Croeso!

Welcome to the Koalas Class Page!

The Koalas Class is a Reception class.

We currently have 24 pupils in the class with Mrs James as the class teacher and Mrs Williams as the teaching assisstant. We have a lovely classroom with a safe and secure outdoor learning area.  We like to have lots of fun and learn a range of new skills every day.

School starts at 8:45am so please make sure you arrive at school on time! Pick up time is at 3:15pm.   

 Class Teacher: Ms A. James

Teaching Assistant: Mrs C. Williams

Term 3a

The Great Outdoors

Our topic this half-term is The Great Outdoor and we will answer the big questions 

What do plants need to grow? Why do we need plants? 

This half-term we will be enterprising, creative contributors that can play different roles in a team effectively. 

Through this topic we will:

·      Deepen our understanding of what plants need to grow.

·      Find out all about how flowers grow in order to attract some bees and butterflies to our outdoor area.

·      Have lots of hands-on opportunities to find out how plants grow and what they need.

·      Begin to recognise the effects that we have on the natural world.

·      Assess through a final challenge where we are asked to apply our knowledge of how plants grow by planting seeds.

·      Explain what they have done and create a poster to demonstrate a deep understanding of this skill.

·      Deepen our understanding of gathering, representing and sorting data, specifically using a tally chart and a Venn diagram.

·      Develop our thinking and problem-solving skills as we experiment, look for links and draw conclusions.

·      Work as a group to develop as enterprising, creative contributors that can play different roles in a team effectively.

Reception Term 2b

The Park

This half-term we will develop our curiosity, knowledge and understanding through a focus on the topic, The Park.

We will;

·       Explore about what makes the park a special place, share our experiences of visiting the park and say what we can do at the park

·       Consider what equipment is at the park, what materials are used to make equipment and how the equipment works

·       Use our imagination to design and build a park using a range of materials and resources

·       Go on a bug hunt to discover what mini-beasts are in the wildlife garden

·       Record and use data to make a pictogram on Purple Mash and compare numbers using more than and less than

We will apply our learning by answering big questions:

What can you see at the park?

 We will also celebrate Saint David’s Day by;

·       Learning about the Patron saint of Wales, Dewi Sant

·       Learning and practising a variety of Welsh songs

·       Creating art work to compete in a School Eisteddfod

·       Having a go at Dawnsio Gwerin

As well as taking part in a range of activities to celebrate Easter.

Reception Term 2a

People and Places

Our Big Question is; What makes Abergele special?

This half-term we will explore what makes our local area and community special.

We will:

·       Consider what makes our town unique and special

·       Take a walk around our school and the surrounding area

·       Use the iPads to take photographs of local landmarks

·       Map our local area to develop our understanding of position and direction

·       Develop our use of positional language so we can give clear instructions

·       Follow instructions from a recipe to make bread

·       Learn and recite the story of The Little Red Hen

·       Explore traditions linked to Chinese New Year and the story of the Zodiac

·       Celebrate Santes Dywynwen by making cards and love spoons

We will also:

·       Take part in dance, gymnastics and games in PE sessions

·       Develop of understanding of health and wellbeing through a range of exciting activities

…as well as much more!

Term 1b

Sparkle and Shine!

Over the next 7 weeks we will be celebrating lots of special days. 

• We will celebrate bonfire day and find out how to keep safe
• We will celebrate Diwali, Eid and Christmas
• We will learn how they are similar and different
• We will find out how Christmas is celebrated aound the world
• We will explore Christmas in the past
• We will prepare for our Nativity show

Plus many more fun activities!

We will apply our learning by answering two big questions:

How do we celebrate special days?

Who is the most important character in the Christmas story?

Term 1a

When I grow up

Over the next 8 weeks, we will be learning about ourselves and others. Our topic is ‘When i grow up’. The children will have lots of opportunities to discuss their personal experiences, they will learn about the importance of rules and responsibilities; this will include an introduction to the Rights of the Child. At the beginning of the topic, they will focus on settling into their Reception classes, looking at how to use the different areas and the routines of the day. Then we will focus on the big questions which will incorporate learning about themselves their family, and what makes them special. The children will be re-introduced to the Brain Buddies stories and the Four Purpose Dragons. 

• They will continue with the Numicon Scheme of work, focussing on recognising and ordering the Numicon shapes.    
• They will be introduced to the story of "Little Charlie" as part of our "Talk for Writing" scheme. They will participate in a range of writing and talking activties that will develop their oracy, reading  and writing skills.  
• The pupils will have the oppprtunity to work creatively with paint, pencils, malleable resources and textiles during the topic and explore musical instruments.  
• The pupils will continue the "Jigsaw PSHE " scheme, which we use to develop the health and well being of pupils , with the first term focussing onthe importance of being a good friend, belonging to a group and how our bodies have changed as we grow.   
• Each week we will have a Welsh lesson. For the first term we will focus on key phrases such as "Pwy wyt ti? "(what is your name?) "Sut wyt ti? " (How are you?) and how to describe the weather.      

    We will also be learning about Autumn and seasonal changes and celebrating Harvest.

…as well as many other exciting activities!

This half term we are learning to be Ethical Informed Citizens

This half term we are learning to be Healthy confident individuals.