Dear Pupils, Parents and Caregivers,

I hope you all had a relaxing and restful summer break and have returned to school to start Dosbarth Un off with a bang! We will be working with you to ensure your child is happy, settled and continuing good progress in their learning.

Here is some information that you may find helpful for your child's return to school:

Start/finish times:

• Our classroom doors will open at 8.50 AM, the door will usually open a little earlier when there is inclement weather..
• Our school day will end at 3:30 PM.
• Arrival and dismissal will continue from the main school yard, as it did for Reception Class.
• To ensure all children are collected safely from school we ask that you wait in the yard and make yourselves known to the class teacher when your child is at the school door ready to be collected. If anyone unfamiliar is going to be collecting your child, could you please let us know beforehand by informing the School Office. Thank you!
• Should your child be attending PlayWorks after school club, they will be collected from the school hall to head over the the Nursery/PlayWorks building.

The School Day:

• Children will hang their coats and book bags/rucksacks on their pegs in the cloakroom and bring their water bottles and snack into classroom. Please ensure their snack is a healthy snack and no food coming onto school premises has nuts. We are a ‘nut-free’ school to ensure all children are safe should they have any allergies.
• Children then enter the classroom ready to be registered and start their day of learning and fun!
• Break time will be at 10.30 AM – 11:00 AM
• Lunch time is 12:00 PM – 13:00 PM in the kitchen pod and then out to play. Please ensure lunches are booked through ParentPay and any packed lunches are free from any nuts. As stated earlier we are a nut-free school – this includes ‘kinder’ products as well as ‘breakfast bar’ type snacks that include nuts.
• Mill will be provided as an afternoon snack. If your child does not drink milk, or prefers water they will have a water break instead.

In the Classroom

• P.E. will be on a Monday and Tuesday for the Autumn term. (This may change in the Spring term but we shall inform you before any changes occur)
• Arrive at school in your PE kit on a Monday and Tuesday. Your child will need to wear black shorts or black joggers/leggings, a House Colour T-Shirt (or plain one in their house colour), and trainers. When possible, PE will be outdoors, so please ensure PE kit is weather appropriate.
• Every other Thursday, Miss Bailey will be in class to cover Miss Mac’s PPA. Miss Bailey covers Health and Wellbeing with the children and provides a wealth of lovely activities with the class.
• On a Tuesday and Thursday afternoon Mrs Jones will take groups to practise Welsh with the children.
• A gallery space to show off the children working together or trips will be on our Class Pages. Make sure you keep checking to see what the children are learning about and how much fun they are having.
• Should you have chosen your child not to be included in photographs to be uploaded online, please don’t be disappointed if they have their face covered/not included.
• Please ensure all uniform, bottles, snack pots and belongings are labelled with your child’s name so it can be returned if lost.

If you have any concerns or queries, please don't hesitate to ask us on the door or email/ring the school office.

Kind regards,

Miss Mac and Mrs Bennetts