Shwmae a croeso i Ddosbarth Celyn, Derbyn a Blwyddyn 1 - Hello and welcome to Hollies class, Reception and Year 1. ​

 

Croeso i Dosbarth Celyn!

 

We are a Reception/ Year 1 class. I am Mrs Hughes the class teacher and with a great team of learning support officers including Mrs Jones and Mrs Dixon. 

 

We are excited for the year ahead and are planning lots of fun experiences and opportunities for your children to learn, grow and progress in their learning journey. 

Through the topics of study this year and daily classroom life, we aim for pupils to become increasingly independent, confident learners who are imaginative, ambitious and capable. Pupils will engage fully in their learning as they experience a variety of learning opportunities to develop skills that they will be able to use across the whole curriculum. These include: creative, problem solving, communication, literacy, numeracy, ICT, Welsh, health and well-being and social and personal skills. Our main aims are that the pupils in our care are happy, healthy, informed and confident individuals!

 

We like to embrace the outdoors and get outside whenever possible. Every week we have “Wellie Wednesday” and love to get all geared up for outdoor adventures and learning. 

 

As we are part of the Healthy School’s initiative, we encourage healthy eating and drinking in our school. Children are encouraged to keep a labelled bottle filled with water in class, which they can access freely. Pupils can bring in 1 piece of fruit to eat during their morning play. Milk will be provided at the end of the day and is usually accompanied with a story telling session.

 

We will be providing your children with reading books in order to practise their reading at home with you. Please can pupils bring in their books every day, so we have opportunities throughout the week to listen to them read and change their book when ready. It is vitally important for your child’s development across all areas of the curriculum that they practise their reading every day and it has been proven that just 5 minutes a day can really make a big impact on their vocabulary, reading skills and overall progression.

 

We will be using class Dojo to keep in touch with parents and to provide online learning if the need arises. We will be posting pictures of the children completing their daily tasks for you all to see. Please ask for the code so you can connect to your child’s class.

 

The children will have PE on a Monday afternoon and will need to come into school wearing their PE kit. Please make sure your child has a t-shirt, jumper, leggings or trousers with socks and trainers and a water bottle.

 

If you have any other questions, queries or would like to discuss anything further, please do not hesitate to send a message on Class Dojo or make an appointment to speak with me. 

 

I am looking forward to a great year in Dosbarth Celyn!  

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