit exams at the beginning of December and the beginning of June. The results will be sent home in the middle of those months. June Detailed reports are written about each child and sent home on the penultimate day of term. Teachers are available to talk about the reports as desired. Grades In Key Stage One effort grades that can be given are: Excellent, Very good; Good; Satisfactory; Needs to Improve. An attainment mark will also be given. This mark is out of 10. Someone who is scoring ‘7’ out of 10 is achieving in line with expectations for a child of that age. Levels

Approx. Report Grade

4

10

3a

9

3b

8

2a / 3c

Expected level

7

2b

6

2c

5

1a

4

1b

3

Extra curricular activities begin on 3rd October. The following activities are available for children in Year 3: 

Chess – Mondays, 4:00 – 5:00pm

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Drama – Mondays, 4:00 – 5:00pm

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Ballet – Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:05 – 5:00pm

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Modern Dance – Mondays and Tuesdays 4:00 – 5:00pm

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German – Tuesdays 4:00 – 5:00pm

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Judo – Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:00 – 5:00pm

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Basketball – Tuesdays, 4:00 – 5:00pm

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Computing – Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:00pm

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Art – Wednesdays, 4:00 – 5:00pm

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Football – Wednesdays, 4:00 – 5:00pm

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French – Wednesdays, 4:00 – 5:00pm

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Cookery – Thursdays, 4:00 – 5:00pm

Religion Religion is an optional subject at ISM in which Christian morals and doctrine are taught. In Reception and Year 1 Christian stories are told but most of the emphasis is on correct behaviour, the reasons for the same and respect for others in one’s society and environment. From Year 2 up there is more attention to doctrine, especially in Year 4 when pupils are prepared for First Communion. The lessons are taught within the school day by Mrs Martín. Pupils who do not attend RE lessons have Citizenship. If you do not wish your child to attend Religion classes please let us know. Swimming Swimming takes place during the school day. In Year 3 swimming is compulsory for all students and you will not be billed separately for this. Swimming for Year 3 will take place on Friday mornings from January onwards at the sports centre in Pradillo. Children should bring a swimming costume, towel, swimming hat and flip flops in a sports bag on swimming days. Children will only be excused from swimming classes if there is a genuine medical reason and this is conveyed to the class teacher in writing.

Medical Check-up All children receive a medical check-up from a qualified doctor in the autumn term and the bill for this is included in the first term’s bill. Insurance Pupils are covered by insurance for accidents. If an accident occurs during school hours, children are taken immediately to a local clinic. Parents are informed as soon as the accident occurs and are invited to accompany the child, if they think it appropriate. Medicines Please note that the school is only able to administer medicines that have been prescribed by a doctor. The medicine must be brought in its original container and handed to the teacher for safe keeping. Written instructions for administering the medicine must be provided (e.g. the dosage, the time it should be taken, etc.) We cannot administer any medicine without WRITTEN consent from the parent. Contagious Illnesses If a child in Year 3 shows signs of a contagious illness, you will be notified by email. The following table shows how long children should be absent from school when they are unwell. Illness Exclusion from school Chicken pox Diarrhoea and/or vomiting, or food poisoning Flu Scarlet Fever Measles Mumps Rubella Whooping Cough

For 5 days from onset of rash. For 48 hours from last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting. Until recovered. For 24 hours after commencing antibiotics. For 4 days from onset of rash. For 5 days from onset of swelling. For 6 days from onset of rash. For 5 days from commencing antibiotic treatment.

Head Lice Please check your children’s hair regularly for lice and be aware of the following:       

Head lice are tiny insects with six legs. They are just a few millimetres long. They live on, or very close to the scalp and don’t wander far down the hair shafts for very long. Nits are not the same thing as lice. Lice are the insects that move around the head. Nits are egg cases laid by lice, stuck on to hair shafts. They are smaller than a pinhead and are pearly white. If you have nits it doesn’t always mean that you have head lice. When you have got rid of all the lice, the nits will stay stuck to the hair until it grows out. You only have head lice if you can find a living, moving louse (not a nit) on the scalp. Head lice do not jump from head to head or indeed from head to objects. They are only transmitted by direct, prolonged head to head contact. Therefore transmission of head lice in a classroom is relatively rare. If you catch one or two lice, they may breed and increase slowly in number. At this stage, most people don’t have any symptoms and won’t know they have lice unless they look very carefully for them. For the first two or three months, there is usually no itch, but then the scalp may start to itch badly. This is due to an allergy, not to the louse bites themselves. Most people only realise they have head lice when this itch starts. By then they’ve had lice on their head for two or three months without knowing it.

If you are sure you have found a living louse:  Check the heads of all the people in your home.  Only treat those who have living, moving lice.  Treat them all at the same time with a head louse lotion (consult your pharmacist.)  Remember, never use the lotions unless you are sure you have found living, moving head lice (not nits).

Try not to worry too much about head lice. They rarely do any harm other than causing an itchy scalp.

All classes take one excursion a term and the school meets the cost of the transport for these trips within city limits. Entrance costs, etc. must be paid for separately. During 2015/16 the children in Year 3 visited: Autumn term: Archaeological Museum Spring term: Museo de la Ciudad Summer Term: Prado Museum Occasionally children may go with their teachers and assistants on walks around the local area (for example, to the local park.) If you object to your child going on local walks, please let us know in writing.

All children are required to have school lunches. These are cooked on the premises by Aramark. We aim to provide a healthy and balanced diet and therefore a typical weekly menu will adhere to the following principles: rice - once per week; pasta - once per week; legumes – once or twice per week; potatoes - once or twice per week; eggs - once per week; meat – three times per week; fish – once per week; vegetables/salad – every day; fruit – four times per week. The menu is sent home each month by Aramark or can be found on the school website. Children in Year 3 have their lunch in the dining hall at 12:45 pm each day. The children are also provided with a snack in the afternoon. The snack consists of items such as fruit, yoghurt, sandwiches, etc. When the children go on a school trip, Aramark provides the packed lunch. Please inform the office of any special dietary requirements due to medical and/or religions reasons, if you haven’t already done so. Children should not bring food or sweets to school unless requested by the teacher. If a child has been ill and needs a special diet please let the class teacher know in writing. As a number of children suffer from serious allergies, food containing NUTS should never be brought to school.

The school bus routes are organised by Marcelo. Anyone who wants their child to go to and/or from school on the bus should fill in a form, available from the office, and return it directly to Marcelo or to the office. Only those who have done so by 5th September will be able to use the bus in the first weeks. Families who return the form later than this date will only be able to use the bus starting in October. On the first day of the Autumn term the children should be brought to school. The bus service will start at midday on the first day of school. We ask you to be patient during the first few days as the drop off and pick up times will be tentative. It is very important that those picking up the children at the stops are there on time as it can be very difficult for the bus driver to wait around and the whole route is delayed. We also request that people are punctual in the mornings for the same reasons. Because of limited space and the new traffic regulations, regular bus users cannot be allowed to invite guests to travel with them. Bus children who wish to invite a friend home, MUST be picked up at school. If you ever need to make a temporary change to your child’s bus routine, please inform the office IN WRITING. Forms are provided to help you to do this. Please only contact the office by telephone if you genuinely believe your child will not remember to pass on the message by hand

Hallowe’en We will celebrate this festival on Thursday 27th October. Children in Year 3 may come to school dressed in a costume related to Hallowe’en and will have a class party in the afternoon. The Christmas Show The Key Stage Two Christmas Show is likely to take place at the theatre of the Cardinal Espinola school in the last week of the Autumn term (13th December). Colour Shows The children from Year 3 to Year 6 are in house groups – Reds, Blues, Greens and Yellows. They all have a day of celebration in the Spring term when they put on a variety show for the rest of the school and have a special menu at lunchtime. The children come dressed in clothes of their house colour when it is their special day. Interschool Athletics Tournament This is an annual event where the Madrid schools come together to compete on the athletics field in friendly rivalry. As many children as possible are involved from Year 4 to Year 6. This takes place in June. Book Day This takes place on or around World Book Day (23rd April). Children are invited to come to school dressed as their favourite book character and take part in a number of activities designed to promote a love of reading. Music Concerts and Dance Evening Mr Roberto arranges several concerts during the year, two staged in the school hall and one in a local theatre. During these children demonstrate their singing, dancing and instrument playing skills. The Spanish Fair This is the day when we celebrate everything Spanish. The children come dressed in any traditional regional Spanish dress they like and no English can be spoken after 12.00 noon. The children, parents and teachers all help to organise different stalls and a bar to raise money. Student Government The school is very proud to have a Student government. The children in KS2 elect 4 students to be the president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer who have various tasks to complete during the year. Those elected are, at the same time, Captains of the Houses.

The following activities are organised and invoiced directly by Enrique Maribini: Camping Trip The children from Year 3 up have the chance to join our annual camping trip which takes place in the Summer term and lasts 5 days. They have visited many different parts of Spain and the trip offers the children a great opportunity to learn more about the country and about themselves. This is not a holiday week for non-campers.

Skiing Trip Skiing lessons in the mountains of Madrid are offered to Primary pupils on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the Ski Week. Children are collected from the school each morning and return later each afternoon.

Children in Year 3 will sit exams at beginning of December and the end of May. The results of the November exams will be sent to you in December and the results of the May exams in June. Children will have exams in Reading, Writing (including spelling), Mathematics (including mental maths), Science and Spanish. The expected level for a child at the end of Year 3 is a level 2A or 3C.

School Office Telephone: Tel/Fax:

91 359 21 21 91 359 07 22

Valerie deals with admissions, billing, extra-curricular activities, etc. Her email address is: [email protected] Raquel deals with attendance, buses, reports, etc. Her email address is: [email protected] School Management Head: Mr Cook: [email protected] Deputy Head: Mrs Donnelly: [email protected] Key Stage Co-ordinator: Miss Sweetland: [email protected] Form Teachers Miss Brassington: [email protected] Miss Leonard: [email protected] Mrs D’Rosario: [email protected] Sometimes the messages that we send to you are treated as spam by your email provider. It is very important therefore that you set our email addresses as ‘safe’ addresses. School Website The school website is always kept up-to-date with the latest information. http://www.internationalschoolofmadrid.com/information.htm http://www.internationalschoolofmadrid.com/yearthree.htm http://www.internationalschoolofmadrid.com/information_letters.htm