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Dosbarth Lime- Mrs Powell
Welcome to Reception Class
A big warm welcome to the children who will be in Dosbarth Lime this year. We hope you are all ready to work hard and ready to have lots of fun in our happy, caring class!
We look forward to working closely with parents in order to support every pupil to reach their full potential.
Please don't hesitate to contact me by email if you have any questions/concerns or positive feedback - Mrspowell@llwyncrwn.co.uk
ββThank you
Mrs Powell and Mrs Riley πββββββ
Autumn Term 2025 π
We are confident, curious and creative thinkers who learn by exploring, doing and reflecting.
π ππ We kicked off Outdoor Learning Week by exploring our Calon y Coed! The children used their senses to notice the colours, sounds, and textures of autumn. They collected natural treasures like leaves, sticks, and conkers to use in our creative activities throughout the week. We loved being curious, working together, and feeling connected to our beautiful environment. πΏππππ
COOL TIME The children enjoyed some child-led time where they chose their own activities, explored interests, and practised independence. It gave the children space to be in the moment, make decisions, and apply what theyβve learned through play. ππ
Independent, curious learners!
Week 4
βCOOLβ Time
Weβve been learning about our senses! Today we investigated touch by identifying hot, medium, and coldβjust like Goldilocksβ porridge. We then used our knowledge of letter sounds to label what we found.
This week we started our Read Write Inc. sessions! We learned the sounds m and a, practised writing them, and used the mnemonics to help us remember. The children did really well! By the end of the week, most could recognise the letters and the sounds they make, and they had a good go at forming them in sand, rice, talc and on the chalkboard. Fantastic! ππ
Week 3
This week we introduced COOL time β Choose Our Own Learning. It encourages independence, decision-making, and curiosity as children explore their own ideas through play and discovery. π±βοΈ
As part of our This is Me topic, the children used mirrors to look closely at their facial features before creating beautiful self-portraits. How wonderful are they? ποΈπͺπ¨β β¨
Week 2
Independent learning in action β children follow their own play interests, exploring problems and developing curiosity through self-led problem solving.
Mrs Riley and I have started to improve our outdoor provision. Children are enjoying our new building zone – developing problem-solving skills, collaboration and independent learning through play.
Today we launched our new topic, This is Me! The children loved sharing their special things and really enjoyed sitting in the teacherβs chair to explain all about themselves. The other children were curious to find out about each other and tried hard to be a good audience, demonstrating great listening skills.
A very busy start to week 2 in Reception class!
Week 1
Day 1 in Reception β
All of the children have settled in really well today and have adapted beautifully to their new class, teachers, and routines. We are so proud of how confidently they started their Reception journey.
Each child had their “first day in Reception” photo taken today like ours below. If you would like to purchase a copy, please send £1 in a clearly labelled envelope with your child’s name.
Thank you for your support – we are looking forward to a wonderful year ahead!
END OF YEAR 2
Yellow Yellow Daffodil πΌ
We looked at the strongest bridges from last week and identified what made them stronger than the other ones. We then made design alterations and made our final bridge. Fantastic enthusiasm shown by all pupils and great counting skills too! Da iawn!
Week 6
Dosbarth Lime completed a fun STEM challenge where they designed and built the strongest bridge using only one sheet of A4 paper, with the goal of holding the most coins. Before they began constructing their bridges, each student designed four different bridges, made predictions about how many coins their bridge would be able to support, which encouraged them to think critically about their designs. As they tested their bridges, they recorded the results in a table, noting the number of coins each bridge successfully held before it collapsed. This activity not only sparked their creativity but also helped them learn about engineering concepts and the importance of testing and improving their designs. Next week Dosbarth Lime will look at the most successful bridges, identify what they had in common and and use this knowledge to further develop their ideas.
The children planned an information leaflet with a rainbowπ partner and wrote them independently. Great independent extended writing!
Week 5
This week we have been celebrating Children’s mental health week.
This year’s theme is ‘know more, grow more’.
Dosbarth Lime discussed what makes them happy and made a happy flower. They thought of things they could do to make them happy if they were feeling sad and they wrote their ideas on the petals.
We also discussed ways of feeling calm and explored some yoga moves too!
Mrs Powell modelled how to write an information leaflet and we used our plans to help us write our own.
We used ICT to collect data and to make a block graph to show which landmarks we liked on our trip to Pontypridd.
We celebrated Dydd Miwsig Gymru today by listening to our National Anthem and trying to join in with some of it. We are particularly interested in this as we have being learning about two important Welsh people - Evan James and James James. π΅π΅
Some of our fabulous work on Pontypridd!
Week 4
Visit to Pontypridd
First we visited Pontypridd museum where we talked about the building of the Old Pontypridd Bridge and went out onto the museum terrace to draw the Old Bridge. We also saw various exhibitions that showcased local history and culture. After exploring the exhibits, we took part in a bridge building challenge, which was both fun and educational. It was a great way to apply what we learned and work together as a team!
We stood on top of the Old Bridge and completed a sign post map activity. We drew what we could see in-front, behind, left and to the right of us. We then enjoyed the sunshine and sat on the Old Bridge to eat our lunch!
After lunch, we headed into Town to find the fountain. We read the writing on the fountain, looked carefully at the shape of the fountain and the patterns on it before drawing it.
Finally we had a quick look at some of the market stalls but we sadly ran out of time!! So ..... we plan to revisit soon as we have so much left to explore!! A huge thank you to Edwardβs buses for being so kind allowing us to travel free of charge and to their fabulous drivers too!
We looked at a collection of leaflets to identify their features before planning our own leaflet. We will use our plan to help us write our own leaflets next week
We looked at images of Ponty landmarks and used a drawing app to recreate them.
Completing independent rainbow challenges in our areas of provision.
Week 3
Community Litter Pick
Following their work on identifying dislikes in our local area last term, Dosbarth Lime came up with creative ways to help improve their community. Before Christmas, they designed informative posters that were displayed around Beddau to encourage local residents to take care of their surroundings. Today, they took action by organising a litter pick with the help of members from the Litter-Free Beddau and Tynant group, which not only helped clean up the area but also demonstrated their commitment to making a difference. This initiative aligns perfectly with the Core Purposes of the Curriculum for Wales, which emphasises the importance of developing responsible citizens who are actively engaged in their communities and understand the impact of their actions on the environment.
Dosbarth Lime have now posed this question as Pontypridd Town Detectives - Does Pontypridd Town have a litter, graffiti and dog poo problem like Beddau?
We will be visiting Pontypridd soon to investigate! π
Da iawn Dosbarth Lime! ππππ
πLaunch Day!π
We made badges to wear when we become Pontypridd Town Detectives!
The children enjoyed showcasing their Pontypridd landmark - the models were all fantastic! π
We watched a video showing us Pontypridd Town and Ynysangharad Park. We found out about Evan James and James James and listened to The National Anthem.
We worked in rainbow groups to complete EPIC planning to influence what we find out about as Pontypridd Town Detective this term! ππ
This week in maths we explored odd and even numbers and completed a problem solving activity with a partner.
Autumn Term September 2024π
Our first day in Dosbarth Lime
Christmas Party fun!
Selling our reindeer food after school and in Christmas bingo!
We sold out of reindeer food so we had to make even more!
πChristmas Challengeπ
Mrs Powell set Dosbarth Lime an exciting challenge to create reindeer food while sticking to a budget of ten pounds. The children come together to brainstorm ideas and gather materials to make their festive creations. They plan to sell the reindeer food for one pound each before and after school, aiming to raise money for their class fund. This initiative not only teaches them valuable lessons in entrepreneurship and teamwork but also adds a touch of holiday spirit to the school community and more importantly the children had lots of fun too!
Street Detectives on a mission to improve Beddau!
Following on from Dosbarth Lime identifying the negative impact people have on Beddau, they thought of ways to help. The children noticed that littering, graffiti and dog waste were becoming significant issues in Beddau, negatively affecting their community. They decided to take action by designing and creating colourful signs to educate their neighbours about the importance of keeping the area clean. These signs included friendly reminders to pick up litter and dog poo, stop graffitiing and to to take care of our parks, along with fun illustrations to catch people's attention. The children felt proud to contribute to their local environment, and they hope that their efforts will inspire others to take better care of Beddau. They plan to complete a litter pick in Beddau very soon too! Well done Dosbarth Lime!
Christmas Jumper Day
Panto fun!
Street detectives π΅οΈ
This week we took to the streets once again but this time to investigate some of the jobs done in our local area! We started off the week by discussing jobs that our family members do and explored what certain job titles mean.
On Thursday we visited the shops in Beddau and found out about the job of a Pharmacist, shop keeper, Beautician and Barber. We were even invited in to the Barbers and had the opportunity to ask the Barber questions about his job.
We finished our detective work with a look around Spar and then collected salad boxes and seeds from Subway to enjoy when we got home. Diolch yn fawr i Subway and Mo’s Barbers!
π§¨π§¨π§¨π§¨π§¨π§¨π§¨π§¨π§¨π§¨π§¨π§¨π§¨π§¨π§¨π§¨π§¨After a week off, the children returned to school rested and ready to learn again. We started the week off by listening to the story of Guy Fawkes, discussing Bonfire night celebrations and watching clips of fireworks on the interactive whiteboard.
Following on from this we found out about why fireworks are also being used this week by many Hindu people and about Diwali- the festival of light and based our literacy, numeracy, creative and outdoor lessons on this. πͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺ
We planned, re drafted and performed our Bonfire and Diwali poems!
Mrs Powell modelled how to use ‘3 in a bed’ to write a poem. We then created and performed a group poem before planning and writing our own poem!
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We learned a special Diwali Dance
Outdoor learning - we collected natural materials to use to create Rangoli patterns.
We wrote an acrostic poem together, rehearsed it and performed it.
After Mrs Powell modelled how to write an acrostic poem, we created a class poem and then worked with a partner to write our own version. Great work Dosbarth Lime!
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A huge well done to these children who volunteered to speak in assembly on Friday. They told everyone about Doctor Phillip Moore moving to North Wales from Barbados and the obstacles that he had to overcome. They talked about his great achievement of winning an award in the Eisteddfod for learning to speak Welsh in order to converse with his patients in their first language.
We sequenced the pictures from Jack and the beanstalk , thought about which time connectives would be most appropriate for each part of the story and then used this to support our recount writing.
πWe were street detectives again this week - looking for things that we like and dislike in Beddau.
π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ ΏDiwrnod ShwmaeSumaeπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ As part of Dydd Shwmae π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ some children from Year 6 came over to show Dosbarth Lime how to play some fun Welsh games on the IPads.
We used the I pads in our Humanities lesson to look at pictures of Beddau landmarks and then created our own images using a drawing app.
This week in maths we have been developing our understanding of place value and using tens and ones to represent numbers to 100.
Well done to Dosbarth Lime for taking Harvester assembly today. Iβm very proud of how well they spoke and everyone loved their singing and signing of βBig Red Combine Harvesterβ.
This week we have been learning about asking and answering questions. We had fun taking part in a hot seating activity where someone took on the role of the Giant and the others asked the Giant questions.
Our morning activities - learning begins the minute we enter the class in the morning! Great independence shown by all!
Dosbarth Lime detectives gathered evidence by taking to the streets again and also looking at photographs of the houses in Beddau to answer the question βWhat type of houses are in Beddau?β. The street detectives noticed that some houses stand on their own, some are joined to another house, some donβt have an upstairs. The detectives were introduced to new vocabulary - bungalow, detached house, semi detached and terraced - and then looked at photographs and labelled them with the correct words. Great investigating π΅οΈππ
We worked in our group to compare the characters in our story Jack and the Beanstalk. We used the vocabulary that we thought of to write a character description about the giant.
βLiterature fires imagination and inspires creativityβ ..... Today we listened to the traditional tale βJack and the Beanstalkβ and took part in a fun drama session acting out different parts of the story with a partner.
This week we spent time becoming familiar with the routines, expectations and resources in our continuous provision. We are looking forward to completing our independent π challenges next week.
ππ Launch Day ππ
Today we launched our topic - Beddau Street Detectives! π΅οΈ π‘
We started off our day by listening to this lovely story - In Every House On Every Street. We discussed how our homes are far more than just βbricks and mortarβ and thought about why our homes are so special to us all.
Mrs Powell cast a spell on us to turn us into street detectives! π΅οΈ We looked at the photographs of our homes and our streets and thought about the questions βwhat do we notice?β βwhat is the same?β and βwhat is different? β
The detectives headed out into the community to see what things they could find and to look for anything in particular that interested them!
Back at base, the detectives discussed what they had identified on their walk around Beddau and completed EPIC planning in class. The children were very interested and suggested lots of ideas for the term ahead! Ardderchog Dosbarth Lime!
Topic Launch Day - Monday 9th September π΅οΈββοΈπ΅οΈββοΈποΈ
We had a great day today meeting our new teacher and exploring our new class.
Summer Term 2024.
Today we launched our new topic ...
Pirate Party - delicious pirate themed food and fun Pirate Party games! π΄ββ οΈπ΄ββ οΈ
Walk the plank, Pirate target π― and cannon ball fun!
Pirate Dancing
Pick a Pirate, Captain says and Garland rely!
The rain didnβt stop our sport's day fun - we had a fab time indoors!
Party information for tomorrow
Parc Play fun!
We are enterprising and creative in Dosbarth Lime! Look at our amazing Eisteddfod artwork that can be purchased for just Β£1 - please send in Β£1 this week!
Eisteddfod - lots of fun learning a Welsh folk dance. π πΊ
Eisteddfod day kicked off with a fantastic poem recital by these stars!
Problem solving fun - finding different routes and using directional language.
Our pointillism art work in the style of Welsh artist William Wilkins. πΌοΈπ¨
Today we had a wonderful day at Barry Island! We planned our visit in class yesterday by discussing possible activities we could do on the beach. We agreed we wanted to ‘lend a hand’ by doing a litter pick as we have been learning the impact of litter on the ocean. We wanted to do some Andy Goldworthy inspired beach art, have a picnic and play on the beach too! We had an amazing day and the weather was kind to us too! ππππ
Beach clean up.
Andy Goldworthy inspired beach art πΌοΈ
Picnic time.
Playing on the beach with our friends.
Ice cream treat π¦π¦π¦π¦π¦
We looked at a map of Barry Island in preparation for our trip on Tuesday. We identified human and physical features and compared Barry Island to Beddau.
We completed a plastic use diary at home and discussed ways of reducing the amount of single use plastic that we use.
We looked at artwork by Welsh artist William Wilkins and created seaside pictures using Pointillism.
βοΈRescheduled Parents’ Meetings.βοΈ
I will be meeting with parents on Monday 10th June and Tuesday 11th June. Your appointment day and time will remain the same as the original appointment you booked. If you are unable to attend, please let me know and I will try to accommodate you on a different time.
Many thanks
Mrs Powell
Dosbarth Lime listened to the story βLukeβs Beach Dayβ and started to learn some of the yoga moves introduced in the story. We talked about how we felt after doing Yoga and everyone agreed it was a great way to relax and have fun! π§π§ββοΈπ§ββοΈ
We have been learning to add multiples of ten and consolidated our learning by playing a target game in our areas of provision!
A big well done to the children who took assembly today all about the importance of friendship. You spoke confidently and recited the friendship poem well too! Da iawn!
Last week we created a permanent sea creature picture using some of Andy Goldworthy's techniques. We found out that Andy Goldworthy preferred making moveable art outdoors and that he leaves his work for others to find so today we did the same in school. We hope some of the Junior children found our creations and felt happy when they saw our artwork!
We found out about the artist Andy Goldworthy and looked at examples of his land based art. We discussed the art elements that he uses in his work such as line, pattern, shape and then discussed the way he uses layering, filling and photography too. We then went outside to collect natural materials and created our own Andy Golworthy inspired land based art!
Identifying the features of instructions and setting our success criteria ready for when we write our own instructions next week.
Look at our Marine Biologists finding out about Starfish this week!
We used atlases, globes and maps to find out the names of the five oceans of the world.
We used non - fiction books to research the name of some creatures that live in the sea!
What a fun launch day we had today to introduce our new topic! We started the day by listening to the story Lucy and Tom visit the seaside and looked at images of the seaside on the interactive board. We then learned a seaside song, listened to some relaxing seaside music, contributed our ideas as part of our EPIC planning and ended the day with a refreshing ice pop just like we’d have at the beach! ποΈ ποΈ
Learning a sea creature song and performing it!π π³π¬
Looking at images and listening to relaxing seaside sounds.
We shared our ideas as part of our EPIC planning for the term. Researching sea creatures, reading pirate stories and making treasure maps seemed to be very popular!
We enjoyed an ice pop to end our launch day!
Spring Term 2024
πToday we investigated which material would be the best to use for a coat to keep Paddington dry. We planned our investigation, made predictions and interpreted our results.
Our finished product - we hope our mums liked their gift as much as we liked making it!
More βloose partβ fun - great team work girls!π
We looked at a map of London and used grid referencing to locate famous landmarks. Great map work Dosbarth Lime! Da iawn!
ππWorld Book Day!ππ
We started off the day by listening to Mrs Powell read βPaddington Goes to Hospitalβ.
ππWe visited the school Library to pick a book to take back to class to read.ππ
We told our partner about our favourite story and wrote a book review about it.
Making marmalade - we looked different recipes, planned what we needed to do and talked about the risks and what we needed to do to keep safe.
Dosbarth Lime enjoy working independently in our areas of provision to complete weekly tasks. This week we have written diaries , used Google earth to explore the city of London and used money to pay for items. We also used loose parts to create Paddington Bear and made London landmarks out of play dough. What a fun week weβve had!
More independent learning in provision - junk modelling, drawing landmarks, making a bear habitat and afternoon tea in Buckingham Palace!
Dydd Gwyl Dewi π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
Dosbarth Lime followed step by step instruction to draw βY Ddraig Gochβ - excellent effort by all!
We have introduced a new area βloose partsβ into our continuous provision. This area will encourage children to explore and investigate whilst being creative and imaginative in their play. Here are some of the wonderful creations made in Dosbarth Lime so far this week.
We have been learning about money and solving money problems.
More fabulous Landmarks!
A huge well done to all of the pupils in Dosbarth Lime who made a London landmark. The children were so excited to present their home task to the class today and spoke well to explain the design and make process. Da iawn Dosbarth Lime!
As part of Children’s Mental Health Week Dosbarth Lime discussed the meaning of mental health and how we can manage some of our emotions. We identified things that are important to us and how doing these things makes us feel happy.
On Dydd Miwsig Cymru, Dosbarth Lime were taught some songs by the Criw Cymraeg and then performed them in small groups to the class. Ardderchog! π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
Home Task.
The children are really enjoying out topic about Paddington Bear and have already learned about Peru, Paddington’s habitat and the type of Bear he is. Ask them to tell you what they already know!
After half term we will be exploring London in more detail.
Home task – Please make a 3D model of a London landmark – not Big Ben please.
For example: The Shard, London Eye, The Gherkin, Buckingham Palace, The Monument, Tower Bridge etc.
Please make sure that your child is involved in making their model as they will be presenting their model to the class and talking about how they made it.
Please can all models be brought to school by Monday 19th February as the children will be presenting their models sometime that week.
Thank you for your continued support,
Mrs Powell.
π―π―Today we interviewed Mrs Barnes to find out about the honey that she sells. We found out about the bees that she keeps and asked questions about the containers, utensils and labels that she uses. This was such an informative session which will now help us to plan our marmalade making sessions. Diolch yn fawr Mrs Barnes - we canβt wait to taste your honey π― next week! π―π―
BSL lesson 3 - today we learned how to convey our feelings using sign language. Kathryn was very impressed with how good we were at remembering so many signs! ππ
πͺπΈπͺπΈ Today we have been learning how to ask and answer Como estas? in Spanish ready to converse with Paddington in his native language. πͺπΈπͺπΈ
Letβs explore Paddington in our enhanced provision - his life in Peru was very different to his new life in London!
Today we tasted the yummy marmalade that Paddington gave us! We worked in our groups to find out who liked it and then displayed this data in a bar chart! π
Our class Paddington π§Έ had fun staying with these lucky members of our class over the last few weeks. They were keen to share their adventures with the class and spoke with confidence. We will find out on Monday what Paddington has been up to over the weekend.... we hope heβs been good!
This week we researched Spectacled bears, found out about their habitat, wrote a fact file and painted them too! π¨ποΈπΌοΈ
