Ysgol Gynradd 
Da​fen 
Pr​imary School 

This term our topic is ‘It’s a Small World’ As part of this topic we will be;

Listening to a range of traditional and modern stories.

 

Our Focus Books are;

• The Enormous Turnip – Talk for Writing stimulus

• What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson

• Teeny Tiny Tadpole by Sheridan Cain and Jack Tickle

• The Very Greedy Bee by Steve Smallman

• Aaaargh Spider by Ludia Monks

• Twist and Hop, Minibeast Hop by Tony Mitton

• Saving the Butterfly by Helen Cooper

• The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

• The Crunching Munching Caterpillar by Sheridan Cain and Jack Tickle

• Mad About Minibeasts by Giles Andraea

• Superworm by Julia Donaldson

• Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet

• Spyder by Matt Carr

• Tidy by Emily Gravett

• Alone by Scott Stuart

• The Bee Story (Bee Week)

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We will be;

• Exploring and learning about a different minibeasts each week

• Learning about life cycles of a frog, a bee and a caterpillar

• Identifying and making minibeast habitats

• Participating in our Talk for Writing story telling project with the story stimulus ‘The Enormous Turnip’

• Developing our writing skills by contributing to story maps

• Participating in creative movement activities to represent different minibeasts movements

• Developing our ball skills in our PE activities

• Learning Welsh vocabulary and phrases to support us in asking and answering questions about colours and patterns on minibeasts

• Familiarising ourselves with simple French phrases about colours, food, likes and dislikes.

• Exploring and developing our number skills through practical activities – making 5, 10 and 20

• Collecting, sorting and presenting data for our maths investigation ‘Our Minibeast Hunt’

• Recording data using JiT data and JiT pictogram

• Exploring shadows through practical activites in our outdoor learning environments

• Investigating ‘what does a plant need to grow?’  Learning about parts of a sunflower

• Using JiT Turtle and JiT Animate to program ‘Incey Wincey Spider’ scenes

• Creating art work in the style of Van Gogh

• Exploring our outdoor area to complete focused tasks – Journey strings, natural art, planting and growing in our allotment area, nature hunts, exploring sounds in nature, creating natural story settings, exploring shelters, making habitats

 

PE Sessions

PE will take place on a Wednesday. Please could you ensure that your child wears their PE kit to school i.e. tshirt, joggers and trainers. Learners will not be permitted to change into their kit in school.

 

 

Reading Books

We will send Read, Write Inc sound cards, word flashcards and/or a reading book home with your child. Please return their flashcards/book once you have practised them with your child. This will enable us to monitor progress and assess when your child is ready to learn new sounds or change their reading book. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Snack Time/Amser Snac

The cost of a daily snack per week is £1. This can be paid weekly or termly. This half term the cost is £4. The cost for the full term is £11. We use any money raised (following the purchase of snacks) to purchase resources for our class such as baking/decorating items, craft resources or new activities for the children. Snack Time is a very important part of our daily routine, it supports social skills, numeracy development and enables our learners to take on the roles of ‘Weekly Helpers’.

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Outdoor Learning

Outdoor learning is a large part of our school curriculum, and we plan to spend a lot of time learning outdoors. Should you wish for your child to change their footwear, then please send appropriate outdoor footwear (e.g. wellies) into school in a labelled bag. This can be left in school on your child’s peg. This is optional and not required. In the event of hot weather, could pupils please bring a sunhat in to school. Suncream should be applied at home prior to the learners coming in to school.

 

Many thanks for your support. We are looking forward to a fun term 😊.

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Miss Singleton and Mrs Littler