Infant Summer Trip
July 11, 2010
On Friday both the Infant and Junior departments went of their summer trip. The Infants visited Manor Farm Wildlife Park in Tenby. Unfortunately for the Infants the weather was not our friend on the day and it rained most of the morning. The children enjoyed a close up encounter with wallabies where they were allowed to feed them and also got very close to the different varieties of lemurs they had in the park. We saw other animals such a bison, flamingos and camels. Thank you to everyone who came on the day and apologies for not being able to sort out the weather for us.
Reptilian visitors
July 11, 2010
At the moment class 2 are reading the book “Class two went to the zoo”, in which an anaconda follows the children and tries to eat them. To find out more about snakes we asked Mr Rogers (parent at the school) to bring in some of his more unusual pets. He kindly obliged and brought in one of his 13 bearded dragon, Bart and Jake, a corn snake. The children enjoyed seeing these animals up close and most of them touched them to see how they felt. I’m not sure that some of the staff enjoyed their visit quite as much!
Sport’s day
July 11, 2010
On Monday sport’s day was held for both Infant and Junior children. The weather held out meaning the event could be held on the field. The morning saw the Infants competing in sprint, egg and spoon, relay and obstacle races as well as some very competitive mums and dads races. All the children joined in well and received a certificate for their efforts. In the afternoon the Juniors competed in their individual events including relay, javelin throw, shot put, target throwing, speed jumping and long jump. Well done to all the children who competed and thank you to all parents who joined us on the day to support their children.
Mr Creemy comes to visit
July 3, 2010
This term the class 2 and 6 role play area is set up as a seaside souvenir and ice-cream shop. With this in mind, Mrs Lloyd arranged for the original Mr Creemy to visit to school to talk to the children about making and selling ice-creams. We all found out a lot and the children were able to ask questions that they had thought of prior to the visit. As a special treat Mr Creemy also brought some of the fabulous ice-cream they make, which is now sold under the name of Subzero. The children really enjoyed this visit.
Beating the Bounds
June 27, 2010
On the 12th of June, the tradition of beating the bounds of Llantrisant was seen once more. Children and adults from the surrounding areas of Llantrisant took part in the long walk around the town. There was fun and laughter on the day and children from primary schools from the area took part in an art competition. The children had to produce an image or piece related to the theme of nature. Well done to all the children who competed! A few children from our school were awarded highly commended for their work and Rhys from class 6 was awarded second prize in his age category.
Making boats
May 22, 2010
On Friday, as part of their children’s choice activity for the week, class 6 designed and made boats using waterproof materials that they had tested the week before. They then tested the boats in the water tray to see which design was the best.
Southerndown
May 15, 2010
On Thursday, class 2 and 6 went on their visit to Southerndown beach. This trip was postponed from last trip due to poor weather conditions but the weather this time was anything but poor. The children and adults present on the day enjoyed creating artwork in the sand using seaweed and pebbles, followed by rock-pooling in the afternoon. This trip supported both classes current theme as we are reading “Sharing a shell” by Julia Donaldson.
Infant Summer Trip 2010
April 25, 2010
As you may already be aware, both the infant and junior department of the school will be going on their summer school trip on Friday, 9th July. The destination for the infant trip has been decided as the Manor Farm Wildlife Park in Tenby. If your child is in class 1, 2, 5 or 6 they are eligible for this trip.
The trip will include a wallaby walk-through area, play area and other animals to see such as monkeys and flamingos. The trip will be all-day but more specific timings will be given closer to the date. We encourage children to be accompanied by an adult and little brothers or sisters are welcome to come along too. If parents are unable to make the trip the teachers going will supervise those children during the day.
We have booked two coaches for the trip and so seating is limited. Due to this, we are asking for a £6.50 deposit per person to be paid to book your seats on the coach. The total cost of the trip, including the deposit, is £11.50 per child and £14.50 per adult. The deposit and consent form below must be returned to school by Friday 7th May. Please make every effort to make this date as we cannot guarantee your place on the trip otherwise and may have to charge an increased price to hire another coach. Do not miss your place on this year’s summer trip!
Foundation Phase
April 18, 2010
Due to the Foundation Phase curriculum becoming compulsory for year one children as of September class 2 and 6 have started to integrate aspects now in order to prepare for September. The changes are not hugely different from what was going on in classes anyway but the focus will now be on small group tasks rather than teaching as a whole class. The set up of the classroom has changed slightly as we now have more areas for children to learn and experiment in by themselves. They include a music area, reading area and garden centre role-play area. To build up some of these areas we are asking for donations of any old pots and pans for our music area and any plants or garden things for our garden centre. The first few days have been very successful in both classes.
Gardening with class 6
April 18, 2010
As the weather has been so nice, class 6 took the opportunity to tend to their vegetable patch. As any keen gardener knows caring for a vegetable patch takes a lot of hard work. Class 2 and 6 share this patch and have been getting the summer’s growing off to a flying start. Keep up the hard work!
