1. Trwy Ymdrech Daw Llwyddiant
YSGOL IAU TON PENTRE
Dydd Llun, Medi 20, 2016
Striving for Success
Trwy Ymdrech Daw Llwyddiant

2. Head Teacher
Mr. Ian Evans

3. Deputy Headteacher: Mr. Jeff Roberts, Y5
Teachers
Ms. Lindsay Jones, SMT, Y6
Mrs. Janet Jones, SMT, Y3
Miss. Carys Burton, Y5/6
Mrs. Emily Roberts, Y3
Miss. Laura Barnard,Y4
Mrs. Moyra Pugh,Y4

4. Learning Support Assistant
Year 5
Learning Support Assistant
Mrs. Cathy Stoddart

5. HLTA: Mrs Hughes
Clerk: Mrs Gwyn
Caretaker: Mr Gilbert
Cleaner: Mrs Davies

6. Lunchtime Supervisors:
Lunchtime Staff
Catering Staff:
Mrs. Chick (Cook)
Mrs Davies (Assistant Cook)
Mrs Evans (Kitchen Assistant)
Lunchtime Supervisors:
Mrs Morgan / Mrs Stoddart/ Mrs Tutton/ Miss Evans/ Mrs Lewis/ Ms Bargewell

7. School Information Breakfast Club 8.00 a.m. – 8.40 a.m.
Playground open for all children at 8.40 a.m.
School hours 8.50 a.m. – 3.15 p.m.
Term Dates
1st Sept-Dec 16th
3rd Jan-7th April
18th April-July 21st
Attendance, Punctuality and Holidays
Contact methods (texts, letters, phone)
Contact details need to be updated
Reward (House) System – Bwlch, Maendy, Rhigos, Tyntyla
P.E. Kit essential – No jewellery, white t-shirt/ blue or
black shorts/jogging bottoms in winter
Friends of the School

8. School Day 8.50 a.m. Morning Registration/Helpwr Heddiw/ERIC
a.m. Collective Worship
a.m. Mathematics/Reasoning
10.35 a.m. Break time
10.55 a.m. English (including Guided Reading)
12.20 p.m. Lunch
a.m. Afternoon Registration
p.m. Cornerstones Curriculum; History –
The Blitz (Autumn Term)
Science, Welsh, RE, IT, PSE, PE
2.15 p.m. Comfort break followed by Lesson 4.
3.15 p.m. End of School Day.
3.15 – 4.15 p.m. After School Clubs

9. Year 5
Year 5 is taught in two classes.
The morning sessions are devoted
mostly to Mathematics and English
where practicable.
We will be teaching skills in Literacy
and Numeracy from the Welsh
Programme of Study/LNF.
A Science Week will be held each term.
Sport and Music Specialists
Swimming, Autumn Term – Tuesdays, 9.00am – Goggles, T-shirt, appropriate swimming costume, towel, swimming hat for those with longer than shoulder length hair).

10. Year 5 Specialist Provision Mr. Steve Preston Arius Music
Mr. Jack Dunning
Rhondda Rugby

11. Cycle Cycle B Upper Key Stage 2 Termly Themes Academic Year 2016-17
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Cycle B
2016/2017
ILP Focus Subject: History
Blitz/Heroes & Villains
 English Writing Genre/Text Type
Discussion/Playscripts/
Narrative Stories/Recount/
Novels by Significant Authors
Science Curriculum:
Energy, Light and Sound
(HOW THINGS WORK/SUSTAINABLE EARTH)
ILP: Focus Subject: Geography
What a Wonderful Word
English Writing Genre/Text Type
Persuasion/Narrative Stories/Instruction/Poetry
Plants for Life/C.C. Allotment
(INTERDEPENDENCE OF ORGANISMS)
ILP Focus Subject:
Art and Design/DT
More than Mods & Rockers /Summer Camp
Explanation/Persuasion
& Argument/
Non-chronological Reports
Forces in Motion/C.C. Scream Machine

12. Homework –
Spelling, Times Tables Tests
Learning Logs/SPaG/Maths workbooks
Educational Visits :- Royal Welch Military
Museum, Brecon.
End of Year Residential Trip:- Llangrannog

13. Just a flavour …..

14. Supporting Children with Additional/Specific Learning Needs
IEP’s
Nurture Activities
Literacy Interventions:-
Literacy Lieutenants
Meistroli Mathematic
Literacy Trust Project -
Premier League Reading Stars
Catch Up – Literacy and Numeracy

15. More Able and Talented School Approach e.g.
Reciprocal Reading Rocket Projects
Sport and music activities

16. Extra-Curricular Activities
Ton Pentre School Choir
Strings Tuition
Brass Tuition
Football
Ton Tornados Netball (Tournaments throughout year)
Rugby – monthly inter-cluster school tournament
Clwb Cymraeg
Modern Languages Club

17. Transition with TCS
Transition between Ton Pentre Junior School and Treorchy Comprehensive School is acknowledged as best practice.
Throughout Year 5, pupils participate in Welsh and experience lessons with staff from the Comprehensive School.
Pupils participate in assessment activities devised in collaboration with the comprehensive school and ourselves.

18. Cymraeg
Mrs. Nicola Hargreaves

19. Homework/Learning Logs
Special theme project work in Learning Logs
SPaG
Numeracy
Reading
Multiplication Tables

20. Reading – Most Essential Life Skill
At Ton a partnership approach is taken.
Children will read every day in school.
Reading Range: Guided Reading
Scheme Books
Shared Reading
Independent Reading
Silent Reading - ERIC
Personal choice books
A partnership between parents, children and school
Volunteers Needed – we need YOU!
Thank you for your continued support/Diolch am eich cefnogaeth di-derfyn!!

21. Technology Digital Competency Framework. Hwb.
The School Moodle is an information point for all parents.
Websites which allow children to consolidate IT, Literacy and Numeracy, Science and Welsh language skills.
ICT is used extensively within curriculum lessons and extra-curricular clubs.
Investment in IT - i-pads, digital cameras, laptops and C-Touch interactive boards help to support learning – Professor Donaldson curriculum – 6 areas of learning.

22. End of YEAR 5 Assessments
Statutory Testing - National Numeracy and Literacy Tests 3rd – 5th May, 2017
Please try not to book holidays until all tests and assessments have been completed.

23. We hope that you have found this evening to be useful
We hope that you have found this evening to be useful. See you all during parents evenings in November
Any questions?