Dosbarth+Enfys

Name: Mrs H Carr Class: Enfys Specialist Subject Area: Geography Other Responsibilities: Co-ordinator for Geography and ICT Assistant co-ordinator: DT

=__Academic Year 2012-2013__=

__Autumn Term 2012__
Mrs Carr and the team in the Nursery would like to welcome all the new children and parents to Nantyffyllon Primary School. Please remember that we are a healthy eating school. Milk is provided free of charge to infant children and only fruit may be eaten at snack time. A selection of fruit (apples, bananas, tangerines, grapes) is available to purchase from school for £1 a week payable on a Monday. School for the Nursery children will start full time on Monday 17th September. If you have any questions about your child starting or settling in to school, please do not hestiate to come and see me.

__First Weeks in the Foundation Phase__ As Parents / Carers the following information will explain what is happening during your child's first half term in school. The Welsh Governement have moved away from using the original 'Child Development Assessment Profile' (CDAP), introduced in Spetember 2011. However, this means that there is currently no initial assessment in place to help measure your child's progress during their first year in school. As a school we have decided to adapt the CDAP to suit our and the childrens needs so that during their first half term in school the children will be assessed in the developmental areas of: The information gained from the assessment will help to ensure that your child's first experience of education is appropriate to their needs and stage of development and that the activities planned for them will move them forward in their learning. All Nursery staff will assess children's progress through observing them in their everyday activities and we will use the information gained to plan the next stage in their development. You will receive a written report during the Autumn term, after which there will be an opportunity for you as parents / carers to meet with myself and discuss the outcomes of your child's assessment.
 * Personal, Social and Emotional
 * Speaking and Listening
 * Reading and Writing
 * Sort, Order and Number