Dosbarth Pili-Pala

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Autumn Term 2025 / Tymor Yr Hydref 2025

During the Autumn Term Dosbarth Pili-pala will be studying the following topic:

This term, our theme is based on Celebrations. Learners will explore the many ways people mark special times in their lives, why and how people celebrate special occasions in our local community Wales and across the world. Through this theme, we will develop skills across all areas of the Curriculum for Wales.

In this project the learners will:

Explore how celebrations and festivals are important in different cultures and religions (e.g. Diwali, Hanukkah, Eid, Christmas, Chinese New Year, St David’s Day).
Learn about how people celebrated in the past, and how traditions have changed over time.
Compare and contrast celebrations in different countries.
Create decorations, masks, lanterns, and artwork linked to different festivals.
Explore music and dance traditions from around the world.
Plan and perform a mini-class celebration with songs, music, or drama.
Read stories, myths, and information texts linked to celebrations.
Write invitations, thank-you letters, recounts of events, poetry, and descriptive pieces.
Develop speaking and listening skills through presentations and group discussions about family and cultural traditions.
Use calendars, days, months, and timelines to plan events.
Measure ingredients when cooking or baking celebration foods.
Explore shapes, patterns, and symmetry in decorations (e.g. rangoli, lanterns, bunting).
Work with money and simple budgeting when planning a class party.
Collect and present data (e.g. favourite celebrations in the class).
Investigate light and sound in fireworks and lanterns.
Explore materials and their properties through craft and cooking activities.
Use digital tools to design invitations, posters, or e-cards.
Follow and adapt simple recipes to create food linked to celebrations.
Reflect on our own experiences of celebrations and achievements.
Learn how celebrations help us feel part of a family, community, or culture.
Work together to plan and organise class events, building teamwork and cooperation.
Explore how people celebrate milestones (birthdays, weddings, sports achievements).

How you can support learning at home

Talk with your child about family celebrations and share stories, photos, or objects linked to special occasions.
Look at photos of birthdays, weddings or festivals together and encourage your child to talk about them.
Read books about festivals and traditions from different cultures and around the world.
Involve your child in planning a small celebration at home, such as baking, making decorations, writing invitations, making/writing a card, setting a table.
Encourage your child to ask questions about why we celebrate and what makes traditions meaningful.

We are looking forward to a term full of creativity, fun and learning together!

Further Information

Homework

Homework Tasks will be set either on our Google Classroom (Google for Education “Dosbarth Pili-pala 🦋 Year 3/4 ”) 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.

English, Maths or Thematic homework will be given on a Friday and should be returned by Monday.
Spelling or Multiplications Tables - every week on a Monday (test on Friday)
Times tables need to be revised every night.
Poem of the Week, on google classroom to be read every week.
Reading should be carried out regularly at home

Reading Books

Reading books are to be returned daily in blue school reading bags . 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 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