Dosbarth Oren
Dosbarth's Oren teacher is Mrs M Powell and supported by Miss J Bishop
For weekly updates please follow us on twitter: @dosbarthorenwrp
We have all had a great first term. The children have all settled into their class, worked hard and participated fully in activities.
The children worked extremely hard and enjoyed performing in our amazing concert. We have some budding actors and actresses at White Rose. Well done children!
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support during the first term and to wish you all a Happy New Year!
Foundation Phase teaching staff will be working and planning together weekly to ensure there is progression and consistency between year groups.
In the Foundation phase classes, we have been focusing upon Article 3 Best interest of the child and Article 31 Leisure, play and culture linked to the rights of the child.
We have been ensuring that children and staff within our classes are kept safe during these difficult and challenging times. We have ensured that children are aware of the reasons for frequent handwashing and the need for staff to wear face masks when completing work with them close up.
Children have been engaged in our topic linked to seize the seasons. They have been involved in learning about celebrations and events which are important to them for example, birthdays, Halloween etc. Children have been developing their social skills through play based authentic learning experiences.
Homework
Homework will continue to be set each Friday and must be returned on Wednesday morning.
PE
Your child will need a PE kit in school every week, shorts and a plain white T shirt. Please provide suitable clothing for outdoors (trousers and wellies). These can be left on their peg until half term.
Topics
Our Spring topic will be ‘On your Bike’. Dosbarth Oren will be studying countries around the world and transport.
Literacy
Many of our literacy lessons will be based on the stories ‘Whatever next Dinner Sid We will be writing labels and captions plus reports.
Maths
Year 1 children will work on reciting numbers to 100 from any given number. Learn about halving and doubling numbers to within 10. They will also learn their 2 x tables.
Reception children will count in 2’s and 10’s, writing number sentences and consolidating number bonds to 10.
Science
We will be focusing on ‘Forces’.
RE/PSHE
We will be looking at ‘Special Places’ in RE and ‘Living long, living strong in PSHE.’
Reading
Your child will need to bring their reading books into class daily.
Children are also placed in groups for Guided Group Reading sessions with Mrs C ones and myself each week. These sessions focus on developing children’s reading and comprehension skills.
As a school we are very keen to promote the importance of reading and you can help you child by reading to them, as well as listening to them read and visiting the library.
Please make sure that you sign your child’s reading record each time you read with them and include any details of things they do well or aspects they have struggled with.
We will change their books weekly and make a brief comment about their new book or keywords we feel they need to learn.
Spellings –Yr. 1 will come home with a list of spellings every Thursday and will have weekly spelling tests every Friday morning. (Starting after October half term.)
Fruit snack- Please ensure your child pays weekly or you can pay for half a term in advance which is £7 for this first half term and £6 for the second half of the term. If your child has any allergies please let us know as soon as possible. If your child does not pay, unfortunately they will not be provided with snack.
Please ensure your child does not bring any footballs or toys into schools as children become upset when they get lost.
Dinners- There will be a new way of paying for dinners this term which you will be informed of shortly. Children can select each day what they would like for lunch from a choice of 3 / 4 meals.
