Dosbarth Pedwar

17.10.2025

What a busy couple of weeks we’ve had in school! The children have truly immersed themselves in their learning, and their creativity has shone through in every activity. During our forest school session, the class had a fantastic time building a den for a small world character. It was wonderful to see them collaborating and using various natural materials to create an unusual shelter. In Literacy, we delved further into “Stone Age Boy” where the children created dialogues between two characters, using the rules of speech marks. In Humanities, we wrote informative texts comparing the lives of hunter-gatherers with those of early farmers. They were able to articulate how farming changed lives and why it was more beneficial than foraging. We participated in the annual event, the anti-racism campaign - Show Racism the Red Card; that aims to raise awareness and fight racism through education and solidarity. A discussion led to an engaging activity that encouraged the children to reflect on their multifaceted identities, highlighting that each person cannot simply be defined by one role. In Numeracy, we have been applying column addition to solve problems involving 2- and 3-digit numbers. Then using the inverse operation to check addition. In Science and technology, we utilised our knowledge about teeth to create a poster on Adobe Express, whilst learning new skills to enhance our digital poster. To top it all off, our PE sessions have been high-energy! The class participated in a HIIT session, boosting their heart rates, followed by a soothing yoga and whole-body meditation that left everyone relaxed, calm and ready for the weekend. 

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19.9.25

What a busy two weeks it’s been! The children have settled in brilliantly, and we’ve dived straight into our Literacy, with the enchanting text Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura. This exciting adventure story, brimming with gentle humour and delightful surprises, has sparked plenty of creativity in our classroom. We've been exploring how different types of punctuation, font sizes, and overall presentation can influence how a reader responds to a text. This week, our discussions turned to diaries—why we use them and their historical significance. We took a fascinating look at the diary of Samuel Pepys and identified the unique language and text features that make his entries stand out. It’s wonderful to see the children making connections! In other news, our first trip to Forest School was a wet one, but it certainly didn’t dampen our spirits! We explored the changing autumn landscape and marvelled, (I love that word) at the fungi popping up all around. In Science, we’ve been learning about different types of teeth and their functions, differentiating between herbivores and carnivores. In DCF, we have looked carefully at micro: bits- identifying some of the main functions; and this week we have experimented with creating some interactive projects. We're also keeping active with some HITT training to get our heart rates up and discussing the importance of exercise. We even enjoyed a session of whole-body meditation to learn how to relax and switch off; and we all need a bit of that! Here’s to more adventures ahead!  

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5.9.25

What a lovely start to a new and exciting term, albeit a little damp. Hopefully, we will get some autumn sunshine before the nights draw in. We hope you have had a lovely break from school routines, and your family has had a chance to recharge their batteries. We have completed some activities to get to know the children better and settle them into Year 4. The children were introduced to Zen doodle art which concentrates on design and repetitive patterns. Zen doodle is very good for concentration, reducing stress and promoting calmness.  Our topic this term is- Memory Box. I am sure you all know Katie Churchill- local historian and archaeologist; and hopefully, we have exciting plans to visit a dig at Buckholt just outside Monmouth. This is nationally, significantly an iron age and Neolithic site with lots of prehistoric stone tools. It is once in a lifetime dig! Shhhh, don’t tell anyone.  

Thank you for your support and we look forward to the year ahead.