Healthy Lunchboxes
New Curriculum for Wales
Exciting times are ahead for schools in Wales with the new curriculum fast approaching. A new curriculum is being developed for settings and schools in Wales. The curriculum will be available by April 2019 for feedback. A final version will be available in January 2020, and will be used throughout Wales by 2022.
You can find information about the new curriculum by following the link below.
Welsh Government - The New School Curriculum
Education in Wales: Our National Mission (Action Plan 2017 - 2021)
You can find information about the new curriculum by following the link below.
Welsh Government - The New School Curriculum
Education in Wales: Our National Mission (Action Plan 2017 - 2021)
Welsh development - apps and websites to help your child to learn Welsh
Mental Health - Outdoor Learning - Wellbeing Activities & Games
Help Your Child to Learn
A series of bilingual videos, how to guides and cheat sheets, that parents can use at home. This resource is available, free of charge, to all parents of primary aged children and Years 7 & 8. An introductory video and voucher codes are available from your school.
Help Your Child to Learn website - log on here.
Introductory video.
How to access the course guide - click here.
Help Your Child to Learn website - log on here.
Introductory video.
How to access the course guide - click here.
Help your children at home with ...
Simple ideas to help support your children at home. These video clips will give you a flavour of just how simple it it to support your children at home with everyday resources.
Reading
Supporting Reading At Home
Suggested Book List - Aged 5 - 7
Suggested Book List - Aged 7 - 9
Suggested Book List - Aged 9 - 11
Suggested Book List - Aged 5 - 7
Suggested Book List - Aged 7 - 9
Suggested Book List - Aged 9 - 11
E-Safety for Parents
In an ever growing digital world, it is important that we keep up to date with online developments and know how we can protect our children. Here are some links to useful websites or resources that we have come across. There will be a lot more out there, so please let us know if you have stumbled across a really useful resource/website, and we can share it here. Thank you!
In addition to these links, we have subscribed to a monthly newsletter about online safety which will be emailed out to all of our parents.
Social Media Guide for Parents
Parents Information and Resources - links to many useful sites covering parent controls to social networking
Digital Parenting Magazine - Issue 5
Digital Parenting - website
NSPCC - Help your child stay safe on social networks, apps and games
NSPCC - Online Safety
Information on Apps for parents
In addition to these links, we have subscribed to a monthly newsletter about online safety which will be emailed out to all of our parents.
Social Media Guide for Parents
Parents Information and Resources - links to many useful sites covering parent controls to social networking
Digital Parenting Magazine - Issue 5
Digital Parenting - website
NSPCC - Help your child stay safe on social networks, apps and games
NSPCC - Online Safety
Information on Apps for parents
Emergency Services - support for home and school
ELSA - Emotional Literacy Support in School
Resources to help parents with learning Welsh
Guidance on Infection Control in Schools & other settings
Purple Mash - Improving Digital Competency in Ysgol y Llan
Children at Ysgol y Llan currently benefit from an online ICT resource thanks to the continued support that we receive from Friends of the school. All pupils have personal access to this resource provided by Purple Mash.
Education Begins At Home
The home environment is the single biggest factor in educational attainment. By creating an environment that values education and supports a child’s learning, parents are giving their child a significant head start in life.
Education begins at home on Facebook and Twitter is a place for parents and carers to share ideas on how to help their child through education and play. Members are encouraged to post useful links to activities and learning tools that can help children develop their learning skills. Information and links to a wide variety of education based topics is also available on the page. More information can be found on the Welsh Government website.
FACEBOOK - Education begins at home
TWITTER - Education begins at home
Education begins at home on Facebook and Twitter is a place for parents and carers to share ideas on how to help their child through education and play. Members are encouraged to post useful links to activities and learning tools that can help children develop their learning skills. Information and links to a wide variety of education based topics is also available on the page. More information can be found on the Welsh Government website.
FACEBOOK - Education begins at home
TWITTER - Education begins at home
Welsh Government Resources For Parents
Foundation Phase
How is my child doing in the Foundation Phase? Welsh Government Publication
Welsh National Tests in Reading and Numeracy (Years 2 - 9)
Information for Parents and Carers
Animated guide for Parents/Carers
Reading sample materials
Numeracy sample materials
Reasoning sample materials
Animated guide for Parents/Carers
Reading sample materials
Numeracy sample materials
Reasoning sample materials
Attendance
Educational links
More Educational links
These following sites are not endorsed or recommended by the school but they are ideas for supporting children from home. If you find a really useful educational website and want others to know about it, please let us know and we will share it here with other parents.
www.oxfordowl.co.uk
http://www.coolmath-games.com/
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/
www.mathszone.co.uk
http://www.comberps.newtownards.ni.sch.uk/maths_games_for_ks1.htm
http://www.year2maths.co.uk/numberfacts/num1/make10/make10.htm
www.topmarks.co.uk
www.oxfordowl.co.uk
http://www.coolmath-games.com/
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/
www.mathszone.co.uk
http://www.comberps.newtownards.ni.sch.uk/maths_games_for_ks1.htm
http://www.year2maths.co.uk/numberfacts/num1/make10/make10.htm
www.topmarks.co.uk
Other useful links
Period Dignity
The Council is committed to period dignity for all children and young people in Flintshire and we have teamed up with Hey Girls, an award-winning UK-based period product company, to deliver free, period products right to your door!
Find out more about the 'Busting the myths, Period!' here.
Order your 3 month supply here for all children and young people in Flintshire schools.
Find out more about the 'Busting the myths, Period!' here.
Order your 3 month supply here for all children and young people in Flintshire schools.