Transition Year 2 – Year 3 William Read Primary School Your child will have settled into the school

routines and you will be aware of many of our school policies and procedures.

We would like to give you information about expectations and slight changes that happen when your child moves into year 3.

We will also be giving you information about ways that you can support your child.

The school timetable

8:50 - 9:00 Registration 9:00 – 10:45 Lesson 1 10:45 – 11:00 Break 11.00 – 12:30 Lesson 2 12:30-1:30 Lunch 1:30 – 2:00 Guided Reading 2.00 – 3.15 Lesson 3

The curriculum

The Curriculum is more focussed on the basic skills in literacy and mathematics

Discrete lessons for literacy and maths

Focus on handwriting, punctuation and spelling.

Targeted support for reading and maths – Toe by Toe, RM Maths, Lexia

Foundation subjects

History Geography Religious Education Art Design and technology Science PSCHE Music PE The curriculum will be changing over the next

year with a focus on phonics and key literacy and numeracy skills

Our curriculum Themed approach to support basic skills.Half termly or termly themesAutumn Term1.Roman Soldiers2.Endangered animalsSpring Term1.Endangered animals2.Peaks ChallengeSummer Term1. Come to Canvey2.Shadow theatre

Assessment for learning strategies Learning objective Success criteria Self assessment Peer assessment Talk partners Role and responsibilities (group work) Pupils will have targets for literacy and

mathematics and will know their levels

Target setting

There will be pupil progress meetings throughout the year

Pupils are ‘tracked’ and if they are not making expected progress we will put in systems to support your child and discuss this with you

Lessons are planned so that work is differentiated to meet the needs of your child

Pupils will be set for mathematics

Expectations of levels

Termly report sheets will be given to parents and carers to inform you of your child’s levels in reading, writing and mathematics. Comments are also made regarding homework and effort.

Pupils who are on track for a level 4 at the end of year 6 would be expected to attain a level 2C or above at the end of year 2. By the end of year 3 they should have moved to a level 2B or above.

Pupils who are on track for a level 5 at the end of year 6 would be expected to attain level 3C or above at the end of year 2 and progress to a level 3B or above at the end of year 3.

Writing

• Stories, chronological and non chronological reports, cross curricular e.g. science experiment

• Punctuation – capital letters and full stops, commas, exclamation marks, question marks, speech marks

• Content – writing for a purpose, quality not quantity

• Using connectives to link sentences together, adjectives to describe settings, characters and emotions, past and present tenses

• Using spelling strategies, checking and redrafting work

Mathematics

Using and applying skills to problem solving – real life cross curricular links e.g. science graphs and interpreting tables of information

Times tables and division facts Number – addition, subtraction,

multiplication, division Shape, space and measure – 2D and

3D shapes, measuring quantities

Big Write, Big Maths and Guided reading Big Write to continue as it has made a

positive impact on standards across the school

(2012 results yr 6 level 4 writing – 75%, level 5 – 33%)

Big Maths to be introduced in September – problem solving and applying activities

Mental maths strategy booklets Guided reading sessions focus on

comprehension and questioning to support reading.

Expectation in Year 3

• Positive attitude – behaviour• More independence- PE kit (no earrings

on PE days)• Effort• Pupil voice- school council/playleaders• Homework• School uniform (wearing a tie)• Parental help and support• Homework club• Internet Safety (Xbox, Facebook etc.)

Reading in Year 3

• Encourage your child to read 5 times a week

• Literacy lessons: text focus, fiction and non-fiction, word level work (letters and sounds)

• Cross-curricular links • Guided reading and comprehension• Reading assessments• Reading skills – phonics, structure of the

text, characters, plot, adjectives, definitions, expression

• Support for reading in school- Rapid Readers, Toe by Toe, Lexia

Homework

Homework will consist of:

• Weekly spellings/strategies• Reading• Tables• Revision• Research • Completing tasks• Science• Maths • English

Your child will be expected to complete their homework on time and check their diaries regularly. Homework will be stuck into the child’s yellow homework book

Enriching learning activities• If the school organises a special event or a

trip we will ask for a contribution towards the cost.

• Please support the school , if we do not get enough contributions to cover the cost it is sometimes necessary to cancel the event/trip

• Please support any fundraising organised by the Friends of William Read.

• We have an active Parent Council who meet every half term

• Swimming in the summer term