This half term’s value is:
KINDNESS
Brawddeg yr Wythnos (Welsh Phrase of the Week)
Shwmae!
Hello!
Hero of the Week
We held our certificate assembly virtually today to celebrate all of this week’s certificate winners. This week’s heroes are:
Dosbarth Coch (N/R): Riley. R and Oliver. W
Dosbarth Oren (R/Y1): Tate. J and Emiah. H
Dosbarth Melyn (Y1/2): LJ. A and Evie. P
Dosbarth Gwyrdd (Y3): Luca. J and Billie-Rose. C
Dosbarth Glas (Y4): Chloe-Leigh. L and Hollie. R-M
Dosbarth Porffor (Y5): Molly. S and Seren. T
Dosbarth Enfys (Y6): Ava. O’C and Hannah. T
We also continued with take away hot chocolate Friday for those children who received a Headteacher certificate this week!
Well done to all of our certificate winners, we are very proud of you all!
Covid-19
The fight against covid-19 continues. It is still very much prevalent within our local community and we must continue to do everything we can to reduce the spread of the virus.
You can help us in the following ways:
- Do not send your child to school if they have any of the 3 symptoms of covid-19 (high temperature, cough or loss of taste or smell) or if anyone in your household has any of the symptoms. Stay at home and book a test as soon as possible.
- If your child, or anyone in your household, is waiting for a test result, the whole household should isolate. Always let us know of the test result, whether it’s negative or positive.
- Please also keep your children at home and monitor their symptoms if they are feeling generally unwell. This is never something we would normally ask but covid-19 presents itself very differently in children and we are finding that children who start off feeling generally unwell can later develop symptoms of Covid.
- Always maintain a 2 metre distance when dropping off and collecting the children.
- Always adhere to Welsh Government guidance – whilst 2 households can now form a bubble, this is 2 households only. If you are allowing your children to mix with lots of other children from different classes and different households, you are not only putting your child at risk of contracting the virus, but also putting our school, pupils and staff at risk. Please let us know if you have formed a bubble with another family within our school so we can be aware.
- Do not share a car with anyone outside of your bubble.
- Arrive on time when dropping off and collecting your children to avoid any contact with children from other classes.
Face Coverings
Following a review of our Covid-19 risk assessment in liaison with Caerphilly Health and Safety, we are now politely requesting that parents and carers wear a face mask when dropping off and collecting the children. This is a polite request only, staff will not be enforcing it.
Please remember, it is still vital to maintain a 2 metre distance from others even when wearing a face mask.
Drinking Water
We have recently had some queries regarding what drinks are allowed in class. At present, the school policy is that only water is allowed during the day in classes. This was discussed and agreed with the pupil school council a number of years ago and is still in place. The children are allowed to bring an alternative drink with their lunch (no fizzy drinks, sugar-free squash only).
Online Safety
Please see the link below to an NSPCC website showing how you can use parental controls on your children’s devices to help monitor their usage and limit access to inappropriate apps and websites:
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/parental-controls/
Big Talk (Please discuss with your children):
This week’s topic is … What’s the best mistake you’ve made and what you did you learn from it?
Upcoming Dates
Week beginning 16th November – Film Night (held in classes). Details distributed in separate letter sent out this week.
Thursday, 10th December – Flu Immunisation (Reception – Year 6)
Friday, 11th, December – PTA Christmas fun day (Children can wear a Christmas jumper to school with their usual uniform)
Friday, 18th December – Break up for Christmas holidays
Monday, 4th January – INSET Day (school closed to pupils)
Tuesday, 5th January – Pupils return to school