Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
Dear Parent/Carers
In view of the RED weather warning issued to by the MET Office for significant parts of Rhondda Cynon Taf, the Council has directed the closure of all schools tomorrow.
This action has been taken in the interest of public safety. Your child will be provided with remote learning opportunities during this emergency closure day.
Dear Parent/Carer
We have today posted our Newsletter for this week on our school website and it can be accessed by clicking on the "News & Events" tab and then by clicking on the "Newsletters" tab
In addition, we have also send the Newsletter by e-mail to all parents/carers who have registered an e-mail address with us.
Kind regards
Dear Parent/Carer
We have today posted our Newsletter for this week on our school website and it can be accessed by clicking on the "News & Events" tab and then by clicking on the "Newsletters" tab
In addition, we have also send the Newsletter by e-mail to all parents/carers who have registered an e-mail address with us.
Kind regards
Dear Parents/Carers
I forgot to add to the Newsletter yesterday that February 7-13th is Children's Mental Health Week and so classes will be doing lots of lessons and activities linked to this to promote Health and Wellbeing. It will be an opportunity for us to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people's mental health. 'Children's Mental Health Week' is run by children's mental health charity to focus on the importance of looking after our emotional wellbeing from an early age. This year's theme is 'Growing Together '. I am aware that Mr Wayne Hankin from Mountain Ash Photography is coming to the school during the Dress to Express Week on the 11th February to take St David's Day photos and in the circumstances to save confusion, I have changed our Dress to Express Day to Thursday 10th February due to lots going on inside the school
Human beings change and grow – we do it all the time and in many different ways. Physical growth is easy to see as we grow from babies to children, teenagers to adults. We grow intellectually as we gain new knowledge, skills, and understanding at school, and beyond. Growing Together is about growing emotionally, and finding ways to help each other grow.
As our lives continue to adjust following the impact of coronavirus, we know that children and young people need our emotional support now more than ever. In fact, research shows up to 1.5 million children and young people across the UK need mental health support as a direct consequence of the pandemic.
DRESS TO EXPRESS
On Thursday February 10th😍, we are asking staff and pupils including parents ( when dropping your child off at school or picking up - optional ) to wear their favourite colour or a unique outfit to express how they are feeling. It can be as simple or elaborate as you like! Dress to Express is an opportunity for self -expression and celebrating a wide range of emotions. The day also provides a great opportunity to be open about mental health and start conversation within our school community.
If you would like to donate towards this (optional) then please click on the link below.
https://donate.place2be.org.uk/?dontype=single&sam=20-50-100&option=personal&value=Childrens-Mental-Health-Week
PS : If parents choose to take part and wear a 'Dress to Express' outfit and are happy to have a photo (if seen by some of the teachers around the school as pupils are dropped off in the morning or picked up at the end of day) then please let us know.😁
Thanking You in Advance
Dear Parent/Carer
We have today received the following e-mail from the Child Poverty Action Group who are asking for Parents to complete a Survey that has been commission by the Welsh Government which is being carried out by Swansea University. If you are interested, the link to the survey is contained in the message below.
Kind regards
Dear colleague
Can you help us understand more about parental engagement in education?
The Welsh Government have recently commissioned Swansea University to carry out a research project examining changes in parental engagement in education during the coronavirus pandemic.
The project is led by Dr Janet Goodall at the Department for Education and Childhood Studies at Swansea University, supported by Children in Wales and the Child Poverty Action Group. The work is funded as part of the Welsh Government’s Collaborative Evidence Network, and results will be used to inform their future work around equity in education.
We are looking for parents and carers of school-aged children to complete a short survey about how they have been supporting their children’s learning at home. The survey is confidential and takes around 4 minutes to fill out. Respondents do not need to share any information that will make them personally identifiable. They will not be asked which school their child attends.
We would really appreciate your help to share these surveys with the parents and carers in your community. We’d like to hear from as diverse a range of voices as possible, and capture all the things that parents and carers value when it comes to supporting their children’s learning.
The survey is available online here: https://swanseasom.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8Gkr1y2fVJrXlEq
If you have any questions about the research, please contact Dr Goodall j.s.goodall@swansea.ac.uk
With best wishes,
Ellie Harwood | Wales Development Manager|Rheolwr Datblygu Cymru |UK Cost of the School Day|DE Cost y Diwrnod Ysgol|
Child Poverty Action Group |
Main: 07525 810887
Email: eharwood@cpag.org.uk | Website: cpag.org.uk
Working days: Monday to Friday
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More than one in four children in the UK are growing up in poverty. It doesn’t have to be this way. Campaign with us to end child poverty.
Dear Parent/Carer
We have today received an e-mail from Public Health Wales as follows
Dear All
It’s been an anxious year for many adults, children and young people alike. We know many of you are worried about the impact of the pandemic on your children.
BRAND NEW!! Online course ‘Understanding your child’s mental health and wellbeing’ from the Solihull Approach (NHS).
Access for free:
Did you know Public Health Wales have PRE-PAID for every parent and carer in Wales to access a course for parents/carers (access now for life-long access)? FREE (with access code: SWSOL or NWSOL at: www.inourplace.co.uk) for residents in our area. There are courses for parents, carers and grandparents about children from bump to 19+ years.
How do I access for free?
Go to www.inourplace.co.uk and register, and then please use SWSOL if you live in South and Mid Wales and NWSOL if you live in North Wales to get free access to all the online courses (funded for residents): or
If, like many parents, you have already used this code, log into your account here and this course will be ready in your dashboard to start whenever you are ready.
Can I tell my family and friends?
Absolutely! Share the news with family members and other families in the area so that they too can take advantage of this fantastic opportunity.
How long is it?
‘Understanding your child’s mental health and wellbeing’ itself is in 2 parts (2 modules long in total):
If you like this…
…you might like the other courses ‘Understanding your teenager’s brain’ (short course) or ‘Understanding your child’s feelings’ (taster course) , or other courses in the series. www.inourplace.co.uk
Dear Parent/Carer
We have today received a telephone from the School Dental Team who have informed us that due to the Nursing Team having to be re-deployed due to the current pandemic situation, they have unfortunately, had to cancel the proposed Fluoride Varnishing for all Foundation Phase Children (Nursery to Year 2) due to take place next week on the 19th January,
As soon as we receive a new date for this, we will let you know.
Kind regards
Dear Parent/Carer
We have this evening e-mailed our start of term January 2022 Newsletter to all parents via Parentmail for the week ending 7.1.22
We have also posted this on the school website which can be accessed by clicking on the "News & Events" tab and then by further clicking on the "Newsletters" tab.
This Newsletter contains important information regarding pupils return to school this week.
Kind regards