Class 3 2025 - 2026
Mr Greenwood
Welcome to Class 3's page. Here you will find all our current 'goings on'- including examples of our children’s' work, our long term plan, any competitions we have attended and more.
I am Mr Greenwood and I am delighted to still be teaching Class 3 and our wonderful cohort of year 5 and 6 children. Alongside me, there is Mrs Tighe one of our excellent teaching assistants working in our class who will always ensure that our children strive to achieve their best both adademically and socially. Our teaching assistant will support learning within class and work with specific children to support their individual learning goals. We are, once again, continuing to work closely with the Rossendale Leisure Trust who will provide coaching for the first half term only, then PE for the rest of the year will pass under the direction of myself.
Curriculum Overview - Summer 1st Half Term
Curriculum Overview - Spring 2nd Half Term
Curriculum Overview - Spring 1st Half Term
Routines
PE
We have PE every Monday afternoon and Swimming on Thursday PM at Marl Pits. Furthermore, our class is lucky to have trained Sports Ambassadors to help run active playtimes, organise level 1 school competitions and involve younger children in quality active sessions. It is important for all of our children to have full PE kit ready and available and that, for these days, jewellery should be kept to a minimum so that it can be easily removed for sessions.
We understand that Physical activity can have a useful role to play in promoting personal mental health. To assist this further we have a Wellness club, lead by our amazing, qualified, Mental Health Champions. They run the Wellness club, planning various activities, each Friday lunch time.
Swimming
Swimming takes place every Thursday (with the exception of Autumn 2 term) at Marl Pits and it is essential that full kit is brought to school with your child on this day. For children who have hair that may fall into their eyes when wet; a swim cap must be worn for lessons. Girls musn't wear bikini type outfits and boys should take care to make sure that their swimming attire isn't too loose. If possible, a draw string bag should hold your child's swimming kit so that potential loss of kit is minimized.
Reading
Your child will experience a large amount of reading opportunities here in Class 3. We are on hand to read 1:1 with our children and, as reading is a high focus and part of the school's vision of Literacy, reading is a crucial part of our English lessons. We will read a large number of books this year, each being chosen to enrich and inspire our children's learning.
Your child has a reading record book in which questions may be set, or conversations be recorded by an adult with whom your child has read with. Here your child can respond with their own thoughts about their book and also be challenged to think in different ways about what they have read. Children are encouraged to show their reading records at anytime to our members of staff. These books should be brought into school every day alongside their reading book. Class 3 are reminded that reading sessions at home will earn them class dojos- what a great way to earn!
Class 3 run an 'open door' policy and as it is of utmost importance that your child feel safe and secure in their learning; we encourage an open and honest dialogue with parents- so feel free to ask to pop in after school for a chat.
Thank you for taking the time to read our page. We will be providing updates and pictures weekly, so be sure to keep checking in!
Class 3 – Year 5 & 6 Weekly Update- Week 1 Summer 2
This week has been another really positive one in Year 5 and Year 6, and we are incredibly proud of how the class has approached their learning with such focus and enthusiasm.
In maths, Year 5 have been working confidently with regular and irregular shapes, showing great perseverance when finding missing angles in triangles and on straight lines. They have impressed us with how well they explained their thinking and supported one another when problems felt tricky. Year 6 have taken their shape work even further, exploring internal angles and learning the key rules for polygons with more than four sides. They showed maturity in applying these rules and checking their calculations carefully, which has been lovely to see.
English lessons have been full of discussion and creativity as we gathered ideas for a biography piece. Together we built a shared writing toolkit, talking about what makes a biography engaging and clear for the reader. The class contributed thoughtful suggestions and are now feeling much more confident about starting their own writing.
We had a brilliant time in PE this week. The cheerleading session was full of energy and teamwork, with pupils encouraging each other throughout. We also had eight pupils represent us in an orienteering event, and they showed fantastic determination and resilience, making us very proud.
In RE, we explored the idea of authority figures and had some insightful conversations about leadership and responsibility. Art lessons have seen the start of some really exciting rainforest work, focusing on camouflage and pattern, and the early designs already look promising. In Spanish, pupils have continued learning about foods and drinks, joining in confidently with spoken activities.
Overall, it has been a busy and rewarding week, and the children should be proud of the effort they are putting into everything they do.
