Welcome to Year 3 Class!

CROESO i BLWYDDYN 3R-D!!!! 

Thank you for taking the time to visit our class page. We hope that you like what you see. 

On this page, you will be able to view some of the work that the children have done and what we are going to do. 

Summer Term 2025

We’re excited to announce that our new class theme is called Scrumdiddlyumptious! This deliciously fun topic will take the children on a journey into the world of food, with a particular focus on healthy eating and making good choices. Through a range of engaging activities, we’ll be exploring where our food comes from, how it fuels our bodies, and why it’s important to enjoy a balanced diet. From hands-on experiences to learning about nutrition, food groups, and even designing our own healthy snacks, this theme will inspire curiosity and encourage positive habits. We’ll also be tying in stories such as Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, science, and creative projects to bring the topic to life in a way that’s both educational and enjoyable.

Spring Term Theme

Walk on the Wild Side

During the course of the term we will be investigating habitats. Our inquiry will consider what makes a good habitat and how we can protect them. 

We will take a walk to see some local habitats and think about what living things we may find there. 

We will also look at and consider different habitats around the world and how an animal is adapted to suit living there.

In literacy, we will look at postcards and create habitat postcards. We will also consider alliteration and use our own alliteration to make posters or flyers.

In numeracy we will.focus on the four operations. We will continue to focus on our times tables with daily Tables Songs.

RWI and sounds sessions  will continue most week days. 

Last term (Autumn Term) our theme was Mountain High, River Deep. Our inquiry work was  based on the concept of cycles. We considered how mountains were formed and researched mountains in the UK in particular Yr Wyddfa. We learned about the Water Cycle and created our own water cycle in a bag!!!! 

Reading Books 

Pupils are encouraged to read at home to an adult on a regular basis and reading is an integral part of education at Pen Rhos so we try to read as often as possible in class. That is by listening to the children reading AND reading to them. 

In 3RD the reading books are sent home on a Friday and MUST be returned on a Monday so that we can continue to help the children progress and change booked if needed. 

P.E. 

P.E. will take place every  Wednesday therefore please would you ensure that your child comes to school in gym kit on this day. Kit is a T-shirt and shorts/tracksuit trousers and trainers or black pumps. For your child’s safety, no jewellery is to be worn, and long hair should be tied back. 

Homework 

Homework will be in the yellow Gwaith Cartref book. Sometimes work will be uploaded to your child's HWB (J2Launch files) and you will be notified of this in the yellow book. Uploaded work will be in shared files and I will attach the instructions on how to access below as a reminder but also there are instructions in the front of the yellow  book.  

WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO COMPLETE THE HOMEWORK THAT IS SET SO THAT WE MAY LOOK OVER IT AND MARK IT. 

We  have Mental maths tests/ Spelling tests. I would be extremely grateful if you could help your child go over their times tables (2x 3x 4x 5x 10x for this term).

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s work and/or wellbeing at school please do not hesitate to contact me. This includes any issues with the online learning (HWB) and don't forget you can message me on J2messages.

Diolch!

Mrs Rees- Davies

Here is a link to the RWInc phonics scheme that can be accessed at home.

https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/