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Friday 9th September
Our first full week of a new school year has been a great success. Judging by the smiles and laughter coming from every classroom and yard, all the children have enjoyed getting to know their new teachers and classmates. There have been some wonderful plans put in place for new topics and learning, which you’ll hear much more about over the coming weeks. I’m sure there will be some early nights tonight (and that’s just the teachers).
Drop off and pick up
Please note that there will be no window for drop off and pick up from Monday. The school day will begin at 8.50 and end at 15.20. On Monday, our younger children will be able to access school from the top gate (Bryn Road). Thanks to those parents that have completed the online form indicating preferences. We will assume that those that haven’t completed the form will drop off and pick up from the bottom gate.
Top gate drop off
- Gate will be open at 8.40
- Pupils in Years 3 to 6 should enter school unaccompanied (unless with a younger sibling)
- Pupils in Years 3 to 6 should walk, unaccompanied, around the back of the school to line up on the yard.
- Pupils in Nursery to Year 2 should be accompanied by one adult and walk to the back entrance of their classrooms (On Monday, teachers will be on hand to support).
- A member of staff will welcome the children into class at 8.50.
Top gate pick up
- Gate will open at 15.10
- Please wait on the path outside your child’s classroom (same place as drop off)
- A member of of staff will hand pupils over to parents at 15.20.
Bottom gate drop off and pick up
- The system will remain the same other than the change of timings. Drop off 8.50, pick up 15.20.
We appreciate your support and patience as we fine tune these changes!
Working together as a whole school community has certainly helped us come through some tough times! Long may that team effort continue! As always, if you have any queries or concerns, don’t hesitate in getting in touch with us!
Have a great weekend!
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Wednesday July 14th
Well, we’ve reached the end of a challenging yet successful year and, as mentioned last week, we hope it can be remembered as a year when the whole school community worked together in unprecedented circumstances. Once again, a massive thanks to all our parents and families for your support. Alongside our amazing staff and incredible children, it really has been a team effort!
We say goodbye to our wonderful Year 6 pupils for the final time today and, although sadly we haven’t been able to see them all this week, each and every one of them should be extremely proud of the young people they are and can head to Gowerton full of confidence and ready to shine! You are all amazing!
With regards to our plans for September, in line with advice, we will be gradually adjusting our day to day operations. Pupils return to school on Friday September 3rd when drop off and pick up routines and timings will remain as they are today. We will then gradually introduce new systems, in line with guidance as we receive it over the summer, including the use of both entrances for all pupils. We will send out reminders and more details on Thursday 2nd September. As always, we appreciate your patience as we aim for a return to some form of normality.
Finally, we would like to wish you all a wonderful summer break! Let’s hope we get plenty of sunshine!
Take care and we’ll see you all in September!
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Friday July 9th
It’s hard to believe that we have come to the end of our final full week of 2020/2021. It’s certainly been a year that we won’t forget. Although there have been many challenges along the way, I hope the year will be remembered for the manner in which the whole school community have pulled together. Huge thanks and congratulations must go to staff, families, governors and, most importantly, all the incredible children. Each and every one of them has been awesome!
On that note, we will be saying goodbye to our amazing Year 6 pupils on Wednesday and we can be sure that they will prove to be a huge asset to Gowerton!
There has been lots of excitement, smiling and laughter in school today as the children met their new class and teachers. We will be welcoming a new member of staff in September with Miss Shaw teaching in years 5 and 6. 
We have loads of fun planned for next week with parties, picnics, movies and games. Children can wear non-school uniform on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week. All party food will be provided. The order of activities may depend on the weather!
Just a reminder that the last day of term for children is on Wednesday 14th July. Children return to school following the summer break on Friday September 3rd.
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Friday 2nd July
Alongside lots of learning and laughter, the Olympics came to Waunarlwydd this week with all the children thoroughly enjoying their Sports Days. We know it has been frustrating for parents not to be able to watch (thanks for your understanding) but a huge thanks to staff for making the best of the situation and providing the children with such a fun, active and happy time.
I have no doubt that there are lots of proud parents this week after reading school reports. It’s been a year like no other but we are lucky at Waunarlwydd to have a school full of superstars! Next Friday (July 9th), children will be spending some time outdoors getting to know their new class and teacher!
The last 3 days of school (12th, 13th and 14th July) will be spent celebrating a challenging yet ultimately successful year. No uniform will be required on these days and there will be picnics, parties and more. Plus, of course, a big send off for our wonderful Year 6 pupils before they head off to Gowerton!
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Friday 25th June
It’s hard to believe we are coming towards the end of June but the learning and laughter hasn’t stopped. Nursery have really enjoyed playing in their new vet role play this week. After planting sunflowers last week, they have painted beautiful pictures after looking at Van Gough’s painting. The highlight in Reception has been talking about the beach and buying items in their beach shop. The children also loved making patterns with shells and experimenting to see what floats and sinks. Year 1 came up with super ideas during EPIC for activities around the classroom relating to our new Summer topic. They also enjoyed doubling and halving in maths as well as planting sunflower seeds. All the children were extremely proud to show their ‘All about Me’ posters to the class with thoughtful questions asked by lots of children. Year 2 have loved learning all about the seasons in Maths, adapting ‘The Lighthouse keeper’s lunch’ story to write their own stories in Literacy and using their digital skills to make green screen fact reports about African animals.
A highlight in Mr Jenkins’ class has been learning about the similarities and differences in animals. They have also learnt about keeping safe watching the NSPCC pants film, while they thoroughly enjoyed the start of their Euro football tournament! Mrs Horseman and Mrs Tucker’s class highlight has been learning about space; researching facts about the solar system, finding out the distance of planets from the sun in outdoor learning and descriptive writing of Pandora. In Mr Reid’s class food miles has been a focus – using scale and measuring to work out costs of food miles – this was a challenge for them to apply their skills! Plastic pollution was also a topic of interest – researching the problem plus designing and explaining their own inventions. The chairs went on strike in Miss Fender’s class this week with the children writing letters to persuade their chairs to return. Children also enjoyed drawing shapes in the yard for maths focusing on area and perimeter and exploring the Minecraft Sustainability City to learn about recycling. Watch out parents, as in Ms Williams’ class, this week we have enjoyed learning how to use persuasive tricks! The children used these techniques to write letters and design posters about pollution. Another highlight was their final shot-put lesson this week where they could all see a significant improvement in our throws. Well done everyone!
Reminders
A reminder that we will holding sports days for classes next week (unfortunately, due to restrictions still in place within schools, parents will not be able to attend). Children should wear sports kit on the following days:
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Friday 18th June
Another week of happy learning in Waunarlwydd. ‘T’ week in Nursery has seen the children having great fun following a trail made of twigs, searching for objects beginning with T and ending up in the ratty tunnels. Our Reception children have been busy finding out about parts of a plant, what each part does and what a plant needs to grow. More dinosaur discoveries in year 1 this week with fact finding, sorting, making dinosaur shapes and even dinosaur addition. There has been lots of learning about caring for the environment in year 2, as well as team challenges in preparation for sports day. Caterpillar update – they’ve started making chrysalis!
Congratulations
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Friday 11th June
It has been great to see lots of smiling faces back in school after the half term break. Once again, there has been an abundance of enthusiastic teaching and learning with great results.
There has been loads of fun had during S week in Nursery. Designing a superhero is a highlight, along with learning about floating and sinking and guessing what is in the smell pots. It’s been like Jurassic Park in Reception this week with lots of learning about dinosaur facts, labelling dinosaurs, making dinosaur fossils in playdough, painting dinosaurs, counting dinosaurs and ,of course, playing with dinosaurs! Year 1 have been enjoying their new topic ‘Go Wild’. They have worked together to read and sort facts and have been extremely creative when making jungle pictures independently. They have also had lots of fun learning how to programme a robotic bee bot. The big news in year 2 has been the arrival of their caterpillars. The life cycle of a butterfly will be a focus and excitement levels are high with each child naming their own caterpillar. The children have also enjoyed learning how to draw monarch butterflies.
