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:
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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 in Waterloo Bridge Class have settled back to learning well after the half term break. This week our learning will be as follows;
- In mathematics we will begin a unit on statistics. We will create and interpret tables, bar charts and pictograms.
- In English we will create a storyboard and retell the story of Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit.
- In science we will begin work on famous scientists.
- In topic time we will plan an eyewitness account on the destruction of Pompeii.
- In RE we will look at why the Bible is a special book for Christians.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”10″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Don’t forget that Thursday is World Book Day. The children may come to school dressed as a character from a book. They may also bring to school a book that is special to them or a story in a box.[/dropshadowbox]
This half term we will continue with our work on volcanoes but will focus on the history of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD and destruction of Pompeii. Through this work we will introduce the children to the Romans. This week our learning will be as follows;
- In mathematics we will learn to recognise, describe, draw and model shapes. We will also learn to recognise and draw horizontal, vertical, parallel and perpendicular lines.
- In English we will explore a new book escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit.
- In Science we will investigate the permeability of soil.
- In topic time we will find out about the destruction of Pompeii using secondary sources and eyewitness accounts.
- In RE we will begin a unit on Christianity. We will learn about the Temptation in the Wilderness and the significance of Lent for Christians.