Dear Parents and Carers,

Half term is almost upon us and I'm sure everyone is looking forward to a well deserved break.  The children and staff have worked very hard this half term and I'm very proud of them.  Fingers crossed that we have a dry weather and children can get out and about and enjoy the autumnal weather.

Harvest Collection Thank you to everyone who donated to our Harvest Collection.  (picture below)  The food will be donated to Matthew's House and the North Gower Food Hwb as voted for by the children.  Even when times are very hard we are overwhelmed by the generosity of our parents/carers. A huge thank you.

The service at Tabernacle on 27th October was a huge success. The children sang beautifully and received many compliments. The children listened carefully to the kind and thoughtful words spoken by Stuart.

📣Weekly headlines📣

Well-being support

Please click here to find out more about the support that we can offer our pupils, if needed. 

Class blogs

What a great half term - click here to find out what each class has been up to. Then click on 22-23 blog for each class.

Attendance / Lateness

We need to maintain good attendance.  Please ensure that your child attends school regularly. If there is a reason for non attendance it is vital that you ring the office, leave a message or contact us via the website contact us form.

We have noticed that we have children who are regularly late.  This impacts on their learning but is also disruptive to the class teacher and office staff. Please, please do your best to leave 5 minutes early and arrive before 8.50am.  Good time keeping is a valuable life lesson!

Octoberfest

Many thanks for Mrs. Garcia and the Friends of Penclawdd who helped make the disco a huge success. They worked tirelessly serving hotdogs and drinks. The decorations were lovely and the children enjoyed seeing the carved pumpkins displayed around the playground. The children looked fabulous in their costumes and Mrs. Garcia as DJ did a great job.  Congratulations to children whose pumpkins were chosen for prizes. We raised over £250! Well done.

Breakfast Club

Please note that the final entry into Breakfast Club is at 8.30am. After this the door will be closed. If you are a few minutes late, please ring the intercom or bring your child around to the Main Reception Office. Please remember that your child is to be dropped at the door and that parents cannot bring them down into the hall. Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated.

Roy`s annual `guess the weight` of the pumpkin - prize a beautiful white pumpkin

The winner of the White Pumpkin was Rory in Reception. His answer was spot on at 16.5kg.  Well done Rory.  He will take home the pumpkin for his family to enjoy.

ESTYN

As you are aware the Estyn Inspection will take place after half term. We are excited and maybe a little nervous to have important visitors in our school. We are very proud of our wonderful children and know that they will shine during this week.  

Parents will have the opportunity to meet with inspectors on Monday 7th November in the hall at 3.45pm.  If you need childcare please let Mrs. Beynon know as have a provision for this.  

IMPORTANT DIARY DATES - Please remember to check out our website calendar for key dates this term...

November 7th - 10th Estyn Inspection (parent/carer meeting 7/11 at 3.45pm)

November 15th - Tabernacle Toddler group to visit Nursery/ Reception

November 18th - Y6 Film at the Odeon

November 22nd - Rec - Y2 Film at the Odeon

November 23rd - Y3 - 5 Film at the Odeon

November 29th - Nasal Flu Vaccination for Rec - Y6

Every Tuesday -  Penclawdd Pennies - community bank run by Year 6

📣Fundraising 📣

Our School Lottery - please support us, if you can. The next drawer is October 29th  Click here for our lotto details.

As a token of appreciation for all our amazing supporters, this  Halloween the School Lottery is giving our supporters the chance to win a fantastic prize – a family ticket for the Warner Brothers Studio Tour, AND a theatre voucher for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. It’d make the perfect trip for fans of the wizarding world! And of course, that’s on top of your chance to win the £25,000 jackpot! See poster below. This special draw takes place on 29th October. There's no need for existing supporters to buy a separate ticket for this draw, as you'll be entered automatically. Of course you're welcome to buy extra tickets to increase your chance of winning, and give your school a valuable fundraising boost! Good luck in the lottery and thank you for supporting our  school.

🗞Community 🗞 

Tabernacle

We are delighted to tell you about our community event when the toddlers from Tabernacle Church Playgroup will visit us on Tuesday 15th November at 10am - 11am. The toddlers and babies will get the opportunity to meet our staff and to enjoy some exciting activities.  More details to follow.  

Christmas Shoe Box Appeal 2022

Many thanks to those who donated to the shoe box appeal. Yvonne and Peter collected them today.  

Reduce, reuse , recycle - Our Eco Wombles

Dragon recycling : Recycle unwanted clothes and raise funds for our school!

Dragon Bags is a free fundraising scheme that helps schools across Wales raise funds through textile recycling. Please send in any clean, unwanted clothes in a carrier bag. We have our first collection this week. Thanks for your support.

📣INSET days 2022-2023📣

Friday 23rd December 2022

Monday 9th January 2023

Have a lovely half term, 

Mrs R-M x