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Happy New Year! We experienced a very
interesting start to 2010 in the shape of heavy snowfall.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. We were one of
very few schools in Cardiff that managed to open on Wednesday 6th
January but unfortunately the weather got the better of us on
Wednesday 13th January when snow fell on top of ice. I hope
you found our communication systems helpful during this time and
weren't too disrupted by the closures.
CLASS NEWS
Nursery
We have been learning about different nursery
rhymes. We have had our faces painted and pretended to be
little mice. We have made sugar mice and have had fun singing
the songs. Thank you to our families who have helped us to
make nursery rhyme characters.
RECEPTION
This half term our topic is learning 'All About
Me'. We have learnt about our bodies and our bones and all about our
senses. We have also drawn some fantastic self portraits.
Year 1
We have been learning about toys and how they
have changed over time. We have a lovely toy museum in or
classroom and we have also made puppets. We really enjoyed our
snowy day and worked together to build a family of snowmen.
Year 2
We have been busy creating our class character
Maggon the Dragon. We have taken photos of him around the
school and will send them to our friends in London. We have
also been learning about pushes and pulls and have experimented with
colour, tone and shade.
J1
We are enjoying our topic 'Song of the Earth.'
We are studying the Earth's elements and have learnt about different
environments, rocks and rivers. We are looking forward to our
trip to the National Museum and performing our class assembly on
February 5th.
J2
We have performed our own plays and have given
each other feedback. We have been learning about Welsh artists
and have designed our own CD covers. We have been working hard
on our handwriting to get our pen licences and have been discussing
our favourite types of books.
J3
We have visited Llanciaich Fawr to see what life
was like for people who lived in the past. We dressed up in
Tudor costumes and took part in a fashion parade. We have also
visited GE Healthcare for a chromotography workshop.
J4
We have studied the famous artists Picasso and
Andy Warhol. We have made our own pictures using the same
style. We enjoyed our visit to Llanciaich Fawr where we learnt
how people lived in the past.
FLORA VOUCHERS
We are asking parents to donate Flora Vouchers
that they may have. If the school is able to collect 1000
Flora vouchers we will be able to purchase a portable oven.
This will be of great use to the school and would further enhance
the learning experiences that we provide for the children.
Please send any vouchers to Mrs Evans in the Nursery.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Ben Evans, Lottie Rees, Josie
Wilton-Jones, James Cooper, Toby Evans, Sterre Kieft, Josef
Lubienski, Tyne Kieft, Leah Davies and Emily Cooper who were
successful in getting their artwork published on
http://www.afterschoolclub.net/info.html . The children
also received stickers and certificates. Congratulations to
Bethan Swarbrick who recently finished 9th in the Welsh Trampoline
Championships.
Mr Bill Viney
Mr Viney, the school caretaker, is retiring at
the end of the Spring Term after almost 28 years at Coryton.
Mr Viney has been an outstanding caretaker and will be greatly
missed. In recognition of his excellent service to the
community he was invited to Downing Street to meet Prime Minister
Gordon Brown. Mr Viney was escorted by Julie Morgan MP and was
also given a tour of the Houses of Parliament. He had a
memorable day which was very much deserved. I am sure you
would like to join me in thanking Mr Viney for his immense
contribution to our school.
Shaun O'Connell
Headteacher |
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