Welcome back to the start of a new term, we hope that all pupils had a well deserved break for the Easter period.

To start the term, the pupils will be taking part in a mini ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ project where the pupils will be:

· Writing an alternative version of the fairy tale

· Learning about castles in Wales and their place in History

· Looking at seeds, plants and life cycles

· Asking ethical questions

· Presenting and comparing data

This work is part of a transition project with other schools in our cluster.  

 For the remainder of the term, our topic is ‘Around the World’  where we will be looking at comparing places and cultures, land use, and food in Wales and the wider world. As part of this topic, we will be focussing on the four purposes within the new curriculum, and exploring the six areas of learning and experiences including:

· Health and Wellbeing

· Languages, Literacy and Communication

· Mathematics and Numeracy

· Science and Technology

· Expressive Arts 

· Humanities.

Healthy Snack
Healthy snack is available to buy each day in school. This is a cash only service and the pupils will pay for their snack on a daily basis. The cost for the healthy snack is:
½ banana – 15p
½ apple – 15p
Cucumber batons – 15p
Portion of raisins – 15p
Pupils are able to buy more than 1 item of fruit each day

PE Kit
Please make sure your child has the following PE kit fully labelled in a bag and leave your PE kit in school for the half term.
• White T—shirt
• Black or navy shorts
• Pumps or trainers
• Swimming: swimming trunks / swimming costume, towel, goggles (optional)
PE takes place on:
Thursday (gymnastics) and Friday
 

Digital Learning
In school we use a variety of learning platforms which can be accessed from home.
• Hwb—https://hwb.gov.wales
• Bug club—activelearnprimary.co.uk
• RM maths—https://www.rmeasimaths.com
• TT Rock stars—https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
• Google Classroom- https://classroom.google.com
All pupils know how to access these websites. Please encourage your children to use these websites at home as well as in school.

Homework / Home reading
All pupils will be provided with a Homework task to complete each week along with a reading book and their reading record. Homework and reading books will be sent home on a Monday and need to be returned to school by Friday. 

Happy New Year! Welcome back to the start of a new term, we hope that all pupils had a well deserved break for the Christmas period. Pupils have settled back into their classes this week as we have began our new topic ‘Our Changing World’. We will be exploring three different key questions as part of this topic, focussing on the four purposes within the new curriculum, and exploring the six areas of learning and experiences including: Health and Wellbeing, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Mathematics and Numeracy, Science and Technology, Expressive Arts and Humanities.

 Key Questions

Each key question will cover a range of areas of learning and experiences to ensure a range of skills are developed across the curriculum.

Our first key question this term is ‘The Terrible Tudors. What was life like?’. During this key question, we will be looking at the Tudor era and its impact on Wales’ history and the rest of the world. In particular we will be focussing on: The Battle of Bosworth, the Tudor rose, Henry VIII and his reign, Tudor crime, Tudor medicine, family crests and the reformation.

Our second key question is ‘Our Earth is dying. How can we help?’ As part of this key question we will be leaning about climate change and the impact of humans on todays society and our future, renewable energy and emotive artwork.

Our final key question will be ‘What is adaptation?’ This question will focus on animals and their habitats and how they adapt to their surroundings.    

Healthy Snack
Healthy snack is available to buy each day in school. This is a cash only service and the pupils will pay for their snack on a daily basis. The cost for the healthy snack is:
½ banana – 15p
½ apple – 15p
Cucumber batons – 15p
Portion of raisins – 15p
Pupils are able to buy more than 1 item of fruit each day

PE Kit
Please make sure your child has the following PE kit fully labelled in a bag and leave your PE kit in school for the half term.
• White T—shirt
• Black or navy shorts
• Pumps or trainers
• Swimming: swimming trunks / swimming costume, towel, goggles (optional)
PE takes place on:
Thursday (Swimming) and Friday
 

Digital Learning
In school we use a variety of learning platforms which can be accessed from home.
• Hwb—https://hwb.gov.wales
• Bug club—activelearnprimary.co.uk
• RM maths—https://www.rmeasimaths.com
• TT Rock stars—https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
• Google Classroom- https://classroom.google.com
All pupils know how to access these websites. Please encourage your children to use these websites at home as well as in school.

Homework / Home reading
All pupils will be provided with a Homework task to complete each week along with a reading book and their reading record. Homework and reading books will be sent home on a Monday and need to be returned to school by Friday. 

Croeso i dosbarth un deg un!

Welcome back to the start of a new academic year. We hope that all pupils have settled into their classes as we have began our welcome back topic ‘Moving On Up’. During the first few weeks of term we will be looking at our exciting new curriculum, focusing on our school vision, the four purposes within the new curriculum, and exploring the six areas of learning and experiences including: Health and Wellbeing, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Mathematics and Numeracy, Science and Technology, Expressive Arts and Humanities.

The Road to Qatar
As Wales’ Football team have qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1958 (64 years ago), our main topic for the Autumn Term will be ‘The Road to Qatar’.
During this topic, we will be looking at the history of Wales and Wales’ Football team, its involvement in the World cup, the different countries involved including their locality, culture, weather and climate, lifestyle, physical and human features, religion, and comparing and contrasting lives within different parts of the world. The pupils will be at the heart of their learning, expressing their interests and ideas on what they would like to learn across all areas of learning and experiences.

Healthy Snack
Healthy snack is available to buy each day in school. This is a cash only service and the pupils will pay for their snack on a daily basis. The cost for the healthy snack is:
½ banana – 15p
½ apple – 15p
Cucumber batons – 15p
Portion of raisins – 15p
Pupils are able to buy more than 1 item of fruit each day

PE Kit
Please make sure your child has the following PE kit fully labelled in a bag and leave your PE kit in school for the half term.
• White T—shirt
• Black or navy shorts
• Pumps or trainers
• Swimming: swimming trunks / swimming costume, towel, goggles (optional)
PE takes place on:
Monday and Thursday

Over the next 5 weeks, cricket will take place on a Monday morning. 
 

Digital Learning
In school we use a variety of learning platforms which can be accessed from home.
• Hwb—https://hwb.gov.wales
• Bug club—activelearnprimary.co.uk
• RM maths—https://www.rmeasimaths.com
• TT Rock stars—https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
• Google Classroom- https://classroom.google.com
All pupils know how to access these websites. Please encourage your children to use these websites at home as well as in school.

Homework / Home reading
All pupils will be provided with a Homework task to complete each week along with a reading book and their reading record. Homework and reading books will be sent home on a Monday and need to be returned to school by Friday.