Dear All,

Thank you for such great support for our first ‘Reading Extravaganza’! Children loved having visitors in the class and I hope that it was helpful for you to see some of the actvities that your child is doing, or will do when they are older.

The next one will run in the summer term and will focus on actvities that you can do at home and also games that you can make for your child to play with you.

Our Welsh Fortnight starts today.

Classes 4/5B, 5/6W and 5/6P have had great ‘Potions Workshops’ today with Liam Thomas from Cardiff University who also works with the Royal Society for Chemistry and he was accompnaied by three  Chemistry students from Cardiff.

Milittlepad sessions on coding continue with Year 3 and Year 4 pupils today.

There is no Craft Club or Cookery Club this week bcause staff are either on a course or have an after-school meeting.

Year 1/2 pupils will be visiting the  Welsh Folk Museum at St Fagans tomorrow to find out about life in Wales in the past.

It is Safer Internet Day on Tuesday. Our older Digital  Leaders will be accompanying Mrs Dickenson to a Digital Leaders’ Day at the Eden Centre, Abertillery. Those remaining will be doing a safety presentation to Junior pupils. This will be repeated for Y1/2 pupils on another day.

The focus this year is on images and how many people see them once they are posted online.

On Wednesday morning, Year 5 pupils are visiting the Jampod at The John Frost School. They will have the chance to try out a range of musical activities there.

The GEMS Reading Café is on Wednesday and it starts at 2.45pm

A new Family Learning Numeracy course parents with children in Year 1/2 classes started last Thursday (9.00-11.00am). Please come along and try a session, even if you have never been before.

Mrs Helen Davies, the teacher who runs the sessions, will be showing you some of the ways that Numeracy is taught in school nowadays and she will also make some games with you that you can play with your child in school next Thursday and which you will be able to take home afterwards. (Next week is the last session.)

Miss Watkin’s class (5/6W) have their Class Assembly on Friday at 9.15am. You are welcome to attend.

Parent Pay

The Parent Pay system for school dinners has started well. Please note that the school is unable to accept any payment for meals. This must be done either online at at a payment point, using an individaul barcode.

If you need help with a bar code, please see either Mrs Kidd or Mrs Martin in the office.

Eco Tip

Please continue to help us recycle batteries by sending in any old batteries. We are taking part in a  Newport-wide competition for this and collecting boxes are near the office and also in the Nursery entrance.

Last year we were prizewinners in this competition, so we hope to do really well again this year.

Sainsbury’s Vouchers

Each year we collect Sainsbury’s vouchers and are always able to order a number of items. This year we will use the vouchers to order additional play equipment. Please support us by collecting these when you can or by asking friends, family or colleagues.

Parent Governor

Parent Governor nominations close at midday on the 13th February.

Bonus Ball

There is another rollover this week!

Yours faithfully,

H Vaughan

Headteacher