WELCOME TO YEAR 1!

Dear Parents/ Carers,

A warm welcome to the new academic year! We are happy to see you all and hope you have had a great summer break. This is just a short note to introduce some of the routines for your children as they start Year 1. The children have had a lovely first week and have settled nicely into their new class. 

Class Topic

Our first topic of the year is called LPS Happy Healthy Helpers! It is a Health and Well-Being based topic. We will start our topic by talking about the LPS Code and how we can be great members of Llangyfelach Primary. We’ll then move on to look at how we can stay fit and healthy individuals and work with the HHH Pupil Voice group to encourage other children to be fit and healthy too! 

School Trip

To kick start our topic we will meet members of the community who keep us safe, fit and healthy.  On Thursday 21st September we will visit Morriston Fire Station. On our return to school, we will have a visit from the School Nurse and may even have our local PCSO pop in too! It will be a fun week which we will all enjoy. On September 21st, the children are encouraged to bring our topic to life and come dressed as a member of the emergency services. I wonder if any of our own little Firefighters will get to sit in Morriston’s Fire Engine?

PE

PE will take place on a Thursday. However we are fortunate to have PE sessions with a specialist teacher in November and December - therefore PE will change to a Friday just during this period. PE will take place outdoors where possible. Please could your child come to school already dressed in an outdoor PE kit (joggers/leggings or shorts, T-shirt, trainers and school jumper).

Snacks and Drinks

Please could your child bring a healthy snack in a labelled container and water bottle everyday. Your child will need to bring their snack into the classroom each morning so please ensure it is easily accessible to them. In order to maintain up to date records, please could you let me know of any allergies, medication or dietary requirements your child may have.

Funday Friday

The children will be using the outdoor area on a daily basis however on a Friday afternoon we will be spending more of our time outdoors. When the weather starts to turn a little colder, please ensure your child has warm clothing particularly on these days or a raincoat if weather is changeable.

Reading

Please could reading books be brought in on your child’s reading day. Their reading day may alter from last year - their Reading Day will be stuck in their Reading Record. If your child finishes their reading book before their allocated reading day, we would encourage you to return books to be changed - please do not wait until their next reading day.

Homework

Weekly homework will be set via our online platforms, Reading Eggs and MathSeeds - this will be set from next Friday.  The children will have a maths task set to consolidate the learning that has taken place in class. Fast Phonics and the Reading Eggs map can also be accessed to continue with the work covered during our Reading Time sessions. There will be occasions where the children may work on their tasks set during maths and reading carousel in class. Online passwords will be sent home next Friday. If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to ask. 

School Website

Please visit our class page regularly. I will post photos, pieces of work and videos in order to share all the great work we are doing in Year 1 within our learning projects.

Hopefully this answers any questions you have. If there are any further queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Mrs Bate.