Academic Year - 2021/2022

Welcome to Rowan class!

My name is Mr Thomas and I am the teacher of Year 4 and 5. We currently have 28 children in the class, made up of 16 Year 4 children and 12 Year 5 children. I am a very keen sportsman and currently play for a semi-professional rugby team in the Welsh premiership. I really enjoy the outdoors and have a NVQ Level 3 in Forest Schools.

All About Us!

Spelling

The children have spelling groups and spelling books. They will bring their books home on a Monday and subsequently be tested the following Monday.

PE Kits

We have PE every Tuesday afternoon. Please could you ensure children wear their kit to school on this day.

Reading

Could we ask that all children bring their reading books to school daily. The children take part in guided reading activities, peer reading and individual reading. Regular reading practise is essential for every child’s progress and we very much appreciate your support in this. Please sign or comment as to their progress at home!

Snacks

In support of Welsh Government and local legislation we are continuing to actively promote South Point Primary as a healthy school. Could we ask for your continued support in providing your child with a daily healthy snack for break time, snacks can include all fruits, vegetables and cereal bars BUT please can we ask that children DO NOT bring nuts to school.

Could you please ensure that all snacks are clearly labelled to avoid confusion.

Homework

All children will be given homework each week. Activities will be Literacy and topic based to further consolidate learning that is taking place in class. Additional, differentiated Maths activities will be set when appropriate to support your child’s learning. These are to be completed over the following week, Monday to Monday. The children may complete these tasks in their yellow Learning Log or they also have the option to complete and submit these tasks via Google Classroom. The pupils email addresses and login details for Google Classroom will follow in due course.

Google Classroom

As a school we use ‘Google Classroom’ as our online platform. This will be updated regularly with activities and photos.

If you have any further questions or would like to find out more information regarding aspects of school life, please do not hesitate to contact me at the end of the school day.

Mr Thomas