Junior 3-5

Years 3, 4 and 5 together make up the junior forms of the Prep School. The children are taught in mixed ability forms, except for English and maths where the children are taught in ability sets. Pupils in Year 5 are also set for science and French.

The children are taught predominately by the KS2 form teachers, although some lessons are delivered by specialist teachers. Children who speak English as a second language attend specialist EAL lessons instead of French. Children requiring learning support might not do French, but might have extra literacy or numeracy lessons.

In addition to the academic curriculum, all students join in the school’s extensive extra-curricular programme.

Homework
In each year group, the children are given spelling homework. The task is set in the lesson and the children have a week to complete the work. It is handed in at the beginning of the following lesson.

The children in Year 4 are given a weekly maths or English prep. The children in Year 5 are given a weekly maths and English task to complete at home. Each homework should last no more than 35 minutes. The children should undertake these tasks by themselves, so that the teacher can see what they can achieve independently, away from the classroom. However, homework should not become a stressful event, so, should your children need some help, please do support them and make a note in their diaries about how much help was given.

In addition, the children are expected to read every day and to keep a record in their reading records.

Diane Lindop
Head of Years 3, 4 and 5