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Spring Term Class Information

 This term our class topic is 'Caring for Our Amazing World'

^{January 2026}

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! We hope that you have had a lovely break.

Much of this term’s work will be based on our topic ‘Caring for Our Amazing World’. Children will explore practical ways to look after the environment and learn how small actions can help care for our planet. We will be working collaboratively with Year 2 and 3 as this is a shared topic. The children have already had the opportunity to share their ideas and interests about what they'd like to learn. If you have any related books or items of interest please send them in for us to share. We will also be making links to celebrations such as St Dwynwen's day, St. David's Day and religious festivals. In addition, we will be enjoying participation in seasonal activities such as the RSPB's Big School's Birdwatch and Children's Mental Health week. What a busy term!

In Literacy we will continue to focus will on correct letter sounds and formation as well as the development of independence when recording and punctuating sentences. The children will continue to learn phonics through Read Write Inc and will be encouraged to ‘Fred Talk’ to blend and segment.

Please continue to ensure your child has their bookbag and reading record in school Monday-Wednesday for our reading activity carousel (ERIC Time: Everyone, Reads, In, Class) this includes reading with an adult, in pairs, individual as well as Bingo work and multisensory sound practice. Please listen to your child read as often as possible and make a weekly comment in the record, these are really helpful. Your child will also be able to select a book of their choice from the school library to share with you at home.

Mathematics will involve further number work and practical problem-solving activities as well as work on length/height, mass/volume. We will also be creating graphs and data handling linked to the RSPB Birdwatch.

Literacy and Numeracy across the curriculum will be developed through Thrive Time and topic related themes. These will include a range of practical approaches and literacy genres.

PE will be held on Wednesday morning and a Thursday afternoon (kit can be left in school). Forest school will be on a Friday (times may vary according to the weather). Please ensure that your child has suitable ‘named’ clothing for these activities, including appropriate footwear.

Cooking sessions will continue to take place throughout the term, where possible making links to the class topic. We kindly ask for a £3.00 contribution to this.

Please continue to send a fruit or vegetable snack in a named box/bag for your child to eat during the day as well as a named water bottle, these can be refilled as necessary.

Thank you for your continued support. If you have any queries or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind Regards,

Ms. de Vall and Ms Macfarlane (Thursday’s class teacher)

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