Dear Parents/Guardians,

Welcome to my new weekly Blog, which will now replace the weekly newsletter.

Thank you all once again for your ongoing support as we continue to face the latest challenges that Covid continues to present.

At PPS our core business of teaching, learning and well-being remains our priority and with your support we are still open and we are all REALLY looking forward to the festive fun week ahead.  

Important news...

Omicron

Latest Guidance 

"If you are a close contact of someone who is confirmed or suspected to have the Omicron variant, you must self-isolate from the day you were last in contact with the person who tested positive and for the next 10 days, regardless of your vaccination status or age. Contact tracers will let you know if your contact is a confirmed or suspected case of the Omicron variant. You should also take a PCR test on day 2 and day 8. It is important that you take the tests even if you feel well as you may have COVID-19 even if you do not have symptoms. Even if these tests are negative, you must complete the isolation period. This is because if you have been infected, it can take time for symptoms to develop or to become infectious to others. If the variant is suspected, you must isolate until it has been confirmed that the person who has tested positive does not have an Omicron variant. Once that happens Test, Trace, Protect service will contact you and advise on what to do next. This may mean you can leave self-isolation but it will depend on your age, vaccination status and nature of the contact."

Christmas Lunch

All the children looked amazing in their Christmas outfits .A HUGE WELL DONE to Rebecca and Shirley for making such a delicious lunch for the children - the tables looked lovely too. The children REALLY enjoyed their Christmas lunch ( see a few pics from R-Y2 below).

Y6 Enterprise - Christmas market pop -up

Please support Y6 (within our Covid safety guidelines), who have been very busy looking at financial education via enterprise ( see poster below).

Christmas Raffle

There is still time to purchase a raffle ticket. Our raffle will be drawn on Thursday December 15^th. We have incredible prizes to be won and it`s not too late to purchase a ticket. If you want to increase your chances, ring Mrs Beynon for more tickets. If you don`t need your tickets - please return the book to school  ASAP.

Please don`t worry , if your child is absent and you win – our elves will find a way of getting your prize to your family before the end of term. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

Our `new` School Lottery

Welcome to Penclawdd Primary School lottery : https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/penclawdd-primary-school.

This lottery has been set up specifically to raise money and make a difference for our children! It's a fantastic way to bring Parents, Carers, Teachers and the wider community together, in partnership with our school, and at the same time give something back. We hope to raise funds that can support and enrich the education of our children - we aim to provide extra resources for the children, improve the school environment as well as run extracurricular activities. Your support is greatly appreciated and we wish you good luck!

Our Classes Virtual Christmas Music extravaganza`s

Well done to all the staff and pupils for getting these fabulous music videos recorded. We hope you all enjoy the music videos, which will be accessible via our website's video channel ,before Friday.  We will send a Seesaw with the link.  

Community News

A huge thanks to Morriston RFC for their incredibly GENEROUS donation of £250 towards our Mr X Christmas appeal at PPS. We`d also like to say diolch to Georgina and Mrs W for organising this wonderful donation. A special thanks to our Secret Elves too!
 

INSET DAY`s in 2022

Please see images. Dates are in the online calendar.

Have a great week, 

Mrs R-M x