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Parentmail 29.9.23
Fri 29 Sep 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
PTA news
A PTA meeting took place on Friday morning and many thanks to those who attended. It was especially nice to welcome new parents/carers to the group. We can look forward to another fun-packed year of PTA events, which start today with a Cake Sale in aid of the DEC Appeals. We look forward to seeing you there!
As there are several new parents/carers who have joined the school and the PTA, here’s a reminder of what the PTA did last year. The video is in the process of being updated with recent PTA-funded additions – watch this space!
Link to video https://lakeside-primary-school-cardiff.primarysite.media/media/pta-2022-23-summer
PTA Spooks and Sparkles Disco Thursday 26th October
Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Disco is at 5pm till 5.45pm
Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 Disco is 6pm till 7pm
First Aid training for parents – Nursery to Year 2
Thank you to Lisa Williams, paramedic and St John Ambulance trainer, for delivering two Child and Infant First Aid Awareness sessions for parents/carers of pupils in Nursery, Reception, Years 1 and 2. She also delivered training sessions in both Year 6 classes on ‘DRS ABC’: Danger, Response and ‘Shout!’, then Airway, Breathing and Circulation. They also practised putting someone into the recovery position and how to do CPR and use a defibrillator. Thank you to Lisa and St John Ambulance for making this possible.
St John’s Ambulance Non-uniform Day – Friday 29th September
Thank you to all of you for joining in our St John Ambulance fundraiser by sending your children to school in casual clothes and donating on the gate. An excellent £343.43 was raised! Thank you for your generosity.
Harvest celebration: Wednesday 4th October
From Monday 2nd October, we are collecting donations of non-perishable food for a food bank as part of this year’s harvest celebration. Below is a list of preferred items, but all non-perishable donations are welcome. Following our Harvest assembly, members of the School Council in Years 5 and 6 will deliver the donations to the food bank. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Items needed by Food Banks:
Savoury Snacks
Sponge Puddings
Tinned Potatoes
Tinned Fruit
Rice Pudding
Fruit Juice (Long Life)
Tinned Custard
Deodorant/anti-perspirant
NASAL SPRAY FLU VACCINE
Please complete the e-consent form for your child if they are in Reception to Year 6. There is an option to refuse the Spray Vaccine if you wish as well. If they have not received consent by Wednesday 4th October, they will not be able to administer it. The letter is attached with the link/QR code in case you have missed it.
Curriculum meetings
Thank you to parents/carers for attending our year group meetings to date. Only one remains: the Reception Reading meeting, which is on Friday 6th October at 2.30pm in the Small Hall.
Mental Health Day and Shwmae Day
The week after next – 9th – 13th October, we have two dressing-up days at Lakeside!
Tuesday 10th October pupils and staff are invited to Wear Yellow for Mental Health and will be collecting donations for Bronwen’s Wish, a charity very close to our hearts here at Lakeside and which is financing the Wellbeing Pod being built in the school grounds at the moment.
Then, on Friday 13th, we will celebrate Shwmae Day by wearing red or anything Welsh and enjoying some Welsh-themed activities provided by our Criw Cymraeg pupil group.
Children in Need – Friday 17th November
This is a non-uniform day and pupils and staff are invited to come to school with CRAZY HAIR!!!
Lost Property
There are photos of lost property on the school website: Parents > Lost property, or via this link https://www.lakesideprimaryschool.co.uk/lost-property-eiddo-coll/ If your child has mislaid something please take a look at the photos and let us know if you recognise anything. Thank you.
Wishing you a pleasant weekend.
Best wishes,
Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher
Upcoming events / Term dates
October 2023
Thursday 5th October – flu vaccinations
Friday 6th October 2.30pm FP Hall – Reception curriculum meeting for parents/carers
Tuesday 10th October – Wear Yellow for World Mental Health Day
Friday 13th October – Wear Red/something ‘Welsh’ for Shwmae Day
w/c Monday 23rd October – Parents’ Consultations
w/c Monday 23rd October – Outdoor Learning Week at Lakeside
Thursday 26th October – Spooks and Sparkles Disco
Friday 27th October - Break up for half term
Monday 30th October – Friday 3rd November – half term break
Friday 22nd December – Break up for Christmas
Term dates
2023-2024 academic year
Additional INSET days TBD
Break up for Half Term
Friday 27th October 2023
Autumn Half Term
Monday 30th October, 2023
Friday 3rd November, 2023
Break up for Christmas
Friday 22nd December
Christmas Break
Monday 25th December, 2023
Friday 8th January, 2024
Return to school
Monday 8th January, 2024
Break up for Half Term
Friday 9th February, 2024
Spring Half Term
Monday 12th February, 2024
Friday 16th February, 2024
Break up for Easter
Friday 22nd March, 2024
Easter Break
Monday 25th March, 2024
Friday 5th April, 2024
Return to school
Monday 8th April, 2024
EARLY MAY BANK HOLIDAY
Monday 6th May, 2024
Break up for Half Term
Friday 24th May
Summer Half Term
Monday 27th May, 2024
Friday 31st May, 2024
Last day of term
Monday 22nd July, 2024
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Parentmail 22.9.23
Fri 22 Sep 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
The autumn weather has arrived this week, bringing wellies, coats and umbrellas with it! Please remember to label all items with your child’s name where possible as it makes it much easier for us to find the owners of our lost property. Thank you.
St John’s Ambulance Non-uniform Day – Friday 29th September
Friday 29th September will be a non-uniform day to raise money for St John Ambulance. Donations will be collected on main gate on Friday morning.
First Aid training for parents – Nursery to Year 2
Thank you to those of you who were able to book on the First Aid Awareness training. You will receive a confirmation email for your designated session. There a few spaces still available in the afternoon session. If you are interested, please email the office lakesideprimary@cardiff.gov.uk
Harvest celebration: Wednesday 4th October
We will be collecting donations of non-perishable food for a food bank as part of this year’s harvest celebration. The donations can be brought into school from Monday 2nd October. Below is a list of preferred items, but all non-perishable donations are welcome. Following our Harvest assembly, members of the School Council will deliver the donations to the food bank. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Thank you to parents/carers for attending our year group meetings to date. These continue next week.
YEAR GROUP
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
Reception
Friday 6th October
2.30 pm
Small Hall
Year 3
Wednesday 27th September
2.30pm
Small Hall
Year 5
Thursday 28th September
2.30pm
Large Hall
PTA upcoming dates
- Friday 29th September - 9am informal meet and greet the PTA and discuss up and coming events - all welcome. Please come to the school office.
- Friday 29th September - 3.15pm Cake sale years 2&6 for the two DEC appeals, Moroccan Earthquake and Libyan floods.
- Thursday 26th October - Times to be agreed, Spooks and Sparkles Disco.
- Friday 17th November - Children in Need - Crazy Hair!
Lost Property
There are photos of lost property on the school website: Parents > Lost property, or via this link https://www.lakesideprimaryschool.co.uk/lost-property-eiddo-coll/ If your child has mislaid something please take a look at the photos and let us know if you recognise anything. Thank you.
Wishing you a pleasant weekend.
Best wishes,
Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher
Food Bank Items:
- Peanut butter
- Canned soup
- Canned fruit
- Canned vegetables
- Canned stew
- Canned fish
- Canned beans
- Pasta Rice
Upcoming events / Term dates
Wednesday 27th September 2.30pm FP Hall – Year 3 curriculum meeting for parents/carers
Thursday 28th September 2.30pm FP Hall – Year 5 curriculum meeting for parents/carers
Thursday 28th September – St John Ambulance Child and Infant First Aid Awareness sessions for parents/carers
Friday 29th September – Non-uniform day at school for St Johns Ambulance
Friday 29th September – 9-00 am PTA meet and greet
Friday 29th September – End of day cake sale (years 2 and 6 to make / bring in cake donations)
October 2023
Thursday 5th October – flu vaccinations
Friday 6th October 2.30pm FP Hall – Reception curriculum meeting for parents/carers
Tuesday 10th October – Wear Yellow for World Mental Health Day
Friday 13th October – Wear Red/something ‘Welsh’ for Shwmae Day
w/c Monday 23rd October – Parents’ Consultations
w/c Monday 23rd October – Outdoor Learning Week at Lakeside
Thursday 26th October – Spooks and Sparkles Disco
Friday 27th October - Break up for half term
Monday 30th October – Friday 3rd November – half term break
Friday 22nd December – Break up for Christmas
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Parentmail 15.9.23
Fri 15 Sep 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
The first trip of the school year took place this week with Year 5 visiting Llancaiach Fawr to launch their Tudor history learning project. The children had a wonderful time learning about Tudor life.
A huge thank you to the PTA for paying for a shade shed in the lower playground. This is now up and the children are enjoying their new ‘house’. Look out for the autumn term programme of fun and fundraising from the PTA which will be shared with you shortly.
We wish all families who are celebrating Rosh Hashanah this weekend a pleasant and enjoyable celebration. May your new year be filled with good health, happiness and sweet moments.
After-school Clubs
Most after school clubs start next week - w/c 18th September.
Club
Week day
Year group(s)
Football
Mondays 3.30-4.15pm
5 & 6
Choir
Mondays 3.15-4.15pm
4, 5 & 6
Chess
From Monday 25th Sept
Mondays 3.30-4.15pm
2
Sportsfit
Tuesdays 3.30-4.15pm
3, 4, 5 & 6
Dancefit
Wednesdays 3.30-4.15pm
3, 4, 5 & 6
We’ve had a very kind offer from a group of parents to run a school netball team, which we are very excited about. More details to follow shortly. We are also hoping to extend our Chess Club to include higher level players as well as beginners. More details about this will also follow shortly.
Child & Infant First Aid Awareness sessions for parents/carers of Nursery, Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 pupils
St John Ambulance Cymru will be running Child and Infant First Aid Awareness sessions for parents/carers on Thursday 28th September. There will be two sessions, one in the morning (9.15 to 10.45) and one in the afternoon (1.30 to 2.45). Information regarding how to take part in these sessions will be sent to parents/carers of the above year groups separately.
Non-uniform day Friday 29th September
As part of our work with St John Ambulance service pupils are invited to wear their own clothes for this non-uniform day in order to raise funds. Donations will be collected on the gate in the morning.
Year Group Information meetings reminder
Year group curriculum information meetings for parents and carers will be held in September and October as follows. These are where you find out what learning projects the children will be doing, which visits and trips are planned, and how you can help your child at home.
YEAR GROUP
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
Reception
Friday 6th October
2.30 pm
Small Hall
Year 1
Thursday 21st September
2.30pm
Small Hall
Year 2
Friday 22nd September
2.30pm
Small Hall
Year 3
Wednesday 27th September
2.30pm
Small Hall
Year 4
Tuesday 19th September
2.30pm
Small Hall
Year 5
Thursday 28th September
2.30pm
Large Hall
Year 6
Wednesday 20th September
2.30pm
Small Hall
School Meals
Thank you for booking your meals in advance and we apologise for the Parentpay system failure at the beginning of the week, which was citywide. This has now been rectified. We really appreciate your help in ordering meals in advance and reducing kitchen waste.
Lost Property
There are photos of lost property on the school website: Parents > Lost property, or via this link https://www.lakesideprimaryschool.co.uk/lost-property-eiddo-coll/ If your child has mislaid something please take a look at the photos and let us know if you recognise anything. Thank you.
Wishing you a pleasant weekend.
Best wishes,
Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher
Upcoming events / Term dates
Tuesday 19th September 2.30pm FP Hall – Year 4 curriculum meeting for parents/carers
Thursday 21st September 2.30pm FP Hall – Year 1 curriculum meeting for parents/carers
Wednesday 20th September 2.30pm FP Hall – Year 6 curriculum meeting for parents/carers
Friday 22nd September 2.30pm FP Hall – Year 2 curriculum meeting for parents/carers
Wednesday 27th September 2.30pm FP Hall – Year 3 curriculum meeting for parents/carers
Thursday 28th September 2.30pm FP Hall – Year 5 curriculum meeting for parents/carers
Thursday 28th September – St John Ambulance Child and Infant First Aid Awareness sessions for parents/carers
Friday 29th September – Non-uniform day at school for St Johns Ambulance
October 2023
Thursday 5th October – flu vaccinations
Friday 6th October 2.30pm FP Hall – Reception curriculum meeting for parents/carers
Tuesday 10th October – Wear Yellow for World Mental Health Day
Friday 13th October – Wear Red/something ‘Welsh’ for Shwmae Day
w/c Monday 23rd October – Parents’ Consultations
w/c Monday 23rd October – Outdoor Learning Week at Lakeside
Friday 27th October - Break up for half term
Monday 30th October – Friday 3rd November – half term break
Friday 22nd December – Break up for Christmas
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Parentmail 8.9.23
Thu 14 Sep 2023Dear Parents/Carers,
It’s been a pleasure to see all our pupils back at school this week and we look forward to welcoming our new pupils and their families over the next few weeks. Thank you for ensuring that your children are protected from strong sunlight and that they have enough to drink in this hot weather.
RAAC
I am sure that you are all familiar with news reports about RAAC in school buildings. We have been informed by the local authority that, fortunately, we have no RAAC at Lakeside. Please also see the attached letter from Cardiff Council regarding this.
PE Lessons
Please can pupils wear their PE kit to school on their PE lesson day, as detailed below. Thank you.
Year group
PE day of the week
Reception
Fridays
Year 1
Tuesdays
Year 2
Mondays
Year 3
Thursday
Year 4
Tuesdays
Year 5
Wednesdays
Year 6
Wednesday
School Meals
It’s really important that you book your child’s meal in advance (by 8am each morning) so that the kitchen can prepare the correct number of meals for children. This applies to ALL school meals, including Universal Free School Meals. The Parentpay booking system means that the Kitchen will only have enough food for the orders booked, so if you do not book your child’s meal, it is unlikely that there will be a meal available for them at lunchtime. If this happens, the school has been advised to contact parents/carers and ask them to bring in a packed lunch for their child to eat.
Please see below two video links. These will show you how to book and/or cancel your child’s school dinner. It is very important that you cancel your child’s meal if, for example, they decide to bring a packed lunch to school or if they are absent. Meals are prepared based on the orders booked via Parentpay, so if a child does not eat the meal, the food goes to waste.
Some parents/carers have found that the second video – how to cancel – is not very clear. To cancel, you will need to go to the Parentpay Home page, select the child whose meal you wish to cancel and navigate to find the meal highlighted in green (this process is the same as the booking process this far!) Then, you click on the meal you wish to cancel. The green highlight will disappear and the date will go grey. This is the only way to know that you have cancelled. You can check that the date is no longer highlighted by going back to homepage and navigating again from there to the meal choices.
Sickness and Diarrhoea
If your child has vomited or had diarrhoea, NHS guidelines are that they need to be clear for a full 48 hours before returning to school. Please do not send your child back to school before this point to avoid spreading the illness. Thank you
After-school Clubs
After school clubs will start week beginning 18th September. Please see the attached for details. There will be a Dancefit taster session during the school day on Monday 11th September for Years 3 to 6. If your child would like to join this session, please send a note in for their teacher, giving them permission to attend. The session will be at 2pm.
In addition to the clubs listed in the attached document, Chess Club will also be restarting from Monday 18th September, for Year 2 pupils. A letter will be sent home to Year 2 parents/carers next week, with further details and information.
Year Group Information meetings
Year group curriculum information meetings for parents and carers will be held in September and October as follows. These are where you find out what learning projects the children will be doing, which visits and trips are planned, and how you can help your child at home.
YEAR GROUP
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
Reception
Friday 6th October
2.30 pm
FP Hall
Year 1
Thursday 21st September
2.30pm
FP Hall
Year 2
Friday 22nd September
2.30pm
FP Hall
Year 3
Wednesday 27th September
2.30pm
FP Hall
Year 4
Tuesday 19th September
2.30pm
FP Hall
Year 5
Thursday 28th September
2.30pm
FP Hall
Year 6
Wednesday 20th September
2.30pm
FP Hall
Upcoming events / Term dates
Monday 4th September – INSET DAYTuesday 5th September – INSET DAYWednesday 6th September – Y1 – Y6 Pupils back to schoolThursday 14th September – Year 5 Trip to Llancaiach Fawr Manor
October 2023
Thursday 5th October – flu vaccinations
Tuesday 10th October – Wear Yellow for World Mental Health Day
Friday 13th October – Wear Red/something ‘Welsh’ for Shwmae Day
W/C Monday 23rd October – Parents’ Consultations
Friday 27th October - Break up for half term
Monday 30th October – Friday 3rd November – half term break
Friday 22nd December – Break up for Christmas
Term dates
2023-2024 academic year
Additional INSET days TBD
INSET DAYMonday 4th September 2023INSET DAYTuesday 5th September 2023Pupils return to schoolWednesday 6th Sept. 2023Break up for Half Term
Friday 27th October 2023
Autumn Half Term
Monday 30th October, 2023
Friday 3rd November, 2023
Break up for Christmas
Friday 22nd December
Christmas Break
Monday 25th December, 2023
Friday 8th January, 2024
Return to school
Monday 8th January, 2024
Break up for Half Term
Friday 9th February, 2024
Spring Half Term
Monday 12th February, 2024
Friday 16th February, 2024
Break up for Easter
Friday 22nd March, 2024
Easter Break
Monday 25th March, 2024
Friday 5th April, 2024
Return to school
Monday 8th April, 2024
EARLY MAY BANK HOLIDAY
Monday 6th May, 2024
Break up for Half Term
Friday 24th May
Summer Half Term
Monday 27th May, 2024
Friday 31st May, 2024
Last day of term
Monday 22nd July, 2024
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Parentmail 5.09.2023
Tue 05 Sep 2023Dear Parent/Carer,
A warm welcome to the 2023-24 Academic Year to our existing Lakeside families and to our new pupils and their families! I hope that you all had an enjoyable summer break. The staff and I are looking forward to welcoming your children back to school on Wednesday 6th September.
Here’s a little reminder of all the fun and exciting times we had last year:
Link: https://vimeo.com/861204690?share=copy
Password: He11o2324Sep5
Good luck Year 7!
We send best wishes to all our former Year 6 pupils as they start at their new high schools – we will be thinking of you and know that you will be amazing!
Warm weather
It is typical that the hot weather has return as the children are returning to school! Please remember to put sunscreen on your children and send them in with hats and refillable water bottles to ensure they keep cool and get plenty to drink.
Year Group Information meetings
Year group curriculum information meetings for parents and carers will be held in September and October as follows. These are where you find out what learning projects the children will be doing, which visits and trips are planned, and how you can help your child at home.
YEAR GROUP
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
Reception
Friday 6th October
2.30 pm
FP Hall
Year 1
Thursday 21st September
2.30pm
FP Hall
Year 2
Friday 22nd September
2.30pm
FP Hall
Year 3
Wednesday 27th September
2.30pm
FP Hall
Year 4
Tuesday 19th September
2.30pm
FP Hall
Year 5
Thursday 28th September
2.30pm
FP Hall
Year 6
Wednesday 20th September
2.30pm
FP Hall
School Drop-off
Reception and Nursery pupils’ parents/carers will be notified of separate arrangements for drop-off and pick-up as they start school, but for all other year groups, the arrangements will be the same as last year:
The school gates open @ 8.45am
Year 1 parents/carers to walk their children round to the FP Playground;
Year 2 parents/carers to drop their children at the path to 2P;
Years 3 to 6: parents drop pupils at school gates to make their own way to their classes between 8.45 and 8.55am.
Late arrival at school
The school gates and doors are open between 8.45 and 8.55am. Excluding Nursery, any pupils who arrive at school after 8.55am must go to the office in order to enter the school and be signed in, as class teachers will be busy taking registers and introducing lessons after 8.55am. Thank you.
School Pick-up
Nursery and Reception parents/carers will be given separate information on collecting their children as they start school.
Year 1 pupils are handed over via the Year 1 decking at 3.25pm
Year 2 pupils will be brought to the Foundation Phase playground steps at 3.25pm
Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 pupils can be collected from outside the main gates at 3.30pm
Free School meals
Free meals will be available for all Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 pupils in September. The remaining year groups will be added to Universal Free School Meals later on in the year.
School Uniform Grants and information
We have received information about various grants/discounts from the local authority: please paste the following into your browser for Welsh government help https://gov.wales/get-help-school-costs
No PE sessions this week
Please note that there will be no PE sessions this week. Class teachers will let children know which day of the week they will have PE. Pupils can continue to come to school wearing their PE kit on the appropriate day. School PE kit is available from YC Sports, alternatively children can wear navy/white T-shirts and navy shorts/leggings/jogging bottoms. Children MUST wear white or dark coloured trainers on PE days please. Please don’t send your children to school in expensive / designer sports kits or trainers. If your child wears stud earrings, please cover them with a plaster or micropore tape before school on PE days, or take them out if possible. Thank you.
Snack
Children may bring snack into school each day. Please remember it needs to be healthy fruit or vegetables – thank you. Please note, we are a NUT FREE school (this includes products that contain nuts eg Nutella) - please abide by this at all times. Thank you.
After-school clubs
All after-school clubs will begin the week commencing Monday 18th September. More information will follow soon.
I look forward to seeing everyone back at school tomorrow morning (Wednesday 6th September).
Best wishes,
Rachel Mitchell
Headteacher
Monday 4th September – INSET DAY
Tuesday 5th September – INSET DAY
Wednesday 6th September – Y1 – Y6 Pupils back to school
Thursday 14th September – Year 5 Trip to Llancaiach Fawr Manor
October 2023
Thursday 5th October – flu vaccinations
Friday 27th October - Break up for half term
Monday 30th October – Friday 3rd November – half term break
Friday 22nd December – Break up for Christmas
Term dates
2023-2024 academic year
Additional INSET days TBD
INSET DAY
Monday 4th September 2023
INSET DAY
Tuesday 5th September 2023
Pupils return to school
Wednesday 6th Sept. 2023
Break up for Half Term
Friday 27th October 2023
Autumn Half Term
Monday 30th October, 2023
Friday 3rd November, 2023
Break up for Christmas
Friday 22nd December
Christmas Break
Monday 25th December, 2023
Friday 8th January, 2024
Return to school
Monday 8th January, 2024
Break up for Half Term
Friday 9th February, 2024
Spring Half Term
Monday 12th February, 2024
Friday 16th February, 2024
Break up for Easter
Friday 22nd March, 2024
Easter Break
Monday 25th March, 2024
Friday 5th April, 2024
Return to school
Monday 8th April, 2024
EARLY MAY BANK HOLIDAY
Monday 6th May, 2024
Break up for Half Term
Friday 24th May
Summer Half Term
Monday 27th May, 2024
Friday 31st May, 2024
Last day of term
Monday 22nd July, 2024