Family & Community Engagement

Community Hub - Cap y Gymuned

Our fantastic community hub is situated in Capcoch School grounds. We run a weekly food pantry, recycled school uniform and a clothing swap shop open to parents, residents and surrounding communities. We also host training sessions and courses for the community in our local area. We hold sessions with Citizens Advice, health, work & skills agencies and services to offer regular advice sessions. We also provide free hygiene and period products to those in need from Hygiene bank Aberdare.

To read more about our thriving community hub, CLICK HERE for the article by Pen y Cymoedd. CLICK HERE for an article by S4C who came to interview us about our thriving hub.

Food Pantry

Please see Miss C Parry if you are interested in becoming a member of our Food Pantry for just £1. You can visit every Tuesday between 9-10AM and choose 8 items for £3.

Where did we start?

Before the grand opening of our now thriving community hub, we started off by hosting a variety of events to engage with our community and with our families.

International Families Day

Easter Craft Session with Parents & Guardians

Christmas Wreath Making

Mother's Day Afternoon Tea 2024

Book Swap

Clothing & Uniform Swap Shop

Hygiene products made available

Christmas Jumper Swap

Food Parcels

Christmas Food Hampers

Food Parcels

Food Parcels

Macmillan - Time To Talk Coffee Morning with special guests

Special Guests: Shine, Asda community Champion, Resilient Families, Heat and save, New Horizons and Valley Steps

Macmillan - Time To Talk Coffee Morning with special guests

Macmillan - Time To Talk Coffee Morning with special guests The Coalfield Regeneration Trust

Our parent and child cooking sessions run by ‘Cooking Together with Jen’, were very popular, 24 parents and pupils attended each week for 8 weeks. Funded by Interlink.

Our parent and child cooking sessions run by ‘Cooking Together with Jen’, were very popular, 24 parents and pupils attended each week for 8 weeks. Funded by Interlink.

Adult Cooking classes organised by RCT Work & Skills

Adult Cooking classes organised by RCT Work & Skills

Our Healthy Eating Family After School club (Warm Hub Project)

Autumn 2023 - Our Eco Warriors and Parent volunteers gardening day with focus on preparing the flowerbeds.

Autumn 2023 - Our Eco Warriors and Parent volunteers gardening day with focus on preparing the flowerbeds.

Autumn 2023 - Our Eco Warriors and Parent volunteers gardening day with focus on preparing the flowerbeds.

Autumn 2023 - Our Eco Warriors and Parent volunteers gardening day with focus on preparing the flowerbeds.

Autumn 2023 - Our Eco Warriors and Parent volunteers gardening day with focus on preparing the flowerbeds.

Developing the garden: Planting our fruit and vegetables Spring Term 2024

Developing the garden: Planting our fruit and vegetables Spring Term 2024

2024 & 2025 family & community engagement projects

School murals - with tee 2 sugars

We held a competition to name our Community garden and create a logo.

We held a competition to name our Community garden and create a logo.

We held a competition to name our Community garden and create a logo.

We worked with Tee 2 Sugars to create a mural in our up and coming Community Garden. Parents/guardians, community members and pupils worked on the murals. Funded by Interlink RCT.

Video Link - Video by Tee 2 Sugars

We worked with Tee 2 Sugars to create a mural in our up and coming Community Garden. Parents/guardians, community members and pupils worked on the murals. Funded by Interlink RCT.

Video Link - Video by Tee 2 Sugars

We worked with Tee 2 Sugars to create a mural in our Adventure Playground. Parents/guardians, community members and pupils worked on the murals.

Video Link - Video by Tee 2 Sugars

We worked with Tee 2 Sugars to create a mural in our Adventure Playground. Parents/guardians, community members and pupils worked on the murals.

Video Link - Video by Tee 2 Sugars

We worked with Tee 2 Sugars to create a mural in our Adventure Playground. Parents/guardians, community members and pupils worked on the murals.

Video Link - Video by Tee 2 Sugars

We worked with Tee 2 Sugars to create a mural in our Adventure Playground. Parents/guardians, community members and pupils worked on the murals.

Video Link - Video by Tee 2 Sugars

You can see how much our Little Hands Community Garden is thriving by clicking here.

forest school - family project

Dare Valley Forest School project from our Micro Fund grant.

With special thanks to Playful Parents Parenting Puzzle, Pen y Cymoedd & Ignite.

Multiply funding

Parent Numicon & Maths Sessions

New yard markings

New yard markings

Parent Numicon & Maths Sessions

Food & Fun Summer School Project 2024

Our food and fun summer school project was a huge success in 2024 & 2025. We look forward to hosting this again in the summer of 2026.

ICT Classes

We host a range of ICT classes for our community. Please keep an eye on our news and events section for upcoming classes!

COOKING CLASSES

We host a range of cooking classes, including our very popular slow cooker classes, at Capcoch Primary School. We look forward to hosting more in the future. Please keep an eye on our news and events section for upcoming classes!

STEM WORKSHOPS, March 2025

Year 5/6 Stop Motion workshop with Mrs Ross

Year 4/5 Coding workshop with Miss Evans

Reception Class STEM workshop with Ms Owen

Our STEM parent sessions, organised by Miss Evans (now Mrs Morris) from Year 4/5, were a tremendous success, fostering great collaboration between parents and the school in supporting our pupils. We look forward to opening similar outdoor activities for all parents in the Summer Term, so do join us when this occurs!

MOTHERS DAY AFTERNOON TEA, March 2025

Thank you to everyone who attended our Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea. It was a lovely afternoon. A big thank you to 5/6 pupils for helping decorate the room and to some of our School Council who did a marvellous job serving everyone refreshments. We would also like to thank Laura Banyard and the staff at Aberdare Golf Club for the beautiful food. This certainly has become a popular event in our school calendar. We were so pleased to have once again been awarded grant funding to subsidise this for you. If you were unable to attend today due to your child being unwell, please call to the office Monday for a refund.

Thank you everyone for helping to make this event a special day💐

🐣Family Easter Picture Bingo sessions🐰

Tuesday 8th April & Thursday 10th April, 3.20-4.15pm

Our family bingo sessions will be lots of fun for adults and children to play together to win Easter themed prizes. There will be no charge to attend this event.

This is available to all pupils from Nursery to Year 6. All children must have a parent or carer with them to attend. We have spaces for 20 families per session. - 20 families can attend Tuesday and another 20 families can attend on Thursday. All families must book their place and spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Announcement from Miss C Parry, Family Engagement Officer

As the Family Engagement Officer, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all who participated in our Winter Warm Hub sessions, which have now concluded. Running from January to the end of March, these sessions provided essential winter support items to our families and local community, ensuring that everyone had access to the

necessary resources during the colder months. I am pleased to remind you that our Food Pantry operates every Tuesday from 9:00 to 10:00 am, and we warmly welcome

new members to join us for this initiative. Furthermore, I am excited to announce that on Tuesday, April 8th, and Wednesday, April 9th, we will be hosting a Family Easter Prize Bingo event, which promises to be enjoyable for the whole family. Details regarding how to book for these after-school sessions will be shared shortly. Thank you for

your continued support and engagement.

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