Year 3
Welcome to the Year 3 class page.
Useful information/downloads.
Homework grid for this term – please click here.
Please click here to find the information you will need for this year.
Our curriculum overview is here.
Your class email address is year3@hollinsgrundy.com.
The class teacher will reply to class emails as soon as they are able to, but please speak to a member of staff on the gate or contact the office should there be any urgent issues.
| Who works in the class? | Mr McKenzie (Class Teacher)
Mrs Sajjid (Teaching Assistant) Mrs Dunphy (1:1 support) Mrs Coombes (1:1 support) Mrs Hughes (Thursday afternoon PPA cover) |
| What are this terms topics? | Science – How did that blossom become an apple?
Geography – What makes the Earth angry? PE – Rounders and Swimming |
| When are spelling tests? | Friday.
Children can practice their spellings using the Spelling Shed, which can be found here – Ed Shed Login. |
| When are arithmetic/mental maths tests? | Termly |
| When is homework sent out? | Weekly – Spellings/Maths practice on Ed Shed.
Half-Termly – Homework grids. Chn complete each task, which is worth a set number of housepoints. Each term, we will have a celebration day where children can bring in and showcase the work that they have completed. |
| What are procedures for reading books? | Children are responsible for changing their own reading books in school. Children will read to the class teacher once every two weeks. Reading books can be changed in school on any day.
*Chn still on Read, Write, Inc will have their books changed weekly by their Read, Write, Inc teacher. Please send books into be changed every week. |
| When are PE days? | Monday (on-site PE lesson)
Tuesday (Swimming) |
| PE kit is coloured house t-shirt (red, green, yellow or blue depending on house), black shorts and black pumps.
Swimming kit should be appropriate length shorts (no speedos) or a swimming costume. This should be sent into school with a separate bag including a towel. Children are encouraged to bring goggles as well. |
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| Rewards for hard work & good behaviour. | All children can earn house-points for their house and for themselves.
Smile Assembly celebrates achievements and good behaviour weekly with My Happy Mind Awards and an Always ticket draw. Class reward tokens will earn the whole class a reward when they reach 100. |
| Consequences for lack of effort and poor behaviour | Letters home for 3 Always tickets in a week lost or 3 Reflection Room sessions at lunchtime over a half-term |
