Reception/Year 1 Rainbows

Croeso i Dosbarth Rainbows!

Welcome to Class Rainbows!

Dosbarth Rainbows is one of our two Reception/Year 1 classes in Pentre’r Graig and is taught by Mrs Evans and supported by Miss Evans, Mrs Norris (Mon and Tues) and Ms Delaney (Wed, Thurs and Fri)

Communication

Class Dojo is a brilliant communication tool and is 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 ask Mrs Evans.

Mrs Evans' Hwb email address - EvansJ620@Hwbcymru.net

Daily Routines

School starts at 8.50am. Teachers are on the yard at 8:40 for any queries. The children enter through the red door off the junior yard and go straight into class.

School finishes at 3.05pm. The children will be dismissed from the red door on the junior yard.

A carton of milk is provided for all children daily (oat milk too is required). Water is also accessible throughout the day. Please provide your child with a water bottle to be kept in school. We encourage all children to have a healthy snack each morning. Fruit will be available for you to purchase at a cost of £1.25 a week. Please send this in on a Monday in a sealed and labelled envelope. Alternatively, you can provide your child with some fruit each day.

Weekly activities

Thursday - Secret Garden/Forest Schools. All children will need a pair of wellies and a waterproof coat.

Friday - P.E. All children will need P.E. kit (including trainers) that can be worn to school. No jewellery please!

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.

Reading books - 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.

Homework - This will be sent home at the beginning of each half term with a grid of activities to choose from to be completed by the end of the half term. It can then be returned to school or uploaded to Hwb for us to celebrate the children's learning.

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.

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.

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

Handwriting

All children are taught cursive handwriting from the start. Please practice this regularly at home. Here is our school style.

Cursive Handwriting

Phonics

All children should be regularly practicing their letter sounds and tricky words at home (they should be in their reading folder) Here are the flashcards:

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