School News
Welcome Back!
Happy new year everyone!
It has been a pleasure to welcome our wonderful children back this week and to see them settle so quickly back into school life. We are excited to watch them to continue to flourish and progress this term!
Uniform
Please click here for our school uniform policy.
A reminder that children are not allowed to wear smart watches to school and also that make up or jewellery are not allowed to be worn. We are finding that some of our older children have started to bring lip gloss to school. This is inappropriate and should not be brought into school.
Attendance Letter
Please click here for an attendance letter from the Local Authority. Good attendance in school is vital for a child to reach their full potential. 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 give them this opportunity and can’t give them the opportunity to ‘be the best they can be.’
After School Clubs
After school clubs will re-start next week, week beginning 13th January. A letter was sent out with all children this week. A polite reminder to please always inform the school office or your child’s teacher if they aren’t going to attend club that week
Important Dates
Upcoming Dates
Thursday 16th January – Year 5/6 Football tournament
Monday, 20th January– Whole school class photos
Tuesday, 21st January – PTA Film night
Thursday, 23rd January – Year 5/6 Community Cohesion Workshop
Thursday 30th January – Dosbarth Gwyrdd trip to Caerleon Roman Fort
Tuesday, 4th February– PTA Disco
Tuesday 11th February – Year 6 Crucial Crew
Thursday 13th February – Year 5/6 netball tournament
Thursday, 13th February – Year 4 trip to Wales Millennium Centre
Friday, 14th February – Dosbarth Porffor trip to Big Pit
Thursday 20th February – School Eisteddfod
School Holiday Dates
Thursday, 20th February 2025 – Break up for half term
Monday 3rd, March 2025 – Return to school
Friday, 11th April 2025 – Break up for Easter
Monday, 28th April – Return to school
Friday, 23rd May – Break up for half term
Monday, 2nd June – Return to school
Friday, 18th July – Break up for Summer Holidays
INSET Dates 2024-25
Friday, 24th January 2025
Friday, 21st February 2025
Friday 4th July 2025
Monday 21st July 2025
Heroes of the Week
This week’s heroes are:
Dosbarth Coch: Luca, Rowan, Archie & Isla- Rose
Dosbarth Oren: Bodhi & Deacyn
Dosbarth Melyn: Layla
Dosbarth Gwyrdd: Freddie & Louie
Dosbarth Porffor: Joey
Dosbarth Enfys: Jerzey & Joshua
Headteachers Award
This week’s Headteacher Awards go to:
Evie. P
Layla. P
Elsie. C
Reggie. G
These children were chosen for displaying our school values and will be treated to a hot chocolate and a chat with Mrs Wangiel. Da iawn bawb!
Weekly Photos
Attendance Matters
The United Nation Article 28 states ‘every child has the right to have a primary education’. We are linking our attendance performance to this article.
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 give them this opportunity and can’t give them the opportunity to ‘be the best they can be.’
School target: 93%
Annual % to date: 93%
Weekly total
(Week ending 20th Dec): 93%
Dosbarth Oren: 85%
Dosbarth Melyn: 87%
Dosbarth Gwyrdd: 91%
Dosbarth Glas: 92%
Dosbarth Porffor: 98%
Dosbarth Enfys: 79%
Congratulations to most of our classes for surpassing our school target of 93%. It is important all of the children are in school every day to ensure they aren’t missing out on important learning.
Weekly Items
This half term’s value is
Hard Work and Effort
Links to termly learning overviews and homework menus:
| Coach Nursery | |
| Oren – Reception | |
| Melyn – Year 1 | Melyn – Year 2 |
| Gwrydd – Year 2 | Gwyrdd – Year 3 |
| Glas – Year 3 | Glas – Year 4 |
| Porforr – Year 4 | Porfor – Year 5 |
| Enfys – Year 5 | Enfys – Year 6 |
Online Safety-Channel 4 Documentary – Swiped
This week Channel 4 aired a documentary called Swiped about a school that banned Smartphones. The documentary contained a lot of informative, and frightening, facts about young children using smartphones and how it can affect their mental health. We would strongly encourage you to watch on Channel 4’s On Demand service at the this link. and seriously consider your child’s use of their phone and if they really need it at such a young age.
(Please note – there is some upsetting content in the documentary so it is not advised for the children to watch it)
Criw Cymreig: Brawddeg yr Wythnos (Phrase of the Week)
croeso yn ôl i’r ysgol
(welcome back to school)
The Criw Cymreig have been planning their observations in class to see how effective the Helper Heddiw are.
School Menu
Click here to see the school menu.
Week beginning 13th of January will be Week 2
