Our Class Charter is : Be Kind, be brave, be you !
🏴Celebrating Welsh Week & Welcoming Parents To finish off Welsh Week, we invited our parents into class to see the lovely Welsh activities we’ve been working on — both in our books and on the computers. The children loved showing off their work, their classroom, and of course… sharing some tasty Welsh cakes too! Diolch to everyone who joined us. 🏴
⭐ Great Athletes Day with Rhiannon Henry
We had an exciting and energetic day when Paralympian Rhiannon Henry visited our school! Each class took part in a fun sponsored fitness circuit led by the Sportivater, and the children loved the challenge. After the activities, everyone gathered in the hall for Rhiannon’s inspirational assembly. She shared her story, talked about resilience, and answered the children’s brilliant questions. The pupils were fully engaged from start to finish and had a fantastic time! Don’t forget to check out our photos from the day! 🏃♀️✨
🎤 Our Class Assembly on Lent
We proudly presented our Lent assembly to the whole school. The children stood confidently at the front of the hall, reading their parts clearly and sharing the message of Lent with everyone. We were so impressed with their speaking, teamwork, and beautiful reverence throughout. Here are some photos of us presenting on stage — and you can even listen to a clip of our song! The children sang beautifully and really brought the spirit of Lent to life.
Click 'Play' to watch us singing some of our song - 'Peace is flowing like a river'
✝️ Creating Our Lent Crosses with Miss Sharon
👣 Outdoor Maths: Times‑Table Cone Trail
👣 Our Year 3s took their learning outside for a Times‑Table Cone Trail challenge! They solved multiplication questions on the move, calling out answers with confidence as they followed the treasure path.
🚗 Coding With Sphero Indi!
The children had an exciting chance to use their data and computational thinking skills with our Sphero Indi robot cars. They experimented with coding routes, making the robots change direction, create different shapes, and follow colourful paths. The highlight of the session was when we discovered how to make the Indi cars spin and dance! The children worked brilliantly together, testing ideas, fixing mistakes, and celebrating each successful move. A fantastic mix of creativity, problem‑solving, and fun!
Click play on the video below to see the Sphero in action!
📘 Exploring Languages with Immersive Reader!
Today we used the wonderful Immersive Reader tool to help us learn more about our Stone Age topic. The children were amazed to see the text instantly translated into languages they know, including Chinese, Welsh, Polish, and Malayalam. It was a brilliant way to help everyone understand the information and enjoy learning together. A fantastic digital skills moment!
🐦 Big Garden Birdwatch 2026
Year 3 headed outside for a brilliant birdwatching session this week. Armed with clipboards and tally sheets, the children carefully observed the playground and field to spot as many different birds as they could. They worked beautifully in pairs to collect real data, using tally marks to keep track of what they found.
Science investigation : 🥪 Which Foods Are the Fattiest?
🏴☠️ Pirate Problem Solvers!
🚶♂️💡 Stepping Through Times Tables!
🎲 Exploring Emotions Through Play!
"I grouped them in 5's and then I quickly counted how many groups there were! I added one on to the end just incase!" Jude Challacombe.
St. Joseph's Christmas Enterprise
💷 Real‑Life Maths at the Christmas Fayre!
Well Done to Naira and Grace who were successful in their Christmas Enterprise pitches. Their wonderful craft ideas were voted the most popular in our class and will be the products we will be making and selling - Hopefully for a 'Profit'!!
We have been busy creating our Enterprise Products !
Working out our Profit margin!
Sleeping Beauty - Pantomime visit - December 12th -Pontardawe Arts Centre
Outdoor Learning - Fractions using leaves.
We took our Maths learning outside today! - We were finding fractions of amounts using leaves! Here are some of the skills we used: Collected and sorted natural objects for a mathematical purpose. Able to find and record fractions of real-life sets using leaves. Used mathematical symbols (½, ⅓, ¼ etc.) correctly in context.
Class Worship
Our Trip to Vale Clydach Refinery: Today (11th November) we had a fantastic trip to the Vale Clydach Refinery! We started with a quiz in the Mond Museum, then listened to John White, a local expert, who shared interesting facts about the factory and its founder, Ludwig Mond. We tried on work clothes and masks, enjoyed snacks, and saw how a defibrillator can save a life. Before leaving, we gave Liz a card to say thank you. It was a fun and exciting afternoon full of learning!
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Outdoor Learning : Blindfold walking
We put our estimating and measuring skills into action in the Clydach community when we went to measure the famous statue of Ludwig Mond.
Welsh Actions with Ceri y Clown
Taking our Maths learning outside. Estimating and measuring items on the yard!
We visited our Local Church!
Great Big Live Assembly – Celebrating Black History Month
The children had the fantastic opportunity to take part in a Great Big Live Assembly to celebrate Black History Month. This special event focused on the inspiring story of Rosa Parks, a courageous woman who famously refused to give up her seat on a bus and helped spark the civil rights movement in America.