Nursery - Taff Fechan
Welcome to Taff Fechan
Taff Fechan Team
Mrs Underhill-Jones Miss Lloyd Mr Williams Miss Skinner
(Teacher) (LSA) (LSA) (LSA)
Communication:
Schoop - the school ID is 17699
Twitter - @StDavidsCiWPrm https://twitter.com/StDavidsCiWPrm
Email: nursery@stdavidsprm.cardiff.sch.uk
Google classroom code: lnmvdmg
Important dates
Summer Term 2022
Morning Nursery
Drop off times - 8.45am-8.55am
Pick up times - 12pm
Afternoon Nursery
Drop off times - 12.45pm
Pick up times -3pm
25th April – Return to School (Summer Term 1)
29th April – Bank Holiday
2nd May – Bank Holiday
3rd May - Wellbeing Day
27th May – Half Term
6th June – Return to School (Summer Term 2)
8th July - End of Term Reports to Parents
18th July – Transition Week
22nd July – End of School Year
Classroom routines
Snack
Please bring a bottle of water to school daily, clearly labelled with your child's name.
Healthy snacks can be purchased from the snack trolly or brought in from home. Children will be offered toast and milk in the morning.
PE
Please wear PE kit to school on Monday's. Children should wear black shorts, house colour or white t-shirt and trainers, labelled clearly with their name. They may also wear black jogging bottoms when completing activities outdoors.
Uniform
Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child's name.
Spare clothes
Please ensure that your child has a spare set of clothes every day in their bag that includes a top, skirt or trousers, pants and socks or tights. Please can you also include wet wipes.
Congratulations to this week’s VIP in Taff Fechan
Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
This half term we will look at the topic 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes'. In this topic the children will find out about how their body works and how to look after themselves as they grow up. We will look at parts of our bodies in Science along with our senses. Our RE focus will be 'Special books' and trying to answer the big question - What can we learn from stories from the Bible? In Welsh we will explore the key questions and language patterns of: Sut mae’r tywydd? and 'Beth sy’ yn y bag? We will continue to learn Italian and will look at parts of our bodies. In Maths, we will look at measuring and recording data and in our literacy sessions, we will continue to learn our set 1 RWI phonics sounds, develop our oracy skills and practice forming letters correctly.
Pupil Voice - At St David's we encourage the children to engage in their own learning. If your child would like to learn about something linked to our topic, or if you have a lovely suggestion for an activity that could support this topic, please email Mrs Underhill-Jones at nursery@stdavidsprm.cardiff.sch.uk.
Four purposes
In Taff Fechan, we will begin to support ourselves and each other in becoming:
- Ambitious, capable learners who are ready to learn throughout their lives.
- Enterprising, creative contributors who are ready to play a full part in life and work.
- Ethical, informed citizens who are ready to be citizens of Wales and the world.
- Healthy, confident individuals who are ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society.
Homework
Summer term 1 homework grid. Children may do as many homework tasks as they like and bring them into school to share with the class whenever a task has been completed.
Christian Values
Our school Christian Value for this term is Trust
Trust is a really important value. It must be earned. If we do not trust someone it is very hard to build a good friendship with them.
Talk together about:
• people who you know that are trustworthy
• practical ways that we can show others that we are trustworthy
• why it is important to be able to trust others when working together as a team
Please see the link below for support on how to use Google Classroom effectively.
Literacy
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
This is an online resource where you child can learn new sounds, words and practise the skill of reading through storytelling and games.
This is an online resource where your child can read online books, play phonics and CVC word games as well as activity inspiration for practical activities inside and outside the house. The resource is free to use and has lots of advice for parents.
Username: mrsunderhilljones
Password: nursery
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Phonics Play is an interactive game that we use in the classroom daily. There are lots of activities for CVC words- our favourite is Obb and Bob. When selecting activities please select Phase 2.
(This activity needs flash player)
Username: march20
Numeracy
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/maths/
Oxford Owl has some lovely mathematics games, including shape, addition, subtraction and even time. They also have downloadable resources including worksheets and wonderful advice for parents.
PE
P.E is on a Monday. Your child will need to come to school in their PE kit. PE kit consists of black shorts, house colour or white t-shirt and trainers, labelled clearly with their name. They may also wear black jogging bottoms and a school jumper for outside activities.
Real PE
Real PE is a unique, child centred approach that transforms how we teach PE to include, challenge and support EVERY child.
Jasmine - your real learning platform, provides 1000s of hours of fun activities and challenges that will help you to keep your children and family fit and healthy in the coming months.
The website address is: home.jasmineactive.com
Your child has their own login details for Realpe
Welsh
Children will have opportunities to speak Welsh daily in school. We encourage the children to ask and answer questions using our 'Helper Heddiw'. We will begin by learning colours in Welsh, the weather and then about our feelings and asking 'Sut wyt ti?'
Here is a link to a video of the weather in Welsh song that we sing every day.
MFL
As part of modern foreign languages (MFL) Taff Fechan will be learning Italian. We will learn colours and numbers. Below is a song to help us.
www.languagenut.com
Languagenut is a wonderful online tool where children can access resources to support the development of their new language (Italian). Each child will have their own log in details where they can gain points for activities completed. Languagenut will also give you the correct pronunciation of words and phrases. You can learn alongside your child! These points will show a class ranking, school ranking, and even our school ranking compared to all schools around the world. Reception have access to Italian and Welsh! At St David's we love multilingual children. Have fun!!
ICT
Your child will have their own login details for Purple mash and Hwb
Internet Safety
For information about supporting your child with using the internet safely, please click on the following link:
https://hwb.gov.wales/zones/online-safety/key-information/primary-learners/
Snack
Healthy snacks are provided at £2 a week/£14 per term which can be paid for half termly via parent pay or please provide one piece of fresh fruit or vegetable for your child's snack every day. We are a healthy eating school so only provide a healthy snack such as an apple, banana, carrot sticks, oranges etc. Please note that grapes need to be sliced longways. Children may bring a bottle of water with their name clearly labelled to school to drink. We are happy to refill their bottles for them during the day. We will provide milk daily to the children who want it.
Uniform
Nursery Girls:
• Black skirt/pinafore dress/shorts/trousers
• White polo shirt either plain or with school logo
• Green sweatshirt or cardigan, either plain or with school logo (without a hood)
• Plain black knee length socks or black tights
• During the summer green and white checked dresses with plain white short or knee length socks
Nursery Boys:
• Black shorts or trousers (no jogging bottoms)
• White polo shirt either plain or with school logo
• Green sweatshirt or cardigan, either plain or with school logo (without a hood)
• Plain black socks
Children need a change of clothes and footwear for P.E (for health and hygiene reasons) and a draw-string bag in which to keep the kit at school. All school uniform and P.E. kit must be labelled with your child’s name
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