Friday March 31st
Firstly, on a personal note, I am extremely honoured to have been appointed as the next Headteacher of our amazing school and I look forward to continuing to work with the wonderful children, staff and families of Waunarlwydd in the years to come! After so many special years at Waunarlwydd, Mrs Davies will be retiring in the summer and I have no doubt that we will all work together to make her last term a special one!
As always though, this week has been all about the incredible children of Waunarlwydd and what a week we’ve had to end the Spring term! It started in great style with an outstanding performance from our school choir during the North Gower Partnership Music Festival at the Brangwyn Hall. The children were outstanding! Diolch pawb!
The week has ended in Easter style! The rain held off for our Easter Bonnet parade, there’s been a surprise visitor, Easter discos, hunts and much more. There have been lots of highlights!
Morning and afternoon Nursery have had a lovely week celebrating Easter. They have done egg rolling, egg and spoon races, made bunny masks, went on a digital egg hunt and had a lovely surprise when the Easter bunny visited. They practised their numeracy skills when they sang ” 5 Hot Cross Buns in a Baker’s Shop” and paid for their own hot cross buns for snack. Wow! Reception have had lots of Easter fun this week! They used their number skills to find the missing parts of eggs in their outdoor number egg hunt, they used phonic skills to build simple words on eggs and learned all about the life cycle of a hen. To end the week they even had a visit from the Easter Bunny, an Easter egg hunt and enjoyed an egg and spoon race and a bunny hopping race in the yard. We have also had fun rolling different types of eggs down a ramp to see which one travels the furthest.
Miss Tyrrell’s class loved sequencing the Easter story and learning about the life cycle of a chick. Another big hit was their awesome number work, where they learnt about capacity and practical measuring as well as creating tally charts and block diagrams. Brill! Mrs Wallace and Mrs Howells’ class have enjoyed creating their own Climate Change Superhero! They all decided what their first mission would be to help our planet. The children have also had fun weighing objects around the classroom and discussing their results with their partner. They also had a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny! Mrs Evans and Mrs Thomas’ class have had a great week. They thoroughly enjoyed making electric circuits while another highlight was creating artwork from recycled materials. Of course, another big hit was their Easter activities, particularly making Easter nests and their egg hunt. Mr Reid’s class have had a fab week. They particularly enjoyed their focus on dance and Yoga, while the introduction of dodgeball in PE was a big hit! Their comic strip creations were brill and they’ve enjoyed learning about mass, using their number skills effectively. The week ended in great style with their Easter activities!
Mr Jenkins’ class have had a busy end to the term. They have been busy looking at fractions of shapes and equivalent fractions. They also loved making Welsh Myth Games from the stories they have read this year and writing instructions on how they can be played, adding lots of pitfalls to them to make them especially hard. As it is coming up to Easter, they learnt about the Easter story and even had an Easter treasure hunt…lots of fun! Highlights from Year 5 and 6 this week have been investigating and exploring whether the shape of a boat affects the force needed to move it; the (rather wet and soggy) walk around the village looking for litter and bins and making persuasive posters encouraging people to make healthier choices. Plus, of course, our easter extravaganza!
**REMINDER – INSET DAYS**
Please note that the remaining INSET days for this year will be as follows:
Friday April 21st, Friday June 30th, Monday July 24th
Summer Term
We have lots of events planned for the summer but need to confirm some details. We will get a calendar of upcoming events out to you after Easter.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns don’t hesitate in getting in touch!
Have a great Easter! Pasg Hapus!
Mr Jamie Evans
Deputy Headteacher
