Welcome to Class 3! Croeso i Dosbarth 3!

Teacher: Miss Jones Teaching Assistant: Mrs Bostanci

Communication

Contact us on Class3@stmellonsprm.cardiff.sch.uk

Google Classroom code: fw23wewu

Twitter (X) - @stmellonsprm

Schoop ID - 1339

Overview of the day

8.55 - Children arrive and settle down to complete their Morning Activity / Register

9.05 – 9.25 Worship

9.25-10.45 - Literacy, Languages & Communication

10.45 – 11.00 - Snack / Break Time

11.00 – 12.00 - Mathematics & Numeracy

12.00 – 1.00 - Lunch

1.00 – 1.25 Read Write Inc / Guided Group Reading

1.30 – 2.45 (Topic/Science/RE/ICT/Welsh)

10 minutes daily mile

3.00 Daily Welsh Activities

3.20 Home Time

PE will be held every Tuesday. Children should wear black shorts, house colour or white t-shirt and trainers, labelled clearly with their name. They may also wear black jogging bottoms when completing activities outdoors.

Uniform

Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child's name.

Snack

Please bring a bottle of water to school daily, clearly labelled with your name. Healthy snacks can be purchased from the snack trolley (ordered via ParentPay) or brought in from home.

Important dates

Autumn 2025 Christian Value – Generosity
1st September– INSET Day - School Closed for Pupils
2nd September – INSET DAY – School Closed for Pupils
3rd September - Pupils return to school
8th September - Year 3 Trip Rest Bay
8th September - Year 4 River Walk with Simon Dooley
10th September - Clergy Assembly - Generosity 9.15
Meet the Teacher sessions for Parents - Session 1 at 3:30pm and Session 2 at 4pm
RWI Workshop for Parents - 2:30pm in the school hall
11th September - Year 2 Trip to Cardiff Bay
17th September - Calm Quest Tales Family Learning 12.30- 3.30pm (pupils age 5-8) x 10 weeks
18th September - Individual and Sibling Photographs
22nd September - INSET Day - School Closed for Pupils
23rd September - Year 4 Welsh Water Trip
22nd - 28th September - Recycling/Fairtrade Week
23rd September - International Day of Sign Language
26th September - Macmillan Coffee Morning - Families Welcome 9am - 11am
26th September - International Languages Day
29th September - Food bank Collection Week
1st October – Black History Month
3rd October - INSET Day - School Closed for pupils
8th October – Harvest Festival Worship - 9:15am Pupils Only
10th October - RWI workshop for parents 9.15am
World Mental Health Day
15th October - Judaism Day - Whole School Celebration for pupils
15th October - School Autumn Disco - Rec - Y3 at 3:30-4:30pm and Y4-6 at 4:45-5:45pm
16th October - World Values Day
Road Safety Day Year 2 am and Year 1 pm
Scholastic Book Fair week
20th October - Rags to Riches Collection
20th and 21st October – Parents Evening
22nd October - Road Safety Day Year 2 all day
24th October - Year 6 Family Worship at 9.15am - Parents Welcome
24th October – Last Day of term

27th- 31st October 2025 - Half Term

Our Christian Value

This half term we will be focusing on 'Generosity' as our Christian value.

Generosity is the selfless act of giving to others without expecting anything in return. It can be expressed through time, resources, kindness, or support, and often stems from empathy and compassion. True generosity enriches both the giver and the receiver, fostering connection, trust, and a sense of community. It’s not measured by the size of the gift, but by the intention behind it and the positive impact it creates.

You can find a copy of the Generosity handout here

generosity pdf.pdf

Proverbs 11:25, "A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed".

Context

Our context this half term is Blue Planet- under the whole school umbrella of OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY with Humanties as the main driving AoLE.

In this topic, children will gain knowledge and understanding of where in the world seas and oceans are located and identify these on world maps. Pupils will understand and explore ways in which we can help to protect the seas, oceans and endangered sea animals. We will look at :

- The impact of dropping litter and how it can affect the environment

- The 5 oceans and what animals live there

- Endangered animals and what causes them to become endangered

- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle and how this has a positive impact on the environment

LLC - Story writing - focusing on the book 'The Heart and the Bottle'

Maths and Numeracy - Place value, Addition and Subtraction

Humanities - Understanding the impact we have on our environment

Science and Technology - Looking at the different species and how they are endangered.

RVE - Big Question: Do actions have consequences? - What do Christians learn from the Creation story?

Health and Well Being - Our PSHE Jigsaw topic this term is 'Being me in my world' and PE we are focusing on footwork and balance

Expressive Arts - Black History Month focusing on Reggae Music and Bob Marley

Pupil voice questions

How big is the ocean? FP

How deep is the ocean? RK

How many fish are in the ocean? AW

Why do we have coral? MM

What is the biggest fish in the universe? RR

How old do fish live for? AA

What is the smallest fish in the world? HP

Why is the sea blue? LR

What is the biggest ocean? HS

How do we protect the animals in the ocean? LR

How can we stop the litter in the ocean? AW

Literacy, Languages and Communication

In Class 3, we will focus on continuing to develop our reading fluency and comprehension.

The children will also be continuing to develop their Welsh language skills through daily Helpwr Heddiw sessions as well as their weekly Welsh lessons.

Reading is an extremely important part of the children's learning. We will take every opportunity to immerse the children in books and stories and we will also take part in a guided reading session at least once per week.

Homework

Choose from the activities on the homework grid :

This is also available for you to download here

Daily reading (20 minutes)

Times Tables Rock Stars - click here for information for parents.

Weekly homework – Numeracy / Literacy alternated each week. Usually based on something we have learned that week. Set on Friday, due in on Wednesday. Please submit via Google Classroom or sent to class email.

Termly homework – Choose at least one activity to complete by the end of each term – to present to the class.

Literacy

We will be looking at variety of genres in literacy this half term, which will support our learning context. We will focus primarily on information writing and story writing.

We will also continue to develop the children’s phonics knowledge and letter formation, to support progress in their reading, writing and spelling skills using Read Write Inc.

Read Write Inc is taught daily (Monday- Friday) across PS1 & 2. Children are grouped in according to their current ability. In each session we focus on identifying and learning Read Write Inc sounds.

Numeracy

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This term we will be focusing on place value, addition and subtraction. We will also be learning the 3 and 4 times tables. There are times tables songs that your child can listen to at home to help them practice these.

We will continue to use Doodle Maths regularly. Please encourage the children to use this regularly at home using the link below:

https://doodlelearning.com/

Times tables songs -

2x - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGWMPqh04o4

3x - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzVyBQ5uTbo

4x - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ4ooLN7Bmo

5x - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPffpuHYIhc

10x - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlW6YRLriHU

Welsh

In our Welsh language, we will be looking at the weather.

Sut Mae'r Tywydd Heddiw? - How is the weather today?

We will be completing daily Helper Heddiew sessions for the children to enhance their oracy, written and reading skills in Welsh language.

Modern Foreign Languages

MFL is under review at the moment. It is a section of the 'Languages Connect Us' in our Literacy Curriculum.

Planning

Weekly planning will be available on Google classroom, so you can see what the children have been learning about that week. Please see the Inquiry planning document for our topic.

Four Purposes

The four purposes are that all children and young people will be:

Ambitious, Capable Learners who are ready to learn throughout their lives.

Enterprising, Creative Contributors who are ready to play a full part in life and work.

Ethical, Informed citizens who are ready to be citizens of Wales and the world.

Healthy, Confident individuals who are ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society.

Internet Safety

At St Mellon's, we promote the use of 'SMART' rules daily, as we know how important it is to stay safe online.

Please encourage your children to use these 'SMART' rules at home too.

Online Safety for Parents & Children | Ranelagh Primary School

As part of the Curriculum for Wales your child will discuss and learn how we can all stay safe online and about the dangers we may face on the internet. We get involved with national Internet Safety Day, which is held on the second Tuesday every February each year.

Jigsaw and PSHE

Jigsaw is a whole-school approach and embodies a positive philosophy and creative teaching and learning activities to nurture children’s development as compassionate and well-rounded human beings as well as building their capacity to learn. Jigsaw is a comprehensive and completely original PSE programme for the whole primary school from ages 3-11. The Jigsaw Programme also delivers Relationships and Sexuality Education. Ensuring it meets the requirements set out in the RSE Code for Phases 1 and 2. Life cycles and human reproduction will be taught in a sensitive manner, age related in all schools in Wales. This means that all learners must receive this education. There is no right to withdraw from RSE in the new curriculum.

Jigsaw has two main aims for all children:

• To build their capacity for learning

• To equip them for life

Jigsaw brings together PSE, Relationships and Sexuality Education, emotional literacy, mindfulness, social skills and spiritual development. It is designed to support a whole school approach, with all year groups working on the same theme (Puzzle) at the same time at their own stage of learning. There are six Puzzles (half-term units of work) and each year group is taught one lesson per week. All lessons are delivered in an age- and stage-appropriate way so that they meet children’s needs.

Curriculum for Wales Guidance for PSHE

Healthy snack

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Healthy snacks are provided at £2 per week which can be paid for half termly via parent pay or please provide one piece of fresh fruit or vegetable for your child's snack every day. We are a healthy eating school so only provide a healthy snack such as an apple, banana, carrot sticks, oranges etc. Please note that grapes need to be sliced longways. Children may bring a bottle of water with their name clearly labelled to school to drink. We are happy to refill their bottles for them during the day.

Active travel

We record how we travel to school each day and gain badges and awards every month if we have met our target. Help us to travel safer and greener by walking, cycling or scooting to school! You could always park and stride or catch a bus.

Picture News

During our worship time on Mondays, we have been learning about current news, topics and events. Then we have been exploring the key questions linked to these further in class. Here are some of the questions we have been discussing.

Remember

Class 3 PE has changed to a Tuesday. Please wear your PE kit. PE kit is a white polo shirt (or your house colour) and grey or black shorts/joggers & trrainers. Plain kits please, no patterns or large logos.

Reading books should be taken home daily to practise at least 10 minutes per day at home.

Maths we are having a real focus this half term on improving of time tables, so please encourage your child to use TTRS to practicec their time tables:

NEW! Practice maths for 10 minutes a day on Doodle Maths to make great progress.

Click HERE to logon to TTRS