Welcome to the Year
2 / 3 Transition
Meeting
Morning Routines
• Children arrive on the KS2 playground 8.45pm
which is always supervised by 2/3 teachers.
• Children find the Year 3 lunch trolley and place
their packed lunch onto it when they arrive on
the playground.
• Whistle is blown promptly at 8.55pm
• Children can access school via Aberdeen Way
Afternoon Routines
• Parents can come onto the playground to meet
their children. The children will stay with their
teacher until they are collected.
• Children are brought out onto the playground to
meet parents at the end of the day.
• If they have permission to leave to meet you at a
different location e.g. KS1 playground, they need
to be issued with a card from the office. Children
will not be allowed to travel through the school to
meet you.
Reading in Year 3
• Children will not be issued with Reading Diaries
this year as we are adapting how we teach reading
skills.
• They will receive daily 30 minute reading lessons
to continue to develop decoding and fluency skills.
Comprehension skills will become a greater focus.
• As in KS1, there is still an expectation that every
child reads at least 5 times a week at home.
Literacy in Year 3
Numeracy in Year 3
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Guided Practice
Reasoning and Problem Solving
Fluency
Apply
Communication
• Teachers are available each night on the playground
for brief meetings.
• Any concerns, no matter how small, please speak to
the class teacher or LKS2 Phase Leader.
• Notes can be sent in with your child.
• Contact the office
• ‘Text to parent’ service
• Website
• They won’t be issued with ‘home school’ log books
Extra Information
• P.E. kits in school at all times – labelled!
• They DON’T need any writing equipment or
pencil cases!
• The pick ‘n’ mix topic homework expectations
are the same as Year 2. Spellings are currently
under review.
• Named water bottles can be kept in the
classrooms
The Transition Process
• Year 3 teachers will visit Year 2 classes this term.
• Year 2 and Year 3 teachers will meet to handover
all information concerning the children.
• In the Autumn Term, Year 2 teachers will continue
to liaise with Year 3 teachers to check the children
are settled and have had a happy transition.
• During the first half term, short brain breaks will
take place in the afternoon to compensate for a
lack of afternoon play.
• Year 2 will spend some playtimes on the KS2
playground this term.
Important Dates
Tuesday 18th July:
• Children to meet their new teacher
• Open Night to visit your child’s current class
and then if you wish, informally visit your
child’s new classroom.
Thursday 20th July:
• Books passed up to new teacher
• Old books to be sent home