Willow Class
Welcome to Willow Class- Weaving a tapestry of knowledge
Our Year 3 Class is called Willow.
Our Teaching Team:
Class Teacher: Miss Stroud
Class Overview
Welcome to the Year 3 Willow Class webpage.
Year 3 is the next stage in our children’s school journey. Although we are still in the same classroom as the lovely Year 2 ‘Cherries’ sometimes Key Stage 2 seems like a long way from Key Stage 1. Please don't worry, as our children continue their learning journey they will adapt to the new key stage.
In Willow Class we focus on growing the foundation skills in the core curriculum subjects like Maths, English and Science. Together with exciting and challenging subjects: History/ Geography, Art/Design & Technology, French, Computing, Music, PE, Handwriting, Spelling, PSHE and RE.
There is an emphasis on fostering a positive, enquiring and collaborative learning environment, encouraging our children to nurture curiosity and critical thinking skills.
The 'Old Buck Way'
Embedded within our school ethos is the mantra: 'Ready, Respectful and Safe'. These three words are taught throughout all parts of our curriculum and are at the heart of our whole school approach.
Our Values
At Old Buckenham, we also have 5 core calues which we teach our children explicitly throughout the curriculum.
These values are:
Respect Honesty Communictation Teamwork Resilience
In Willow class we use our teamwork and communication skills to grow and develop our knowledge. We always aim to be honest and respectful to one another and we are working on our growth mindsets to develop into resilient learners.
Enrichment
This year we will be visiting Norwich Castle Museum 'The Mystery of Prehistory' and enjoying an exciting History based experience.
We will also be visiting Norwich Cathedral and Norwich Synagogue and making comparisons between the two places of worship and religions.
Finally, in the summer term we will visit West Runton Beach with the Norfolk Wildlife Trust for a super day of Rockpool rummaging and fascinating fossils.
We regularly have ‘Enrichment Days’ like ‘On-line Safety’, ‘Black History Awareness’ and ‘Handwriting’.
In Old Buckenham Primary school we love to invite parents into school to really see and be a part of the learning. We have regular drop-in sessions and cafes and we enjoy open communications.
In Willow Class every child has access to the online platforms:
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TTRS (Time Tables Rock Stars)
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Letter-Join
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Numbots
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BoomReader
Class Information
We have PE on a Wednesday and Thursday - on these days please wear your PE kit to school.
Please bring a water bottle into school.
We have a homework book, this has the homework for the term. Children can choose which piece of work they would like to do each week. They will also have termly focused spelling words. In class we have words of the week to also help our children learn the focus words. You will find the new Bingo. Complete a row or a full house to receive a certificate. There are review sheets for our children to complete when they have finished one of the bingo squares. Please return Homework books to school on a Wednesday and they will go home again on a Friday.
All of our children have a log on to Boom Reader, please log your child's reading and watch them go up the 'Reading Rainbow'.
They also have a log on to TTRS, this is a useful fun way for them to learn their timestables.
