Year 3
Welcome to the Year 3 class page.
Useful information/downloads.
Please click here to find the information you will need for this year.
Please send children into school wearing their PE kits on PE days.
Please note that Key Stage 2 children are not provided with free fruit at morning break. Please send your child in with fruit if you wish for them to have a snack. No cereal bars or any food product containing nuts.
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 Güler (Teaching Assistant) Mrs Hughes (Thursday afternoon PPA cover) |
| What are this terms topics? | Science – How can Usain Bolt run so fast?
Geography – Why do so many people go to the Mediterranean for their holidays? PE – Netball |
| When are weekly spelling tests? | Friday.
Children can practice their spellings using the Spelling Shed, which can be found here – Ed Shed Login. |
| 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. Reading books can be changed in school on any day and children need to let their teacher know when they have changed their book so their reading record can be updated. Teachers will prompt and remind the whole class each morning to change their books. *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
Wednesday *The PE days listed above are for Autumn term. They are likely to change next term when we have a coach. You will be notified of this nearer the time. |
| PE kit is coloured house t-shirt (red, green, yellow or blue depending on house), black shorts and black pumps.
Later this academic year, Year 3 will have swimming lessons. They will need to bring their swimming kits into school on these days (Tuesday). 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. More information will be sent out nearer the time. |
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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 |
