Weekly HT blog
Dear Parents/Carers,
We have had a busy week back after half term. The sun has been glorious and we have been outside as much as we can. Year 6 have been to play tennis at the local tennis courts this week too.
Our choir are busy rehearsing for the Grand Theatre performance next Tuesday June 13th. We hope you can come and support them , they sound and look incredible. Click here for more info.
Cricket news
Congratulations to our Year 6 cricket team who were the runners up of the Pontarddulais Competition. Our team will now be taking part in the finals day on July 5th at Ynysygerwn Cricket Club. We are VERY proud.
Class structure for 2023/2024
Nursery AM- Mrs. K. Thomas
Reception/ Year 1 - Mrs. N. Davies
Year 1 /Year 2 - Mrs. Rees
Year 3/ Year 4 - Mr. Miller (ALNCO)
Year 4/ Year 5 - Mrs. Garcia
Year 5/ Year 6 - Mrs. Percival ( Deputy Headteacher)
Reminder re warm weather
The warm weather looks set to continue next week. Please don’t forget sun hats, a full water bottle to stay hydrated, and to apply sun cream before school!
Sports Day
We're looking forward to welcoming you to school on Friday 23rd June for Sports Day.Times for the Day are:-
Nursery - 9.30am
Reception - Year 2 - 10.30am
Year 3 - Year 6 - 1.30pm
Children need to wear their house colours (these will be shared via Seesaw) and suitable footwear. In addition, please apply suncream, wear a sunhat and bring a filled water bottle.
Friends of Penclawdd : School Summer Fayre
Our summer fayre will be held on Monday 3rd July from 3pm. If you are able to lend a hand please let Mrs. Garcia know. In the meantime we will keep everything crossed for a sunny afternoon.
Primary Partners in the Grand Theatre
Our choir along with some of our talented children are busy practising for their performance in Swansea Grand Theatre on 13th June. If you wish to see the performances of other schools and Penclawdd Primary tickets are available directly from the Grand Theatre box office. We wish them the best of luck but we know they will be fantastic!
New Dinner Money System
As from September County have arranged for schools to have a new dinner money system instead of sQuid. We will send out information regarding this as soon as we receive it. In the meantime, please can parents ensure that they use up all credits by the end of term (21st July) and cancel any automatic top-ups.
Welcome to Nursery Event
On Wednesday 28th June at 1.15pm our nursery staff are holding an afternoon open event for our youngest and pre nursery children. This will give parents/carers the opportunity to meet staff and see our wonderful nursery provision.
Leavers Assembly Date
Our Year 6 leavers assembly (always a very emotional event) will be held in the school hall on Thursday July 20th at 9.30am where we celebrate and say farewell to our wonderful Year 6 pupils. We welcome our families and carers of Year 6 children which I am sure will be a memorable occasion. Get the tissues ready!
Cycling to school
We encourage children to walk/cycle to school especially during the summer months. Bicycles can be stored in the bicycle rack near the school exit gates. Remember children need to wear and helmet and to ride safely and exercise caution and respect for members of the public and their peers.
Baby Talk
Our new session of our Baby Talk classes commenced Wednesday 7th June and was very well attended. We hope that parents and babies had a wonderful time as they got to know each other and enjoyed the expertise from Mrs. Lucy Waterman. Please see our photos below.
Uniform
We have surplus brand new uniform which we would like to recycle. Items of clothing will be left in boxes by the chillax - please feel free to help yourself.
Please note that as in my previous blog, we do not want children wearing the gymnastic shorter Nike Pro or similar makes, as part of their school uniform ,apart from P.E. Please take note!
COMMUNITY NEWS
Blue Anchor Bowls club
The Junior section run every Tuesday 4pm-5.30pm throughout the summer. All children are welcome.
Llanmorlais carnival - Saturday June 24th
Our full choir will also be singing at this event - please come and support us.
The Carnival begins with a walking fancy dress parade at 1pm with the theme being Heroes and Villains. Prizes for best costumes in children and adult categories.
The theme of the art/poetry competition is `Heroes and Villains` and is divided into two age categories up to 7yrs and up to 11yrs of age with the same theme in any medium. Name, age and school on the back of each entry. Closing date Friday June 16th when entries will be collected from schools. Thank you for your continued support for the carnival - Jayne Griffiths
INSET days remaining:
Friday 30th June 2023
Monday 24th July 2023
Have a fabulous weekend. Enjoy the sun!
Mrs R-M
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