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Dear Parent/Carer
We have today received an e-mail from Catering Services of RCTCBC asking us to inform all parents of the arrangements for Breakfast Club for the new Academic Year in September and the arrangements for applications.
If your child requires a place in the Autumn term breakfast club (2nd Sept – 17th Dec) applications can only be made on-line via the RCTCBC website. The link for the application form is:-
https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/breakfastclubform.
The form will be available for completion from 7am, Monday 5th July to 5pm, Monday 12th July for Capcoch Primary School and the number of places will be limited to ensure that social distancing, effective hygiene and preventative measures can be maintained.
Please note that places will be prioritised based on the time of the application and parents will be notified by Friday 23rd July as to whether you are successful or unsuccessful.
Unsuccessful applicants will be placed on a reserve list and non-attendance of successful applicants will result in places being reallocated. As places are restricted, please only apply if your child requires access to a free, healthy breakfast before the start of the school day.
The Breakfast Club process and allocation of places are determined by Catering Services and not ourselves.
In addition, an-mail and text message has also been sent to parents/carers this afternoon informing them of this.
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Dear Parent/Carer
We have been asked to share this message with all our parents from RCTCBC- Kind regards.
Hello,
Today, we’re announcing a £5m Summer of Fun for children and young people aged 0-25 to play and participate in leisure, recreational, sporting and cultural activities to help rebuild their social and emotional skills in both Welsh and English. Access to activities such as these is critical in the recovery of Covid-19 and will support the social, emotional, physical and mental wellbeing of all children and young people, and that in turn is integral to supporting them in reengaging with learning and education, enabling all children and young people to reach their full potential.
As a Welsh Government stakeholder, we’d appreciate your support in sharing this announcement (see below) with your communities and networks.
You’ll find all our social media messages @WG_Communities including the Minister for Social Justice launching the Summer of Fun, Deputy Minister for Social Services’ personal message and the Children’s Commissioner for Wales message of support.
Thank you to the Vale of Glamorgan local authority for hosting our launch and to all local authorities who are taking on the task of organising the Summer of Fun.
Dawn Chadwick
Head of Play Policy
A ‘Summer of Fun’ to support children and young people take part in a range of sporting, cultural and play based activities has been announced by the Deputy Minister for Social Services, Julie Morgan.
Launching the £5m Summer of Fun project at Romilly Park in the Vale of Glamorgan, Julie Morgan said it was important we look at the full range of our children and young people’s needs and imbed social and emotional wellbeing in the pandemic recovery.
Summer of Fun will be run by local authorities from 1st July until 30th September and will provide a range of free leisure, recreational, sporting and cultural activities for children and young people aged 0-25 to help support their social, emotional, physical and mental wellbeing. Activities provided through the Summer of Fun will be free, in both English and Welsh and in addition to any regulated childcare provision. The Children’s Commissioner for Wales has launched an information hub to advertise the free activities available as part of the Summer of Fun.
The three main objectives of the Summer of Fun are:
• supporting fun and the opportunity for children and young people to express themselves through play;
• community based interactive, creative and play-based initiatives for all ages and;
• provide opportunities to play with friends and peers.
As part of the investment, £450,000 will be shared between Sport Wales and the Arts Council for Wales to deliver a pilot scheme that will enhance the school day by opening up school facilities for community use, to create a new wellbeing offer for children and young people. The pilot scheme will complement the Summer of Fun programme.
The Deputy Minister for Social Services, Julie Morgan said:
“The impacts of the last year have been felt by all of us, and particularly so by our children and young people who have missed many opportunities to socialise, to be active and to play. That is why, as part of our Renew and Reform plan for learning, I am announcing funding to support our children and young people to take part in a range of free social and wellbeing activities. Activities funded through the Summer of Fun will provide opportunities to support the social, emotional and physical health and wellbeing of our young people. Supporting these needs can also help them build confidence, reengage with learning and education, and strive to reach their full potential. I look forward to seeing the wide range of activities taking place this summer.”
Sally Holland, the Children’s Commissioner said:
“Children and young people have missed out on so many opportunities to play and socialise during the pandemic. I’m so pleased that the Government has responded so positively to the calls I made with the Urdd and Sport Wales for a Summer of Fun. The funding announced today takes into account the issues raised during a large round-table event we hosted on the subject earlier this year, including the need for more support for transport costs, Welsh medium provision and targeted approach to disabled children, those on low income and children from Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities. Let’s ensure every child and young person in Wales now has a summer of fun after such a rollercoaster year.”
Cllr Kathryn McCaffer, Vale of Glamorgan Council Cabinet Member for Leisure, Arts and Culture, said:
“Covid-19 restrictions have had a profound effect on all of us, with children among those most severely affected. They have been unable to attend school for long periods, which can have a significant impact on social development and activity levels as well as learning.
“Loneliness and social isolation have been real problems over the last 15 months and the Summer of Fun scheme has been launched in an effort to address this. It will allow children to reconnect with each other and the outside world through a range of exciting activities. Using funding provided by Welsh Government, we are looking to provide a variety of opportunities across the Vale of Glamorgan utilising a wide range of resources and organisations. We are really looking forward to seeing children and young people enjoying themselves again.”
The Summer of Fun is one element of the Welsh Government’s commitment to supporting children and young people to recover from the pandemic. With activities running as part of the £150 million Renew and Reform plan, announced by Education Minister Jeremy Miles earlier this week, to support learners, teachers and staff.
Contact Information
Vicky Ferris
Welsh Government
0300 0251 158
vicky.ferris@gov.wales
Dear Parent/Carer
Unfortunately, due to Miss Hanson being on a course tomorrow her After School Club on Tuesday 22/6/21 for Yr 4/5 is cancelled.
In addition we have also sent this message to all parents in Miss Hanson's class by way of text message this afternoon.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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Dear Parent/Carer
As you will be aware the children had their individual photographs taken on the last day of term, Friday 28th May.
We have chased up Colorfoto who have this morning, informed us that all being well, the photo proofs will be with us by Friday. As soon as these proofs are received and collated, they will be sent home with your child(ren) at some point during the following week.
Just as a reminder, if you wish to purchase a photograph of your child(ren) these must be ordered/purchased directly from Colorfoto on their website. No orders or payments can be accepted by the school under any circumstances due to COVID.
However, any orders place on line with Colorfoto will be delivered directly to the school to avoid parents incurring substantial postage costs. The photos will be isolated for 72 hours before they are given back out to pupils in accordance with COVID Regulations.
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Dear Parents/Carers
A text message has been sent to all parents this morning to inform them of disruption to the school's telephones lines.
Unfortunately, most of the schools in RCT have no telephone lines at the moment and are therefore uncontactable.
However, we have informed parents that if the matter is urgent, you are able to e-mail us and we will respond to you by e-mail by return.
In addition, we would also remind you that Monday 21st June is an INSET Day and the school will be closed to pupils. Pupils will return on Tuesday 22nd June as normal
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Dear Parent/Carer
We have today received two letters from Aberdare Community School (ACS) which we understand have already been sent out to the parents of our Year 6 children who will be joining them this September.
We have also posted these letters under our "Newsletters" tab and also sent these by way of e-mail this afternoon.
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Dear Parent/Carer
We have posted a letter on Class Dojo from Mountain Ash Comprehensive School (MAC) for the parents of our Year 6 Leavers regarding a Transition Meeting which is taking place via the Internet on 24th June 2021.
We have also posted a copy of this letter for those parents under the "Newsletters" tab
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Good afternoon everyone
There will be a Webnar for the pupils/parents of our Year 6 children who will be attending Mountain Ash Comprehensive School (MAC) in September 2021. This Webnar will be held on 24th June at 5.00 p.m..
We have yet to receive the invitation for the Webnar but this will be forwarded to you as soon as it is received by way of our usual methods of direct e-mail and Class Dojo.
As per previous Webnars, you will be required to click on the link a few minutes before the meeting is due to start and all the information that you require will be in the invite that will be forwarded to you.
By now, you should have received your MAC Transition this week which was sent home with your child. Please complete the forms in that pack and return them to ourselves as soon as possible, so that we can forward them to MAC in readiness for the Webnar.
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per pro Ms G Owen
Hi everyone
Just a quick reminder that we have an INSET/Teacher Training Day on Monday 21st June 2021 and the school will be open to staff only.
Pupils should return to school as normal on Tuesday 22nd June 2021.
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