Year 3 is the first year of Key Stage Two.  In order to enhance a smooth transition from Key Stage 1, and for the children to be familiar with some of the Key Stage 2 environment, there is a buddy system during the second part of the Summer Term. This entails each Year 2 child pairing up with a Year 3 child during guided/paired reading sessions, playtimes and assembly times. Click on the pictures below to see what goes on.

 

We invited parents to our Viking museum. We invited parents to our Viking museum.

We also invited our Year 2 buddies. We also invited our Year 2 buddies.

We shared our reading books with Year 2 We shared our reading books with Year 2

Year 2 shared their reading books with us Year 2 shared their reading books with us

We invited our buddies to KS2 playground. We invited our buddies to KS2 playground.

Look at that hoop go. Look at that hoop go.

We danced and sung on the stage. Y2 loved it.We danced and sung on the stage. Y2 loved it.

The three Y3 classes follow the same curriculum and the pupils’ work is planned together on a weekly basis by Miss C Irving (Y3CI), Mrs K Robinshaw (Y3KR) and the Year Leader Mrs J May (Y3JM).

Enjoyment as well as success is our aim.  We have many fun and exciting topics to find out about.  For example: Light and Shadows, Invaders, Perfect Planting and Healthy Lifestyles.  In addition, the children learn to speak French and this continues across the Key Stage.   

From Y3 onwards, the children are set into ability groups for numeracy.  This enables the teacher to focus even more on the individual needs of each child and they are assessed on a regular basis throughout the year.   

Furthermore, the children need to be able to do their own research into different areas of the Y3 curriculum.  The skill of retrieving information is taught, but the actual reading is done independently.

  

Homework

The children are given a Learning Log and each week they are given different 'brain builders' to complete (see the front of their orange diary and Learning Log for more information).  Spellings need to be practiced regularly at home and the children are tested on these every Friday.  Learning Logs are given out on a Friday and need to be completed and returned to school by the following Wednesday.

Teachers at Waterloo understand parents lead very busy lives.  However, we would appreciate it if you could take the time to read with your child for ten minutes every night and sign their homework diary when you have done this.  Pupils who practise their reading regularly at home tend to make the most significant progress.  We have a reading cup that is given to the class whose children read at home the most each week.  The children thrive on this and put a lot of effort into trying to win the cup. 

P.E.

(See the school prospectus for the correct P.E. kit

Year 3  P.E. takes place on a Wednesday afternoon for all three classes.