Croeso i Blwyddyn 1

Welcome to Year 1

Class Teachers: Mrs Findlay, Mrs Evans & Mr Wilson

Supporting Staff: Mrs Sullivan, Mrs Downing, Miss Jones & Miss Stone

Our Week- Mrs Findlay’s Class

Our Week- Mrs Lockley-Carter & Mr Wilson’s Class

Homework

• Maths or Literacy homework will be set every Friday afternoon, to be completed over the weekend and the following week. This will take the form of interactive games and reading on Bug Club, which will be monitored by class teachers.

Reading

• Please encourage your child to read regularly and make a record of this in their reading record.  Reading books need to be returned daily.

Handwriting

• All children are taught a cursive handwriting style as part of our school handwriting policy. Please practice this regularly at home.

P.E.

• Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear to school on Friday for Mrs Evans/Mr Wilson’s class and for Mrs Findlay’s class.

Forest School

• Forest school will occur each fortnight on a Friday morning and is taught by Mrs Santimano. Please ensure your child wears appropriate clothing and footwear suitable for weather conditions.

Water & Snacks

• As part of our healthy school approach, please provide your child with a water bottle (water only) and a healthy snack.

Topics

Twitter/ ’X’ & School website

We will update Twitter/X (@PontarddulaisSc) using the hashtag #BontBlwyddyn1 regularly with our experiences, activities and learning from across the school. Our whole school ethos is reflected, and you can keep abreast of your child’s learning and progress.