Y Garth Mrs Farrell/Mrs Black

Week Beginning 29th of April 2024

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Homework to be completed on j2homework

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Forest School - Please wear PE clothing to school

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

New homework will be set on j2homework (Language)

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Mrs Farrel & Mrs Black teaching

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mrs Black teaching

School trip to Penarth Lifeboat Station.  Please can all pupils wear school uniform on the trip.  They will need a packed lunch.  All pupils will need a waterproof coat (we can't guarantee the weather in Wales at the moment) and if a miracle happens between now and then and the sun decides to put an appearance in, please ensure that your child is wearing sun cream before they attend school and bring a sun hat.  

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black

End of Topic Task

As part of our end of topic task, the pupils have all designed a boat using all the skills they have learnt this term.  On Wednesday we will be making the boats, but each group need the following materials.  I have grouped them per design to help only using pupils initials, but if anyone has any spare resources from another design, please feel free to send them in tomorrow or Wednesday.

SW, DC, IT

empty butter tub

cardboard tube

AMP, NH

empty butter tub

plastic straw

AT, LMJ

Plastic tub

Lollipop stick

LR, AD

Foil

Stick

JH, LK, LG

Mushroom pot (very precise)

plastic straw

piece of foil

PA, LL, SR

Butter box

tube

CF, EW, ES

Plastic tub,

Stick

Many thanks

Mrs Black

Week Beginning 22nd of April 2024

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Homework to be completed on j2homework

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Forest School - Please wear PE clothing to school

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

New homework will be set on j2homework (Maths)

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Mrs Black teaching

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mrs Black teaching

PE - Please wear PE kit to school.  PE kit is a plain white t-shirt, navy or black leggings/tracksuit bottoms/shorts, and a plain navy/black or school jumper.  Please remove all jewellery before attending school.

Reading Books and Diary - A polite reminder to return these to school on your child's allocated reading day.  This allows us time to read comments from home, write a comment following our reading session in school, and enough time for us to change the books.

School Trip -   If you haven't already completed it, please can you complete it as soon as possible.  Thank you to the parents who have volunteered.  We now have enough support for the day.

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black

Week Beginning 15th of April 2024

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Homework to be completed on j2homework

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

NO FOREST SCHOOL TODAY - Please wear school uniform to school

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

New homework will be set on j2homework (Language)

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Mrs Black teaching

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mrs Black teaching

PE - Please wear PE kit to school.  PE kit is a plain white t-shirt, navy or black leggings/tracksuit bottoms/shorts, and a plain navy/black or school jumper.  Please remove all jewellery before attending school.

Reading Books and Diary - A polite reminder to return these to school on your child's allocated reading day.  This allows us time to read comments from home, write a comment following our reading session in school, and enough time for us to change the books.

School Trip - Thank you to everyone who has already completed the permission form for the school trip to Penarth Lifeboat Station and Fablas.  If you haven't already completed it, please can you complete it as soon as possible.

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black

Foundation Phase Film Night

Please see poster below for information

Week Beginning 8th of April 2024

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Croeso nol!  We hope you all had a lovely break and enjoyed a visit from the Easter bunny.  We are are sure you enjoyed lots of chocolate.  Just a quick reminder to keep any packaging from your Easter eggs and bring them in to be weighed for the RCT competition.

Dydd Llun - Monday

INSET Day - no school for pupils

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

All pupils return to school.  we are looking forward to seeing you.

Mrs Farrell teaching

NO FOREST SCHOOL TODAY - Please wear school uniform to school

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Mrs Black teaching

New homework will be set on j2homework (Maths)

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Mrs Black teaching

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mrs Black teaching

PE - Please wear PE kit to school.  PE kit is a plain white t-shirt, navy or black leggings/tracksuit bottoms/shorts and a plain navy/black or school jumper.  Please remove all jewellery before attending school.

Reading Books and Diary - A polite reminder to return these to school on your child's allocated reading day.  This allows us time to read comments from home, write a comment following our reading session in school and enough time for us to change the books.

School Trip - We have arranged a school trip for the pupils linked to our topic.  Further information will be sent out later in the week.

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black

Thank you all very much for attending Parents Evening on Monday and Tuesday evening.  It was so lovely to share your child's progress with you.

We can't believe we are at the end of our first term as Y Garth.  We have had a wonderful term where the children have learned so much and have made huge progress in their learning.  It has been lovely to watch their little characters develop too.  We would like to wish you all a very happy Easter and we hope you enjoy the holidays.  We will see you all on Tuesday 9th of April for the Summer term.

Diolch

Mrs Farrell, Mrs Black & Mrs Hargreaves

Week Beginning 18th of March 2024

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Homework to be completed

Parents Evening - We are looking forward to seeing you!

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Forsest School - Please can all children wear PE kits to school and ensure they have a warm,  waterproof coat. 

Parents Evening - We are looking forward to seeing you!

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

New homework will be set on j2homework (Language)

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Mrs Black teaching

What is World Down Syndrome Day?

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

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

#WorldDownSyndromeDay

Why mark WDSD?

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

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

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mrs Black teaching

PE - Please wear PE kit to school

Last day of term.  Pupils will return to school on Tuesday 9th of April.

Easter - As part of our Easter theme this week, the children will be writing instructions on how to make Easter chocolate nest.  They will then be following their instructions to make them.  What a lovely treat!  Please see below photographs of the ingredients that we have purchased to suit all the children in the class.  If you have any concerns over any of these ingredients with your child and allergies, please speak to Mrs Farrell on the gate on Monday morning.

Dairy Free

All other pupils.

Happy Easter!

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black

Scholastic Book Fair

The Book Fair has arrived in school today.  All the children have had an opportunity to see what books are available and have chosen one book for their wish list.  The name of the book and price will be sent home on a post-it note this evening.  If you would like to purchase this book, please send the money in between Monday and Thursday next week, in a sealed envelope.  This is based on a first come first served basis, so if the book your child has chosen for their wish list has sold out, please let us know whether you are happy for your child to purchase a different book instead.

Week Beginning 11th of March 2024

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Homework to be completed

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Forsest School - Please can all children wear PE kits to school and ensure they have a warm,  waterproof coat. 

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Mrs Black teaching

New homework will be set on j2homework (Maths)

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Mrs Black teaching

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mrs Black teaching

PE - Please wear PE kit to school

Open Evenings - Thank you to everyone who has booked an  appointment for parents evening.  If you haven't booked a time yet, please log on to school cloud to secure your choice of time.

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black

Week Beginning 4th of March 2024

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Library Visit as part of our World Book Day activities.  We desperately need volunteers to walk up to the library with us on Tuesday.  If you can help, please let us know ASAP.  We will be leaving school at 9.15 am and returning by 10.30 am.

Forsest School - Please can all children wear PE kits to school and ensure they have a warm,  waterproof coat. 

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

New homework will be set on j2homework (Language)

World Book Day - please see post below for further information

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Mrs Black teaching

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mrs Black teaching

PE - Please wear PE kit to school

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black

Week Beginning 26th of February 2024

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Mrs Black teaching

Homework to be completed by today on j2homework

PTA Coffee morning and uniform swap

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Forsest School - Please can all children wear PE kits to school and ensure they have a warm,  waterproof coat. 

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Mrs Black teaching

School St David's Day Eisteddfod.  Pupils are to come to school dressed in their welsh costumes/welsh tops/jersey.

Cooking and eating cawl

New homework will be set on j2homework (Maths)

PTA Colour Disco

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mrs Black teaching

St David's Day photographs.  Pupils are to come to school dressed in Welsh costumes/welsh tops/jerseys.

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black

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 

Cooking - Cawl

As part of our instructional writing and linking with our St David's Day Eisteddfod, we are going to be preparing, cooking, and eating a Welsh cawl in class.  We will be using the following ingredients:

Leeks

Carrots

Swede

Potatoes

Onions

Kallo low salt, gluten, and lactose-free stock cube.

If your child is allergic to any of these ingredients, please let a staff member know at the gate/door today or tomorrow, so we can look for alternatives on the weekend.

Many thanks

Mrs Black & Mrs Farrell

Week Beginning 19th of February 2024

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

We hope you are all enjoying your half term holidays, despite the awful weather we have had.  We are looking forward to hearing what you have been up to next week.

This week we will be celebrating our 'Welsh Week' in preparation for our school Eisteddfod on Wednesday the 28th of February.  The children will spend the week completing work in class and the results will be announced during our Eisteddfod.  As a class we will also be performing the song Bili Bach y Broga.  If you would like to help your child learn the tune/words over the next week and half, please click on the following link.

Bili Bach Y Broga - YouTube

Dydd Llun - Monday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Homework to be completed by today on j2homework

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Forsest School - Please can all children wear PE kit to school and ensure that they have a warm,  waterproof coat. 

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

New homework will be set on j2homework (Language)

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Mrs Black teaching

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mrs Black teaching

PE will be every Friday.  Please ensure that your child is wearing plain navy/black joggers or leggings, with a white t-shirt and a navy/black jumper with trainers on this day.

Maths - This week in Maths we will be learning about capacity.  If anyone has any unwanted containers which are unusual in shape, please could you send them in to school on Monday.  These may include: yoghurt pots, yoghurt pots with the split compartment, cream cheese containers, strawberry/raspberry containers etc

A MASSIVE THANK YOU - We have been informed that the parents of Y Garth have made a collection to buy resources for the class.  We are absolutely blown away by your generosity and can't thank you enough for your thoughtful gesture.  DIOLCH!!!

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black

Week Beginning 5th of February 2024

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Homework to be completed by today on j2homework

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Forsest School - Please can all children wear PE kit to school and ensure that they have a warm,  waterproof coat.

Safer Internet Day - pupils will be completing activities in class   

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Mrs Black teaching

New homework will be set on j2homework (Maths)

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Mrs Black teaching

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mrs Black teaching

PE will be every Friday.  Please ensure that your child is wearing plain navy/black joggers or leggings, with a white t-shirt and a navy/black jumper with trainers on this day.

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black

Week Beginning 29th of January 2024

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Homework to be completed by today on j2homework

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Forsest School - Please can all children wear PE kit to school and ensure that they have a warm,  waterproof coat.  

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

New homework will be set on j2homework (Language)

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Mrs Black teaching

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mrs Black teaching

PE will be every Friday.  Please ensure that your child is wearing plain navy/black joggers or leggings, with a white t-shirt and a navy/black jumper with trainers on this day.

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black

Week Beginning 22nd of January 2024

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Homework to be completed by today on j2homework

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Forsest School - Please can all children wear PE kit to school and ensure that they have a warm,  waterproof coat.  

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Mrs Black teaching

New homework will be set on j2homework (Maths)

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Mrs Black teaching

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mrs Black teaching

PE will be every Friday.  Please ensure that your child is wearing plain navy/black joggers or leggings, with a white t-shirt and a navy/black jumper with trainers on this day.

Reading Books - please return your child's reading book on their reading day.  This will give us a chance to read your comment, write a new comment after guided reading and change their book.

Seesaw - please can pupils who were in Mrs Bevan's class before Christmas return the Seesaw permission slips on Monday.

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black

Week Beginning 15th of January 2024

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Dydd Llun - Monday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Forsest School - Please can all children wear PE kit to school and ensure that they have a warm,  waterproof coat.  

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

New homework will be set on j2homework

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Mrs Black teaching

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mrs Black teaching

PE will be every Friday.  Please ensure that your child is wearing plain navy/black joggers or leggings, with a white t-shirt and a navy/black jumper with trainers on this day.

Snacks - Moving forward, all pupils will be eating their snack on the yard during breaktime, the same as the rest of Foundation Phase.  Please ensure that your child has a suitable healthy snack to take outside to eat e.g. a piece of fruit, cereal bar, yogurt in a tube (so they don't need a spoon).

Promoting independence - Please encourage your child to learn to zip up their coats, put their shoes on the correct feet independently, remove snack pot lids, etc.  We are sure that you understand that if we have to do all these for all the children in the class, it is taking time away from us having FUN!

Seesaw - please can pupils who were in Mrs Bevan's class before Christmas return the Seesaw permission slips on Monday.

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black

Week Beginning 8th of January 2024

Beth sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon?

Croeso to our new class page and welcome to Y Garth!

We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and we would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year.

We are looking forward to welcoming you all back to school on Tuesday and becoming a new class in our new classroom.  The staff in Y Garth will be Mrs Farrell (beginning of the week), Mrs Black (end of the week), and Mrs Hargreaves.  We have an exciting new Science and Technology topic planned for you, and we can't wait to get started this week.  If you haven't already completed the permission form to watch Frozen, please can we ask that you complete as soon as possible.  You will find the link to the Forms on the previous post below.

Snacks - Moving forward, all pupils will be eating their snack on the yard during breaktime, the same as the rest of Foundation Phase.  Please ensure that your child has a suitable healthy snack to take outside to eat e.g. a piece of fruit, cereal bar, yogurt in a tube (so they don't need a spoon).  

Dydd Llun - Monday

INSET Day - NO SCHOOL FOR PUPILS

Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday

Mrs Farrell teaching

Pupils return to school and start in their new classroom.  Mrs Farrell and Mrs Hargreaves will be on hand to show the children which door to enter and where to put their coats and bags.  Please collect your child from the Reception class door at the end of the day.

Forsest School - Please can all children wear PE kit to school and ensure that they have a warm,  waterproof coat.  If your child was in Mrs Bevan's class before Christmas, please can you supply a pair of wellies for your child to keep in school for these weekly sessions.

Dydd Mercher - Wednesday

Mrs Black teaching

Dydd Iau - Thursday

Mrs Black teaching

We will be holding our Movie Premiere this afternoon.  Please can your child come to school dressed in smart party clothes. WITHOUT THE COMPLETION OF THE FORMS, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ALLOW YOUR CHILD TO JOIN THE MOVIE PREMIERE.  PLEASE COMPLETE ASAP.  The forms also asks about allergies, so we can buy the pupils some treats whilst watching the movie.

Dydd Gwener - Friday

Mrs Black teaching

PE will be every Friday.  Please ensure that your child is wearing plain navy/black joggers or leggings, with a white t-shirt and a navy/black jumper with trainers on this day.

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black

Please click here to complete the permission form

Class 2 - Reception  Science and Technology Topic (office.com)

Welcome to Y Garth ( Reception from January 2024)

Welcome to our new class page for our reception pupils from January 2024!

Our classroom is a fun, engaging, safe and comfortable place for your child and we strive to give your child the best start on their learning journey!

Communication

Every weekend, we will update our class page with any information regarding the following week along with any updates and pictures of your child learning and playing. Please check it weekly so you don’t miss out on important information. We will be at the door during morning drop-off and pick up so please don’t hesitate to speak to us if you have any questions.

Drop off and Pick up

Reception children will enter through the Foundation Phase Yard. They are dropped off at the gate where Foundation Phase staff member will be. There will be a member of staff waiting at our class door to greet them in the morning.  Please collect your child from the first door on the Foundation Phase yard (old reception class) at 3.30pm.

Staff

Mrs Farrell – Class Teacher (beginning of the week)

Mrs Black – Class Teacher (end of the week)
Mrs Hargreaves- Teaching Assistant

Snack

Please can your child bring their own healthy snack to school. Please can it be clearly labelled and placed in a container or bag, to prevent other children touching it directly. Even if the snack is a banana, it will need to be put into a sealed food bag with a name on it. Before the children eat their snacks, they will wash their hands ready to collect them and eat them at a table.  The children will have a shelf to place their drinks and snacks on as they enter the classroom.  If your child is having grapes as a snack, please ensure that all grapes are cut vertically in half.

The children will also be offered milk during snack time. If you do not want your child to drink this, please can you specify at the door.

Spare clothes & Wellies

Please can your child bring in a spare set of clothes and a pair of wellies. These can be left on their peg. Please can you make sure all items of clothing and the wellies are clearly labelled.

Times

Drop off between 8.50am - 9.00am
Pick up 3.30pm

Pupils will register as a group daily and will have an opportunity to choose what they would like to eat for lunch.  The pupils will join the other Foundation Phase pupils in Read Write Inc (phonics programme) 4 times a week.  They will also play on the Foundation Phase yard at break and lunch with children of the same age.  During class time, all children within the class will access all areas of provision and will be taught at their level.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to speak to us or call the office on 01443 237834 or email admin@penygawsiprimary.rctcbc.cymru

Diolch

Mrs Farrell & Mrs Black