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Meet the Team for 2025-2026!
Shwmae! Sophie ydw i. Croeso i Dosbarth 3. I have had the joy of teaching at Cyfarthfa Park Primary School since 2018. I have taught both at the Infants and at the Juniors and enjoy teaching all ages.
I have just finished 6 months studying Welsh at Cardiff University. I am passionate about teaching Welsh to the children at Cyfarthfa Park Primary.
On the weekends and in the holidays I spend time with my daughter and husband. We enjoy travelling and eating great vegan food!
Shwmae, Ms Jenkins ydw i.
I have worked as an LSA in the Nursery for 5 years and have enjoyed working with other year groups throughout the Foundation Phase.
I am looking forward to meeting all of the new children this year and supporting them on their journey.
In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family, especially with my 2 grandchildren.
Croeso i Dosbarth 3! Welcome to Nursery/Reception at Cyfarthfa Park Primary. This year your class teacher is Mrs Millard and your LSA is Mrs. Jenkins.
Our PE day is a Friday, while the weather is on our side, PE will take place outdoors. Please send your child into school WEARING their PE kit in order to minimize bags and other items being brought to school.
We will be sending Home Reading Books once a week. Reading Books will be sent out on a Tuesday and expected in on Monday. Please make a comment in your child's Reading Record to let us know how they read.
For homework, pupils will need to access Seesaw. Homework will be uploaded every Friday. You will be expected to complete at least one activity per week. Log in details will be sent home but please ask your class teacher if you need them again or if there are any issues.
Please provide your child with a snack of fruit or vegetables in a labelled pot/bag as well as a bottle of water.
Please can you ensure that all bags, coats, jumpers, cardigans, hats etc. are clearly labelled.
Key information
Key information
Monday- Return reading book to school.
Tuesday- Reading Books to be sent home.
Friday- Homework set online through Seesaw.
Friday- PE (wear your kit to school).
Contact us:
Please do not hesitate to chat with us during drop off or pick up at the gate, we will do our best to help in anyway we can. Alternatively, you can ring the school and ask to speak to us or contact us by email.
Mrs Millard: shodgkiss@cyfarthfapark-pri.merthyr.sch.uk
Termly Topic
Reception Topic: “ABC, Easy as 1, 2, 3!”
This term, Reception children will embark on an exciting adventure with the theme “ABC, Easy as 1, 2, 3!”. Through fun, hands-on activities, we will be learning the basics of letters, sounds, numbers, and early math concepts in a creative and playful way. From storybooks to songs, arts and crafts to number games, each day will be filled with new discoveries that help build a solid foundation for literacy and numeracy. It’s all about making learning fun, interactive, and meaningful as we explore the world around us!
This term, Reception children will embark on an exciting adventure with the theme “ABC, Easy as 1, 2, 3!”. Through fun, hands-on activities, we will be learning the basics of letters, sounds, numbers, and early math concepts in a creative and playful way. From storybooks to songs, arts and crafts to number games, each day will be filled with new discoveries that help build a solid foundation for literacy and numeracy. It’s all about making learning fun, interactive, and meaningful as we explore the world around us!
Talk for writing
Talk for writing
This term our story is Y feipen Enfawr. Every day we practice learning parts of the story using a text map and physical actions developed by our class. Every day we build on our knowledge of the story by learning the next sentence and over the term each individual becomes more confident at retelling the story orally.
"Children who are read to at home, or who come from an oral tradition of storytelling, embed such patterns without really knowing it, as if some form of linguistic osmosis was at work. At this early stage, it is significant that the child is ‘hearing’ the language. This matters because we learn language by hearing it and then by saying it. So, storytelling and rhyme chanting are powerful aspects of acquiring language patterns that might not be met in everyday talk." Pie Corbett 2008.
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