School News
Easy Fundraising
Do you shop for takeaways online using Just Eat? Do you buy clothes online?
Do you use Amazon? Do you buy insurance online? Do you shop online for anything?
If the answer is yes to any of those you could help us raise funds without costing you a penny!
Derwendeg Primary School PTA is registered with @easyuk, so over 7,000 brands will now donate to us for FREE every time you use @easyuk to shop with them.
Click here to access the link, register then search for the retailer you want to use to shop. Buy your items and we get paid by the retailer!
All you need to do is to remember to visit Easyfundraising everytime before you shop.
We do not know where you shop or what you bought or how much you spent – they just give us free money!
Reporting Injuries
Please ensure that you are informing a member of staff of any injury your child sustains outside of school.
Our staff are well trained in Child Protection procedures and will query an injury on a child. It helps us to know about existing injuries so that we are aware of the circumstances. Thank you
School Collections
A reminder that pupils in Foundation Phase and Year 3 are only allowed to be collected by an adult or someone over the age of 16. For safeguarding reasons, we cannot release a child to anyone under the age of 16. Pupils in Years 4 – 6 are only allowed to walk home if written permssion has been received.
Important Dates
Upcoming Dates
Wednesday, 25th January – Autumn Attendance reward afternoon
Thursday, 26th January – Year 5/6 Athletics tournament
Tuesday, 7th February – Year 6 Crucial Crew visit
Wednesday, 8th February – Year 5/6 tag rugby festival.
Monday, 13th February – PTA Valentines Disco
Tuesday, 14th February – Online safety day.
Thursday, 16th February – Year 5/6 Football tournament
School Holiday Dates
Thurs, 16th February – Break up for half term
Mon, 27th, February – Return to school
Fri, 31st March – Break up for Easter
Mon, 17th April – Return to school
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, 17th February 2023
Friday, 30th June 2023
Certificates
Heroes of the Week
This week’s heroes are:
Dosbarth Coch: Yakobe & Bessie
Dosbarth Oren: Alice & Millie
Dosbarth Melyn: Tate & Millie
Dosbarth Glas: Imaani & Freya
Dosbarth Porffor: Jayden & Alanys
Dosbarth Enfys: Kajetan & Seth
Headteacher Awards
This week’s Headteacher Awards go to:
Molly. F
Freddie H-S
Ava. W
Joey. T
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: 88.1%
Weekly total
(Week ending 13th Janury 2023): 93.9%
Dosbarth Coch: 96.3%
Dosbarth Oren: 96%
Dosbarth Melyn: 93.3%
Dosbarth Glas: 96.2%
Dosbarth Porffor: 94%
Dosbarth Enfys: 88.6%
Well done to nearly all the classes for surpassing the 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:
Kindness
Links to termly learning overviews and homework menus:
Spring term 2023 learning overviews and homework menus to be released next week.
| 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 – Instagram
Despite having an age rating of 13, we are hearing of more and more of our pupils using Instagram. Is your child accessing Instagram? Do you know the risks? Click here to find out more.
Criw Cymreig: Brawddeg yr Wythnos (Phrase of the Week)
Beth wyt ti’n hoffi?
What do you like?
Big Talk (Please discuss with your children):
Why is it important to be kind to ourselves as well as to others?
School Menu
Click here to see the school menu.
Next week (Week beginning 23rd January will be Week 3)
