Welcome to Waterloo Bridge Class
Class teacher – Miss Brown
Teaching assistants – Mrs Preston and Mrs Patel
We are pleased to welcome your child to Waterloo Bridge class and are grateful for your help and support.
Recommended reading books for Year 3:
Best Books for Year 3 | Ages 7-8 | BooksForTopics
Expertly selected books for 7 and 8 year old children (lovereading4kids.co.uk)
Reading
Children are asked to read at home on a daily basis and their book should be brought to school each day. It is helpful if parents can comment regularly in their child’s Reading Record, particularly when their child has finished their book. Children are responsible for changing and selecting their own books in the morning.
Homework
Children will be given homework each Friday to be handed in by the following Tuesday. Children are also asked to learn spellings and times tables at home. They are responsible for recording their homework in their homework diary.
Other
Children are asked to bring to school a water bottle. They should have a waterproof coat when it is raining or the forecast is for rain.
This week our learning will be as follows;
- In mathematics we will continue our work on addition and subtraction. We will learn to add and subtract using formal written methods, estimate the answer to addition and subtraction calculations and check our work using inverses.
- In English we will learn about the features of letter writing before writing a letter in role as a character from Escape from Pompeii.
- In science we will continue our learning on fossils.
- In History we will plan a piece of writing about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii.
- In RE we will learn about why Hindus believe it is important to care for our world.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#36f2e6″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]We are looking forward to seeing parents at our Parent-Teacher meetings on 12th and 17th March.[/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#f236e1″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]World Book Day is on Thursday 5th March. Children will not be dressing up this year but they have been asked to bring a spoon or potato dressed as a book character.[/dropshadowbox]
This week our learning will be as follows;
- In mathematics we will learn to order numbers to 1000 and to identify, represent and estimate numbers.
- In English and geography we will write non-chronological reports on volcanoes. We will then present these as information leaflets.
- In Science we will learn how fossils are formed.
- In RE we will learn why Sikhs believe it is important to care for our world. We will also consider why some people choose to become vegetarian or vegan.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#f515c3″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]This week Waterloo Bridge Class enjoyed using vinegar and bi-carbonate of soda to make their volcanoes erupt. Blackfriars Bridge Class are looking forward to doing this activity next week.[/dropshadowbox]
