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Weekly HT Blog
Fri 02 Feb 2024Dear Parents/Carers,
Rights of the child : February 2024 - Article A -All children have rights
This week we celebrated our love of Literature by supporting National Story Telling week. It has been lovely to see staff sharing favourite stories with other classes - click here, children listening to a story up in the forest - click here and our oldest pupils reading stories to our youngest - click here
Rhythm and Rhyme
Our baby and toddlers had a great session this week. We enjoyed welcoming all the new children and their grown-ups. The sessions are held every Thursday 10.15am - 11.15am for anyone who wishes to join.
Community Kitchen
This week The Sharing Table taught our pupils and parents how to make a tasty and healthy version of a pot noodle ! It was a great hit and the children even used chopsticks ! Click here
After School and Lunch clubs
Feedback from the children is that they love the variety of clubs and especially at lunch time as they have a choice. Lunchtime film club is proving to be super popular.
Led by Mrs Thomas our lunchtime netball club players head to Gowerton comprehensive today for a cluster tournament. We hope they have a great time.
After school cooking for Y6 - click here
Lunch time sports club R-Y2 - click here
Free activities on a Saturday in Singleton ParkPlease see poster below for further information about some fun activities every Saturday between 17 February and 30 March.
Dates for your diary:
February 5th - Y6 to visit Gowerton Comprehensive to watch the Addams Family production
February 6th - Y4/5 to visit The Big Pit
February 9th - Dydd Miwsig Cymru/Welsh Music Language Day (see below)
February 9th - Golden time DISCO in the hall - FoP. (during school time)
Half Term - 12th - 16th February 2024
February 22nd - Individual photos by Roz & Kirsty
February 29th - Health Visitor for drop ins. (please pop in if your are interested)
Safer Internet Day
On Tuesday 6th February we will be joining schools and youth organisations across the UK in celebrating Safer Internet Day 2024. Safer Internet Day is a global campaign to promote the safe and responsible use of technology, which calls on young people, parents, carers, teachers, social workers, law enforcement, companies, policymakers and more, to help to create a better internet. This year the campaign will be focusing on change online, this includes covering:
• Young people’s perspective on new and emerging technology
• Using the internet to make change for the better
• The changes young people want to see online
• The things that can influence and change the way young people think, feel and act online and offline
Using the internet safely and positively is a key message that we promote in school and celebrating Safer Internet Day is a great opportunity for us to re-emphasise the online safety messages we deliver throughout the year.
We would be delighted if you could join us in celebrating the day by continuing the conversation at home. To help you with this, the UK Safer Internet Centre have created some free activities and information for parents and carers which are available at:
Whether you have 5 minutes to start a conversation or hours to spare, there are top tips, quizzes and films which you can use at home with your child.If you have any concerns or questions about keeping your child safe online, please do get in touch with your child’s class teacher or myself as our Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Swansea Council Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week is a reminder from last week
Tip sixteen asks parents/carers to stay updated about the technology their children are using (particularly prevalent after Christmas when many will have had new internet enabled devices) and links to a guide from the Hwb team -- click here
Golden Time Disco
During Golden time on Friday 9th February, Friends of Penclawdd will be holding a disco in the school. Foundation phase 2.00pm - 2.30pm and KS2 2.30pm - 3pm. There will be drinks, hotdogs and sweets available for the children to buy.
Have a relaxing weekend.
Mrs. L R-M
Headteacher
INSET days
2 tbc for Summer term
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Weekly HT Blog
Fri 26 Jan 2024Dear Parents/Carers,
Rights of the child : January 2024 - Article 14 -Right to be the best that we can be.
What a great week ! Our Welsh Government visitors from the ALN Team really enjoyed our discussions and seeing `in action` how we successfully support our ALN learners , following our excellent Estyn Inspection. We are extremely proud of our school team and our good practice in meeting the needs of all learners, including our pupils with ALN . To read our amazing Estyn report click here.
We had a fabulous day at the SSFA Yr 3/4 girls festival yesterday! 16 goals scored altogether! Some wonderful team work! We were a little bit soggy but it didn’t dampen our spirit! Da iawn merched! #PencHCI #PencSPORT
Rhythm and Rhyme
Our baby and toddlers had a great session this week. We enjoyed welcoming all the new children and their grown-ups. The sessions are held every Thursday 10.15am - 11.15am for anyone who wishes to join.
Community Kitchen
The Sharing Table commenced after school cooking club with us this week. Our pupils and families loved it. They made delicious French Toast.
Classes too have had a ball this week using the kitchen. Our Starfish were experimenting with Mexican and Welsh dishes and made tasty bean burgers, salsa, Welsh cakes and cawl. Our Penguins and Flamingos baked some lovely heart shaped biscuits for Dydd Santes Dwynwen.
We received some wonderful praise this week from Bwyd Abertawe... click here
"Amazing demonstration of what's both needed in schools, and what's possible to achieve, congrats @Penclawdd. Healthy meals and cooking on a budget are fun lessons that will on the table for pupils and their families at Penclawdd Primary School".
Dates for your diary:
February 2nd - NGP Cluster Netball team tournament at Gowerton Comprehensive
February 5th - Y6 to visit Gowerton Comprehensive to watch the Addams Family production
February 6th - Y4/5 to visit The Big Pit
February 9th - Dydd Miwsig Cymru/Welsh Music Language Day (see below)
February 9th - Golden time DISCO in the hall - FoP. (during school time)
Half Term - 12th - 16th February 2024
February 22nd - Individual photos by Roz & Kirsty
February 29th - Health Visitor for drop ins. (please pop in if your are interested)
Swansea Council Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week
Tip sixteen asks parents/carers to stay updated about the technology their children are using (particularly prevalent after Christmas when many will have had new internet enabled devices) and links to a guide from the Hwb team - click here
Golden Time Disco
During Golden time on Friday 9th February, Friends of Penclawdd will be holding a disco in the school. Foundation phase 2.00pm - 2.30pm and KS2 2.30pm - 3pm. There will be drinks, hotdogs and sweets available for the children to buy.
Have a relaxing weekend.
Mrs. L R-M
Headteacher
INSET days
2 tbc for Summer term
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HT Weekly Blog
Fri 19 Jan 2024Dear Parents/Carers,
Rights of the child : January 2024 - Article 14
Right to be the best that we can be.
It's been a very cold week, but our school has been welcoming, cosy and warm.
This week our new community kitchen has seen some action! Miss. Short and Mrs. Thomas have both been working with children, teaching them some life skills as well as nurturing their development and education and they cooked some delicious cookies!
We wish our Y5/6 football team the best today as they take part in the NGP cluster tournament at the Elba.
Free School Meals for Year 4
A message from the LA:
Further to previous correspondence, we are pleased to announce we will be rolling out free school meals to all year 4 pupils from 19 February 2024 (after half term). Please note this will be automatic and there will be no requirement to apply for the meals. We aim to roll out to further year groups as soon as possible and will update you on our progress in due course.
Welsh Government official visit
Due to our excellent Estyn inspection Officers from the WG Additional Needs department are coming to school next week to visit us and see our excellent practice supporting our pupils who have ALN.
Estyn stated :
The school is preparing well for the transition to the new national additional learning needs arrangements. Provision for pupils with additional learning needs (ALN) is a strength of the school, it is well thought out, supports pupils’ needs well and greatly valued. The additional learning needs co-ordinator works well with qualified staff to provide purposeful sessions that meet the pupils’ needs, particularly in improving their communication skills. There are purposeful individual development plans for pupils, which include opportunities to review progress regularly and involve professionals, parents and pupils. The school tracks the progress of ALN pupils effectively and reports are detailed and rigorous. As a result, nearly all pupils make good and often better progress against targets in many areas of learning across school.
Parent /Carer Workshops - 2.30pm - 4pm
We are very pleased to announce that Fran Pugsley ( Swansea Bay Emotional Health and Well-Being Practitioner) who some of you have already met , will be delivering the following parent/carer workshops in school. Please contact Mrs. Beynon in the office to let her know you will be attending.
21st Feb - Emotional Regulation Part 1
6th March - Emotional Regulation Part 2
10th April - Big Emotions - Anger
1st May - Big Emotions - Worries
12th June - Self Esteem & Resilience
3rd July - Positivity
Attendance
Attendance is extremely important to your child's learning. Please ensure they attend everyday and only take days off when they are very poorly. If you look at the statistics below I'm sure you will be surprised at how quickly odd days here and there add up. We really want every child in our school to exceed and thrive, and by attending school and having attendance of over 95% is key.
Holidays in term time
We are receiving an unprecedented number of holiday requests for term time holidays. Holiday requests during term time are actively discouraged as it negatively impacts on the pupil’s ability to engage with the full curriculum.
Whilst we totally empathise with our families who submit term time holiday requests, parents and carers do not have the automatic right to withdraw their children from school for a family holiday and will be reminded of the effect that absence can have on a pupil’s potential achievement.
Parents and carers must apply in advance for permission for their child to go on holiday during term time (2 weeks minimum notice for a family holiday). Forms can be obtained from the office. Schools can only agree to absence of more than 10 school days in a school year if they believe there are exceptional circumstances. If a school does not agree absence and the pupil goes on the holiday or a trip, the absence will be unauthorised.
Parents and carers are advised that a fixed penalty notice may be issued by the local authority when permission for a holiday has not been authorised by the school.
Annual Attendance Amount of learning time lost 100% O days missed 95% 9 days of absence
1 week and 4 days of learning missed
90% 19 days of absence
3 weeks and 4 days of learning missed
85% 28 days of absence
5 weeks and 3 days of learning missed
80% 38 days of absence
7 weeks and 3 days of learning missed
75% 46 days of absence
9 weeks and 1 days of learning missed
Dates for your diary:
February 5th - Y6 to visit Gowerton Comprehensive
February 6th - Y4/5 to visit The Big Pit
February 9th - Dydd Miwsig Cymru/Welsh Music Language Day (see below)
February 9th - Golden time DISCO in the hall - FoP. (during school time)
Half Term - 12th - 16th February 2024
February 22nd - Individual photos by Roz & Kirsty
February 29th - Health Visitor for drop ins. (please pop in if your are interested)
Swansea Council Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week
Tip fifteen asks parents/carers to encourage their children to partake in offline activities (particularly prevalent after Christmas when a combination of new games/devices and cold weather often keep pupils in doors) and links to a guide from the Hwb team - click here
Welsh Music Language Day
Friday 9th February - please see the poster below regarding planned activities for children.
Golden Time Disco
During Golden time on Friday 9th February, Friends of Penclawdd will be holding a disco in the school. Foundation phase 2.00pm - 2.30pm and KS2 2.30pm - 3pm. There will be drinks, hotdogs and sweets available for the children to buy.
After School/Lunch time clubsWe have listened to our pupils who were asked by our Healthy Heroes for their ideas. We have a wonderful list of lunch time and some after school clubs.
Reminder - we have Child`s Play on site who run the most fantastic after school clubs if it is predominantly childcare that you require.
Details of all clubs will be sent via see saw. The full array of clubs commence next week.
Fruit at break
This week Kiwi Fruit was a big hit. Next week we hope to have cucumber and celery sticks. Don't forget to send in 30p per day if you'd like your child to enjoy. Thanks
Have a relaxing weekend.
Mrs. L R-M
Headteacher
INSET days
2 tbc for Summer term
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Weekly HT Blog
Fri 12 Jan 2024Dear Parents/Carers,
Rights of the child : January 2029 - Article 14
Right to be the best that we can be.
Happy New Year. I hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas break. It was lovely to welcome back the children to school. We had 3 new nursery children join our class with Mrs. Thomas and her team, and although it's a nerve wracking time for parents it's an exciting time for us and especially for them, as they settle into school to begin their educational journey. We hope they are very happy along with all of other children that attend our wonderful school. Remember, if you have a concern please do not hesitate to contact us.
School lunches
The link for school lunches is on the school website. Please feel free to check what food choices are available for your child.
Fruit at break
Fresh fruit is available to break time for 30p. We are doing our best to provide a wide variety of seasonal fruit and vegetables. Next week we hope to have, Navel Oranges and Kiwis! We all need vitamin C at this time of year!
Request to leave school early
We have a number of requests from parents/carers asking to collect their child/ren early from school. This has become common place and is something we want to avoid. We encourage parents to make dental/optician appointments outside of school hours. We appreciate that sometimes emergency treatment is necessary. Going forward please can parents complete the following link to request an early departure from school. Please see the following link:
Rhythm and Rhyme classes for babies - up to 4 years welcome.
Our Rhythm and Rhyme classes for babies and toddlers started back this week.
If you or you know someone who might be interested they are very welcome to join. The classes are held in our new school library every Thursday at 10.15am - 11.15am.
Flying Start at our school
Please see the poster below regarding flying start at our school. Flying Start is free childcare at our school for 2 year olds. It is not means tested and is completely free.
Even if you don't work and want a few hours of childcare, toddlers will get the opportunity to socialise and be cared for by fully qualified childcare specialist some of which have qualifications in speech and language development.
Swansea Council Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week
Tip fourteen encourages parents/carers to be aware of phishing attempts and links to a guide from the Hwb team - click here
After Schools/Lunch time clubsThese details will be shared next week
Have a relaxing weekend.
Mrs. L R-M
Headteacher
INSET days
2 tbc for Summer term
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Merry Christmas 2023 🎄
Thu 21 Dec 2023Merry Christmas /Nadolig Llawen
Happy New Year/ Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
Dear Parent/Carers,
What a BRILLIANT end to a GREAT term. Thank you all for your ongoing help and support! I`d like say a special thank you to all the staff- #TeamPenclawdd ,who are an incredible team and have made this end of term so special for the classes - they definitely deserve a well earned break!
ALL our Christmas concerts were a HUGE success and gave our fab children the opportunity to perform to an audience and share their talents. Well done to the pupils and the ALL our fab staff who worked so hard to produce such excellent performances.
Our annual Elf school on Wednesday was just magical and our choir on the yard, with hot choc, cakes and a sprinkle of snow was just perfect!
🎅🏼✨🎅🏼✨🎅🏼✨🎅🏼✨🎅🏼✨Don’t forget if you’d like to participate in some “Elf spotting” our community Elf trail commences on 22/12/23 - 08/01/2024. Good luck ! The Elves are popping up click here
After a well deserved break, school will be back open for pupils on Tuesday January 9th 2024. There is an INSET day for staff on Monday 8th January.
Enjoy our special Christmas moments from this last few weeks in these tweets. Please follow us on X to see all the lovely Christmas things we have been doing
Finally, on behalf of all the staff at Penclawdd Primary, have a magical Christmas holiday! 🎄🎅🏼
Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
Mrs R-M x
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Weekly HT Blog
Fri 15 Dec 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
Rights of the child : December - Article 14
Right to follow your own religion.
This week the flamingos and the sealions ( and the staff/parents! ) had the most magical experience at Dan Yr Ogof Caves when they went to visit Santa and his elves. Please click here and here to see us having fun!
The penguins visited Swansea Winter Wonderland today at Gower Fresh Christmas Trees , which is the home of Santa on Gower. They LOVED it and had a super time. Thanks to all our fab families for supporting us on the visit.
Christmas Concerts
Our Christmas Concerts are taking place next week. I'm sure you are looking forward to seeing your child/ren perform.
Please be aware adhering to Health and Safety advice, we will not be able to admit anyone without a ticket.
Friends of Penclawdd will be serving tea/coffee before the concert.
Christmas Raffle
Raffle tickets are available to purchase at the Christmas Concerts. Friends of Penclawdd have secured even more prizes !!!
Prizes include:
£250 Teeth Whitening at Penclawdd Dentist
£20 Voucher - Purple Badger
£50 Voucher - Denny's Dinner
Gower Heritage Centre - family pass
LC2 family pass
Plantasia family pass
Carverty for 4 at Gateway
Whiskey from Gower Timber
Champagne from Gower Flooring
Wine from Selwyns
Beer from Gower Brewery
Voucher for Harpers Penclawdd
Voucher for Howells Butcher
Voucher for Samphire Penclawdd
Voucher for The Welcome Inn
Voucher for the Roma
Voucher for Cariad
Family pass for the National Showcaves of Wales
Gemma Edwards Photography voucher £50
Champagne from Old Walls
Mini/BMW Umbrellas
Many thanks to all the local businesses who support our school, we are very grateful.
Our Choir singing Christmas Jingles on the yard
On Wed 20th December at 3pm-3.30pm we invite to join us for some carols and jingles and a hot choc - it may even snow! Don't forget this is Elf day too.
Design to Smile - Fluoride Coating
Will visit Foundation Phase on Monday 18th December for those that have completed the forms. Thanks
Carols and Craft with Nursery
This lovely Nursery event takes place at 11am on Thursday 21st December
Swansea Council Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week
Tip 13 encourages parents/carers to consider the validity of online information with their children, linking to a video on misinformation from the Hwb team: please click link here
Polite reminder - children should be supervised when accessing YouTube
Calendar events
We have organised many educational class visits for children. All of which are in the school website calendar.
N- Y6 - Elf School (our annual tradition) - only Elves allowed in school !! - 20th December 2023
Jingles, Carols and Hot choc with the choir on the yard - 20th December 3pm-3.30pm
R- Y6 - 🎄Penclawdd Primary “A Merry Musical Christmas” Concert 🎄.
Performance 1 : Monday December 18th at 1.30pm - School Hall
Performance 2 : Tuesday December 19th at 5.00pm - School Hall
All tickets requested have now been allocated. We look forward to seeing you all.
Fundraising for our school
Please help support us to raise funds for our wonderful pupils by purchasing a school lottery ticket. Please sign up here.
The next draw is : 16/12/23 and the jackpot is £25,000 if you match all 6 numbers !
Community News
SA4 Community Mag
We are thrilled to have a page dedicated to the opening of our new community kitchen - see pic
Rhyme Time
This week we had a lovely Christmas session. It was magical and we all enjoyed. Our next session is on Thursday 11th Jan. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs R-M
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NEXT INSET DAYS
Friday 22nd December 2023
Monday 8th January 2024
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Weekly HT Blog
Fri 08 Dec 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
Rights of the child : December - Article 14
Right to follow your own religion.
What a wonderful festive week we have had this week. The FoP worked really hard organising a fab Christmas Fayre and to date we have raised £920 ! How incredible! A HUGE thanks to all the FoP and to our school community for their support. Watch this short little video to see how wonderful our Fayre was.
Our choir , led by Mrs Davies sang beautifully in the Caroler`s Cabin last Friday December 1st and were BRILLIANT. We had amazing support from all our parents/carers and friends who came to see us. Thank YOU . Please click here to listen
If you`d like to listen to more please follow us on our page on X - click here
The choir also sang at GG`s Christmas event last Sunday and had a lovely time.
Aladdin at Cardiff Millenium Centre
Progression step 2 and 3 had a magical time at the opening performance of Aladdin in Cardiff. It was a wonderful start to the festive period. Click here.
Christmas dinner
We had a lovely lunch made by our fab staff Shirley and Rebecca. The children really enjoyed - please see a picture below.
Nursery First Nativity
Our Nursery were incredible and we were very proud of them all - see here
Our Choir singing Christmas Jingles on the yard
On Wed 20th December at 3pm-3.30pm we invite to join us for some carols and jingles and a hot choc - it may even snow!
Carols and Craft with Nursery
This lovely Nursery event takes place at 11am on Thursday 21st December
Swansea Council Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week
Tip 12 encourages parents/carers to regularly update software to improve security, linking to a cyber security guide from CEOP - please click link here
Calendar events
We have organised many educational class visits for children. All of which are in the school website calendar.
Rec - Y2 - Dan Yr Ogof Caves - to visit Santa - 12th December 2023
Nursery -visit to Gower Christmas Trees December 15th 2023
N- Y6 - Elf School (our annual tradition) - only Elves allowed in school !! - 20th December 2023
Jingles, Carols and Hot choc with the choir on the yard - 20th December 3pm-3.30pm
R- Y6 - 🎄Penclawdd Primary “A Merry Musical Christmas” Concert 🎄.
Performance 1 : Monday December 18th at 1.30pm - School Hall
Performance 2 : Tuesday December 19th at 5.00pm - School Hall
Any surplus tickets will be sorted on Monday 11th December ( parents can request 1 additional ticket on a first come, first serve basis)
Fundraising for our school
Please help support us to raise funds for our wonderful pupils by purchasing a school lottery ticket. Please sign up here.
The next draw is : 9/12/23 and the jackpot is £25,000 if you match all 6 numbers !
Community News
Rhyme Time
Our weekly sessions are magical and being enjoyed by members of our community. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs R-M
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NEXT INSET DAYS
Friday 22nd December 2023
Monday 8th January 2024
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Weekly HT Blog
Fri 01 Dec 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
Rights of the child : December - Article 14
Right to follow your own religion.
Happy December 1st !
We are beginning to feel very festive and the school is looking wonderful with an impressive Christmas tree in our school hall. I think this adds a special atmosphere to our Christmas assemblies and concerts.
The last two weeks I have been 'listening to learners' which is a truly wonderful experience as I hear about what the children have learnt, what has been their favourite topic so far (in any subject) and monitor their progress. Some examples of their favourite learning has been : Religion, Values and Ethics, French, Welsh, Art, Science to name just a few.
Every child in our school is 'monitored' to ensure they are progressing well and achieving the best possible outcomes for them. I'm very proud of our children as I'm sure you are.
I'm sure you are aware of all the exciting activities we have planned. The dates are listed below.
Don't forget to return any raffle tickets for a chance to win some of the prizes organised by our dedicated Friends of Penclawdd.
Christmas Lunch
Arrangements are as follows
Thursday 7th December early lunch for Y3-6 in readiness for Aladdin. The menu will will chips/wrap/fish.
Friday 8th December - Christmas Roast Turkey/Veggie lunch. (wear your Christmas jumper)
Christmas Jumpers swap shop
Thank you to parents/carers who donated Christmas Jumpers. Mrs. Davies has arranged for jumpers to be recycled and collected by parents/carers. They will be displayed in the school entrances.
Penclawdd Reading Spine
Many thanks for your kind donations towards our reading spine. If you would still like to purchase a book for your child's class, please click the link here. Many thanks in advance.
🎄PPS choir goes on a Christmas tour 🎄
🎅🏼December 3rd -3.30pm - GG’s Christmas Fayre
Swansea Council Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week
Tip 11 encourages parents/carers to discuss cyberbullying with their children, linking to parent and carer guides on Youtube - please see the poster and follow the link.
Swimming update
The last day for Y4/5 swimming will be 14th December 2023.
Y3/4 will start swimming on 11th January 2024 - a letter has been sent to parents.
Calendar events
We have organised many educational class visits for children. All of which are in the school website calendar.
Choir-3.30pm - GG’s Christmas Fayre -🎅🏼December 3rd
Y3 - Y6 - Aladdin - Millennium Centre Cardiff -7th December 2023
Christmas Jumper & Christmas Dinner - Friday 8th December 2023
Rec - Y2 - Dan Yr Ogof Caves - to visit Santa - 12th December 2023
Nursery -visit to Gower Christmas Trees December 15th 2023
N- Y6 - Elf School (our annual tradition) - only Elves allowed in school !! - 20th December 2023
R- Y6 - 🎄Penclawdd Primary “A Merry Musical Christmas” Concert 🎄.
Performance 1 : Monday December 18th at 1.30pm - School Hall
Performance 2 : Tuesday December 19th at 5.00pm - School Hall
Don't forget to send in money with the name of the child and details of what tickets you need.
Any surplus tickets will be sorted on Monday 11th December ( parents can request 1 additional ticket on a first come, first serve basis)
Design a Christmas Card for our school
The winner of our annual 'Design a Christmas Card' for 2023 is Isabelle. This winning design will now be printed as our school Christmas Card and she has won a GG`s voucher! See pic below
Christmas Fayre
Don't forget the Christmas Fayre on Wednesday Dec 6th. If you are able to donate cakes/teddies we would be very grateful. Thanks
Fundraising for our school
Please help support us to raise funds for our wonderful pupils by purchasing a school lottery ticket. Please sign up here.
The next draw is : 2/12/23 and the jackpot is £25,000 if you match all 6 numbers !
Community News
Don't forget to watch our choir perform at GG's. They were FAB in Swansea today - pics and video to follow next week.
Rhyme Time
Our weekly sessions are magical and being enjoyed by members of our community. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please see the photograph below. Thanks
Flying Start @ Penclawdd Primary School for 2-3 year olds with Child`s Play
Please spread the word - see attached poster.
Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs R-M
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NEXT INSET DAYS
Friday 22nd December 2023
Monday 8th January 2024
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Weekly HT Blog
Fri 24 Nov 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
Rights of the child : November - Article 19
Right to be safe
Christmas has now officially arrived in Penclawdd. The main hall tree is up and it looks beautiful, we can`t wait for you to see it. We`d like to say a special thanks to a local florist - `Handtied by Hollie` for making our gorgeous Christmas swags - we love them! See picture below.
Attendance - EVERY school day counts
Unfortunately our whole school attendance is still below 94%. All schools’ attendance is now being closely monitored by the LA . Our EWO - Lyndsay Jenkins( Education Welfare Officer) who visits our cluster schools every 3 weeks looks at lateness , persistent absences and holiday requests.
Please make every effort to not take holidays during term time to ensure your child does not miss important learning time .
Following a discussion with Governors ,this week we have sent home information letters to notify parents if their child`s attendance is below 90%.
Please take a look at the table below which illustrates how much learning is lost when a child is absent.
Annual Attendance Amount of learning time lost 100% O days missed 95% 9 days of absence
1 week and 4 days of learning missed
90% 19 days of absence
3 weeks and 4 days of learning missed
85% 28 days of absence
5 weeks and 3 days of learning missed
80% 38 days of absence
7 weeks and 3 days of learning missed
75% 46 days of absence
9 weeks and 1 days of learning missed
Penclawdd Reading Spine
Many thanks for your kind donations towards our reading spine. If you would still like to purchase a book for your child's class, please click the link here. Many thanks in advance.
🎄PPS choir goes on a Christmas tour 🎄
Please support our amazing choir who will be performing at these venues on the following dates:
🎅🏼December 1st - 11.30am -Swansea Christmas Market in the Caroler’s Cabin
🎅🏼December 3rd -3.30pm - GG’s Christmas Fayre
Swansea Council Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week
Tip 10 encourages parents/carers to to adjust privacy settings to protect their children, linking to parent and carer guides on Hwb.
Click here for tip of the week
Football
Well done to the 5/6 boys football team who represented us at the recent tournament.
Calendar events
We have organised many educational class visits for children. All of which are in the school website calendar.
Nursery - Our First Nativity - Tickets now on for sale from Nursery. December 1st
Choir - 11.30am - Swansea Christmas Market in the Caroler’s Cabin December 1st
Choir-3.30pm - GG’s Christmas Fayre -🎅🏼December 3rd
Non school uniform day - bring in an item in for the tombola - 1st December
Y3 - Y6 - Aladdin - Millennium Centre Cardiff -7th December 2023
Christmas Jumper & Christmas Dinner - Friday 8th December 2023
Rec - Y2 - Dan Yr Ogof Caves - to visit Santa - 12th December 2023
Nursery -visit to Gower Christmas Trees December 15th 2023
N- Y6 - Elf School (our annual tradition) - only Elves allowed in school !! - 20th December 2023
R- Y6 - 🎄Penclawdd Primary “A Merry Musical Christmas” Concert 🎄.
Performance 1 : Monday December 18th at 1.30pm - School Hall
Performance 2 : Tuesday December 19th at 5.00pm - School Hall
Tickets on sale from Monday 27th November - please see Seesaw for details.
Any surplus tickets will be sorted on Monday 11th December ( parents can request 1 additional ticket on a first come, first serve basis)
Design a Christmas Card for our school
The winner of our annual 'Design a Christmas Card' for 2023 is to be announced next week. This winning design will now be printed as our school Christmas Card and the winner will receive a GG`s voucher!
Friends of Penclawdd ( FoP)
If you are able to help with the Christmas Fayre on 6th December 2023, please let Mrs Beynon know.
On Friday 1st December, we have a non school uniform day - please bring an item in for the tombola stall. Many thanks for your support.
Fundraising for our school
Please help support us to raise funds for our wonderful pupils by purchasing a school lottery ticket. Please sign up here.
The next draw is : 25/11/23 and the jackpot is £25,000 if you match all 6 numbers !
Community News
Rhyme Time
This wonderful session is so lovely and proving to be very popular. If you know anyone who`d like to attend, please tell them to have a look at the poster and to come and join us.
Trip to BathWe are off to Bath for the first weekend of the Christmas markets. We can`t wait. Thanks for supporting this community trip.
Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs R-M
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Friday 22nd December 2023
Monday 8th January 2024
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Weekly HT Blog
Fri 17 Nov 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
Rights of the child : November - Article 19
Right to be safe
It's been a busy and productive week in all classes with lots of exciting things happening. Our choir were super at the Rememberance Service last week. They braved the torrential rain to sing their hearts out. Thanks to Mrs D and Mr M for attending. Please click here.
We had some amazing news this week as we received a beautiful card from King Charles III and Queen Camilla, who wrote to Ruby, Sully and Zac to thank them for their wonderful coronation postcards! - see pics below.
CIN 2023
Today, we celebrated our talented children by holding a talent competition in aid of Children in Need. Due to our generous parents/carers we have raised an amazing £126 so far! WOW! Thanks.
The PLTD and Mrs Garcia have worked very hard coordinating this great event and the judges had such a difficult job to choose winners. Well done !
Please see photos below! The atmosphere in the school hall was tremendous as children cheered on their friends and were entertained! Many thanks also to our Friends of Penclawdd who helped serve popcorn to everyone.
Nursery Penguins
Our Nursery class welcomed the Emergency Services to school as they learnt about people who help us. The morning was a huge success as children learnt about the Police, Ambulance and Fire Services. They had the opportunity to try on helmets, ring bells and even learnt to use a fire hose. What a wonderful learning experience for our youngest learners. See some pics below
🎄PPS choir goes on a Christmas tour 🎄
Please support our amazing choir who will be performing at these venues on the following dates:
🎅🏼December 1st - 11.30am -Swansea Christmas Market in the Caroler’s Cabin
🎅🏼December 3rd -3.30pm - GG’s Christmas Fayre
Swansea Council Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week
Tip nine encourages parents/carers to discuss the importance of not engaging with strangers online, linking to a parent and carer guide from the Internet Watch Foundation
Click here for tip of the week
Child's Play AND Flying Start at our school
‼️NEW ‼️Flying Start at PenclawddChild's play is now a registered setting for Flying Start at our Nursery which means they can provide FREE childcare for 2 year old children for 2.5 hours per day ( 12.5 hours a week ). Please see the poster below.
If your child is turning two years old in the next 90 days you can register for a Flying Start space.
If you have any further questions or need assistance with the portal please contact Child’s Play on 07708 315118
Click here to register and check eligibility.
Calendar events
We have organised many educational class visits for children. All of which are in the school website calendar.
Nursery - Our First Nativity - further details to follow. December 1st
Choir - 11.30am - Swansea Christmas Market in the Caroler’s Cabin December 1st
Choir-3.30pm - GG’s Christmas Fayre -🎅🏼December 3rd
Non school uniform day - bring in an item in for the tombola - 1st December
Y3 - Y6 - Aladdin - Millennium Centre Cardiff -7th December 2023
Christmas Jumper & Christmas Dinner - Friday 8th December 2023
Rec - Y2 - Dan Yr Ogof Caves - to visit Santa - 12th December 2023
Nursery -visit to Gower Christmas Trees December 15th 2023
N- Y6 - Elf School (our annual tradition) - only Elves allowed in school !! - 20th December 2023
R- Y6 - 🎄Penclawdd Primary “A Merry Musical Christmas” Concert 🎄.
Performance 1 : Monday December 18th at 1.30pm - School Hall
Performance 2 : Tuesday December 19th at 5.00pm - School Hall
Ticket information to be shared next week
Design a Christmas Card for our school
Our annual 'Design a Christmas Card' is taking place and the topic is 'Our School'. Entries need to be drawn on a4 paper and be handed in by Monday 22nd November. The winning design will be printed as our school Christmas Card and the winner will receive a voucher! Thanks
Friends of Penclawdd ( FoP)
If you are able to help with the Christmas Fayre on 6th December 2023, please let Mrs Beynon know. On Friday 1st December, we have a non school uniform day - please bring an item in for the tombola stall. Many thanks for your support.
Fundraising for our school
Please help support us to raise funds for our wonderful pupils by purchasing a school lottery ticket. Please sign up here.
The next draw is : 18/11/23 and the jackpot is £25,000 if you match all 6 numbers !
Community News
Rhyme TimeRhyme time took place yesterday, and was well received by parents, babies and toddlers. This will run every Thursday 10.15am until 14th December 2023.
We`d like to thank Cllr Andrew Williams who is an LA Governor for his kind donation of £100 towards this excellent initiative.
Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs R-M
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NEXT INSET DAYS
Friday 22nd December 2023
Monday 8th January 2024
