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Dear Parents/ carers,

Newsletter Week Beginning 11th October

I am pleased to tell you that Positive Covid cases in our school still remain low. We are still taking a cautious approach but please can I ask you to keep following the one-way system around the school grounds and keep 2metres distanced when on the school grounds.

Please remember, if your child has any of the 3 main symptoms, please keep them at home and book a PCR test. You will need to keep your child at home until they have a negative test or the isolation period is over. This website has further information.

https://gov.wales/coronavirus

If your child has a positive test result over the weekend or early Monday morning, please put POSITIVE in the subject box and email  their name and class to

treuchaf.primaryschool@swansea-edunet.gov.uk

NO Nuts!

We have several children in our school with a severe nut allergy. It is really important that you do not send nuts or Nutella into school in packed lunches or as part of snack. We want to make sure ALL our children are safe and hope you understand the need to make this rule.

Rising 3’s

We are hoping to start a rising 3’s afternoon nursery class in January. If you have any children that turn 3 between now and 31^st August 2022 please contact the school office to put their name down on the Nursery list. Spread the word!

Swansea Parent Carer Forum Survey

You may be aware that the LEA have been running their first ever annual survey of Parent Carers (parents with children who are disabled or have additional needs) in Swansea. The purpose of the survey is to learn more about the lives and experiences of Swansea parent carers so they can better understand what is important to them and reflect that in their work and priorities.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe731UwEs7_whE5gV0POOyYdkobswEO5umoOEVmeF7SLkJA2g/viewform

We would be really grateful if you could fill in this survey so they can better understand what is important to them and reflect that in their work and priorities. This may include parents of pupils with statements of educational need and/or diagnostic pathways.

Key information:

• This survey is for Swansea based parent carers only
• To recognise how valuable parent carers time is and as a token of our appreciation we are able to enter survey takers into a prize draw for a chance to win gift vouchers of £50, £25 or £10.
• The survey can be completed over the telephone by calling 01792 439440 or dropping us an email at info@swanseapcf.org with their telephone number and they will call you back.

Extra Bank Holiday- Reminder

Next year we have an extra bank holiday thanks to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The bank holiday falls in our May half term so Penyrheol cluster of schools have decided on Friday 29^th April as our extra day off. Please put it in your diary!

LEA and community governors

The governing body have 2 vacancies for an LEA  and a community governor to join our governing body. If you work for City and County of Swansea or interested in finding out more about this role please contact me on 893682.

Dates for your diary

INSET day- Friday 22^nd October

Half Term – Monday 25^th– Friday 29^th October

Parent telephone consultations  week commencing Monday 8^th November.

Year 6 Open evening at Penyrheol Comprehensive-Wednesday 10^th November 6pm-8pm

End of Autumn Term Friday 17^th December

Events this week

Wednesday 13^th October

Two selected Year 6 children will be attending the Active journeys toolkit launch at Pen-yr-heol Primary.

Thursday 7^th October

Violins

String along-Year 1

Friday 8^th October

Year 4 swimming

Monday 18^th October

9am- Coffee and cake! Parent panel meeting in the parent and family room. Parents and carers, please come along and meet me for a chat about school life and how we can make our school even better than it is now. Coffee and cake will be free!!

Many thanks for your continued support. Have a great weekend!

Mrs Davies

Dear Parents/ carers,

Newsletter Week Beginning 4th October

I am pleased to tell you that Positive Covid cases in our school remain low. Thank you for your patience and understanding whilst we continue to take a cautious approach. Please can I ask you to keep following the one-way system around the school grounds.

Please remember, if your child has any of the 3 main symptoms, please keep them at home and book a PCR test. You will need to keep your child at home until they have a negative test or the isolation period is over. This website has further information.

https://gov.wales/coronavirus

If your child has a positive test result over the weekend or early Monday morning, please put POSITIVE in the subject box and email  their name and class to

treuchaf.primaryschool@swansea-edunet.gov.uk

A BIG THANK YOU for all the donations for the SOs Shelter Cymru foodbank. I was amazed by what we have collected. The items will be collected on Monday morning so if you did forget and would like to donate please bring it in on Monday.

Photographs

The children looked very smart for their school photographs today. I know some of you were disappointed that we didn’t do sibling photographs but we are following guidelines. If later on in the school  year things have settled I will invite the photographer in again for sibling photos. Watch this space!

Extra Bank Holiday

Next year we have an extra bank holiday thanks to the Queen’s celebrations. The bank holiday falls in our May half term so Swansea LEA have asked each cluster of schools to decide on an extra day off in term time so the children (and staff) don’t miss out. The Pen-yr-heol cluster have decided that we will have our extra day off on Friday 29^th April and tag it on to Mayday weekend.

LEA governor

The governing body have a vacancy for an LEA governor to join our governing body. If you work for City and County of Swansea and would like more information, please contact me on 893682.

Active Journeys

The children had a fab day on Wednesday learning to ride their scooters safely. We will be working with Roger from ‘Active journeys’ over the next few months to encourage children to ride and scoot to school safely.

Dates for your diary

INSET day- Friday 22^nd October

Half Term – Monday 25^th– Friday 29^th October

Year 6 Open evening at Pen-yr-heol Comprehensive-Wednesday 10^th November 6pm-8pm

End of Autumn Term Friday 17^th December

Events this week

Wednesday 6^th October

Year 2 visit to Caerphilly castle

Thursday 7^th October

Violins

String along-Year 1

Friday 8^th October

Year 4 swimming

Many thanks for your continued support and if you have any suggestions about how we can improve our school, please let me know. Have a great weekend!

Mrs Davies

We have a new dinner menu which starts on Monday. Click here for the menu and scroll to the bottom of the page

Dear Parents/ carers,

Newsletter Week Beginning 27th September

I am pleased to tell you that Positive Covid cases in our school are low despite them rising in our school community. Thank you for your patience and understanding whilst we continue to take a cautious approach.

https://portalcovidcymru.co.uk/map.html

Again if your child has any of the 3 main symptoms, please keep them at home and book a PCR test. You will need to keep your child at home until they have a negative test or the isolation period is over. TTP will advise you on this. If you are unsure, please telephone us in school and we will help to answer any questions you may have.

https://gov.wales/coronavirus

I will continue to put any Covid related updates on the school website under the news section so please check there regularly.

Please can I remind you that children should be wearing clean uniform to school every day to stop the spread. This is really important!

If your child has a positive test result over the weekend or early Monday morning, please put POSITIVE in the subject box and email  their name and class to

treuchaf.primaryschool@swansea-edunet.gov.uk

Dates for your diary

Harvest celebration – Thursday 30^th September

School Photographs- Friday 1^st October

INSET day- Friday 22^nd October

Half Term – Monday 25^th– Friday 29^th October

Year 6 Open evening at Pen-yr-heol Comprehensive-Wednesday 10^th November 6pm-8pm

End of Autumn Term Friday 17^th December

Swansea City Boot Room

We are collecting football boots and astroturf trainers for the Swansea City Boot Room project. If your child has grown out of any football boots please donate them to this good cause by putting them in the plastic box just outside the foyer. There are many families that have been extremely grateful for these over the last few months.

Schoop

There are still lots of families who don’t have access to schoop and are missing out on vital messages. Please download the schoop app if you haven’t already, to receive regular updates on your phone. Many thanks!

Squid

Please make sure if your child is having school dinners their Squid account is topped up. If you don’t have a squid account, please contact Mrs Seager in the school office who will be able to assist you.

Events this week- Harvest

Wednesday 29^th September- Active journeys launch day!

Children from Reception, Year 1 and Year2 to bring scooters in today.

All children will be involved in ‘Active journeys’ through assemblies and other activities throughout the day.

Thursday 30^th September- Harvest Assembly

Earlier this year, one of our children did a great job raising awareness of the charity ‘SOS Cymru Wales’ and we would like to continue to support them by donating our harvest collection this year. Please could you donate items suitable for ‘SOS Shelter Cymru’ clients, some of which will have limited resources, including a kettle and maybe a microwave to use in a shared area. Any foods that can be used with limited resources would be really useful. We will quarantine the items safely before they get collected.

Suggested items include; Long life milk, cereal, packet noodles, tins, packets of rice, pasta, pasta sauce, tinned soup, squash, tinned meat, tuna, tinned vegetables, packets of pasta and sauce, tea bags etc.

Thank you in advance!

Violins- Please can children learning to play the violin bring make sure it is in school on Thursday.

Year 1- String along!

Friday 1^st October- SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPH DAY!

Year 4 Swimming- Please can all Year 4 children bring a swimming kit (Year 4 children will have their photograph taken before they go swimming!)

Wednesday 6^th October

Year 2 visit to Caerphilly castle

Many thanks for your continued support and have a lovely weekend!

Mrs Davies

Dear Parents/ Carers

I am slightly concerned with the rising Covid cases in the school community this weekend so from tomorrow we will need to be extra careful. Can I please ask you to be extremely vigilant with your child’s health and if they don’t seem right please take them for a PCR test as a precaution.

I have heard of numerous cases of children showing none of the 3 main symptoms, instead having a runny nose, feeling sick and very tired but then having a positive Covid result. As I’m sure you are all aware, Covid cases in Swansea are rising and we have vulnerable children, staff and families within our school. It is SO important that we each play a part in keeping our community safe.

Sorry for the serious message on a Sunday evening. I just want our children, staff and families to be safe.

I hope you’ve all had a lovely weekend.

Stay safe!

Mrs Davies

Dear Parents/ carers,

Newsletter Week Beginning 20th September

Thank you for attending the parent meetings this week with your child’s class teacher and following the Covid safe rules. Feedback from many of you has been really positive so a big thank you for coming along but remembering to stay safe whilst in the building.

Thank you again for your patience and understanding if we’ve telephoned you to collect your child this week, especially if they are showing Covid symptoms. We are taking a cautious approach and hopefully this will help to stop the spread in our local community. At the moment cases are very low in our school and I’d like to keep it that way for as long as possible!

If your child has any of the 3 main symptoms, please keep them at home and book a PCR test. You will need to keep your child at home until they have a negative test or the isolation period is over. TTP will advise you on this. If you are unsure, please telephone us in school and we will help to answer any questions you may have.

https://gov.wales/coronavirus

Dates for your diary

School Photographs- Friday 1^st October

INSET day- Friday 22^nd October

Half Term – Monday 25^th– Friday 29^th October

Year 6 Open evening at Pen-yr-heol Comprehensive-Wednesday 10^th November 6pm-8pm

End of Autumn Term Friday 17^th December

The following dates are provisional due to government guidelines changing if cases of Covid rise. Hopefully we will be in a position to have a concert and a pantomime this year-fingers crossed!

Foundation Phase concert December 7^th at 1.30pm

December 8^th 9.30am Foundation Phase concert including our nursery pupils

December 14^th– Key Stage 2 panto

Parents Evenings

Parents evening will be the week commencing Monday 8^th November. After the positive feedback from parents last year, we have decided to do this by telephone call. More details about this will follow over the coming weeks. Hopefully, in Spring term we will be able to invite you into class to look at the children’s books and have a face to face appointment with the class teacher.

As you know, I will always make myself available to discuss any concerns you may have, preferably by phone but I’m always out on one of the yards every morning.

Morrison’s ‘It’s good to grow’

We are collecting the Morrison’s’ It’s good to grow’ vouchers for gardening equipment. If you have any vouchers from your shopping, please put them in the box in the foyer. Many Thanks

School uniform

We have a large selection of unwanted uniform that has very kindly been washed and ironed by one of our lovely teaching assistants. We will put these items on a rail in front of the main foyer from Monday morning. If you would like any of the items on the rail, please help yourself, we would rather it be used by the children than sitting in a box in a cupboard! There will be an honesty box next to the rail if you would like to make a small donation but don’t feel like you have to!

Schoop

Please download the schoop app if you haven’t already, to receive regular updates on your phone of any school information. We will be using this form of communication more over the next few months. It’s particularly useful for Year 5 and 6 parents who don’t have access to class dojo. It also has a tool that you can use to inform us of any absence without having to ring the school office. Many thanks to those of you who have used this feature already, its much quicker!

Events this week

Monday 20^th September

Year 2 meeting at 3pm

Tuesday 21st September

Year 6 visit to 1940’s museum

Thursday 23rd September

Violins- Please make sure your child brings their violin to school every Thursday

Year 1 – String along Music workshop

Friday 24th September

Year 4 Swimming- Please can all Year 4 children bring a swimming kit

Tuesday 28th September

JSTF coffee morning

Mrs Pugh will finalise a date for ISTF coffee morning over the next week and let parents know via class dojo.

Have a lovely weekend and stay safe!

Mrs Davies

Dear Parents/ carers,

Newsletter Week Beginning 13th September

It has been lovely to welcome the children back to school with slight relaxation of the rules and regulations, which we have all followed over the last 18months. The children have settled well and I’m pleased to say they ALL look super smart in their school uniform. Reception are all in school today after a staggered week and have made a great start to the term. Our new little nursery class look tiny but so grown up! Thank you for making sure they have the correct uniform and have what they need. Just like you, I’m also a busy parent of two boys and I know it’s no mean feat to get what they need in the right place on the right day!

Thank you again for your patience and understanding when we’ve had new guidance to follow, particularly with testing and isolation. I am so grateful to you for your compliance and understanding with new rules and TTP processes. If you are unsure about anything, please look at the website below or contact Mrs Seager in the school office.

https://gov.wales/coronavirus

Now we are starting to open up our school activities further and I would ask you to read the following information carefully so that you know what to expect in the weeks ahead.

Breakfast Club.

As you should know, Breakfast Club has opened up again for children from Nursery to Year 6. We are still keeping the Foundation phase pupils separate to  KS2 pupils as much as possible and so KS2 will have their breakfast club in the gym and Foundation phase children will be in the hall. You don’t need to book the children in but they will need to continue to sanitise on entry to school. We do need to keep the rooms fully ventilated so it might get chilly when the weather changes.

Breakfast is still toast or fruit and a bottle of water and will be served from 8.20am. As before, children can arrive before this time (from 8am) but will be charged £1 to cover additional costs.

School Dinners

Hot school dinners are continuing and children from Foundation phase will eat in the dinner hall from 11.45am. It is then cleaned before KS2 children come in at 12.25. Please ensure you have put money on your sQuid account as this is the only way you can pay. We have a weekly list of children entitled to free school meals. Please check with Mrs Seager in the school office if you think you might be entitled to claim free school meals. The menu for the meals can be found here.

https://www.swansea.gov.uk/primaryschoolmeals

Snack

Foundation phase pupils are welcome to bring in £1 per week for fruit. We have a selection of Gower-grown fruit delivered from our local greengrocer- Shepherds. You are more than welcome to provide your own fruit snack but please can I remind you that it is fruit only. Some children have brought in yoghurts, biscuits, pepperami and fruit winders. These items would need to be eaten at lunchtime as part of their packed lunch if they bring them to school.

Drinks

Please also continue to send in a named water bottle for your child which they can refill throughout the day.

Kids Club

After school Kids club has also started again on Monday but you will need to book your children into club in the usual way. Strict procedures will still be in place to keep your children safe and to ensure we maintain hand hygiene at all times.

Information about your child’s new class!

Pre-covid we would normally invite you in to meet your child’s new class teacher to find out all the important information you need. This would normally be held with the children in their new classroom. For obvious reasons, we can’t do this in the usual way. However, we feel it’s important for you to meet your child’s class teacher to ensure a smooth transition to their new class. Next week, we will hold a socially distanced and safe meeting for parents who would like to meet their child’s class teacher.

There are some rules you will need to follow and we completely understand if you wish to receive the information by letter. To attend the meeting safely only one parent per child can attend. You will need to wear a mask and sanitise on your way in to school. You will meet the teacher in the hall and will remain seated in a socially distanced way and not move seats. The doors and windows will be open to ensure the hall is well ventilated.  You will need to wear your mask throughout the meeting and the children will remain in their classroom with me. At 3.30pm I will bring the children to the hall and then you will leave in a socially distanced way following the one-way system.

The meetings will be held on different nights so that there will be no more than 25 people in our large hall. Year 3, Nursery and Reception have already had a meeting outside in Summer Term so we will NOT be holding a meeting for parents of children in these classes. You will need to arrange for siblings to be looked after as we won’t be allowing other children in the hall at this time. I understand that this might be difficult which is why we will also provide the information by email or letter home. The meetings will take place as follows:

Monday 13^th September 3pm- 3.30pm          Year 5

Tuesday 14^th September 3pm-3,30pm           Year 4

Wednesday 15^th September 3pm-3.30pm      Year 6

Thursday 16^th September 3pm-3,30pm           Year 1

Monday 20^th September 3pm-3.30pm          Year 2

Again, if you would prefer to have the information by letter or email please let us know. If you have any questions for Mrs Mead Yr3, Mrs Glass Nursery and Miss Trotman Reception, please ask via class dojo in the usual way.

Children in ISTF and JSTF will have a socially distanced coffee morning once we have worked out how to do this safely and with minimum risk to the children, staff and parents. More information will follow.

Parents Evenings

Parents’ evenings will be after half term and will be via telephone call just like last year. More information will follow later on this term.

As you know, I will always make myself available to discuss any concerns you may have, preferably by phone but I’m always in one of the yards in the morning before school.

PE KITS

The children will wear their PE kit to school on their PE day. Staff will inform you of this in the meeting or via class dojo if you haven’t already been told.

PE kit consists of trainers, a plain white round neck t-shirt OR a plain house colour t-shirt with the school logo, black shorts, black leggings or black tracksuit bottoms. Please do not send the children into school wearing a football kit, rugby kit, crop top, and brightly coloured leggings or a t-shirt with a slogan or sports brand. I have a selection of plain white t-shirts in my office for those children who may forget!

Rainbow Room and Thrive Hive

We have a duty of care for ALL children in our school. At times children become distressed or upset about things that might have happened at home, in the yard or in school. The staff who work in the Thrive Hive or the Rainbow Room focus on children’s well-being. They have been trained and are very experienced. If children need support for something linked to their well-being they might spend some time with Mrs Bessent or Miss Kelshaw. This could be anything from a 2-minute chat to reassure them or a 20-minute session once a week. Please always know that we have the children’s best interest at heart and we want them to succeed. If your child wants to share good news or is particularly proud of their work, they might also pop in to see Miss Kelshaw or Mrs Bessent.

Please be reassured we will always inform you if the children need further support because working with you, together as part of a team, will always get the best outcome. Please give me a ring if you have any questions.

Events this week

Monday 13^th September

Year 5 meeting at 3pm

Tuesday 14^th September

AM- Roman Visitor to Year 4

PM- Celtic Visitor to Year 3

Year 4 class meeting at 3pm

Wednesday 15^th September

Year 6 Parent meeting at 3pm

Thursday 16^th September

Year 1 Parent meeting at 3pm

Friday 17^th September

Year 4 Swimming- Please can all Year 4 children bring a swimming kit

Monday 20^th September

Year 2 Parent meeting at 3pm

Tuesday 21^st September

Year 6 visit to 1940’s museum.

Year 2 visit to Loughor Castle

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Kind Regards

Mrs L Davies

LEA letter about returning to school here

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Dear Parents/carers

Changes to contact tracing and self-isolation from this September

I hope you and your child have enjoyed the summer break.

As we return to school, there are some new arrangements in place when someone tests positive for COVID-19. These changes have been made possible by the vaccination programme and the significant reduction in numbers being hospitalised and suffering severe illness due to COVID-19 over recent months.

If your child tests positive for COVID-19 using a PCR test, NHS Test, Trace, Protect (TTP) will contact you, using the details provided when the PCR test was ordered. They will ask questions designed to identify recent close contacts of your child, and for contact details – if you know them – of the individual or their parent/guardian. TTP will then get in touch with these close contacts to provide instructions or advice.

Those who are under 18 or fully vaccinated are no longer required to self-isolate if they are identified as close contacts. But they will be contacted to let them know that they’ve been in close contact with someone who has tested positive. They will also be offered two PCR tests and provided with information and advice on how to minimise the risks of onward spread. If your child is identified as a close contact, they can still attend school unless they develop symptoms or are advised otherwise by TTP. Please continue to let us know if your child tests positive.

If a child tests positive, only a minority of their classmates will be identified as close contacts. But if there is a pattern of cases TTP may ask us to update you on the situation and remind you of key steps, including advising you to keep an eye out for new symptoms your child may develop, and to stay away from vulnerable family and friends in the short-term.

We do expect that there will be cases of COVID-19 across our community over the coming weeks, but this does not mean that COVID-19 is spreading within the school. Please continue to be vigilant for symptoms. If you are in any doubt, order a PCR test for your child at www.gov.uk/get‑coronavirus‑test or by calling 119.

Anyone with symptoms – a new continuous cough, fever or high temperature or loss of, or change in, sense of smell or taste – should remain in self-isolation until the test result is known. You can find the latest information on self-isolation arrangements at www.gov.wales/self‑isolation.

We recognise how difficult the past 18 months have been and the sacrifices that all families have had to make. Thank you for everything you have done to support your child and our school.

Kind Regards

Mrs L Davies

Welcome back!

We are looking forward to seeing you on Monday 6th September. Don’t forget some children in nursery or reception will be starting later on in the week so please check your letter.

The video below is to give you some information about returning on Monday. We look forward to seeing you bright and early at 8.50am!

Click here

Mrs Davies