Croeso i'r Dosbarth Derbyn! 

         Welcome to the Reception Class! 

Summer 2025

Dear Parents/Carers,   

Welcome to the summer term! We hope that this term will bring lots of dry weather for us to enjoy our beautiful grounds.  Please remember to send in named sun hats and ensure your child is protected with sun cream before coming to school.  

We’re excited to begin our new topic for this half term is called ‘Habitat Hunters’. Over the next few weeks, the children will be exploring different habitats and learning about the animals and creatures that live in them. Each fortnight, we will focus on a different environment, starting with the farm, then moving on to mini beasts, and finishing with a dive into life under the sea. This topic will be linked to the Areas of Learning and Experience in the Curriculum for Wales, helping children to develop skills across science and technology, literacy, expressive arts, and well-being. We will be using a range of stories and outdoor exploration to spark curiosity and imagination. We will also be encouraging children to ask questions, observe living things, and talk about what they see and discover through hands on experiences.   

Our weekly timetable will stay much the same this term.  

Reading will continue to be on a Monday and Tuesday. Children will continue to receive a new reading book and choose a story book to share at home, as well as receiving Sounds/High Frequency words to practice. Please ensure children bring in their book bags every Monday as we can then ensure new reading books are provided. It is also very useful if you can date and comment in your child’s reading record.   

Our Forest School session will continue to be on a Thursday morning.  

Our P.E days will continue to be on a Monday and Friday.  

Children will be cooking up some tasty treats on special occasions this term as part of their activities, if we could please ask for a contribution of £2.50 to our cooking fund then this would much appreciated! Without this valued support, we will be unable to provide as many cooking activities.  

Many thanks,  

Miss Shaw, Mrs Davies and Mr Beor.