Dosbarth Afal 2024/2025

Croeso i Dosbarth Afal! Welcome to our school page.  Please find below some information to help you with the routines and settling in to our new academic year. This term we will begin with working on Health and Wellbeing, building our class community, talking about feelings, choices and relationships. We will also be working on Humanities, with a History focus. 

Working alongside me (Mrs Thomas) this term will be Miss Comben, Mrs Collier And Mrs Hutchison.

If you have any questions or need to get in touch about anything, please feel free to pop into class or contact me via Seesaw. 

We encourage all parents to sign up to Seesaw. We will share regular photographs and evidence of the children's work here.  Please write comments or questions about what you see.  We also use Seesaw as a communication tool for links between home and school.

School Dinners

Due to the Universal Free School meals provision, school dinners are now free for all pupils. 

The dinner menu will be published in the weekly newsletter via the school app.  Choices of hot meals or jacket potatoes can be made daily.  Pupils who choose not to have school dinners are welcome to bring a packed lunch.  We ask that they try to make healthy choices and that no fizzy drinks, glass bottles or cans are included in their packed lunch.  We are understanding to the fact that children in Dosbarth Afal have limited diets. 

Water Bottles

Pupils may bring a water bottle to school and keep this with them to stay hydrated throughout the day. We will refill water bottles when needed.

Snack time

We encourage a healthy snack if possible.

Reading

Some pupils will be given reading book/sounds and will need to return these each week.

P.E.

P.E. day will be on a Friday, when we will join with Dosbarth Bedwen.  Pupils need to wear their P.E. kits to school e.g. shorts/leggings, t-shirt and trainers.  Pupils need to remove all jewellery and watches for these sessions and those with long hair need to tie it up.  As the weather gets colder, pupils may choose to wear jogging bottoms and a hoodie for P.E..  Please wear P.E. kit to school.

Jewellery

Please can I remind you that the school policy is a pair of studs and a watch only.  All other jewellery should be kept at safely at home. Thank you.

Horse Riding

Children will be attending horse riding sessions on Tuesday mornings.  We will travel to Dare Valley Country Park on a private bus.  Please ensure children long trousers and have waterproof clothing and wellies, labelled with their names.

Christmas Celebrations

We will be joining the Foundation Phase classes for a Christmas concert in December.  Parents/families will be welcome to attend the performances. 

Details of other events to follow later in the term e.g. school fete and Christmas trip to see Santa.