Ysgol Gynradd Penygawsi
Primary School
Waun Fach Miss O'Brien
WC. 22nd April
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 fun-Pupils to wear PE kits to school
Fit 4 fun after school club.
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Iau/ Thursday
KS2 film night
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
WC. 15th April
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
No spell check- All of the children have been assessed. If they have moved lists, they will come home with a new list today. If they don't come home with a new list then please continue on the list that they were on before Easter.
Welsh homework due in.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 fun-Pupils to wear PE kits to school
Fit 4 fun after school club.
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
Jigsaw
Over the next few weeks, we are going to be exploring how to be healthy in our Jigsaw sessions. Part of the scheme covers the importance of staying away from well known ‘drugs’ including medical drugs.
During some of the lessons the children will be given an explanation of the general meaning behind the word ‘drugs’ and how this term refers to any form of medication. They will also learn that they should not touch any substance if they come across it because it could be dangerous.
Our Jigsaw scheme covers this issue in a manner that is appropriate to the age of the children. However, we are making you aware that we are covering this topic because the children may have questions for you.
WC. 8th April
Welcome back! I hope that you have had a lovely Easter break and that you have made lots of memories with your families. Don't forget to keep your Easter egg boxes and bring them into school.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
INSET day- no school for children.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
No spelling test- The children will be assessed and will come home with a new list if they have changed lists.
Pupils to wear PE kits to school
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
Enjoy the last few days with your family. I am looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday for our final term together.
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
Fit4fun will be running Easter holiday clubs - please click on the link below to book.
Book Fair
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.
WC. 18th March
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Spring term has been a very busy term and it has gone by extremely fast. I hope that you have a lovely Easter break filled with family memories. I will look forward to seeing you after the break ready for our last term together in year 3.
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell check.
Maths Homework due in.
Parents Evening
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 fun- Please wear your PE kit to school
Parents evening
Dydd Iau/ Thursday
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! of
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
Swimming- please bring your swimming costume and goggles to school.
Last day of term.
Recycled materials
Please can you continue to bring in recycled materials this week so that we are able to begin to create our magnetic games.
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
WC. 11th March
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell check.
Literacy Homework due in.
All children will be bringing their seesaw QR codes home today, so that you can see all of their work this term.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 fun- Please wear your PE kit to school
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Maths Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Iau/ Thursday
Cricket- Please wear PE kit to school.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
Swimming- please bring your swimming costume and goggles to school.
Parents Evening
Parent’s evening appointments are now live. Please book an appointment if you have not already done so via school cloud.
Magnet games
As part of our topic, the children are going to be creating magnetic games out of recycled materials. Please can you help us by bringing in any recycled materials that you have at home e.g, cardboard, paper, plastic bottles, yoghurt pots, string etc?
World Book Day
We all had lots of fun dressing up as our heroes for World Book day. As part of the day, we took part in the heroes parade in from of the whole school. We also created a new book cover for our class novel and we all enjoyed being creative.
WC. 4th March
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell check.
Welsh Homework due in.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 fun- Please wear your PE kit to school
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
World Book Day. Please come to school dressed as your hero.
Dydd Iau/ Thursday
Cricket- Please wear PE kit to school.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
Swimming- please bring your swimming costume and goggles to school.
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
Eisteddfod
Everybody had lots of fun taking part in the Eisteddfod this week. All of the children showed great sportsmanship by cheering for their peers both within their house and within other house. It was also lovely to see hoe enthusiastic the children were when they were competing in various activities throughout the day.
Da iawn Pawb!!
WC. 26th February
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell check.
Maths Homework due in.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 fun- Please wear your PE kit to school
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Today we will be taking part in the School Eisteddfod with the rest of the school. Please wear Welsh clothing or Welsh coloured clothing to school today.
Dydd Iau/ Thursday
Cricket- Please wear PE kit to school.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
Swimming- please bring your swimming costume and goggles to school.
St David's day photo- Please wear your Welsh clothing to school again today.
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
Eisteddfod Art
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
WC. 19th February
I hope that you have all had a lovely half term that has been filled with lots of fun. I am looking forward to seeing you tomorrow ready for another extremely busy half term.
This week we will be completing various actives in preparation for the Eisteddfod.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell check.
Literacy Homework due in.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 fun- Please wear your PE kit to school
Fit 4 fun after school club- If you would like your child to attend this club please use this link to book them a place.
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Iau/ Thursday
Cricket- Please wear PE kit to school.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
Swimming- please bring your swimming costume and goggles to school.
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
WC. 5th February
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell check.
Welsh Homework due in.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 fun- Please wear your PE kit to school
Fit 4 fun after school club.
Safer Internet day- we will be completed activities all about staying safe online today.
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check. Please encourage your children to practice their learn its at home.
Swimming- please bring your swimming costume and goggles to school.
Last day of the half term.
Our Light Workshop
We enjoyed learning about reflection, refraction and shadows during our light workshop this week.
WC 29th January
We have had another busy week in year three where we have been continuing to learn about light. We carried out an experiment to help us to see the direction that light travels in and how shadows are created. We also learned all about reflection.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell check.
Maths Homework due in.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 fun- Please wear your PE kit to school
Fit 4 fun after school club.
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Iau/ Thursday
Science Workshop Lovely light. A hands-on workshop inspiring exploration about what light is. Children will investigate light and dark and learn all about reflection, refraction, absorption and shadows. Through experimental learning, children will experiment with lasers and other apparatus to discover all about the 'colour of light'.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check. Please encourage your children to practice their learn its at home.
Swimming- please bring your swimming costume and goggles to school.
WC 23rd January
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell check.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 fun- Please wear your PE kit to school
fit 4 fun after school club.
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
Swimming- please bring your swimming costume and goggles to school.
Knex Workshop
This week we were lucky enough to take part in a knew workshop. In this workshop, we learned all about forces and how they are able to push and pull objects. As part of this workshop we were challenged to build a car that we could move without touching. We used magnets, the power of our breath and gravity to get the car to move. We also learned all about friction and how this force can slow an object down by providing resistance.
spring Term Newsletter
WC 15th January
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell check- I sent home new spellings on Friday. If your child has not moved lists then they will continue on the list that they were working on before Christmas.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 fun- Please wear your PE kit to school
fit 4 fun after school club- Please see the link below.
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Work shop for our new topic- push and pull workshop with Knex XL Wales. The children will be exploring magnetism, friction, weight and air resistance.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
Swimming- please bring your swimming costume and goggles to school.
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
Our Topic Hook
The children had lots of fun exploring magnets, sound and light in preparation for our new topic. We also received a letter from Andrew Newton asking for their help. He will provide us with a series of challenges to complete throughout the spring term.
Fit4fun Afterschool Club
If your child would like to attend the afterschool sports activities provided by Fit4fun, please click on the link below:
Jigsaw
Over the next few weeks as part of our Personal and Social Education scheme, we are going to be exploring bullying. Part of the scheme covers the use of homophobic language.
During some of the lessons the children will be given an explanation of the general meaning behind the word ‘gay’ and how this compares with the how the word was used historically. They will also learn that using the word ‘gay’ in a derogatory way is called ‘being homophobic’ and unacceptable in modern society.
Our Jigsaw scheme covers the issue sensitively. However, the children may have questions for you and as such we are making you aware that we are covering the issue this term.
WC 8th January
Happy New year! I hope that you have all had a lovely Christmas and that you have spent plenty of time with your loved ones. I would like to say a massive Thank you for all of our Christmas presents and cards.
This terms topic focus is science and technology and we will be exploring light, sound and magnetism.
Reading groups will be changing this week and I will ensure to sent home each Childs book bag with your Childs reading day written in their yellow reading diary.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
INSET day- no school for children.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Children will return to school.
I will be reassessing each Childs spelling lists as soon as possible and new ones will be sent home as soon as possible.
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
We will be starting swimming this Friday. swimming will take place every Friday for the rest of the term. Please you your child bring a swimming costume, goggles and a towel to school in a waterproof bag. There is no need to bring shampoo and conditioner because there will not be enough time for your child to have a shower afterwards.
I am looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
A message From Mrs Bullock
Thank you all very much for all your kind words and wonderful gifts. I have been very spoilt! I feel very privileged to have taught your wonderful children. I will miss them all very much. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that you got to spend lots of time together.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
Mrs Bullock
Our Last day of the Autumn Term
Our trip to the forest
To end our topic we took a trip to the forest to choose a place to put our decorated pebbles. These pebbles were decorated in the style of George Seurat.
W.C 18th December
The children all enjoyed performing in the Christmas concerts and I am extremely proud of all of them. I am sure that you all enjoyed watching the performances as much as the children enjoyed performing on stage.
We have had an amazing term together and I have loved getting to know all of you. Unfortunately, this is our time together as a class has come to an end and some of you will be moving onto Mrs Payne's class. You are only moving next door and our classes will still be working closely together throughout next term.
Thank you for all of your support throughout the Autumn term. I hope that you all have a wonderful Christmas and that you make lots of memories with your loved ones.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell Check.
Year 3 film morning treat.
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Year 2 Christmas party.
Last learn its check of the year.
Dydd Iau/ Thursday
Fit 4 fun- please wear your pe kits to school.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Last day of school.
Nadolig Llawen and Blwydden Newydd Dda!!!
Please bring your book bags to school this week. They will then be handed back out in the new term.
I am looking forward to our final week together
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
Christmas Dinner
All of the children had lots of fun spending quality time together as a class whilst eating Christmas Dinner.
WC 11th December
All of the children have been working extremely hard to practice their Christmas performances and they are looking forward to performing for you this week.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Year 2 Christmas concert 9:30
Spell Check.
Homework due in.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E kit today.
Fit 4 fun Football after school club
Year 3 Welsh Whisperer work shop
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?
6pm - KS2 Carol Concert - Pupils to wear Christmas jumper/dress/outfit for the concert. Please could pupils be brought back to school for 5:30pm. The doors will open at 5:45pm for people who will be watching the performance. Please make sure that you bring your ticket with you, as they will be needed for entry at the door. A reminder that all persons entering the hall will need a ticket of their own,regardless of their age, due to fire regulation numbers. Unfortunately the performance is a sell out, so there are no more tickets available.
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Year 2 Welsh Whisperer work shop.
Year 3 Christmas concert at 2pm.Pupils can wear their Christmas jumpers/dresses/outfits to school, for this afternoon's concert. Please make sure you bring your ticket with you, as these will be needed for entry on the door. A reminder that all persons entering the hall need a ticket of their own, regardless of their age, due to fire regulation numbers. There are still a few tickets remaining for this afternoons performance if anyone is interested in purchasing anymore.
Dydd Iau/ Thursday
Year 2 Christmas concert 2pm
Pupils will need to wear a Christmas jumper/dress/outfit for the concert. Please could pupils be brought back to school at 5:30pm. We will open the doors for children at 5:30pm, and approximately 5:45pm for anyone coming to watch the show. Please make sure you bring your ticket with you, as these will be needed for entry on the door. A reminder that all persons entering the hall need a ticket of their own, regardless of their age, due to fire regulation numbers. There are still a few tickets remaining for our final performance if anyone is interested in purchasing anymore.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Lunch
I am looking forward to an extremely fin but busy week with you all. There is a lot of information to take in so please see me on the gate of you have any questions.
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
WC 4th December
School Concert Tickets
Dydd Llun
Extra school concert tickets for KS2 and year 1/2 concerts will be available today. Please sent your requests into school in an envelope clearly labeled with payment. These are on a first come first served basis so unfortunately no tickets can be reserved because there are only a certain amount left.
Spell Check.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E kit today.
Fit 4 fun Football after school club
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb. This will be the last homework for this half term.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
Year 3- ks2 trip to the pantomime - children need to be at school at 8:30 wearing school uniform. They may take a treat/snack and a drink to the show. We will be arriving back in school for normal lunch.
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
WC 26th November
School Concert Tickets
Please can you send any payments for concert tickets to School ASAP if you have not done so already because the remaining tickets are going to be released soon. You will receive a message when the remaining tickets go on sale. Please keep an eye out for this because the tickets will be given out on a first come and first served basis.
Dydd Llun
Homework due in.
Spell Check.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E kit today.
Fit 4 fun Football after school club
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
Our School Christmas Fete will take place straight after school. Please see the posters below which contain information about token sales.
I hope that you have all had a lovely weekend. I am looking forward to seeing you all bright and early tomorrow.
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
3D shapes.
This week we have been learning all about 3D shapes. As part of this learning, we created 3D Shapes out of their nets.
Painting with food.
We have completed a science experiment this week that involved us investigating which foods make the best paints. We were surprised to find that oranges make really good paint.
WC 20th November
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
We are going to be making Christmas decorations out of recycled materials this week. Please can you bring in any empty yoghurts pots that you may have at home?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell check.
Welsh homework due in.
Tickets for Christmas concerts available from today. You should have received a text last week with this to the Microsoft form to order tickets. Please complete the form selecting which days/times you would like then send the payment into school, in a labelled envelope.
Year 2 please use this link.
Year 3 please use this link.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E kit today.
Fit 4 fun Football after school club
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Class Christmas jumper photo- Please bring your Christmas jumper to school in bag, so that you can wear it in the photo.
Dydd Iau/Thursday
Year 2 only- visit to the Church in the morning.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
Children in need activities. Please see the information below.
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
Art
This week we have been getting really creative. We have learned how artists use cold and warm colours to express different emotions. We also used our knowledge of symmetry to create symmetrical patterns. It was lots of fun.
Anti-bullying week.
On Monday we word odd socks to celebrate our differences. We also completed an activity that taught us about the importance of using kind words. We learned that unkind words can be very harmful to people's feelings. We then write kind words about our friends and then spoke about how kind words make us feel. Each of us got to take our kind messages home.
Children In Need
We had lots of fun participating in the Children in need activities in the school. We also enjoyed making Pudsey biscuits in class.
Painting with natural materials.
As part of our topic, we are exploring environmentally friendly painting materials. This means that next week we are going to be using fruit and vegetables to paint with. The children have decided to use the following foods:
- Raspberries
- Blueberries
- Spinach
- Beetroot
- Oranges
Please let us know if your child is allergic to any of these foods by the end of the week.
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
WC 13th November
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Anti-bullying week: Please wear odd socks to school today to help us to mark the beginning of this week. This week we are going to be completing various activities that will be linked to friendships and bullying.
Spell check.
Maths homework due in.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E kit today.
Fit 4 fun Football after school club
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
Children in need activities. Please see the information below.
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
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)
Remembrance Day Art
On Friday, Years 5 and 6 taught us all about the importance of remembrance day during their assembly. We also create Remembrance themed piece of art which was lots of fun.
WC 6th November
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell check.
Literacy homework due in.
Coffee Afternoon (please see poster below for details)
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E kit today.
Fit 4 fun Football after school club
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check.
I hope that you have all had a lovely half term with lots of fun celebrating Halloween and Bonfire night. I am looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow.
Diolch,
Miss O"Brien
Parents Evening
Thank you to everybody who attended parents evening. It was really nice to have the chance to talk to you all about the progress that your children are making.
Harvest Assembly
I was really impressed by the way that the children recited their class poem. It can be scary to perform in front of the whole school, but the children did an amazing job. I am extremely proud of all of them.
Thank you for all of your kind donations to the food bank.
WC 22nd October
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Parents Evening
Spell check.
Welsh homework due in.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E kit today.
Fit 4 fun Football after school club
Parents Evening
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its
Harvest assembly.
Diolch,
Miss O"Brien
Pebble Art
We have have been using our knowledge of pointillism to create pebble art this week. each child chose their favourite George Seurat painting and then reproduced a section of it onto a pebble. Once they are finished, they will be going on display in the school forest area.
WC 16th October
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Parents Evening time slots will be available.
Spell check.
Maths homework due in.
School book fair (Please see details below).
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E kit today.
Fit 4 fun Football after school club
School book fair (Please see details below).
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
School photos.
School Disco: Year 2- 5:00-6:00 and year 6:30-7:30
School book fair (Please see details below).
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its
School book fair (Please see details below).
Diolch,
Miss O"Brien
The Book Fayre
Your child had the opportunity to look at the Book Fair on Friday to see if there was anything on offer that interested them. They should have come home with a sticky note of the details for you. If you would like to purchase an item from the Book Fair, please send the money in with your child's name clearly labelled. They will have the opportunity to visit the Book Fair and make a purchase daily from Monday to Thursday this week.
Shwmae Day
The children all had lots of fun immersing themselves in the welsh language on Friday for Shwmae Day. We designed logos, completed mindfulness colourings, created bar charts by asking our friends questions in Welsh, shared a Welsh themed snack, sang Welsh songs and learned a new Welsh game. It was a very busy and exciting day.
WC 9th October
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell check.
Literacy homework due in.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E kit today.
Fit 4 fun Football after school club
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
School photos.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its
Shwmae Day. Please see the poster below.
Diolch,
Miss O"Brien
It has been another busy week in dosbarth Waun Fach. Here are some photos of some of the learning that has taken place.
Tint and Tone
We have been learning all about tint and tone this week. We mixed blue with white paint to create different tints and then we mixed blue with black paint to create different tones.
Problem Solving
The children having been using the RUCSAC method to solve a range of mathematical problems this week.
Our Visit To Cardiff Museum
WC 2nd October
The children all had lots of fun on our school trip to Cardiff museum and art gallery. They had the opportunity to learn all about the different paintings and how colour s represented in them. They also got the chance to visit the rest of the museum. All of the children were a credit to the school during the visit and I am extremely proud of them all. I will upload photos of the fun next week.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
INSET day- school closed for pupils.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Spell check
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E kit today.
Fit 4 fun Football after school club
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check
MacMillian Coffee morning in the school hall 9am-10am.
Any donations of shop bought cakes will be greatfully received!
Diolch,
Miss O"Brien
WC. 25th September
Last week the children had the opportunity to vote for the class representatives for the various comittees. Children who showed an interest stood at the front of the class and gave a speech about why they want to be a representative of that particular committee. All of the children gave amazing speeches and I am so proud of them. It takes a lot of courage for them to speak in front of their peers and they should all be extremely proud of themselves.
In class we conintued our journey into poetry writing looking at alliteration and adjectives. We also continued to extend our knowledge of place value by partitioning two and three-digit numbers. The children impressed me with their knowledge, understanding and hard work. Da iawn pawb!
Spellings
All of the children have been re-assessed in their spellings and they all came home with a new list on Friday. If your child has not moved list then they will continue on the same list that they were working on before the summer holiday.
Learn its
All of the children have practiced completing their learn its at the new reduced times on Friday with many of them having their time reduced significantly so that it is in line with the times required in the Learn its handbook. They will have the opportunity to practice their learn its everyday this week in preparation for Friday.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell check
Maths homework due.
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E kit today.
Fit 4 fun Football after school club
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Homework will be uploaded to hwb.
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
School trip to Cardiff Museum- Please wear are school uniform and bring a packed lunch to school
Learn its check
School Trip
As part of our topic, we are going to be visiting Cardiff Museum to take part in an art workshop on Friday 28th September. Please see the link below.
Fit 4 Fun
Fit for fun after after school football club is now available to both year 2 and year 3 pupils. If you wish your child to attend please use the link below to book a place.
WC. 18th September
It has been another busy week in Dosbarth Waun Fach. We have began out journey into the world of George Seurat art where we have discovered the technique known as pointillism. We learnt that George Seurat used dots of different colours to create his artwork and we had a go at colour blending with primary and secondary colours.
I listened to all of the children read last week and they have all come home with their book bags. I have written your child's reading day in their reading diary. Please ensure that they bring their book bag to school on that day so that we can change their book.
I will send new spelling lists home with the children this week and then spell checks will begin on Monday 25th September.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E kit today.
Football after school club
Dydd Gwener/ Friday
Learn its check
Autumn Term Newsletter.
WC. 11th September
We had a very busy week last week getting to know each other and all of the children have settled into their new class extremely well. We began the week by creating our class charter which we linked to the children's rights. We discussed the different children's rights as a class and then we decided on the most important rights for our time in school. These rights will be displayed on our Class Charter board.
On Friday we had lots of fun during our new topic hook! We created mosaics and portraits ready for our deep dive into our art based topic which is called 'it's a material world. This is a very exciting topic which will involve us taking a deep dive into the art work of both Pablo Picasso and David Seurat. We will become artists by learning to use different materials and artistic techniques to create artwork.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E kit today.
Football after school club - please see details below.
It is very important the the children have the opportunity to read as much as possible during their time at home. I will be reading with the children this week and I will be sending their book bags home. Please check their reading diaries so that you know which day they need to bring their book bags to school.
Fit for fun after school club (year 3 only)
If you would like your child to take part in fit for fun after school club every Tuesday please use the following link to book a place:
Welcome back
I hope that you have all had a fun-filled but relaxing summer holiday and I can't wait to hear all about it tomorrow. It was lovely to have the opportunity to spend some time with you all before the end of last term and I am looking forward to getting to know you all over the next year.
Meet the class team
Miss O'Brien
Mrs Bullock
Please can you ensure that your child brings a drink and a nut-free, healthy snack to school each day. Please can you also ensure that your child's clothing is clearly labeled with their name so that it is easy to identify.
I will update the class page each week with any new information. If there is any urgent information then I will contact you via text.
Our PE day is on Tuesday and the children need to come to school wearing their PE kit. This consists of plain navy shorts, tracksuit bottoms or leggings, a white t-shirt and a navy jacket/hoody. PE lessons will start on 12th of September.
This week will be about settling into our new class and getting to know each other better. We will be looking at our class rules and creating our class charter. We will also be finding out what our new and exciting topic is for this year.
If you have any questions or concerns then please speak to me on the gate or contact the school office.
I am looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!
Diolch,
Miss O'Brien
Week Beginning 17th July
I cannot believe I am saying that we are in the final week of Year 3. This academic year has quite literally flown by! I am so proud of how the children have settled in and adapted to life in Key Stage 2. They have worked extremely hard and this shows within their progression over the year. I am looking forward to seeing them develop even more during another year together in Year 4.
Thank you for all your continued support this year, and a massive thank you for the presents we received last week. We are truly grateful for your kind generosity. Let's have a fun final week together before a well deserved summer break!!
Beth syn digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Iau/Thursday
Fit 4 fun - please wear PE kit to school.
Reading Bags
If you haven't already, please could you return any book bags to school ASAP.
Fit 4 Fun
Fit 4 fun are running sessions thoughout the summer holidays. If you are interested in this please click the link below for more information/to book.
https://bookwhen.com/fit4fun
I hope you all have a fantastic summer holidays and I look forward to working with you again in Year 4.
Diolch
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 10th July
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun/Monday
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 fun - please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Gwener/Friday
Learn its check
Reading books - We will start collecting reading books this week in readiness for the summer holidays. Your child will not be given any more school books or homework this academic year. We will also keep your child's reading diary/bag and hand it over to their new class teacher for September. Please continue to read with your child over the holidays, make use of the local library service and the books, magazines, newspapers that you have at home. Now is the opportunity to read for pleasure.
Reports and classes for next year - Mr Davies will update the school blog with this information.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 3rd July
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/Monday
Spell Check
Homework due in
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E Kit to school
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
Class trip to Cyfarthfa Castle - Pupils will all need to wear school uniform and bring a packed lunch with a drink. Please keep an eye on the weather forecast and dress appropriately with sun cream/hat or a rain coat.
New home learning task uploaded
Dydd Iau/Thursday
Learn its check
Fit 4 Fun
Please click on this link if you would like to book your child into Football after school with Fit 4 Fun for the next 3 weeks.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 26th June
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon? What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/Monday
Homework to be completed by today
Spell Check
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
New home learning task uploaded onto Hwb
Dydd Gwener/Friday
Non school uniform day in return for a donation for the raffle/tombola prizes
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 19.6.23
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun/Monday
Spell Check
Homework to be completed by today
Tuesday/Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - please wear school PE kit
Wednesday/Dydd Mercher
New home learning uploaded
Sports afternoon - pupils to wear their house colours and bring a refillable drink to school. We will be walking up to Llantrisant Leisure centre for a 12.45pm start. Due to numbers that the hall can hold, there is a maximum of 2 adults per child.
Friday/Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
RCT Eisteddfod Event
PTA Events
Week Beginning 12th June
We had an amazing time in our Virtual Reality workshop last week. Head over to Twitter to see some of the photos of us with the headsets on. It is such a shame that we were not able to photograph or video the content that we saw, as it was incredible! We were very lucky to have 2 trips in 1 day to learn lots about mountains and castles, as well as the digital technology of Virtual Reality equipment.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon? What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/ Monday
Spell Check
Homework due in today
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
New home learning task
Dydd Iau/Thursday
PTA Film Night - please see the poster below with all the details.
Dydd Gwener/Friday
Learn its check
Reading Book Bags
Please can you ensure your child brings their bookbag in on their allocated days. I completely understand that sometimes we forget but I cannot guarantee that I will be able to swap books if they are brought in on different days. We only have a limited amount of time and there have been the majority of a group sometimes needing to change their books on the wrong days which unfortunately is not manageable. Please could you also comment in the reading diaries about your child's reading at home.
Film Night
Cross Country
Please use this link to book your child a place. You will need to book via the Heading Cross Country Competition Penygawsi Pupils Only
Please also read the following letter with all the information on for the events, but ignore the information about payment as our school will be paying for your child to attend this.
Llwyncrwn has asked that you do not attend before 3:45pm, so that the traffic around the school will be clear; this will avoid congestion.
Diolch yn fawr,
Miss Morris
Cross Country Events
Years 3,4,5,and 6 have been invited to attend a Cross Country event on the following dates:
Thursday 22nd June - Llwyncrwn
Thursday 29th June - Gwaunmiskin
The event starts at 3:45pm and there is a cost of £2 per child which the school has agreed to cover.
You will need to transport your child to the event and stay with them for the duration. You will be able to collect your child early on these days to get them there on time. A link for a form that you will need to complete will be posted on to the class page in the next few days.
Many thanks
Mrs Evans
Week Beginning 5th June
Welcome back to our final few weeks together for this academic year. I hope you have all had a lovely week with the glorious weather that we have been blessed with! I look forward to hearing all about your break tomorrow.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon? What's happening this week?
Dydd Llun/Monday
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Fit 4 Fun Afterschool Club - Use this link to book your place
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
New home learning task uploaded onto Hwb
All permission slips and payment to be returned to school by today
Dydd Iau/Thursday
Teaching Academy VR workshop
Dydd Gwener/Friday
Learn Its check
Important Dates:
(More information will follow for the below dates)
KS2 Film Night - 15th June
KS2 Sports Day - 21st June (pm)
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 adults, recognising the timeline of life from baby to toddler, child, teenager, adult then elderly.
- Looking ahead and being prepared for change in the future, starting to think about changes within the next class and how to manage this.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 22nd May
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon? What is happening this week?
Dydd Llun/Monday
Spell Check
Homework due in today
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear school PE kit to school
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
New homework uploaded
Dydd Gwener/Friday
Learn its check
Last day of school
Summer Essentials
As we are finally having some warmer weather, please ensure your child is equipped for the sun whilst in school. All day sun cream should be applied prior to the school day and all children will need a water bottle and sun hat in school.
These weeks have certainly whizzed by! I hope you all have a lovely week off (hopefully with some sunshine!) ready for our final half term of Year 3 together. Da iawn pawb for all the effort and tremendous hard work you have produced so far. Enjoy the break!
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 15th May
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon? What is happening this week?
Dydd Llun/Monday
Spell Check
Homework due in today
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
J2 homework uploaded
Dydd Gwener/Friday
Learn its check
I hope you have enjoyed a weekend of sunshine!
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
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.
Week Beginning 8th May
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?/What is happening this week?
Dydd Llun/Monday
Bank Holiday - No school
Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear PE kit to school
Spell Check
Homework due in today
Dydd Mercher/Wednesday
New home learning task uploaded onto Hwb
Dydd Gwener/Friday
Learn its check
I hope you have all enjoyed another long weekend!
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Information about KS2 Movie Night on Thursday 4th May below:
Week Beginning 1st May
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
BANK HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear PE kit to school
Fit 4 Fun afterschool club
Homework due in
Spell check
Dydd Mercher
New homework task uploaded onto Hwb
Learn its check
Dydd Iau
KS2 PTA Film Night
Dydd Gwener
Kings Coronation celebrations - Pupils can wear red, white and blue coloured clothing to school today for our celebrations. We will be holding a whole school picnic in the afternoon so pupils can bring a plate of snacks 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.
I hope you are all enjoying a long weekend.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 24th April
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Homework to be completed by today
Spell Check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - Please wear PE kit to school
Fit 4 fun after school club
Dydd Mercher
New home learning task uploaded onto Hwb
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
School photos with John Newman
It was so lovely to see you all and discuss the pupils progress so far this year. Thank you to all that attended, I hope you enjoyed looking through their books and discussions too.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Summer Term - Week Beginning 17th April
Welcome to our final term of Year 3! I hope you all had a lovely holidays and are ready for our last busy term of the school year.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Parent evening appointments close today
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - please wear PE kit to school today
Parents evening
Fit 4 fun afterschool club. Please click this link you book if you want your child to attend
https://bookwhen.com/fit4fun
Dydd Mercher
New Home task uploaded
Parents evening
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Have a nice last day off.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Ingredients for movie snacks
Please let me know if your child cannot eat any of the below before Friday.
Haribo:
Chocolate lollies:
Selection of crisps:
Week Beginning 27th March 2023
How fast is Year 3 going! We have already completed 2 terms of our 1st year in Key Stage 2, and you have all worked extremely hard to develop and progress throughout the year. Only 1 more term of fun together left - I cannot believe it!
It is a pleasure working with you all, and I'm certainly not ready for the year to end just end, so have a lovely, restful holiday in readiness to make the most of our last term in Year 3!
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Homework to be completed by today
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
RSE Information Evening in school hall at 6pm (Parents only)
Dydd Iau
Fit 4 Fun afterschool club
Learn its check
Dydd Gwener
Last swimming session (Only normal swimwear needed today, not t-shirt and shorts)
Movie afternoon - To celebrate the end of our topic of film/digital media and drama, we will be holding a cinema afternoon where the children will be seeing how the production of animation and skills within drama interlink to create a film/movie. We will also be consolidating our skills within Maths (money) to purchase items from within our 'shop' to purchase our own snacks for the film. The pupils will not need any money, but please could you check back on our class page to ensure the ingredients from within the snacks are suitable for your child. I will upload ingredients list from the snacks available by Tuesday evening. If your child has any allergies to any of the ingredients listed, please either see me or let the school office know by Friday morning at the very latest.
Please see details on poster below with information about holiday club.
Diolch,
Miss Morris.
Week Beginning 20th March
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Homework to be completed by today
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
World Down Syndrome Day - Wear odd/crazy socks to school
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 21st 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”.
Dydd Mercher
New homework task uploaded onto Hwb
Dydd Iau
Fit 4 Fun afterschool club
Learn its check
Dydd Gwener
Inset Day - School closed for all pupils
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 13/3/23
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
School is open as normal all week due to the industrial strike action being postponed
Dydd Llun
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Book Fayre arriving
Dydd Mercher
Homework uploaded onto Hwb
Dydd Iau
Fit 4 Fun afterschool club
Dydd Gwener
Swimming - Shorts and T-shirt are needed for swimming again this week please
Last day for Book Fayre
Learn its check
Diolch,
Miss Morris
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 6th March 2023
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
I have added in each groups reading day for this week. Please can your child bring their reading bag into school on their group allocated reading day, even if they have not finished their book at home, as I can record the skill we are working on in school for you to continue practising at home.
Dydd Llun
Gruffalo reading day
Homework due in today
Dydd Mawrth
The Enchanted Garden reading day
Fit 4 fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
Peter Pan reading day
New homework task uploaded
Dydd Iau
Alice in Wonderland reading day
Fit 4 Fun afterschool club
Dydd Gwener
Harry Potter reading day
Swimming - All children will need to bring a t-shirt and shorts to wear into the swimming pool for this weeks lesson.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Fit4Fun
Please see below the booking link for Fit4Fun after school clubs.
Week Beginning 27th February
I hope you all had a lovely week to relax and enjoy some well earned holiday time off school.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
We will be holding our school Eisteddfod today. Pupils to wear traditional Welsh costume, Welsh rugby/football shirts or red/green (Welsh colours) clothing to school.
Dydd Iau
School closed to pupils - Strike
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Swimming
I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 13.2.22
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Swimming
Last day of school
I hope you all have a lovely relaxing half term. Well done for all our hard work this half term :)
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 6th February
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell check
Homework to be completed by today
Dydd Mawrth
Please wear PE kit to school - Fit 4 fun
Dydd Mercher
Animation workshop payments need to be in by today
New homework uploaded
Dydd Iau
Animation workshop
Fit 4 fun afterschool club
Dydd Gwener
Learn its
Swimming
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 30th January
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Homework to be completed by today
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun (Outdoors) - Please wear warm P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
School closed for pupils
New homework uploaded onto Hwb
Dydd Iau
Fit 4 fun afterschool club
Dydd Gwener
Swimming
Learn Its check
Under the Spotlight
This term our topic is called 'Under the spotlight', an Expressive Arts theme with a focus on animation and drama skills. We will be looking at creating animations, using video and photography skills as well as editing techniques to add features such as voice overs and music/sounds for effects. The children have chosen a sports theme to base our animation and drama learning on, therefore, we will be researching sports around the world and working collaboratively to design a new sport in groups. We will use our drama skills to act out and perform our creations for an audience. We will be experiencing a workshop to learn lots of filming and editing skills then put these skills into a production. We will also use literacy skills to write a story that builds a scene behind our animation. Finally, we will look at adding amounts of money and giving change, before we hold a movie afternoon where we will use money to buy tickets/confectionaries, and see how animation is brought together with drama in a production of an animated movie.
Additionally, in Maths, we will also be focussing heavily on our times tables. The children will be practising their recall of the 2x, 5x, 10x and 3x tables, at speed, initially. When they have mastered these we will move on to the 4x and 8x's, using fact families to help understand and use the times tables.
Diolch yn fawr,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 23rd January 2023
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Homework to be completed by today
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
New homework task set on Hwb
Dydd Iau
Fit 4 Fun afterschool club
Dydd Gwener
Swimming
Learn its check
Please see poster below regarding a Valentines disco.
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 16th January 2023
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
Homework uploaded onto Hwb
Dydd Iau
Fit 4 fun after school club - please click the following link to book
https://bookwhen.com/fit4fun
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Swimming
Diolch
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 9.1.23
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! Welcome back.
I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and New year break.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
- INSET DAY - No school for pupils. Staff only.
Dydd Mawrth
- Pupils return to school.
Dydd Gwener
- P.E - Please wear P.E kit to school. Reminder that P.E kit is navy or black bottoms, a plain white t-shirt and a plain, navy/black jumper/jacket or school jumper/hoodie.
- Swimming. Please see details below.
All reading bags will be sent home this week.
Swimming
Swimming lessons will be starting with the authority and we will be able to attend lessons at Llantrisant Leisure Centre.
Year 3 and 4 swimming lessons will take place every Friday, starting 13th January, throughout the spring term.
Please can pupils remember to bring the following to school each Friday for lessons:
- Bathers (this should be a one piece swimming costume for girls and appropriate length shorts for boys)
- A towel
- Goggles (if needed)
- A bag
Pupils will not have time after lessons to wash hair and shower, so shower gel, shampoo or any other items are not needed.
Please ensure all jewellery is also removed before the children come to school.
I look forward to hearing all about your holiday fun.
See you on Tuesday,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 19th December
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Banquet - Please bring party clothes in a bag for children to change into after Fit 4 Fun, rwady for the banquet in the afternoon
Here is a list of the ingredients for the food within the banquet:
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 (dairy free grated cheese also available)
-Mushrooms
-Pepperoni
-Ham
-Sweetcorn
(There will be a diary free pizza and a vegetarian pizza option)
Please let me know on MONDAY if your child has any allergies to the above ingredients.
Dydd Mercher
Movie Morning - Please ensure you have completed the form that has been sent put to give permission for your vhild to watch the film 'Light Year'.
Please check the pictures and if your child has any allergies, let me know TUESDAY).
Dydd Iau
Last day of term.
After the Christmas holidays, we will be going swimming with the local authority. During the holidays please could you encourage your children to undress and dress themselves, as they will be expected to do this every Friday before and after the swimming sessions.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support, and the children for all their hard work over this last term. It has been a pleasure to work with you all.
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 12th December
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Welsh homework due in today.
Spell check.
2pm - KS2 Christmas concert. Please can all children wear a Christmas jumper/outfit to school.
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please can all children wear P.E kit to school.
Dydd Mercher
J2 Homework set
6pm - KS2 Christmas concert. Pupils will need to be returned to school at 5:45pm, wearing their Christmas jumper/outfit please.
Dydd Iau
6pm - KS2 Christmas concert. Pupils will need to be returned to school at 5:45pm, wearing their Christmas jumper/outfit please.
Dydd Gwener
Christmas dinner - Pupils can wear their Christmas jumper to school. We ask for a small donation of up to £1 for Save the Children charity too, if possible please.
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend, and enjoyed the snow today.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 5th December
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Homework due in
Dydd Mawrth
Fit for fun - please wear P.E kit into school
Dydd Mercher
New J2homework task uploaded
Dydd Iau
Dress rehearsal for KS2 (we will be wearing Christmas jumpers for the Carol service, but these will be needed to be worn into school for Mondays performance)
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Jumpers/Cardigans
There is a lot of cardigans and jumpers that have been left in class over the term, which have no names on them. If your child is missing any of their uniform please can you let us know ASAP to return home for you, as if none of these are collected they will be recycled at the end of term.
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 28.11.22
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
J2homework uploaded
Learn its check
Dydd Gwener
KS2 trip to Pantomime - school uniform to be worn. Children may bring a small bag of sweets to eat whilst watching the performance, if they would like to.
Concert Tickets
If you have not yet purchased tickets, please can you send your request and money into school tomorrow as any additional tickets wanted will be released later this week.
Concert Outfit
For the Christmas Carol service, your child will need to wear a Christmas jumper/dress/outfit
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 21st November
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Non school uniform day. Bring a luxury item for the hamper
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Iau
Fit 4 fun afterschool club
Dydd Gwener
Wear Wales colours to school to support the Welsh football team. Children will have the opportunity to watch the game in school, if they wish to.
Christmas fayre in hall straight after school.
Children in Need
The children had a lovely day becoming chefs and baking pizzas on Friday. We used the skills we learnt in our cooking workshop with Richard, the measuring and weighing skills we have learnt in Maths and our data collection, to design our own pizzas. As you can see, most of them thought their pizzas were delicious!
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend. See you tomorrow.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
WEEK BEGINNING 14TH NOVEMBER
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Homework to be completed by today
6pm PTA AGM meeting at school - everyone welcome to attend
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
New home learning task uploaded
Interfaith day
Dydd Iau
Fit 4 fun afterschool club
Dydd Gwener
Children in Need (please see previous post for details)
We will be cooking pizzas towards the end of this week - making the dough and choosing toppings.
The ingredients are:
Flour
Yeast
Salt
Tomato Puree
Cheese
And a choice of toppings from:
Ham
Pepperoni
Onion
Sweetcorn
Mushrooms
If there are any additional allergies or concerns with any of the above ingredients, please see me or contact school office before Thursday.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
With the Christmas Fayre fast approaching see the poster below for details on a non-uniform day on Monday 21st November (not this Monday).
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
It’s Panto-time!!!
We have arranged to take KS2 pupils to watch ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. Please click on the link below for all of the information and link for payment.
This needs to be completed by Friday 18th November.
https://forms.office.com/r/5YMvmcEutH
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 7th November
Welcome back. I hope you all had a lovely week and are ready for Christmas term.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
J2 homework task uploaded onto Hwb
Dydd Iau
Fit 4 fun afterschool club
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
I look forward to hearing all about your half term tomorrow,
Miss Morris
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.
- Wednesday & 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 24th October 2022
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
- Spell Check
- Book reviews due in today - If your child completed a paper copy, please could they bring it into school with them.
Dydd Mawrth
- BearFoot and Beyond Forest Fun Cooking Experience - Children will need to wear old clothing today. Please could your child bring a coat and wellies (in a bag with their names clearly labelled on them. They will change into their wellies before the experience and back into their trainers for Fit 4 Fun in the afternoon).
- Fit 4 Fun - Pupils will need to wear their trainers into school. If their old clothes are not suitable for sports, please send a P.E kit into school in a bag. Otherwise they can wear their old clothes for Fit 4 fun.
- Parent Consultations in school - If you have not made an appointment yet, please do so before booking closes on Monday.
Dydd Mercher
- Parent Consultations in school - If you have not made an appointment yet, please do so before booking closes on Monday.
Dydd Iau
- Fit 4 fun afterschool club.
Dydd Gwener
- Learn its
- PTA Christmas Photos - Please could your child bring a Christmas jumper/outfit and any accessories into school, in a bag with their names clearly labelled on them. More details on how the pictures can be purchased will follow.
We have had a lovely first half term in Year 3 with lots of learning and fun experiences. I hope you all have a well deserved break over half term!
Diolch,
Miss Morris.
Week Beginning 17th October
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Flu spray
Shwmae Day - pupils to wear red, green or white for Welsh day celebrations
Book fayre open - please send money into school clearly labelled if you would like your child to purchase a book
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - pupils to wear P.E kit to school
Book Fayre open
Dydd Mercher
New home learning log uploaded onto Hwb
Book fayre open
Christmas card orders to be placed by today
Dydd Iau
Fit 4 fun afterschool club
Harvest assembly
Neon Disco
Food around the world tasting activity - Plain poppadoms, Traditional Welsh cakes, Plain croissants, egg noodles and Free From Japanese rice.
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
We had a fantastic time cooking Together with Richard last week! The children learnt how to use a knife correctly to make healthy wraps. They were delicious 😋
On Thursday 20th 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:
- Milk (UHT)
- Cereal and Porridge Oats
- Tinned and Packet Soup
- Fruit Juice (UHT Carton)
- Pasta Sauces
- Rice
- Sponge pudding (tinned)
- Custard
- Tinned tomatoes
- Lentils
- Savoury Rice
- Noodles
- Pasta 'n' Sauce
- Couscous
- Tinned Vegetables
- Instant mash
- Tinned potatoes
- Tinned Meat
- Tinned Fish
- Tinned Fruit
- Jam
- Sugar
- Biscuits / snack bars
- Vegetable Oil
- Tea Bags
- Coffee
- 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 20th October.
Thank you for your continued support
School Council
Week Beginning 10th October 2022
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
Cooking together workshop with Richard Shawe - We will be cooking a 2 course meal (Healthy wraps and a cheesecake. Soya yogurt is being used for allergies.)
J2 homework uploaded
Parents Curriculum Information Evening in school at 5:30pm
Dydd Iau
Fit 4 fun afterschool club
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Please see poster below about a disco PTA event.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
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 Wednesday 13th 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
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 3rd October
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Home learning task due in today
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
New home learning task uploaded onto Hwb
Food Hygiene Roadshow + workshop
Dydd Iau
School photos - Pupils will need to wear school uniform.
Fit 4 Fun Afterschool club
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Please see poster if you are interested in an opportunity with Swansea FC.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 26th September
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - please wear P.E kit to school.
Dydd Mercher
Homework uploaded onto Hwb
Dydd Iau
Fit 4 fun afterschool club
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
McMillan coffee morning - Please see poster below for details.
PTA Christmas Event:
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 19.9.22
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
This week we are going to be looking at healthy foods, as part of our challenge from Spiderman to create a superhero with a healthy body and healthy mind.
Dydd Llun
Bank Holiday
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
J2homework uploaded on Hwb
Dydd Iau
Fit 4 fun after school club
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
The children had a great time on our school trip to Mambos and their behaviour was fantastic!!
I hope you have all enjoyed a long weekend!
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Autumn Newsletter
Communication
Parents/Carers,
As you are aware, staff are in class for the majority of the school day with your children and do not have the chance to access to emails. With many staff in our school, there is a possibility that communication via others can be missed, and messages not relayed. Therefore, our school policy for communication between parents and teachers is via admin email as these will also be picked up and passed on to the relevant members of staff, to be answered in due course. Should you feel the need to email me, please note the email address is:
admin@penygawsiprimary.rctcbc.cymru.
Alternatively, I am available on the KS2 gate Monday and Wednesday mornings, and on the KS2 yard Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons if you would prefer to speak to me directly.
I hope this helps any future correspondence.
Thank you for your support,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 12th September
We had a great week settling into Key Stage 2 school life last week, building relationships and getting to know each other. All the children have settled in very well and it was a delight to see them so happy and enthusiastic to come into school.
The children will be coming home with their bookbags this week. Inside their bags will be their reading diary which will state which day will be their reading day - this will be the day they need to return their reading bag each week please.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Hook to introduce our new topic.
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please can pupils come into school wearing their P.E kits (Navy bottoms, white top and trainers).
Dydd Iau
Fit 4 Fun Afterschool Club - Please see details below.
Dydd Gwener
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. For a link to payment, please click here.
Children will need to wear school uniform, and bring a packed lunch.
End of day pick up
When collecting children from the Key Stage 2 yard, please can you ensure you follow the arrows for our 1 way system collection procedures. This allows the movement to flow and also supports safeguarding, ensuring staff can see that children are being collected by the correct family members (particularly with our youngest Key Stage 2 pupils). If you do need to wait to speak to a teacher, or for your child, please could you wait by the shelter so that other parents can continue moving to avoid congestion. Diolch yn fawr.
Fit 4 Fun Afterschool Club
This term Years 3 and 4 have the opportunity to take part in a multisports afterschool club with Fit 4 Fun. If you wish for your child to take part please click here to book a space.
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend.
Miss Morris
Welcome to Year 3!
I hope you have all had a well deserved break and are refreshed, ready for a fun-filled year ahead. It was lovely to meet the children before the summer, and I am really looking forward to getting to know them more when they return.
Meet the Year 3 team:
Miss Morris - Class Teacher
Mrs Huxtable - Teaching Assistant
Miss Mallia - Teaching Assistant
Mrs Kidley - SNSA
Children will come into school and be dismissed via the school side gate, unless they have a sibling in Foundation Phase. Drop off times in the morning are continuing with the same times as last year between 8:50am and 9am. Pick up time will also be staying the same in the afternoon at 3:30pm.
I will update the class page with any information at the end of each week. However, if there is any urgent information that needs to be shared with you before the end of the week, I will contact you via text.
All children will need a drink and a healthy snack everyday. Please ensure they are labelled clearly with the children's name. All clothing should also be labelled .
Our PE day will be a Tuesday, starting from Tuesday 13th September. Children will come into school wearing their P.E kit. They will need plain navy shorts, leggings or tracksuit bottoms, a white T-shirt, a navy jacket/hoody and trainers.
This week will be about settling into our new classroom and getting to know each other. We will share our likes/dislikes, strengths/weaknesses, We will also create our class charter, using class rules that we have decided to be the most important.
I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!
If you have any questions or concerns, please speak to me on the gate or contact the school admin office.
Hope you get an early night ready for an early start tomorrow!
Miss Morris, Mrs Huxtable, Miss Mallia and Mrs Kidley :)
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
Miss Morris
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DIOLCH YN FAWR
Well we have come to the end of Year 3. It has been an absolute pleasure working with both you and your children over this past year. They are all a credit to you! We have made some lovely memories and had a fun-filled busy year with lots of enjoyable learning and experiences.
I will miss you all but wish you all the best for Year 4.
Diolch yn fawr for my lovely cards and gifts, they certainly are very much appreciated!
I hope you all have a lovely summer,
Miss Morris
Fit for Fun Holiday Club
If you are interested in Fit for Fun local holiday clubs, please click on the link below.
https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbookwhen.com%2Ffit4fun&data=05%7C01%7CAlison.BLACK%40penygawsiprimary.rctcbc.cymru%7Cb2e9b2abcc254007be9e08da6b0ed1aa%7C4f3f0e52b734416494091b601d147993%7C0%7C0%7C637940008644607504%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qwzeyQZm7UnAdOqij%2FZs%2BQxwHfnhrVlhkjzKzeh4yko%3D&reserved=0
WEEK BEGINNING 18.7.22
Wow I cannot quite believe we are into the last week of year 3! I have had an amazing year, getting to know you all and watching you blossom. It has been a pleasure to teach you and I wish you all the best in year 4.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Sadly we have had to postpone the mambos trip. Due to the amber weather warning for extreme heat, we feel that the children won’t be able to make the most of the facilities on offer safely. We will rebook for September and let you know the date as soon as possible. We hope you understand why we have made this difficult decision.
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - please wear p.e kit
Dydd Gwener
Last day of school
With the forecast looking to be extremely hot this week, pupils can continue to wear loose clothing (school colours), please ensure you have applied sun cream on before school and your child comes to school with a refillable water bottle please.
At the beginning of the week, we are looking to give the children a nice cool treat. Please could you check the ingredients and let me know tomorrow morning, or school office if your child is unable to have 1 of the following 2 freeze pops.
I hope you have had a lovely weekend and kept cool.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 11th July 2022
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Final spell check of the year
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun sports session - Please wear your house colour to school, with sports bottoms and trainers.
Dydd Gwener
Final learn its check
Move up day
The weather is set to be hot this week. Please ensure your child is wearing sun cream, brings a hat and drink to school everyday.
Could all bookbags also be returned this week, as these will be collected in and passed onto the next class, ready for Year 4.
Finally, if there are any helpers who are available on Monday 18th July to come with us on our school trip, please could you let me know tomorrow as we are in need of adult helpers. The trip is from 9:30 am until approx 1pm.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 4.7.22
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Fit 4 Fun after school club
Home learning task due in today
Dydd Mercher
New learning log uploaded today
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
School trip letters and payment to be in by today please
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Mambos School Trip + Upbeat Wales Drumming Letter
Week Beginning 27th June
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - please wear P.E kit to school.
Fit 4 fun after school club
Dydd Mercher
Homework due in today.
New learning log to be uploaded today.
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Oxford Reading Buddy.
Due to returning to 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.
Hope you've all had a lovely weekend.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 20.6.22
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - please wear P.E kit
Permission slip for tennis to be returned by today
Dydd Mercher
Wellbeing Wednesday
Homework uploaded today
Dydd Iau
Tennis - please wear sports clothes and shoes today, and bring a drink
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
I hope you've all had a lovely weekend. See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 13th June 2022
Dydd Llun
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school.
Fit 4 fun after school club - please see details below.
Learning task due in.
Upbeat Wales - African drumming session
Dydd Mercher
Global Day
Home learning task uploaded to J2 homework.
Dydd Iau
Cross country competition - after school. I have uploaded the letter with all details below. Please note if you would like your child to attend you would need to collect them from school at 3pm and take them to Gwaunmeisgyn school.
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Non school uniform day, in exchange for a hamper item (Please see poster below for details).
School summer fete (after school)
Fit 4 Fun After School Club - Year 3 and 4
This half term, Years 3 and 4 are invited to take part in our Fit 4 Fun after school club with Liam. The sessions will run on a Tuesday 3:30pm to 4.30pm. If your child is interested, please click on the link below to secure their place and book directly with Fit4fun.
Fit4Fun After School Club Booking Form
Please not that ALL pupils will need to be collected at 4.30 and will NOT be able to walk home on their own.
Non School Uniform Day
Please not that ALL pupils will need to be collected at 4.30 and will NOT be able to walk home on their own.
Cross Country
Dear parents/carers,
On Thursday the 16th of June there will be a Cross Country competition held at Gwaunmesigyn Primary School. The field will be open from 3.30pm onwards for the children who wish to participate. Please complete the form for permission. On the day of the race please make sure your child has appropriate footwear and clothing for running outdoors. The weather can be very unpredictable so please ensure they have a spare jumper for after the race and water to drink throughout. We invite all parents to watch the races however please stay away from the race track. The races will start at 3.45 - 3.50. Nick will do a warm up with all the children if your child wishes to do so (if not please make sure your child has warmed up correctly). The children will then be shown the course before they run it. A few adults will be at the finishing line handing out the tokens of the places. The tokens will then be given to an adult who will write down the results. The races will be as follows 1st race - Year 3+4 Girls Year 3+4 Boys Year 5+6 Girls Year 5+6 Boys Points will be given to the top 3 pupils from each race. 3rd- 2 points 2nd- 5 points 1st - 10 points A winning cup will be given to the school who has the most points at the end of all the races in the league.
Thank you Nick Clement
Director of Chi Education
www.chieducation.co.uk
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 6.6.22
I hope you all had a lovely half term and gave recharged batteries for our final term in Year 3!
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
Home learning task uploaded to J2homework
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 23rd May 2022
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell check
Homework due in
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
PTA Coffee morning
Jubilee celebrations - Please wear red/white/blue colours to school. Please could you bring a small plate of food and a drink (clearly labelled with your name on) for our afternoon tea party.
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Last day of school before half term.
I cannot believe we have completed another half term, and will be going into our last half term of year 3! I hope you all have a lovely school break.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
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 15th May 2022
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Homework due in
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit
Dydd Mercher
Wellbeing Wednesday
New home learning task uploaded
Dydd Gwener
Learn its
Wow! What a busy fortnight we have had celebrating The Holi Festival.
Over the last two weeks, we have learnt lots about the festival of colour and the story behind the festival.
As you can see, we had so much fun in the colour run, experiencing what it would be like to take part in the festival.
We researched tie dye methods and chose which one we wanted to try and recreate.
Finally, we made some coloured pancakes to taste a snack that is eaten within the celebrations. We used lots of maths skills to weigh and measure out the ingredients before cooking.
This week we will be staying local, within the UK and learning about The Queen Jubilee. On Wednesday 25th May, all children are invited to join in the celebrations of The Queen Jubilee in an afternoon tea party. Please could pupils wear red, white and blue colours and bring a plate of food (for themselves only) along with a drink, to enjoy our whole school celebration.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 9/5/22
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
Tie dye activity - please send in a plain, white t-shirt by today for this 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 look at the following link to have an idea of what the children will be doing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7NZEtivn0s
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 to give permission for you child to participate, using this link.
Dydd Iau
Pancake cooking activity -
We are planning to make pancakes to experience snacks that are eaten during the Holi Festival. The school will supply the range of food. Please complete the online form, checking that the ingredients are suitable/not suitable for your child. The ingredients are listed in the questionnaire. Once completed, please submit the form.
The link is
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Reading
The children will now be coming home with a reading book weekly, iunstead of fortnightly. Please could you make a comment in your child's reading diary when you have listened to them read.
Wow, what another busy week ahead we have. Early night is definitely needed tonight!! See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 3rd May
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Mawrth
P.E - please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
Wellbeing Wednesday
Spell Check
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Reading/Spelling
The children should have all come home with their spelling lists and reading books last week. I am so pleased with their progress and proud of the outcomes of our assessments last week! The groupings for reading have been altered slightly. This will help the children by having some peers in their group from last time for comfort and confidence but also challenge them to read amongst new peers too. The reading days for each group are:
Monday - George's marvellous medicine
Tuesday - Harry Potter
Wednesday - Matilda
Thursday - Charlotte's Web
Friday - Charlie and the chocolate factory
The Green Man Festival
We had a blast at our festival on Friday, and the children's behaviour was commented on by the numerous visitors we had, which was a delight to hear! Da iawn, pawb!
This week, we will be looking at 'Holi - The Festival of Colour'.
I hope you've had a lovely long weekend.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Circus Skills Workshop
As part of our topic this term, we have managed to secure a booking with a circus practitioner who will be coming into school to undertake a circus skills workshop with the children. 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. The cost of this will be £3. Please use the link below to pay, by Friday 29th April.
If you have any problems please come and see me as soon as possible.
www.rctcbc.gov.uk/schoolpayments
Please ensure you also complete the food activity consent form before tomorrow, and let us know about face painting before Friday.
Apologies for the short notice.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 25.4.22
Croeso Nol! I hope you have all had a fun-filled school holidays and enjoyed the well deserved break! I look forward to hearing all about your adventures when you come back on Tuesday.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Inset Day - School is closed for pupils
Dydd Mawrth
Pupils return to school
Fut 4 fun - please wear P.E kit to school
Please can ALL children bring their book bag into school today.
Dydd Mercher
Well-being Wednesday
Dydd Iau
Learn its check
We will be making some foods for our festival tomorrow - please can you let me know of any allergies before today. The foods we will be using are:
- Rice krispies
- White chocolate
- Food Colouring
- Tortilla wraps
- Spreadable cheese
- Cucumber
Dydd Gwener
Green Man Festival - please wear anything green to school today. We will be holding our own festival in school with live music, snacks, different activity stations and circus activities throughout the afternoon. There will also be a face painting area. Please could you let us know if your child is NOT allowed face painting.
This term our topic is Expressive Arts focus, with music and dance being the main lead. Our theme is Feel the Beat and we will be venturing off around the world again! This time we will be learning all about the different carnivals and festivals that take place, looking at dances, music and celebrations. We will begin with a local festival that takes place annually in Brecon, The GreenMan Festival.
There will not be a Spell Check test this week, as we will be carrying out big spell assessments for the start of the next term. I will also be assessing the children's reading throughout the week. Therefore, reading days will not be needed for this week only.
All children will come home with a reading book and their spelling list (new ones if needed) by the end of the week.
I am excited to Feel the Beat, and get creative with you this term!
See you Tuesday,
Miss Morris
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 4th April 2022
Wow, can you believe it is the last week of yet another term already!!
Beth Sy'n Digwydd yr Wythnos Hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Dydd Mawrth
Homework due in today
Dydd Mercher
Wellbeing Wednesday
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Iau
Architect day - working with RIBA to complete a model village using our models
Dydd Gwener
Swimming
Learn its check
Last day of term.
Last week we had a very busy week indeed!!
Rights Morning:
As part of our Rights Morning last week, we held a class debate. Article 12 states that we all have a right to be listened to and taken seriously. Therefore, we listened to each other carefully, took on board their opinions and views then expressed our own arguments (both fore and against each other.)
It was very interesting to hear their views, and see how some children were swayed by their peers viewpoints, to change their own. However, it was equally lovely to see the children who appreciated the opposite views to theirs, but still stood their ground and rooted for their own beliefs as to whether sports should be competitive and celebrate winners, or be non-competitive and celebrate everyone's achievements for taking part.
Wellbeing Wednesday
Meet the teams:
Last week's wellbeing focus was about team work and working together as a team. Firstly, each team worked together to decide on a team name.
They then were set a challenge - The Human Knot Challenge. This focussed on all members of the team having an equal part to play to complete the task, but also needed clear communication with each other to untie themselves without letting go of each others hands. There was a lot of tangles, twists and turns but even more laughter and enjoyment!! It was a joy to watch the children working together.
The last challenge was to complete a non-verbal task. Each child had an unknown colour placed on their forehead and had to find all other peers with the same colour as them, without any verbal communication. I was super impressed with how well everybody worked, supporting each other and working extremely hard together.
RIBA project with architects:
We have been extremely lucky to take part in a schools programme with RIBA and their architects. The children have thoroughly enjoyed the task of designing and constructing a building to form a model village. The creations are fantastic so far!
I hope you have had a lovely weekend, and I look forward to another fun-filled week, before a well-deserved 2 weeks off for lots of chocolate and family fun!
I wish you all a Happy Easter and hope you have an enjoyable school holiday.
Diolch,
Miss Morris
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 6th 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
Week Beginning 28th March 2022
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell check
Homework due in today
Dydd Mawrth
Fit for Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
J2 homework will be uploaded today
Dydd Iau
Architect Day - We will be working with RIBA all day today to begin creating our models that we planned and discussed last week. Please send in any delivery boxes/cereal boxes/kitchen roll tubes/shoe boxes/tissue boxes into school to use today.
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Swimming - Please bring in either pyjamas or shorts and t-shirt as well as your swimming costume today. You will need this as part of your swimming lesson.
I hope you have all enjoyed another glorious weekend in the sunshine.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
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
Gift Aid
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
Week Beginning 21st March
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Wear odd/wacky socks to raise awareness for Down Syndrome day.
Spell Check
Homework due in today
Dydd Mawrth
Fit for Fun - Wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
Homework uploaded onto J2Homework
Dydd Iau
We will be taking part in an exciting project with Royal Institute of British Architects’ National Schools Programme. You child will bring a permission letter home tomorrow for permission to have their photographs taken and published on different platforms (the letter details specifically where they will be used). This needs to be returned to school by Thursday at the latest please.
We will have architects coming into school for the next few Thursdays to work with us about architects, their job roles and skills. We will then be designing buildings to create a model village using junk modelling. Therefore, please could you send into school any cardboard delivery boxes, cereal boxes, kitchen roll tubes or shoe boxes you may have. These will be used next Thursday (31st) when we will begin our building tasks.
Dydd Gwener
Swimming - Please bring swimming costume, towel and goggles (if needed)
Learn its check
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed this glorious weather!
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
World Down Syndrome Day - Monday 21st March 2022
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.
Week Beginning 14/03/22
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Homework due in today
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school.
Parent Consultation appointments on School Cloud - Afternoon and Evening
Dydd Mercher
Homework uploaded onto Hwb
Parent Consultation appointments on School Cloud - Evening
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Swimming - Please bring swimming kit, towel and goggles (if needed)
Plantasia
As you may have seen on Twitter, we had a fantastic time at Plantasia on our trip last week. We learnt so much about animals and their habitats within the rainforest. I am excited to explore the rainforest even further with you this week.
I hope you all had a lovely weekend, despite the miserable weather!
Miss Morris
Rights Morning - 9th March
As part of our weekly rights session in KS2, we have decided that this week's articles will link to war and conflict. With the ever increasing news coverage of the heart-breaking situation in Ukraine, and the increased number of questions coming from our pupils, we feel it is important to discuss what is happening. Years 3 to 6 will take part in discussion activities and circle time sessions where their feelings and fears will be addressed. Obviously each session will be age appropriate dependent on the year group and the amount of information discussed will differ from years 3 to 6.
As a school, we feel it is important to address this matter but also offer support to the people of Ukraine. We are therefore asking for a £1 donation to the charity UNICEF who we are working closely with as we continue on our rights journey. UNICEF currently have an emergency Ukraine crisis appeal and are one of the many humanitarian charities calling for an immediate ceasefire.
How UNICEF is helping children in Ukraine?
They have been working tirelessly to keep children safe since this conflict began eight years ago and they are determined to remain in Ukraine to reach the most vulnerable children and families.
- They are helping to provide families with access to clean water and healthy food.
- They are delivering lifesaving supplies to support families who have been forced to flee and are working closely with local health facilities to ensure they have the vital supplies needed.
- They are helping to make sure that child protection services continue.
- They are working with our partners and the UNHCR to assess the refugee situation across neighbouring countries.
- In neighbouring countries they are delivering Blue Dot safe spaces with our partners, which will provide care and support, information to families seeking refuge, psychosocial support, water and sanitation supplies, safe spaces for mothers and children, protection for unaccompanied and separated children and more.
We thank you for your continued support and appreciate any donations that are given.
Kind Regards
KS2 Staff
Week Beginning 7.3.22
The children were fantastic in our Eisteddfod and sang beautifully. We had a busy week with Welsh activities and World Book day!
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Homework due in today
George's Marvellous Medicine reading
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - please wear P.E kit to school
Harry Potter reading
Dydd Mercher
Matilda reading
Dydd Iau
Trip to Plantasia - children need to wear school uniform with sensible footwear, and bring a packed lunch, with a drink. Gates open at 8.50am, please ensure you are on time as we need to be leaving as close to 9am as possible.
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Swimming - please bring swimming costume, towel and goggles (if needed).
Charlotte's Web & Charlie and the chocolate factory reading today
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend. See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Plantasia Tropical Zoo Trip Letter
Week Beginning 28th February
Dydd Llun
Spell Check.
Children can wear Welsh costumes/jerseys or Welsh coloured clothes into school today for our Eisteddfod. We will be singing our song in our houses to the school and completing Welsh themed activities. I hope you have all been practising it ready to perform.
Dydd Mawrth
Fit4Fun - Wear P.E kit to school.
Dydd Mercher
J2homework uploaded today.
Dydd Iau
World Book Day - Children can come to school dressed as their favourite character today. Please see details below about our Bring and Buy Book Fair.
Dydd Gwener
Swimming
Learn its check.
I hope you all had an enjoyable half term and feel refreshed ready to for the next half term ahead. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow for our Eisteddfod, and hearing all about your half term news.
Miss Morris
Bring and Buy Book Fair
School Closure 18/02/22
We will be sharing suggested activities to work on at home tomorrow during the closure day. This work will be uploaded to J2Homework at 9am tomorrow morning.
If the activity is a practical one, please don’t feel you have to upload the activity, but if you would like to share your lovely work with us then upload a photo to your J2File.
If you need to contact me during the day, I will be available between 9am and 3.30pm on J2Message which you will find on J2Easy. I have gone through how to use this application with the children today and all children were confident how to find and use it. Please do not email me, I will only be responding to messages sent through J2Message. There is an option to send a direct message to myself or you can message the whole class. You will need to choose Waun Fach.
I hope you all stay safe and I look forward to seeing you when we return to school after the holiday on 28th February.
Have a wonderful half term.
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 14.2.22
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Homework due in today
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kits to school
Dydd Mercher
J2 Homework - Welsh task
Dydd Gwener
Swimming
Learn its
Last day of term.
This week is Welsh week. We will be completing all our Welsh tasks for our Eisteddfod competitions. I am looking forward to getting creative within our art, songs and poems with you.
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend,
Miss Morris.
Week Beginning 7th February 2022
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell check.
Homework due in today.
George's Marvellous Medicine reading day - Please bring in reading bags/diaries.
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - Please wear P.E kit to school.
Harry Potter reading day - Please bring in reading bags/diaries.
Safer Internet Day
Dydd Mercher
J2 homework uploaded onto Hwb.
Matilda reading day - Please bring in reading bags/diaries.
Dydd Iau
Charlotte's Web reading day - Please bring in reading bags/diaries.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory reading today also, due to INSET Friday - Please bring in reading bags/diaries.
Learn Its check.
Dydd Gwener
INSET DAY - No school for pupils.
Information about upcoming events
Eisteddfod
We will be celebrating our Eisteddfod in school on Monday 28th February this year. Children can wear something Welsh, or wear clothing of the Welsh colours to school for this.
World Book Day
World Book day will be celebrated in school on Thursday 3rd March. Children can come into school dressed as their favourite book character. Our PTA will also be running a 'Bring and Buy Book Fair'. More information will be released about this shortly.
PTA are also hosting a Balloon Race. Please see the poster below for details.
Hope you have had a lovely weekend.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
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 31st January 2022
Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
George's Marvellous Medicine reading
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Harry Potter reading
Dydd Mercher
Wellbeing Wednesday
Matilda reading
J2 homework will be uploaded
Dydd Iau
Charlotte's Web reading
Dydd Gwener
Learn its
Swimming
(I have added the information again below for this)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory reading.
Swimming
As mentioned in a previous post, swimming lessons will be starting with the authority and we will be able to attend lessons at Llantrisant Leisure Centre.
Year 3 and 4 swimming lessons will take place every Friday, throughout the spring term.
Please can pupils remember to bring the following to school each Friday for lessons:
- Bathers (this should be a one piece swimming costume for girls and appropriate length shorts for boys)
- A towel
- Goggles (if needed)
- A bag
Pupils will not have time after lessons to wash hair and shower, so shower gel, shampoo or any other items are not needed.
Please ensure all jewellery is also removed before the children come to school.
This week we will be looking at life cycles, and writing about living things within Kenning poems.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Swimming Update
I am pleased to inform you that we have been informed that swimming will resume this term. We will start swimming next Friday 4th February.
Thank you,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 24th January
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Homework due in
Dydd Mawrth
Learn its Check
Dydd Mercher
Inset Day - No school for pupils
J2 Homework will be uploaded today
Dydd Iau
Inset Day - No school for pupils
Dydd Gwener
Inset Day - No school for pupils
Reading Diaries/Bags
Due to the 3 Inset Days this week, please could ALL children bring their reading diaries/bags into school on Monday for this week only. Thank you.
Please check the main school blog page for the new updated times and latest information.
I look forward to seeing you in the morning for a short but busy week!
Miss Morris :)
Week Beginning 17/01/22
Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Homework due in today.
George's Marvellous Medicine reading day - Please bring reading diaries/bags to school.
Dydd Mawrth
Harry Potter reading day - Please bring reading diaries/bags to school.
P.E - Please wear P.E kit to school.
Dydd Mercher
Wellbeing Wednesday
Matilda reading day - Please bring reading diaries/bags to school.
Dydd Iau
Charlotte's Web reading day - Please bring reading diaries/bags to school.
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory reading day - Please bring reading diaries/bags to school.
I hope you have had a wonderful weekend and are ready for a new week to learn about movement and respiration as part of our living things topic.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris :)
Year 3 Spring Term Newsletter
UPDATE: SWIMMING
Unfortunately, we received an email from RCT today to notify us that swimming has been temporarily suspended due to the current pandemic situation. Therefore there will be NO SWIMMING this Friday. A review is being held at the end of January and we will notify you as soon as we know when the program can resume.
Many thanks,
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 10th January 2021
It was so lovely to see most of the children last week and hear all about their holiday fun. We clearly all missed each other and certainly enjoyed being back in each others company again.
Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?
Dydd Llun
* NO Spell Check (Please see below for information)
* Local area walk - This will be weather dependent but please ensure children have a warm, waterproof coat and suitable footwear on.
* George's Marvellous Medicine reading - Please can the children bring their reading diaries into school today.
Dydd Mawrth
* Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kits to school
* Harry Potter reading - Please can the children bring their reading diaries into school today.
Dydd Mercher
* Wellbeing Wednesday
* Matilda reading - Please can the children bring their reading diaries into school today.
Dydd Iau
* Charlottes web reading - Please can the children bring their reading diaries into school today.
Dydd Gwener
* Swimming - please see below for information
* Learn its check
* Charlie and the Chocolate factory reading - Please can the children bring their reading diaries into school today.
Spell Check
Last week the children were reassessed in their spelling lists, ready for the new term ahead. They all did fantastic and tried their very best. I will be going through their results and the new lists (for those that have moved on) with them in the morning before sending home their new spelling lists tomorrow. The first spell check will take place on Monday 17th January, giving the children their usual week to learn and practise their lists. All children will be learning one spelling list a week, regardless of their score results this time.
Swimming
As mentioned in my previous post, swimming lessons will be starting with the authority and we will be able to attend lessons at Llantrisant Leisure Centre.
Year 3 and 4 swimming lessons will take place every Friday, starting 14th January, throughout the spring term.
Please can pupils remember to bring the following to school each Friday for lessons:
- Bathers (this should be a one piece swimming costume for girls and appropriate length shorts for boys)
- A towel
- Goggles (if needed)
- A bag
Pupils will not have time after lessons to wash hair and shower, so shower gel, shampoo or any other items are not needed.
Please ensure all jewellery is also removed before the children come to school.
I hope you have all had an enjoyable weekend and I look forward to seeing you all in the morning, ready to begin our new topic, 'All Creatures Great and Small'.
Miss Morris
Happy New Year!
Welcome back,
Firstly I would like to thank each of you for the beautiful Christmas gifts I received; I was blown away by your kindness. Thank you so much, they were greatly appreciated!
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones and are keeping fit and well! I am looking forward to seeing you all again tomorrow and hearing about all the enjoyment you had during the holidays.
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.
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).
Swimming
This term years 3 and 4 will be attending weekly swimming sessions (starting Friday 14th January), for which they will need a swimming costume.
I hope you enjoy your last day, and get an early night ready for a fun-filled 1st day back at school.
Miss Morris :)
Christmas Show
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.’
Week Beginning 12th December
I cannot believe we are into our final week of term! The children have settled really well into Year 3, and we have had a fantastic term of fun learning together. They sure deserve a fun-filled festive break after all their achievements over the past few months. It has been a pleasure to work with each and every one of them :)
Beth Sy'n Digwydd Wythnos Hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit for Fun - Please wear P.E kits to school
Dydd Mercher
Cinema afternoon as a Christmas treat from us teachers
Dydd Gwener
Last day of school
This week will be filled with lots of festive fun, and we will be recording a Vlog as our end product of Christmas around the world. Please see J2Homework for more information.
Thank you for your continued support over the term. I hope you all have a lovely Christmas.
Diolch yn fawr iawn,
Miss Morris
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 6th December 2021
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check.
J2 homework due in.
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kits to school.
Dydd Iau
Techniquest trip - Children will need to wear school uniform and bring a packed lunch.
Dydd Gwener
Learn its
Christmas dinner day - Children can wear a festive jumper if they wish.
The children absolutely loved our journey around the world to see how other countries celebrate Christmas last week. We were left with a mystery bag, that we explored first before beginning our research to find out the different country's tradition.
I hope you have had a lovely weekend, and are ready to continue with our travels and learning of the various traditions and celebrations of Christmas.
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris :)
Week Beginning 29/11/2021
Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Homework due in today
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - Please wear P.E kit to school
Dydd Mercher
Language homework
Dydd Gwener
Non Uniform Day - Please see details on the poster below.
The children who have chosen to have a speaking part within our Christmas production came home with their words on Friday. Please could you help them to learn these words at home, whenever possible. We are very excited to be performing a virtual mini show this year!
This week we are going to begin our Christmas festivities, by jetting off around the world to find out what traditions and celebrations take place in a range of different countries.
I look forward to beginning our festive fun with you, tomorrow!
Miss Morris :)
Week Beginning 22.11.21
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit 4 Fun - please wear P.E kits to school
Dydd Mercher
Rights Morning & Wellbeing Wednesday
Dydd Gwener
Learn Its
Thank you so much for all your donations last week! We raised over £200 for Children in Need! The children had so much fun completing a variety of activities throughout the day.
I hope you have all had a super Sunday in the sunshine! I look forward to seeing you tomorrow to continue with our travels in the UK for Remembrance Day.
Miss Morris
Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?
It was so lovely to meet you all last week, and discuss the children's progress. Your support is appreciated, as always.
Dydd Llun
Please wear odd socks to school
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit for Fun - Please wear P.E kits
Dydd Mercher
Language Homework on J2E Homework
Royal British Legion Visitor
Class Christmas PTA Pictures (see below)
Dydd Gwener
Children In Need - Pupils to dress up as their favourite Hero and bring in £1 donation
https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week/anti-bullying-week-2021-one-kind-word
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.
Christmas Jumpers
We will be taking our annual Christmas photo on Wednesday 17th November. Please can your child bring in a Christmas jumper/top/dress to wear for the photo on this day? Please can you send them in a bag, clearly labelled with their name? The children are to wear their uniform to school and will put their Christmas items on for the photo, then take them straight off again to bring back home that day.
Here's to a fun packed week where we are jetting home to the UK to raise awareness of Remembrance Day, Antibullying Week and Children in Need.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris :)
Week Beginning 8th November
Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
J2 Homework due in
Dydd Mawrth
Parents evening consultations via School Cloud
Fit 4 Fun - P.E kits to be worn into school
Dydd Mercher
Parents evening consultations via School Cloud
Well - being Wednesday, and Children's Rights day
Homework to be uploaded to J2Homework
Dydd Gwener
Learn its check
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.
Children in Need
As you may be aware, Children in Need is on Friday 19th November. School Council and Super Ambassadors met last week to discuss how we can celebrate one of our most favourite days in the school calendar safely. We have decided that the children will celebrate in their class bubbles but everyone will come to school dressed in the same theme.
This year, School Council have decided upon HEROES as our theme. This means children can come dressed as their most treasured hero for the day. If you do not have a costume at home or your child does not have a specific hero then they are welcome to come dressed in their pjs instead. We will be asking for a £1 donation for this special charity.
I hope you have had a lovely weekend, enjoying the fireworks displayed that we discussed last week. Early night tonight ready for another fun-filled, busy week of Diwali celebrations.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Starting Blocs
Starting Blocks is a fun, exciting program to introduce children to the sport of athletics
CLASS TRIP
As part of our science topic this term, we have planned and booked a trip to Techniquest for later this term. We are very excited to be able to offer a trip to the pupils after such a challenging time last year. We know the children are very much looking forward to it as much as we are.
The trip is booked for Thursday 9th December. During the visit we will have time to explore the many science exhibitions that Techniquest has on offer, as well as taking part in one of their fabulous workshops. As we are visiting during December, we have chosen one of their Christmas themed science shows, Elf and Safety.
We will join the Elf and Safety team as they show us the very latest in elf technology to help prepare Santa for what will be his busiest Christmas yet. As if jetting around the entire world in just one night wasn’t enough to expect, it turns out that the number of children who need a visit this year is higher than ever. If we don’t take some drastic action, we could have the world’s worst delivery crisis on our hands! Now, it’s down to the elves to come up with new clever ideas to help meet this challenge. But wait… some of those inventions look a bit odd to us, are they sure they’re safe? We’re going to join the team and help the elves to test out their plans to save Christmas this year.
During the visit, the children will have the opportunity to develop not only their science skills, but their numeracy and literacy skills too.
We are asking for a voluntary contribution of £7.50 towards the cost of the trip. The children will need to wear their school uniform and bring a packed lunch with them on the day.
As you may be aware, all school trip payments now take place online as this is the preferred method suggested by RCT local authority. To pay your contribution to the trip, visit the following link.
http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/schoolpayments
We are asking that payments be paid by Wednesday 10th November, with the payment closing on Friday 12th November. A letter will come home with your child on Monday and if you agree to them attending the trip, please complete the form at the bottom of the letter and returned to school by Friday 12th November.
Thank you for your continued support
Mrs Rees and Miss Morris
Week Beginning 1st November 2021
Welcome back! I hope you all had a lovely half term, spending time with families and friends. I look forward to hearing all about your week tomorrow.
This week we are moving onto our next destination and learning all about Diwali.
Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?
Dydd Llun
* Spell Check,
* Parents evening appointments go live,
* If you wish to donate to the food bank for Harvest, can they be brought in today please?
Dydd Mawrth
* Fit 4 Fun - P.E kits to be worn to school
Dydd Mercher
* Homework uploaded onto J2Homework,
* Harvest assembly - Our class will be performing 'The singing vegetables' in our school assembly.
Dydd Gwener
* Learn its check.
I hope you are as excited as me for a busy but fun filled Christmas term!
Miss Morris
Week Beginning 18.10.21
Wow! We are into the last week of half term already!! It has been a pleasure delving through the keyhole and travelling around the world learning about the traditions with the children!
We have learnt a lot about the celebrations, and worked very hard all term.
- We had great fun working with our peers to complete Maths addition and subtractions.
- We became musicians and played to Kwanzaa music.
- We have explored missions independently.
- Celebrated World Mental Health, and Shwmae Day.
- But most of all we have had lots of fun and settled well into Year 3.
This week:
Dydd Llun
Homework due in today.
Spell Check.
Dydd Mawrth
Fit for fun - please wear P.E kits to school.
Dydd Mercher
J2 Homework uploaded today.
Dydd Gwener
Learn its.
Last day of term.
HARVEST FESTIVAL 2021
On November 3rd, we will be holding our annual Harvest Festival. It is going to be a little different this year and we will be delivering our Harvest items in our class bubbles virtually. The pupils will enjoy the assembly from the comfort of their classrooms with each class celebrating in their own unique way.
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:
- Milk (UHT)
- Cereal and Porridge Oats
- Tinned and Packet Soup
- Fruit Juice (UHT Carton)
- Pasta Sauces
- Rice
- Sponge pudding (tinned)
- Custard
- Tinned tomatoes
- Lentils
- Savoury Rice
- Noodles
- Pasta 'n' Sauce
- Couscous
- Tinned Vegetables
- Instant mash
- Tinned potatoes
- Tinned Meat
- Tinned Fish
- Tinned Fruit
- Jam
- Sugar
- Biscuits / snack bars
- Vegetable Oil
- Tea Bags
- Coffee
- Hot Chocolate
We would be very grateful if you could bring any donations you would like to make to school by Monday 1st November 2021.
Thank you for your continued support
Super Ambassadors and School Council
Week Beginning 11th October
Dydd Llun
Spell check
Dydd Mawrth
Fit for fun - Please wear P.E kits in to school today.
Dydd Mercher
J2 Homework uploaded.
Wellbeing Wednesday - As it is World Mental Health Day today, we will be promoting the wellbeing and mental health of our children by engaging in a Wellbeing Wednesday, throughout the school. Pupils will be participating in a range of enjoyable activities that supports their wellbeing.
Dydd Gwener
Learn Its.
Shwmae Day - Pupils have the choice to wear red, green or white clothes to school today, instead of their uniform to celebrate Shwmae day. We will be undertaking a variety of fun-filled activities to promote our Welsh language and culture.
Pupil Voice
This week we held the elections for the current committees. As you can see from the pictures, there were a lot of candidates who applied for the positions. Each of the children did exceptionally well to get up in front of the class and give a speech. I am proud of them all for their efforts!
After a difficult vote, we eventually came to the final decision. Our chosen leaders are:
School Council - Erin & Max
Criw Cymraeg - George & Caitlin
Curriculum Committee - Thomas & Isabelle
Through The Keyhole
We have had lots of fun learning about the countries and their celebrations so far, and the children have amazed me with their enthusiasm. I am so impressed with how many children have chosen to continue researching independently at home, becoming ambitious, capable learners who are using their own initiative to extend their own learning!!
Bendigedig Blwyddyn 3!!
This week we are back on our travels to Africa. I am looking forward to learning all about the Kwanzaa celebrations together.
See you tomorrow for our next venture,
Miss Morris
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.
W.B. 4th October 2021
Beth Sy'n Digwydd Yr Wythnos Hon?
What's Happening This Week?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Class Elections
Homework to be in today
Dydd Mawrth
School photos
SCHOOL UNIFORM to be worn to school today. Please bring P.E kits in a bag to change into.
Dydd Mercher
J2homework set today.
Class Elections
The children were told last week that there were class elections taking place on Monday. We discussed the different roles available, and the voting process that will be happening. Over the weekend, the children were asked to have a think about the different committees, and whether they would like to be a representative. The children who would like to represent any of the committees will be given the opportunity to share with their peers why they would be the best person and should be voted for. Children can apply for more than 1 council, but can only be chosen for 1 role overall.
There will be 2 children voted by their peers for each committee.
The roles on offer for them to join are:
- School Council - This involves making decisions on behalf of the school.
- Curriculum Cymraeg - This involves promoting Welsh in school.
- Curriculum Committee - This involves leading the new curriculum.
Please could you discuss with your child whether they would be interested in any of the above and prepare them to have some reasons why they would make a good representative to share with their peers on Monday. Best of luck to anyone that is applying!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I will see you tomorrow to continue on our USA journey.
Miss Morris :)
Week Beginning 27th September 2021
We have had a great fortnight learning all about The Moon Festival, but this week we are diving back though the keyhole to find out about a new celebration. We will be travelling from China to the USA, to learn all about Independence Day.
Whats happening this week?
Dydd Llun
Spell Check
Reading day for George's Marvellous Medicine group
Dydd Mawrth
P.E kits to be worn today for Fit for fun session
Reading day for Harry Potter group
Dydd Mercher
Reading day for Matilda group
Dydd Iau
Reading day for Charlotte's Web group
Dydd Gwener
Reading day for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory group
I hope you have all had a fun-filled weekend, and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow for the next journey of our travels.
Miss Morris :)
Week Beginning 20.09.2021
Dydd Mawrth
Fit for fun - Please wear P.E kits to school.
Dydd Mercher
Maths homework will be uploaded onto Hwb today.
Reading
Your child has completed a reading assessment that has assessed their reading skills and understanding. These results have given a level for where your child's reading is currently at, which has been matched on their Oxford Reading Buddy accounts. Please do not worry if your child is revisiting a level, this does not mean they have gone backwards. It means they need to complete other reading skills for this level, such as vocabulary and comprehension. As well as reading to you, it is also important for your child to listen to you read to them. This allows you to model reading with expression, pausing for punctuation and opportunities for them to hear pronunciation of new vocabulary.
Unfortunately, we are unable to send home reading books at the moment. Therefore, reading at home will be online. All children were given a new copy of their Oxford Reading Buddy log in details last week. Please let me know if you have not received these, or having any trouble logging on.
Through the Keyhole
This week the children came into class to a surprise delivery! Ash Dykes, a famous Welsh explorer, left us a keyhole with a letter inside asking us to complete a class challenge. We will be completing his challenge this term, within our topic.
This week we will be focusing on writing a letter, to reply to Ash and accept his challenge. This was one of the children's suggestions from our discussion of ideas.
I hope you have had a lovely weekend and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow, for an exciting fun-filled week!
Miss Morris
Autumn Newsletter
Week 2 - W.B 13/09/21
It was a great pleasure to welcome all the children into Year 3 last week. We had a great week getting to know each other, create class rules and carry out a Science investigation too! The children were a delight and seemed to have lots of fun on their first week in KS2.
This week we will be carrying out spelling tests, reading, language, Maths and begin our new topic Through the Keyhole.
Reading will be online, on Oxford Reading Buddy. We will also be reading a variety of books in class, daily.
Dydd Llun
Your child will come home with their new spelling word list. We carried out an assessment last week to see what list was needed for each child. As it is a new term, we will be starting from List 1 of each set again. So even if your child brings home the same set as before the summer, they need to start with List 1. Revising words they have done previously will not harm them and in fact, will help them spell them without support in their independent writing.
Please support your child in learning these spellings throughout the week. We suggest they spend at least 5 minutes a day practising each word, spelling them verbally, writing them down and also putting them into sentences so that they have a thorough understanding of the word.
Our spelling tests will take place every Friday, with the children practising them daily during registration Monday to Thursday.
Take a look at this tip sheet with some strategies for learning spellings.
Dydd Mawrth
Please wear your PE kit to school today as it is our Fit for Fun session in the morning.
Dydd Mercher
Language homework will be uploaded to J2Homework today (it will be due back in on Monday 20th September).
Dydd Gwener
Spell check. Your child will be told to move up to the next list if they get 9 or 10 words out of 10 correct. If your child gets less than 9 words correct, they need to remain on the same list until they do.
I hope you have had a lovely weekend, and got plenty of rest ready to work hard this week. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow,
Miss Morris
Welcome to Waun Fach
Academic Year 2021-2022
THANK YOU!!
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed teaching at Penygawsi this term and I’m sad to be leaving. Your children have been wonderful and will shine in year 4 I’m sure. Thanks for all my lovely gifts and cards, I really appreciate it!
Have a wonderful summer.
From Miss Jones
Final Portraits
WB 12.7.21
Happy Sunday!
I can’t believe we’re heading into the last week of school before the summer holidays. It’s been an odd school year and it’s finally coming to an end. I wanted to pop on here to thank each and every child and parent in Waun Fach for the past couple of weeks. Even though I’ve not spent too long with the class, I have throughly enjoyed getting to know the children and learning all about their funny ways. I’ve created great relationships with all 26 children and I will truly miss them. Your children are such a credit to you and they have definitely made both myself and Miss Mallia proud during the summer term. Unfortunately I won’t be returning to Penygawsi in September as I have a new job elsewhere, but I wish them all the best as they move into year 4 - I know they’ll thrive and shine!
Few messages for this week:
Monday:
- PE as normal
Wednesday:
- The children have chosen a ‘picnic party’ to end the school year. Due to COVID restrictions, we felt the safest way to do this was. The children can bring a party-style packed lunch and we’ll eat it outside on party plates with some fun and games. Even though it will be ‘party-style’ with plenty of treats, please make sure it’s also substantial (sandwiches, pizza, sausage rolls etc) as it is the children’s lunch. Children can also wear normal clothes on this day!
- A letter should have been sent out regarding this on Friday.
I’m going to take lots of pictures of our last week, that I’ll post on our class page.
I’ll also be posting pictures of the children’s final portraits this week.
See you tomorrow,
Miss Jones
WB 5th July 2021
I hope you’ve all had a lovely weekend!
Tomorrow the children will find out their class teacher for next year and a text will be sent to parents at the end of the school day. On Friday the children will have the opportunity to meet their new teacher!
It’s come to my attention that the homework I set on J2homework won’t open for some reason (my apologies). Instead the children can practice all their times tables in preparation for year 4 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). I want them to become as familiar as possible with them.
See you tomorrow!
Miss Jones
WB 28.6.21
We’re nearly there, only 3 weeks left of term!
Another fun week in Waun Fach filled with capacity and volume in maths, persuasive poster creation in literacy and plenty of topic.
Thursday afternoon we’ll be having a KS2 quiz with a little treat for the children. I’m looking forward to it!
Have a lovely week,
Miss Jones
WB 21.6.21
Good evening,
I hope you've all had a lovely and well-rested weekend.
This week we'll be continuing with our topic 'Together Stronger', alongside literacy and maths. Can all children please remember to bring in a photograph of the person they have chosen to create a portrait of for their final piece by Tuesday morning so we can make a start. If you are having trouble printing, please let me know and I can arrange for it to be printed in school.
School uniform to be worn as normal this week, except for PE on Monday.
The weather is looking unsettled this week so please bring in a rain coat in case.
On Friday we invite the children to wear something red for Velindre and The Welsh Blood Service (see poster below). Mr Thomas will be taking donations in breakfast club and on the school gate in the morning.
See you tomorrow!
Miss Jones
Noswaith dda,
I have uploaded homework onto J2Homework. Homework remains the same as before half term, it will be set on a Wednesday. However I understand that the children are busy with extra-curricular activities and the weather is nice, therefore I have decided to change the homework deadline from a Monday to the following Wednesday. This way the children have a full week to complete it.
Diolch, Miss Jones.
Good Evening,
I hope you have all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the beautiful weather. I can’t believe we are in the final term of what has been another odd year in school. As Mrs James has left, I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as your child’s class teacher for the summer term. I’m looking forward to getting to know them all and I’m sure we’ll have an enjoyable last few weeks in year 3.
The children will continue to have PE with ‘Fit for Fun’ every Monday, so please wear PE kit to school on this day. As the weather is getting warmer, please try and ensure your child brings a water bottle and a hat to school each day, along with sun cream application in the mornings before school.
This term we’ll be continuing with our Expressive Arts topic ‘Together Stronger’ as we work towards our final portraiture piece. The children have chosen to draw/ paint a key worker or somebody who has helped them through the pandemic. Can all children please bring in a photograph of this person this week so we can make a start.
Remember Sports Day is Wednesday morning! I’ll be taking plenty of pictures so you don’t miss out.
Homework will continue to be set on a Wednesday and due on the following Monday. There is currently homework set on J2E, however I have extended the deadline to Wednesday this week, due to the delay in everything getting set up.
If you have any questions / concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me or talk to me at the start / end of the school day (my gate duty is Tuesday).
Diolch,
Miss Jones
Thank You
A huge thank you for all the wonderful cards and gifts that I have received. I really appreciate all your kind words and well wishes. Your children have been a pleasure to teach and I will miss them dearly.
Good bye from me after 18 years teaching in Penygawsi. Have a lovely half term break.
Mrs James.
Week 7 Wb 24/5/21
This week we have another short week with an inset day on Friday again.
PE is on Monday and PC Davies is coming in on Monday morning to talk to us about internet safety.
This is the last time that I will write on the website because this is my last week in school. It has been a pleasure to have taught your children this year and the resilience they have shown during this very difficult year has been a credit to you all. Thank you for all of your support, I really appreciate it.
The children will meet their new Teacher this week. Miss Jones will be in class all week working with us and will have a thorough handover this week. This will be a great opportunity for her to get to know everyone whilst I am still in school.
I wish you all the very best, have a lovely half term holiday. It is a well deserved break for everyone.
Kind regards,
Mrs James.
Working on time- Photos from last week.
Week 6 Wb 17/5/21
This week is a short one because we have an inset day on Friday.
Home learning is on j2homework.
This week we will be working on mosaic patterns, time in maths and writing our scene descriptions.
Thank you for all the lovely phone conversations with parents' evening last week. It was so lovely to chat to you all about your child's progress. If you did not answer your phone last week and missed your child's parent evening chat I will catch up with you this week.
Thanks,
Mrs James.
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Last week we used pastels and learned how to develop blending, shading and line work. It was so different to working in pencil. The children have chosen which mediums they wish to explore over the next few weeks in preparation of their final piece that they will create next term. Pastel work was messy, fun and very popular.
Some wonderful work again and the children are loving the creative time they are having in class. Their finished work is fabulous!
Mrs James.
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Over the past few weeks we have been working on developing our drawing skills and this set of work shows our original portraits that have been quartered and then one quarter has been reworked with our new skills. I think the improvement is brilliant and you can really see development of skills in the top left corner of each original drawing.
In order to develop these skills independently we have had an independent creative mission in class. This is some of the work that has been produced.
Well done to everyone,
Mrs James.
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A football opportunity for girls.
The FAW Trust are restarting the ‘Huddle’ girls football sessions at Bryncelynnog Comprehensive 3G. The sessions are for girls ages 5 to 12 and will be running every Thursday, 5-6pm starting from the 13th of May. Places must be pre-booked but sessions are still free of charge.
Mrs James.
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Week 4 WB 3rd of May 2021.
I hope you have enjoyed the extra day off with the bank holiday this weekend.
Thank you if you have booked a parent evening appointment. If you have yet to do so could you see the link below on the previous post.
This week we are continuing our work on fractions, descriptive writing, looking at muscles and joints and personal and social education working on relationships. This weeks home learning is adding research to our Human Body Google slides presentation on the human skeleton and practising putting fractions on a number line.
Thank you,
Mrs James.
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Spring Term Parents' Evening.
Please click on the link above to book your appointment for Waun Fach Year 3 Spring Term Parents' Evening with Mrs James.
Tickets go live at 9am on Eventbrite on Friday Morning and will not be available before this time.
YOU MUST ADD YOUR CHILD'S NAME WHEN BOOKING THE TICKET PLEASE.
Thank you,
Mrs James.
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Penygawsi Eco and Outdoor Learning Maths- Fraction Wall.
Week 2
Today we continued with our Penygawsi Eco themed and Outdoor Learning week and made a fraction wall in maths. We used sticks as a natural resource. We worked in groups of 3 and found this a bit challenging as some of the children couldn't decide who was doing what role and that they all had to join in with the maths and not just collect the sticks! On reflection we decided to try the activity again tomorrow and have a timer for a shorter amount of time. The children said that they would allocate roles and devise a plan before they start. Fingers crossed we will see an improvement. Failure is an option if it means that we learn from the opportunity and it helps us to further develop our skills. On the plus side we really enjoyed the sunshine and are loving learning outside.
Please will all parents complete the survey on blended learning. Click on the link below.
Thanks,
Mrs James.
Week 2. Creating a Character for Descriptive Writing.
It is outdoor leaning week this week and we started off with some language work outside. We also took on an Eco stance and decided to use materials from the natural environment instead of using man made materials to create our character for descriptive writing. We worked in pairs and created together. The pairs had to discuss a character profile and think about lots of information about its life. This was to give it an identity. We had fun and there were lots of interesting things discussed. We will use this to help us write some description.
Week 2 WB 19/4/21
Everyone has settled back really well from our first week although we were all very tired on Friday.
This week is outdoor learning week and the children need suitable footwear and a coat for working outdoors. The weather does look as though it is going to be fine so fingers crossed the sun will shine on us.
This week we are going to continue our work on the human body and will be looking more into senses/organs and their functions. We will be continuing to learn new skills on google slides and working on our presentations. The art skills we are learning this week will cover line, tone and shape. In Language we are working on descriptive writing and maths work is fractions and problem solving.
A reminder that PE kit is to be worn on Monday please.
Spelling information- When the children returned to school after the lockdown they were reassessed on spelling using the Big Spell assessment. Judging on their scores, I placed them on the relevant list that the assessment criteria suggested, regardless of the list that they moved on to during their time working at home. The children were tested on a variety of words from a variety of lists. It is their ability to be able to recall the spellings to use in their writing that is is important. It is not just about learning for the test and moving through the lists but how they recall and spell a variety of words in their work. Every child was given a copy of their new list to take home. If you need another copy then please email me.
Home learning for this week is on fractions. Take a look at j2e5 on Wednesday.
Thank you for your support,
Mrs James.
Week 1 Starting off with portraiture.
We thoroughly enjoyed starting off with portraiture this week. We wanted to see what we could do independently. We produced pencil portraits of our fellow classmates and then discussed what we needed to do to improve. Next week we will learn about line, tone, shape and texture and practise using these skills on our work. I think you'll agree that the children did a great job indeed!
Week 1 Where do these organs go?
Today Waun Fach have been learning all about the human organs and where they think they are placed in the human body. We realised that we have a great deal to learn. This was a fun activity and we can't wait to learn more.
Week 1 WB 12/4/21
Together Stronger
This term our Summer Term theme is Together Stronger. We have devised our plan and are going to look at who the important people in our lives are that have supported us throughout the Covid pandemic. We have been inspired by the artwork of others during this time and plan to make art to represent these people. We will look at portraiture and will learn the skills to produce a portrait of someone in our family or local community. We will be learning a variety of art skills. The artwork will be displayed in a virtual gallery at the end of term.
Reminder that PE kit needs to be worn on a Monday. Home learning is to begin to make a presentation on the organs of the human body on google slides. Take a look on j2e5 on Wednesday.
Blended Learning in Waun Fach.
Blended learning: an approach to learning that combines face-to-face, distance, digital and online learning experiences. The face-to-face learning that takes place should complement the other aspects by using the strengths of each mode of delivery- Face-to-face learning and distance learning should complement each other and be driven by a single curriculum. It should be underpinned by good quality teaching- Blended Learning Guidance CSC June 2020. |
This term we are going to be using a blended learning approach. The feedback, engagement and work produced during the online learning was incredible and I was so pleased with how everyone dealt with it.
We want to take on some of those strategies and good practice and put them into our day to day learning at home and school. As a parent you can help me with this- I would like you to encourage and support your child with their home learning as you usually do but not to correct the work for them but to encourage them to edit their work by themselves.
The home learning will not always need to be finished as we will work on these skills and the work started at home, in class.
Think of it as one continuous cycle of work. In the afternoons we will be organising our time into bubbles, missions and independent work. Children work in a bubble (not a covid one) but a bubble with their teacher where I focus on and teach new skills. This could be working on and finishing the task set for home learning for example. In missions the children will work independently on differentiated tasks to practise the skills the have learned and the independent task is working independently.
I am going to send home a survey to see how you feel about blended learning. Please make every effort to complete it and tell me your thoughts.
Thanks for your support,
Mrs James.
Happy Easter!
Enjoy the Easter holidays. You all deserve a nice rest and break. I hope the Easter bunny visits.
Mrs James.
WB 22nd of March 2021- Week 12
The last week of Term and our Topic.
It is hard to believe that it is the last week of term. It has been great to get together before we finish for the Easter holidays. We have a very busy week ahead of us so make sure you are ready to work hard. We need to finish our work for our topic and plan the next one too!
Monday- PE Kits need to be worn today for Fit4Fun please. PE will now be every Monday.
This week...
Language: Continue work on Limericks. Writing up information for the website.
Maths: Fractions work- recognising a third, finding a third, unit fractions, non unit fractions.
Well-Being: Reintroduce the worry box in class and Mrs Hawkes worry box. Talking about negative emotions.
ICT: Creating our website on google sites- adding a logo, images and text (considering text style, colour, font and webpage look).
Science: Potting on seedlings ready for sale.
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 platform for your child's class on Hwb 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!!!
See you on Monday,
Mrs James.
Wb 15th of March 2021 Week 11.
I'm soooooo excited to have you all back in school this week, in our classroom all working together. I can't wait!!
Thank you to everyone for working so hard over the past 10 weeks of lockdown. I am so proud of you all, and your families for supporting you. Thank you so much for you wonderful feedback and support. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your emails. Miss Webb will be joining us over the next two week, she is a student teacher and we must make her feel welcome in our class.
This week will be challenging and exciting as we get used to a different routine. We also must make sure that we look after each other as things will be different to what we are used to.
In case you haven't seen the news letters, this is how we are going to work the week.
Pupils with surname A - L on Monday (Arrive between 8.50am and 9.00am. Pick up between 3.10pm and 3.20pm)
Pupils with surname M - Z on Tuesday (Arrive between 9.00am and 9.10am. Pick up between 3.20pm and 3.30pm)
If you have a sibling in FP please enter/leave the school through the FP yard. All other KS2 pupils to enter/leave via the KS2 side gate (via path)
All pupils will return to school using the same timings as above from Wednesday.
Monday.
A-L surname children.
Well-being work - completing the Perma (Mi Space) questionnaires.
Maths - Fractions, recognising half.
Language- Big Spell assessments, guided reading and letter writing assessment.
Raffle tickets for Easter to be given out and returned by Thursday please.
Tuesday.
M-Z surname children.
Well-being work - completing the Perma (Mi Space) questionnaires.
Maths - Fractions, recognising half.
Language- Big Spell assessments, guided reading and letter writing assessment.
Raffle tickets for Easter to be given out and returned by Thursday please.
Wednesday.
All children in (adhere to the timings above relating to surname).
PE Kits need to be worn to school- Navy tracksuit and white T shirt with trainers- Fit4Fun.
Please can all the children bring in their seedlings that they have been growing at home.
Well-being work- Flipgrid, How I feel about returning to school.
Maths- Finding Half.
Language- Guided reading, Haiku and Kenning assessments.
ICT- Digital Creativity, Introduction to google education and creating a google site.
Home Learning - find a joke for Red Nose Day on Friday. Write it down and bring it to school.
Thursday.
Maths- Recognising a quarter.
Language- Limericks, guided reading.
ICT - Digital Creativity- begin to create a website, taking images.
Well-being- Circle time, How are we all doing?
Friday.
Wear lots of sock or mismatched socks to school for World Down Syndrome Day.
Tell a joke for Red Nose Day.
Maths-Find a quarter.
Language- Limericks, guided reading.
ICT- Uploading images to a website.
Well-being- Tell a joke for Red Nose Day Teams Meet with other KS2 classes.
There are two websites below for you to look at regarding World Down Syndrome Day and Red Nose day.
See you all tomorrow :0)
Mrs James.
Monday 8th of March 2021 Week 10.
Shwmae pawb,
Language. Learning how to write a limerick.
Maths length and perimeter.
Topic Updating your seed diary, science investigation and looking at developing our digital media skills.
Monday- Well being meetings online at 9am and 10am.
Maths catch up lesson at 2pm - Recap Measurement in mm.
Tuesday -Hub Children wear PE kit to school, Live lesson at 2pm.
Thursday/Friday- Mrs James in school with Hub children.
Thanks,
Mrs James.
Friday Maths Live lesson at 9.30am.
World Book Day March 4th 2021.
The theme for World Book Day 2021 is 'Share a Story.' We are going to share a story at home with your family. I would like you to find your favourite book ever, the one that you love to read over and over. I would like you to Flipgrid your book. Record yourself reading it or some of it and tell people all about the book and why you love it. Encourage others to read your book.
You can also build a reading den at home and with your parent's permission Facetime/whatsapp video call a family and read to them too. You could share a story with a sibling too.
I look forward to viewing your flipgrid videos and I can't wait to find out which books are your favourite. Find the information for World Book day in our shared file on Hwb. Please tweet your world book day adventures and tag us in it @penygawsipri
Enjoy it!
Mrs James.
Week 9 Week beginning the 1st of March 2021.
This week we are celebrating St David's Day on Monday and during our live well-being meetings. Group 1 at 9am and Group 2 at 10am.
The group lists are posted in j2message.
I will be offering a Maths recap group session at 2pm Monday for those of you that need it. We can discuss this on Monday.
Tuesday am- children who attend the hub need to wear PE kit as they will be with Mitch in the morning. The rest of you also have a PE challenge to start too. More details in our shared file from Mr Thomas who is promoting the scheme.
We have a live language session at 2pm in the afternoon. Mics and cameras off for this one. You will need paper and pencil and we are looking at Kenning Poems.
In maths this week we will be looking at length, equivalent lengths and if we have time a recap on perimeter.
We will be finishing our Science topic for this term this week. Please can you all make sure that you order seeds and plant them in pots/trays and take good care of them. We will be offering them for sale soon!
We will also be looking at creating a digital platform so that people can order the seedlings that they wish to buy. This work will start this week.
Friday we will meet at 2pm on a live session where I will announce our Eisteddfod winners for the class. I can't wait to see what you have all done. If you still need time to finish then please make sure that the work is shared with me by Friday as I am judging everything this week, if you haven't shared it then I will look in your folders for it- don't worry.
We have a Student Teacher- Miss Webb who will be joining us during our live sessions and in class if we return soon. I have told her how wonderful you all are.
Once again, please do what you can with the online learning. Do NOT get stressed if you only manage to do a little bit of work because your parents are busy. I don't want you worrying about it. Try and get some of the language and maths done.
See you all soon,
Mrs James.
Spring Term 2021
As you all are aware our topic this term is 'Love Where You Live' and we have decided as a class to help our local community by learning all about plants and planting seeds to sell to those who live around us and to help people grow food in their gardens. This is a STEM project which concentrates on Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. We have been learning about seed germination and plant growth, we will be devising a suitable online platform to show what we have grown and for people to order our plants, we need to think about sustainable containers to put our seedlings in and we have been working on our money skills and using data so that we can account for what we have and what we sell.
I know that you have all been thoroughly enjoying this topic so far and I cannot wait to see your successful planting over the next few weeks. It has not been easy doing all of this remotely but you have all worked so hard and it has been wonderful to see.
Diolch,
Mrs James.
Welcome to year 3 new class page.
Welcome to our brand new class page for Waun Fach, Year 3. You will find all our up to date information here instead of on our blog page. We are excited to start using our school website for future communication and we hope you will visit it regularly to keep up to date.
Thanks,
Mrs James.