Friday September 15th
It’s been a great start to the new year at Waunarlwydd School with our superstar children settling back into school life brilliantly. A big thanks to all of you that attended our ‘Meet the teacher’ events this week. We hope you found them worthwhile and took away with you the key messages that Waunarlwydd is ‘Our School‘ and that we need to work as a ‘Partnership‘ with ‘Good Communication‘ as the key. We appreciate that some will not be able to attend these sorts of events due to other commitments but we will endeavour to keep everyone up to date with information.
All the Nursery staff are delighted at how well the children have settled and they have been having great fun exploring the classroom, both inside and out in the lovely weather. As always, the bikes have been a great hit and they went down to the woods on Wednesday to have a little explore which everyone enjoyed. We have also welcomed 5 new children to the class this week who have settled in brilliantly. New topics are underway in other parts of the school with Reception starting ‘Over the Rainbow’ where they will be exploring colour through stories. Years 1, 2 and 3 (Progression Step 2) have begun ‘Long Long Ago’ and children are excited to start their first mini topic, learning all about Dinosaurs. In Years 4, 5 and 6 (Progression Step 3) the topic is called ‘Your Country Needs You’. They will be exploring different topics around the era of World War 2, starting with evacuation and the impact on children.
School Senedd
Our new school Senedd group met with Ms Williams for the first time today and have decided that this year’s focus will be on developing the wonderful outdoor spaces we have in our school. They have started planning our first project, with children across the school having input. A new addition to our plans this year is a ‘Community Friday‘ which we will hold on the last Friday of each half term. On this day we will be inviting family members to come into school to work with children and staff on our outdoor development projects. More details on this will be sent nearer the time.
Extra-curricular clubs
Our after school clubs will begin next week. You should have received a form to complete. Please ensure your child definitely wants to attend the club before completing. Clubs will run for a block of 4 weeks every half term and ALL will be held on a Wednesday. Clubs will run regardless of weather conditions with indoor alternatives provided if needed.
CAMHS in-reach
Our CAMHS in-reach worker this year is Frances Pugsley. She is able to offer support to children and families around areas such as: Worries, Low Mood, Self-esteem, Emotional Regulation, Understanding Anger and Resilience. If you would like to learn more, we will will be holding an informal coffee morning on Friday September 22nd at 9.00.
Online Safety – Advice for Parents
As always, if you have any queries or concerns, don’t hesitate in making contact!
Have a great weekend!
Mr Jamie Evans
Headteacher
