Croeso i Dosbarth Jupiter

Welcome to Class Jupiter

Dosbarth Jupiter is one of two year 5/6 classes in Pentre’r Graig and is taught by Mrs Stevens  and Mrs Jones (PPA Teacher).

Hello! We are Dosbarth Jupiter and we would like to say Croeso i ein dosbarth ni- Welcome to our class! Thank you for visiting our class page. Here you will find out a little more about us and what the year ahead will bring for you and your child.

Who are we?

First and foremost, let us introduce ourselves… I am Mrs Stevens and I have taught at Pentre’r Graig  for 20 years!! I have taught across both Key stages during that time and I am also the Assistant Headteacher of our School.

My name is Mrs Jones , I have worked here for  5 years! I lead PPA in Dosbarth Jupiter plus other classes in our wonderful school so you will see me everywhere around the school!

Our Class Ethos

We want every child in our class to enjoy school, feeling safe, respected,  and  a valued member of our class team. It is our belief that learning should be fun, relevant and engaging where the child is central to the learning process. As such we will involve the children in our day to day routines and curriculum planning. We would also like to invite you to be part of your child’s learning journey through input into our curriculum planning too and involvement via homework projects and celebration days held in school.

This relationship between home and school is essential to the support and development of your child. We have an open door policy where parents are welcome to make appointments throughout the school year to discuss matters relating to their child. We also use Class Dojo for regular, up to date communication. 

We are very much looking forward to our topics this year and our learning will be thematic ensuring that the children develop a wide range of skills through a broad, balanced and rich curriculum.  To further enhance our curriculum, school trips linked to our topics will form a staple part of your child’s learning  experiences. We also offer your children the amazing opportunity to attend a five day residential in Borfa House, Port Eynon.  This will be a fantastic opportunity to develop their personal and social skills and develop those team relationships and values which we strongly believe allow each child to push themselves to achieve their full potential and a safe and secure learning environment.

Ensuring our children are healthy and well will always be our priority. Your child will have weekly PE team sports  (Friday) and outdoor learning (Monday) sessions which are also supplemented with dance/gymnastics as required.  Our school also takes part in the ‘Daily Mile’ where we take additional exercise each day endeavouring to run, walk, skip or jump a mile a day! The development and nurturing of the whole child is important to us, we will deliver lessons which focus on the personal development of qualities and beliefs with the children to further help them grow into well rounded , empathic citizens of the future.

We hope this page has given you a flavour of who we are and what your child’s school experiences will involve . If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Together everyone achieves more!

Mrs Stevens & Mrs Jones

General Information

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 Mrs Stevens.

If you need to contact Mrs Stevens, please e-mail StevensJ28@hwbcymru.net

Daily Routines:

Our school gates will be open from 8:40 at Soar Terrace, they will be supervised by staff until the bell rings at 8:50.

Our school day finishes at 3:10 and children will exit on to the yard. If you wish for your child to walk home or to a meeting point, please ask for a consent form.

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.

Monday

• Secret Garden is on a Monday, please bring wellies or old trainers to change into and a coat

Friday

• Spelling Test
• PE Friday- Please ensure appropriate clothing and footwear is worn to school.

Homework

New spelling words are given out on a Monday ready for a test on Friday.

Cross Curricular homework linked to our topic will be set termly and will take the form of a homework 'menu' for you and your child to enjoy together.  f there are any problems or queries regarding your child’s homework, then please don’t hesitate to ask Mrs Stevens.

In addition to set homework tasks, we encourage children to read at home often. The school uses ActiveLearn. Children can access Bug Club Reading Books as well as Maths games.

Educational Links

• Swansea Virtual Schools Literacy https://swanseavirtualschool.org/daily-lessons/literacy/
• Swansea Virtual Schools Numeracy https://swanseavirtualschool.org/daily-lessons/numeracy/
• 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/
• Active Learn - www.activelearnprimary.co.uk   
• National History Museum - https://www.nhm.ac.uk/
• Pobble 365 - https://www.pobble365.com/
• 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