Weekly Newsletter 26.06.26

School News

Dear Parents, Carers and Friends,
Here are a few important updates and reminders as we continue through another busy term.

Heatwave
Firstly, I would like to say a huge thank you to all of our families for your patience, understanding and support during this week’s extremely hot weather. It has certainly been a challenging week, but the safety and wellbeing of our children has remained our highest priority throughout. We have greatly appreciated your kind words and cooperation as we made adjustments to routines to ensure everyone stayed as safe and comfortable as possible.

Class Information and Transition Day
Next week, parents and carers will be informed of their child’s class and teacher for the new academic year. We know that this is always a time filled with a mixture of excitement and apprehension for both children and families.

Our whole-school Transition Day will take place on Thursday 2nd July, giving children the opportunity to spend the day with their new teacher and classmates. We hope they all have a fabulous day getting to know their new classroom and beginning the exciting journey towards the next school year.

Year 5 & 6 Sponsored Fun Run
A reminder that our Year 5 and Year 6 Sponsored Fun Run will take place on Friday 3rd July. This is a fantastic opportunity for children to raise money towards next year’s residential visit to the Summit Centre, where they will enjoy a two-night stay packed with exciting outdoor activities including canoeing, archery and team-building challenges.

The children will be encouraged to complete as much as they can, but most importantly, we want everyone to enjoy themselves, have fun and celebrate taking part. Thank you in advance for supporting this wonderful fundraising event.

Year 6 Swimming Lessons
It has been wonderful to see our Year 6 children make such a positive start to their swimming lessons. We know there were a few nerves alongside lots of excitement before the first session, but it has been lovely to see how quickly the children have grown in confidence.

Already, we can see a real difference for those children who have never had swimming lessons before. Learning to swim is such an important life skill, and we are incredibly proud of the enthusiasm and determination the children have shown. We look forward to seeing their confidence continue to grow over the coming weeks.

Trips and ParentPay Reminders
We are excited about the educational visits and experiences planned for the coming weeks. Please keep an eye out for letters and emails regarding upcoming trips, and ensure payments and permissions are completed promptly via ParentPay. If you need any support accessing the system, please contact the school office.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support.
Kind regards,
Mr Lloyd, Mrs Lloyd and the Derwendeg team

Important Dates

Key Dates for 2025-26 – Term Dates

Spring Term: Monday 5 January – Friday 27 March 2026
Half Term: Monday 16 February – Friday 20 February 2026
Summer Term: Monday 13 April – Monday 20 July 2026
Half Term: Monday 25 May – Friday 29 May 2026

Please remember these are the dates of the school year, but below are the dates for the Insets to reflect when the children are in school.

INSET Dates
Monday 5^th January
Friday 13^th February
Monday 13^th April
Monday 20^th July

July
Wednesday 1^st July/Thursday 2^nd July – Lewis school Transition days
Wednesday 1^st July – Dosbarth Coch, Oren & Melyn Class trip
Monday 6^th July – Spain visit to our school
Wednesday 8^th July – Dosbarth Glas class trip
Friday 17^th July – break up for Summer holidays

School Menu
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Week beginning Mon 29th June will be Week 2

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: 91%

Weekly total
(Week ending 19th June): 87%

Dosbarth Oren: 89%
Dosbarth Melyn: 87%
Dosbarth Gwyrdd: 90%
Dosbarth Glas: 88%
Dosbarth Porffor: 85%
Dosbarth Enfys: 86%

Congratulations to the classes who surpassed 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.

Heroes of the Week

Dosbarth Melyn: Brodie-Lee P & Deacyn T-B
Dosbarth Gwyrdd: Layla P & Thea J
Dosbarth Glas: Daisy I & Bessie C
Dosbarth Porffor: Reuben P, Afon R, George Mc-J, Oscar Mc-J & Summer I
Dosbarth Enfys: Tate J & Jessica H
Dosbarth Seren: Gabriel W