Parentmail 13.10.23

Dear Parents/Carers,

Yet again I must thank you - our Lakeside families - for your continuing generosity.  On Tuesday staff and pupils wore yellow for Mental Health Day and you donated £379.50 to Bronwen’s Wish.  The charity is funding the building of a wellbeing pod in the school grounds and it is nearing completion.  Lakeside is the first school in Cardiff to receive a pod and the charity hopes to build many more in schools over the coming years.  Thank you again, therefore, for your contribution to this worthy cause.

Here’s a link to the School Council’s Harvest video, which we made last Wednesday when the children took all the wonderful donations to the Food Bank at Emmanuel Church in Gabalfa. https://lakeside-primary-school-cardiff.primarysite.media/media/school-council-harvest-video-2023

Parents’ Consultations

The booking system for Parent Consultations is ‘going live’ on Tuesday 17^th October at 10am.

Shwmae Day Friday 13^th October

Thank you all for joining in Shwmae Day to celebrate all things Welsh.  We had some great costumes on the day and pupils enjoyed some Welsh-themed activities throughout the school.  Look out for Year 6’s rendition of Sosban Fach on the school gate at home time!

PTA Preloved Spooks and Sparkles costumes Sale: Friday 3.15pm

Remember to come and browse for a costume in the PTA Preloved costume sale after school today

PTA Spooks and Sparkles Discos Thursday 26th October: 5-5.45pm and 6-7pm

Entry to BOTH discos is via the main School Entrance (by the Winnie the Pooh Garden).  Please purchase tickets via ParentPay, which has gone live today.  Children will be ticked off from our lists on entry.  Cost of entry: £2.50 each.

Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2:  5pm – 5.45pm

An adult needs to stay with their child and enjoy the dancing. Exit will be via the KS2 Door.

Years 3, 4, 5 and 6:  6pm – 7pm

Children can be dropped off, but please make sure they go into the school building.  No mobile phones please.  Pick up will be from the KS2 Door at 7pm.  Children will not be allowed to walk home without a responsible adult picking them up.

Fancy dress is encouraged, not essential. But dancing like nobody’s watching is obviously compulsory!

Lost Property

Please see the lost property page of the web site if your child has mislaid something:  https://www.lakesideprimaryschool.co.uk/lost-property-eiddo-coll/  It would help us greatly if children’s property was labelled with their name, especially school uniform, so that we can reunite owners with their clothing or other items.  Many thanks.

Year Group Christmas Sharing sessions

Following the success of these last Christmas, the children will be sharing a Christmas-themed presentation with parents/carers.  Below is the timetable for these events.  Each session will start at 9.30am and will take place in the Big Hall.  Thank you.

Wishing you a pleasant weekend.

Best wishes,

Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher

Upcoming events / Term dates

October 2023

w/c Monday 23^rd October – Outdoor Learning Week at Lakeside

Tuesday 24^th October – Parents’ consultations

Wednesday 25^th October – Parents’ consultations

Thursday 26^th October – Spooks and Sparkles Disco

Friday 27^th October - Break up for half term

Monday 30^th October – Friday 3^rd November – half term break

November

Wednesday 8^th November – COLORFOTO individual pupil photos

Friday 10^th November 2.30pm – Year 6 Remembrance Assembly for parents/carers

w/c Monday 13^th November – Anti-bullying Week

Monday 13^th November – Wear Odd Socks Day for Anti-bullying Week

Thursday 16^th November 6.30pm - PTA Annual General Meeting, School Hall

Friday 17^th November – CRAZY HAIR DAY for Children in Need

Monday 20^th November – Year 4 children receive Universal Free School Meals (please remember to order before 8am each day)

December

Friday 1^st December – Christmas Fayre

Thursday 7^th December – Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children

Thursday 7^th December (to the 15^th) - Hannukkah

Friday 22^nd December – Pantomime

Friday 22^nd December – Break up for Christmas