Year 3
Year 3 - Mrs Lumb and Mrs Heald
This year, every class are named after a class champion. Throughout the year the children will learn about their class champion and deliver a special Collective Worship all about what makes them special. By the end of the year the aim is that all of our children know about 5 diverse and amazing champions who make a difference to our world.
Year Three’s class champion for 2024 -2025 is Ellie Simmonds.
Ellie Simmonds was born 11th November 1994 in Aldridge, England. She is a British former Paralympian swimmer who has achieved a host of medals and awards.
Ellie has become an inspiration for her achievements in sport but also for her charity work. Ellie has a condition called achondroplasia that caused hr bones to not grow properly, giving her shorter arms and legs.
She started swimming at the age of five and was chosen as the youngest member of the senior British swimming squad for the 2006 World Championships at the age of just 12.
At the age of just 13, Ellie won two gold medals in the 100m and 400m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Ellie won two gold medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London in the 400m freestyle and the 200m Individual Medley breaking the World Record each time. During the same week, she also won a Paralympic silver and bronze.
