Welcome to Dosbarth Daffodils! Our overarching concept this term is ‘Power’ and our big question is ‘What is water used for?’
Spring Term – Concept overview
Our concept this term will develop the children’s natural curiosity of science and technology through explorative water play. We will begin by exploring the power of water through play, songs, rhymes and stories. They will discover how they can control water flow, moving it forwards/backwards/faster/slower and will be exploring ways of stopping water. They will predict and test which objects float or sink. The children will join in with the rhyme ‘Incy Wincy Spider’ and fill, pour, measure and compare volumes to flush the spider out, asking the question ‘What happens if …?” They will explore instruments, adding music to the rhyme. We will move on to discuss what is more powerful? Water or ice and your child will be supported to begin to give reasons for their answers. Together the children will begin to recognise the need and our use for water both at home, in our local environment and the wider world. Later in the term will explore the local environment and begin to recognise larger bodies of water, making observations and communicating ideas with support. By encouraging children’s explorations, and by being curious ourselves, they will continually grow, learn and question the world around them.
Home link: Can you set up a water tray outside, along with plastic bottles, jugs and watering cans? This activity alone will support and develop mathematical and scientific concepts and language in a meaningful and fun way for child.
Through our RE scheme the children will explore, ‘Ways of Knowing’, with the children’s learning being driven by the questions;
- What will I see and hear to help me understand?
- How will I discover more?
- What can I do now?
Please click below to view our termly overview.
The children will hear and see the words and actions of the Sign of the Cross: “In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.” They will join in with our class and school prayers and take part in services and celebrations in Mass.
Our Class Prayer
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for my friends,
Thank you for my classroom,
Please help me to share, look after the toys and listen to my teachers.
Amen.
TenTen
TenTen is a resource that we use for Religious Education in school. Please click the links below for their latest newsletter and links to daily prayer.
http://www.tentenresources.co.uk/prayers-for-home/parent-newsletter/
We follow the Jolly Phonics programme to learn letter sounds and blends and begin to word build. Please support your child’s learning by using the link below to listen to and learn the songs and actions for each sound in the first group ; ‘satpin’.
Please click on the links in blue to access activity sheets:
There are lots of other practical things that you can do to help prepare your child for school. If your child is not yet as confident in some of these things then please use this time to practice these important skills with your child.
How can I help to prepare my child for school?
Enjoy singing nursery rhymes together. How many can you learn?
Weekly Reminders
Please provide your child with a drink bottle daily. Fruit can be brought in to school, or school will provide fruit daily for a cost of £1 per week.
Monday: £1 fruit money. Whole school assembly. PE kits – All full time pupils must bring a kit to school. Kits may be left in school until half term. Nursery pupils are to come to school wearing PE kit. This term we will be learning about gymnastics in PE sessions.
Tuesday Infant assembly. Please return Oxford Reading, signed records and homework books.
Wednesday: Music session with Mrs James (fortnightly).
Thursday: Forest Schools.
Friday: Celebration Assembly. Library session with Mrs Adams. Please return library books by the following Friday. Homework and reading books sent home for full time pupils.
Thank you for your continued support!
Mrs Edwards