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Newsletter
Newsletter week ending 21st April
Theme next week: Charity
Welsh phrase of the fortnight: Esgusodwch fi- Excuse me
Best Attending class: Year
Whole school attendance is
The Big Wheel and Walk to School week
Congratulations to everyone who took part in this. The results are in and we came fourth out of all Swansea schools. Well done everyone!
INSET DAYS
We have 2 INSET Days planned for Monday 5th June and Monday 24th July. Please put these dates in your diary!
Attendance
This week you were given an attendance percentage during parent’s evening. We are really concerned with the amount of children who have less than 90% attendance and even more worried about the learning being missed of those children with less than 80% attendance. Please read the top tips to help improve attendance and please contact me or Cathryn Roberts our Cluster Outreach family liaison worker if you need some help or support..
Cathryn Roberts- Cluster Family Liaison Outreach Worker (CFLOW)
07599516716
Newyddion a Criw Cymraeg,
This week the criw have been monitoring the class mascots and found that a couple of classes will be sending these home over the next few weeks. Look out for Bryn, Enfys and co.
Diolch
Criw
Thank you to the 24 families who have completed the parent questionnaire. Your feedback is important to us as a school and helps school staff to plan for the future. If you haven’t completed it yet, it is still live and will be for one more week. This is the link: https://forms.office.com/e/bHmxVnWYax
Football News
Well done to our Year 3and 4 team who won 4 games out of 4 in the tournament yesterday. They only conceded 3 goals. Fantastic!
Family Learning
Don’t forget family learning afternoons on a Wednesday afternoon between 1pm and 3pm. Parents and carers of children in reception, Year1 and Year 2 can attend free of charge!
Residential for next year’s Year 5
We have provisionally booked a 2 night stay at the Urdd Centre in Cardiff Bay for the children going in to Year 5 next year. This will be during March 2024. The cost is likely to be approx. £150 including bus, accommodation and plenty of activities to keep them entertained. This year’s Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed the experience and all thought a two-night stay would be better. They had to fit in a lot during the day so we have enquired about extending it to an extra day. More information about this will follow from Mrs Edwards after Easter.
Health visitor drop in sessions
Thank you to the parents who popped in and met with Rhian and Brogan yesterday. The next drop in session is arranged for 25th May. They can help with toileting toddlers, behaviour strategies, screen time, speech and language support or just listen to any worries you may have. They will be based in our school hall so if you’d like more information, please do not hesitate to contact me on 01792 893682 or speak to any member of staff.
Safeguarding and Child Protection
The Child Protection and Safeguarding Officer for our school is Mrs Louise Davies, the Headteacher. In her absence the Deputy Headteacher and Deputy Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Stephanie Edwards. The Governor with responsibility for Child Protection and Safeguarding is Mrs Rachel Rees, the Chair of Governors.
Water safety
On Tuesday the lifeguards will be in school sharing water safety tips which is especially important particularly as the children all live near Loughor Estuary.
Celf a Coronation- Save the date!
We will be holding a Celf a Coronation event in the school hall on Wednesday 3rd May. The children will be sharing their art work and selling their Coronation crafts. Come along and join the fun. More information will follow!
School Development Plan 2022-23
We are well on our way to achieving excellent progress on our school development targets.
| Implement and embed a whole school approach to emotional and mental well-being |
| Developing key skills across the curriculum including literacy, numeracy and digital competence |
| Developing our assessment procedures so children know how to improve their work |
| Develop our own Tre Uchaf Curriculum including new guidance on Relationships and Sexual Education (RSE) and Religion, Values and Ethics ( RVE). |
Diary Dates
Monday 25th April
Selected Year 5 Playground pals to receive emotion coaching training in Cadle Primary
2.15pm Reception Parents will be joining the class
Tuesday 25th April
Year 4 Gymnastics
Year 6 Trumpet classes
Lifeguard Assembly and workshop about water safety
Thursday 27th April
Violins
Friday 28th April
Year 6 Swimming
Tiddly Tots parent and toddler group
Seren yr wythnos Assembly
nterest Groups
Future Events
Monday 1st May- Bank holiday
School closed
Wednesday 3rd May
Celf a Coronation Fayre
Thursday 4th May
PTA Coronation Disco
Monday 8th May
Additional Bank Holiday for the King’s Coronation
Thursday May 11th
Class photos
Wednesday 17th May
STF Football Tournament
Year 5 visit to Big Pit
Thursday 18th May
Year 3 and JSTF visit to Techniquest
Monday 5th June INSET Day
School closed to pupils
Friday 9th June
Welsh Whisperer event in Penyrheol Comprehensive
Monday 12th June
Primary Partners week in The Grand Theatre (Exact date is yet to be confirmed)
Thursday 15th June New Date
Year 5 Transition taster morning
Tuesday13th/Wednesday 14th June
Sports day
(Exact date to be confirmed once we know when Primary Partners event takes place)
Thursday 22nd June
PTA Summer fayre
Tuesday 27th June
Cynefin project with local primary schools
Monday and Tuesday 3rd and 4th July
Year 6 Transition days to Comprehensive
Wednesday 5th July
STF Football event- All day
Monday 10th July
Work experience pupils from Year 10 to visit school
Thursday 13th July
Cluster Enterprise Final Year 6
Monday 17th July
Annual Reports sent to parents
Wednesday 19th July
Year 6 Leaving Assembly. (Time to be confirmed)
Thursday 20th July
Provisional date for Year 6 Leaving event
Friday 21st July
Last day in school for pupils
Monday 24th July
INSET DAY for Staff Training
Tuesday 25th July
Food and Fun Summer play scheme starts!
I hope you all have a fantastic weekend.
Kind regards,
Mrs Davies
Newsletter 31.3.23
Belong- Believe- Be the best you can be!
Newsletter week ending 31sth March
Theme next week: Citizenship
Welsh phrase of the fortnight: Pasg Hapus! Happy Easter!
Best Attending class: Year 2
Whole school attendance is 87.2%. We really need to do better than this and aim for 95%!
The Big Wheel and Walk to School week
Thank you to all families who have supported our Big walk and Wheel to school this last fortnight. We reached 49 children, a baby and a couple of parents. Diolch yn fawr!
Newyddion a Criw Cymraeg,
Over the last few weeks, we have been meeting regularly to improve the use of Welsh in our school. We have been making labels in Welsh for all children to read around their classrooms and welcome posters on the doors. Every two weeks we have a new Welsh phrase to learn in assembly and we are trying to explain to the children the benefits of learning Welsh.
Diolch
Criw
Attendance
Congratulations to Kacey, Elynor and Brooke who are our 100% attenders since September 2022 and received a big Easter egg in assembly to say well done! We also have 23 children who have 100% attendance for the whole of Spring Term. And they also received an Easter Egg today. Ardderchog pawb! I wonder if any more children will have 100% attendance for Summer term. Hopefully we can beat 23; let’s go for it!
A huge thank you to our ‘Enterprising bees’ who have organised the Easter raffle this week. They raised over £239.50.
INSET DAYS
We have 2 INSET Days planned for Monday 5th June and Monday 24th July. Please put these dates in your diary!
World Autism Acceptance Week
Thank you to all the staff and children who wore their Onesies or pyjamas to school on Wednesday. We have many children with ASD and the school support around these events means a lot to our pupils. Thank you for your support!
Parent’s evening
Our Parent’s evening will be Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th April. These will be face-to face appointments as promised back in Autumn Term. Hopefully you have been able to arrange an appointment with your child’s class teacher. Please can I ask you to stick to just 10 minutes per meeting and be mindful of the parents who are also waiting to speak to the teacher. If you have recently attended a more detailed PCR during Spring Term then you won’t need to make an additional appointment at this time. I’m also aware that many of you have had a substantial ALN meeting with Miss Smith and the class teacher this term, so again you will not need to book an additional appointment because progress and learning has already been discussed at length.
We will arrange a crèche for the children which will be based in the ISTF classroom and I will be available in the school hall.
Please be prepared to answer my online parent questionnaire. I will have chrome books available and it shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes. Your feedback is important to us as a school and helps school staff to plan for the future. If you would prefer to complete this at home, this is the link: https://forms.office.com/e/bHmxVnWYax
After school clubs
Due to Parent’s evening, all clubs will be cancelled for the first week after the Easter holidays.
Football News
Well done to our Year 6 team who were up against some strong competition in the tournament yesterday. They came joint 3rd in their group and met Swansea City legend, Angel Rangel! Mr Jones will arrange more matches during Summer Term. Watch this space!
Family Learning
Don’t forget family learning afternoons on a Wednesday afternoon between 1pm and 3pm. Parents and carers of children in reception, Year1 and Year 2 can attend free of charge!
School Governor
We are still searching for a community/ LEA/ Parent Governor to be part of our very successful Governing Body. This is a volunteer position and would suit someone who could be available for evening meetings every half term and to be part of a committee either involving finance, premises or curriculum. Please contact me or the Chair of Governors, Rachel Rees if you’d like any further information.
Residential for next year’s Year 5
We have provisionally booked a 2 night stay at the Urdd Centre in Cardiff Bay for the children going in to Year 5 next year. This will be during March 2024. The cost is likely to be approx. £150 including bus, accommodation and plenty of activities to keep them entertained. This year’s Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed the experience and all thought a two-night stay would be better. They had to fit in a lot during the day so we have enquired about extending it to an extra day. More information about this will follow from Mrs Edwards after Easter.
Health visitor drop in sessions
We are delighted to tell you that our local health visitors Rhian and Brogan will be offering drop in sessions every Thursday morning starting on the 20th April. They can help with toileting toddlers, behaviour strategies, speech and language support or here to listen. They will be based in our school hall so if you’d like more information, please do not hesitate to contact me on 01792 893682 or speak to any member of staff.
Safeguarding and Child Protection
The Child Protection and Safeguarding Officer for our school is Mrs Louise Davies, the Headteacher. In her absence the Deputy Headteacher and Deputy Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Stephanie Edwards. The Governor with responsibility for Child Protection and Safeguarding is Mrs Rachel Rees, the Chair of Governors.
School Development Plan 2022-23
This year we are working on the following targets:
| Implement and embed a whole school approach to emotional and mental well-being |
| Developing key skills across the curriculum including literacy, numeracy and digital competence |
| Developing our assessment procedures so children know how to improve their work |
| Develop our own Tre Uchaf Curriculum including new guidance on Relationships and Sexual Education (RSE) and Religion, Values and Ethics ( RVE). |
Diary Dates
Monday 17th April
Back to school
Tuesday 18th April
Year 4 Gymnastics
Year 6 Trumpet classes
Trampolines to be delivered
Wednesday 19th April
STF class assembly at 2pm
Active journeys event for staff training
Thursday 20th April
Health visitor drop in sessions to start in the school hall from 8.45-11.30. Pop in and meet with Rhian and Brogan for a chat about any issues.
School council meeting
Violins
Friday 21st April
2B Enterprising to work with Year 4
Year 6 Swimming
Tiddly Tots parent and toddler group
Pupil of the month assembly
Interest Groups
Future Events
24th April
Playground Pals to have Emotion coaching training
28th April
Rugby Sevens event for Year 6
Monday 1st May- Bank holiday
School closed
Wednesday 3rd May
Celf a Coronation Fayre
Thursday 4th May
PTA Coronation Disco
Monday 8th May
Additional Bank Holiday for the King’s Coronation
Thursday May 11th
Class photos
Wednesday 17th May
STF Football Tournament
Year 5 visit to Big Pit
Thursday 18th May
Year 3 visit to Techniquest
Monday 5th June INSET Day
School closed to pupils
Friday 9th June
Welsh Whisperer event in Penyrheol Comprehensive
Monday 12th June
Year 5 Transition taster mornings this week (Dates to be confirmed)
Primary Partners week in The Grand Theatre (Exact date is yet to be confirmed)
Tuesday13th/Wednesday 14th June
Sports day
(Exact date to be confirmed once we know when Primary Partners event takes place)
Thursday 22nd June
PTA Summer fayre
Monday and Tuesday 3rd and 4th July
Year 6 Transition days to Comprehensive
Wednesday 5th July
STF Football event- All day
Monday 10th July
Work experience pupils from Year 10 to visit school
Thursday 13th July
Cluster Enterprise Final Year 6
Monday 17th July
Annual Reports sent to parents
Wednesday 19th July
Year 6 Leaving Assembly. (Time to be confirmed)
Thursday 20th July
Provisional date for Year 6 Leaving event
Friday 21st July
Last day in school for pupils
Monday 24th July
INSET DAY for Staff Training. School closed to children
Tuesday 25th July
Food and Fun Summer play scheme starts!
I hope you all have a fantastic Easter holiday and I’ll see you on 17th April.
Pasg Hapus pawb!
Mrs Davies
Newsletter
Newsletter 23rdh March
Theme next week: Easter Traditions
Welsh phrase of the fortnight: Dw I ddim yn siwr- I’m not sure
Best Attending class is Year 5 with 97%
Whole school attendance is 89%
The Big Wheel and Walk to School week
Thank you to all families who have supported our Big walk and Wheel to school this week. The event continues until 31st March. So far our walking bus record is 34 children and I have to say the children have been superstars.
Botanical Gardens
Our Year 4 children enjoyed their visit to the Botanical Gardens on Monday. Their behaviour was impeccable and the staff commented on how proud they are of the children, they are a credit to you and our school. Ardderchog Year 4!
Easter celebrations
On Friday 31st March, our Foundation phase children in Reception, Year 1 and Year2 will be parading their Easter hats/ bonnets to the park for an Easter Treat. Please don’t create an Easter hat that’s heavy or might fall off onto the road. We want the children to be safe but also want to show off their artistic skills. There will be prizes for creativity!!
If you’d like your child to make an Easter crown in class, please let the staff know on Monday and they will make provision for that to happen through the week.
Our key Stage 2 pupils will be invited to decorate a hard-boiled egg for an Easter competition. These will be displayed in the hall for our mystery judges to judge the creativity. There will be prizes for the winners!
Our ‘Enterprising bees’ have organised an Easter raffle. If you’d like to donate an Egg or an Easter inspired gift such as a sticker set or a stationary set, please send them to Mrs Edwards before Friday. Tickets are on sale already and the draw will take place on Friday afternoon.
INSET DAYS
We have 2 INSET Days planned for Monday 5th June and Monday 24th July. Please put these dates in your diary!
Down Syndrome Awareness Day and World Autism Acceptance Week
Thank you to all the staff and children who wore their odd socks to school on Tuesday to show their support for Down Syndrome day. We have an Autism Acceptance Week coming up next week so if the children would like to wear their Onesies or pyjamas to school on Wednesday they can. We have many children with ASD and the school support around these events means a lot to our pupils. Please support them if you can!
Parent’s evening
Our Parent’s evening will be Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th April. The class teacher will send out information regarding times. These will be face-to face appointments as promised back in Autumn Term.
Breakfast Club
Please can I remind you that there is a £1 charge to attend breakfast club from 8am-8.20am. Breakfast club is FREE from 8.20. This cost goes towards paying for staff to supervise the children during this time. If there is a problem with payments, please contact Mrs Seager in the school office.
Family Learning
Don’t forget family learning afternoons on a Wednesday afternoon between 1pm and 3pm. Parents and carers of children in reception, Year1 and Year 2 can attend free of charge!
School Governor
We are searching for a community/ LEA/ Parent Governor to be part of our very successful Governing Body. This is a volunteer position and would suit someone who could be available for evening meetings every half term and to be part of a committee either involving finance, premises or curriculum. Please contact me on 01792 893682 if you’d like any further information.
Residential for next year’s Year 5
We have provisionally booked a 2 night stay at the Urdd Centre in Cardiff Bay for the children going in to Year 5 next year. This will be during March 2024. The cost is likely to be approx. £150 including bus, accommodation and plenty of activities to keep them entertained. This year’s Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed the experience and all thought a two-night stay would be better. They had to fit in a lot during the day so we have enquired about extending it to an extra day. More information about this will follow after Easter.
Health visitor drop in sessions
We are delighted to tell you that our local health visitors Rhian and Brogan will be offering drop in sessions every Thursday morning starting on the 20th April. They can help with toileting toddlers, behaviour strategies, speech and language support or here to listen. They will be based in our school hall so if you’d like more information, please do not hesitate to contact me on 01792 893682 or speak to any member of staff.
School Development Plan 2022-23
This year we are working on the following targets:
| Implement and embed a whole school approach to emotional and mental well-being |
| Developing key skills across the curriculum including literacy, numeracy and digital competence |
| Developing our assessment procedures so children know how to improve their work |
| Develop our own Tre Uchaf Curriculum including new guidance on Relationships and Sexual Education (RSE) and Religion, Values and Ethics ( RVE). |
Next week’s events
Monday 27th March- The Big Walk and Wheel to school! Meet at the Pengry Road carpark
Tuesday 28th March
FP Easter egg hunt organised by the pupil voice groups
Year 4 Gymnastics
Year 6 Trumpet classes
Food and Fun training for staff
Wednesday 29th March
PC Laura Anthony workshops with Years2-6
STF class assembly at 2pm
Thursday 30th March
Year 6 football event
Kat Watkins from disability Wales visiting school for KS2 worshops and special assembly
Violins are cancelled this week
Friday 31st March
LAST DAY OF TERM
FP Easter bonnet/ hat parade to the park. Prizes for the most creative!
Tiddly Tots parent and toddler group
Easter Egg decorate an egg competition for Ks2
Attendance assembly and Easter raffle draw
Interest Groups
Monday 17th April
Back to school
I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!
Warm Regards,
Mrs Davies
Newsletter
Newsletter-17th March
Theme next week: Parents and family
Welsh phrase of the week: Dw I ddim yn siwr- I’m not sure
Best Attending class Year 5
A huge thank you for the donations to the Morriston Family Appeal. Our ‘Bee Citizens’ pupil voice group have been very concerned about the families who have been affected by the explosion. Their thoughts and kindness have really impressed me this week; I’m very proud of them for making a difference! Da iawn pawb! We have raised £305.
Residential for next year’s Year 5
We have provisionally booked a 2 night stay at the Urdd Centre in Cardiff Bay for the children going in to Year 5 next year. This will be during March 2024. The cost is likely to be approx. £150 including bus, accommodation and plenty of activities to keep them entertained. This year’s Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed the experience and all thought a two-night stay would be better. They had to fit in a lot during the day so we have enquired about extending it to an extra day. More information about this will follow after Easter.
The Big Wheel and Walk to School week
Next week we will be encouraging you all to walk, scoot, park and stride or cycle to school. This is an initiative that our ‘Healthy Bees’ would like to promote so we would love it if you could help them reach their target of three quarters of the school getting her by walking or wheeling! We can do it!!
Breakfast Club
Please can I remind you that there is a £1 charge to attend breakfast club from 8am-8.20am. Breakfast club is FREE from 8.20. This cost goes towards paying for staff to supervise the children during this time. If there is a problem with payments, please contact Mrs Seager in the school office.
Playground
If you have any good quality bikes, mud kitchens, sit along toys that we can use in our Foundation phase garden, we would be very keen to take them off your hands. Please see Mrs Havard for more information.
Family Learning
Don’t forget family learning afternoons on a Wednesday afternoon between 1pm and 3pm. Parents and carers of children in reception, Year1 and Year 2 can attend free of charge!
Nursery Numbers
Our Nursery numbers are quite low for September 2023. If you know any children who haven’t registered for school yet, please collect an application form from the school office or contact Mrs Seager or Mrs Glass for more information.
Health visitor drop in
We are delighted to tell you that our local health visitors Rhian and Brogan will be offering drop in sessions every Thursday morning after Easter. They can help with toileting toddlers, behaviour strategies, speech and language support or here for a general chat. They will be based in our school hall. If you’d like more information, please do not hesitate to contact me on 01792 893682 or speak to any member of staff.
School Development Plan 2022-23
Every year we set ourselves targets to develop our school for the coming year. We work closely with children, staff and governors to share ideas with a view to improvement.
This year our targets are:
| Implement and embed a whole school approach to emotional and mental well-being |
| Developing key skills across the curriculum including literacy, numeracy and digital competence |
| Developing our assessment procedures so children know how to improve their work |
| Develop our own Tre Uchaf Curriculum including new guidance on Relationships and Sexual Education (RSE) and Religion, Values and Ethics ( RVE). |
Next week’s events
Monday 20th March- The Big Walk and Wheel to school!
Year 4 trip to Botanical Gardens
Tuesday 21th March
The Betty Campbell Touring show to perform for Years 5/6 and JSTF
Year 4 Gymnastics
Governor meeting
Year 6 Trumpet classes
Wednesday 22nd March
NSPCC Workshop with KS2- Time to be confirmed
STF Football Tournament
Thursday 23rd March
Years 5/6 to work with The Urdd on Welsh games
Violins
JSTF to Framptons
Year 3 and 4 football team to Oakleigh House
Friday 24th March
Year 6 to Llandarcy for Ospreys coaching
Tiddly Tots parent and toddler group
Seren yr wythnos assembly
Interest Groups
I hope you all have a fantastic weekend and I’ll see you on Monday!
Kind Regards,
Mrs Davies
Newsletter
Newsletter-17th February 2023
Theme next week: Wales and its links with the wider world
Whole school Attendance: 87.5%
Best attending class: Year 5
Welsh phrase of the week: Syniad da
We have reached the end of a very busy half term and the children have been a credit to you all. The school council have done a brilliant job raising money for the Turkey-Syria Earthquake appeal. Mrs Burder is still counting out all the money so as soon as we know how much we have raised we will let you know. Thank you to all the children who have supported the cause.
Today, Toby in Year 4 has been presented with a framed certificate and a trophy from the staff at SOS Shelter Cymru for his fund raising efforts. He raised over £2600 from his sponsored walk. Well done Toby we are all very proud of you. You’re a star!
I am delighted to tell you that I had my minibus driving test today and I passed! Fingers crossed we’ll be able to borrow the minibus from our local schools to take children to local events rather than pay for expensive buses!
Thank you to the PTA for organising the Valentine disco. The children had an amazing night full of fun, laughter, bubbles and foam. Diolch to Mrs Pompa, Mrs Havard and all the mums that helped support the event. Diolch yn fawr iawn!
As you know the NEU strike day was cancelled on Tuesday. The NEU were hoping to be able to negotiate a deal with Welsh Government however this hasn’t been resolved. I have discussed the recent risk assessment with the chair of governors and there has been a change in circumstances with regards to staff in NEU. Therefore on Thursday 2nd March, school will be closed to all pupils but open to Non-NEU staff. Thank you for your patience and understanding. We will risk assess each strike day separately. The dates for further strike action are 15th and 16th March. I will keep you updated with information as and when I receive it and as soon as the next risk assessment is completed.
Our Year 5 children will be attending the Urdd Centre in Cardiff for an overnight residential on 27th February. I’m sure they will all have a fabulous time. The dates for the Year 6 Morfa Bay residential are now 8th, 9th and 10th March.
Family Learning
The next session is Wednesday 1st March. Parents and carers of children in reception, Year1 and Year 2 can attend from 1pm-3pm every Wednesday.
Worry workshop
Ceri from the outreach CAMHS team delivered an excellent session about children’s worries. Thank you to the parents who supported the event. I found it very helpful as a parent of 2 boys. I have a copy of the powerpoint she used so if you would like further information, please contact Mrs Seager and she will forward the information to your email address.
School Development Plan 2022-23
Every year we set ourselves targets to develop our school for the coming year. We work closely with children, staff and governors to share ideas with a view to improvement. This year our targets are:
| Implement and embed a whole school approach to emotional and mental well-being |
| Developing key skills across the curriculum including literacy, numeracy and digital competence |
| Developing our assessment procedures so children know how to improve their work |
| Develop our own Tre Uchaf Curriculum including new guidance on Relationships and Sexual Education (RSE) and Religion, Values and Ethics ( RVE). |
Planned events
Monday 27th February
Year 5 to Urdd Residential. Bus will be leaving Pengry road carpark at 9.15am. Please can children come to school at the normal time. Please see the letter from Mrs Edwards.
New little boy starting in Year 1 today
Tuesday 28th February
Cricket Wales will be working with children from Years 2-Year 6
Brass lessons for Year 6 ( Please bring instruments)
Wednesday 1st March- St David’s Day
Eisteddfod for all pupils. Please see the Eisteddfod letter/ homework from Mrs Havard and the Criw Cymraeg. The more competitions tey enter the more points they earn for their team. Who will win the Eisteddfod cup this year?
Year 4 will be presenting their Eisteddfod project to parents at 2pm in the school hall.
Thursday 2nd March
Closed to all pupils
Friday 3rd March
Foundation Phase are singing to the residents in Awel y mor
Swimming
Kerbcraft with Year 2
Tiddly Tots parent and toddler group
Pupil of the month assembly
Pupils of the month to have a hot chocolate and a piece of cake in the staffroom with Mrs Davies!
I hope you all have a wonderful half term. I will look forward to seeing you back in school bright and early on Monday 27th February for another busy half term!
Warmest regards,
Mrs Davies
Newsletter
Belong- Believe- Be the best you can be!
Newsletter-10th February 2023
Theme next week: Welsh week
Welsh phrase of the week: Syniad da- Good idea!
Best attending class: ISTF 96% Well done!
Whole school attendance: 87.4%
Updates
The dates for the Year 6 Morfa Bay residential are now 8th, 9th and 10th March.
NEU Strike Action has been postponed so school will be open to all pupils, as normal, next Tuesday 14th February.
After-school clubs
| Day | Activity | Staff member | Where |
| Monday | Netball for Years 4, 5 and 6 | Miss Trotman | Gym |
| Monday | Criw Cymraeg for years 3,4,5 and 6 | Mrs Havard | Year 2 |
| Tuesday | Board games | Miss Murray | Year 6 |
| Wednesday | Art and Craft for Foundation Phase | Mrs M Davies ISTF | ISTF class/ hall |
| Thursday | Mindfulness for Years 2,3,4,5 and 6 | Mrs Sarah Rees | Year 3 |
| Thursday | Bronze ambassadors for Years 3,4,5and 6 | Mrs Lodwig with help from Oliver and Isabella | Gym |
| Thursday | Clwb Cymraeg for Reception, year1 and 2 | Miss E Morgan | JSTF class |
| Thursday | Cycling/ Active Travel ( You will need to bring your bike/ scooter) | Mr Civil | Playground/ Peace garden/ Year 6 |
| Football matches will be organised throughout the term | Mr Jones | School Field |
Lunch time clubs
| Day | Activity | Staff member | Where |
| Monday | Enterprising Years 5and 6 | Mrs Dixie | Year 6 |
| Thursday | Recorders Years 3-6 | Miss Smith | Cwch Gwenyn |
Family Learning
We would like to invite Year 2 parents and carers to our family learning afternoons on a Wednesday afternoon between 1pm and 3pm. The next session is Wednesday 8th February. Parents and carers of children in reception and Year1 can also attend as normal.
School Development Plan 2022-23
Every year we set ourselves targets to develop our school for the coming year. We work closely with children, staff and governors to share ideas with a view to improvement. This year our targets are:
| Implement and embed a whole school approach to emotional and mental well-being |
| Developing key skills across the curriculum including literacy, numeracy and digital competence |
| Developing our assessment procedures so children know how to improve their work |
| Develop our own Tre Uchaf Curriculum including new guidance on Relationships and Sexual Education (RSE) and Religion, Values and Ethics ( RVE). |
Next week’s events
Monday 13th February
EWO to visit school to meet with parents to discuss attendance
4pm Valentine disco for foundation phase (Please enter through the main foyer door and collect from the Year 2 door)
5pm Valentine disco for KS2 Please enter from the main foyer door and collect from the Year 2 door.
Tuesday 14th February Industrial action for NEU members
Cricket Wales to work with Y3-Y6 pupils. Please wear PE kit to school.
Wednesday 15th February
Reception visit to Waterfront museum
Thursday 16th February
Violins
Stringalong with Year 2
Ospreys working with Year 6
Friday 17th February
Year 5 swimming- please bring a t-shirt and a pair of shorts to wear in the water
Kerbcraft with Year 2
Tiddly Tots parent and toddler group
Seren yr wythnos assembly
Half term
School starts back on Monday 27th February.
I hope you all have a great weekend and I’ll see you on Monday!
Pob lwc Cymru!
Mrs Davies
Strike news
Dear Parents / Carers,
As a result of strike action being taken by the National Education Union (NEU) on Wednesday 1st February, and following discussions with the Chair of Governors, the impact on our school will be as follows: Closed to all pupils.
Further industrial action is planned on 14th February and 15th and 16th March. We will write to you again a week before these dates with further updates.
Kindest regards,
Mrs Davies
Newsletter
Belong- Believe- Be the best you can be!Newsletter-19th January 2023
Theme next week: Equality
Whole school Attendance: 89%
Best attending class: Year 5
Happy Lunar New Year to you all!
I am sure you would have seen and heard from the national press, the NEU and NAHT unions intend to take industrial action which has been planned for 1st and 14th February and 15th and 16th March. I have received guidance from the local authority and I’m in the process of undertaking a risk assessment to establish if we can remain open safely to pupils with the amount of staff available to work. Once I have established if we can open without compromising the children’s safety then I will contact you via class dojo and the school website by Tuesday at the latest.
Year 6 parents and carers might have noticed that two of the days in March fall within the Year 6 residential. I have been in contact with Morfa Bay to negotiate a change to the proposed date and I’m waiting for them to get back to me with new dates. Hopefully they will be able to accommodate us around the same date because the children and staff are very much looking forward to it!
After-school clubs
| Day | Activity | Staff member | Where |
| Monday | Netball for Years 4, 5 and 6 | Miss Trotman | Gym |
| Monday | Criw Cymraeg for years 3,4,5 and 6 | Mrs Havard | Year 2 |
| Tuesday | Board games | Miss Murray | Year 6 |
| Wednesday | Art and Craft for Foundation Phase | Mrs M Davies ISTF | ISTF class/ hall |
| Thursday | Mindfulness for Years 2,3,4,5 and 6 | Mrs Sarah Rees | Year 3 |
| Thursday | Bronze ambassadors for Years 3,4,5and 6 | Mrs Lodwig with help from Oliver and Isabella | Gym |
| Thursday | Clwb Cymraeg for Reception, year1 and 2 | Miss E Morgan | JSTF class |
| Thursday | Cycling/ Active Travel ( You will need to bring your bike/ scooter) | Mr Civil | Playground/ Peace garden/ Year 6 |
| Football matches will be organised throughout the term | Mr Jones | School Field |
Lunch time clubs
| Day | Activity | Staff member | Where |
| Monday | Enterprising Years 5and 6 | Mrs Dixie | Year 6 |
| Thursday | Recorders Years 3-6 | Miss Smith | Cwch Gwenyn |
The local authority has a zero debt policy in regards to school dinners and SQUID payments. If you can’t top up SQUID to make a payment for a school dinner you will need to provide a packed lunch for your child.
Next week’s events
Monday 23rd January
School council meeting
Tuesday 24th January
New family to visit
Wednesday 25th January
Family learning 1-3pm for reception and Year 1 parents and carers
Thursday 26th January
Violins
Stringalong with Year 2
Ospreys working with Year 6
Active travel cycling assembly
Friday 20th January
Year 5 swimming
Kerbcraft with Year 2
Tiddly Tots parent and toddler group
Gwaith Bendegedig assembly
I hope you all have a great weekend and please keep checking class dojo and the school website for up to date information.
Kind regards,
Mrs Davies
Newsletter- 13.1.23
Newsletter-13th January 2023
Theme next week: Perseverance
Whole school Attendance: 94.2%
Best attending class: Year 5
Dear parents/carers,
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
I hope you all had a relaxing Christmas break and a well-earned rest. The children are back into the routine of school and busy working hard learning about their new class topics. As I walk around school it feels as though there is a calm and studious atmosphere everywhere I look which is lovely to see.
News
Mrs Mead our Year one teacher has become a mum in the holidays. She welcomed baby Gracie into the world on New Year’s Day. Congratulations Mrs Mead! We also welcome back Mrs Lewis who returns from maternity leave and has joined Mrs Hall and the Year 1 team. The Year 1 children have given her a very warm welcome!
After-school clubs
Our after school clubs are starting back next week. If you would like your child to join in, they will need to collect a consent form from the member of staff organising the club. For Key stage 2 parents, you will need to indicate on the form if you are collecting your child or consent to them walking home at 4pm. All clubs start at 3pm and finish at 4pm.
| Day | Activity | Staff member | Where |
| Monday | Netball for Years 4, 5 and 6 | Miss Trotman | Gym |
| Monday | Criw Cymraeg for years 3,4,5 and 6 | Mrs Havard | Year 2 |
| Tuesday | Board games | Miss Murray | Year 6 |
| Wednesday | Art and Craft for Foundation Phase | Mrs M Davies ISTF | ISTF class/ hall |
| Thursday | Mindfulness for Years 3,4,5 and 6 | Mrs Sarah Rees | Year 3 |
| Thursday | Bronze ambassadors for Years 3,4,5and 6 | Mrs Lodwig with help from Oliver and Isabella | Gym |
| Thursday | Clwb Cymraeg for Reception, year1 and 2 | Miss E Morgan | JSTF class |
| Football matches will be organised throughout the term | Mr Jones | School Field |
Future clubs after half term;
Cricket for years 4,5& 6 on the playground (hopefully the weather will improve by then)
Gardening
Performing arts in readiness for Primary Partners Grand Theatre performance in June.
Class Dojo
As the majority of you know, Class dojo is a fantastic way to communicate quick messages to teachers and parents and for teaching staff to show photographs of what’s going on in class. However, we have noticed that there are a group of parents of children in our younger classes who are sending lengthy messages to staff late at night about minor issues that can be resolved with a quick, friendly chat at the door the next morning. Class dojo is a professional messaging app to pass on quick messages and isn’t a platform to air comments or gossip about other children and their families. I have told all staff that if a message is sent after 5pm then it is perfectly reasonable to respond the following day. Please be mindful that teachers also have their own families, attend planning meetings before and after school and will be setting up the continuous provision in class before your children arrive. If you have an urgent message that cannot wait until you see the teacher at the door, then I suggest you telephone Mrs Seager in the office to pass a message on. I have a duty of care to all staff and if parents continue to send messages with an aggressive and argumentative tone, I will remove them from class dojo.
Nuts
On another note, I am impressed that some of you have leftover Christmas chocolates in January (I know there aren’t any left in my house). However, can I remind you that Christmas chocolates which contain nuts are not welcome in school lunch boxes. A few children have had a Forrero Rocher or a hazelnut whirl this week but as you know we have a several children and a member of staff with a nut allergy. Please keep chocolates that contain nuts at home. Many thanks for your understanding with this.
Next week’s events
Monday 16th January
Year 5 Residential meeting.
Tuesday 17th January
PC Laura Anthony to deliver a safety workshop on homes being a safe haven
Wednesday 18th January
Education welfare officer will be contacting parents about punctuality and monitoring whole school attendance.
Thursday 19th January
Violins
Stringalong with Year 2
Friday 20th January
Year 5 swimming
Kerbcraft with Year 2
Tiddly Tots parent and toddler group
Seren yr wythnos assembly
Family learning will continue on Wednesday 25th January in our nursery class. These sessions are aimed at parents, carers and /or grandparents of Reception and Year 1 children. Please come along to these free sessions, the children really enjoy working with their families and have a lovely time.
I hope you all have a great weekend!
Mrs Davies
Newsletter
Belong- Believe- Be the Best you can be!
Newsletter Week ending 9th December
Whole school attendance- 80.1%
Best attending class Year 6 -95.7%
Next week’s theme is Celebrations
Dear parents and carers,
There has been a wonderful Christmassy atmosphere in school this week with plenty of singing ready for our Christmas concerts which start on Wednesday afternoon. There are still parents who have yet to purchase a ticket for our foundation phase concerts. Entry will be by ticket only and there are two tickets allocated per family. The spare tickets will be on sale Monday afternoon so please purchase your tickets before then.
A Heol Cae Ty Newydd resident contacted the school on Thursday to tell me about a near miss involving a very young girl from our school. The young child was running up the street and ran straight across a driveway when a car was reversing out of the drive. Please can I remind everyone to practice safer road safety on the way to and from school? I don’t want any child to be hurt by any moving vehicle especially when it’s easily avoidable. If anyone has any further information about this please contact me so that I can report it to the health and safety team at Swansea council.
There are just 9 days left in school until the Christmas holidays and we still have so much to look forward to. The Key stage 2 concert tickets will be on sale from Wednesday afternoon. They will cost £1 per ticket and we will allocate 2 tickets per family in the first instance. We will be performing just one show for key Stage 2 on Wednesday 21st December at 1.15pm in the school gym.
The PTA raffle will be drawn on Friday in the Seren yr wythnos assembly. If you’re a winner we will also put a list of winners on class dojo on Friday afternoon. If you win an alcoholic prize you will need to collect it from the school office. Other prizes will be given to the children to take home.
Our school Christmas tree in the foundation phase yard is looking a little bare. If you have a spare Christmas bauble at home please send it to school with your child to put it on. The children will be singing songs around the tree during the last week of school.
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Davies
Future events
This week will be the last week for after-school clubs. They will return in January!
13th December Foundation Phase dress rehearsal
14th December at 1.30pm and 15th December 9.30am – Foundation phase Christmas concert
16th December at 9.30am- Nursery Christmas Concert
19th December Singing around the Christmas tree
20th December KS2 Dress rehearsal
21st December- KS2 Christmas concert 1.15pm
22nd December- The staff will be performing a Christmas panto in the morning and Christmas parties in the afternoon.
Last day of school for the children.
23rd December- INSET day
Monday 9th January -All children return to school.