Welcome to Dosbarth Glas! Croeso!

Welcome to Dosbarth Glas! My name is Mrs Williams and I am class teacher for Dosbarth Glas. We also have Mrs Oaten, Miss Saville(Friday) and Mrs Macdonald (Wednesday/Thursday) who work in our class at different times of the week. Miss Osbourne also helps some children in our class during the week.

Our PE day is on a Friday and the children are able to come dressed in their PE kit on that day. 

All book bags need to be returned by Wednesday so that we can add to them what is needed. If you could practice the keywords and read with your child for a few minutes everyday then it would really help their reading skills to develop.

We have lots of fun in Dosbarth Glas. We enjoy Monster Phonics and Cymrag Bob Dydd. We hope that you have a fabulous time!

Monster Phonics

Here at Glan Yr Afon we are using Monster Phonics to develop our skills for both reading and writing. We will meet all of the new monster characters and they will help us with their special sounds.

The Monster characters have a special song that will help us to recognise them. It's really fun. We have included some links so that they can explain who they are and how they work.

https://monsterphonics.com/free-resources/free-videos/the-monster-song

Spring Term 1 - My Community

This term we will be looking at the homes where we live, our local area and at Cardiff and Wales. We will have a fabulous finish of St David's Day celebrating Wales. We will be looking at homes and the streets that are local to us. We will look at land use and at the different types of shops and services that are in our community. We will also be looking at the features that make Wales such a special country to live in.

Autumn Term 2 2025- Light and Dark

This half term we will be looking at different aspects of Light and Dark. We will be sharing stories such as Ellie's Night Lights and the Owl that was afraid of the Dark. We will be looking at the celebrations and festivals of Bonfire Night, Hannukah and Christmas. We will be focusing on the science of Light and it's sources.

Autumn Term 1- There is only one me!

This half term we will be focusing on how special we all are. We will be celebrating what is similar about us and what is different. We will be looking at food and healthy eating and will be sharing the story of The Runaway Pea! We will also be looking at stories of friendship and celebrating differences such as The Smeds and the Smoos and The Paper Dolls. We will end the half term by celebrating The Pumpkin. 

Here are some activities that you might like to try at home linked to our theme of There is only one me! We hope that you enjoy them!

Autumn 1

Our first topic this year is Dyma Fi which means this is me in Welsh. 

We will be finding out all about ourselves and the things that help us to stay healthy. We will be finding out about food and what makes a balanced diet. We will be talking about food groups and what food belongs in each group.

Through a range of fiction and non fiction books we will explore feelings and emotions.

There will be lots of opportunities to express ourselves creatively through pictures and making music.

Autumn 2 

Our topic this term is called All That Glitters.

We will be finding out about lots of different celebrations including Diwali and Christmas. We will be finding out why we celebrate events and how celebrations have changed over the years.

We will be learning songs and getting ready for our Christmas Concert which you are all invited to attend on Wednesday 18th December.

Spring 1

Our topic this term is called The Land Before Time.

We will be finding out about life a long, long time ago in the Stone Age. We will be reading some great books including How to Wash a Wooly Mammoth and The First Drawing. We will be exploring outdoors and building our own shelters. We will be painting on the walls of our cave and living like cavemen in our class cave. 

Summer 1

Our topic this term is Marvellous Materials

This term we are going to be Scientists. We will be finding out about different materials including wood, glass, metal, fabric and plastic. We will be finding out about the properties of these materials and why they are used to make different things. We will be investigating floating and sinking and making boats. 

We are going to read lots of stories including Jack and the Beanstalk. We will be asking Jack and the Giant lots of questions. 

Our class assembly is on Thursday 25th April and you are all invited to join us at 9.10am. There will be an activity for parents/ carers to complete with their children after assembly if you would like to stay. 

Spring 2

Our topic this term is Cymru a Fi!

This means Wales and Me!

We will be learning all about Wales and the other countries in the United Kingdom.

We will be celebrating Saint David's Day this term and all children will be taking part in our school celebrations which will take place on Friday 1st March.

We are expecting a visit from a dragon which will be very exciting!

Spring 1 

Our topic this term is Light and Dark.

We will be finding out about different light sources and the difference between natural and artificial light.

We will  be finding out about nocturnal animals like hedgehogs and owls .

We will be reading The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson. We will find out why Plop was scared of the dark and try to help him by making our own lights.

Autumn 2

Our topic this term is Through the Keyhole

We will be investigating our local area and looking at lots of maps and old photographs of Llanrumney. 

We will be going to Saint Fagans on Tuesday the 5th of December to  look at the old houses there. We will be comparing our own homes with houses in the past. We will be talking about similarities and differences between the two.

We will be reading the story of Goldilocks and writing our own versions of the story. We will also be writing letters, poems and making posters in the next few weeks.

We are very excited to be starting our new phonics programme which is called Monster Phonics. There are lots of new characters to meet and I am sure your children will be telling you lots about it at home.

Our topic this term is 

There is Only One Me!

We are going to be reading lots of lovely stories like

You be You by Linda Krantz

Supertato by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet

Germs are Not for Sharing by Elizabeth Verdick

We will be writing our own lists of fruit to make yummy fruit salad, inventing our own Supertato stories, writing instructions how to wash our hands and lots more.

We are going to be doing lots of learning outside the classroom as well. We are going to use natural materials to make faces, go on lots of scavenger hunts and make traps to catch the evil pea. 

As you can probably tell Dosbarth Glas is a very busy place!

Book Bags

All children should have been given a Book Bag to bring home. In the bag was a book, Giglets log in information, a list of key words and a letter explaining how our systm works. There is not a specific day for children to change books. Children can change them whenever they are ready. Just send the bag back and we will change the book.

Just reading with your child for 5-10 minutes a day will make a massive difference.