Mrs Gatefield

Spring Term!

Welcome to the second half of the Spring term.

This half term our topic will be 

Nature Detectives.

We will be looking at the world around us. The trees, the flowers, the creatures, the land. We will be focused on Spring arriving and all the joy there is looking at the new buds and flowers and new life that Spring brings.

Our weeks will include looking at evergreen trees and shrubs, looking at birds and what they need to build their nests, pond life and life cycles, animal habitats and all the colours of Spring.

Please find the overview for parents below. 

It is going to be a fun term! 

We cannot believe that it is the last week of the half term already.

We have been so proud of all of you who have completed our activities on Seesaw.

You will need to give yourself a big clap and a huge HIGH FIVE! 

An extra well done to those that have completed nearly all the work for this term.

I hope you have been enjoying the Cardiff City Football week.

Here are a few adding and taking away powerpoints for you to play if you want to practise your number skills this week.

There are powerpoint games for numbers to 10 and numbers to 20.

We look forward to seeing if anyone can do them all ! 

We hope you had a fun time on our zoo trip this week ! 

Here are a few more activities that you can play to help you learn about 3D shapes and the animals around the world.

Home learning additional links for the week beginning 25th January

Home learning - additional activities for the

week beginning 18th January

Greetings everyone, this week we will be looking at doubling numbers up to 10 (or 20 if you are able) and then we will look at halving.

To help with halving I have a powerpoint that illustrates the way we teach it in class. 

I cannot add this to Seesaw so you can access if from here.

The Sound Collector - poem powerpoint 

For activity 21st January.

Please have a look at the following powerpoint and it will give you the format for the children.

Welcome to Autumn term 2020!

Autumn is definitely with us although we have been enjoying the beautiful sunshine of late.

This term we have been looking at Oliver Jeffers' book Here We Are which looks at us as part of the greater world and beyond.

The children have been exploring where they live, what they can see in their immediate environment, who they can trust and talk to as well as being part of the world.  They have also been learning about the plants and creatures in our school gardens and forest as part of understanding and caring for our world.

We have been so happy to see all the children back in school and have been amazed at how well they have settled into their new class. Their safety is our priority and they have readily adapted to the "new normal" that we are now living with. Thank you for your support in helping the children adapt to the changes that an Autumn term brings.  We have added the checklist of things you can do at home to help with developing their independence within Reception class below.

Our overview for this week is also attached below so you can see what topics and work we will be covering this week.

Thank you for your support in these difficult times 

Miss Howells, Mrs Gatefield and Mrs Holcombe 

Reception class for the year 2020-2021

Hello everyone, there will be a few little changes to staffing this Autumn term.

The reception teachers will be Mrs Gatefield, Miss Howells and Mrs Holcombe.

We have created a short video for you below.

We are looking forward to an exciting year although maybe with a few different rules. We aim to make this a fun, inspiring and happy year with your children at the centre. 

Monday 13 July 2020

Hi Everyone!  I hope that you are all doing well and are ready for another week of learning.  This week I would like you to practise your phonics and find a number.  Don't worry, little crab is our story to watch and there are some crab activities to do.  Plus there's another story to watch (The cave) and have a go at being an illustrator! Enjoy.

As always, the most important thing is that you are all happy and healthy and I hope that you get outdoors when you can, read books together, colour, draw & play!  

Here are some links to the online activities this week:

Purple Mash - I have set a new 2Do - have a look around the MiniMash section -  if you do not yet have your login or need any help or advice please email me on ctidy@plasyfelin.co.uk)

Here is the link to sign up to 30 Days Wild:

https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/57739/petition/1

Here are the website links to the Phonics activities:

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/interactives/26333.html (Speed sounds set 1 practice)

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/interactives/29318.html (Speed sounds set 1 booklet to work on)

Have a go at this maths game:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/education-ivor-starting-school?exitGameUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fbbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Farticles%2Fzd4b382 

Here is a lovely page with invitations to book related activities:

https://researchrichpedagogies.org/_downloads/Sharing_the_Love_of_Reading_3-5_years.pdf

PE Kits

Please can you make sure that your child has a PE kit in school.  This should be a pair of shorts and a t-shirt (no trainers are required).  These should be clearly labelled and put in a bag, which should also be labelled.  This can then stay in school until the end of the half term when we will send it home to be washed.  Many thanks.

Don't forget! 

Forest School - Monday - Please bring in a pair of wellies that we can keep in school clearly labelled with your child's name. 

Snack - Contribution to healthy snack is £1 per week and can be paid weekly, monthly or termly.  For your information this half term is 8 weeks and next half term is 7 weeks. 

PE  is on a Tuesday - Children will need a kit which should be a pair of shorts and T shirt - clearly labelled with your child's name, which are put in a bag (again labelled) that we can keep in school and send home at half term.

Many thanks!