Year 3

Welcome to Year Three at Great Coates Academy. ‘Success and happiness for all’ - proud to be part of the Harbour Learning Trust.

[GCPY5and6 @GCP_Y5and6]

This afternoon, the children completed a draw with Rob activity with @RobBiddulph as part of our Empathy Festival week. #Delightandjoy @EmpathyLabUK @PrimaryGreat

[Year 3 @Year3L]

Today, we worked together with some of the schools in our Trust as part of the Empathy Festival. We created bug hotels and painted bird boxes. @PrimaryGreat #empathycollaboration

[Year 3 @Year3L]

Today we worked with all the Grimsby schools in our Trust to paint and create bird boxes and bug hotels for the Empathy Festival. What an amazing time we had! @PrimaryGreat #DANCE @EmpathyLabUK

[EmpathyLabUK @EmpathyLabUK]

@Year3L @PrimaryGreat Wonderful! Thank you so much for joining the live 📚❤️

[EmpathyLabUK @EmpathyLabUK]

@GCP_Y5and6 @PrimaryGreat Ahh, wonderful to see! Thanks so much for joining the festival again this year 📚❤️

[GCPY5and6 @GCP_Y5and6]

Empathy Festival 2026
Today, the children are creating their empathy glasses.
@PrimaryGreat #delightandjoy

[Year 3 @Year3L]

Today, year 3 started the Empathy Festival by creating their own glasses. They also created their own reading manifesto after watching a live event! @PrimaryGreat #DelightandJoy

[Imogen Bond @ImbobBond]

Join the free Empathy Day Festival 4-11 June for some much needed joy, kindness and connection. Schools, libraries, bookshops, early years, community settings and families - ALL WELCOME 📚❤️ register for free access here: https://t.co/P6EqxmfdBV

[Year 3 @Year3L]

Today, we started our very special 'grow and give' as part of our Superkind award. Every child in the school planted a seed and will be taking care of it over the next few weeks. We then hope to give the plants away to people in our community. @PrimaryGreat #DANCE

[GCPY4 @GCPYEAR4]

What an amazing team we have taken to compete in Quad Kids today, brilliant sportsmanship shown by all. @PrimaryGreat #DANCE

[Year 3 @Year3L]

What an amazing time year 3/4 are having today at Quad Kids! @PrimaryGreat #DANCE

[Year 3 @Year3L]

What a fab 2 days y2/3 have had at Rand Farm for our residential. Everything from mucking out, golf, hot chocolate at dusk in our pj's to archery and pizza making! It's been an absolute blast. Our children really are a credit to their parents and our school @PrimaryGreat #Dance

[Year 3 @Year3L]

Our adventures have begun! We started our y2/3 residential looking at cows, sheep, goats and rabbits. @PrimaryGreat #gcpRandfarm #DANCE

[Year 3 @Year3L]

Today, year 3 learnt how to code using @scratch and created their own animations. @PrimaryGreat #gcpcomputing

[Year 3 @Year3L]

Today, we are looking at how Australia celebrates Easter. We drew a map of Australia and learned all about the Easter Bilby. @PrimaryGreat #gcpeasterfun #DANCE

[Year 3 @Year3L]

Year 3 have been investigating whether boys arms are longer than girls arms. @PrimaryGreat #gcpscience #DANCE

[Year 3 @Year3L]

What a lovely time y3 had this afternoon at their parent workshop! We created pompom chicks in an Easter egg bed. Lots of DT skills were used and we ate cakes made by the children! @PrimaryGreat #DANCE #GCPDT

[Year 3 @Year3L]

We are super proud of our very first ever year 3 pupil to have gone green on Times Tables Rock Star. A challenge for everyone to aim for! @PrimaryGreat #DANCE

[Year 3 @Year3L]

Today, as part of our topic on Ancient Civilisations, we created a pyramid and hid some pictures inside of things that are precious to us. @PrimaryGreat #gcphistory

[Year 3 @Year3L]

Secret mission complete! I asked parents to send a selfie and a description of their favourite book they read as a child. Lots took part and the children loved matching their parent to the book! @WorldBookDayUK @PrimaryGreat