Welcome to Dosbarth Blossom's class page. In Dosbarth Blossom, Miss Pope is our class Teacher and Rowlands is our class Teaching Assistant. 

Here on our class page you will find all of the important documents you need, if you would like to see our learning in action please join our class Seesaw where we post daily. 

In this class, the children are at the heart of everything we do. They help pick the topics we teach so they can get excited about their learning.  The children follow a structured daily routine full of opportunities for hands on and play based learning. During this time, children experience a wide range of activities where they can independently consolidate their learning from focused sessions. 

General Information

PE: Dosbarth Walnut will have PE every Wednesday. Children will need black joggers or shorts, a plain white top and plain black trainers or pumps. Please make sure your child's PE is clearly labelled. 

Forest School: Dosbarth Walnut will be heading into the outdoors every Tuesday morning with Miss Jones our Forest School Teacher. Children will need need warm outdoor clothes and shoes that they don't mind getting wet and muddy every Tuesday. 

Forest School sessions will take place entirely outside in the natural environment whatever the weather. We will provide shelter from the elements, but it is still important that your child wears clothes that are waterproof, warm and clothes that are OK to get wet and muddy. 

Your child should wear:

• A waterproof coat
• Wellington boats (or sturdy walking boats/old trainers)
• Comfortable long trousers (waterproof if they own a pair)
• Comfortable, warm long sleeved top or fleece
• Thick socks if the weather is cold - thermal if possible or two pairs of thinner socks
• Hat and gloves
• Two bags, one to put dirty forest school clothes in and another bag for their wellies

How you can support your child 

Read, Write Inc 

We follow Read, Write Inc to help children develop their reading and writing skills through daily sessions at a level appropriate for their development. In addition to reading books, we also provide resources such as flashcards to further support this at home. Please encourage your child to spend 10 minutes each evening looking through their flashcards and reading their book. Please see the link below for more information regarding Read Write Inc.

Seesaw

Please make sure you are part of our class Seesaw, we upload important information and messages and it is also a way for you to keep up to date with what we get up to in class. You will have been sent an email or a paper invitation to join our class Seesaw. 

Below are some helpful videos and documents about how to use Seesaw and how your child can upload any homework they complete to Seesaw. 

Click here to watch the video: Getting Started with Seesaw

Homework 

Here you will find our Homework grids. There are 6 activities in total all differentiated so please choose which activities you think are most appropriate for your child and complete at least 3. You can submit Homework via Seesaw, Twitter or bring it into school. 

Please click on the links below for an electronic copy of our homework grid:

Alongside the homework grids children also have logins for each of the following learning platforms. Your child should have come home with a login card which has all the details they will need to access these platforms, if you need a new copy of their login card please get in touch. Please click on the links below to take you directly to the websites: 

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/16026

https://play.numbots.com/#/intro

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

https://uk.splashlearn.com/signin#/student

Our Learning Journey 

Autumn 1: 

Our topic this half term will be Our Future, the children will explore their aspirations and the world of work through the imaginative theme of time travel! The journey begins with the mysterious discovery of a broken gingerbread man in the classroom, which will hook the children into their learning. They will explore the traditional tale of The Gingerbread Man through the Talk for Writing approach, learning to retell the story using actions and story maps, before innovating and creating their own exciting versions. Throughout the term, children will develop key writing skills including sequencing, describing characters using adjectives, and planning structured stories using story mountains.

In maths, we will be focusing on place value, number bonds, and early addition strategies such as counting on and using number lines. Children will also explore part-whole models and deepen their understanding of tens and ones. As part of our 'Our Future' theme, the children will step into a time machine to discover inspirational jobs of the past and present. They will design and make items for different professions, take part in role-play job interviews, and even apply for their dream job in a fun and imaginative way!

Autumn 2: 

Our topic this half term is Let’s Celebrate, where children will explore a variety of festivals and traditions from different cultures and communities. Using the story The Elves and the Shoemaker as a literacy focus, children will develop their storytelling skills by retelling, innovating, and eventually writing their own festive versions of the tale. Each week, children will become ‘party planners’, learning about and celebrating events such as Bonfire Night, Diwali, birthdays, and Christmas. They will design decorations, write invitations, create digital art, and even plan menus and games for their celebrations. In maths, we’ll be focusing on addition and subtraction, number representation and problem solving, all linked through practical activities like party planning.

Spring 1: 

Our topic this half term is Cynefin, a Welsh word meaning “a sense of place”. Through the exciting hook of welcoming Paddington Bear to Wrexham, the children will explore their local area and develop a deeper understanding of what makes our community special. Paddington will visit local landmarks such as St. Giles’ Church, the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Market, and local woodlands, inspiring the children to write persuasive and descriptive letters encouraging him to explore more. In maths, we will focus on multiplication and division, as well as using real-life contexts like market visits and scarf-making to develop measurement, money, and patterning skills. Children will also explore Welsh traditions, create interactive digital maps, and even code Sphero robots to follow Paddington’s journey. 

Please click on the link below to see our curriculum map for this half term:

Spring 2: 

Our topic this half term is Natural World and children will develop their understanding of the Ocean and sea creatures through the exciting hook of 'Tiddle Tales from Under the Sea'. The children will be told a series of 'Tiddle Tales' that will lead them to investigate different aspects of ocean life. The children will have the opportunity to visit Blue Planet Aquarium, carry out lots of research, conduct exciting science investigations, develop their painting skills using water colours as well as create ocean themed sculptures. 

During this half term, we will be learning how to write a good story. Through the process of Talk for Writing, children will develop an understanding of the structural and language features of story 'Tiddler'. They will imitate, innovate and independently apply skills to write their own stories about sea creatures.  In maths, we will be learning all about measuring length, mass and capacity as well continuing to work on our basic maths skills. 

Please click on the link below to see our curriculum map for this half term:

Summer 1: 

Our topic this half term is The Gruffalo, the children will immerse themselves in the magical world of the Deep Dark Wood. Through an exciting hook involving mysterious footprints and forest clues, the children will explore story structure, language, and character development using the well-loved text The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. They will retell, innovate, and invent their own versions of the story, culminating in a creative stop motion animation project. In mathematics, the children will be learning about data handling through tally charts, pictograms, and block diagrams, before moving on to explore the properties of 2D and 3D shapes. Enrichment opportunities include making Gruffalo-themed recipes, conducting woodland hunts, building dens, and learning body parts and character descriptions in Welsh.

Please click on the link below to see our curriculum map for this half term: