Class 3

A Showcase of work from from Class 3

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2 weeks ago
Posted on 01st May 2026 by

Year of Reading – April – Reading outside!

2026 is the National Year of Reading. At Hodnet School, we have created a Year of Reading moment for each month and April have children the opportunity to read outside. The weather has been glorious and perfect for enjoying a book in the beautiful grounds of our school!

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3 weeks ago
Posted on 24th Apr 2026 by

Summer term events

The key dates for this term are:

April:

  • Tue 28th – Whole school painting with local artists (MD calendar)

May:

  • Fri 1st – DEAR 3pm (no phones please)
  • Mon 4th – Bank holiday, school closed
  • Fri 8th – David Attenborough Day
  • Mon 11th – Thur 14th – Y6 SATS testing week
  • Mon 18th – Y4 Pentecost Workshop
  • Wed 20th – YR Class assembly 9am, YR parents welcome
  • Fri 22nd – break up for half term.

June:

  • Mon 1st – School re-opens
  • Tue 2nd – YR visit to Shrewsbury Museum
  • Fri 5th – DEAR 3pm (no phones please)
  • Mon 8th – Y1 Phonics screening week
  • Thur 11th – New YR (26/27) parents evening 5.30pm
  • Tue 16th – Y4 trip to Cadbury World
  • Wed 17th – Y1 Class assembly, 9am Y1 parents welcome
  • Wed 17th – Y2 Trip to Chester Zoo
  • Thur 18th – Y5 Taster day to Thomas Adams School
  • Fri 19th – Father’s Day lunch & Sports Day afternoon
  • Mon 22nd – Armed forces week TBC
  • Thur 25th – New YR intake in school 9-11am
  • Fri 26th – Y5&6 London visit
  • Mon 29th & Tue 30th – Y6 move up day to Grove School
  • Mon 29th – Wed 1st – Y6 move up day to SJT
  • Tue 30th – Local governing body meeting
  • Tue 30th – New YR intake in school 1.15-3.15

July:

  • Fri 3rd – DEAR 3pm (no phones please)
  • Mon 6th & Tue 7th – Y6 move up day to Thomas Adams School
  • Mon 6th & Tue 7th –  Move up sessions for each class
  • Tue 7th – New YR intake in all day. KS1 full day move up.
  • Wed 8th – Y1 Art trip to Shrewsbury Museum
  • Mon 13th – Y6 church retreat day
  • Wed 15th – Y3 Egyptian workshop
  • Thur 16th – Church service, 2pm at St Luke’s, Hodnet
  • Fri 17th – End of year reports out to parents
  • Mon 20th – Rock Steady concert
  • Mon 20th – Optional drop in parents evening
  • Mon 20th – Y6 play at 6.30pm
  • Tue 21st – Y6 end of term trip
  • Wed 22nd – Leavers assembly 9am
  • Wed 22nd – School closes for summer. Reopening on Wed 2nd Sept.
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1 month ago
Posted on 03rd Apr 2026 by

Easter Maths Hunt

Children in Class 3 enjoyed an Easter themed maths hunt, covering a range of skills from the Year 3 maths curriculum. The children enjoyed being active in their learning, worked co-operatively and everyone enjoyed an Easter prize!

Easter maths pics

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2 months ago
Posted on 06th Mar 2026 by

Hodnet Celebrates World Book Day!

Hodnet kicked off our World Book Day celebrations with a Traitors themed assembly!

We were welcomed into the Great Reading Castle of Hodnet – a place where the Faithful Readers were being thwarted by the Book Traitors. The Faithful Readers love stories, use their imagination and protect books; whereas the Book Traitors try to stop the main character, they try to stop the happy endings and they try to make stories something to dislike.

Four Readers had been chosen at the secret round table and one of those was selected to be the Book Traitor.  The Readers were set two challenges to see if the children could work out who was the Book Traitor.

The first challenge asked the Readers to identify the book using picture clues. The children tried to guess which of our Readers was the Traitor!

In the second challenge, our Readers were given a book character and had to deliver two truths and a lie about their book. The children had to see if they could spot the traitor by the way they delivered their lie.

After the two challenges, the children voted for the Reader they thought was the Book Traitor. It was in fact Miss Honey from Matilda!

After successfully finding the Traitor, the children were asked to consider the Oath of the Faithful Reader. Faithful Readers promise to give books a chance; to use their imagination; to try new books and to protect the magic of reading!

It was a great start to our World Book Day celebtrations!

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3 months ago
Posted on 12th Feb 2026 by

Storytelling Week 2026

Storytelling week was the second event in our calendar of events to support the National Year of Reading 2026. We enjoyed a range of events to highlight the importance of listening to, telling and reading stories.

 

On Tuesday, Year 5 and 6 enjoyed a ‘Soundtrack Your Story’ workshop from the National Literacy Trust where they learnt about rhythm and rap with Alim Kamara.

On Wednesday, we held a storytelling assembly where each class shared their Talk for Writing text. Reception told ‘The wheels on the bus’; Year 1 told ‘Lost and Found’; Year 2 told ‘Edgar’s Adventure’, a warning tale, and Year 3 told a suspense story ‘The Manor House’. Year 4 carried on the suspense stories with Zelda Claw; Year 5 shared the non-chronological report ‘The Rhiswanozebtah’ and Year 6 told the story ‘Red’, a twist on the traditional version of Little Red Riding Hood.

 

On Thursday, we had a special visit from Sal Tonge who is a storyteller. Each class enjoyed a workshop with Sal where they listened to and joined in with lots of stories and songs.

 

We have also held a class reading swap where the older children read with the younger children.

We hope that our storytelling events will have provided enjoyable experiences for all!

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3 months ago
Posted on 09th Feb 2026 by

Telling the time

Class 3 are learning to tell the time. They have made clocks, learnt about Roman numerals and are now learning how to tell the time at 5 minute intervals. They are all working really hard!

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3 months ago
Posted on 09th Feb 2026 by

Learning to tell the time!

Class 3 are learning to tell the time. They have made clocks, learnt about Roman numerals and are now working on telling the time to 5 minute intervals. They are all working really hard!

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4 months ago
Posted on 27th Jan 2026 by

Art – Observational drawing in Class 3

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4 months ago
Posted on 27th Jan 2026 by

Art – Pencil skills in Class 3

Year 3 have been developing their pencil skills in art, learning some new techniques and creating shade, depth and texture.
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4 months ago
Posted on 17th Jan 2026 by

National Year of Reading 2026!

 

Hodnet School is excited to embrace the National Year of Reading in 2026.

 

What is the National Year of Reading?

The National Year of Reading is a UK wide campaign by the Department for Education and the National Literacy Trust. The campaign’s theme is ‘Go All In’ meaning read about things that really matter to you. Whether it’s sport, music, fashion so something else, if people ‘go all in’ on a topic, the hope is that they will enjoy what they are reading and do it more.

 

Why is this the National Year of Reading?

Studies have shown that reading is connected to lots of lifelong benefits, including wellbeing and confidence, and improving writing and conversation skills. Unfortunately, reading for pleasure among young people is at its lowest for 20 years. We need our young people to read in order to improve their own life chances, both in education and the workplace.

 

Is reading just about books?

Definitely not! The National Year of Reading is promoting all types of reading including comics, magazines, online blogs, e-readers, instruction manuals and audiobooks. The campaign wants everyone to read in a way that works for them.

 

What is happening during the National Year of Reading?

Throughout 2026, there will be lots of events across the UK. At Hodnet School, Mrs Bessant has created a calendar of events to ensure that we enjoy a reading event every month of 2026.

National Year of Reading Calendar

Our first event is ‘Reading Resolutions’ – allowing our children to set a reading goal for the year. This could be about trying a new format of reading or perhaps trying a new author or genre.

The Department for Education want children and families to read for at least 10 minutes every day and Hodnet School we want that for our children as well. How amazing would it be if we could all achieve that goal!