LLC - descriptive writing, letter writing, poetry (Haiku)

Maths and Numeracy - Addition, subtraction and shape

Humanities - Understand where Germany is located. Understanding diversity through the different way we celebrate at Christmas time.

STEM - Design and build a gingerbread house and test how strong they are. As well as experiment with different sticky materials and design sizes and shapes.

RVE - The Christmas Story

Expressive Arts - The Christmas Concert 'I'm gonna shine', tesselleration in art

Planning

Weekly planning will be available on Google classroom, where you can see what the children have been learning about that week. Please see the Inquiry planning document below for our topic:

 

You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 

perseverance.pdf

 

Our focus on Persistent Pete supports the children in developing their perseverance. Helping them to understand that when we find things difficult that we should keep trying and not give up. 

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Read Write Inc is taught daily (Monday- Friday) across PS1 & 2. Children are grouped in according to their current ability. In each session we focus on identifying and learning Read Write Inc sounds; reading green and red words; and spelling green words.

Numeracy

 The children might like to practice their number bonds knowledge with this online game: 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Welsh

The Welsh language is very important to us. We encourage both staff and children to use incidental Welsh both inside and outside of the classroom. We enjoy our daily Helpwr Heddiw sessions to support children in learning new phrases by playing fun Welsh games. 

This term we will be focusing on:

Q- "Beth sy'n bod?"

A- "Mae ______ tost da fi."

 

Modern Foreign Language (MFL)

We are excited to announce that we will be learning a modern foreign language as outlined in the Currciulum for Wales: https://hwb.gov.wales/curriculum-for-wales/languages-literacy-and-communication/statements-of-what-matters/

As part of our Christmas topic we will be focusing on the German language.

 Internet Safety

At St Mellons, we promote the use of 'SMART' rules, as we know how important it is to stay safe online.

Please encourage your children to use these 'SMART' rules at home too. 

For more information please visit https://hwb.gov.wales/zones/online-safety/key-information/primary-learners/ 

 Jigsaw

The Curriculum for Wales is now a statutory requirement since September 2022 for all schools in Wales. It has a key role to play in helping children and young people navigate the world safely. Welsh Government wants education to help our children to develop as healthy, confident individuals, ready for the next chapter in their life after school. Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) encompasses the knowledge, skills, dispositions and values that will empower learners to:

• support their health and well-being

• develop healthy, safe and fulfilling relationships of all kinds, including those with family and friends, and in time, romantic and sexual relationships

• navigate and make sense of how relationships, sex, gender and sexuality shape their own and other people’s identities and lives

• understand and support their rights and those of others to enjoy equitable, safe, healthy and fulfilling relationships throughout their lives.

Please click here for more information curriculum-for-wales-relationships-sexuality-education-code.pdf (gov.wales) 

 Healthy Schools

We are very proud to be promoting a healthy school. We encourage all children to eat healthy during snack and lunch times. 

We are able to provide snack for your children in school at a daily cost of £2 per week / £14 per term. Please pay via ParentPay.

Please ensure that your child has a labelled bottle in school daily, containing water only. We have fresh drinking water fountains, where the children can refill their bottles.

For advice on how to make a healthy packed lunch, please visit: https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/recipes/healthier-lunchboxes/

 Active Travel

WOW is a pupil-led initiative where children self-report how they get to school every day using the interactive WOW Travel Tracker. If they travel sustainably (walk, cycle or scoot) once a week for a month, they get rewarded with a badge. It's that easy!

Please support us on our Active Travel mission by encouraging your child to walk, cycle or scoot to school, or use Park and Stride. This will help keep our bodies healthy and help reduce our carbon footprint!

Picture News

During our worship time on Mondays, we have been discussing Picture News, challenging ourselves to use new, ambitious vocabulary to describe our feelings and opinions. We have been learning about current news, topics and events.  

Useful links

By clicking below, you can access a range of resources to continue learning at home:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - Great online games for curriculum areas

https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn - BBC Bitesize

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html - Lots of online games linked to different areas of the curriculum

https://www.learn-welsh.net/welshgames - Online Welsh games

https://corbettmathsprimary.com/5-a-day/ - Corbett Maths - 5-a-day Challenges

hwb.gov.wales - collection of online tools provided to all schools in Wales by the Welsh Government