Newsletter 15.7.22
Dear Parent/ Carer
What a busy week! I would like to start by saying a HUGE well done to all our children for performing in this week’s concerts. The Foundation Phase pupils performed ‘Hats off’ brilliantly. Some of our youngest children they haven’t performed to an audience of that size before so they did extremely well. Our KS2 children did an amazing job entertaining us with a musical medley on a very warm evening. Thank you once again to the staff and children for working so hard to get everything in place at the end of a very busy term. Thank you to parents for providing costumes, purchasing tickets and buying a raffle ticket. We have made almost £500 that will go towards our new playground equipment.
Four Year 6 pupils represented our school on Thursday in the Brangwyn Hall for the School Enterprise Final. We are all very proud of the children and Kev Johns was delighted with his gift of a recycled plastic keyring especially made by our pupils. Thank you to the Year 6 staff for supporting the children with this fantastic project.
Next week we will hold sports days however these dates and times may need to be altered if we receive advice from the local authority regarding the extreme weather that has been forecast for Monday. Please keep an eye on class dojo and our website for any last-minute changes. If we do have to postpone any events, we will hold these in September!
Water safety has featured heavily in the news recently. We live very close to Loughor Estuary so this week we will focus on water safety in classes, particularly as we go into the summer holiday. The advice from the local authority is:
• Stop and think: Is it a safe place to swim and do you know the dangers?
• Stay together: Always go with someone else
• Float: If you get into trouble in the water, float to live until you feel calm
• Call 999 or 112: If you see someone else in trouble in the water
Chris Cousens Water Safety Wales Chair says, “We believe that one drowning is one too many and the impact of losing a young person to drowning cannot be underestimated. “More young people will be visiting the sea, rivers, reservoirs, lakes, and other open water locations in the coming weeks as the weather improves, and schools break for summer holidays. The water is still cold enough to trigger cold water shock, the body’s natural reaction to cold water which can cause panic and gasping.”
Sea, rivers, lakes and other open water can look calm and inviting, but open water can be very different from a swimming pool. The water is usually moving, and waves, currents and flow can make swimming difficult. It is important to know the depth of the water and what may be under the surface.
If you require any further advice, the following links have more information.
https://rnli.org/youth-education/education-resources
https://swimwales.org/pages/nofio-ysgol-40
Our Education Welfare Officer has sent letters to parents of children whose attendance we are concerned about. We are still concerned about children not attending school on their birthday. Please work with us to ensure all children are in school when they can be.
Your child’s annual school report will be sent out on Monday. Please make an appointment with your child’s class teacher if you wish to discuss anything. I am sure you will appreciate the time and effort staff put into these to make each report personal to your child.
I will be sending out a Microsoft form for feedback over the coming week so if you have any suggestions or comments please do not hesitate to let us know. Many thanks for your continued support.
Our Busy Bee after-school club (paid) will be starting in September for a trial period of one month in the first instance. A booking link will be sent to you via class dojo before the end of term to give us an idea of numbers. The sessions will need to be paid for in advance.
I hope you all have a relaxing weekend!
Best wishes
Mrs L Davies
Events this week
Monday 18th July at 9.30am STF sports day followed by a coffee morning (Weather permitting)
18th July Afternoon nursery sports day 1pm (Weather permitting)
19th July Year 6 leavers assembly at 9.30am. Year 6 parents are invited to come along to the school gym.
19th July Sports day for year 1 and 2 at 1.30pm (Weather permitting)
20th July Morning nursery and Reception sports day 9.30am ( Weather permitting)
20th July Year 3 and 4 sports day 11am
20th July Year 5/6 sports day 1.30pm
21st July Toy morning and class parties. See class teacher for more information.
21st July- LAST DAY OF TERM