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 learning on place value. We will focus on estimating the position of numbers on a number line.
- In English we will begin a new unit of work based on Lob by Linda Newbury.
- In history we will learn about Boudicca’s revolt.
- In science we will learn about the parts of a flower.
PE will be on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Children should come to school in their PE kit with their school jumper.
This week our learning will be as follows;
- In mathematics we will be looking at place value. We will find the number of 10s in a 3-digit multiple of 10 and look at the value of each digit in a 3-digit number.
- In English we will write autobiographies in role as the botanist and photographer Anna Atkins.
- In science we will investigate the roots and stems of a plant.
- In history we will find out about Roman soldiers and Hadrian’s Wall.
It has been lovely to talk to parents on School Cloud over the last two weeks. Please speak to one of the year 3 team if you have not yet had a meeting. We can arrange a telephone discussion.