Newsletter 21st February 2014

Dear Parents, I would like to wish you a relaxing and enjoyable half term next week. Please find below a few dates and reminders of upcoming events. Closure Days School will be closed to pupils on Monday 3rd March and Monday 28th April for staff Inset. ST David’s Day Celebrations Reminder We always encourage all children to take part in Eisteddfod activities. We have put all Junior Welsh songs on class blogs, for junior pupils to learn over the half term, should they wish to enter the Welsh singing competitions. We will celebrate St David’s day on Friday March the 7th . Good luck to all! We realise that March 7th is also the PTA cycle / scoot to school day. Pupils can wear Welsh clothing to school or change into Welsh costumes in school if they wish. Gate Security The gates at the Palalwyf Avenue entrance are now up and running. To gain access to the school, please press the button. You will then be connected to the office. There is a camera on the gate. Please identify yourself and the gate will be released to allow access to the school. Half Term Half term holiday is Monday 24th February to 28th February. Easter Holidays- 14th April to 25th April ICT Presentation for Parents- Monday 10th March , 6.00pm We are running an information evening for parents in conjunction with a company called 2Simple, to explain how the children are using this computer programme in school to help with literacy. The aim of this evening is to help you have a better understanding of how this programme works, so you can help your child at home. We hope to see you at this event. 0 Twitter and Blog Please remember to use the school news blog and calendar to keep updated with all school activities and events. You can also keep updated by following us on Twitter @ pontyclunpri Many thanks for your continuing support Yours sincerely S. Harwood Acting Headteacher

We would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you for all of your support during our Eco days. Yesterday it was absolutely fantastic to see a sea of green in the hall as we introduced each year group to their eco topic for these 2 days. We raised over £350 thanks to your kind donations!

Today we held our 'Trashion Show', all we can say is WOW. We never knew rubbish could look so great, the time and effort put into all of the outfits and accessories was great to see. The children had a fantastic time parading up and down the cat walk showing off their outfits.

These days wouldn't have been such a success without the support from you, so again a huge thank you!! Here's some pictures from both days.

Trashion Show Thursday 20th February

Thursday 20th February is our school Trashion Show. Pupils are free to wear their costumes to school, or bring them in and get changed in school. Staff will help younger pupils to put their costumes on if required. If they bring the costumes in please clearly label them in a bag. Pupils can wear non- uniform if they wish. Thank you for your continued support.

I am sure that the day will be a huge success.

Go green and Trashion show

Dear parents, please could we remind you that our Go green day is on on Wednesday and Thursday is our Trashion show. On Wednesday we are asking children to come to school wearing green and on Thursday we would invite children to bring or wear costumes from recycled materials. Both events raise awareness of environmentally friendly issues and all children will be taking part in classroom activities to reinforce this awareness. Many thanks for your support.

St. David's Day Photographs

Just a reminder that the Pontypridd Observer will be photographing all pupils in classes, on Thursday 13th February as part of their St. David's Day celebrations. All pupils are welcome to come to school dressed in Welsh themed clothing- traditional costumes, rugby shirts, football shirts, red clothing etc. Many thanks for your support.

Country dancing

Please note there is no country dancing club this week (Thursday 13th February) due to the Valentine's discos. We will be resuming as normal next week. Many thanks Mrs Abel