School News
End of Term
And there we have it, the end of the first term of the school year! This year has gone so fast! Watching our children progress and mature is a joy and a privilege and they have certainly progressed this term, we are so proud of them!
A huge thank you to our incredible team of staff for all of their hard work and dedication to our children and our school.
Thank you to our dedicated School PTA for their ongoing support in raising funds for our school, it is hugely appreciated, and thank you also to our Governors for their ongoing support. I would also like to say a huge thank you to yourselves as parents, carers and our school community. It’s a pleasure for us all to work alongside you as partners in your children’s learning and your support is greatly appreciated.
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas with your beautiful children, we look forward to welcoming the children back to school on Monday, 8th January. Merry Christmas!
Mrs Wangiel
Fireworks incident – Update
You will be aware from previous correspondence that I promised to keep you updated about the unfortunate incident that happened during our annual fireworks event held on Monday 6th November.
We followed the appropriate procedure and notified the council’s Health and Safety team after the incident and they subsequently carried out an investigation into the matter. This process has now been completed, but the findings have not identified any conclusive cause and it seems to have been an unfortunate accident.
As a result, the school has decided that it will not be holding a fireworks event in the future as the safety and wellbeing of the whole school community is paramount.
Vaping Safeguarding Alert – NHS Alert
Please be aware:
We have had 4 separate incidents involving 5 children who have used a vape and become unwell. It is thought the Vape may contain an illicit drug or toxin as when inhaled the children have become unwell and collapsed. The children received medical attention and support and are now well. At this time the 5 children involved are in the Caerphilly, Newport and Torfaen areas of Gwent. We want all parents and families across Gwent to be aware of this situation and be extra vigilant.
Should any parent be concerned that their child has used a vape containing an illicit drug or toxin, they should call 111 for advice or go to their nearest Emergency Department and report the situation to the police by calling 101.
Kind regards,
Tracy Daszkiewicz, Director for Public Health, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Christingle and Class Parties
Important Dates
Upcoming Dates
Monday, 8th January – Return to school
Tuesday, 9th January – Dosbarth Enfys WOW day (details on Dojo)
Monday, 22nd January – Year 6 Cruicial Crew trip
Tuesday, 30th January – School council visit to the Senedd
Thursday, 8th February – Break up for half term
Thursday, 8th Feburary – PTA Valentines disco
There will be no after school clubs in the first week of term.
School Holiday Dates
Monday 8th January – Return to school
Thursday 8th February – Break up for Half Term
Monday 19th February – Return to school
INSET Dates 2023-24
Friday 9th February 2024
Friday 5th July 2024
Certificates
Heroes of the Week
Dosbarth Oren: Delilah & Rowan
Dosbarth Melyn: Emelia-Rose & Megan
Dosbarth Gwyrdd: Glyn & Millie
Dosbarth Glas: Tate & Thea
Dosbarth Porffor: Jenson & Luke
Dosbarth Enfys: Toby & Mason
Headteachers Award
This week’s Headteacher Awards go to:
Max. M
Oliver. J
Ava. J
Megan. F
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: 93%
Annual % to date: 93%
Weekly total
(Week ending 15th December): 92%
Dosbarth Oren: 95%
Dosbarth Melyn: 91%
Dosbarth Gwyrdd: 96%
Dosbarth Glas: 92%
Dosbarth Porffor: 91%
Dosbarth Enfys: 95%
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
Kindness
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 | |
| Oren – Reception | Oren – Year 1 |
| Melyn – Year 1 | Melyn – Year 2 |
| Gwrydd – Year 2 | Gwyrdd – Year 3 |
| Glas – Year 3 | Glas – Year 4 |
| Porforr – Year 5 | Porfor – Year 6 |
| Enfys – Year 6 |
Online Safety – Parental Controls
It’s likely Santa will be delivering lots of new devices to our children this Christmas!
Any new device should have parental controls added straight away to protect the children from accessing any inappropriate content or games.
Please click here to access a guide on how to do this on a range of devices.
Criw Cymreig: Brawddeg yr Wythnos (Phrase of the Week)
Nadolig Llawen
Merry Christmas
School Menu
Click here to see the school menu.
Week beginning 8th Jan will be Week 1
