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School Blog Friday 22nd March 2024
Mon 18 Mar 2024Annwyl Parents and Carers,
Our Whole School Attendance currently stands at
94.7% (same as last week)
Pod Pengwin - 94.5%
Pod Pysgodyn - 95.6%
Pod PryCop - 94.3%
(Well done to Year 3 who are still in the lead with 96%)
Swansea Target 95%
Llanrhidian Target 96%
The Easter holidays are here and what a term it has been! The 'Make Do and Mend' topic has been spectacular, so much so that I heard some pupils' saying 'I'm really going to miss this topic, I have learnt loads!'. Their enthusiasm and attitudes to learning speaks volumes and we are immensely proud of them. The topic finale was last Friday in a spectacular fashion show, where pupils (and staff!) strutted their stuff on the catwalk! As the days get longer and lighter, we look forward to the launch of our summer term topic on Tuesday April 9th!
A huge diolch yn fawr you to all our parents for your tremendous support this term, spanning from supporting schools in Zambia to charities in Swansea, and for your enthusiastic participation in our Easter Eggstravaganza event. These events are what make our school a special place to be.
We have some exciting news! We have developed a new Early Bird Craft Club which will be aimed at developing creative and artistic skills. We have amazing plans for next term, and your child can attend each morning from 8am to 8.25 each day. During this time they will be working collaboratively on an amazing work of art that will be finally displayed in our Caffi Cynefin. We will be posting the progress on Instagram. We are so excited about this, and cannot wait to see what will be created. If you would like your child to take part please book now by clicking here. For more information check out our website!
Our Cynefin Oriel is taking shape, and we have had a variety of artists' work on display. Plenty of room for more - so please spread the word.
Here are some reminders:
North Gower Knees Up! Bookings are coming in and this promises to be a great night! Thank you so much for your support. If you want to sit with your friends, it is easier for one of you to book on behalf of everyone. Don't worry they can still pay separately. We can book tables for up to 10 people. If you need to amend a booking - just email us and we can delete your previous one. We will take the last booking as the one you want so we will not delete until you have re-booked or have informed us to. This is a new venture for us, so any questions, please email the office. If this is successful, it could be the start of more fun events. All money raised will go towards improving our kitchen facilities for Caffi Cynefin. To book a table for this event, click here.
Planting Week: April 15th to April 19th - To prepare for the upcoming summer on our beautiful grounds, we will be having our annual planting week on the 15th April to the 19th April . We would be grateful if you could donate any plants, pots or compost ready for this fun event.
Mr G's Internet Safety Tip of the Week: The internet can be a great space to do fun things, like gaming, chatting with others, sharing knowledge and information, and being entertained. However, we may also see or experience things that are upsetting or worry us. Click here to read more about how to take care of your child's digital wellbeing.
Premises Plea - We are always looking to make our environment welcoming, curious, interesting and stimulating. Can you help? We currently need:-
- Local Artwork for "Oriel Cynefin"
- Craft materials
- Small Plastic Pots
- Shelves
- Hamper baskets
- Artificial or real house plants
- Natural objects - eg fossils, crystals, interesting drift wood
- Interesting ornaments, Unusual objects
- Old artefacts eg old phone, clock, etc
- Shelves for walls
- Cut logs for seats
- Slices of log for displays
- Bark chippings for paths
- Good quality board games, packs of cards
Dates at a Glance:
- Caffi Cynefin every Thursday 9am to 11.30am for more information click here.
- Plant Bach Llanrhidian Toddler Group every Thursday 1.30-3pm for more information click here.
- Clwb Hwyl will commence Wednesday 9th Jan at 3:30 till 4:15. Clwb Hwyl is for pupils Year 1 to Year 6. For more information click here.
- Llanrhidian Fundraising Event @Oldwalls Friday May 17th
- INSET DAYS - April 8th and June 3rd 2024
- Read2Relax Week - May 13th - May 17th
- Sports Day - June 26th
- Y6 Leavers Assembly - July 10th
- Pod Pry Cop Residential - July 15th - July 19th
Have a wonderful Easter Break! We will see you back here on April 9th for the Summer term!
Mrs Archard and #TeamLlanrhidian
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School Blog Friday 15th March 2024
Thu 14 Mar 2024Annwyl Parents and Carers,
Our Whole School Attendance currently stands at
94.7% (up from last week)
Pod Pengwin - 94.5%
Pod Pysgodyn - 95.7%
Pod PryCop - 94.2%
(Well done to Year 3 who are still in the lead with 96%)
Swansea Target 95%
Llanrhidian Target 96%
The last week of the spring term is almost here, and everyone is feeling excited for our fashion show later today. The pupils have worked extremely hard on repurposing recyclable items to express themselves! Be sure to have a look on Instagram later to see their fabulous creations. With Easter just around the corner, we look forward to finishing the end of the term next week with our annual Easter Extravaganza! See below for more details.
A huge diolch yn fawr for supporting our 'Red Nose Day' event and Matthew's House by sending in non perishable items, this really will help others across Swansea to have a better Easter. Diolch!
If you are out shopping over the weekend, please could you support us with a small prize for our Easter hampers. A huge thank you to those who have sent in their prizes already. If you know anyone who is willing to provide a larger "stand alone" prize, please let us know. We have a great following on Instagram now, and can use this to say thank you to local businesses. We will be drawing the Easter raffle on March 22nd in our special Easter assembly.
We have secured a £3000 grant to help develop a fully functioning kitchen for our pupils to learn life skills. Obviously this is not enough so we will be putting any money raised from "North Gower Knees Up" at Oldwalls towards this venture. Our Caffi is thriving, but we are ready to take the pupils' learning to the next step. Budgeting, designing and preparing food is an essential life skill, so we are extremely excited about this venture. To book a table for this spectacular event, click here.
Booking forms for Early Bird Craft Club and Clwb Ceirios Summer 2024 are now open! To book your spot in Early Bird Craft Club, click here. To book your spot in Clwb Ceirios, click here.
Here are the headlines this term:
Easter Eggstravaganza Event - We are very excited to be holding our Easter Eggstravaganza on Thursday 21st March and are praying for a dry day. If you are able to help out with any Easter cakes, cookies, soft drinks etc, please send them in.
We are excited to announce that our pod Pili-Pala will also be showcasing their creative Easter bonnets in a festive parade starting at 11am on Thursday 21st March. Parents are invited to come and cheer on their little ones as they proudly present their adorable and imaginative creations. Don't miss this special event!
Due to the Easter Bonnet parade there will be no Plant Bach next Thursday 21st March. The next Plant Bach will be on April 18th which is the second week back after the holidays! Looking forward to seeing you then!
Here are the details for the day:-
- 1.30pm gates and Caffi Cynefin will open. There will also be take out drinks sold from Siop Cierios. (Please note only the front gate by bus bay will be opened for safeguarding reasons)
- 2.00 - Easter Bonnet Parade begins - The route for this will be dependent on the weather, but don't worry you will all get to see your child parade in their lovey bonnet.
After the parade the pupils will return to their pods. If you would like to collect them at this point just stand in the usual pick up place and the teachers will see you. This is an opportunity for parents and community to come together for a chat and a catch up, so please feel free to use our outside benches or our caffi and enjoy the occasion.
Mr G's Internet Safety Tip of the Week: Make sure your child only downloads age-appropriate apps and games. We know how important it is to keep children safe online. That's why Hwb have made helpful guides, giving you a detailed overview of apps and games, including their age rating and key terminology. They also point out any potential risks that each app may pose and provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to enable parental controls and safety settings. The guides can help start conversations with your kids about sensitive issues. Please click here for the guides.
Premises Plea - We are always looking to make our environment welcoming, curious, interesting and stimulating. Can you help? We currently need:-
- Local Artwork for "Oriel Cynefin"
- Small Plastic Pots
- Shelves
- Hamper baskets
- Artificial or real house plants
- Natural objects - eg fossils, crystals, interesting drift wood
- Interesting ornaments, Unusual objects
- Old artefacts eg old phone, clock, etc
- Shelves for walls
- Cut logs for seats
- Slices of log for displays
- Bark chippings for paths
- Good quality board games, packs of cards
Dates at a Glance:
- Caffi Cynefin every Thursday 9am to 11.30am for more information click here.
- Plant Bach Llanrhidian Toddler Group every Thursday 1.30-3pm for more information click here.
- Clwb Hwyl will commence Wednesday 9th Jan at 3:30 till 4:15. Clwb Hwyl is for pupils Year 1 to Year 6. For more information click here.
- Individual School Photos March 8th
- Red Nose Day March 15th
- Easter Eggstravaganza Day Thursday March 21st
- Easter Raffle Assembly Friday March 22nd
- Llanrhidian Fundraising Event @Oldwalls Friday May 17th
- INSET DAYS - April 8th and June 3rd 2024
- Read2Relax Week - May 13th - May 17th
- Sports Day - June 26th
- Y6 Leavers Assembly - July 10th
- Pod Pry Cop Residential - July 15th - July 19th
Have a fabulous weekend
Mrs Archard and #TeamLlanrhidian
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School Blog Friday 8th March 2024
Thu 07 Mar 2024Annwyl Parents and Carers,
Our Whole School Attendance currently stands at
94.5% (up from last week)
Pod Pengwin - 94.3%
Pod Pysgodyn - 95.6%
Pod PryCop - 94%
(Well done to Year 3 who are still in the lead with 96%)
Swansea Target 95%
Llanrhidian Target 96%
What a difference a little bit of sunshine makes! Diolch to everyone who supported our Marchnad Dydd Gwyl Dewi (despite the rain!). The children were so proud of everything they made and every penny will definitely help support each pod with learning resources. Diolch!
If you are out shopping over the weekend, please could you support us with a small prize for our Easter hampers. A huge thank you to those who have sent in their prizes already. If you know anyone who is willing to provide a larger "stand alone" prize, please let us know. We have a great following on instagram now, and can use this to say thank you to local businesses. We will be drawing the Easter raffle on March 22nd in our special Easter assembly.
We have secured a £3000 grant to help develop a fully functioning kitchen for our pupils to learn life skills. Obviously this is not enough so we will be putting any money raised from "North Gower Knees Up" at Oldwalls towards this venture. Our Caffi is thriving, but we are ready to take the pupils' learning to the next step. Budgeting, designing and preparing food is an essential life skill, so we are extremely excited about this venture. We will be sending you more information about the evening event very soon.
This week we have started to prepare for the grand finale of our Spring topic 'Make do and Mend'. We will be holding a whole school fashion show, where pupils will parade items they have made from recycled waste. Each pod has been in touch regarding how you might be able to help at home! It really has been a fantastic topic which has captured the pupils' curiosity and interest.
Booking forms for Early Bird Craft Club and Clwb Ceirios Summer 2024 are now open! To book your spot in Early Bird Craft Club, click here. To book your spot in Clwb Ceirios, click here.
We have added some Summer dates to our 'Dates at a Glance' section, please have a look and make a note of key dates in your diary.
Here are the headlines this term:
Red Nose Day 2024 - This year Red Nose Day in on March 15th. We are asking all children to wear red on this day. We will also be collecting non perishable food items for 'Matthew's House'. If you can support this cause in any way we will be very grateful.
Easter Eggstravaganza Event - We are very excited to be holding our Easter Eggtravaganza on Thursday 21st March and are praying for a dry day. If you are able to help out with any Easter cakes, cookies, soft drinks etc, please send them in.
Here are the details:-
- 1.30pm gates and Caffi Cynefin will open. There will also be take out drinks sold from Siop Cierios. (Please note only the front gate by bus bay will be opened for safeguarding reasons)
- 2.00 - Easter Bonnet Parade begins - The route for this will be dependent on the weather, but don't worry you will all get to see your child parade in their lovey bonnet.
After the parade the pupils will return to their pods. If you would like to collect them at this point just stand in the usual pick up place and the teachers will see you. This is an opportunity for parents and community to come together for a chat and a catch up, so please feel free to use our outside benches or our caffi and enjoy the occasion.
Mr G's Internet Safety Tip of the Week: Please Watch your Screen time! Many of us spend a considerable amount of time on devices with screens such as phones, laptops, and tablets. However, there are concerns that children might spend too much time on these devices, which can negatively impact their health and wellbeing. To learn more about this topic, please read the following article by clicking here or copy and paste the link - https://saferinternet.org.uk/online-issue/screen-time
Premises Plea - We are always looking to make our environment welcoming, curious, interesting and stimulating. Can you help? We currently need:-
- Local Artwork for "Oriel Cynefin"
- Small Plastic Pots
- Shelves
- Hamper baskets
- Artificial or real house plants
- Natural objects - eg fossils, crystals, interesting drift wood
- Interesting ornaments, Unusual objects
- Old artefacts eg old phone, clock, etc
- Shelves for walls
- Cut logs for seats
- Slices of log for displays
- Bark chippings for paths
- Good quality board games, packs of cards
Dates at a Glance:
- Caffi Cynefin every Thursday 9am to 11.30am for more information click here.
- Plant Bach Llanrhidian Toddler Group every Thursday 1.30-3pm for more information click here.
- Clwb Hwyl will commence Wednesday 9th Jan at 3:30 till 4:15. Clwb Hwyl is for pupils Year 1 to Year 6. For more information click here.
- Individual School Photos March 8th
- Red Nose Day March 15th
- Easter Eggstravaganza Day Thursday March 21st
- Easter Raffle Assembly Friday March 22nd
- Llanrhidian Fundraising Event @Oldwalls Friday May 17th
- INSET DAYS - April 8th and June 3rd 2024
- Read2Relax Week - May 13th - May 17th
- Sports Day - June 26th
- Y6 Leavers Assembly - July 10th
- Pod Pry Cop Residential - July 15th - July 19th
Have a fabulous weekend
Mrs Archard and #TeamLlanrhidian