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Newsletter
17.6.22
Newsletter 17.6.22
Attendance- This week’s attendance is 91.8%
The best attending class this week is Year 6
Dear Parent/ carer,
The summer term is moving along very quickly and we seem to have a lot to fit in during the next 5 weeks! Fingers crossed for lovely weather so we can make the most of our beautiful grounds and enormous field. We are looking forward to sports day, the Greg Rees tournament, Summer singalongs and maybe even a Summer fayre. If you are interested in helping the PTA put on a Summer fayre please let me know.
Thank you for returning your child’s application form for the ‘Food and Fun’ summer playscheme. Miss Kelshaw and Miss Sidaway will be able to answer any questions you may have so pop in and see them in breakfast club in the morning. The playscheme will commence on Monday 25th July for 12 days from 9am-1pm and will be open to KS2 children initially however if there are available spaces we will open to our younger pupils.
Our Year 6 children represented our school brilliantly on Monday during the question and answer session event with the staff and pupils from Penyrheol Comprehensive school. The Children showed respect, kindness and made a very good impression. Well done Year 6!
There are several visits and school trips over the next few weeks so if your child accesses free school meals please indicate on the consent form if you would like to access a free school packed lunch. Sometimes this food goes to waste if they are ordered and not needed so please let the class teacher know if you’d like one.
Attendance letters have been sent to those children who have lower than average attendance. Whilst we understand that some children have been more poorly than others particularly when we had regular covid cases, we also know that some children are not in school because it’s their birthday. This is not a reason to be absent! Children quite enjoy coming to school on their birthday and love to have a fuss on their special day. We have also been informed that some children are ’faking’ illness to avoid PE days, national tests, swimming and/or if they have had a quarrel with their friends. These are not acceptable reasons to be absent from school. As you know, we are here to help. If you need help and support regarding school attendance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Mrs Davies
What’s on this week
Monday
Rights respecting schools visit to meet with Active citizens
Thursday
Year 1 trip to the park
Enterprise Final for Year 6
Violins
String along Year 3
Friday
Rugby and netball tournament in Trallwn Primary school
DIARY DATES FOR SUMMER TERM 2022
JUNE
24th June Year 6 Rugby/ Netball competition in Trallwn school
30th June Penyrheol comprehensive Summer concert 7pm-8.30
JULY
4th and 5th July- Year 6 TASTER DAY IN PENYRHEOL
6th July Greg Rees Sports tournament
13th July Foundation Phase visit to Aberavon beach
13th July Key stage 2 Summer concert 6pm
14th July Key stage 2 visit to beach
14th July 1.30pm Reception/ Year 1 and Year 2 Summer singalong
15th July Year 6 leavers party in Limitless
19th July Year 6 leavers assembly
19th July Sports day for STF classes 11-12 Date changed
19th July Sports day for year 1 and 2 at 1.30pm
20th July Morning nursery and reception sports day 9.30-10.30
20th July Year 3 and 4 sports day 11am-12
20th July Year 5/6 sports day 1.30pm
21st July Class parties and last day of term
22nd July INSET DAY- No school for children
Newsletter 13.6.22
Newsletter13.6.22
Attendance- This week’s attendance is 89.3%
The best attending classes are Year 4 and JSTF
Dear parent/ carer
The children have thoroughly enjoyed Health and wellbeing week and the atmosphere around school has been positive and energetic. The Zumba sessions were popular with staff and children so we are going to start a Zumba after school club on a Wednesday so watch this space!
Thank you for completing the short survey about sports day. From the responses we received, it is clear that paired classes have been slightly more popular than separate individual classes so we will be arranging our sports days according to this. See the dates for the diary below.
Please make sure SQUID payments are up to date because there isn’t a facility to go ‘overdrawn’. All meals will need to be paid for in advance. Many thanks.
Our Food and Fun Summer play scheme is running for 12 days at the start of the holidays. This is open to 40 children in KS2 initially. If we have further spaces available we will open it up to foundation phase pupils. Letters have been sent out and it is first come first served due to the limited number of spaces available. If you require any further information, please get in touch with Miss Kelshaw or Miss Sidaway.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Mrs Davies
Events coming up
Monday 13th June
Year 6 Question and answer session with Year 8 pupils from Penyrheol comprehensive
Tuesday 14th June
Education welfare visit regarding attendance
Class photographs
Year 5 visit to Oriel science project
Wednesday 15th June
Best of me workshop
Thursday 16th June
Year 3 to Folly farm
Violins
Friday 17th June
JSTF Swimming
DIARY DATES FOR SUMMER TERM 2022
JUNE
23rd June Year 6 Enterprise Final
24th June Year 6 Rugby/ Netball competition in Trallwn school
29th June Transition Orchestra to Penyrheol comprehensive
30th June Penyrheol comprehensive Summer concert 7pm-8.30
JULY
6th July Greg Rees Sports tournament
13th July Foundation Phase visit to Aberavon beach
13th July Key stage 2 Summer concert 6pm
14th July Key stage 2 visit to beach
14th July 1.30pm Reception/ Year 1 and Year 2 Summer singalong
15th July Year 6 leavers party in Limitless
19th July Year 6 leavers assembly
19th July Sports day for STF classes 11-12
19th July Sports day for year 1 and 2 at 1.30pm
20th July Morning nursery and reception sports day 9.30-10.30
20th July Year 3 and 4 sports day 11am-12
20th July Year 5/6 sports day 1.30pm
21st July Class parties and last day of term
22nd July INSET DAY- No school for children
Newsletter
Newsletter 27.5.22
Attendance- This week’s attendance is 85.7%
The best attending class is Year 3
Dear parent/ carer
The children have thoroughly enjoyed the ‘Jubilee Celebrations’ this week and we even had a visit from HRH during the Jubilee picnic lunch yesterday, what a treat. The atmosphere around school has been electric and the Tre Uchaf’s Got Talent Show today was a tearjerker. Huge congratulations to those children who reached the final and what a final it was! The judges had the most difficult job and were in tears after some of the acts so I am relieved I didn’t have to choose the winner. I have no idea how Simon Cowell does this week in week out! Congratulations to The purple Stripes who were our winners, Cameron who came second, Jake was third and Whitney and Morgan fourth- amazing!
The Treuchaf Bake-off was won this year by Year 3 who were delighted. It tasted even better than it looked. Thank you to Mrs Havard, Mrs Dixie, and the Jubilee committee who planned the events this week. The standard of work from the children, which is currently on display in the corridor, was superb.
Thank you for completing the short survey about sports day. We have had a mixed response so far between those parents who would like separate class sports days and those who would like us to be together on the field. More information about dates and times will be shared after half term. If you haven’t submitted a response please click on the link here or copy and paste it into your browser. Many thanks.
Thank you to those parents who attended our parent workshop on Tuesday about children’s anxiety and worries. The response has been fantastic. Please come along to the next and final session if you can on Tuesday 7th June at 2pm in the school hall.
Llwchwr Town Council and Friends of Parc Williams will be holding a Community Jubilee Picnic 12-17:30 on Sunday 5th June. The event is free and there will be entertainment and competitions. Please bring a picnic and enjoy our park!
Competitions include; Children’s fancy dress, Best Jubilee Hat or Crown, and Best set of 6 decorated cupcakes.
Entertainment includes lots of Music, Games, Circus Skills, Displays, Loughor Town Band, Disney Characters [Mr & Mrs Mouse, Buzz & Woody]. Loughor lifeboat will be visiting and the Hatch will be open for tea/coffee/ soft drinks. There will also be homemade cakes for sale.
Details can be found on Friends of Parc Williams Facebook Page or Llwchwr Town Council web page http://www.LlwchwrTownCouncil.gov.uk
PARKING IS VERY LIMITED SO PLEASE TRY TO GET TO THE PARK ON FOOT IF YOU CAN.
A few things to remind you about over the coming weeks…
INSET Days
Monday June 6th and Friday 22nd July. Please put the dates in your diary and spread the word!
Absences
Please telephone the school office on 01792 893682 and select option 1 to leave a message if your child is absent. We understand that some children are more poorly than others are however; we have a duty to inform you if attendance is particularly low. I met with EWO this week who has asked to send the standard letters to those children who are below 80%. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you are worried or if you need help and support to improve your child’s attendance..
Tiddly Tots
Our Tiddly Tots parent and Toddler group is growing! It was lovely to see new faces this morning so we have decided to extend the time from 9am-10.30. Pop in between this time on a Friday for a cuppa and a chat! This is a great chance to speak to other parents and prepare your little ones for school! We look forward to seeing you after half term.
I hope you all have a relaxing half term and we will see you back in school on TUESDAY 7th JUNE.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Mrs Davies
Events coming up- Health and well being week
Tuesday 7th June
Year 2 Botanical gardens visit
CAMHS In reach parent session- Worries 2pm-3pm. Please come along and find out more!
Wednesday 8th June
Year 5 taster day in Penyrheol Comprehensive school
Thursday 9th June
Violins
Friday 10th June
Year 2 library visit
Monday 13th June
Year 6 Question and answer session with Year 8 pupils from Penyrheol comprehensive
Tuesday 14th June
Education welfare visit regarding attendance
Class photographs
Year 5 visit to Oriel science project
Wednesday 15th June
Best of me workshop
Thursday 16th June
Year 3 to Folly farm
Violins
Newsletter
Newsletter 20.5.22
Attendance- This week’s attendance is 89.5%
The best attending class is JSTF.
Dear parent/ carer
I would like to take the opportunity to thank the parents and carers who attended the curriculum design meeting in the school hall on Wednesday. It was lovely to see so many enthusiastic people keen to improve the lives of our children. It was a common sense discussion and the representatives paid considerable thought to the needs of the children in our school. We will review the curriculum again during Autumn term and look forward to welcoming other parents and carers who might have missed this opportunity. If you were unable to attend but would like to share thoughts and ideas please email the school or telephone me on 01792893682.
Thank you to the parents who have sent in outgrown school uniform, which we have recycled for our younger children. We have a rail at the front of our school entrance with a selection of uniform to choose if you need it. We understand the cost of living has increased and this is a good way to reduce, re-use and recycle. If your child has grown out of polo shirts, school dresses, skirts and jumpers that are still in good condition, please hand them into your child’s class teacher or the office. This project is helping our school community in many ways.
Thank you to Mr Civil for arranging for DR BIKE to attend school today. There were a few repairs made and a few prescriptions for recommendations! Thank you to Roger from SUStrans and Mr Ricketts our parent governor for supporting the event and getting stuck in!
A few things to remind you about over the coming weeks…
INSET Days
Monday June 6th and Friday 22nd July. Please put the dates in your diary and spread the word!
DON’T FORGET!!!
Learn how to manage your child’s worries in a supportive manner that fosters emotional resilience for your child. The workshop offers an opportunity to understand the science behind worry while providing practical strategies to manage worry in the home and for life outside of school. Look inside the worry cycle, understand the physical feelings of worries and how to manage them, and explore when extra support may be needed. Come along to the school on 24th May and 7th June between 2pm-3pm. We look forward to seeing you.
Absences
Please telephone the school office on 01792 893682 and select option 1 to leave a message. Mrs Seager checks these messages at 9am every day but if a message hasn’t been received you will be telephoned to ask for a reason. As you know, we have a duty of care for all children in our school. If your child is absent, we need to know where they are.
Platinum Jubilee Week
During the next fortnight, the children will be working on a project about the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. An event we will never see again! The children will be researching the commonwealth, finding out about the different countries, researching historical facts, investigating Buckingham Palace etc.
We will be enjoying a BIG Lunch/ garden party on the school field at lunchtime on Thursday 26th May. They can dress as a king/queen/princess/prince or wear something red, white and/or blue.
Auditions for TreUchaf’s Royal variety show in the style of TreUchaf’s Got talent will be Monday and Thursday next week and the grand final on Friday afternoon.
Tiddly Tots
It was lovely to get back to some normality last week and welcome some new tots to our parent and toddler group. We have decided to extend the time from 9am-10.30 so pop in between this time on a Friday for a cuppa and a chat! This is a great chance to speak to other parents and prepare your little ones for school! We look forward to seeing you.
Personalised tests
Children from Year2 to Year 6 will be participating in online tests over the next few weeks. These are available online using Hwb and are nothing to worry about! There are practice questions on Hwb so if the children log into their HWB account it will appear on the front page. These familiarisation questions are a great opportunity for you to talk through the style of questioning but they may not be pitched at the right stage for your child. Have a go with them but please do not worry. There will be no pressure from us at all and it’ll just be another way for us to look at their progress in maths and reading.
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Davies
Events this week
Monday 23rd Jubilee Week!
KS2 Auditions 1pm
Cricket club
Tuesday 24th May
CAMHS In reach parent session- Worries 2pm-3pm. Please come along and find out more!
Governor meeting
Year 6 transition group to Gorseinon to work with the cluster.
Wednesday 25th May
Reception- height, weight and vision screening
Thursday 26th May
Jubilee picnic and parade- Children can dress as a royal prince, princess, king , queen or wear red, white or blue. Bring a picnic lunch inspired by an afternoon tea to enjoy on the school field at lunchtime. This will be instead of lunch so if your child has a free school meal and you’d like to order a picnic lunch, please inform your class teacher on Monday.
Year 5/ 6 football match in Meadow View
Friday 27th May
Swansea City FC working with Year 5
The final of TreUchaf’s Got Talent
Monday 6th June
INSET DAY
Tuesday 7th June
CAMHS In Reach workshop- worries
Year 2 visit to Botanical gardens
Wednesday 8th June
Year 5 Taster morning in Penyrheol 9.30-1pm
Friday 10th June
Year 2 to visit the library
Newsletter
Newsletter 13.5.22
Dear parent/ carer
Thank you for supporting our ‘Walking Bus’ today. Our older children were wonderful role models and set a fantastic example of remaining safe on the road. We did not anticipate such a large number of children so next week we will make sure we have additional staff to help Mr Civil and Miss Trotman on Friday!
Unfortunately, I have noticed that standards are slipping with school uniform and many children are turning up to school in different coloured sports hoodies and jumpers rather than their school sweaters. Many of our girls are starting to wear false nails and want to wear fancy headwear such as large bows and scarves in their hair. Please help to support our message to the children and ensure all children wear the correct clothing. When the children leave our school to go to comprehensive school the expectation will be to conform to school uniform rules, so helping them to adopt these skills now will help them in the future. Thank you for your support.
I would like to thank the parents who have sent in outgrown school uniforms, which we have recycled for our younger children. We have a rail at the front of our school entrance with a selection of uniform to choose from if you need it. We understand the cost of living has increased and this is a good way to reduce, re-use and recycle. If your child has grown out of polo shirts, school dresses, skirts, and jumpers that are still in good condition, please hand them into your child’s class teacher or the office. This project is helping our school community in many ways-thank you!
A few things to remind you about over the coming weeks…
INSET Days
Monday June 6th and Friday 22nd July. Please put the dates in your diary and spread the word!
CAMHS
Two-session parent workshop on supporting your child with their worries.
Learn how to manage your child’s worries in a supportive manner that fosters emotional resilience for your child. The workshop offers an opportunity to understand the science behind worry while providing practical strategies to manage worry in the home and for life outside of school. Look inside the worry cycle, understand physical feelings of worries and how to manage them, and explore when extra support may be needed. Come along to the school on 24th May and 7th June between 2pm-3pm. We look forward to seeing you.
Class of 2023 Hoodies
We have “Class of 2023” school hoodies in the office for Year 5 to try on for size, ready for next year. We have red, yellow, green, blue and grey to choose from this year. If you would like to order a hoodie for delivery in July, please complete the form and send in payment to the school office. The last date for orders will be June 24th.
Curriculum for Tre Uchaf Parent Event
From September 2022, our school will be embarking on a journey towards a new curriculum for Wales. Whilst the teaching staff and children have all shared their ideas about what our curriculum should look like in Tre Uchaf, it should also be acknowledged that you as parents and carers will also have your own ideas and suggestions about what our children should experience. As you know, we are a positive and inclusive school and I want to hear your thoughts and suggestions about what you think our children need to achieve or experience during their time with us.
Attendance
Please telephone the school office on 01792 893682 to inform us if your child is absent for any reason. When you phone, our lovely children with a cheerful message will greet you and then prompt you to select option 1 to leave a message. Mrs Seager checks these messages at 9am every day but if a message hasn’t been received you will be telephoned to ask for a reason. As you know, we have a duty of care for all children in our school. If your child is absent, we need to know where they are.
Term-time holidays
We understand that the disruptions over the last few years have meant that many families have had their holidays postponed and cancelled and some of these have been re-arranged for the coming months. We understand the importance of spending time together with family and know the cost of taking holidays during the school holidays is expensive. However, we are unable to authorise holidays during term time. If your child’s attendance is very good and above 95% this won’t be a problem, however for those children who have lower attendance a 2 week holiday can have a big impact on their learning. Please be aware of this when you book your next holiday. If you would like to discuss your child’s attendance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Summer play scheme- Food and Fun!
We are delighted to tell you our school has been selected to host a FREE Summer play scheme for 10 days in the Summer holidays. It will be held in our school gym building from 9am until 1pm from 25th July. We have to limit the places to 40 children per day due to staffing levels. Children in Years 2,3,4 and 5 (this academic year) will be offered a place and it will be on a first come first-served basis. Letters and information will follow over the coming weeks but to secure a place you MUST complete a booking form. Once the 40 places are full, registration will close.
Nuts
We have several children and a member of staff with a nut allergy so please do not send any products with nuts into school. This includes Nutella!
Platinum Jubilee Week
During the next fortnight, the children will be working on a project about the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. An event we will never see again! The children will be researching the commonwealth, finding out about the different countries, researching historical facts, investigating Buckingham Palace etc. Each class will inform you of the events going on but the whole school will be enjoying a BIG Lunch/ garden party on the school field on Thursday 26th May. They can dress as a royal or wear something red, white and/or blue.
During the week commencing 23rd May the children can audition for TreUchaf’s Royal variety show in the style of TreUchaf’s Got talent. More information to follow. Our Pupil Voice Groups have been incredibly busy arranging meetings to decide what other activities we can do. Suggestions have included, dressing your pet as a royal, a Victoria sponge bake-off, designing a hat for the Queen etc. We will send out more information over the next week-watch this space!
Tiddly Tots
It was lovely to get back to some normality and welcome some new tots to our parent and toddler group on a Friday morning. Please come along if you have a 0-3year old. This is a great chance to speak to other parents and prepare your little ones for school! It is in the school hall from 9am-10am on a Friday morning (term time only). We look forward to seeing you.
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Davies
Events this week
Monday 16th May
2.50pm Netball game in Cadle Primary School
Tuesday 17th May
Child led assembly- Here to help!
Wednesday 18th May
Year 4 visit to Mumbles
Year 2 Enterprise project- smoothies!
1.30- Parents and our new curriculum
Thursday 19th May
Year 6 MAT event in Penyrheol 2pm-3pm
Violins
Year 3 String along
Friday 20th May
Tiddly tots parent group from 9am- 10am in the school hall
Swansea City Fc to work with Year 5
Reception ballet
Year 2 Street dance
Tuesday 24th May
CAMHS In reach parent session- Worries 2pm-3pm
Governor meeting
Wednesday 25th May
Cricket Competition Gorseinon CC
Reception height weight vision screening
Year 6 Transition council meeting in Penyrheol Comprehensive
Thursday 26th May
Jubilee picnic- Children can dress as a royal or wear red white or blue. Bring a picnic lunch inspired by an afternoon tea to enjoy on the school field.
Year 5/ 6 football match in Meadow View
Friday 27th May
Swansea City FC working with Year 5
The final of TreUchaf’s Got Talent
Monday 6th June
INSET DAY
Tuesday 7th June Online tests for Year 2-Year 6
CAMHS In Reach workshop- worries
Year 2 visit to Botanical gardens
Wednesday 8th June
Year 5 Taster morning in Penyrheol 9.30-1pm
Friday 10th June
Year 2 to visit the library
Newsletter
9.5.22
Dear parent/ carer
Our healthy and confident bees would like to bring back the walking bus and would like to encourage more children to walk to school. Therefore, with this in mind, Mr Civil will be starting our walking bus from the Pengry Road Working men’s club at 8.30am every Wednesday morning. If your children would like to get involved please meet at the Pengry Road club car park to join in.
Our reception children have experienced ballet, our year 2 children have been joining in with Street dance, and year 3 have started learning to play the violin in string-along. Interest groups have involved scooter skills, sewing, forest fun, gardening, and Swansea City Football club has been working with our Year 5 children so the school has been very busy this week! Well done to all our ambitious and capable learners.
A few things to remind you about over the coming weeks…
INSET Days
Monday, June 6th and Friday 22nd July are now staff training days. Please put the dates in your diary and spread the word!
CAMHS School In-reach Team are offering a two-session parent workshop on supporting your child with their worries.
Learn how to manage your child’s worries in a supportive manner that fosters emotional resilience for your child. The workshop offers an opportunity to understand the science behind worry while providing practical strategies to manage worry in the home and for life outside of school. Look inside the worry cycle, understand the physical feelings of worries and how to manage them, and explore when extra support may be needed. Come along to the school on 24th May and 7th June between 2pm-3pm. We look forward to seeing you.
Class of 2023 Hoodies
The year 5 children have been asking me about the “Class of 2023” hoodies for the next academic year. This seems to be an exciting event for the children! After discussions with the year 5 class and JSTF children, we have decided that the selection of colours will not be as wide this year and we will be sticking to just 5 colours to choose from. Order forms and sample sizes will be available over the next few weeks for parents.
Curriculum for Tre Uchaf Parent Event
From September 2022, our school will be embarking on a journey towards a new curriculum for Wales. Whilst the teaching staff and children have all shared their ideas about what our curriculum should look like in Tre Uchaf, it should also be acknowledged that you as parents and carers will also have your own ideas and suggestions about what our children should experience. Everyone is welcome to attend but I am also particularly interested in encouraging parents and carers who may belong to underrepresented groups such as BAME parents, parents in the LGBT community, parents of children with additional learning needs and parents who have children who speak English as a second language. As you know, we are a positive and inclusive school and I want to hear your thoughts and suggestions about what you think our children need to achieve or experience during their time with us.
Come along to the school hall on Wednesday 18th May at 1.30pm to discuss the new curriculum and have a cup of coffee and a slice of cake!
After school clubs
I am delighted to tell you that after-school clubs are back on for the Summer term. The children will receive a letter for consent to attend and information regarding times and days etc.
Football matches against other schools will be ongoing throughout the summer term with Mr Jones.
Monday
Cricket from 3pm-4pm on the school field Years 4,5 and 6 with Mrs Davies
Netball in the gym for Years 5 and 6 with Miss Trotman
Active citizens for Year 5 and 6 with Mr Smith
Clwb Cymraeg with Mrs Havard and Miss Morgan in the Year 4 classroom
Advanced Makaton with Mrs Pugh Year 3,4,5 and 6
Tuesday
Beginner Makaton with Miss Hughes in ISTF class Years 1,2 and 3
Dance with Miss Legg in the gym
Wednesday
Basketball from 3pm-3.50pm in the gym with Mr Walker (Years 4,5 and 6)
Thursday
Coding Club with Mrs Edwards in Year 2 with Years 2,3 and 4
Cycling club with Mr Civil- limited numbers due to health and safety. (Years 4,5 and 6)
Friday
Art and craft with Mrs Hall (Years 1 and 2)
Please collect information letter and consent forms from the teacher organising the club and collect the children on time. A big thank you to the staff who are giving up their time to host these for our children.
Mrs Davies
Events this week
Tuesday 10th May
Pupil Voice meeting with Mrs Davies
Staff training on Thrive
Wednesday 11th May
Food and fun training day for staff working in the Summer playscheme
Thursday 12th May
Year 5 to Awel y mor nursing home to sing for the residents
Violins
Year 3 String along
Year 5 Gymnastics with Afan Gym
Year 6 to MAT science event in Penyrheol
New parents to visit- Year 3 and Reception
Friday 13th May
Tiddly tots parent group from 9am- 10am in the school hall
Swimming
Penyrheol Comprehensive staff to visit
Swansea City Fc to work with Year 5
Reception ballet
Year 2 Street dance
Monday 16th May
2.50pm Netball game in Cadle Primary School
Wednesday 18th May
1.30pm Curriculum for TreUchaf Parent event in the school hall
Thursday 19th May
Violins
Year 3 Stringalong
Year 6 MAT event in Penyrheol
Monday May 23rd “Jubilee Week” More information to follow
Tuesday 24th May
CAMHS In reach parent session- Worries 2pm-3pm
Governor meeting
Wednesday 25th May
Cricket Competition Gorseinon CC
Reception height weight vision screening
Year 6 Transition council meeting in Penyrheol Comprehensive
Thursday 26th May
Year 5/ 6 football match in Meadow View
Friday 27th May
Tiddly Tots 9am-10am
Swansea City FC working with Year 5
Reception ballet
Year 2 Street dance
Monday 6th June
INSET DAY
Tuesday 7th June Online personalised tests for Year 2-Year 6 (Please do not worry about these)
CAMHS In-Reach workshop “Worries”
Year 2 visit to Botanical gardens
Wednesday 8th June
Year 5 Taster morning in Penyrheol 9.30-1pm
Friday 10th June
Year 2 to visit the library
Worries
Come along to the parent sessions on Tuesday 24th May at 2pm and Tuesday 7th June at 2pm. The workshop will be supported by Jez Jones.
Newsletter 3.5.22
Newsletter 3.5.22
Dear Parent / carer
I hope you all had a relaxing, extra-long bank holiday weekend. We were very lucky with the weather so I hope you all made the most of the sunshine and managed to enjoy the outdoors. This half of the summer term is relatively short so we will be making the most out of every opportunity and fitting in as many authentic learning experiences as possible.
INSET Days
We have two remaining INSET days this academic year- Monday June 6th and Friday 22nd July, have now been allocated to staff training. Please put the dates in your diary and spread the word!
CAMHS School In-reach is offering a two-session parent workshop on supporting your child with their worries.
Learn how to manage your child’s worries in a supportive manner that fosters emotional resilience in your child. The workshop offers an opportunity to understand the science behind worry while providing practical strategies to manage worry in the home and for life outside of school. Look inside the worry cycle, understand the physical feelings of worries and how to manage them, and explore when extra support may be needed. Come along to the school on 24th May and 7th June between 2pm-3pm
Year 6 party
The Year 6 leavers’ party will be on Friday 15th July. Your child should have received a letter with the information and a payment plan. Please contact the school office or Lisa Davies (Joseph’s mum) for more information.
Year 5 hoodies
The year 5 children have been asking me about the leaver’s hoodies for next year. This seems to be an exciting time for the children! After discussions with the year 5 class and JSTF children, we have decided that the selection of colours will not be as wide this year and we will be sticking to just 5 colours to choose from. Order forms and sample sizes will be available over the next few weeks for parents. More information will follow before half term.
New curriculum parent event
From September 2022, our school will be embarking on a journey towards a new curriculum for Tre Uchaf. Whilst the teaching staff and children have all shared their ideas about what our curriculum should look like in our school, it should also be acknowledged that you as parents and carers will also have your own ideas and suggestions about what our children should experience. Everyone is welcome to attend but I am also particularly interested in encouraging parents and carers who may belong to underrepresented groups such as BAME parents, parents in the LGBT community, parents of children with additional learning needs and parents who have children who speak English as a second language. As you know, we are a positive and inclusive school and I want to hear your thoughts and suggestions about what you think our children need to achieve or experience before leaving us at the end of Year 6. Come along to the school hall on Wednesday 18th May at 1.30pm to discuss the new curriculum and have a cup of coffee and a slice of cake!
After school clubs
I am delighted to tell you that after-school clubs are back on for the Summer term. The children will receive a letter for consent to attend and information regarding times and days etc. Please collect a letter from your child’s class teacher or staff member organising the group.
Football matches against other schools will be ongoing throughout the summer term with Mr Jones.
Monday
Cricket from 3pm-4pm on the school field Years 4,5 and 6 with Mrs Davies
Netball in the gym for Years 5 and 6 with Miss Trotman
Active citizens for Year 5 and 6 with Mr Smith
Clwb Cymraeg with Mrs Havard and Miss Morgan in the Year 4 classroom
Advanced Makaton with Mrs Pugh Year 3,4,5 and 6
Tuesday
Beginner Makaton with Miss Hughes in ISTF class Years 1,2 and 3
Dance with Miss Legg in the gym
Wednesday
Basketball from 3pm-3.50pm in the gym with Mr Walker (Years 4,5 and 6)
Thursday
Coding Club with Mrs Edwards in Year 2 with Years 2,3 and 4
Cycling club with Mr Civil- limited numbers due to health and safety. (Years 4,5 and 6)
Friday
Art and craft with Mrs Hall (Years 1 and 2)
A big thank you to the staff who are giving up their time to host these activities for our children.
Mrs Davies
Newsletter- 8.4.22
Newsletter 8.4.22
Dear Parent / carer
Happy Easter-Pasg Hapus!
The children have had a great week learning about Easter traditions and making cards and gifts for family and friends. The Easter raffle yesterday raised over £230 and I would like to say a big thank you to Benjamin and Aimee who have been busy selling tickets on behalf of our enterprising group- Diolch yn fawr iawn! Thank you for supporting the children by buying a ticket or donating an egg, it is much appreciated. I must also comment on how thoughtful our children are because several of the children’s tickets came out more than once and they were happy to let someone else have a go. This has made me an extremely proud headteacher.
The standard of Easter bonnets during the parade today and the creativity of our children shown through the decorate an egg competition was second to none. I felt sorry for Mrs Seager, our mystery judge, she had the most difficult job in the school!
Bank holiday
Don’t forget school will be closed on Friday 29th April for the extra Queen’s platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday that falls in the May half term.
Afternoon nursery
The afternoon nursery will start after Easter from 12.50pm until 3.05pm. Please spread the word and share this information with anyone who is yet to secure a place. These sessions are for children who have just turned three and will have another year of nursery from September. Mrs Lauren Hall will be the afternoon nursery teacher.
I hope you all have an enjoyable Easter holiday and we’ll see you back in school on Monday 25th April.
Stay safe
Mrs Davies