Dear Parents/Carers

Red Nose Day: Friday 18^th March 2022

This year’s Comic Relief theme is Superheroes and I’m sure that we all have our favourites. Pupils and staff are invited to dress up as a superhero or a local hero, wear a superhero T-shirt or tell a story about a hero. We will be collecting money as usual on the gate to some superhero tunes.

British Science Week

As you know, we are very lucky to have on our staff our very own Science presenter – Mrs Gamble. Next week, to mark British Science Week, she will be demonstrating experiments to all year groups. Please also see the following links to some experiments and a story that we created for our Working Together Wednesdays last year, and for Halloween 2021.

Story: https://lakeside-primary-school-cardiff.primarysite.media/media/rosie-revere-story

https://lakeside-primary-school-cardiff.primarysite.media/media/surface-tension

https://lakeside-primary-school-cardiff.primarysite.media/media/bubbles

https://lakeside-primary-school-cardiff.primarysite.media/media/spooky-science-static

https://lakeside-primary-school-cardiff.primarysite.media/media/spooky-science-slime

https://lakeside-primary-school-cardiff.primarysite.media/media/spooky-science-skittles

Sports Days

Following Wales moving to Level Zero for Covid, we are delighted to be able to reinstate our Sports Days for Foundation Phase and Key Stage 2 and to invite parents/carers to attend. They will take place at the National Indoor Athletics Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University on the following dates:

Foundation Phase: Thursday 7^th July

Key Stage 2: Friday 8^th July

Ukraine

We have received some information from Cardiff Council about talking to children about war and conflict. Talking to children about what’s happening in Ukraine can be really hard. The Cardiff Schools of Sanctuary has put together a resource to help your children navigate the news they may have seen or heard. You can access the resource via this link:

Speaking with Children about the War in Ukraine (cityofsanctuary.org)

Here are links for donations - we’ve added the newly launched Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal to the list.

DEC https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal

The Red Cross https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal

Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine

UNICEFhttps://www.unicef.org/emergencies/conflict-ukraine-pose-immediate-threat-children

Have a pleasant - and hopefully dry! - weekend.

Best wishes,

Rachel Mitchell

Headteacher

Upcoming events

March 2022

• Friday 11^th – Sat 19^th March – British Science Week
• Friday 18^th March – Comic Relief Day
• Sunday 27^th March – Mother’s Day
• Monday 28^th March – 8^th April - Year 5 Swimming

April 2022

• Sat 2^nd April – Sun 1^st May – Ramadan (exact dates TBC)
• Thursday 14^th April – Sikh festival of Vaisakhi

May 2022

• Friday 13^th – Monday 16^th May - Year 6 residential trip
• Monday 23^rd May – Class group photos

June 2022

• Mon 13^th – 24^th June – Year 3 Swimming
• Sun 19^th June – Father’s Day
• Fri 24^th – Mon 27^th June – Year 5 residential trip

TERM DATES & INSET DAY/Bank Holidays REMINDER

• Break up for Easter Holiday on Friday 8^th April (return Monday 25^th April)
• Early May Bank Holiday – Monday 2^nd May
• Break up for Summer Half Term on Friday 27^th May
• Bank Holiday Monday 6^th June
• INSET DAY - Tuesday 7^th June
• Return to school for pupils Wednesday 8^th June
• Pupils break up for Summer Holiday on Thursday 21^st July
• INSET DAY – Friday 22^nd July

Monday 5^th and Tuesday 6^th September are INSET DAYS

Pupils return to school on Wednesday 7^th September