13th September   

Next week...  

• Monday 16th at 9am – Phonics Coffee Morning. This will be led by Mrs Ellis and will be held in one of our support rooms in KS2 (just come to the main office). This will be invaluable advice to support your children learning to read at home. For any parents that cannot attend, a slide deck will be available on our website (ADD LINK)  

• Tuesday 16th – Y4 Museum trip – packed lunches needed 

• Friday 20th – Y3 Museum trip – packed lunches needed 

Healthy Snacks!  

We have been asked to clarify where the school stands with snacks. We love them! Children must bring in a healthy snack for morning break. They are not allowed chocolate, sweets, or crisps etc at that point. At lunch time if you choose to send them with a packed lunch, we simply ask that they have a balanced diet, if a small treat is in the box, no problem. 

We should also remind parents we are a NUT FREE school. We have both children and staff with severe allergies. 

PTA Meeting  

The PTA do an incredible job raising vital funds for our school and they are always looking for new members to help whenever they can. The next meeting will be held on 26th September at the Valley pub so please come along and get to know the team if you can. The next event will be the Halloween Disco (24/10/24), so if you can help decorate the hall or man one of the stalls please contact the office.  

6th September   

Welcome back, or welcome to our school, everyone! 

Next week...  

• Tuesday 10th  - 3.30pm meet the teacher 

Key Reminders  

• The Drive  - no one should be using their vehicles on the drive unless they have a pass. 

• Booking for BSC, ASC  - please use ipay for booking either Before or After School clubs. 

• Phones  - children cannot use phones on the school grounds. 

•  All families are now eligible for Free School Meals. 

• Appointments - wherever possible, please ensure appointments for dentists etc are made outside of the normal school day. 

• School uniform - please wear uniform if possible.  Second hand uniform is on sale at the school office. Uniform labels are available through Stikins, our school code is 2074

Padlocks on the gates 

From Monday, our caretaker will be putting padlocks on all the gates, except the one leading into the car park and up to the front entrance. This is to further improve our safeguarding. The padlocks will go on at 9am and come off at 3pm.  

Please can we urge you to be on time. It is a real hassle for staff when parents bring children in late, it interrupts the learning of everyone else in the class.  

SeeSaw 

All parents should have a QR code come home which you need to scan to join the class SeeSaw. Paper copies went home this week. This enables teachers to be able to communicate with you. Please don’t delay signing up. 

Coffee Morning 

Phonics on Monday 16th September– this will help you to understand how you can help your child learn their sounds at home which in turn has a huge impact on their reading, writing and future academic success.  

Dismissal 

At the beginning of term, dismissal takes a bit of extra time simply because teachers are getting to know new faces. Bring an umbrella if it’s wet, you might have to wait a few extra minutes. 

Late comers 

Anyone who is late for school needs to come to the main entrance and sign the late book. 

Food bank

Sketty food Bank are desperate for carrier bags; they give out over 100 per week! Tracy from the kitchen has kindly agreed to collect any unwanted extras we may have, so please bring them into the main office and we can help recycle and reuse.    

Message from Swansea Council 

Proposed new model for Specialist Teaching Facilities (STFs) across Swansea 

Swansea Council is consulting on a proposal to redesignate 25 STFs, change the specialism of 3 STFs, expand 4 existing STFs and close 5 STFs in Swansea with a phased implementation commencing in September 2025. 

A copy of the consultation paper, including the impact on each school affected, along with all associated documents can be found via the following link:  

https://www.swansea.gov.uk/schoolorganisationSTFreview 

If you have any comments, please use the on-line response form available on the link above or refer to the consultation document for alternative ways to send us your views.   All responses must be received by no later than 17 October 2024.  

If you would like to know more information or would like an opportunity to ask questions, you can attend one of the following:  

• an online consultation meeting on 9 October at 1pm on Microsoft Teams (please register your interest in attending this session by 30 September 2024) 

• an in-person meeting will be held on 16 September at 4pm in the Scout Hut, Bryn Road, Brynmill, Swansea, SA2 0AU (please register your interest in attending this session by 10 September) 

• an additional in-person meeting will be held on 8 October at 5pm in the Scout Hut, Bryn Road, Brynmill, Swansea, SA2 0AU (please register your interest in attending this session by 30 September) 

To register your interest in attending one of the above consultation meetings, please email schoolorganisation@swansea.gov.uk by the dates specified above. If we do not receive any bookings to attend these sessions, then these meetings will not proceed. 

You are welcome to use the Welsh Language in any of the above meetings. We kindly ask that you inform us when booking if you require the presentation to be delivered through the medium of Welsh, this will allow us to make arrangements for simultaneous translation to be available at the meeting specified. 

If you require this information in a more accessible format, or you are unable to access the website to view the consultation document, please contact Michelle Thomas on (01792) 636686 or email schoolorganisation@swansea.gov.uk  to arrange for an accessible copy of the consultation document to be delivered to you.