Blwyddyn 3

Welcome to Blwyddyn 3.  Mrs Anne Johnson-Turner and Miss Catrin Arthur are the class teachers for the year. If you have any concerns or queries during the year, please do not hesitate to contact us via email - OgdenA3@llwyn-yr-eos.ceredigion.sch.uk or ArthurC6@hwbcymru.net

Our Physical Education sessions are on a Tuesdays. Please ensure that your child comes dressed appropriately for these sessions.  At some point every academic year the children will take part in half a term of swimming lessons at Plascrug leisure centre. The children always enjoy this experience.  You will be informed when it is our turn for swimming lessons.  Blwyddyn 3 also enjoy BMO coaching sessions as part of our curriculum. A timetable is released as part of the Headteacher newsletter. We always ensure there are a great deal of opportunities for Physical Education and Sport throughout our time in Blwyddyn 3.

We follow 3 topics during the year - The Celts where the children learn about our local history including the Hill Fort at Pen Dinas and more generally about the history of Wales.  We include many practical activities in this topic to help bring it to life e.g. bread making and building our own Celtic round houses.  The first 2 terms of the year also contain a week where the focus is on science and technology.

Our next topic is Castles, where we learn many geographical skills including map reading.  We write about what it was like to be in a castle in the form of a diary and make models of Castles.  The children will also be able to take part in an educational visit to Aberystwyth castle.  The spring term also includes our school Eisteddfod and the children will prepare a range of class-based tasks as well as practicing singing and reciting Welsh songs and poems to perform on the day.

The final summer term is always a busy one!  As well as a whole school summer trip or fun day, we have our annual school sports day.  The theme for this last term is the world around us where investigate local habitats.  We carry out bug hunts and plant surveys where the children learn to use scientific keys to identify what they have found.

 

We have a range of ICT equipment available in class and the children enjoy playing educational games such as, TT Rockstars, and Darllen Co as well as having access to free Windows and Minecraft via their Hwb account. Each child will be given a slip which has all of their login details to take home at the start of the academic year.

 

One of the highlights of the year is our trip to Gwersyll yr Urdd Llangrannog! Blwyddyn 3 and 4 can enjoy the residential stay during term time! This is always a wonderful trip where we see the children develop their independence and team building skills.

 

We share a great deal of our learning experiences on the school Instagram page. It would be great if you could follow our page and keep up to date with what we are getting up to.