Year 3 - Blwyddyn 3
Dosbarth Pili-pala
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Croeso i'n Tudalen Dosbarth!
Summer Term 2025 / Tymor Yr Haf 2025
During the Summer Term Blwyddyn 3 / Dosbarth Pili-pala will be studying the following topic:
In this project the learners will be:
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Learning about allotments and why people have allotments
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Using maps to identify the best place for an allotment
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Research greenhouses and their role in growing plants
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Investigate different types of compost and biodegradable materials used
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Learning about issues of sustainability and how they are practised in the local community and the local farming
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Planning, designing and implementing their own class allotment
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Making their own tubs and planters and nurture their own crops
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Planting their own fruits and vegetables
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Harvesting their crops and make dishes of seasonal foods
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Learning about farms and where different food comes from, writing reports on world-wide produce
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Learning about a range of land uses and how these are important in the local community and across Wales
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Analysing the language and features of instructional texts
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Developing detailed drawings and paintings of plants and flowers by looking at examples of botanical art
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Writing recipes using locally grown products, then make recipes to taste
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Reading the story “The Secret Garden”
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Learning about germination and more about parts of a plant and find out how they reproduce
Further Information
Homework
Homework Tasks will be set either on our Google Classroom (Google for Education “Blwyddyn 3 2024-2025”) or paper copies given, to be completed in homework books. Each homework task is explained to the pupils and should be completed independently as it is reinforcement of the tasks completed in school during the week.
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English, Maths or Topic homework will be given on a Friday and should be returned by Monday.
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Spelling or Multiplications Tables - every week on a Monday (test on Friday)
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Times tables need to be revised every night.
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Poem of the Week, on google classroom to be read every week.
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Reading should be carried out regularly at home
Reading Books
Reading books are to be returned daily. Please write in your child’s record book if they have read to you at home. The children will also have the opportunity to borrow books from the library and these must be returned weekly. Our class library day will be a Tuesday every week.
PE
PE will take place every Tuesday. Pupils are asked to arrive to school wearing their PE clothes.
Healthy School
Learners are encouraged to bring water bottles (containing only water) to drink throughout the day, this can be refilled during playtimes and dinner times.
We have a fruit tuck shop where learners can purchase fruit for morning play if they wish (30p per day or £1.50 for the week). Learners are encouraged to go to the fruit shop to buy their own fruit OR they can bring in their own fruit for morning play.
Thank you once again for all your continued support.
Diolch yn fawr.
Mrs S Phillips
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