Croeso nol!

 

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas.  

As you already know, for the time being, learning will take place online.  I have created a short video below to tell you how our online learning will work.

                                                                Remote Learning 2021

As a Foundation Phase, we suggest that you complete one literacy task, one numeracy task and one other task each day. These will be shared via J2Homework with supporting videos and resources uploaded to the Class Shared Folder on Hwb. The work will be uploaded for the week, you can choose what order you wish to complete the tasks in.

In order to practise key skills it would be beneficial if the children complete one or two of the activities suggested below.

· Online RWI sessions

· Oxford Buddy Reading

· Handwriting practise

· Number formation

· High Frequency Reading and Spelling

· Number Songs

· Mental maths – number bonds, one more/one less, counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, and doubling and halving.

· Fitness Sessions - Cosmic Kids, Jump Start Johnny, Go Noodle and Joe Wicks.

When uploading work to your child’s Hwb folder, there is no expectation to share evidence of practical activities. If you wish to do so, one photo showing the skill is adequate. Feedback will be given on pieces of work using the record button and J2Stars will be awarded for different pieces of work.

If you wish to contact us, please use the J2Message app on Hwb or email us through the school office email – admin.penygawsiprimary@rctcbc.gov.uk.  I am here to help if you need anything.  

Diolch and stay safe
Miss Parfitt

Distance learning for the 16th - 18th December

Bore da everyone, please find below the suggested distance learning activities for the next three days at home.  There is no obligation to upload photos and work to Hwb over these days.

Maths

Can you draw a Christmas tree with a bauble on the ends of each branch?  On each of the baubles, count in groups. Challenge yourself using the stars below.

*Count in 2s or 10s.

** Count in 5s.

***Count in 3s or for a super challenge, try counting in 4s!

 How far can you count?

Use j2blast on Hwb for further times tables practice.

 

Language

Please can you work on the High Frequency Word sheets at home this week?  A reminder that these lists can be found on Hwb in the class shared folder.  The children need to be able to read them and spell them too. 

 

Can you use your senses to write a description of the Christmas photo below?  Talk about it first and make a list of adjectives is you wish to help you.  Remember to use interesting adjectives to make it sound even better!

*Use capital letters and full stops.

**use adjectives.

***Use a simile and connectives.

Don't forget that Oxford Reading Buddy is available for you to do some online reading.  Make the most of enjoying some of your own books at home too.

Creative

We have had so much fun creating our Christmas crafts over the last few weeks!  Can you have a go at making another, like the one below?

If you have completed the above activities and would like something else to do, here are some links to fun Christmas themed games for you to enjoy:

Christmas games

Christmas themed games

We have been lucky enough to have had some videos sent to us for you to enjoy.  Please click on the links below:

The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama have sent us their Winter Jazz Show.  Click on the link below to watch:

Winter Jazz Show

We also have the link to a special Alun assembly.  Click on the link to enjoy: 

Christmas Wrapped Up

I have also added some lovely Christmas themed Thrive activities to the class shared file on Hwb called 'The 12 Days of Christmas'.

We wish everyone a wonderful Christmas.  Mrs Evans and I look forward to seeing you in the new year.  Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

WC. 14.12.20

 

I can't believe that it is the last week of the autumn term already!  Although the run up to Christmas has been a little different this year, we have still had a lot of fun.  

We had another special day on Friday, with our class pantomime and a very special visit from the man himself... Father Christmas!  We were very lucky to have a chat with him and he even dropped off some presents for us to enjoy!  Take a look at the pic collage below and keep an eye out tomorrow for some more photos of us with Mr Claus!

Dydd Llun/Monday

Learning log task due.

There will be no spell check today.

Book bags to stay at home until January - please do not send books back this week.

Our Christmas concert video will go live today.  It will be uploaded to j2e.  The children were amazing when we recorded our Class Concert - we can't wait to see it!  

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

Last day in school.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

A list of activities will be uploaded to the blog today for pupils to complete over Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

End of term.

Myself and Mrs Evans would like to say a big thank you to the class for all the hard work you have put in to this term.  In what has been a strange start to the school year, you have taken everything in your stride and adapted to the changes really well.  You have done challenged yourselves to always do your best and made us really proud!

Not forgetting parents; thank you for the continued support this term.  I would also like to say an extremely big diolch yn fawr to you all, on behalf of myself, Mrs Evans and Miss Huxtable, for the kind and generous gift we each received last week.  

Have a fantastic break over the holidays and I will see you in the new year.  Enjoy Christmas, have a lovely new year and relax and refresh yourselves ready for the new term in January.  

Nadolig Llawen Pawb!

Miss Parfitt

WC. 7th December

 Prynhawn da,

The children had a lovely week last week; we are definitely getting into the Christmas spirit in Craig y Llyn!

Friday was a fun-filled day for us all.  We started the day singing our Christmas song and recording our Class Christmas Concert. Then, we enjoyed Christmas dinner and had a fantastic afternoon at the virtual Christmas Fayre... we even had a message from Santa Claus himself!  Click on the link below to see what he said.  

Year 2 receive a message from Santa!

The children were all brilliant in the Christmas concert. Thank you for your help practicing the words at home.  We can't wait for you to see the final video!  

Here are some photos of us enjoying our day:

Here is the update for this week:

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell check.

Please return book bags and diaries - just a quick reminder to please write in the reading diaries so that I know the book has been read.  If you have not written in it, I will assume that the book needs to be returned for another week.

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

Flu nasal spray.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

A new learning log task will be uploaded to j2homework.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

No PE today.

Foundation Phase Panto. 'Christmas with the elves' - Bigfoot Arts Education will be coming to school to perform their Christmas show for our class bubbles.

Children may wear Christmas jumpers with uniform bottoms today.

Christmas gifts

Myself and Mrs Evans have bought the children a Christmas gift, which we will be sending home at the end of the week.  We have taken all of the necessary precautions and they have been quarantined (as we do with reading books).  If you wish for your child not to receive one, please can you let us know by Thursday?  

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

WC. 30th November

 Prynhawn da all,

I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend.  Here is the update:

Dydd Llun/Monday

Please return book bags and reading books.

Spell check.

We have our final road safety session this morning.

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

Fit for Fun session - please wear PE kit to school, including sensible footwear.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

New learning log task on j2homework.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

Reading bags and books sent home today.

No PE today.

Christmas dinner today - Children to wear Christmas jumpers.

Class bubble Christmas Fayre -  The children will be having their lunch and then playing Christmas games and other Christmas activities in the class bubbles.  Please send in £3 in an envelope labelled with your child's name, which will be used to pay for the Fayre activities, class treats and Christmas items and a hamper prize as a forfeit for non-uniform.  

Christmas concert

We plan to record our class Christmas concert on Friday morning.  The children will already be in their Christmas jumpers due to Christmas dinner, but please can you also send in a pair of sunglasses/summer hat (both if you wish) in a plastic bag with your child's name on.  The children will use these as part of their costumes, as we have chosen 'Christmas in Australia' for our concert.  I will send these items home on Friday afternoon once we have recorded our concert.

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

WC. 23.11.20

 Prynhawn da,

Here is the update for the week:

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell check.

We have another visit from the Road Safety Officer this morning.

Please upload any homework to pupil files to be marked.

Return book bags and diaries.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

A new learning log task will be uploaded to j2homework.

Christmas craft

For our class Christmas craft this year, we would be grateful if pupils could bring in a black or white sock.  A black sock will make a penguin or a white sock will make a snowman - the choice is theirs.  Please can you write your child's name on a piece of paper, slot it inside the sock and bring to school before Thursday?  

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

Dragon Bags Clothing Recycling Scheme

 

Did you know that 95% of discarded clothing can be recycled or up-cycled and that the carbon footprint of one new t-shirt is greater than driving a car for 35 miles? Here in Penygawsi we are proud of our Eco School status and are working towards gaining our Silver Rights Respecting Schools Award. As part of this we believe “children and young people should be able to live in a way that helps them reach their full physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social potential” (UNCRC Article 27) and felt Dragon Bags was the perfect scheme to link these notions together.

The Dragon bags scheme is designed to develop pupils’ awareness of textile recycling and become more environmentally responsible. It also provides us with a platform to generate much needed funds for our school whilst reducing the amount of textiles that reach landfill within the UK.

Once collected the clothes will be distributed to provide affordable clothing to people who need it the most. We now have a clothing bank on school grounds and are keen to get our families and community involved. We ask for your help by bringing in any of the clothing/textiles listed below. These donations can be either left in the school reception or with your class teacher. We welcome any donations from friends and families if you are happy to collect and bring in on their behalf. 

Look out for Daffi The Dragon around the school advertising the scheme and to find out what you what you can and can not donate he's posted the items below.

 

Many Thank

Mrs Rees and PTA :0)

WC. 16th November

Evening all,

Here is the update for this week.

Dydd Llun/Monday

Please return reading bags and books.

Please complete learning log task by today.

Spell check.

We have the first of a few visits from the Road Safety officers this morning.  

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

We have another visit from the Road Safety officers this morning.

New learning log task will be given out on j2homework.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

No PE today.

Class Christmas photos - please bring a Christmas accessory to school for a photo.  This could be a jumper, headband, hat, piece of tinsel.  Please make sure items are labelled with your child's name.  

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

WC 9th November

Prynhawn da,

The children had a lovely day on Friday, learning about Remembrance Day and completed some lovely activities.  We made a Remembrance wreath, so keep an eye on Twitter for the finished product!  

Here is the information you will need for this week:


Dydd Llun/Monday

Please complete learning log task and return to school or upload to pupil file on Hwb.

Spell check.

Return book bags.  A gentle reminder to make a note in the diary to let me know you have read the book and to return on Monday so that it can be put aside in time to be re-used by another pupil on the Friday.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

New learning log task set.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

No PE today.

Children in Need (see below)

We know things have been tough recently, so this year the Children In Need Appeal is making children’s mental wellbeing their number one priority.

 

Five to Thrive is their unique programme of wellbeing activities for their Appeal Week (9th-13th Nov), led by Joe Wicks, Dr Radha and Blue Peter. Inspired by the 5 Ways to Wellbeing, each day they have lots of content and classroom resources designed to help children feel better about themselves – as well as helping others.  We will be delving into these wonderful resources and choosing our favourites for our Children in Need Day at school on Friday 13th November.

We are asking for a cash donation of £1 towards this very important cause, that as a school we have supported for many years.  We are asking that the children come into school on Friday 13th in non-uniform.  There is no specific theme to this year's appeal due to the current climate but as a school we have chosen Yellow or Spotty.  Therefore, we would like the children to come into school with an item of clothing or accessory that is yellow or spotty.  They may even wish to wear their pyjamas as we have in previous years.  We do not want you to feel pressured to buy something new at such a challenging time, so the children can wear any non-uniform on the day if you do not have anything yellow or spotty.

 

As always we will keep you updated on the fun we have through our Twitter account and will hopefully make the appeal show with the total we raise Friday evening.  We thank you in advance for your kind donations.

Diolch

Miss Parfitt

Dates for the diary

 

Dates for the Diary Autumn Term 2020

September

1^st  Planning days

2^nd  Planning days

 

October

Harvest

15^th Shwmae Day

15^th Governing Body Meeting

Wb 19^th Parent Meetings

23^rd Rainbow Day

23^rd  Term Ends

November

6^th November Poppy Day/Remembrance Day Activities

13^th Children In Need

20^th Christmas Class Photographs Bring a Christmas Jumper/Christmas Accessory for photo

30^th Steve Davies Police Liaison Officer School Beat Programme Year 6 

30^th Steve Davies Police Liaison Officer School Beat Programme Year 5 Anti Social Behaviour

December 2020

Virtual Christmas Class Items tbc

16^th Flu Vaccines

 

January 2021

4^th INSET DAY

February 2021  12^th INSET DAY

April 2021 12^th  & 26^th INSET DAY 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas card orders 2020

The ordering process will be slightly different this year, in a bid to be more eco friendly we are going to do all of the ordering online rather than sending copies of the cards home:

Your child's Christmas card design has been uploaded to their individual file on J2e.

The product ordering for this year will just be Christmas cards (packs of 10) or gift tags (packs of 25)

If you would like to order cards or tags then ask your child to show you their design for this year in the J2E folder and then place your order using this link. We will be using the newly set up PTA Paypal account and you will be send an invoice via email for payment:

Paypal link

Diolch

Wythnos 10

Prynhawn da all,

I hope you have all had a lovely half term and are ready to return back to school tomorrow. 

Here is the information you will need for this week:

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell check.

Please return book bags with reading books and diaries.

Homework to be completed.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

New learning log task will be posted on J2Homework.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

Book bags and reading books will be sent home.

PE - please wear kit to school.

Remembrance Day 

This year may be a little different, but Penygawsi still value the importance of remembering. Friday 6th November will be our Poppy Day & the PTA are collecting donations for @BritishLegionRX via their PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/penygawsipta

#Penygawsiremember2020

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Diolch

Miss Parfitt

WC 19.10.20

Prynhawn da all,

I can't believe we are coming to the end of the first half term already!  It's been a strange start to the school year but the children have been fantastic and quickly adjusted to their new routines.  I am really impressed with how they have settled in and worked so hard in all of their tasks.  Da iawn, pawb!  

I am looking forward to speaking with you all this week for parent evening phone calls.  A gentle reminder that each call will last a maximum of 10 minutes.  I will let you know how your child has settled in, what they have achieved so far and their next steps in learning.  If you wish to discuss anything else, we can make arrangements to speak at a later date.

Here is the information that you will need for this week:

Dydd Llun/Monday

Spell check.

Learning log task due on J2e.

Please return reading bags with books and diaries.

Dydd Mawrth/Tuesday

Parent evening phone calls.

Dydd Mercher/Wednesday

New learning log task will be set on J2Homework.

Parent evening phone calls.

Dydd Iau/Thursday

Parent phone calls.

Dydd Gwener/Friday

Today is our wellbeing day -  Each class have been given a colour to wear and our class colour is pink.  If you don't have anything pink at home, choose another bright colour to wear instead.  The class have chosen some activities that they would like to do to enjoy the day :)

No PE this week.

Reading bags and a new book will be sent home.

Here are some photos of our Shwmae Day last week.  We had a lot of fun and spoke lots of Welsh throughout the day.  A big 'bendegedig' to all of the children for their efforts!

I hope everyone has a lovely half term.

Diolch

Miss Parfitt