Welcome back everyone and I hope you have all had a wonderful summer break and are looking forward to an exciting time in Year 3/4.

This year we will be continuing to develop the four purposes of the new curriculum for Wales:

* Ambitious, capable learners ready to learn throughout their lives

* Enterprising, creative contributors ready to play a full part in life and work

* Ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world

* Healthy, confident individuals ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society

Our first topic this term is Into the Wood, and we will be learning about a range of wildlife found in a woodland habitat. During this topic, we will be visiting Hendre Lake to collect information about different habitats by drawing, collecting examples of leaves and bark, taking digital photographs and making notes. We will also be looking at the work of Andy Goldsworthy and creating our own artwork using natural materials.

In Literacy, we will be reading our class novel, The Spiderwick Chronicles. As we enjoy this exciting story, we will explore the magical world and interesting characters that we meet along the way. We will write descriptions of different settings using powerful vocabulary, create diary entries from a character’s point of view, and complete a character study to learn more about their thoughts, feelings, and actions. These activities will help us become confident readers and creative writers while having fun with the story.

Our R.E. topic this term is called “Creation and Covenant”.  We will be learning all about the story of creation.  The story teaches us that God made everything, that it is all good, and that we are special.

This term's virtues are Faith-filled and Hopeful. We will understand that being faith-filled means trusting in God, following His teachings, and showing His love through our words and actions. Being hopeful means believing that God is always with us, looking forward to the future with confidence, and trusting that He has a plan for us.

In mathematics we will be looking at number and place value, addition and subtraction and properties of shape.  Please learn and practise your times tables.

Homework

Maths homework will be put online on a Wednesday and is linked to the work that the children have been doing in class. Your child has their own individual ‘MyMaths’ login password.

New Bug Club books will be issued every Wednesday and please can you read with your parents every day.

P.E 

P.E. will be undertaken on Thursday and you will need to bring your kit in a clearly labelled bag to be kept in school until half term when it will be given back to you to wash.

Note to parents: Please ensure all of your child’s jumpers, cardigans and any coats have their names in.  We will do our best to ensure they are found when lost, but it becomes difficult if the children’s names are not written inside.

We look forward to a fun and exciting year and not forgetting lots of hard work!!!!!

Mrs Jones