Dosbarth St Tathan - Miss Evans
WELCOME - CROESO! 
This is the Dosbarth St Tathan class page for 2025-26.
I will regularly be updating this page with lots of information regarding your child's learning, as well as pictures of what we have been getting up to!
Don't forget to also follow our class Twitter page - @st_tathan
IMPORTANT CLASS INFORMATION...
1) Spellings are set every Monday. Your child will bring home their spellings, ready for the test of Friday. Please support them in practising their spellings, diolch.
2) PE lesson will take place every Friday. Please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kits. We will always try to do PE outside, so be mindful about the appropriateness of their kits.
3) Homework is set every Monday, and this is done on TEAMS. They will have 1 week to complete it. Your child will know their logins, however if they need reminding please see me before or after school. Homework will consist of either Literacy, Maths or RE work. If your child is unable to access TEAMS, please inform me at the earliest convenience so I can print a paper copy for them.
If you have any questions or queries, please don't hesitate to speak to me before or after school, I will be more than willing to help or point you in the right direction of someone who can!
Diolch
Miss Evans
Literacy information
For our Literacy novel for the autumn term, we will be focusing on 'The Secret Garden' by Frances Hodgson Burnett
1. Our non-fiction focuses for the text will be recount and instructions.
2. For our oracy, we will be focusing on 'presenter voice' and role-play
3. The poem type we will also be looking at are 'limericks'
4. Towards the end of the term, we will also carry out some work on 'video shorts' to help inform our story writing
Don't forget to ask your child about the story! They can't wait to tell you what they've been learning about...
Maths information
The format of our Maths lessons for the week will consist of - 3 number lessons, 1 shape, space and measure and Friday will be a problem solving lesson.
Take a look at the curriculum overview at the bottom of the page, to look in depth at what Maths we will be covering in the autumn term.
Topic information
For the autumn term, our topic is called Belonging: Past, Present, Future. We will be closely looking at a welsh word called cynefin, this means a sense of belonging.
BIG QUESTION! - HOW DO BELIEFS AND ACTIONS INFLUENCE COMMUNITIES?
We will be covering the following -
1. Personal identity & sense of place - meaning of cynefin, personal maps showing places that matter to us, interview family members about their own cynefin
2. Geography & history of local community - fieldwork: walk around local area, sketch landmarks, take photos, investigate how the areas changed over time, compare old maps/photos with current ones.
3. Human societies & cultural diversity - research different cultural groups in Wales and UK, guest speakers in school, create a class collage, showing cultural influences in the community
4. How beliefs shape communities? - explore local places of worship/community centres, discuss how beliefs influence tradition, celebrations and values, create a 'beliefs tree' showing shared values across cultures.
5. Human impact & sustainability - investigate local environmental issues e.g. litter, plan and carry out small community actions (planting?), write persuasive letters to local leaders to improve area.
6. Sharing of our learning & celebrating identity - host a cynefin showcase for our families and community, present digital portfolios of our work (focusing on the film element we have covered with Mrs Lewis) and preforming poems, stories, short dramas about cynefin.
USEFUL LINKS TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING AT HOME
Primary resources, homework help and online games - BBC Bitesize