Craig Y Llyn Mrs Payne

RICH TASK PROJECT

The pupils are working on a project for the next 2 weeks, which is based around the Science and Technology AoLe. The children's task is to make a wind turbine out of recycled materials and then create a mini animation using the Stop Motion app. Your child has planned and chosen the materials they would like to use. They have written them on a post it note so they can look at home for these items. Please can you help your child find them, but if you do not have them do not worry as they are working in groups to create. Please can these materials be brought in by Monday the latest as the lesson will start on Monday.

Thank you for all your support.

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 22/04/24

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Spelling Test

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

New homework on j2homework - Maths

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

See you tomorrow.

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 15/04/24

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Spelling Test

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

New homework on j2homework - Language

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

See you tomorrow.

Mrs Payne

Foundation Phase Film Night

Please see poster below for information.

Week Beginning 08/04/24

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter holiday break and I am really looking forward to catching up with you all on Tuesday! Can you believe this is your final term in Year 2 and in our current school building? We have so much to look forward to!

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

INSET DAY - NO SCHOOL

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Back to school

No spelling test - all pupils will be re-assessed as we did at the beginning of Spring Term. If the pupil changes lists, this will come home with them. If you do not receive a list, please can you work on the current list. If you need a new copy, please just ask.

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Morgan Sindall Workshop - pupils will be taking part in a renewable energy workshop with the building team of our new school

New homework on j2homework - Maths

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear kit to school

Can't wait to see you all. Enjoy the next couple of days and I will see you on Tuesday!

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 18/3/24

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

On Friday the pupils had the opportunity to view the school fair. As of Monday the fair will be open for the pupils to purchase a book of their choice. Please can you bring the money in an envelope with their name on. The Book Fair will be out every day until Thursday.

Dydd Llun - Monday

Spelling Test

Parents Evening straight after school

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Parents Evening straight after school

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear kit to school

Down Syndrome Day – everybody to wear odd socks to school

What is World Down Syndrome Day?

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), 21 March, is a global awareness day that has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012.

The date for WDSD being the 21st day of the 3rd month, was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome.

#WorldDownSyndromeDay

Why mark WDSD?

On this one day we have a chance to make a change. A better chance than any other day!

So, on 21 March we create a single global voice advocating for rights, inclusion, and well-being. Please join us in raising awareness of Down Syndrome by wearing either lots of socks or odd socks to school on this day!

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Last day of term

Please can you help us collect recycled materials in order to carry out an activity. We will be sorting and classifying the litter. 

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 11/03/24

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Spelling Test

All pupils will be bringing their Seesaw QR codes home for you to see what they have been up to this term!

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

New homework on j2homework - Maths

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear kit to school

Parents Evening time slots are now available. Please book via School Cloud.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 04/03/24

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Spelling Test

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Library Visit as part of our World Book Day activities.  We desperately need volunteers to walk up to the library with us on Tuesday.  If you can help, please let us know ASAP.  We will be leaving school at 11 am and returning by 12pm.

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

New homework on j2homework - Language 

World Book Day - please see post below for further information

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear kit to school

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 26/2/24

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon?

What’s going on this week?

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Spelling test 

PTA Coffee Morning Swap Shop 9-10:30am

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday 

Eisteddfod - please can pupils wear welsh clothing to celebrate such as welsh man/lady, rugby tops, red clothing

New homework on. J2E - Maths

Disco after school 

Dydd Iau/ Thursday 

Fit4Fun - please wear kit to school 

Dydd Gwener/Friday

St David’s Day- please can pupils wear their welsh clothes again to school for the newspaper photographs 

Diolch 

Mrs Payne

World Book Day 2024

A special message from Curriculum Committee :

This year we will be celebrating World Book Day on Wednesday 6th March. The theme is 'Reading is my super power'. We would like you to dress up as your hero. Here are some suggestions of what this could be:

• Superheroes
• My hero in my family 
• Celebrity hero 
• Sporting heroes
• Hero from a story
• Hero from a film or TV programme 

Week Beginning 19/02/24

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon?

What’s going on this week?

This week is Welsh Week! The children will be completing lots of activities in preparation for our school Eisteddfod, which is on Wednesday 28th February. 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spelling Test

We will be taking part in an Enterprising Workshop called The Bumbles of Honeywood. This is a free workshop where the pupils will be developing their communication and team work skills.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

New homework on J2E - Language

Dydd Iau/ Thursday 

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Learn Its

Enjoy your last day of half term and I will see you tomorrow!

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 05/02/24

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon?

What’s going on this week?

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spelling Test

Kerbcraft - extra session in the afternoon

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

Safer Internet Day

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Final Kerbcraft - please make sure your child is wearing a warm, waterproof coat

New homework on J2E - Maths

Dydd Iau/ Thursday 

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Last day of school - back to school on Monday 19th February

Diolch 

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon?

What’s going on this week?

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spelling Test

Homework to be completed

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Kerbcraft - please make sure your child is wearing a warm, waterproof coat

New homework on J2E - Language

Dydd Iau/ Thursday 

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 22/01/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon?

What’s going on this week?

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spelling Test

Homework to be completed

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Kerbcraft - please make sure your child is wearing a warm, waterproof coat

New homework on J2E - Maths

Dydd Iau/ Thursday 

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Please return your Seesaw slips as soon as possible so we can then give you your child's login to see what we have been up to this term!

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 15/01/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon?

What’s going on this week?

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spelling Test

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Kerbcraft - please make sure you fill out the permission slip otherwise your child will not be able to attend

Hook for our new topic - Windmill workshop with Knex company XL Wales. The children will be working in teams to create their own moving windmill.

Dydd Iau/ Thursday 

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

On Friday I gave all the pupils their new reading day and wrote it in their yellow reading diary. Please only bring your book bag on that day. Pupils will need to take ownership to put it in the reading book bag box, I will not be going through bags on their peg to find them.

Big Spell - On Tuesday I sent home new spelling lists only for the pupils who moved to the next level. If they did not come home with a new list, they will stay on the current list.

Seesaw - On Friday I sent home a Seesaw permission slip in the pupil's book bags. Please can this be returned as soon as possible.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Fit 4 Fun After School Club

If you would like your child to attend after school club this term please click the link below.

Fit 4 Fun Club

Week Beginning 08/01/24

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and had a chance to relax! Croeso to all our new pupils joining us in Craig Y Llyn. I hope you are excited for the year ahead. This term's focus is Science and Technology; we will be exploring forces and energy. 

Reading groups will be changing and the days the pupils are reading. Please allow us some time this week to re-arrange and re-group and I will include this information in your child's yellow reading diary.

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon?

What’s going on this week?

Dydd Llun/Monday

Inset Day

Dydd Mawrth/ Tuesday

Pupils return to school

All pupils will be retested on spelling lists and new ones will be sent home as soon as possible.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Kerbcraft - you signed up to this in Autumn term

Dydd Iau/ Thursday 

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Looking forward to seeing you all and your BIG smiles!

See you Tuesday!

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 18/12/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon?

What’s going on this week?

Dydd Llun/Monday

Year 2 Spelling Test

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Christmas Party - please wear party clothes to school

Dydd Iau/ Thursday 

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Last day of school - end of term

What a brilliant term we have had together. Unfortunately I will be sad to lose some of you to Mrs Bevan but we all work closely so I will still get to work with you! Thank you for all your support this term and have a wonderful Christmas with your families.

Diolch 

Mrs Payne

Christmas Lunch

We wrote a song all about Penygawsi with the Welsh Whisperer and performed it to an audience!

Week Beginning 11/12/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon?

What’s going on this week?

Dydd Llun/Monday

Christmas Concert at 9:30am

Dydd Mawrth/ Tuesday

FP Winter Trip - please arrive to school on time as we will be leaving at 9:15

Please can all pupils wear a warm coat as they will going outside

All pupils will need to bring a packed lunch to school. 

Any questions please ask?

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Welsh Whisperer Workshop

Dydd Iau/ Thursday 

Christmas Concert at 2pm

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Lunch

A busy week but if you need anything clarifying please come to see me on the gate tomorrow morning. 

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 04/12/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon?

What’s going on this week?

CHRISTMAS CONCERT TICKETS - We do still have spare tickets for our performances, so if anyone would like to order more, then please send money in to school in a labelled envelope stating your child’s name and which days you would like, tickets are £2 each. These are sold on a first come, first serve basis. 

CHRISTMAS COSTUMES - Our dress rehearsal for the other classes is on Friday, so please can all costumes be sent in by Tuesday.

Please label the bag AND ALL parts of the costume.
All costumes/Christmas jumpers will be kept in school until our last performance next Thursday.

Dydd Llun/ Monday 

Year 2 - spelling test

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Homework - learning lines and songs for Christmas Concert

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4Fun - please wear kit to school

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 27/11/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Year 2 - Spelling Test

You will receive a text to let you know when the extra concert tickets will be available. The remainders will be on a first come first served basis.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

HOMEWORK - Learning Christmas concert lines and songs

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear kit to school

Dydd Gwener/Friday

School Christmas Fayre

School Lottery

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 20/11/12

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon?

What’s going on this week? 

Our Christmas school trip will be to Colliers Farm on Tuesday 12th December. We are going as a Foundation phase which is Nursery-Year 2. 

We are looking for volunteers to come with us to ensure our pupil ratios are correct. 
Please come and see me or send in a note with your child by the end of the week as we need to complete risk assessments ASAP.

If you are able to attend I will add you to the list and then once we have all volunteers from across the Foundation phase classes we will randomly select parents. 

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Christmas Concert tickets go on sale - please bring the correct money in a labelled envelope.

Year 2 - Spelling Test

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday 

Christmas class photos by PTA - please bring in a Christmas jumper and accessories in your bag for the photograph.

Dydd Iau/Thursday

YEAR 2 ONLY - will be visiting Ebenezer Church. This is 9:30am until 11:30am. Thank you for lots of volunteers, unfortunately we cannot take you all. I will confirm with you at pick up time if you will be joining us. Thank you so much for your continued support.

Fit4Fun in the afternoon. Please wear PE kit to school.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 13/11/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Year 2 - Spelling Test

Anti Bullying Week - to launch the awareness we kindly ask the pupils to wear odd socks to school.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

HOMEWORK - As you probably know we have started our Christmas Concert rehearsals, for the next few weeks we would like you to practise the songs and lines the pupils have. Not all pupils have speaking parts however it is still important the pupils learn the songs. I will share a folder with the music and lyrics. Over the next week we will also tell you what character they are in readiness for costumes.

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear kit to school

Dydd Gwener/Friday

Please see the post below about Children in Need

Diolch

Mrs Payne

When? Friday 17th November 2023

What to Wear? Bright colours, spots or PJs

Donation? 50p for non-uniform

What's Happening? There will be a range of activities run by Super Ambassadors and The Rights Rangers for the children to enjoy in the school hall throughout the day.

Activities? 

* Pin the bandana on Pudsey (free)

* Colouring station (free)

* Nail Art station (20p donation)

* Glitter Tattoo station (20p donation)

* Decorate a cupcake station (50p donation)

* Decorate a biscuit station (20p donation)

* How Many Sweets in The Jar? (20p donation)

* Name the Teddy (20p donation)

* Find Pudsey Games (Free)

Food Permission Form

Week Beginning 06/11/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Year 2 - Spelling Test

Shine Coffee Afternoon - see post below for further details

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Literacy homework on J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear kit to school

Hope you have all had a wonderful Half Term celebrating Halloween and Bonfire Night. Looking forward to seeing you all on Monday!

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 23/10/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Year 2 - Spelling Test

Parents Evening - if you have not made an appointment please can you do this as soon as possible

Dydd Mawrth/ Tuesday

Parents Evening

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Maths homework on J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear kit to school

Dydd Gwener/Friday

Harvest Assembly & Donations

Last day of half term

Have a lovely half term! See you Monday 6th November.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 16/10/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 

This week we have the Travelling Book Fair with us until Thursday. The pupils had the opportunity to view the books on Friday and they wrote down the title of the book and the cost of it. If your child would like to purchase any books please bring the money in an envelope with their name on it. They will have a chance to visit it daily until Thursday.

Dydd Llun/Monday

Year 2 Spelling Test

Parents Evening time slots will be available

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Literacy  Homework uploaded to J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday
Fit4 Fun am - please wear the correct PE kit to school

Please can you help us!

Over the next fortnight the pupils will be creating a Picasso inspired mask. The pupils have chosen to do this out of cardboard. Please can you help us collect this type of cardboard only. 

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 9/10/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spelling Test

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

School Photos for pupils

Maths Homework uploaded to J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday
Fit4 Fun am - please wear the correct PE kit to school

Dydd Gwener/Friday

Have a lovely Sunday and enjoy the sunshine!

See you tomorrow!

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 02/10/23

Thank you to the parent helpers who supported us on our school trip on Friday. We really appreciate all your help and could not have gone without you. The pupils were fantastically behaved and I was very proud of them!

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Inset Day - No school

Dydd Mawrth/ Tuesday

Year 2 Spelling Test

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Literacy Homework uploaded to J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday
Fit4 Fun am - please wear the correct PE kit to school

Dydd Gwener/Friday

Nasal Flu Spray

MacMillan Coffee Morning 9am until 10am

Any donations of SHOP bought cakes will be gratefully received. 

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Cardiff Museum - Art Workshop 29/9/23

Week Beginning 25/09/23

Look at what we have been learning in class this week!

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Year 2 Spelling Test

Homework to be brought into school.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Homework uploaded to J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4 Fun am - please wear the correct PE kit to school

Dydd Gwener/Friday

School Trip - Cardiff Museum

Please see the previous link for permission slip and payment.

We are still looking for volunteers to support us on the trip, if you are able please email admin or let me know on the gate tomorrow. We are leaving school at 9:30 and returning at 2:30. Please ensure your child has a packed lunch and is wearing a waterproof coat.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Year 2 pupils ONLY have the opportunity to join Fit4 Fun after school club. Please click on the link for more information! 

Booking Form

School Trip Forms and Payment

TRIP FORM

Week beginning 18/09/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Homework uploaded to J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4 Fun am - please wear the correct PE kit to school

Year 2 Spelling Test will start next Monday. If you need another copy of the list please just ask. We are carrying on from the point they were at in Year 1.

I have given out all pupils reading books. Please check inside the reading diaries as I have highlighted what day your child is reading. Please only bring their book bag in on that day.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Colour Monster

What do we know? 

Hook to our topic A Material World

Our first day in Craig y Llyn 

Week Beginning 11/09/23

What a brilliant first week we had in Craig y Llyn. The pupils settled in well and loved exploring their new classroom. I will post photos over the next week as I need to check the permission slips first. 

This week I will inform you of your child's reading day. Books will be changed once a week. In my class I like the pupils to bring in their book on the day they read with me as I can update the skill in their reading diary to show you what we are working on in class. Please can you write a small comment each week on how they got on at home. 

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Introducing new topic for Autumn term - A Material World

Pupils will have the opportunity to help plan their learning for the term based around the Expressive Arts topic.

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4Fun am - please wear the correct PE kit to school

Hope you had a lovely weekend! See you tomorrow!

Mrs Payne

Welcome to Craig y Llyn

Welcome to your new class - Craig y Llyn. It was lovely to meet most of the children before the end of term and spend some time getting to know them.  I am really looking forward to the year ahead. 
 
Meet the Team

Mrs Payne - Class Teacher

Mrs Evans - Teaching Assistant Monday to Wednesday

Mrs Huxtable - Teaching Assistant Thursday and Friday

Miss Mallia - SNSA am/pm

Mrs Kidley - SNSA am/pm
Children will need a drink and a healthy snack everyday.  Please ensure they are labelled and that snacks are nut free.  All clothing should also be labelled to avoid confusion. 
 
 Our PE day will be a Thursday and pupils are expected to come to school dressed in their PE kit. They will need plain navy shorts, leggings or tracksuit bottoms, a white T-shirt, a navy jacket/hoody and trainers. This will start next week (14th September)!
 
Please can your child bring in a labelled pair of wellies. These can be left on their peg all year, unless you need them. 
 
I aim to update the website on a Sunday evening with any new information about the week.  If there is any urgent information I'll let you know via text message.  Please check the main page for general school information and important dates for the term.
 
This week will be about settling into our new classroom, getting to know each other, looking at our class rules and creating our class charter.  I am looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!
 
Mrs Payne
 

Week beginning 17/7/23

WOW, I cannot believe it’s going to be your last week in Year 2! Thank you to all the pupils for working extremely hard all year, the difference in maturity is phenomenal! I am so proud of everyone of you! Thank you families for supporting your child and for all the help on our school trips! We truly appreciate it. Let’s enjoy our final week together!! 

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4Fun - Please wear PE kit to school

Dydd Gwener/Friday

Last day of school! 

Have a wonderful Summer! Stay safe! 

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 10/7/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 
 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Last Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday 

Transition Morning - your child will spend the morning with their new teacher.

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4Fun - Please wear PE kit to school

Please check the school blog to see how your child's school report can be accessed. 

All book bags to be returned to school as these will need to be passed on to their new teacher. Over the Summer, please carry on reading as much as possible. This can be any type of reading: magazines, newspapers, shopping lists, signs, online books or you could even pop over to the library! 

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 03/07/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 
 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday 

New homework set on J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4Fun - Please wear PE kit to school

Thank you to the parent helpers for supporting us on our trip to Barry Island, we could not have done it without you! I was impressed with their brilliant behaviour and manners and this trip really showcased how mature they have become. Go and check out our school Twitter page to see what we got up to!

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 26/6/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 
 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mawrth/ Tuesday 

School Trip to Barry Island - please can all children bring a packed lunch. Can you dress your child appropriate for the weather? Either sun hat and sun cream or a light rain coat. We will be leaving school at 9:30 and returning at 2:30. All of the children will be buying an ice cream which is included in the cost of the trip. Please let me know as soon as possible if your child has any new allergies.

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday 

New homework set on J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4Fun - Please wear PE kit to school

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Summer School Fayre - Non Uniform Day in return for a donation for the raffle/tombola prizes.

Please can you bring in a baby photo for this week's Jigsaw lesson. These will not be returned as they are going to be stuck into their Jigsaw Journal.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Diolch

Barry Island Volunteers

Thank you so much for the huge amount of volunteers we have had for this trip. Unfortunately we will not be able to take you all. We have pulled names out of a hat to make it fair. If I have spoken and confirmed to you that you are coming, please bring a lunch with you. If I have not responded to your email, I am sorry due to the high volume of them. Thank you again for the huge support for our trips this year!

Sports Day

Thank you for supporting us during our Sports Day. The children made us proud with their sportsmanship, behaviour and attitude!

Week beginning 19/6/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 
 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday 

Sports Day - PLEASE WEAR PE KIT! I sent a text out on Wednesday clarifying what house your child is in. Please can they wear something comfortable that colour to represent their team. We will be leaving school at 9am and walking to the Leisure Centre. All pupils will need to bring a water bottle and preferably a snack that can be disposed of instead of a snack pot. Unfortunately, only 2 members per child will be allowed to attend Sports Day due to the capacity of the hall. We will be returning to school by 12:30, ready for lunch at our normal time. As we are walking please check the weather if your child will need to wear sun cream and a hat or a coat.

New homework set on J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4Fun - Please wear PE kit to school

Upcoming Events

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Year 2 School Trip

Today your child should have brought a letter home to go on our school trip to Barry Island.

Here is the link for you to pay £7.50.

School Trip Payment

We are looking for 3 helpers to support us, if you would like to please contact the school office.

Diolch 

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 12/06/23

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 
 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday 

New homework set on J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4Fun - Please wear PE kit to school

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 05/06/23

I hope you all had a wonderful half term. The weather has been lovely and I cannot wait to hear what you have been up to! This is your final term in Year 2. It has flown by! Let's make the most of the next 7 weeks together!

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 
 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday 

New homework set on J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4Fun - Please wear PE kit to school

Important Dates:

(More information will follow for the below dates)

Sports Day - 21st June (am)

Summer Fayre - 30th June

Jigsaw

For the final half term we will be looking at 'Changing Me' within Jigsaw. The learning intentions for this topic are:

• Life Cycles in Nature where we will be understand that everyone is special and unique
• Growing from young to old to understand the change in body from babies to now. (Aged 6 and 7)
• Know when to ask for help if they are worried about change
• Looking ahead and being prepared for change in the future, starting to think about changes within the next class and how to manage this.

Enjoy your last day off! See you in the morning!

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 22nd May

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 
 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday 

New homework set on J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4Fun - Please wear PE kit to school

Have a lovely half term, we will see you on Monday 5th June.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 15th May

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 
 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday 

Trip to Guildhall - see post below for further details. Please make sure you fill out the digital form otherwise your child will not be able to come along with us.

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday 

New homework set on J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4Fun - Please wear PE kit to school

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Walk to School Week

Monday sees the start of RCT's 'Walk to School' week. If you are able to, please support this initiative by walking to school as many times as you are able to.  In class we will be asking how long each person who has walked has taken and we aim find out how many 'get active' minutes we will achieve as a whole school over the week by walking to school.

Diolch,

The Eco-Committee. 

School Trip - Llantrisant Guild Hall

On Tuesday 16th May we will be going to the Guild Hall to learn all about Llantrisant. We will be leaving school at 9:45 by bus and returning by 12:15. We have a planned workshop where an experienced Historian of the area will teach and inform us all about Llantrisant. This trip has been kindly paid for by PTA! Diolch PTA! Please can you fill out the form in order for your child to attend this trip.

I am looking for 1 parent helper for this trip, if you are able, please can you let me know via email or at drop off or collection.

Consent Trip Form

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 8th May 

Beth sy’n digwydd y wythnos hon ? 
What’s going on this week ? 
 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Bank Holiday - no school 

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday 

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday 

New homework set on J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4Fun - Please wear PE kit to school

If you have any spare uniform your child has outgrown, we would be very grateful if you would like to donate it to the school for our spares box for any accidents the children may have.

Check out our Twitter page to see how we celebrated the Coronation!

Enjoy your extra day off! See you tomorrow!

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 01/05/23

Dydd Llun/Monday

BANK HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

Spell check

Homework due in

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

New homework task uploaded on J2E

All tasks completed are dedicated to learning about the King's Coronation

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4Fun - please wear kit to school

Dydd Gwener/Friday

Kings Coronation celebrations - Pupils can wear red, white and blue coloured clothing to school today for our celebrations. In the morning we will be visiting all the Foundation Phase classrooms and taking part in a range of themed activities. We will be holding a whole school picnic in the afternoon so pupils can bring a picnic plate for this. Please ensure these are clearly labelled with their name and do not include any items that need refrigerating. 

If anyone has any picnic blankets at home that they wouldn't mind us lending for the picnic, please could you send them in with your child for us to use on Friday.

Enjoy your long weekend!

See you on Tuesday!

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 24/04/23

Thank you for attending Parent Meetings last week. It was lovely to catch up and share your child's progress with you all. The children were most excited that you saw their books and learning.

Dydd Llun / Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

New homework set on j2e

Dydd Iau/ Thursday

Fit4Fun - pupils are to wear PE kit to school f

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Learn Its

John Newman will be in school taking class photos.  

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Summer Term 17/04/23

Welcome back, I cannot wait to see you all tomorrow! I hope you all had a lovely Easter and ready for your final term in Year 2. Time is going so quickly!

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mawrth/ Tuesday

Parents Evening 

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Parents Evening

Dydd Iau/ Thursday 

Fit4Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Enjoy your Sunday! See you tomorrow.

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 27/03/23

WOW that term went super quickly! I am so proud of how much effort you have been making and how many new skills you have learnt. You have all matured over the year! One more term left together and let's make it the best one yet!

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Complete homework

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

RSE Information Evening for parents at 6pm in school hall (parents only)

Dydd Iau/ Thursday 

Fit4Fun - please wear kit to school

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Last day of term

Have a lovely Easter!

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 20/03/23

Dydd Llun /Monday

Spell Check

Homework to be completed

Dydd Mawrth/ Tuesday

What is World Down Syndrome Day?

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) , 21 March, is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012.

The date for WDSD being the 21st day of the 3rd month, was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome.

#WorldDownSyndromeDay

Why mark WDSD?

On this one day we have a chance to make a change. A better chance that any other day

Believe it or not, socks get people talking!

On Tuesday 2st March, choose some socks that are going to get noticed and wear them to school!

They might be mismatched socks or your craziest and most colourful socks, whatever takes your fancy!

The idea is to start a conversation, so when people ask you about your socks you can tell them, “I’m wearing them to raise awareness of Down syndrome”.

I look forward to seeing you all in your odd socks on Tuesday!

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

New Homework set on J2E

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit4Fun - Please wear kit to school

Movie evening for pupils from Nursery to Year 2.  Please see previous post for further information.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

INSET Day - school closed to all pupils.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Film Night 

Please see the attached poster for information about our Film Night for children in Nursery to Year 2.  You can pay for tickets on the door.

Week beginning 13/03/23

Dydd Llun /Monday

Homework to be completed by today

Dydd Mawrth /Tuesday

Book Fair -  Please see post below for further information

Dydd Mercher /Wednesday

SCHOOL OPEN AS NORMAL

New homework on J2E

Dydd Iau /Thursday

SCHOOL OPEN AS NORMAL

Fit 4 Fun - wear kit to school

Dydd Gwener /Friday

Last day of the Book Fair

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Book Fair

The Book Fair is back at Penygawsi on Tuesday 14th March. Your child will have the opportunity to buy a book during the day. Please bring cash in an envelope if you wanted to buy a book. The book fair will close on Friday 17th March. 

Week Beginning 06/03/23

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun /Monday

Spell Check

All homework to be completed and returned

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

New homework on J2E

Dydd Iau /Thursday

Fit4Fun - PE kit to be worn to school 

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 27/02/23

I hope you had a lovely half term! Looking forward to hearing all about it.

On a Friday, I will be sending out the children’s completed Learn It’s, this is to show you their score weekly and help them improve each week. It’s completed in 1 minute. Children need to achieve full marks 3 weeks in a row to move up to the next level.

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

St David’s Day - Eisteddfod

Please can children come to school wearing a traditional welsh costume/ welsh rugby or football shirt.

Dydd Iau/ Thursday

Strike Day

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Learn Its

This week we are completing a Stop Motion animation around the welsh theme - Daffodil Dancing. If you have any real daffodils we could use for this project, I would be extremely grateful if you could bring them in tomorrow.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 13/02/23

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Homework to be completed

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

Strike is called off - SCHOOL OPEN AS NORMAL

Dydd Iau/ Thursday 

Fit4Fun - please wear warm PE kit to school

School Disco - see poster on previous post

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Last day of school - we will be returning on Monday 27th Feb

Have a lovely half term!

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 06/02/23

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Homework to be completed

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - Pupils to wear their PE kit to school

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Trip to Techniquest - please can all children bring a packed lunch to school. Children must wear school uniform.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

School Trip to Techniquest

On Friday 1Oth February, we will be visiting Techniquest. We will be leaving at 9:15am and arriving back to school at 1:45pm. We have booked for us to go on a special space show called 'Out of this World'. As well as that we will be exploring all the areas within the building. Please can all children bring a packed lunch as we will be eating our lunch at Techniquest.

Here is the link for the payment. The trip will cost £10.

School Trip Payment

Any problems please come and see me or call the school office.

Diolch 

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 30/01/23

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Homework task to be completed

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

School closed to pupils

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Outdoor PE kit to be worn to school.

Spring Topic - Under the Spotlight

This term's topic is called 'Under the Spotlight' with an Expressive Arts focus.  After speaking to the children and mind mapping ideas, they have chosen to have 'Space' as our over arching theme. We are going to be concentrating on animation by creating and designing our own animation in groups. We will be using the Stop Motion App on the Ipads, as well as practising our skills through J2E on JIT:Animate. We will be exploring photographic techniques in order to capture the most effective animation. This will lead to an information afternoon, where the children will write their own playscript about the knowledge they have learnt about Space over the term and present it to yourselves. There will also be an opportunity for you to watch their animations during the performance. In Literacy, we will be writing information leaflets about Space and a leaflet about Wales in readiness for our school Eisteddfod. In Numeracy, we will be learning new strategies to add and subtract numbers. We will also be learning our 2,3,5,and 10 times tables. 

We are also going on a school trip to Techniquest on Friday 10th February. We will be exploring the facilities as well as watching the 'Out of this World' show. Please can I kindly ask for 3 volunteers to accompany us on this trip. This week I will post a link to the payment for this trip too. Children will need to bring a packed lunch to school for this day. 

Things you can be doing to support your child at home:

1. Read daily - not just your school book but this could be books you have at home, magazines, information online, signs in the environment.
2.  Spell check list - please write these words in sentences as the children are finding it challenging to retain these during independent writing.
3. Counting in 2s,5s and 10s - You can do this by practically counting things around the home; socks, sweets, cutlery etc.
4. Learning your 2,3,5,10 times tables. Check out the website www.topmarks.co.uk. Also on the Hwb Account you can play j2blast against members within the class. 

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 23/01/23

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Homework to be completed

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

New homework on j2e

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear warm PE kit to school

PTA EVENT 

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 16/01/23

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Spell check

Hook to our new topic 

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Homework uploaded onto Hwb

Dydd Iau/ Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - wear PE kit to school

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 09/01/23

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I just want to thank you all for spoiling Mrs Evans and I with our lovely presents and voucher! It was so kind of you all. We really appreciate it!

I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and I can't wait to hear all about it! School will be closed tomorrow for an Inset day and will reopen on Tuesday.

Dydd Llun - Monday

INSET Day - School for staff only

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

All pupils to return to school

Dydd Iau - Thursday

PE kit to be worn to school

New reading books will be brought home this week. We will start our new spell check next week. I am looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday! Enjoy your last day off!

Thanks 

Mrs Payne

19/12/22

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

No Spell Check - On Friday we completed a termly spell check, if your child came home with a new list this will begin in January. If your child did not come home with a list, they will carry on from the same point on their current list.

All book bags returned - new books will be sent home in January.

Children will be baking cupcakes ready for the banquet. 

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Christmas Banquet for Year 1, 2 and 3 pupils.  Pupils to come to school dressed in their party clothes.  Each class will be using the cooking skills that they have learnt this term to prepare and make an item to take to the banquet.  The following ingredients are in each item.  We are aware of allergies, but please speak to me or let the office know, if there is something that your child is unable eat.

Cookies

chocolate chips
smarties
plain flour
white sugar
brown sugar
butter
eggs
ground ginger
vanilla extract
candy canes
oats
 

Cupcakes

eggs
unsalted butter
caster sugar
self-raising flour
baking powder
vanilla extract 
jam
dried mixed fruit 
white chocolate chips
buttercream icing 
fondant icing
 

Pizzas

flour
fast action Yeast
Tomato Puree
salt
olive oil
Grated cheese (also dairy free one
mushrooms
Pepperoni
ham
Sweetcorn
There will be a choice of dairy free and vegetarian pizza.

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Last day of school

Cinema afternoon - please let me know if your child has an allergy to sweet popcorn
 

Thank you for all your support over the term. The children are making great progress and have settled into Year 2 and new routines well! I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and I will see you in the New Year!

Diolch

Mrs Payne

12/12/22

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Spell Check

All homework to be completed

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Concert in the afternoon.  Children will wear their costumes home. They will bring their uniform home in their bag.

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Concert in the morning.  Please can all children wear their costumes to school and bring uniform in their bag so they can change back into it after the concert. 

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Fit4Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Christmas jumper day.  We ask that pupils pay a small donation of up to £1 towards the charity Save the Children.

Christmas dinner day.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 05/12/22

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Spell Check

Homework to be completed

Please can all concert costumes be brought into school.

Dydd Mawrth/ Tuesday

School trip to Santa's Toy Mine at the Heritage Park - please can all children wear a coat and suitable footwear. We will be back before lunch.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

New J2E home task 

Dydd Iau/ Thursday

Fit4Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Dress rehearsal for our concert for the rest of the pupils in our school.

Have a lovely Sunday!

Mrs Payne

Baking Cakes 

Tomorrow we will be making cakes and exploring different ingredients. This is linking to our rich task at the end of the term. Here is a list of ingredients, please can you check if your child can eat them. If not, please let me know via email or on the gate.

• eggs
• unsalted butter
• soft brown sugar
• self-raising flour
• baking powder
• cooking margarine 
• carrots 
• courgettes 
• sultanas 
• beetroots 
• desiccated coconut 
• parsnip
• sweet potato 
   

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 28/11/22

Beth s y'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Spell Check

All pupils to have learnt their words for the Christmas concert

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

We will be cooking, I will add the list of ingredients separately tomorrow. Please check if it is ok for your child to eat and participate.

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - Please wear kit to school.

Concert Costumes - Please bring in your costumes this week!

Tickets - If anyone hasn't purchased their allocated tickets and would like to buy some, please could you send the money in with your child tomorrow.#

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 21/11/22

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Non-uniform day in return for a luxury item for the hamper prizes for the school Christmas Fayre

Spell Check

Tickets go on sale for the Christmas Concert.  Reminder that only 4 tickets can be purchased (either 4 for one performance or they can be split over the two performances).  Please return your slip and money tomorrow morning to ensure you have your first choice of performance!

Dydd Iau - Thursday

School Trip - We will be visiting Ebenezer Church in Talbot Green for the morning to take part in their annual event 'Christmas Unwrapped'. We will be walking to the church at 9:15am and returning at 11:30am. I will be ever so grateful for 3 helpers to join us on our visit. Please can you let me know on Monday morning if you could support us. Please can all pupils wear a suitable coat as it forecast to rain.

PE kit to be worn to school

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Wear RED to school to support WALES!  There will be an opportunity to watch the Wales V Iran game, if your child wants to.

Christmas Fayre straight after school in the hall.  

Thank you to all the children who have worked very hard to learn their individual words and songs for the concert.  Please continue to work on these over the next week or so.

Please check out our Twitter page to see what we have been up to this past week!

Diolch 

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 14/11/22

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Spell check

Homework to be completed

6pm - PTA (AGM) meeting in the school hall (all welcome).

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

 Fire Service Talk

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

New homework set.  Please see j2homework on HWB

Interfaith day 

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Fit4Fun - PE kit to be worn to school

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Children in Need - please see previous post from Miss Parffit and the school council

Christmas Trip

We are very excited to announce that on Tuesday the 6th of December, Year 1 and 2 will be going to visit Santa at the Toy Mine in Rhondda Heritage Park.  This is always one of the best trips of the year! We will take a tour through Santa’s Toy Mine and enjoy the spectacle of Christmas magic. We will then meet Father Christmas and present him with our Christmas wish list!  You can pay by clicking on the following link:

www. rctcbc.gov.uk/schoolpayments

A permission slip will be sent home with your child on Monday, with the cost of the trip.

See you tomorrow.

Mrs Payne

 Children in Need is on Friday 18th November and School Council have been working hard to think of some lovely ideas for us to celebrate as a school.

Pupils can choose to wear spots, pyjamas or non-school uniform on this day, and we kindly ask for a donation of £1 to go towards the charity.

Diolch yn fawr
Miss Parfitt and School Council

Baking Cake 9/11/22

Tomorrow we will be making cakes and tasting the range of flavours. This is linking to our rich task at the end of the term. Here is a list of ingredients, please can you check if your child can eat them. If not, please let me know via email or on the gate.

• eggs
• unsalted butter
• caster sugar
• self-raising flour
• baking powder
• coco powder
• lemons
• vanilla extract
• rice krispies
• white chocolate 
• butter milk
• sachet of custard powder

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 07/11/22

I hope you all had a lovely week off and I can't wait to see you all tomorrow and hear about it!

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun/ Monday 

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

J2e homework task uploaded onto Hwb

Dydd Iau/ Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Fit4Fun Holiday Camp

Looking for something to do next week?  Why not join a Fit4Fun Holiday Camp!

Sports Holiday Clubs 

Football, Hockey 🏑

Basketball 🏀

Games

October half term

Tuesday at Llantwit Fardre Sports Center.

Weds & Thursday at Llantrisant Sports Center

All days are 9.00-2.45pm 

Ages 5-11

Book on the app

PAYMENT IS CASH ON THE DAY 

Please click on the following link to book your place https://bookwhen.com/fit4fun

Week beginning 24/10/22

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Barefoot and Beyond Forest Cooking Experience: The children will be making Wood Cookies (non-edible), pancakes (made with oat milk and banana) and toasted marshmallows biscuits.  They have been made aware of all allergies. Please can pupils wear old clothes and shoes to school. We have the children's wellies in school for them to use.

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Parents Evening - to be held at the school.  If you haven't made an appointment, please book your appointment before they close on Monday.

Dydd Mawrth - Mercher

Parents Evening - to be held at the school.  

Wellbeing Wednesday - This week in school we will be celebrating Diwali. The children will be making Vegetable Samosa's and Coconut Squares.

Here is a list of ingredients:

• Sweetened condensed milk
• Icing sugar
• desiccated coconut
• pink food colouring
• eggs
• petit pois
• packets of mash
• filo pastry

If your child is not able to have any of these ingredients due to allergies, please let me know as soon as possible.

Dydd Iau/ Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school.

Dydd Gwener - Friday

PTA taking Christmas photos.  Pupils to bring their Christmas jumper, hat/accessories to school in a clearly labelled bag to have their class photograph taken.

Last day of school before half term

WOW we have completed our first half term in Year 2. You have already shown me how hard working you are. I am very proud of you!

Enjoy your week off. 

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 17/10/22

Dydd Llun- Monday

Spell Check

Flu Spray

Book Fair open - pupils to bring money in a clearly labelled envelope

Shwmae day - pupils to wear red or green to school.  The children will be designing their own welsh superhero.

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Book Fair open - pupils to bring money in a clearly labelled envelope.

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Book Fair open - pupils to bring money in a clearly labelled envelope.

New homework set on j2homework

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Harvest Assembly - please see previous post with regards to food donations for Food Bank

Fit 4 Fun - please wear kit to school

Neon Disco - after school

REMINDER - Christmas Card order deadline is 19th October.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

On Thursday 20^th October, we will be holding our annual Harvest Festival.  After completing this virtually last year, we are pleased that pupils will be able to once again come together to celebrate.

In Britain, thanks have been given for successful harvests since pagan times. A Harvest festival is traditionally held on the Sunday near or of the Harvest Moon.  This is the full Moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox. The celebrations on this day usually include singing hymns, praying, and decorating churches with baskets of fruit and food in the festival known as Harvest Festival, Harvest Home or Harvest Thanksgiving.

At Penygawsi we believe Harvest is an important time of year, not only to give thanks to God for all the wonderful food we eat, but also to help others that are less fortunate than us. We feel a great way to do this is to support a very special local charity, The Food Bank.

Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. The Food Banks provide a minimum of three days emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis. We are asking that, if possible, the children consider donating an item of food to our Harvest table that will be decorated and displayed in the hall during the week of our virtual assembly.

After our virtual celebrations, the School Council and staff will work to package any donations to send them to the food bank ready for local families who will be so very grateful to receive them.

Below is a list of items that Food Bank believe their families are in most need of: 

1. Milk (UHT)
2. Cereal and Porridge Oats
3. Tinned and Packet Soup
4. Fruit Juice (UHT Carton)
5. Pasta Sauces
6. Rice
7. Sponge pudding (tinned)
8. Custard
9. Tinned tomatoes
10. Lentils
11. Savoury Rice
12. Noodles
13. Pasta 'n' Sauce
14. Couscous
15. Tinned Vegetables
16. Instant mash
17. Tinned potatoes
18. Tinned Meat
19. Tinned Fish
20. Tinned Fruit
21. Jam
22. Sugar
23. Biscuits / snack bars
24. Vegetable Oil
25. Tea Bags
26. Coffee
27. Hot Chocolate 

We would be very grateful if you could bring any donations you would like to make to school by the morning of Thursday 20^th October.

Thank you for your continued support

School Council

Week Beginning 10/10/22

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

New homework set on j2homework

Curriculum Information Evening for Parents at 5.30pm in the school hall.

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - wear kit to school

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Richard Shawe Cooking workshop

The children will be making a two-course meal, which will be a pizza and fruit salad pots.

Book Fair arriving in school - further information to follow in the week.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Cooking Experiences

As part of our topic 'Food Glorious Food!', we have booked two exciting cooking experiences for the class which will take place over the next few weeks.  Our first experience is Richard Shawe Cooking Together, which will take place next Friday 15th of October.  Our second experience is Barefoot and Beyond Forest Fun Cooking, which will take place during week beginning the 24th of October. Information regarding ingredients and allergies will come out closer to the time, so please keep a close eye on the class website every Sunday.

This year the PTA have kindly donated £200 to each class, to help provide rich experiences for all children.  Taking this into account, we kindly ask for a contribution of £1.40 towards the cost of both of these experiences.  Please click on the link below to pay for your child.

www.rctcbc.gov.uk/schoolpayments

Many thanks 

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 03/10/22

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Food Hygiene Roadshow - Assembly and class workshop

New maths homework set on j2homework

Dydd Iau - Thursday

School photos - all pupils to wear school uniform to school.

PE - Please bring PE kit to school in a bag to change (please ensure all items are labelled)

Opportunity for Swansea City

See you tomorrow!

Mrs Payne

Please can you help us!

Last week we were learning all about the nutritional value of food. Please can you bring in your empty packets so we can investigate a larger range of items.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 26/9/22

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

J2e Literacy Homework

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - Pupils to wear PE kit to school

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mums, dads, grandparents if you are free on Friday morning and fancy a coffee and cake, why not call in to our school coffee morning to raise money for Macmillan? A perfect opportunity to catch up with other parents at the school.

Week beginning 19/09/22

Well what a busy week we have had! We launched our new topic 'Food Glorious Food' with our special visitor from Spiderman! He set us a special mission to create a Healthy Hero to join the Marvel team!  We will be learning and exploring what is a healthy mind and body? We will be looking at different food types and learning about balanced diets. 

I would just like to thank every single child for being so well behaved on our class trip to

Mambo's. I am so proud of them. We all had so much fun!! Check out our video on Twitter!

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Inset Day

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Maths home learning task on J2E

Dydd Iau/ Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - Please can pupils come into school wearing their P.E kits (Navy bottoms, white top and trainers).

All of the children have now read with me and have been given a reading day where they will need to return their book bags each week. If you are unsure please feel free to ask me at pick up time. 

Next Monday (26th) will be the children's first spelling test, they will have opportunity to practise their list of words each morning. If you need another copy for home, please don't hesitate to ask!

See you on Tuesday!

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 12/09/22

The children had a great first week in Craig y Llyn, I was really impressed with their attitude to learning! We have been busy creating our own set of class rules, creating our class charter and even wrote about themselves independently!

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Hook to introduce our new topic.

Dydd Iau/ Thursday

Fit 4 Fun - Please can pupils come into school wearing their P.E kits (Navy bottoms, white top and trainers).

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Mambos School Trip (Postponed from summer term). If you have not yet completed payment, or returned the permission slip for our school trip, please can you do so ASAP.

Children will need to wear school uniform and bring a packed lunch.

We are looking for one parent helper to support us on our school trip. Please can you let me know in the morning at the gate if you will be able to. We will be back to school by 1pm.

This week the children will be coming home will with their new reading books. The day they bring it home is the day that it will need to be returned each week. Please write a comment in their reading diary. I will be writing the skill the children will be working on that week and this will be the skill to support and work on at home. 

This week I will be uploading our termly newsletter, so please keep a check on this page.

Are you interested in playing football? 

If so, Fit4Fun are starting a club at Llantrisant Leisure Club every Wednesday evening. 

This is a pay as you go club and the cost of each session is £6.

4-20 - 5.00pm - ages 3 and 4

5.00 - 5.50pm - ages 5-7.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Mark on 07811771164

Diolch

Mrs Payne

A message from Mrs Farrell

During the summer term we spent a week of our topic celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. As part of that, all the children in the class made cards and wrote messages inside to the Queen congratulating her on her lengthy reign. Then we posted them to Buckingham Palace.

This week we were very lucky to receive a letter from Balmoral thanking us for our ‘colourful cards’ and ‘kind messages’. 

I’m sure that the children will very pleased to see the response from the Queen’s Lady-in-Waiting and show their families so I have added photos of the reply on to this, your new class webpage. 
 

Everyone at Penygawsi sends our warmest wishes to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. 

Mrs Farrell

Welcome to your new class - Craig y Llyn. It was lovely to meet most of the children before the end of term and spend some time getting to know them.  I am really looking forward to the year ahead. 
 
Meet the Team

Mrs Payne

Mrs Evans 

Children will need a drink and a healthy snack everyday.  Please ensure they are labelled and that snacks are nut free.  All clothing should also be labelled to avoid confusion. 

Children will not need to bring PE kit into school for their pegs.  Our PE day will be a Thursday and pupils are expected to come to school dressed in their PE kit.  They will need plain navy shorts, leggings or tracksuit bottoms, a white T-shirt, a navy jacket/hoody and trainers. This will start next week!

Please can your child bring in a labelled pair of wellies. These can be left on their peg all year, unless you need them. 

I aim to update the website on a Sunday evening with any new information about the week.  If there is any urgent information I'll let you know via text message.  Please check the main page for general school information and important dates for the term.

This week will be about settling into our new classroom, getting to know each other, looking at our class rules and creating our class charter.  I am looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

Mrs Payne
 

REMINDER

School is closed for INSET Days on Monday the 5th and Tuesday the 6th of September.  All pupils will return to school on Wednesday the 7th of September. 

We look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday!

Diolch 

Mrs Payne

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Week Beginning 18/07/22

This week is going to be extremely hot in school, please ensure that your child is wearing loose clothing (school colours), has applied sun cream before coming to school and has a refillable bottle with them every day.  We will be keeping the children in the shade throughout the week as much as possible.

Dydd Llun/Monday

SCHOOL TRIP POSTPONED - Unfortunately due to the amber weather warning for extreme heat, we have had to postpone the school trip until the autumn term.

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

PE Kit to be worn to school for Fit4Fun (a change of days this week)

Dydd Gwener/Friday

Last day in school

At the beginning of the week we intend of giving every child a small treat to help cool them down.  If your child has an allergy, please can you check that it is safe for them to have one of the tip tops below.  If they are unable to, please speak to your class teacher or send admin an email tomorrow morning.

WOW, you have completed Year 2! What a busy year we have had. I have absolutely loved teaching you and getting to know you all. We have created many memories and had some fantastic experiences. You have made me so proud with how much progress you have made. I wish you all the best in Year 3! Keep up the hard work!

Have a wonderful Summer! Stay Safe!

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 11/07/22

Please can you make sure all permission slips for our school trip have been handed in to the office by Monday.

Dydd Llun/Monday

Final Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun Festival - please wear your PE kit to school and make sure your child has sun cream on!

Dydd Gwener/Friday

Move up day - Your child will be spending the morning with their new teacher (Miss Morris) in Year 3. 

Please can all book bags be returned as they will be handed over to Miss Morris ready for Year 3!

Only 2 weeks left, I cannot believe how quick this year has gone!

Enjoy your Sunday!

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 04/07/22

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Well-being Wednesday

New homework uploaded to J2E

A huge thank you for the amount of support you gave to your children with their presentations. I was impressed and so proud of how well they spoke in front of an audience.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 27/06/22

For the next fortnight we will be focusing on 'Rio' and the carnivals which are held in Brazil. We will be creating musical instruments, learning how to samba dance and making head pieces. 

Please can you help us collect kitchen roll tubes!

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun- Please wear PE kit to school

Today the children will be presenting about their passions. Please see the homework link for further information. The children are aware this is happening as I explained to them in detail what they could prepare.

Oxford Reading Buddy.

As we have returned to paper reading books, the School subscription for Oxford Reading Buddy has now ended and you will no longer be able to access the resources via the website.

See you in the morning!

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 20/06/22

Dydd Llun - Monday

Spell check 

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

PE kit needed for Fit4Fun

New homework set in j2e in HWB

This will be our last week focusing on Africa. The children are currently creating music to represent animals movement. This will be show cased in our class to celebrate the children's work at the end of the week!

See you tomorrow!

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 13/06/22

Dydd Llun - Monday

Year 2 Big Spell check 

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

African drumming session in school

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Global Day – activities in class

PE - Fit 4 Fun

Dydd Gwener - Friday

School summer fete at 3.30pm on the school yard.  Please see poster below.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 06/06/22

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Big Spelling test

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday 

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Well-being Wednesday

I can't believe this is our final term in Year 2. Let's make it the best!

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 23/05/22

We are celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee on Wednesday 25th May. Our class have been learning Jubilee songs, Morris dancing and marching to a beat in preparation to perform to the rest of the school. We would like the children to wear red, white and blue for the day, not their PE kit. They will also need a small plate of party food for themselves and an extra drink for our afternoon tea together. Can you make sure the plate of food is covered, nothing needs to go in the fridge and your child’s name is on it please.

Dydd Llun

Spell check

Dydd Mercher

Jubilee Coffee Morning

Jubilee Celebrations in the afternoon

Dydd Gwener

Last day of term

Enjoy your week off and get ready for your last half term in Year 2! It has flown by!

Mrs Payne

Jubilee Coffee Morning

We are having a coffee morning to celebrate the Jubilee.  

Why not pop in for a cuppa and a chat.

See below for details!

Week beginning 16/05/22

Another fantastic fortnight celebrating the Holi Festival. Check out what we have been up to!

The next fortnight we will be learning all about the Queen's Jubilee. On  Wednesday 25th May we will be having a whole school celebration. The children can wear red, white or blue clothes to school (not the usual PE kit). We kindly ask you to bring in a plate of food and a drink for your child only, as in the afternoon we will be having an Afternoon Tea style party on the playground with the whole school. 

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Big Spell test

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Maths home learning task

Diolch 

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 09/05/22

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun

Tie dye activity 

Colour Run

We will be recreating an Indian Holi festival outside. The adults will throw paint powder with the opportunity for the children to run through. This will mirror a traditional Holi festival. We will be aiming to throw the powder below shoulder height, but they are more than welcome to bring sunglasses or swimming goggles to protect their eyes.

Please bring a spare set of old clothes and shoes in a carrier bag. These clothes will most certainly get covered in paint powder! The paint powder is non-toxic and specifically designed for this purpose, but we cannot guarantee that the colour will come out so please wear really old clothes and shoes. Please complete the form that was text to you to give permission for you child to participate.

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Pancake cooking task - please ensure you complete the allergy form in order for your child to participate.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 03/05/22

What a crazy first week back we have had in Year 2. Thank you for supporting us with all the children's ideas and for allowing them to come true with all your contributions and help. We have been busy producing our reusable bags. I am looking forward to spotting them out and about in our community. 

This week we launched our new topic 'Feel the Beat'. The children prepared digital VIP passes, cooked their own food for the Snack Station, they created a key floor plan for other pupils to use and designed their own decorations. On Friday the children loved learning new circus tricks and performing them to their peers during the festival. They had the opportunity to watch pupils from Bryn Celynnog perform on the stage area, they created festival headbands, created their own music, ate and had lots of fun!

Check out our Twitter page to see a Reel of how the Greenman Festival went!

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun - Please wear PE kit to school

New Maths Home Learning Task

Last week the festival took over and I was unable to re-test all the children on their spelling list. I promise you will receive new lists tomorrow! There will be no SPELLING TEST this week. 

Polite Reminder: Please can you bring in a plain white t-shirt for the tie dying activity this week!

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Circus Skills Workshop

On Friday the children will have the opportunity to participate in a circus skills workshop. They will have a practise skills session in the morning and in the afternoon they will be participating with the circus skills trainer during the festival. The cost of this is £3. You should have received a link today to pay for the workshop online. If you have any problems please come and see me as soon as possible. 

Please ensure you complete the food activity consent form before tomorrow.

Cooking Consent Form

On Friday we will also be having a Face Painting stall. If you do not want your child to access this area please inform me tomorrow. 

Diolch

Mrs Payne

WELCOME BACK!

I hope you had a lovely Easter break and you enjoyed the sun and were able to spend time with your family. I can't wait to see you all and catch up!

Selling Our Fabric Bags

The children really enjoyed our ‘Save the Planet’ topic. To complete the topic we will be selling the fabric bags you ordered this week. The children worked so hard throughout the topic and have really gained an insight to the damage that rubbish is doing to our planet. They are also able to talk about ways that we can help. The bags they designed look great and we hope to see them being used around Llantrisant! We are so proud of what they have achieved.
We will be selling our bags under the shelter outside our class after school during the first week back. The children will be selling them to you in groups and on different days, please see timetable below. 
You will be able to come on to the yard just after 3pm to come to our shop and to look at some of the great artwork of sea creatures the children produced earlier on in the term inspired by ‘The Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ using recycled materials from home.

Tuesday
Whale (Olivia, Arthur, Austin, Tereze) 
Clownfish (Erin, Sophia, Elsie – Joy)

Wednesday
Seahorse (Henry, Maddie, Ava.D) 
Dolphin (Ava.R, Florence, Emilia, Joel)

Thursday
Eels (Macsen, Dylan.m, Lewis, Harry.H)  
Turtles (Jac, Paige, Hazel, Charlotte)

Friday
Sharks (Harry.O, Heidi, Harrison, Dylan.D) 
Jellyfish (Tal, Megan, Kieran, Freya)

Summer Term

Our new topic for the summer term is called ‘Feel the Beat’. It is based on the Expressive Arts part of the curriculum and we will be looking at the elements of music and dance.

Over the term we will be investigating different festivals and carnivals from around the world; why they are celebrated and how they are celebrated.

We will be starting in Wales this week and will be answering the question ‘What is a festival and what happens there?’ by looking at the ‘Green Man’ festival that takes place every August in Brecon.

On Friday we will be holding a festival on the school yard with some live music, a circus skills visitor and stalls set up with activities. Please wear something green or ‘festival’ themed clothes to school on Friday.

We will also be making some ‘green’ themed food to eat during the festival that will include the following ingredients – please inform us before Thursday if there are any allergies or if you do not wish for your child to take part in the cooking sessions. 
Ingredients – white chocolate, rice krispies, golden syrup, green food colouring, white bread, butter, creamed cheese, cucumber.

W/B 25/04/22

Dydd Mawrth
First day back today.
Fabric bag shop – 3.10pm on yard for children listed above.
Please bring in any Easter egg packaging for the RCTS schools competition.

Dydd Mercher
PE – please wear kit to school.
Big Spell assessments – new lists sent out if needed – first Big Spell check to take place on Tuesday 3rd May.
Aspiration Visit from a footballer
Fabric bag shop – 3.10pm on yard for children listed above.

Dydd Iau
Cooking activities in class – see above for more information. Please inform us of any allergies.
Fabric bag shop – 3.10pm on yard for children listed above.

Dydd Gwener
Penygawsi’s ‘Green Man’ festival – please wear something green to school if you have it, otherwise ‘festival’ themed clothes. See above for more information.
Fabric bag shop – 3.10pm on yard for children listed above.

Advanced notice – During the fortnight beginning 2/5/22 we will be looking at tie-dye and we ask that the children bring in a white t-shirt that they will be able to tie-dye and then bring back home. 

Diolch

Mrs Payne
 

RCT Schools Easter Recycling Competition

We are entering the RCT Easter recycling competition this year. Please can you collect all the foil, plastic and cardboard from any Easter eggs you have, save them and bring them into school at the start of the new term.

The school with the highest recycling to pupil ratio will win, with prizes on offer! The winning school will receive £300!

Please join us in the competition if you can and ask family and friends to help us too.

Happy Easter everyone,

Mrs Farrell and the Eco-Committee.

Summer Term Cricket at Miskin

Please see the poster advertising the summer term/holiday programmes at Miskin Manor Cricket Club.  

Week beginning 04/04/22

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun - Please wear PE kit to school

Wellbeing Wednesday - Easter focus

Dydd Iau/ Thursday

Rescheduled Biffa Visit

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Last day of term

Can you believe we have completed another term? It has flown by! The children have really impressed me with how much enthusiasm they have show through out and I am pleased to say we have some fantastic Eco-Warriors in Penygawsi. After half term, the children will set up a shop on the playground where you can buy their reusable bags. The children have been working in small groups this term designing, testing and creating their product. Two groups will sell their bags each afternoon, allowing each child to participate. I will create a timetable and share this with you before we return back to school. 

Thank you for being so supportive and helping us collect lots of materials along the way. It is hugely appreciated!

Have a wonderful Easter!

Mrs Payne

Newport County AFC Academy goalkeeper trials

An exctiting opportunity has arisen for your child to attend goalkeeping trials with Newport County AFC Academy, in partnership with South Wales Goalkeeping Centre (SWGK Centre).  The goalkeeper specific open trial recruitment event will take place on Wednesday 6^th April 2022, for this season’s U6 to U16 age groups.

The trial times by age group will be as follows:

Current U6 to U9 – 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm

Current U10 to U12 – 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm

Current U13 to U16 – 7.00 pm – 8.00 pm

If your child plays the position of goalkeeper and you are interested in attending the trials please click on the link and complete the form below by Sunday 3rd April 2022:

You will be responsible for transporting your child to the venue and staying with them for the trials.

Please click on the link below to see the poster for details.

Diolch

Mrs Evans

WC: 28/3/22

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Year 2 - Audio Screening

Spell check!

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school.

Well-Being Wednesday 

New Maths home-school task shared on j2homework.

Dydd Iau/ Thursday

Biffa Bin Lorry Visit

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Recycle unwanted clothes and raise funds for our school!

A quick reminder that we are still collecting clothing at school and donating to Dragon Bags, a company which is a free fundraising scheme that helps schools across Wales raise funds through textile recycling.  The money we raise from this scheme goes towards buying resources for use in the classroom and outdoors to enhance the learning experiences we offer our pupils.

How Does it Work?

Dragon Bag's aim is to help every single school throughout Wales achieve their fundraising goals as well as diverting textiles from landfill at the same time. Parents/Carers donate their unwanted clothing to school and it  is placed in one of our recycling bins.  We have one in the school hall and one in the staff car park.  Once the bins are full, we contact Dragon Bags and they come to collect our donations.  Once your clothes are loaded onto their van they start a journey that could take them to any corner of the world.  Different items will be more likely to end up in different climates; that old ski suit isn’t likely to be making its way to Africa any-time soon!  One thing all the clothes do have in common is that they are going to a place where they will provide affordable clothing to people who need it.

When the clothes are collected, the items are weighed and the school are issued with a receipt pf collection.  Once the final weight is agreed, the school receive the relevant funds within 5 days.  At present we get 35p/kg.

If you are thinking of having a clear out, please bring your unwanted clothes to school and we will take care of the rest.  Take a look below at the items Dragon Bags will accept.

There are some items they can not accept. Take a look below:

Any donations will be gratefully received. 

We thank you in advance for your continued support.

Mrs Rees and Super Ambassadors

The PTA are looking to reclaim Gift Aid on school donations so that we have more money to spend on school projects and initiatives. 

In order to do this, we need to collect information for HMRC. To make this as simple as possible we have created a Microsoft Form to collate this information and would be really grateful if you could please complete.

All data collected is held in the Hwb servers and will only be used for this purpose.

Please click the link below to access this form:

Diolch

PTA

WC: 21/3/22

Dydd Llun Monday

Down Syndrome Awareness Day - Please can children wear their craziest socks or odd socks to school today?

Spell check!

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school.

Well-Being Wednesday 

New literacy home-school task shared on j2homework.

For our next art project we will need old CD's please can you help us collect these again?

As you know our learning and topic is driven by the pupils questions and ideas. Through our topic 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!' the children have wanted to make a difference to our planet and have thought of many ways of how to reduce the pollution in our community. They have decided they want to make and create a 'bag for life'. Over the next 3 weeks the children will be working in groups to create the best 'bag for life'. They are currently testing out the best stitching designs in order to make the strongest bag. We are wondering how many people would buy their bags. Please can you complete the survey so we know how many resources we need to purchase.

https://forms.office.com/r/3VxL5ZJQs2

Diolch!

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Mrs Payne

World Down Syndrome Day - Monday 21st March 2022

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The #LotsOfSocks campaign exists to raise awareness about Down syndrome.

#LotsOfSocks help us to get people talking on World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), celebrated each year on 21 March.

All you need to do is choose some socks that are going to get noticed - they might be mismatched socks or your craziest and most colourful socks, whatever takes your fancy and wear them to school next Monday!

If someone asks you about your socks you can tell them, "I'm wearing them to raise awareness of Down syndrome". 

Get yourself informed so you can tell them about Down syndrome.

Be a part of the global voice advocating for the rights, inclusion and well being of people with Down syndrome.

WC: 14/03/22

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Spell Check

Dydd Mawrth/ Tuesday

Parent Evening via School Cloud

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school.

Parent Evening via School Cloud

New home-school task shared on j2homework.

Diolch 

Mrs Payne

WC: 07/03/22

Look at what we have been up to this week!

Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell check.

Parent Consultation appointments will go live at 12pm on School Cloud.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Fit4Fun - please wear PE kit to school

New learning log task will be uploaded to j2homework.

See you tomorrow! 

Mrs Payne

WC: 28-02-22

Dydd Llun/ Monday

School Eisteddfod. Please wear a Welsh costume, a Welsh sports top or something red to school today. The children will be performing their song for the school and taking part in some lovely Welsh activities in the afternoon.

Spelling Test in the afternoon.

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun - Please wear PE kit to school.

Well-being/Rights Wednesday.

New Maths home-school task shared on j2homework.

Dydd Iau/ Thursday

World Book Day. Children are invited to dress as a character from a favourite story. 

We will also be holding a 'Bring and Buy Book Fair'. Please see below for further details.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday. See you in the morning!

Mrs Payne

School Closure 18/02/22 

We have shared some suggested activities to work on at home today. Please see J2Homework for more information.  

Please don’t feel you have to upload the activities you have completed today but if you would like to share your lovely work with us then upload a photo to your J2File.  

I will be available between 9am and 3.30pm on J2Message which you will find on J2E if you need to contact us. We used this messaging app during the lockdowns - Click on J2Message on J2E and choose Craig y Llyn. There is an option to send a direct message to myself or you can message the whole class.  We have been asked to only respond to messages sent through J2Message and not email. 

We hope you all stay safe and we look forward to seeing you when we return to school after the holiday on 28^th February. 

Have a lovely half term holidays,

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 14/02/22

This week we are having a WELSH themed week. We will be completing a lot of work for our school Eisteddfod competition such as art, handwriting and instructional writing. They will be learning the Craig y Llyn song to perform at our Eisteddfod, this will also be their home learning task for this week. On Wednesday the children will be following their own recipes that they have written and making welsh cakes. If your child has any specific allergies please let me know before Wednesday! We will be using self raising flour, caster sugar, eggs, currants and butter. 

Dydd Llyn/Monday

Spelling Test

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun - Please wear PE kit.

Well-being/Rights Wednesday - Baking welsh cakes

New home-school oracy task shared on j2homework.

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Last day of term!

Another half term completed! Da iawn Craig y Llyn, I am very proud of you! School will start back on Monday 28th February. Don't forget to wear your welsh costumes. Have a lovely break!

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 07/02/22

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Spelling Test

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun - Please wear PE kit.

Well-being/Rights Wednesday - This week the focus will be 'Internet Safety'.

New home-school maths task shared on j2homework.

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

INSET day. School closed for pupils.

Some information on upcoming events

We will be celebrating St David’s day with our Eisteddfod on Monday 28^th February. Please wear welsh costume, a welsh sports top or anything red to school on this day.

World Book Day is on Thursday 3^rd March. You can choose to dress up as your favourite book character on this day if you would like. The PTA will be running a ‘Bring and Buy Book Fair’ on this day, more information to follow.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Recycled Art

Please can you help us collect some of the items that you want to use for your group recycled art projects for next week.Here are some of the items you have thought you would like to use:

• Newspapers
• Milk and bottle lids
• Straws
• Sweet/chocolate wrappers
• Foil
• Cling film
• Plastic bags
• Bubble wrap
• String
• Cupcake cases
• Egg boxes
• Ring pull

Or anything you find or have used and think will look appealing for display work. Before you bin it, have a look and see if it would be suitable for school?

Diolch

Mrs Payne

PLEASE HELP US COLLECT

Can you help us collect 2 litre pop bottles for next week's creative task!

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Wear Red for Wales and Velindre

As Wales will be playing their first Six Nations Match on Saturday 5th February, we have been invited to take part in a funday on Friday the 4th February.  Could your child wear a red top and tracksuit bottoms/leggings or their PE kit (if you don't have a red top) on Friday and bring in a donation of no more than £1 if you want to donate to the Velindre charity.  They can still wear their PE kit/red top even if you choose not to donate.  KS2 children will have the opportunity to join a zoom rugby themed HITT session during the afternoon.

Diolch for your support

Week Beginning 31.01.22

Here are some pictures to see what we have been learning in school!

Dydd Llun / Monday

Spelling Test

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Wellbeing Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun - wear PE kit to school.

J2E Home School Learning Task - Literacy focus

See you in the morning!

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 24.01.22

Dydd Llun / Monday

Spelling Test

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Inset Day

New Maths home-school task shared on j2homework.

Dydd Iau/Thursday 

Inset Day

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Inset Day

Have a lovely weekend. See you on Monday!

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 17/01/22

What a great first week back we have had in Year 2. I am sure the children have been telling you all about how we started our topic, ' Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!'. On Tuesday we began with our 'great school litter pick', they wanted to launch our topic by collecting all the rubbish from our school grounds. We then sorted it into a range of categories and recycled it properly! We weighed all the different materials and could not believe how much we found!

Each week the children have asked if they could make something independently out of recycled materials. However we will need your help! This week they would like to make a bird feeder out of margarine tubs. If you have any spare ones at home, please could your child bring them in. Thank you!

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Spelling test

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

Virtual Workshop with Bryn Pica

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun

Rights/Well-Being Wednesday.

New language home-school task shared on j2homework.

See you all tomorrow.

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning: 10-1-22

On Friday, I assessed all the children on their Big Spelling sheet. Some children have stayed on the same list, if they have they will be carrying on from the same point from last year. Other children have moved to a new list so they will be starting on the first set of words. Every child was sent home with their new list on Friday. If they didn't make it home, please let me know and I can get you another copy!

This week the reading books will start coming home again, if you haven't already brought your book bags in please make sure you do tomorrow. Every child knows their reading day which their books will need to be returned every week. Please make sure you read these with your children as it will really help with their progress overall.

Dydd Llun / Monday

There will be no spelling test today.

Dydd Mercher/ Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun - wear PE kit to school.

Rights/Well-Being Wednesday.

New home-school task shared on j2homework.

As part of our new topic the children have asked to litter pick our school grounds! We are hoping to go out on Tuesday and Thursday. Please ensure your child wears a waterproof coat to school on those days.

Thanks for all your support!

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 06/01/21

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your families and I hope you are feeling well! Thank you so much for our Christmas gifts, it was very kind of you. I am looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. 

Mr Davies has updated the blog with our new staggered start and finish times and other information. Please look at the link below to read the updated regulations. 

Main Blog Page

Morning Drop Off

We will return to a more staggered approach to our morning drop off routines.
 

Drop off times for all learners with surnames A to L will be 8:50 to 09:00

Drop off times for all learners with surnames M to Z will be 09:00 to 09:10.

Afternoon Pick Up

We will continue with our organisation for the afternoon pick up with a few revisions but will staggered our afternoon pick up times.

                   Nursery Pick Up Times - 15:05

Pick up times for all other learners with surnames A to L will be 15:10 to 15:20

 Pick up times for all other learners with surnames M to Z will be 15:20 to 15:30

(Please help us by collecting your child from school at the right time)

Have a lovely evening! See you in the morning!

Mrs Payne

Christmas Concert Video

Today we are sharing our Christmas story telling video with you. This will be in a shared folder on Hwb. 

Please consider the Christmas video in the same way as you would if taking a video in the school hall. They are for personal use only, for you to enjoy as a parent/guardian/carer.  They should be watched in J2E and not downloaded. They must not be shared on any form of social media.  

Many children and their parents do not consent to them being shared and we need to be mindful that we keep everyone safe online. It is only by being supportive of everyone’s wishes, that we can continue to share in this way.

Thank you support in this matter.

‘Only by working together, can we achieve our aims.’

What a fantastic first term we have had in Year 2. The children have really impressed me with how much they have matured over the past 3 months and I am so pleased to see the progress they are making. I am very proud of them and they have definitely made you proud! We have been working hard this past week putting a storytelling video together for you to watch at home with your families. I will be sharing this on Hwb with you this week so please keep an eye out!

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!

Week Beginning 13/12/21

Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?

What's Happening This Week?

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Spelling Test

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

Trip to Ebenezer Church. We will be back in time for lunch!

Dydd Mercher / Wednesday 

Well-Being Wednesday. 

Hook to our new topic.

Dydd Gwener / Friday

Christmas Party - please can children wear party clothes to school and bring a small plate of food for themselves which is covered and clearly labelled (please don’t send food that needs to be chilled or heated)

Diolch

Mrs Payne

DISNEY RAFFLE

Tesco have kindly provided us with a Disney Christmas Hamper to raffle within school.  This week, the school council will be selling raffle tickets for 50p a strip.  If your child would like to purchase a strip of tickets, please send the money in to school by Friday 10th of December.  We will draw the raffle on Monday 13th of December.  

YOU'VE GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT!!!!!

Week Beginning 6/12/21

Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?

What's Happening This Week?

Dydd Llun/ Monday

Spelling Test

Dydd Mercher / Wednesday 

Well-Being Wednesday. 

Fit 4 Fun - wear kit to school

Dydd Gwener / Friday

Christmas jumper day.

Christmas dinner.

On Friday 17^th December we will be having a Christmas party- please can the children wear party clothes to school and bring a small plate of food which is covered and clearly labelled (please don’t send food that needs to be chilled or heated)

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 29/11/21

Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?

What's Happening This Week?

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spelling test

Dydd Mercher / Wednesday 

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Well-Being Wednesday

New home-school task shared on j2homework.

Dydd Gwener / Friday

Non-uniform day. 

On Tuesday 14th December we will be going to the Ebenezer Church in Talbot Green to attend their special event called Christmas Wrapped Up. I will be looking for 3 volunteers to support us on our local visit. We will be leaving at 9:15 and we will be back for lunch at 11:45. If you are interested in supporting us please can you let me know at the school gate!

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 22/11/21

Thank you for making such a great effort for dressing up on Friday for Children in Need. We raised a fantastic amount of £223.50. You should be so proud of yourselves!

Here are some snapshots of what we have been doing over the past couple of weeks!

Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?

What's Happening This Week?

Dydd Llun / Monday

Home-school task to be completed.

Spelling Test

Kerbcraft visit to teach us all about Road Safety - Part 1 of 3

Dydd Mercher / Wednesday 

New home school task - Maths focus.

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school

Well-Being Wednesday

Kerbcraft visit - Part 2 of 3.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, see you in the morning!

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 15/11/21

Apologies, for no homework this week, due to family circumstances I have been off work and have been unable to upload the homework. I will ensure there is homework this Wednesday for the children. 

Diolch to all who attended our virtual Parents Evening, it was great to meet you properly and have a discussion about your child's progress! 

I hope the children enjoyed our Dinohire visit! I can't wait to hear how it went and their experience with the dinosaurs!

Anti-Bullying Week

Anti-Bullying Week is an annual UK event which aims to raise awareness of bullying and to highlight ways of preventing and responding to it.  At Penygawsi we understand the importance of raising awareness during this week and providing our pupils with the tools and strength needed if they ever find themselves being bullied.

This year the theme is ‘One Kind Word’, emphasising the positive impact a small gesture or comment can have on someone else’s day.  Odd Socks Day is held on 15th November to kick off Anti-Bullying Week. This day helps us to recognise that everyone is unique and different, and that we all need kindness and respect. 

Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?

What's Happening This Week?

Dydd Llun / Monday

Spelling test

Please wear odd socks to school to support Anti-bullying week

Dydd Mercher / Wednesday 

Fit 4 Fun- wear PE kit to school

Well-Being Wednesday 
New home school task shared on j2homework.

PTA class photos - please bring in a Christmas item or jumper to put on for the photo. Please do not wear to school - bring in a bag!

Dydd Gwener / Friday

Children in Need - fancy dress (Heroes or Pyjama's) £1 donation

Have a lovely Sunday!

Diolch 

Mrs Payne

On Wednesday 17th November we will be taking class Christmas photos.  Please can your child bring a Christmas item on this day to wear for the photo?  It might be a Christmas jumper/dress/t-shirt/accessory etc.

Please put it in a bag and label the item and bag with your child's name.

They will be putting the item on for the photo and then changing back into their school uniform straight afterwards.

Diolch  

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 08/11/21

Poppy Appeal 

From Monday 8th November, the School Council will be selling poppies and other merchandise to raise money for the British Legion at break time every day. Please see our Twitter feed for further information.

Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?

What's Happening This Week?

Dydd Llun / Monday

Spelling Test

Home school task to be completed by today.

Dydd Mawrth/ Tuesday 

Parents Evening via School Cloud.

Dydd Mercher / Wednesday 

Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school.

Well-Being Wednesday 

Parents Evening via School Cloud

New Maths home learning task shared on j2homework.

Dydd Iau / Thursday

Dinohire - School Visit

Children in Need - Friday 19th November

After meeting with the School Council last week, they have decided upon a HERO theme for Children in Need this year. Please can your child dress as their hero for the day? Alternatively they have the option to wear pyjamas to school instead. 

Have a lovely Sunday!

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 01/11/12

I hope you have had a lovely week off relaxing and enjoyed spending time with your families. I am looking forward to seeing you on Monday!

Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?

What's Happening This Week?

This week we are celebrating Diwali. We will be writing a story about Rama and Sita, making diva lamps and making our own Chapati. If you do not wish for your child to try this please can you send a message to the office or notify me at the school gates.

Dydd Llun / Monday

Spelling Test

Please can Harvest donations for the food bank be brought in to school today.

Final day to place your school photo orders.

Parents Evening appointments go live.

Dydd Mercher / Wednesday

Harvest celebration. The children will be performing 'It's Harvest Time' in our special school assembly.

Fit 4 Fun - Please wear PE kit to school.

New home learning task.

Dydd Iau/ Thursday

We will be joining a virtual experience with Cardiff Museum and participating in a Sound of the Dinosaurs workshop.

Have a lovely Sunday celebrating Halloween. See you in the morning!

Mrs Payne

This December, St Fagans National Museum of History will be holding a special virtual Christmas event for the whole family to enjoy. Please click the link below for further information.

Week beginning 18/10/21

What a fantastic first half term we have had in Year 2. It is great to see the children becoming more independent and taking ownership of their learning. They have all settled into their new routines and it is lovely to see so many happy faces in the mornings!

Here are some things we have been doing over the past fortnight!

Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?

What's Happening This Week?

Dydd Llun / Monday

Spell Check  

Dydd Mercher / Wednesday 

Fit 4 Fun in the morning. Please wear PE kit to school.

New Maths Task shared on j2homework.

Dydd Gwener/ Friday

Last day of school - return on the 1st November

See you tomorrow!

Mrs Payne

Harvest

On  November 3rd, we will be holding our annual Harvest Festival.  The pupils will be participating in a special harvest assembly.

In Britain, thanks have been given for successful harvests since pagan times. A Harvest festival is traditionally held on the Sunday near or of the Harvest Moon.  This is the full Moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox. The celebrations on this day usually include singing hymns, praying, and decorating churches with baskets of fruit and food in the festival known as Harvest Festival, Harvest Home or Harvest Thanksgiving.

At Penygawsi we believe Harvest is an important time of year, not only to give thanks to God for all the wonderful food we eat, but also to help others that are less fortunate than us. We feel a great way to do this is to support a very special local charity, The Food Bank.

Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. The Food Banks provide a minimum of three days emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis. We are asking that if possible the children consider donating an item of food to our Harvest table that will be decorated and displayed in the hall during the week of our virtual assembly.

After our virtual celebrations, the School Council and staff will work to package any donations to send them to the food bank ready for local families who will be so very grateful to receive them.

Below is a list of items that Food Bank believe their families are in most need of: 

1. Milk (UHT)
2. Cereal and Porridge Oats
3. Tinned and Packet Soup
4. Fruit Juice (UHT Carton)
5. Pasta Sauces
6. Rice
7. Sponge pudding (tinned)
8. Custard
9. Tinned tomatoes
10. Lentils
11. Savoury Rice
12. Noodles
13. Pasta 'n' Sauce
14. Couscous
15. Tinned Vegetables
16. Instant mash
17. Tinned potatoes
18. Tinned Meat
19. Tinned Fish
20. Tinned Fruit
21. Jam
22. Sugar
23. Biscuits / snack bars
24. Vegetable Oil
25. Tea Bags
26. Coffee
27. Hot Chocolate 

We would be very grateful if you could bring any donations you would like to make to school by Monday 1^st November 2021.

Thank you for your continued support

Super Ambassadors and School Council

Dinosaurs Visiting Penygawsi!

We have launched our new topic this term, Through the Keyhole, and the children are really enjoying learning all about dinosaurs. To enhance the children’s learning we have organised for them to take part in a Dinohire  Workshop where they will get to meet real life sized dinosaur figures and learn all about dinosaur fossils from Ranger Chris. This will really help with their oracy and writing skills this term as they will be designing, describing and creating their own dinosaur in co-operative groups. This workshop will take place in school on Thursday 11^th November. We kindly ask for a contribution of £7.50 for the workshop, to cover the cost. Please follow the link below to pay online. Please search in the Filtered Category for Penygawsi Primary School and then look for Year 2 Dinosaur Workshop.

Year 2 Dinosaur Workshop Payment

I have also booked a virtual tour of Cardiff Museum where we will be taking part in a live music dinosaur lesson. This will be a free session after half term.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs Payne

Week Beginning 11/10/21

Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?

What's Happening This Week?

Dydd Llun / Monday

Spell Check - Just to recap, your child will be tested by their spelling partner. Every child has been partnered with somebody who is on the same level list as them in order to read them appropriately. I always mark the test with your child and discuss any spellings they have wrong or if they have moved on to the next list. It is their responsibility to tell you what list they are on. 

Dydd Mercher / Wednesday - Well-Being Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun in the morning. Please wear PE kit to school.

To celebrate World Mental Health Day, we will be having a Well-Being Wednesday in school. 

New Language Task shared on j2homework.

Dydd Iau / Thursday

Whole school flu vaccine

Dydd Gwener/ Friday  - Shwmae Day

Pupils have the choice to wear something red, green and/or white instead of school uniform on this day, to celebrate Shwmae Day. We have lots of Welsh themed activities in class for the children to enjoy. Can you encourage your child to start every conversation in welsh, for example 'Bore Da - Good Morning, Sut wyt ti? How are you?

Please watch out for information about a school visitor I have organised to come in after half term.

See you tomorrow. 

Mrs Payne

Morrisons 'Good to Grow' scheme.

We have been nominated to take part in the Morrisons 'Good to Grow' scheme. We can collect tokens which can be exchanged for gardening equipment for our school.

For every £10 you spend (in store or online), you will get a 'grow' token which can be donated to a school of your choice.  You need to download the MyMorrisons app to start collecting and to nominate the school you would like to donate your 'grow' tokens to.

This is a great opportunity to get some new gardening equipment for our school allotment, so please tell any family or friends who shop in Morrisons all about it! Diolch.

Week Beginning 04/10/21

Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?

What's Happening This Week?

Dydd Llun / Monday 

Class council elections

Home-school task to be completed. 

Big Spell Test - I have told every child what list they will be tested on throughout the week and they have an opportunity every morning for 10 minutes to practise their list.

Dydd Mawrth / Tuesday 

School photos

Dydd Mercher / Wednesday 

Please wear PE kit to school for Fit 4 Fun!

New Maths home-school task shared on j2homework.

Reading

Here are the reading groups. The children know which dinosaur they are.

Monday T.Rex

Tuesday Triceratops

Wednesday Diplodocus

Thursday Stegosaurus

Friday Brontosaurus

Class Elections

The children have been told that they can now have the opportunity to be voted in class to be the representative for a council group in school. There will be 2 children voted by their peers for each group.

The councils on offer for them to join are:

• School Council (Making decisions on behalf of the school)
• Curriculum Cymraeg (Promoting Welsh in the school environment)
• Curriculum Committee (Leading the new curriculum)

On Monday the children who want to be voted for a group will have the opportunity to stand up and say why they would be the best person for the job. Please can you practise this with them over the weekend.

Diolch

Mrs Payne

Week beginning 27/09/21

Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?

What's Happening This Week?

Dydd Llun / Monday 

Home-school task to be completed. 

Big Spell Test - All children will be tested on List 1. If they have 9 or 10 out of 10 they will move to List 2. It will be your child's responsibility to tell you.

Dydd Mercher / Wednesday 

Please wear PE kit to school for Fit 4 Fun!

New Literacy home-school task shared on j2homework.

Reading

All the children have been told a reading day. The day your child brought their new reading book home last week is the day they need to return it each week. Your child will have a paper book every week that they can read at home to you and I would like you to make a comment in their reading diary. 

A huge thank you for your kind donations on Friday. As a school, we raised £243 for this fantastic charity, da iawn pawb!

See you all tomorrow 

Diolch

Mrs Payne

20/09/21

Bore da, I hope you are all having a lovely weekend. I am very sorry there has been issues with you accessing the children's homework. I attached it on a Publisher document which I didn't realise that it isn't accessible for everyone. Moving forward this will not happen and I will ensure the work is on a word document. If you would like a paper copy for this week's work, please just ask me on Monday. I have also attached another copy of the newsletter, just in case we have the same issue you opening the document. Sorry for the inconvenience. 

Starting from Monday your child will come home with a paper book this week and that will be the day it needs to be returned. This will be a 2 week cycle. The second week I would like you to access Oxford Reading Buddy. I will be sending home logins this week. 

Every child was sent home with a spelling list last week, if your copy has not made it home, please ask for another copy. We will be all starting on List 1. The test will be next Monday on the 27th!

Flu pack came home on Friday, please return slips.

Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?

What's Happening This Week?

Dydd Mercher / Wednesday

Fit 4 Fun - Please wear your PE kit to school.

Maths homework task set on Hwb.

PLEASE HELP US! We are creating a Jurassic Park world in our Tuff Spot this week, by request from the children. If you find any leaves or stones on your way to school, please can you pick them up. We can wash them and then this will help for setting our land for the dinosaurs. I am also looking for pebbles to order our numbers this week in our sand area?

Diolch!

See you tomorrow. 

Mrs Payne

15/09/21

What a lovely start to the week we have had in Year 2. We came to school on Monday to find a letter addressed to us. Check out what we have found!

Big Spell

A lot of you have already started the Big Spell programme in school. We have carried out an assessment to check where each child is at. Today your child will come home with a new spelling list. Some children will be staying on the same list which is not a problem at all however we have sent you a new copy. Even if your child was halfway through the spelling list sheet, we are now putting every child on List 1 so we can all start at the same point. Your child will have an opportunity to practise their list every morning in school for 10 minutes and the spelling test will be on a Monday (starting the 27th Sept) .  If your child has 9 or 10 out of 10 they will be able to move to the next list. If not they will stay on the same list until they achieve that score. It will be your child's responsibility to inform you on their marks. They will be marking their list with an adult so will be told the same day.

Newsletter

Please find attached the Autumn Newsletter.

Year 2 Autumn Newsletter

Any questions please don't hesitate to ask!

Diolch

Mrs Payne

W/C : 13-9-21

Da iawn to all the children in Craig y Llyn, you had a fantastic week settling into our new classroom and are beginning to follow our class rules that you made. Remember to keep using your indoor voice. 

Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?

What's Happening This Week?

Dydd Mercher / Wednesday

We will be starting our home-learning tasks this week. You will need to access the tasks through j2Homework on Hwb. Please complete the task by Monday 20th September. If you have forgotten your login details please just ask and I will make sure your child will have them to come home with.

Fit 4 Fun - please wear your PE kit to school. 

This week I will be listening to your child read and will be giving them a designated day that they will need to bring their books to school. More information will follow. 

I will also be uploading a copy of the newsletter to keep you informed of this terms learning. 

Hope you have had a lovely weekend. See you in the morning.

Mrs Payne

Welcome back to your new class - Craig y Llyn. It was lovely to meet most of the children before the end of term and spend some time getting to know them.  I am really looking forward to the year ahead. 

Meet the Team

Mrs Payne

Mrs Evans

Mrs Kidley

As last year’s drop off and collection routine worked so successfully, we will be sticking to the same procedure.

Drop off between 8.50am - 9.00am
 (8:50 – 8:55 A- L surnames and 8:55 to 9:00 M-Z surnames) 
Pick up between 3.20pm - 3.30pm
 (3:20 – 3:25 A- L surnames and 3:25 to 3:30 M-Z surnames)

Children will need a drink and a healthy snack everyday.  Please ensure they are labelled and that snacks are nut free.  All clothing should also be labelled to avoid confusion. 

Children will not need to bring PE kit into school for their pegs.  Our PE day will be a Wednesday and pupils are expected to come to school dressed in their PE kit.  They will need plain navy shorts, leggings or tracksuit bottoms, a white T-shirt, a navy jacket/hoody and trainers.  Please can your child bring in a labelled pair of wellies. These can be left on their peg all year, unless you need them. 

I aim to update the blog on a Sunday evening with any new information about the week.  If there is any urgent information I'll let you know via text message.  Please check the main page for general school information and important dates for the term.

This week will be about settling into our new classroom, getting to know each other, looking at our class rules and creating our class charter.  
This week looks like it could be very hot. Please ensure that your child has a sun hat and that sun cream is applied before coming into school.

Have a lovely Sunday and I will see you all tomorrow!

Mrs Payne
 

On behalf of Mrs Evans and I, thank you for all of the lovely cards and gifts. We've had a fantastic year teaching your children. They have worked so, so hard, in the strangest and most challenging of times and we are so proud of them. 

Mrs Vowles has also asked me to say thank you on her behalf for the well wishes and gift she received. She was very grateful.

Have a wonderful summer everyone! 

Diolch

Miss Parfitt 

WC. 12th July

I can't believe we have reached the final week of term!  Despite it being a strange and challenging year, you have all worked extremely hard and we've had a fantastic time in year 2! Now it's time to enjoy one final week, before we take some time to switch off and relax for summer.  

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

Please wear PE kit to school.

Our school is taking part in the Tesco Community Grant Scheme again.  Please can you ask your family and friends to put their blue tokens in the Penygawsi box?  Our slot will start on July 12th in Pontyclun, Talbot Green and Cowbridge stores.  

Here's to one last week in year 2!

See you all tomorrow

Miss Parfitt

Week 5 - WC. 5th July

Hi everyone,

Here is the update for the week.

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell check.

Learning log task uploaded to Hwb.

Reading books due in - As we are nearing the end of term, no more reading books will be sent home.  Please use Oxford Reading Buddy to practise over the next few weeks, and of course keep reading your books at home too.  

Dydd Gwener/Friday

PE - Please wear kit to school.

Two weeks left... we are nearly there!  

See you tomorrow

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

School Traffic Survey

Our school is working in partnership with Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (RCTCBC) and WEPCO (the design and delivery partner) on a school travel plan. A school travel plan is a range of measures that aim to achieve the following objectives: 

• Increase levels of walking, cycling and public transport use; 
• Improve road safety; 
• Reduce traffic and pollution; 
• Improve levels of health and fitness; and 
• Raise awareness of road safety, health and environmental issues. 

An important part of developing the travel plan is understanding how and why everyone travels to school in the way they do. 

The survey is now open and you're invited to have your say! Please note that a separate link is provided for pupils, staff and parents and each survey should take between 5-10 minutes to complete. By gaining a better understanding of your current travel patterns and choices, we can work towards a more sustainable future and ensure that each individual voice is heard during the design process.  Please click on the link below and support your child in completing the survey. 

Pupils' Survey

https://ovearup.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/penygawsi-primary-school-travel-survey-pupils 

Wythnos 4 - WC. 28th June

Afternoon all,

We had a lovely day on Tuesday, with a visit from the Fire Service.  Take a look at the photos below.  

Here is the update for the week:
 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell check.

Please upload homework to Hwb.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

A new learning log task will be uploaded to j2homework.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

PE - please wear outdoor PE kit.

On Friday we will have our Foundation Phase picnic, a thank you to the children for all of their hard work this year and a way to finish off the school year.  Although it's been a very strange year, the children have worked so hard and we are proud of all they have achieved.  We will enjoy some games and food as part of our picnic.  

Please send your child to school with a labelled plate of snacks that DO NOT need refrigerating or need to be kept cool.  Please can I also ask that, as always, do not include any nuts.  The school will provide a small treat too.  

We will spend the afternoon outdoors playing games, so please remember hats and suncream if the weather is nice.  We will still have PE in the morning, so please wear kit to school.

The weather is very changeable at the moment, please remember to bring a jumper/cardigan to school.

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

Wythnos 3 - WC. 21st June

Hi everyone, I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend.  We had a fantastic time at our Class Bubble Sport's Day last week, and everyone gave 100% effort.  We had a lot of fun!  Here are some photos if you didn't see them on our Twitter page.

Here is the update for this week:

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell check.

Please return book bags.

Please upload homework to j2files.

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

We have an exciting visit from the Fire Service today.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

New learning log task will go on to Hwb.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

Book bags will be sent home with new books.

No PE today.

Diolch

See you all tomorrow.

Miss Parfitt

Wythnos 2 - WC. 14th June

Hi everyone, I hope you have all had a wonderful weekend in the sun.

Here is an update for this week:

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell check.
Please upload learning log task.

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

Sports Day

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

New learning log task will be uploaded to j2homework.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

There will be no PE today, as we have Sports Day earlier in the week.

We aim to have Sports Day on Tuesday morning, but if the weather isn't good, we will have to change the day.  For this reason, please can pupils come to school in PE kit all week.  Although we won't be having parents in school to watch our Sports Day this year, we will take lots of photos and videos for you to enjoy at home.  

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

Summer 2 Week 1 - WC. 7th June 2021

Evening All,

I hope everyone has had a wonderful half term and enjoyed the beautiful weather we are having!  I can't wait to hear about all the fun you've had.  I can't quite believe that we are in to the final half term before the summer holidays!  How quick has the year gone by?  I'm sure we will make our last half term the best one!  We will continue to work on our topic, 'Together Stronger' as we work towards our final art piece.  There is lots of learning and fun to be had before we finish for the school year. 

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell check.

Homework to be completed on Hwb.

Please return book bags and diaries.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

New learning log task will go live on j2homework.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

PE - please wear outdoor kit.

New reading books will be sent home.

Just a reminder...

As you are probably aware, we collect unwanted clothing for Dragon Bags in our school.  If you are sorting through your clothes for summer and have any unwanted items at home, please send them in to raise money for the school.  

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

WC. 24th May - Summer Week 7

Half term has come around once again - how time flies when we're having fun! We've made a great start to the summer term, getting stuck into our new topic and learning lots of new skills.  Please see the update below for all the things you need to know about this week.

Dydd Llun/Monday

Please return reading books and diaries.

Learning log task to be completed on Hwb.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

New learning log task will be set on J2Homework.

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Reading bags will be returned with new books - please return on the Monday after half term.

Please can pupils wear PE kit today for this week only, since we are not in school on Friday.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

INSET day and the end of this half term.

Have a lovely half term and I will see you all back in school on the 7th June.

Miss Parfitt

WC. 17th May - Summer Week 6 

Prynhawn da,

Here is the update for the week.

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell check.

Homework due on Hwb.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

New learning log task will be put onto j2homework.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

INSET Day. No school for pupils.

Please can I ask that children continue to bring coats to school at the moment.  Unless the rain is heavy, we will continue to spend break times outdoors and complete our outdoor learning activities.  I wouldn't want the children to get wet.

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

WC. 10th May 2021 Summer Week 5

Prynhawn da all, I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.  Here is the update for this week.

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell check.

Please return book bags and reading diaries.

Homework to be uploaded onto j2e.

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

Parent's Evening phone calls.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

A new learning log task will be uploaded to j2homework.

Parent's Evening phone calls.

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Parent's Evening phone calls.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

PE - please wear kit.

Book bags will be returned.

I look forward to speaking to you all this week during parent's evening appointments.

Enjoy your evening.

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

WC. 4th May 2021 - Summer Week 4

Wow, May already!  I hope everyone is enjoying the bank holiday, despite the typical weather!

Here is the update for this week:

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

Peer spell check.

Please upload homework to j2e.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

New learning log task to be put on j2homework - maths focus.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

PE - please wear kit to school.

See you all tomorrow. Diolch.

Miss Parfitt

Parents' evening appointments are now live!
Please click here to book your slot.

The dates are Tuesday 11th, Wednesday 12th or Thursday 13th May and appointments will be via telephone.  I will use the first contact number on our system to call.  Please ensure your details are up to date with the office.  If you wish for me to contact you on a different number, please let me know.

I look forward to speaking to you all soon.

Have a lovely bank holiday weekend.

Miss Parfitt

Wythnos 3 - WC. 26th April 2021

Afternoon all, we had a lovely week getting outdoors for Outdoor Learning Week last week.  Here is the update for this week.

Dydd Llun/Monday

Peer spell check.

Please return reading books and diaries.  Please remember to put them in reading bags if you have them at home.  

Completed homework to be uploaded on Hwb.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

No PE this week.  Please wear uniform to school.

Reading books will be sent home.

To keep up to date with important school dates, please sign up to the calendar on the main page. 

See you tomorrow.

Miss Parfitt

Week 2 - WC. 19th April 2021

Evening all,

We had a great first week back last week, getting stuck in to our new topic, 'Together Stronger'.  

Here is the update for this week:

Dydd Llun/Monday

Homework completed on Hwb.

Spell check - Please focus on one spelling list at a time.  Pupils will need to complete a spell check on each list and told they can move on in class before starting the next list.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

PE - please wear outdoor PE kit.

Book bags do not need to be returned this week.  

We have another fun-filled week ahead in Craig-y-Llyn!  This week is Outdoor Learning Week so we will be outdoors as much as possible, whilst we continue to explore our new topic.  

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

Croeso nol! 

I hope you have all had a wonderful and restful half term.  Can you believe that we are about to begin the final term of year 2?!  We have a lovely term planned, with lots of fun learning and activities ahead.  Our topic for this term is called 'Together Stronger' and on the last day of term, the children thought of lots of fantastic ideas of what they want to learn.  

Here is the information you will need for this week:

Dydd Llun/Monday

Please return book bags and diaries.  A polite reminder to please sign the reading diaries or I will assume that you need to keep the books a little longer.

Spell check.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

Homework task will be put onto j2homework.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

PE - please wear kit to school.

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone back in class tomorrow and can't wait to get started on our final term of hard work and learning! 

See you in the morning.

Miss Parfitt 

Wythnos 5 - WC. 22nd March 2021

Well, we have made it to the end of term and what a strange one it has been! We have loved being back in the classroom over the last few weeks and the children have been fantastic.  They should be very proud of everything they have achieved this term, particularly with the challenges faced going back to distance learning at the start of spring term.  Da iawn, pawb!

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell check.

Please return reading bags with books and diaries.

Please bring an empty milk bottle to school for our class project.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

Reading bags will be returned.

Please wear PE kit to school.

Snack

Please can you send only one small healthy snack to school with your child for break time.  Because of the pandemic, we have had to rearrange our break and lunch times which means that our lunch is currently earlier and closer to morning break.  When lunch was later, a larger snack was needed, but now a small snack will be sufficient.  Some children take a long time to eat all of their snack, which means they are leaving it or having less time on the yard at playtime, which we want them to fully enjoy.  Thank you.

Easter Sponsored Read.

As part of our school vision to encourage the children to immerse themselves in reading for enjoyment, we have decided to do a Sponsored Read during the Easter break.  The money raised will help to fund the expansion of our school library,.  

At the end of the week, we will be sharing the Sponsor form and explanation of how to engage your child in the Readathon!! 

The documents will be shared via the J2e for your child's class on the HWB platform that we used during the Online Learning.  Paper copies are available if you need them, please let me know.   

You can choose how you would like to sponsor your child, either an amount per minute/hour/chapter/book or you could have fun trying to get a line or a house using the Bingo Reading Card that is also in the folder. 

The child who raises the most sponsorship money will receive a prize of a new book! Have fun!

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

Wythnos 4 - WC. 15th March 2021

Prynhawn da all,

I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend and had an enjoyable Mother's Day.  The children were so proud of the cards they made for you last week, and they could hardly wait to give them to you.  I hope you liked them!  

Here is the update for this week:

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell check.

No need to return reading books this week.

Today your child will come home with Easter raffle tickets.  Please can these be returned by Thursday 18th March?  The PTA apologise for the quick turnaround, but they have been waiting for tickets to arrive.

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

Please can children wear PE kit to school today?  

Dydd Gwener/Friday

On Sunday 21st of March it is World Down Syndrome Day.  As a school, we always raise awareness of this day, and this year is no different.  On Friday 19th of March we are asking that all pupils come to school wearing 'lots of socks', crazy socks or maybe mismatched socks.  Let's get people talking about Down Syndrome!

Outdoor clothing

If your child does not have a pair of wellies, please can you send them into school this week?  Please put your child's name in each welly.  We will be completing lots of outdoor activities over the next few weeks. 

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

Wythnos 3 - WC. 8th March 2021

We had a fantastic week last week, enjoying our first full week back together as a whole class and celebrating St. David's Day and World Book Day.

Here is the information you need for this week:

Dydd Llun/Monday

Please return reading books and diaries in book bags.

Peer spell check.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

Reading books will be returned.

A gentle reminder to bring a snack and bottle of water to school everyday.  Also, the weather is going to be cold again this week, so please can all children wear a jumper or cardigan to school incase they get cold in class, and a coat for outdoors.  

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

1st March 2021

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus! Happy Saint David's Day! 

We have a busy week ahead of us, with Saint David's Day celebrations and World Book Day this week.  

We were so pleased to see everyone last week and hear all about your days at home.  We had a lovely few days, getting ourselves back into the school day.  Mrs Evans and I were proud of how the children came in and got straight back into their routines.  They were so pleased to see their friends and there were big smiles all around :)

Here is the information for this week:

Dydd Llun/Monday

Today is Saint David's Day.  We will have a celebration in class during the afternoon.  Please wear your Welsh clothing (costumes, tops, or something red or green) to school today.  

During the afternoon we will have a food tasting session, tasting Welsh cakes, bara brith, cheese.  Please let me know on the gate in the morning if you do not want your child taking part or have any concerns.

Dydd Iau/Thursday

World Book Day - we will complete a carousel of activities in the afternoon to celebrate.  We are not dressing up this year, so please come in school uniform as normal.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

PE - please wear kit to school.  

Spellings

Your child was sent home with a spelling list in their reading bags on Friday.  This may be the spelling list he/she moved on to during distance learning or a new list.  We reassessed spellings last week so this is the most up to date list they will need to work on.  If it is the same list as you have been practising at home already, please can you remove the note attached and send it back in on Monday with your child's name and spelling list and number on it.  This way I will know which list they are working on to practise in school.  If your child received a different list, please start on number 1.  We will restart peer spell tests on Monday 8th March.  

Reading

We understand that weekends can be very busy and there's not always time to read your book, so we have changed the way we send home and return books.  On Friday, your child brought home 2 reading books.  Please keep these books to practise for the week, and return them the following Monday 8th March.  They will then bring another 2 books home on the Friday.

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

Croeso Craig y Llyn!

Welcome to our new class page for Craig y Llyn, Year 2.  This is where you will find information and updates about our class, instead of our blog page.  We will update the page regularly and post our weekly update here from now on.  We are excited to start using our website and we hope you visit it regularly, to see all of our fantastic learning and keep up to date with exciting news for Craig y Llyn.  

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

Spring term 2021

Out topic this term is 'Love Where You Live'.  This topic will be a STEM project (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and we will focus on creating an end product, turning ourselves into researchers, designers and engineers to make our very own bird houses!  We will carry out investigations in science and use the skills we have been working on in maths to create our finished product.  We will also continue to write in the form of leaflets and instructional writing to instruct others on how to build a bird house like ours. 

We look forward to getting started!