Weekly Newsletter 11.4.25

School News End of Term! Phew, what a whirlwind of a term it’s been! It’s been fantastic to witness the children’s energy and the progress they’ve made again this term; seeing their enthusiasm and hard work makes me incredibly proud. Of course, none of this would be possible without the dedication of our amazing staff…

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Weekly Newsletter 4.4.25

School News Step Up Behaviour Management Programme We have recently been made aware through parent/ carer/ governor feedback that some of our school community are not aware of our Step Up behaviour managementprogramme. We have also recently made some changes to the programme so we thought it would be best if we released a short…

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Weekly Newsletter 28.3.25

School News Year 6 Easter Raffle A very kind group of our Year 6 parents have gathered to organise a prom for the Year 6 children. They will be selling raffle tickets at the end of school today and next week. Please support them by buying tickets. Some of the prizes are shown below Lateness…

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Weekly Newsletter 14.3.25

School News Attendance and Lateness At Derwendeg Primary School, we believe every school day counts. Our school motto is ‘Be kind; be ambitious; be the best you can be.’ We want our children to have the best possible education to give them the best chance in life. If your children aren’t in school, we can’t…

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Weekly Newsletter 7.3.25

School News Welcome BackIt has been a pleasure to welcome our children back to school this week and to see them settle back into school life so seamlessly! They have been working hard and being the best they can be, a great start to the half term! Loose MoneyPlease remember no loose money is to…

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Weekly Newsletter 20.2.25

School News Half TermWhat a quick half term this has been again! Our children have made us so proud in so many ways; their hard work and resilience never fails to amaze us! Thank you to our wonderful team of staff. We are so lucky at Derwendeg to have such a dedicated team of professionals…

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Weekly Newsletter 14.2.25

School News Online SafetyWe are dealing with an increasing number of online safety issues in school and are becoming seriously concerned about the online safety of our pupils and feel it is essential to remind everyone of the risks that children face when using the internet, social media, and online gaming platforms. We kindly ask…

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Weekly Newsletter 7.2.25

School News Eisteddfod CompetitionsEisteddfod Home Task Every year we run a school Eisteddford and there is a home task chldren can compete in. This years task: To create a junk model of a staff member. Please use things you’d normaly put in the bin- for example a Mrs Wangiel made of toilet rolls, a Mrs…

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Weekly Newsletter 31.1.25

School News Eisteddford home task and Criw Cymraeg CompetitionEisteddfod Home Task Every year we run a school Eisteddford and there is a home task chldren can compete in. This years task: To create a junk model of a staff member. Please use things you’d normaly put in the bin- for example a Mrs Wangiel made…

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Weekly Newsletter 23.1.25

School News VolunteersWe are very lucky at Derwendeg to have a strong group of volunteers made up of parents/ carers and members of our school community. They all do a fantastic job of supporting our children, mostly with reading. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them all for their invaluable support. We…

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