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• Parentmail 15.12.23

  Fri 15 Dec 2023

  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:

   

  Year Group Christmas Sharing sessions
  Day / Date – 9.30am starts, Big Hall	Year group
  Tuesday 19th December	Year 4
  Wednesday 20th December	Year 6
  Thursday 21st December	Year 5

   

   

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

   

  Year group Christmas party/film
  Year group	Date
  Nursery (am and pm)	Wednesday 20th December
  Reception	Wednesday 20th December
  Year 1	Wednesday 20th December
  Year 2	Tuesday 19th December
  Year 3	Wednesday 20th December
  Year 4	Wednesday 20th December
  Year 5	Friday 22nd December
  Year 6	Friday 22nd December

  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

  Break up for Christmas	Friday 22nd December
  Christmas Break		Monday 25th December, 2023	Friday 5th January, 2024
  Return to school	Monday 8th January, 2024
  INSET DAY	Friday 19th January
  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

   

• Parentmail 8.12.23

  Fri 08 Dec 2023

  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:

  Day / Date – 9.30am starts, Big Hall	Year group
  Monday 11th December	Nursery AM Nursery PM (2.15pm)
  Tuesday 12th December	Reception
  Wednesday 13th December	Year 1
  Thursday 14th December	Year 2
  Friday 15th December	Year 3
  Tuesday 19th December	Year 4
  Wednesday 20th December	Year 6
  Thursday 21st December	Year 5

   

  Year group Christmas party/film

  Year group	Date
  Nursery (am and pm)	Wednesday 20th December
  Reception	Wednesday 20th December
  Year 1	Wednesday 20th December
  Year 2	Tuesday 19th December
  Year 3	Wednesday 20th December
  Year 4	Wednesday 20th December
  Year 5	Tuesday 19th December
  Year 6	Friday 22nd December

   

  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

  Break up for Christmas	Friday 22nd December
  Christmas Break		Monday 25th December, 2023	Friday 5th January, 2024
  Return to school	Monday 8th January, 2024
  INSET DAY	Friday 19th January
  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

   

• Parentmail 1.12.23

  Fri 01 Dec 2023

  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

  Day / Date – 9.30am starts, Big Hall	Year group
  Monday 11th December	Nursery AM Nursery PM (2.15pm)
  Tuesday 12th December	Reception
  Wednesday 13th December	Year 1
  Thursday 14th December	Year 2
  Friday 15th December	Year 3
  Tuesday 19th December	Year 4
  Wednesday 20th December	Year 6
  Thursday 21st December	Year 5

  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

  Break up for Christmas	Friday 22nd December
  Christmas Break		Monday 25th December, 2023	Friday 5th January, 2024
  Return to school	Monday 8th January, 2024
  INSET DAY	Friday 19th January
  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