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End of 2022-2023 HT Blog
Sun 16 Jul 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
As we come to the end of another extraordinary school year at Penclawdd Primary, I reflect back with immense pride on yet another incredible year. I am so proud to lead such a happy and successful school which delivers an excellent education for all our pupils. I remain astounded by how much we have achieved together in my 5 years as Headteacher of Penclawdd Primary School as a result of the strong relationships that exist here amongst staff, governors, parents , pupils and our community. I love being the Headteacher at Penclawdd Primary School and as such, I remain committed to secure the very best possible outcomes and successes in all that we do.
What an incredibly successful year 2022-2023 has been! I obviously can`t end this year without making a reference to our recent Estyn Inspection in November 2022. We are all absolutely thrilled with the findings of the inspectors who agreed that Penclawdd is a superb school. The outstanding findings of our report are testament to all the hard work, dedication and commitment of our wonderful staff, pupils and Governing Body and the support from YOU our parents and school community.
In the words of Estyn in 2023:
"All the staff at Penclawdd Primary School work hard to ensure that the school is a thoughtful and inclusive environment. This inclusivity is shown by the positive relationships between staff and pupils. The care, support and guidance provided across the school community is exceptional and supports the school’s vision, to ‘bring out the best in each other’.
Along with the support of school leaders and governors, the Headteacher has developed an enthusiastic team of professionals that have a strong understanding of the needs of the pupils and the local community. Partnerships with parents are exceptional and the school has earned their trust, particularly when deciding the right approaches to adopt so that their children can thrive."
To ALL our staff – you are all brilliant. We are truly blessed with a wonderful staff team who are committed to ensuring every child has the best school experiences. Thank you for your hard work and dedication and for always going the extra mile to make Penclawdd Primary School the best! You have been absolute stars each and every day.
To our parents/guardians, grandparents, family members and friends – thank you for supporting and encouraging us to ensure we give your children such amazing opportunities to `be the best they can be` every day.
To our Friends of Penclawdd - I would like to thank the Friends of Penclawdd Primary who have been working hard to raise funds to create extra opportunities for our children. We are so grateful.
To our children – You have all been fantastic! You make our school a truly remarkable place full of energy, smiles, laughter, kindness, excitement, tears and and most of all love. You have worked hard and you expected the very best of yourselves every day and I am so proud of you all.
Farewell to our fantastic Year 6 pupils as you leave us to start the next chapter of your educational journey in Secondary School.
So, it only now leaves me to say all your support has been overwhelming and has driven me personally to ensure that we are in the place that we find ourselves today.
I wish you all a very happy summer holiday break no matter what adventures you are going on!
See you all on Tuesday September 5th.
Mrs R-M
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INSET days remaining:
Monday 24th July 2023
Friday 1st September 2023
Monday 4th September 2023
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Weekly HT Blog
Fri 14 Jul 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
It was strange week in school this week, as we were without our Y6’s for the majority of the week. They have had an amazing time in transition at Gowerton- meeting new friends and having a taster of Y7 life ! We can’t believe it’s nearly time to say farewell. They are currently having a blast in the Y6 leavers festival which is an annual Penclawdd tradition. Pictures to follow next week ! Next week will be there final week in primary and we will make it as special as we can.
Class swaps also took place this week and all the children had a fabulous time in their new classes. We are all looking to September now.
Sports news
Well done to the following pupils who got through to the County Athletics Championship final. We are extremely proud of them and all their accomplishments in this highly competitive event.
Corey G Y6 - Long Jump - 4th
Hannah T Y6 - shot - 4th
Gethyn W Y6 - 800m - 1st
Iris B Y3 - 60m sprint - 4th
Lucas S Y6 - High jump - 2nd
Cricket news
Congratulations to our Year 6 cricket team who took part in the finals day on July 5th at Ynysygerwn Cricket Club. We are VERY proud of them.
Sports Day - we are watching the weather and it looks dry ! Fingers crossed
Sports Day for KS2 will be held Monday 17th July at 1.30pm, parents/carers welcome. Thanks
After School Clubs
Just a reminder that all teacher led after school clubs have finished for this term.
Meet Child's Play
Don't forget to come along to the school hall on Tuesday 18th July at 3.15pm to meet the staff from Child's Play, the new onsite after school child care provider.
Digital skills competition newsOut of 17 schools from South Wales , only 3 primary schools made the final and PPS was one! What a great experience our team had - Rose, Vega, Liam , Jack , Bradley and Jordan! Bradley CT won an RAF medal for making a paper plane that flew the distance!
Mrs Rees ( Digital Lead) has been working hard with the Coding group and is very proud of them all : `They have shown fantastic teamwork skills throughout and I was super proud of them . They were as cool as cucumbers during the live challenge , where they were able to programme the Robot to complete challenges to score points`.
Community News
Charity work💚💚We’d like to say a huge well done to Jamie Howells one of our TA’s who completed the MacMillan Gower Hike half marathon last Saturday 💚💚
Gower Society Youth 75th competition
Well done to all our pupils whose fabulous work was recognised in the
@GowerSociety 75th anniversary art , photography & poetry competition
Our winners
Art
2nd place - Harley Heffernan
Photography
3rd place - Sophia Richardson
Poetry
2nd place - Elis Evans
INSET days remaining:
Monday 24th July 2023
Friday 1st September 2023
Monday 4th September 2023
Have a fabulous weekend.
Mrs R-M
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Weekly HT Blog
Fri 07 Jul 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
It's been a very enjoyable and busy week. We started the week with our pupil and staff Annual Rewards Ceremony. We invited Kevin Johns to compère the event for us, and as expected he brought along lots of humour and laughs. I was also delighted Mr Howard Evans our Vice Chair of Governors could attend. We also invited Mr Andy Pudduck who attended with his son and daughter -in-law as we had a special award made in Ann Lewis-Pudduck`s name - `The Ann Lewis-Pudduck award` in the memory of our late Chair of Governors.
All of our children are wonderful but I was very proud of the children nominated by teachers for awards. Kevin Johns will join us next year when we celebrate achievements for 23-24. Well done to everyone!
Our Friends of Penclawdd school fayre was a huge success we are were lucky to have dry weather. Many thanks to our AMAZING Friends of Penclawdd who worked hard, setting up stalls and organising the event from start to finish. We raised £1082.99 which is amazing and will go will go towards our new library. Our raffle has raised £434.20. Thanks for local businesses who have supported us.
Reports
We are really pleased with the progress our pupils have made over the year and end of year reports are being finalised and will be emailed to you via your child`s Hwb email on Tuesday July 18th from 1pm.
After school club - Child's Play
Child's Play are inviting parents to come into school on Tuesday 18th July at 3.10pm to meet with them and chat about their after school childcare services. We are excited that the school is able to offer this facility to parents and hope many parents/carers are able to attend (leaflets are also available from the school office).
MacMillan Coffee Morning - Friday 29th September
We will be holding a MacMillan Coffee morning on Friday 29th September 9.30am more details to follow, but we would love you to join us and support this charity.
sQuid Account
Don't forget to ensure you pay all your outstanding areas on sQuid accounts by 21st July 2023. Thanks , Mrs Beynon.
New Dinner Money System - REMINDER
As from September 2023 Swansea LA 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.
Important message from Swansea council : Free School Meals – Payments for school holidays.
Welsh Government have confirmed that they will not be making payments to parents/carers for meals in the summer holidays or beyond. Their statement confirms that they explored a possible extension to the scheme that they previously announced would cease in May half term, but due to budgetary constraints, it was not possible for them to continue with the scheme.
We understand that this will be a concern to many families, Welsh Government have asked us to signpost the following website that provides information on possible sources of financial support for people experiencing extreme financial pressures:
Get help with the cost of living | GOV.WALES
Welsh Government are also encouraging people to contact Advicelink Cymru - Citizens Advice for free impartial advice on maximising their incomes, including accessing any financial support.
Year 6 Hoodies
Year 6 hoodies will soon be available for you to purchase from Wipeout in Ck's. Other items of school uniform can also be purchased from this shop.
Schools essentials grant available!
The scheme for the next academic year has opened. The grant is available to children and young people: eligible for free school meals (eFSM), Looked After Children (LAC)
in year groups Rec to Year 11 (as of Sept 23) Click here !COMMUNITY NEWS
Penclawdd Park
We understand from Cllr Andrew Williams that Penclawdd Park will be under going the exciting upgrade during the Autumn. He is hoping to call in to share the exciting news with pupils as they have helped with the design.
INSET days remaining:
Monday 24th July 2023
Friday 1st September 2023
Monday 4th September 2023
Have a fabulous weekend.
Mrs R-M
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