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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.
πPPS choir goes on a Christmas tour π
Please support our amazing choir who will be performing at these venues on the following dates:
π πΌDecember 1st - 11.30am -Swansea Christmas Market in the Caroler’s Cabin
π πΌDecember 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 -π πΌDecember 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 - πPenclawdd Primary “A Merry Musical Christmas” Concert π.
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
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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
πPPS choir goes on a Christmas tour π
Please support our amazing choir who will be performing at these venues on the following dates:
π πΌDecember 1st - 11.30am -Swansea Christmas Market in the Caroler’s Cabin
π πΌDecember 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
βΌοΈNEW βΌοΈFlying 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 -π πΌDecember 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 - πPenclawdd Primary “A Merry Musical Christmas” Concert π.
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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Monday 8th January 2024
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Weekly HT Blog
Sat 11 Nov 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
Rights of the child : November - Article 19
Right to be safe
It's lovely to welcome the children back to school for yet a busy half term. The INTOFILM cinema visit for Reception to Y6 was an enjoyable experience for the children and we are very grateful to have received FREE tickets.
Rhyme TimeOur baby and toddler Rhyme time class led by Ms Smith was very successful and enjoyed by parents and their babies. It was wonderful to welcome them into school and show off our new library. Please see the photographs below. Rhyme time will run every Thursday 10.15am until 14th December 2023.
Swansea Council Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week
Tip eight encourages parents/carers to discuss the importance of a digital footprint, linking to a parent and carer guide on from getsafeonline.org -
Click here for tip of the week
World Science Day Friday 10th November
Our Science Sparks Pupil voice group have been planning an exciting whole school investigation !Record winners from each class and winner from each class will have prize.
Mrs Rees, Ms Hopkins and the Sparks!
Child's Play AND Flying Start at our school
Please see the link on our website to Child's Play - Child's Play. If you need to make a booking please contact them on the number below.
βΌοΈNEW βΌοΈFlying 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.
Flu Vaccination date: 16th November 2023 Please see the website under Nursing Services for further information.
Nursery - Our First Nativity 1st December - further details to follow.
Y3 - Y6 - Aladdin - Millennium Centre Cardiff -7th 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 - πPenclawdd Primary “A Merry Musical Christmas” Concert π.
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 shortly
Children in Need
To raise money for this event we will be holding a talent show which is something the children are excited to watch and for some, take part in! Please can children bring in £2 this will cover non school uniform; pop corn and a drink, which will be served by the Friends of Penclawdd during break time. I'm sure we will have a fun day and raise money for this charity.
Friends of Penclawdd ( FoP)
Many thanks to the Friends of Penclawdd for organising the OctoberFest disco. What a wonderful way to finish our end of half term. We raised £260, which will be spent on our new library.
Date for your diary - Christmas Fayre - 6th December 2023- more details to follow
Health Visitor Drop In
Our local Health Visitor will be holding a drop in session at the school on Thursday 16th November 2023 - 8.30am - 11.30am
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 : 11/11/23 and the jackpot is £25,000 if you match all 6 numbers !
Community News
Community Kitchen
We are absolutely thrilled to reveal our new community kitchen, please see the photographs below and on our X page - here. Look out for our press release in the Evening Post. We are extremely grateful to Swansea Council and Andrew Copson The Sharing Table for the funding that has allowed this to happen.
I'm sure you'll agree that the kitchen looks very swish with all modern facilities! We can't wait to start Community Cooking and will let you know when these start up as well as after school cooking classes.
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 27 Oct 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
Rights of the child : October - Article 25
Right to meet with friends and join groups
Our Harvest Festival Service in Tabernacle was delightful. We’d like to thank our Tabernacle friends for such a warm welcome and all our families/carers who were able to attend. We hope you enjoyed the service.
Many thanks to parents/carers who donated items to the North Gower Food Hub for Harvest. I'm sure they will be very grateful.Learning at Penclawdd this term - please enjoy the class blogs from this term - click here
Our Penclawdd Primary School anthem
The children love singing our school song and I especially love listening to them singing. Their passion is incredible. Please have a listen by clicking the link below. We hope you enjoy it !
Ysgol heb iaith, Ysgol heb galon -“ A school without a language, is a school without a voice”
A special young lady …β€οΈ
On Sunday 29th October at 17.05pm Izzy will be appearing on CountryFile for a special episode called
Ramble for Children in Need 2023. Please give it a watch. We are so incredibly proud of her. Izzy will also be speaking on Radio Wales on Monday 30th October at 2.40pm Approx. Please tune in to listen to how incredibly brave and inspirational she really is.
Urdd Cooking Competition
Congratulations to Morgan who was the winner of the Urdd cooking competition.
Tom Francis from the Roma Fish Bar, came to visit our school and judged all the entries. He was overwhelmed by the standard and enthusiasm, and said it was a very difficult decision to choose a winner! Morgan's Awesome Salad is shown below and will be on the menu as a special in Cafe Carid - how AWESOME is that!
Swansea Council Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week
Tip seven encourages parents/carers to be aware of age restrictions on Apps and games, linking to a parent and carer guide on Hwb
Click here for tip of the week
Shoe Box Appeal
Polite reminder that the decorated and filled shoeboxes will be collected from the school on 8th November. Perhaps this could be a project for children over the half term holidays.
I will be decorating mine and filling with useful items for a small child. Remember items can be inexpensive. We are always grateful for your support towards this incredible charity.
Inconsiderate/dangerous parking around the school
A few parents have brought it to my attention that some parents/carers are parking illegally and /or obstructing the pavements. Please park responsibly and take notice of the letter below from South Wales Police. The children`s safety is paramount!
World Science Day Friday 10th November
Our Science Sparks Pupil voice group have been planning an exciting whole school investigation ! See our X profile here for the pictures! Record winners from each class and winner from each class will have prize.
Mrs Rees, Ms Hopkins and the Sparks!
Child's Play
Please see the link on our website to Child's Play. If you need to make a booking please contact them on the numbers shown.
Calendar events
We have organised many educational class visits for children. All of which are in the school website calendar.
Rec - Y6 - INTOFILM festival Cinema visit - 8th November 2023
Flu Vaccination date: 16th November 2023 Please see the website under Nursing Services for further information.
Nursery - Our First Nativity 1st December - further details to follow.
Y3 - Y6 - Aladdin - Millennium Centre Cardiff -7th 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 - πPenclawdd Primary “A Merry Musical Christmas” Concert π.
Performance 1 : Monday December 18th at 1.30pm
Performance 2 : Tuesday December 19th at 5.00pm
More details to follow after half term
Friends of Penclawdd ( FoP)
Many thanks to the Friends of Penclawdd for organising the OctoberFest disco. What a wonderful way to finish our end of half term.
Date for your diary - Christmas Fayre - 6th December 2023- more details to follow
Health Visitor Drop In
Our local Health Visitor will be holding a drop in session at the school on Thursday 16th November 2023 - 8.30am - 11.30am
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 : 28/10/23 and the jackpot is £25,000 if you match all 6 numbers !
Community News
Halloween π fun at Penclawdd RFC. Organised by the Junior section - please see the attached poster.
Have a lovely half term.
Mrs R-M
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Friday 22nd December 2023
Monday 8th January 2024
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Weekly HT Blog
Fri 20 Oct 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
Rights of the child : October - Article 25
Right to meet with friends and join groups
Parents' evening will commence next week on Monday and Tuesday, I trust parents and carers have made arrangements to meet with staff. Telephone consultations are also an option should parents /carers need this option . I am sure you are all looking forward to receiving feedback on your child's progress.
We are looking forward to our Harvest celebrations next week. As you know our main celebration will be held in Tabernacle on 26th October at 10am. We are very grateful to our Tabernacle Friends for welcoming us, once again. If you are able; don't forget to bring in any tins/toiletries for the North Gower Food Hub , we would be grateful to receive these.
A special young lady …
On Sunday 29th October at 17.05pm Izzy will be appearing on CountryFile for a special episode called
Ramble for Children in Need 2023. Please give it a watch. We are so incredibly proud of her.
Swansea Council Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week
Tip six warns of the risks of sharing account details with others, linking to a parent and carer guide on Hwb
Click here for tip of the week
Shoe Box Appeal
Polite reminder that the decorated and filled shoeboxes will be collected from the school on 8th November. Perhaps this could be a project for children over the half term holidays.
I will be decorating mine and filling with useful items for a small child. Remember items can be inexpensive. We are always grateful for your support towards this incredible charity.
Social media
It has been brought to my attention that some pupils in Y4,5 and Y6 have set up Whatsapp groups and are apparently using inappropriate language .
Please can I remind parents/carers the school asserts the following guidance:β―
*β―The minimum age to use WhatsApp’s is 16 +.
* Pupils should NOT be adding contacts and creating groups for the purposes ofβ―sharing offensive posts with pupils.β―
* Passing on offensive material is considered legally to be on a par with initiating it.
* Making multiple groups/ multiple Admins is inadvisable at best.β―
*Should parents feel that their child is emotionally responsible enough to use appsβ―such as WhatsApp, Facebook and games like Fortnite etc, despite being considerably underage, we advise that youβ―discuss this with your child and agree boundaries.β―
Please be assured that your child’sβ―emotional well- being is important to usβ―and weβ―are keen to work in partnership with parents on a range of digital concerns. During the year several E-safety lessons are taught and in addition the school police service has a teaching programme including such topics . β―
However:
Our key messageβ―
“Whilst we are duty bound to pass on any offensive material that is shared with us,β―our role is NOT to police the use ofβ―Socialβ―Mediaβ―amongst pupils outside school.”
Roy`s annual pumpkin competition - design a face for the Halloween π pumpkin
Children can enter this fun competition and donate 50p. They need to design a pumpkin - please see the poster below. All monies raised will go towards outdoor play resources.
Child's Play
Please see the link on our website to Child's Play. If you need to make a booking please contact them on the numbers shown.
Calendar events
We have organised many educational class visits for children. All of which are in the school website calendar.
Nursery - Harvest Celebration - 24th October 2023 - School Hall 11am start.
Nursery - Our First Nativity 1st December - further details to follow.
Nursery -visit to Gower Christmas Trees December 15th 2023
Y3 - Y6 - Aladdin - Millennium Centre Cardiff -7th December 2023
Rec - Y6 - INTOFILM festival Cinema visit - 8th November 2023
Flu Vaccination date: 16th November 2023 - letters will be sent home after half term.
Friends of Penclawdd ( FoP)
FoP October Fest
On Friday 27th the Friends of Penclawdd have organised a disco. This will take place on the school playground 2pm - 3pm. Children can bring in their halloween costumes or party clothes and change in school (please make this easy for children). Treats such as drinks, sweets will be for sale and children will to bring in a couple of pounds. In addition children may enter a pumpkin carving competition and bring them into school on Friday 27th October. The friends of Penclawdd will judge the best carved pumpkin and award prizes. Please see the poster below.
Date for your diary - Christmas Fayre - 6th December 2023- more details to follow
Health Visitor Drop In
Our local Health Visitor will be holding a drop in session at the school on Thursday 16th November 2023 - 8.30am - 11.30am
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 : 21/10/23 and the jackpot is £25,000 if you match all 6 numbers !
Community News
If you have any news, please let Mrs Beynon know.
Have a fabulous weekend
Mrs R-M
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Friday 22nd December 2023
Monday 8th January 2024
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Weekly HT Blog
Fri 13 Oct 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
Shwmae Day was a great success and our children really embraced our Welsh culture.
Many thanks to Mrs. Davies an our new Criw for organising the event.
Being ready for school
Come on parents/carer`s and children - please try and remember, wellies, swimming kit, fruit money, coats, reading books and water bottles!
Top Tip - Pack your school bag the night before.
Parents` evening
This takes place on Monday 23rd October and Tuesday October 24th. Staff will send appointments via Seesaw.
Bath Trip
If you are interested in the visit to Bath on Saturday 25th November - leaving at 8am and leaving Bath at 5pm please ring the office.
Swansea Council Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week
Tip five warns of the risks of sharing personal details online, linking to a parent and carer guide on Hwb.
Click here for tip of the week
Baby and Toddler Rhythm and Rhyme Time.
This will take place every Thursday 10.15am - 11.15am in our new library, which will include a 30 min rhythm and rhyme time and 30 mins to chat with new parents/carers, browse the books and choose a book to borrow. If you would like to sign up for our first 6 week block which will start on Thursday 9th November and end on Thursday December 14th, please contact Mrs Beynon at the school office on 01792 850239.
Limited spaces available - spaces will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. We look forward to welcoming you to our fabulous school.
Miss Smith
Rhythm and Rhyme Time Lead
Harvest
Our Harvest Festival for R-Y6 will be held at Tabernacle Church on Thursday 26th October 10am. Parent`s/carer`s are welcome and will be seated upstairs.
This year we will be collecting tins/toiletries for the North Gower Food Hub.
We have already had some items, if you are able to donate we would be very grateful.
Child's Play
Please see the link on our website to Child's Play. If you need to make a booking please contact them on the numbers shown.
Calendar events
We have organised many educational class visits for children. All of which are in the school website calendar.
Nursery -visit to Gower Christmas Trees December 15th 2023
Y3 - Y6 - Aladdin - Millennium Centre Cardiff -7th December 2023
Rec - Y6 - INTOFILM festival Cinema visit - 8th November 2023
Flu Vaccination date: 16th November 2023 - letters will be sent home after half term.
Friends of Penclawdd ( FoP)
We are very grateful to our wonderful group of parents/carers namely Friends of Penclawdd who support and raise much needed funds for our school.
The team are currently organising the events listed below.
If parents are able to help or make any decorations for the disco - (Halloween inspired) they would be grateful.
FoP October Fest (Disco in the school playground) 27th October 2023
FoP Christmas Fayre - 6th December 2023
Health Visitor Drop In
Our local Health Visitor will be holding a drop in session at the school on Thursday 16th November 2023 - 8.30am - 11.30am
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 : 14/10/23 and the jackpot is £25,000 if you match all 6 numbers !
Community News
If you have any news, please let Mrs Beynon know.
Remembrance Sunday 12th November at 11am
We are delighted to have been asked by the Community Council to participate in this years service. Our choir led by Mrs. Davies will be taking part in a Remembrance Service on 12th November at the Community Remembrance Garden in the village. We will be singing at 10.50am.
Have a fabulous weekend
Mrs R-M
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Friday 22nd December 2023
Monday 8th January 2024
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Weekly HT Blog
Sat 07 Oct 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
Well… do we have some very exciting news for you ! We have been very busy in school planning the grand reveal of not just one , but TWO new areas !Firstly, our brand new library area is nearly ready to be opened. See below for an update.
And secondly, in a few weeks time our newly refurbished and redesigned kitchen will be unveiled. All will be revealed shortly! We can’t wait !!This wonderful facility will be used by all classes / cooking club and also parents /carers/families as part of a community project run in collaboration with the Gower based charity `The Sharing Table` who work to support disadvantaged children and families in Gower and Swansea.
Andrew Copson Founder and Trustee at this organisation has been an incredible and integral support in the planning of this project and we`d like to thank the charity for the donations of the key appliances, crockery and utensils. We are looking forward to working with Andrew and The Sharing Table together with our families !
Shwmae Day - Friday October 15th - see poster below
We will be celebrating this next week in school. The children can wear Welsh clothes/colours and will be designing their own class poster and participating in activities including celebrating Wales π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ in the RWC.
Swansea Council Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week
Each week Mrs Rees our school Digital Lead will include a safety tip for parents/carers in the HT Blog. This week the tip encourages the use of strong and unique passwords, linking to a family activity from common sense education
Click here for tip of the week
Exciting News - We have a launch date for our Baby and Toddler Rhythm and Rhyme Time.
This will take place every Thursday 10.15am - 11.15am in our new library, which will include a 30 min rhythm and rhyme time and 30 mins to chat with new parents/carers, browse the books and choose a book to borrow. If you would like to sign up for our first 6 week block which will start on Thursday 9th November, please contact Mrs Beynon at the school office on 01792 850239.
Limited spaces available - spaces will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. We look forward to welcoming you to our fabulous school.
Miss Smith
Rhythm and Rhyme Time Lead
Harvest
Our Harvest Festival for R-Y6 will be held at Tabernacle Church on Thursday 26th October 10am. Parent`s/carer`s are welcome and will be seated upstairs.
This year we will be collecting tins/toiletries for the North Gower Food Hub.
Parents/children can bring items into school week commencing 23rd October. Many thanks for your support.
Attendance - LA Educational Welfare Officer - EWO
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 will look at lateness , persistent absences and holiday requests. Pre Covid our attendance was excellent and was 95%. In 2022-23 it was 93.4%. Our attendance target this year is 94% and the LA monitor this closely. Please make every effort to not take holidays during term time to ensure your child does not miss important learning time .
Don’t be Late Through the Gate!
We are sadly seeing a rise in some children being late for school every day.
School starts at 8.50 am. Being late on a regular basis adds up to a loss of learning time. Please make every effort for your child to be on time.
- 5 Mins late every day = 3.4 days of learning lost every year
- 10 mins late every day =6.9 days of learning lost every year
- 15 mins late every day = 10.3 days of learning lost every year
- 20 mins late every day =13.8 days of learning lost every year
- 30 mins late every day =20.7 days of learning lost every day
Trip to BATH
We have organised a trip to Bath on Saturday 25th November, leaving Penclawdd Primary School at 8am and leaving Bath at 5pm. Parents/friends/staff are all welcome. The cost of return trip is £20 per person. If you are interested, please contact the school office to reserve your seat on the bus or complete the following form:
Calendar events
We have organised many educational class visits for children. All of which are in the school website calendar.
Nursery -visit to Gower Christmas Trees December 15th 2023
Y3 - Y6 - Aladdin - Millennium Centre Cardiff -7th December 2023
Rec - Y6 - INTOFILM festival Cinema visit - 8th November 2023
Friends of Penclawdd ( FoP)
We are very grateful to our wonderful group of parents/carers namely Friends of Penclawdd who support and raise much needed funds for our school.
The team are currently organising the events listed below.
If parents are able to help or make any decorations for the disco - (Halloween inspired) they would be grateful.
FoP October Fest (Disco in the school playground) 27th October 2023
FoP Christmas Fayre - 6th December 2023
Health Visitor Drop In
Our local Health Visitor will be holding a drop in session at the school on Thursday 16th November 2023 - 8.30am - 11.30am
Child's Play
Please see the job advert below for Child's Play. If you know of anyone who would be interested, please contact them directly.
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 : 7/10/23 and the jackpot is £25,000 if you match all 6 numbers !
Community News
Please see below a poster for a Halloween Party at the Rugby Club.
Remembrance Sunday 12th November at 11am
We are delighted to have been asked by the Community Council to participate in this years service. Our choir led by Mrs. Davies will be taking part in a Remembrance Service on 12th November at the Community Remembrance Garden in the village. We will be singing at 10.50am.
Have a fabulous 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 29 Sep 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
What a great week we have had. This week Y4/5 went on their Misty Mountains expedition to Penwyllt which lies in the upper Swansea Valley in Powys, Wales, lying within the Brecon Beacons National Park.The class had an AWESOME time and we were so fortunate to have our very own Brecon Mountain Rescue expert, Dominic Turpin, who made this such an incredible experience for our pupils. Click here
Meet the Teacher
These sessions went really well. Thanks to all the parents/carers who were able to attend.
Harvest
Our Harvest Festival for R-Y6 will be held at Tabernacle Church on Thursday 26th October 10am. Parent`s/carer`s are welcome and will be seated upstairs.
This year we will be collecting tins/toiletries for the North Gower Food Hub.
Parents/children can bring items into school week commencing 23rd October. Many thanks for your support.
Tummy bugs and infections
Please can I remind all parents that it is the time of year when all schools see lots of colds and bugs. In order to minimise the spread of infections we ask that parents do not send their child to school if they are unwell.
Schools are required to adhere to the Public Health Wales infection prevention and control guidance re the 48 hour rule for those children with gastrointestinal illness/Diarrhoea and/or vomiting.
ALL children with these symptoms must stay away from school for 48 hours from last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting
Reporting Absences
Reporting absences from school - Please ring the school office and leave a message or simply complete the form via our website.
https://www.penclawddprimary.co.uk/reporting-your-child-absent/
Admissions for Year 7 and Reception class 2024
Please see the application process for Year 7 and Reception 2024. Thanks
https://www.penclawddprimary.co.uk/admissions/
Trip to BATH
We have organised a trip to Bath on Saturday 25th November, leaving Penclawdd Primary School at 8am and leaving Bath at 5pm. Parents/friends/staff are all welcome. The cost of return trip is £20 per person. If you are interested, please contact the school office to reserve your seat on the bus or complete the following form:
Calendar events
We have organised many educational class trips for children. All of which are in the school website calendar.Please help us by making prompt payments.
Nursery visit to Gower Christmas Trees December 15th 2023
Y3 - Y6 - Aladdin - Millenium Centre Cardiff -7th December 2023
Rec - Y6 INTOFILM festival Cinema visit - 8th November 2023
Y6 - To visit Gowerton Comprehensive School 28th September 2023
FoP October Fest (Disco organised by FOP) 27th October 2023
FoP Christmas Fayre - 6th December 2023
Health Visitor Drop In
Our local Health Visitor will be holding a drop in session at the school on Thursday 16th November 2023 - 8.30am - 11.30am
Child's Play
We are pleased that Child's Play are taking bookings and children are enjoying the activities organised by Steph and Chloe. Cooking on a Monday is proving popular! Don't forget they have taster sessions and still have places available. Please contact them directly to book a place.
https://www.penclawddprimary.co.uk/childs-play-after-school-childcare-service/
Macmillan Cancer Support
Many thanks to parents/carers who donated cakes for our MacMillan Cancer Support coffee morning. So far, we have counted £73.95.
A huge thanks to Friends of Penclawdd who helped set up and serve.
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 : 30/9/23 and the jackpot is £25,000 if you match all 6 numbers !
Community News - Do you have any news to share with us? Let Mrs Beynon know
Have a fabulous weekend
Mrs R-M
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NEXT INSET DAY - Friday 22nd December 2023
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Weekly HT Blog
Fri 22 Sep 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
I'm sure you are all keen to find out how your child has settled into their class and how they are getting on. Although it's early in the term, we understand that feedback is important to you and have arrange for parents/carer to Meet the Teacher, please see below for details.
Meet the Teacher
On Monday September 25th classes from R-Y6 will have the opportunity to attend a 30 minute session to meet your child`s classteacher, see the classroom , learn about the expectations for the year and find out about our home/school reading.
Sessions are at :
3.25pm or/and 3.50pm
Breakfast Club
Just a reminder our FREE breakfast club starts at 8.20am. If you are early, you will need to wait for the door to open to access this club. The Rise and Shine Breakfast Club starts at 7.50am and is £2.50 per session.
Harvest
Our Harvest Festival for R-Y6 will be held at Tabernacle Church on Thursday 26th October 10am. Parent`s/carer`s are welcome and will be seated upstairs.
This year we will be collecting tins/toiletries for the North Gower Food Hub.
Parents/children can bring items into school week commencing 23rd October. Many thanks for your support.
Weather
Don't forget to make sure your child has their coat with them. The weather is quite changeable and we don't want children to get wet.
Trip to BATH
We have organised a trip to Bath on Saturday 25th November, leaving Penclawdd Primary School at 8am and leaving Bath at 5pm. Parents/friends/staff are all welcome. The cost of return trip is £20 per person. If you are interested, please contact the school office to reserve your seat on the bus or complete the following form:
Calendar events
We have organised many educational class trips for children. All of which are in the school website calendar.Please help us by making prompt payments.
Nursery visit to Gower Christmas Trees December 15th 2023
Y3 - Y6 - Aladdin - Millenium Centre Cardiff -7th December 2023
Rec - Y6 INTOFILM festival Cinema visit - 8th November 2023
Y4/5 - Misty Mountains expedition- 25th September 2023 (fingers crossed for good weather)
Y6 - To visit Gowerton Comprehensive School 28th September 2023
NEXT INSET DAY - Friday 22nd December 2023
School Book Fair
We have organised a school book fair for next week. Children will have the opportunity to browse the books and make purchases.
Health Visitor Drop In
Our local Health Visitor will be holding a drop in session at the school on Thursday 16th November 2023 - 8.30am - 11.30am
MacMillan Coffee Morning Friday 29th Sept 9.30am - School Hall
Please join us for coffee and cake and help us raise money for Macmillan.
Child's Play
We are pleased that Child's Play are taking bookings and children are enjoying the activities organised by Steph and Chloe. Cooking on a Monday is proving popular! Don't forget they have taster sessions and still have places available. Please contact them directly to book a place.
https://www.penclawddprimary.co.uk/childs-play-after-school-childcare-service/
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 : 23/9/23 and the jackpot is £25,000!
Community News - Do you have any news to share with us? Let Mrs Beynon know
Have a fabulous weekend - let's hope it's dry.
Mrs R-M
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Weekly HT Blog
Fri 15 Sep 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
It's been a busy week and I'm sure many children will be feeling tired after completing their first full week in school.
I have visited many classes and I am happy to report that children have settled in well and are having fun and working hard!
Our school educational visits are going well, and are great way of introducing a new topic and new learning to the class as well as bringing the outdoor classroom to life! Being away from school also helps develop children's confidence as they are taken `out of their comfort zone`.
Please keep an eye out for photographs on twitter to see what other classes have been up to, as well as your own childs.
Ipay
I pay is now up and running and we hope that our teething problems have been rectified. Many thanks to Mrs. Beynon whose patience was tested!
Just to remind you - Rec - Y3 are entitled to free school lunches. It is advisable that everyone creates an ipay account so that trips/breakfast club etc can be paid for in this way. If you need any help please contact the school office. Thanks
Gowerton Y6 open events
Click here for more information
School Bank - Credit Union
Our new school bankers have embraced their new roles and are keen to recruit more savers. The bank is open every Tuesday. If you are interested in supporting our bank please download an application form from our website and bring into school along with money you wish to deposit. Thanks
Labels clothes please!
We encourage parents/carers to label their child's uniform. This makes our life at lot easier. We recommend that parents/carers visit Stikins as they produce multi purpose labels that can simply stick and stay in place. No sewing or ironing required. By using this service and quoting School Fundraising Number : 15618 you will also be supporting our school. Click here
Calendar events
We have organised many educational class trips for children. All of which are in the school website calendar.Please help us by making prompt payments.
Swimming
Swimming for Y4/5 will commence 21st September at Penyrheol Leisure Centre. Letters will be issued Friday. The remaining classes in KS2 will have lessons later in the year. Thanks
Nursery visit to Gower Christmas Trees December 15th 2023
Y3 - Y6 - Aladdin - Millenium Centre Cardiff -7th December 2023
Rec - Y6 INTOFILM festival Cinema visit - 8th November 2023
Y4/5 - Misty Mountains expedition- 20th September 2023
Rec/Y1 - Gower Heritage - 19th September 2023
Y3/4 - America - Dennys - 19th September 2023
Y1/2 - Gower Heritage - 15th September 2023
Dismissing children from class
For safeguarding reasons, please let Mrs. Beynon know if your child is going home with another child or being collected by another parent. We understand that you might Seesaw your class teacher, but during the school day, messages cannot be read when staff are teaching. Thanks for your support.
School Book Fair
We have organised a school book fair for week commencing 25th September. Next week teachers will be chatting to classes and letting them know arrangements.
New Library
Mrs Percival and Ms Smith have been working hard developing our new library. They are just adding a few finishing touches ready for the grand opening!
Reminder - Teacher Led School Clubs
Teacher led clubs will commence after October half term. This academic year many will be held during lunch time so children can make good use of this time. We will keep you updated.
Child's Play
We are delighted that many parents are using Child's play. We hope that parents continue to use the great facility. The taster sessions are a good way of getting to know Steph and other members of staff as well as giving your child to take part in the activities they offer.
Important - are you working at least 16 hours a week or enrolled on a course that is at least 10 weeks in length? If the answer is yes, then you could be eligible for up to 30 hours funded childcare per week for your 3 or 4 year old - check here for eligibility
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 : 16/9/23 and the jackpot is £25,000!!!
Dragon clothes bank
Dragon Bags is a free fundraising scheme that helps schools across Wales raise funds through textile recycling. Don`t forget we have a clothes bank in school. See the attached image for acceptable items.
Supporting this cause helps us to achieve our fundraising goals as well as diverting textiles from landfill at the same time.
What happens to the clothes?
Well, once your clothes are loaded onto our van they start a journey that could take them to any corner of the world. Different items will be more likely to end up in different climates – one thing all the clothes do have in common is that they are going to a place where they will provide affordable clothing to people who need it
Community News - Do you have any news to share with us? Let Mrs Beynon know
Supporting Penclawdd Primary
Many thanks to Cllr Andrew Williams for his donation of £1151.65 towards our new classroom chairs in Y5/6. They look fabulous!
Penclawdd RFC Junior Section are looking for players
This family friendly club welcomes all abilities. For more info contact :
Donna Williams - 07725 560927
Ellie Carpenter - 07866 714 792
Have a fabulous weekend.
Mrs R-M
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Next INSET DAY
Friday December 22nd 2023
