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.
The children have settled back into school well following the holiday. This week our learning will be as follows;
- In mathematics we will continue our learning on time. We will learn the number of days in each month and year and how to use 12 hour digital time with am and pm.
- In English we will are exploring Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes by Manlio Argueta. This week we will retell the story in writing.
- In science we will sort rocks according to their properties.
- In geography we will learn about the effects of volcanoes.
- In RE we are beginning a multi-faith unit on why we should look after our world. We will look at whether we would include volcanoes in our ideal world.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#e8f214″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Homework is set each Thursday and it is important that it is handed in the following Tuesday. Children are given their new times table on Monday to learn at home before Times Table Challenge on Friday. Children should read at home each evening and complete tasks on mathematics.[/dropshadowbox]
The children in year 3 have worked really hard this term. This week our learning will be as follows;
- In mathematics we will complete our work on equivalent fractions before doing some practical work on telling the time in preparation for next term.
- In English we will write the end section of the story of Aladdin.
- In history we will share the learning we have done at home on the Iron Age.
- In RE we will look at the symbolism behind the story of the Wise Men’s visit.
- In art we will make Christmas cards.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#f1e237″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Our Christmas concert is on Tuesday 17th December at 10:10 at St Andrew’s Church. It would be lovely to see as many parents as possible there.[/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ee37f1″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Our Christmas party is on Wednesday 18th December. Children may wear their own clothes and are asked to bring some food to share.[/dropshadowbox]