Parentmail 23.2.24

Dear Parents/Carers,

Another wonderfully busy week at Lakeside as we kicked of this half term with Reception enjoying a puppet show to launch their new Learning Project, Puppets & Popups.  Our School Council presented a whole school assembly on Wednesday to celebrate International Mother Language Day and this was followed on Thursday with World Thinking Day, which saw many pupils dressed in Rainbows, Brownies, Beavers and Cubs uniforms for the day.  Year 2 visited Roath Park on Friday and didn’t mind the rain one little bit!

MMR – Urgent!

We have received an urgent communication from the Cardiff & Vale Local Public Health Team about the circulation of measles within communities in the UK.  The team is working on increasing the uptake of the MMR vaccine as this will provide the community protection.

Families whose children have missed vaccines can go to one of the Mass Vaccination Centres without an appointment, 7 days a week, 9.00am to 6.00pm, until 31st March 2024.

If you are not sure if your child is up to date, there are 3 ways of checking:

1) Check your child’s vaccination record book (the ‘Red Book’)

2) Call the UHB Child Health Team on 02921 836926 or 02921 836929

3) Contact your GP practice.

Please see the attached flyers for Vaccination Centre information.  Thank you.

Welsh Week

We are busy preparing for St David’s Day on March 1^st.  All next week pupils will take part in a variety of Welsh-themed activities, including studying and painting in the style of famous Welsh artists, learning Welsh songs, and on Friday, taking part in Eisteddfod competitions, which culminate in the chairing of the bard ceremony.

On March 1^st pupils in Nursery, Reception and Years 1 and 2 are invited to wear national Welsh costume or the colours of Welsh sports teams. 

On March 1^st pupils in Years 3 to 6 are encouraged to wear tops in their house colour - red, blue, yellow or green – as the Y3-6 Eisteddfod is a competition between all the school houses, with an ultimate winner at the end of the day.

Pupils and families can purchase an artificial Marie Curie daffodil for £1, which will be for sale on the school gate from Monday.

Lakeside Chess Championship

We are looking forward to the Lakeside Chess Championship on Monday, February 26^th when many players from Years 2 to 6 have signed up to play four rounds of 15-minute long games.  Good luck to all who are taking part! 

World Book Day – Friday 8^th March

World Book Day itself falls on Thursday 7^th, but we will celebrate it on Friday by inviting pupils (and staff) to wear comfy clothes for reading.  This could be pyjamas, joggers or whatever your child feels comfortable in, and that will enable them to curl up with a good book.

Lost Property

We have added yet more photos to the lost property on the school web site, so please check if your child has lost something.  Contact the school if you recognise anything, and please can we remind parents/carers to label clothes and any other items with their child’s name.  Thank you very much. 

Link to Lost Property:  https://www.lakesideprimaryschool.co.uk/lost-property-eiddo-coll/ 

Best wishes,

Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher

February 2024

• Monday 26^th Feb – Fair Trade Fortnight begins
• Monday 26^th February to Friday 1^st March – Welsh Week

March 2024

• Monday 26^th February to Friday 1^st March – Welsh Week
• Friday 1^st March – School Eisteddfodau
• Thursday 7^th March – actual World Book Day
• Thursday 7^th March - Year 1 Parent Sharing Session
• Friday 8^th March – Lakeside celebrates World Book Day (please see above)
• Sunday 10^th March – expected date of beginning of Ramadan
• Monday 11^th March – Year 3 Swimming Week 1
• Thursday 14^th March – Year 5 Parent Sharing Session
• Thursday 14^th March – Book Fair begins
• Friday 15^th March – COMIC RELIEF DAY
• Monday 18^th March – Year 3 Swimming Week 2
• Tuesday 19^th March – Nursery Easter Bonnet parades
• Tuesday 19^th and Wednesday 20^th March 2024 – Parent Consultations
• Thursday 21^st March – Year 2 Parent Sharing Session

April 2024

• Monday 8^th April – expected date of end of Ramadan
• Tuesday 9^th April – Year 4 Parent Sharing Session
• Wednesday 10^th April – expected date of Eid ul-Fitr
• Friday 19^th April – World Bee Day at Lakeside
• Wednesday 24^th April – Reception Parent Sharing Session

May 2024

• Thursday 2^nd May – Year 3 Parent Sharing Session
• Monday 6^th May – BANK HOLIDAY

June 2024

• Monday 3^rd June – INSET DAY

July 2024

• Monday 22^nd July – INSET DAY

Term dates

2023-2024 academic year

Dear Parents/Carers,

Well done to Year 5 for completing their Cycling Proficiency over the last two weeks. You have all done so well and we are very proud of you! Also, well done to our footballers for taking part in their match this week. Thank you also to all the Parents/Carers who were able to support this event.

NSPCC Number Day – Friday 2^nd Feb

Pupils and staff are invited to wear number-themed clothes to school on Friday to mark NSPCC Number Day.  We will be collecting donations on the gate for the charity and enjoying number-themed activities during the day.

PTA News

The first PTA cake sale of 2024 will be taking place at 3.30pm next Friday, 2nd February 2024. Years 2 and 5 will be bringing home paper plates and please can these year groups kindly bring in homemade or shop bought (nut-free) cakes on the day of sale? There will be stalls at both the main school entrance and in the infant playground. All funds raised will go towards painting new sports markings in the playground.

PTA AGM Monday 29^th January

The PTA AGM will take place on Monday 29^th January in the upper school (KS2) staff room at 3.30pm.  Please come via the main office and a member of staff will bring you over to the meeting. The PTA are looking to appoint a Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.  If any parent/carer would like to put themselves forward for these roles (or to share them with another parent/carer), the PTA would love to hear from you.  Please email them on lakesideprimarycardiffpta@gmail.co or speak to one of the PTA members. 

Lost Property

We have added yet more photos to the lost property on the school web site, so please check if your child has lost something.  Contact the school if you recognise anything, and please can we remind parents/carers to label clothes and any other items with their child’s name.  Thank you very much. 

Link to Lost Property:  https://www.lakesideprimaryschool.co.uk/lost-property-eiddo-coll/ 

Wishing you a pleasant weekend,

Best wishes,

Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher

February 2024

• Tuesday 6^th February – Internet Safety Day

March 2024

• Monday 26^th February to Friday 1^st March – Welsh Week
• Friday 1^st March – School Eisteddfodau
• Friday 8^th March – World Book Day (Lakeside- National World Book day is Thursday 7^th March)
• Monday 11^th March – Year 3 swimming begins for 2 weeks
• Week beginning 18^th March – Parent consultations

April 2024

• Wednesday 10^th April – Eid ul-Fitr (exact date TBC)
• Friday 19^th April – World Bee Day at Lakeside

May 2024

• Monday 6^th May – BANK HOLIDAY

June 2024

• Monday 3^rd June – INSET DAY

July 2024

• Monday 22^nd July – INSET DAY

Term dates

2023-2024 academic year

Dear Parents/Carers,

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT TOMORROW (FRIDAY 19^th Jan) IS AN INSET DAY,

AND SCHOOL IS CLOSED TO PUPILS

School Lunches

The County have experienced some difficulties in uploading the menu for next week.  This has been rectified now, so please make your next week’s school dinner choices.  Thank you.

PTA AGM Monday 29^th January

The PTA AGM will take place on Monday 29^th January in the upper school (KS2) staff room at 3.30pm.  The PTA are looking to appoint a Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.  If any parent/carer would like to put themselves forward for these roles (or to share them with another parent/carer), the PTA would love to hear from you.  Please email them on lakesideprimarycardiffpta@gmail.co or speak to one of the PTA members.  Thank you.

Advance notice: NSPCC Number Day – Friday 2^nd February

On Friday February 2^nd, pupils and staff are invited to wear number-themed clothes into school as part of NSPCC Number Day.  We will be collecting donations on the school gate in the morning. 

Lost Property

To the mum who lost a leather glove this week – we have found it!  Please call in the office.  There’s a photo of it on the website (in Parents > Lost Property) too.  Thank you.

Please check the Lost Property page if your child has lost something.  Contact the school if you recognise anything, and please can we remind parents/carers to label clothes and any other items with their child’s name.  Thank you very much.   

Link to Lost Property:  https://www.lakesideprimaryschool.co.uk/lost-property-eiddo-coll/ 

Wishing you a pleasant weekend.

Best wishes,

Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher

January 2024

• Wednesday 24^th January – Y2 visit to Cardiff Castle
• Thursday 25^th January – Football match against Whitchurch 3.30pm
• Monday 29^th January – PTA AGM 3.30pm – upper school Staffroom

February 2024

• Friday 2^nd February – NSPCC Number Day – wear numbers to school!
• Tuesday 6^th February – Internet Safety Day

March 2024

• Monday 26^th February to Friday 1^st March – Welsh Week
• Friday 1^st March – School Eisteddfodau for children
• Thursday 7^th March – World Book Day

April 2024

• Wednesday 10^th April – Eid ul-Fitr (exact date TBC)
• Friday 19^th April – World Bee Day at Lakeside

May 2024

• Monday 6^th May – BANK HOLIDAY

June 2024

• Monday 3^rd June – INSET DAY

July 2024

• Monday 22^nd July – INSET DAY

Term dates

2023-2024 academic year

Parentmail 12.1.24

Dear Parents/Carers,

It’s been a very cold return to school this week, but at least no rain!  Thank you for wrapping your children up nice and warm for when they are outside.  It looks like cold weather is predicted again next week.

INSET Days

Next Friday (19^th January) is an Inset Day.  We have also added Monday 3^rd June and Monday 22^nd July as Inset Days.

After-school clubs

After-school clubs re-start next week, except for Netball, which starts the following week on the 26^th January because of next Friday’s Inset Day.  We will shortly be starting an additional Chess Club for Years 3 and 4 for Intermediate players.  Letters will be sent out next week about this. 

School Snacks

As part of our Healthy Schools initiative, we are reminding all children that their break time snacks should be a healthy piece of fruit or vegetable, and drinks bottles should only contain water.  Thank you for your co-operation.

School Nursing Service and Child Measurement Programme

The School Nursing Service have asked us to share a letter with you, introducing themselves and their screening visits to school, and with details of a surveillance programme by NHS Wales, measuring the height and weight of all children in Reception classes throughout the country.  There is an additional document and a flyer with more details about the surveillance programme.  All are attached to this Parentmail.

FINAL walk-in flu vaccination clinic details

Also attached are details of walk-in clinics in the Cardiff & Vale area, for children who missed their flu vaccination at school.

Local Authority Consultation

Attached is a letter from the Local Authority about the expansion of Specialist Resource Bases across Cardiff.  Lakeside is included in the consultation as they are changing the name of our Local Authority Wellbeing Class to a Specialist Resource Base for Emotional Health and Wellbeing.

Lost Property

There are many photos of recent lost property on the school web site.  Please contact the school if you recognise anything, and please can we remind parents/carers to label clothes and any other items with their child’s name.  Thank you very much. 

Link to Lost Property:  https://www.lakesideprimaryschool.co.uk/lost-property-eiddo-coll/ 

Please remember that next Friday is an INSET Day.  Thank you.

Wishing you a pleasant weekend.

Best wishes,

Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher

January 2024

• Wednesday 17^th January – football match against Ton yr Ywen
• Friday 19^th January – Inset Day
• Monday 22^nd January – Football match against Whitchurch 3.30pm
• Wednesday 24^th January – Y2 visit to Cardiff Castle
• Monday 29^th January – PTA AGM 3.30pm – KS2 Staffroom

February 2024

• Friday 2^nd February – NSPCC Number Day – wear numbers to school!
• Tuesday 6^th February – Internet Safety Day

March 2024

• Monday 26^th February to Friday 1^st March – Welsh Week
• Friday 1^st March – School Eisteddfodau
• Thursday 7^th March – World Book Day

April 2024

• Wednesday 10^th April – Eid ul-Fitr (exact date TBC)
• Friday 19^th April – World Bee Day at Lakeside

May 2024

• Monday 6^th May – BANK HOLIDAY

June 2024

• Monday 3^rd June – INSET DAY

July 2024

• Monday 22^nd July – INSET DAY

Term dates

2023-2024 academic year

Dear Parents/Carers,

What a wonderful week it’s been!  I’ve had the great pleasure of enjoying six parent/carer sharing sessions so far, which have been an absolute joy to watch, as I’m sure you agree.  Warm, wonderful, funny, musical and very Christmassy!  Thank you for supplying costumes and props, and for coming to watch your children performing.  There are three more parent/carer sharing sessions to go, plus year group Christmas parties – please see details about next week below.

If you would like a trip down Memory Lane you can watch the Christmas videos we made in 2020 and 2021, when parents/carers were unable to join us in person due to the Covid pandemic.  Below are the links and passwords for the videos:

• Christmas 2020 - The Lakeside Express https://vimeo.com/490925417?share=copy

Password: Rudolph236!

• Christmas 2021 https://vimeo.com/655889686?share=copy Password: Gabriel21!

New Parent Governor

We are delighted to inform you that Mariam Rauf has been elected as a parent-governor and will join the school’s governing body immediately.  We would like to welcome Mariam to the role and look forward to working with her.  Thank you to all who put themselves forward and who voted in the election.

Nasal Flu Vaccine Walk-in clinic – tomorrow (Saturday 16^th December)

The School Nursing Immunisation Team have arranged a Flu walk-in clinic for those children (Reception to Year 11) that missed their flu vaccination at school.  Please see the attached leaflet.

Food Bank Donations

Thank you so much for your donations to the Food Bank at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Gabalfa this week.  Mrs Street and the School Council delivered the donations yesterday and were able to top up the Food Bank’s stores.  There were some lovely Christmas treats among the donations too, which were put in a special Christmas box.  The School Council thoroughly enjoyed their trip, despite the rain, and were helpful, efficient and very well behaved – as always!  Thank you to them, Mrs Street and Lakeside families for their continued generosity.

Circle of Security group information

Cardiff Parenting are offering Circle of Security sessions for families living in Cardiff which is a relationship-based programme for parents of babies and younger children.  Please see the attachment for information.

Next week

After-school Clubs

There are no after-school clubs next week. 

Donkey and friends visiting Nursery – Monday 18^th

On Monday, a friendly donkey and his farmyard friends are coming to school to visit the Nursery children.  Morning and afternoon Nursery children will all have an opportunity to say hello to the animals and Farmer Haydn.

Choir visit to Penylan Care Home – Monday 18^th 2pm

The school choir will be visiting Penylan Care Home to share some Christmas songs with the residents there.  Staff will walk the children there and back.  There is no choir after school on Monday 18^th, so please collect your children at 3.30pm.  Thank you.

The three remaining Sharing sessions are as follows:

The Christmas parties/films are as follows (please note the change to the Year 5 date):

Nursery to Year 2: pupils can wear party clothes/own clothes to school

Year 3 to 6: pupils can wear party clothes/own clothes/pyjamas to school

School will provide snacks for these events

Pantomime – Friday 22^nd December

The children will have a lovely treat on the last day of term when they enjoy a visit from a theatre company who will perform a pantomime for them.  Many thanks to the PTA for financing this for us.

Carols at the Crossroads – Saturday 23^rd December

Please see the attached leaflet for information on a local Christmas fund-raising event, with carols, donkeys, refreshments and more, at Park End Church 4pm to 6pm on Saturday 23^rd December.

Lost Property

Unclaimed lost property will be donated to charity next week.  If you are aware that your child has lost something, please either see the lost property page of the web site or send a message/email to school with a description.  We will do our best to reunited items with owners.  Thank you

Link to Lost Property:  https://www.lakesideprimaryschool.co.uk/lost-property-eiddo-coll/ 

Wishing you a pleasant weekend.

Best wishes,

Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher

Upcoming events / Term dates

January 2024

• Monday 8^th January – return to school
• Friday 19^th January – Inset Day
• Monday 29^th January – PTA AGM 3.30pm – KS2 Staffroom

Term dates

2023-2024 academic year

Dear Parents/Carers,

A huge thank you to all of you for making our Christmas Fayre such a success last Friday.  There was a wonderful atmosphere, and much excitement and enjoyment.  A fantastic £1500 was raised, thanks to your generosity and the hard work of the PTA and their many helpers on the day.  Almost a third of the amount raised came from Year 6 stalls, so many thanks to their parents/carers for their help with these.

Thanks also to parents/carers of Chess Club members for rearranging their Monday routines a little to accommodate the Chess competition between our pupils and Westbourne Primary pupils.  The children had a great time taking part in the competition, which was very equally matched.  We are hoping to do this again next term.

Yet more thanks are due to parents of choir members, not only for ensuring that your children attend regular rehearsals at school, but for ferrying them to and from Whitchurch High School for rehearsals and taking part in the Cardiff & Vale Music Education Christmas Showcase as part of the Junior and Senior Training Choirs.  Those who attended will know that our choir gave an excellent performance and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.  I also spotted a few pupils who were instrumentalists in the ensembles that played at the Showcase.   I was so impressed by and proud of them, and thanks to their parents for their time and commitment.  None of these events would be possible without parent/carers’ involvement.  A big Well Done and Thank You to everyone involved!

Thank you also to one of our governors/parent for bringing in a rescued young hedgehog called George and talking to the children about him today.  The children (and staff!) were fascinated and wanted to adopt him as a school pet!  

And finally, thank you for sending your children to school in their Christmas jumpers and for donating so generously to our Save the Children collection.  

Food Bank Donations

You may remember that in October, the School Council took a whole mini bus-full of your generous Harvest donations to Emmanuel Baptist Church in Gabalfa.  You can see the video of this on the school website or here: https://lakeside-primary-school-cardiff.primarysite.media/media/school-council-harvest-video-2023

We are making another collection, as supplies are dwindling at the Food Bank and there is greater demand at Christmas.  If you are able to help by sending a food donation into school with your child, we will be collecting from Monday 11^th until Thursday 14^th, which is when the food will be taken to the Food Bank.  The following is a list of items needed by the Food Bank, though of course any non-perishable food items are always gratefully received.

Tins of tuna, meatballs, corned beef, curry, steak and chicken

Packet noodles

Biscuits

UHT milk

Coffee

Squash

Sugar

Shampoo

Shower gel

Thank you in advance.

Parent-governor ballot

Thank you very much for returning your ballot papers for the parent-governor election.  The ballot is now closed.  Once the votes are counted we will let everybody know who the new parent-governor will be.

Year Group Christmas Sharing sessions

I’m really looking forward to next week’s Christmas Sharing sessions, starting with Nursery on Monday.  I know that children and staff have been practising and preparing, and are excited to share their performances with you.  Thank you if you have provided costumes and props for these events.  Below is a reminder of the dates:

Year group Christmas party/film

Nursery to Year 2: pupils can wear party clothes/own clothes to school

Year 3 to 6: pupils can wear party clothes/own clothes/pyjamas to school

School will provide snacks for these events

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.

Wishing you a pleasant weekend.

Best wishes,

Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher

Upcoming events / Term dates

December

• Monday 18^th December – School Choir visiting Penylan Care Home 2pm
• Monday 18^th December – Christmas Donkeys visit Nursery
• Tuesday 19^th December – Year 4 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Wednesday 20^th December – Year 6 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Thursday 21^st December – Year 5 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Friday 22^nd December – Pantomime
• Friday 22^nd December – Break up for Christmas

January 2024

• Monday 8^th January – return to school
• Friday 19^th January – Inset Day
• Monday 29^th January – PTA AGM 3.30pm – KS2 Staffroom

Term dates

2023-2024 academic year

Dear Parents/Carers,

Much excitement in school today for the 1^st December, which marks the beginning of Advent, and of course for our exciting and fun-filled PTA Christmas Fayre. The weather is perfect for the occasion – cold and crisp!  Thank you all for your generous donations of cakes, toys, chocolate, books and much more.  We look forward to seeing you here later on, and send special thanks to the PTA for organising the event and to all who are helping.

To our families who are celebrating Hanukkah between the 7^th and the 15^th of December we send warm wishes for an enjoyable celebration.  There is a video of the story Hanukkah Bear on the school website (Children > Lakeside Videos > Assembly videos > Hanukkah Story) or via this link https://lakeside-primary-school-cardiff.primarysite.media/media/hanukkah-story

Congratulations to the Lakeside football team.  In their first football match, which was against Llysfaen Primary School, they won 4-2!  The team were given a big cheer in assembly today.  Thank you to Mrs Vanstone and Mr Carey for organising this.

Good luck to all the players in next Monday’s Chess competition and a big thank you to the volunteers who give up their time to run this extremely popular club.

Best wishes to the Lakeside Choir at the CF Music Education Christmas Concert on Tuesday 5th December.  If any families would like to attend the concert, it takes place at Whitchurch High School, Lower site, in the Dutch Barn (take the Power League entrance off Manor Way).  It starts at 6.30pm and is expected to finish before 8.30pm.  No tickets, just a donation at the door.

Morrisons donations

Thanks to Mr Carey’s sister, who works at Morrisons on Newport Road, for arranging donations of items for the Christmas Fayre, including selection boxes, cakes and other treats.  Much appreciated!

Parent-governor ballot

Thank you very much to those of you who have returned your ballot papers for the parent-governor election.  You have until Friday 8^th December at 12pm to return your papers.  Thank you.

Christmas Jumper Day Friday 8^th December

Lakeside are celebrating Christmas Jumper Day by inviting pupils and staff to wear Christmas jumpers to school, and collecting donations for the Save the Children charity.  We understand that Father Christmas (aka Mrs Johns) will be paying us a visit on the gate!

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 reminder

Wishing you a pleasant weekend.

Best wishes,

Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher

Upcoming events / Term dates

December

• Monday 11^th December – Nursery Christmas Sharing Sessions 9.30am & 2.15pm
• Tuesday 12^th December – Reception Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Wednesday 13^th December – Year 1 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Thursday 14^th December – Year 2 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Friday 15^th December – Year 3 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Monday 18^th December – School Choir visiting Penylan Care Home 2pm
• Monday 18^th December – Christmas Donkeys visit Nursery
• Tuesday 19^th December – Year 4 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Wednesday 20^th December – Year 6 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Thursday 21^st December – Year 5 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Friday 22^nd December – Pantomime
• Friday 22^nd December – Break up for Christmas

January 2024

• Monday 8^th January – return to school
• Friday 19^th January – Inset Day
• Monday 29^th January – PTA AGM 3.30pm – KS2 Staffroom

Term dates

2023-2024 academic year

Dear Parents/Carers,

We were delighted to receive six applications for parent-governor – thank you to those of you who have applied.  A ballot will follow next week.

***HELP NEEDED PLEASE!*** 

PTA Christmas Fayre – Friday, December 1^st

The Christmas season is about to start with a bang on Friday with the PTA Christmas Fayre.  Everyone is getting very excited…  The PTA are still looking for help on the day and we will be welcoming donations from Monday – please deliver to the school office.

We still need donations of:

• Chocolate bars
• Good quality children’s books
• Pre-loved Christmas jumpers
• Good condition teddies and soft toys

On the day of the Fayre, we will need donations of:

• Cakes, sweet desserts and finger foods from Nursery, Year 1 and Year 4 (no nuts, thank you) – or anyone who would like to donate

We still need help to set up and run various stalls please.

 Email us on lakesideprimarycardiffpta@gmail.com if you know in advance that you can help, but if you find yourself available on the day of the Fayre, please join us at school from 1.30pm on the day and we’ll find you a job to do!

Thank you in advance for your donations and help.  See you at the Fayre!

PTA

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 reminder

Wishing you a pleasant weekend.

Best wishes,

Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher

Upcoming events / Term dates

December

• Tuesday 5^th December – Choir Christmas Concert at Power League in Whitchurch High School.  Rehearsals 5pm; concert starts at 6.30pm (doors open 6.10pm).  Choir members are to wear school uniform to the concert please.  Thank you. 

• Friday 8^th December – Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children
• Thursday 7^th December (to the 15^th) – Hanukkah
• Monday 11^th December – Nursery Christmas Sharing Sessions 9.30am & 2.15pm
• Tuesday 12^th December – Reception Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Wednesday 13^th December – Year 1 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Thursday 14^th December – Year 2 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Friday 15^th December – Year 3 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Monday 18^th December – School Choir visiting Penylan Care Home 2pm
• Tuesday 19^th December – Year 4 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Wednesday 20^th December – Year 6 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Thursday 21^st December – Year 5 Christmas Sharing Session 9.30am
• Friday 22^nd December – Pantomime
• Friday 22^nd December – Break up for Christmas

Term dates

2023-2024 academic year

Next INSET day Friday 19th January 2024