NEWSLETTER 27TH FEBRUARY 2015

Dates for the term

 

St David’s Day Eisteddfod                       Monday 2^nd March 2015

Yr6 Easter Cracked                                 Tuesday 3^rd March 2015

World Book Day                                      Thursday 5^th March 2015

Reception Trip                                        Friday 6^th March 2015

Comic Relief                                           Friday 13^th March 2015

Yr3 Topic Trip                                         Tuesday 17^th March 2015

Parent Council Meeting                         Thursday 19^th March 2015 @ 5.30pm

Skiing trip                                                Sunday 22 March-Friday 27^th March 2015

Egg rolling / Easter Bonnet Parade        Friday 27^th March 2015

Easter break                                           Monday 30th March 2015 – Friday 10^th April 2015

 

100% Attendance

 

Well done to the 288 pupils who received their half termly full attendance certificates.  Can we do better next term!?

Healthy Schools

 

Can we please re-iterate that the School does operate a healthy snack policy which has recently begun to slip.  Can we please remind Parents / Carers that acceptable snacks are fruit, vegetable or cheese during morning break for pupils in the Juniors.  Can we ask that Parents / Carers support us by not providing crisps, chocolate, doughnuts etc. for snack during morning break.  Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.

 

Children are allowed to drink water during lesson times but we would ask that Parents / Carers do not provide fizzy drinks and / or fruit cordials for their children.

 

World Book Day

 

We are celebrating World Book Day – Thursday 5^th March 2015 and invite all children to come to school dressed as a book character.  During the day the children will be taking part in World Book Day activities.  We ask for a £1 donation which will be used to purchase new library / classroom reading area books.

 

All children will be given a World Book Day token on Thursday which they can exchange at many book retailers as well as at the Pontyclun Book Fair at the Athletic Club, Saturday 7^th March 2015, 10am – 3pm.

 

St David’s Day Eisteddfod

 

We will be celebrating St David’s Day with our school Eisteddfod on Monday 2^nd March 2015.  Children may come in traditional costumes should they so wish.  Please would parents / carers ensure that if your child wishes to wear a Welsh rugby / footbal shirt, that they wear school trousers as usual NOT JEANS.  Thank you for your anticipated support in this matter.

 

If parents / carers would like to view the winning creative and writing entries, these will be displayed for viewing in the main hall after school on Monday 2^nd March 2015.

 

Dance Competition

 

Congratulations to Pontyclun Primary’s Dance Club who were the Taff Feel the Beat Champions at the recent competition.  We are extremely proud of their efforts and thrilled that as a result of their success they will be dancing at the re-opening of the Pontypridd Lido as well as representing RCT at future festivals and events.

 

Comic Relief

 

The school will be supporting Comic Relief on Friday 13^th March 2015.  Children are invited to dress up / paint their faces as per the theme of Comic Relief or just wear non-school uniform.  We would ask that pupils donate £1 towards the charity.  Year 6 will be organising and running their usual stalls.  All children will be given an opportunity to visit the stalls during the afternoon and participate in the fun, the morning will be given over to Comic Relief related activities.

23 February 2015

CLUBS CANCELLED

Football and Dance clubs have been cancelled for tonight.  

WORLD BOOK DAY - Thursday 5th March 2015

Next week we are celebrating World Book Day.  We would like all children to come in dressed as a book character and during the day they will be taking part in World Book Day activities.  We ask for a £1 donation which will be used to purchase new library / classroom reading area books.

Thank you for your continued support.

NEWSLETTER 06 February 2015

Dates for the term

 

PTA Valentine’s Disco                       Thursday 12^th February 2015

Half term                                             Monday February 16^th – Friday 20^th February 2015

St David’s Day Eisteddfod               Monday 2^nd March 2015

Parent Council Meeting                   Thursday 19^th March 2015 @ 5.30pm

Skiing trip                                             Sunday 22 March-Friday 27^th March 2015

Easter break                                       Monday 30th March 2015 – Friday 10^th April 2015

 

Attendance

 

Please see below the accrued weekly attendance for each class for 19/01/2015 to 30/01/2015.  Our RCT target is 96.1%,

Group	Percentage Attendance %
Base Room 1 - Early Years	96.5
Base Room 2 - Early Years	90.4
R1	95.8
R2	97
I1	99
I2	93.8
I3	98.2
I4	99
J1	98.9
J2	97.4
J3	96.7
J4	99.1
J5	95.6
J6	97.5
J7	96.8
J8	98
J9	95.5

Healthy Schools

The School does operate a healthy snack policy which has recently begun to slip. Can we please remind Parents / Carer’s that acceptable snacks are fruit, vegetable or cheese during morning break for pupils in the Juniors. Can we ask that Parents / Carer’s support us by not providing crisps, chocolate, doughnuts etc. for snack during morning break. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.

Children are allowed to drink water during lesson times but we would ask that Parents / Carer’s do not provide fizzy drinks and / or fruit cordials for their children.

Collecting Children during the School Day

When collecting your child from Infants or Juniors, for any reason during the school day, can parents / carers please go the main Reception to sign your child out. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.

Absence Information

Would parents / carers please ensure that you contact the school every morning of a child’s absence through illness. We operate a same day response for pupils whose absence has not been notified by 9.30am. This is part of our pupil safeguarding arrangement. Thank you for your anticipated co-operation in this matter.

Dinner Money

Please be aware that our accounts are sent to RCT on a half termly basis for the debt to be collected. Under School Meals Protocol, the School will be within it’s right to refuse pupils a school meal until all the arears are cleared. A packed lunch will have to be provided or your child has to be picked up for lunchtime.

Parents / carers must pay on a Monday for the current week, ie: paying in advance for the week’s meals. The current cost of school meals in £2.25 a day.

St David’s Day Photographs

The photographer from The Observer will be in school for the morning of Thursday 12^th February 2015 to take class photos of the children in their St David’s Day costumes. Please can your child come to school dressed in their costumes.

PTA Valentine’s Disco

Thursday 12^thFebruary 2015. Infants 5 – 6.15pm, Juniors 6.30 – 8pm. Entry £2 per child, tickets on the door. Parental supervision is required for the Infants.

New Directions Football Tournament

Well done to the boys who participated in the New Directions Football Finals. The standard of football was extremely high and all of the boys were a credit to the school. Unfortunately we were not victorious but a great time was had by all.

Parent / Carer Council

Thank you to those Parents / Carers who attended last night’s meeting. It was a very positive and productive meeting and many valid points were discussed. Items on the agenda included the school adopting UNICEF’s Rights for the Child as a central core ethos, developing effective communication with parents / carers and healthy schools. Further details on the agenda items will be sent to parents / carers in the near future. The next parent / carer council meeting will be held on Thursday 19^th March 2015 at 5.30pm.

2015 /16 term dates and inset dates

Tuesday 1^stSeptember 2015 will be an INSET day. Information regarding the remaining INSET days will be made available to parents / carers in the yearly timetable of events provided in September 2015.

2014 / 15	Term Begins	Half Term Starts	Half term ends	Term ends
Autumn 2014	Monday 01 September	Monday 27 October	Friday 31 October	Friday 19 December
Spring 2015	Monday 05 January	Monday 16 February	Friday 20 February	Friday 27 March
Summer 2015	Monday 13 April	Monday 25 May	Friday 29 May	Monday 20 July *

ALL SCHOOLS will be closed on May Day Bank Holiday, Monday 04 May 2015

* LAST DAY for our pupils and staff will be Wednesday 15 July 2015

2015 / 16	Term Begins	Half Term Starts	Half term ends	Term ends
Autumn 2015	Tuesday * 01 September	Monday 26 October	Friday 30 October	Friday 18 December
Spring 2016	Monday 04 January	Monday 15 February	Friday 19 February	Thursday 24 March
Summer 2016	Monday 11 April	Monday 30 May	Friday 03 June	Wednesday 20 July

ALL SCHOOLS will be closed on May Day Bank Holiday, Monday 02 May 2016

* Tuesday 01 September 2015 will be an INSET day