Croeso i Dosbarth Rockets!

Welcome to Class Rockets!

Dosbarth Rockets is taught by Miss Hope and supported by Miss Bartlett. 

Communication

Class Dojo is a brilliant communication tool and used on a regular basis to keep parents/guardians up to date with announcements and messages, as well as posting pictures of classroom activities. It is beneficial that all parents/guardians are set up on Class Dojo. If you require any support with this, then please speak with Miss Hope.

Miss Hope's Hwb email: HopeL12@hwbcymru.net

Daily Routines:

Our school gates will be open from 8:40a.m. Our class will enter the school via the Junior Yard (via the side lane or the green gate at the front of the school.)

Our school day finishes at 3:05p.m. and children will be brought to the doors leading to the Junior yard and dismissed by Miss Hope.

We advise that children are provided with a water bottle to bring to school and a healthy snack to eat during their morning playtime. Alternatively, fruit can be purchased in school at 25p per piece of fruit.

Illness

If your child has been told they must stay home as a result of any contagious illness, but are well and keen to work on activities at home then please use the homework menu for activities. There are also lots of lessons that can be accessed at home via Foundation Phase – Swansea Virtual School, and many of the websites and resources listed on this page have lots of fun learning games and activities.

Homework

A grid of homework activities to choose from to be completed by the end of the half term. Homework grids will be sent home with the children, and digital versions uploaded to Class Dojo and our class page. They can then be returned to school for us to celebrate the children's learning before the return date stated on the homework menu.

In addition to set homework tasks we encourage the children to read at home regularly.  The school uses Active Learn  where the children can access Bug Club reading books and some fun Maths games.

Hwb can also be accessed at home and activities can be completed on Jit. If you are unsure of your child's log in details please get in touch.

Reading

Each child will have a reading book and some key sounds/tricky words to practise every week.  The day for the book to be returned will be written on the front of the reading record. It is fundamental to children’s reading development that we are able to listen to the children read their home-school reading book each week on their allocated day and have their reading record so that we are able to give them key words to practice. This should be returned every week on their given reading day. Children need to be reading at home regularly to practise phonics and reading strategies to develop fluency and confidence.

Hwb

Throughout their learning, children will begin to use Hwb on a regular basis. We encourage children to practise logging into their account at home to develop confidence and independence in doing so. Hwb can be accessed at home at https://hwb.gov.wales and has lots of great tools and activities to support your child’s learning. J2Blast and Jit5 are two of the resources that are often used and can be accessed through J2E. If you need any help accessing your child’s Hwb account then please get in contact with Miss Hope.

Friday Funds

We will  be collecting donations for cooking/craft etc on a Friday. Any amount would be gratefully received! 50p/£1 – please also send this in a labelled envelope marked Friday fund.

Thank you for your continued support. If there is anything else you would like to see or access via our class page that would help you or your child at home, then please let us know.

Diolch,

Miss Hope and Miss Bartlett.

Termly Overviews

Your child will be given opportunities in developing their learning across the Six Areas of Learning - Healthy and Well-Being, Maths and Numeracy, Science and Technology,  Humanities; Expressive Arts and Language, Literacy and Communication. Our child inspired curriculum aims to support learners to realise the Four Purposes of Learning and become ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives; enterprising, creative contributors, ready to play a full part in life and work; ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world; and healthy, confident individuals, ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society. 

Please see our topic overviews below. 

Useful video links from the teachers at Pentre’r Graig:

• Hwb - https://www.loom.com/share/8d1dbb3d7f8a40f3aced95e2fb48852c  

• Uploading work on j2e - https://www.loom.com/share/81b574efb71d46be83acf41b4b3fff1f 

• Active Learn - https://www.loom.com/share/d4ee0f6a84ee482ab5ae066646b17e7a 

• Teach Your Monster to Read - https://www.loom.com/share/c2f1d7f91dd745b08314f81d12a6e7e1 

Educational Links

• Top Marks (numeracy activities) - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
• National Geographic Kids - https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
• BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p
• Woodland Trust - http://treetoolsforschools.org.uk/categorymenu/?cat=activities
• Wildlife Trust - https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/
• Duolingo - https://www.duolingo.com/learn
• Active Learn - www.activelearnprimary.co.uk   
• DK Find Out - https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/  
• Oxford Owl - https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/
• National History Museum - https://www.nhm.ac.uk/
• Pobble 365 - https://www.pobble365.com/
• Teach Your Monster to Read - http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/u/951030
• Top Marks (literacy activities) https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds
• The Body Coach - https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1
• Cosmic Yoga - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uIZ2KOZZeQDQo_Gsi_qbQ
• Mission Gallery Swansea - https://www.missiongallery.co.uk/for-children/  
• Code Club - https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/codeclub
• Childnet (E-Safety) - https://www.childnet.com/resources/the-adventures-of-kara-winston-and-the-smart-crew
• TT Rockstars - Times Tables Rock Stars: Play (ttrockstars.com)