School News
Prime Energy Drink – Warning
Please click here to see an article about Prime energy drink.
Any energy drink is dangerous for children due to their levels of caffeine.
Please do not allow the children to consume them. Thank you.
PTA Meeting
Please join our next PTA meeting on Thursday, 25th May at 3:30pm to discuss and plan the upcoming Summer Celebration. It was really great to see new parents involved at our last meeting. Any parents/family are welcome to come along to any PTA meeting to be involved with any upcoming events. It is a really fun way to be part of our school community. Mrs O’Connor and Miss Hayward will be on hand with the PTA and we’d love to see new faces.
Sun Safety
As the weather starts to improve (yay!), please ensure the children have the following every day:
- Bottle of drinking water in school to keep hydrated.
- Sun cream applied before school to protect their skin.
- A sun hat (with their name on) in school
Thank you.
School News
Aspirations Visitor
We were lucky to have visitors to come and see us this week as part of our work on our school value of Aspirations.
Some of our children who had expressed an interest in working with animals had a session with Jenny the Veterinary Nurse. She even brought some of her animal friends with her!
We also had an inspirational visit from Dai Flanagan, Head Coach for the Newport Dragons. Dai attended Derwendeg so it was great to welcome him back and to hear his story of how he got to where he is today.
Enrichment
Every Friday afternoon the children take time to explore a range of different activities and sports.
This week a group of children baked some biscuits in our cob oven in the field.
They looked delicious and the children had such a great time.
Important Dates
Upcoming Dates
Wednesday, 24th May, 2:15pm– RSE meeting for parents
Thursday, 25th May, 3:30pm – Year 5 and 6 – Residential trip meeting for parents
Friday, 26th May – Break up for half term
Monday, 5th June – Return to school
Tuesday, 6th June – New school radio station installation!
Tuesday, 6th June – Year 6 leavers photos
Wednesday 7th- Friday 9th June – Year 5 and 6 residential trip
Monday, 12th, June, 10am – Nursery Sports Day
Monday, 12th, June, 1:15pm – Foundation Phase Sports Day (Reception – Year 2)
Tuesday, 13th June., 1:15pm – Key Stage 2 Sports Days (Years 3-6)
School Holiday Dates
Fri, 26th May – Break up for half term
Mon, 5th June – Return to school
Friday, 21st July – Break up for summer holidays
INSET Dates 2022-23
Friday, 7th July 2023
(Please note the change of date)
Certificates
Heroes of the Week
This week’s heroes are:
Dosbarth Coch: Kiara-Leigh & Vasudev
Dosbarth Oren: Cassie & Evianna
Dosbarth Melyn: Shiyan & Jessica
Dosbarth Glas: Tahlia & Keelan-Lee
Dosbarth Porffor: Mason & Jenson
Dosbarth Enfys: Ruby & Roisin
Headteachers Award
This week’s Headteacher Awards go to:
Megan. O
Robyn-Lynne. R
Louie-Ellis. M
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!
We’d also like to say a huge well done to those children receiving a Mathletics certificate.
Well done to all of our certificate winners, we are very proud of you all!
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: 92%
Annual % to date: 90.6%
Weekly total
(Week ending 12th May): 91.24%
Dosbarth Coch: 93%
Dosbarth Oren: 92%
Dosbarth Melyn: 92%
Dosbarth Glas: 84%
Dosbarth Porffor: 95%
Dosbarth Enfys: 87%
Well done to nearly all our classes for achieving our school target!
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:
Aspirations
Links to termly learning overviews and homework menus:
Please click on the correct class and year group for your child here to access the learning overview and homework menu for this term:
| Coach – Nursery | Coach Reception |
| Oren – Reception | Oren – Year 1 |
| Melyn – Year 2 | |
| Glas – Year 3 | Glas – Year 4 |
| Porffor – Year 4 | Porffor – Year 5 |
| Enfys – Year 5 | Enfys – Year 6 |
Online Safety- Safe and Healthy Online Habits
Spending too much online can be very harmful and damaging to our mental health, especially for the children. Please click here to access a guide on supporting your children’s wellbeing online with some useful tips for young people and trusted adults on how even small, simple actions can help to protect our wellbeing when we’re on the internet.
Criw Cymreig: Brawddeg yr Wythnos (Phrase of the Week)
Pob lwc!
Good luck!
Big Talk (Please discuss with your children):
Please see poster on page 8.
School Menu
Click here to see the school menu.
Week beginning 22nd May will be Week 2
