This has been a busy half term and I am sure you are all looking forward to the half term holiday. It has been lovely to see our pupils have opportunities to take part in a range of exciting activities designed to support learning in school. If you would like to see pictures of some of the things we have been doing in school this term visit our Twitter Feeds - which are updated regularly.

Harvest

It was wonderful to welcome families to our Harvest Celebration in Church this week - thank you to everyone who was able to join us and thank you again for your generous donations. We really do appreciate your continued support in all aspects of school life. I'm sure you will agree that all of our pupils and staff had worked incredibly hard to put together a wonderful hour of song, prayer and art.

Fund Raising Committee
Thank you for your continued support - we really do appreciate all that our families and parents do for the school community. We will be holding a meeting on Wednesday 9th November at 2.30pm for anyone who would like to be part of our Friends of the School fund raising committee - please come along if you are available and would like to support the school. If you are unable to attend but would be interested in being part of the committee please let Mrs Beavis know

Wet Weather Clothes

Dosbarth Un, Dau and Tri children have brought home their wet weather clothes and wellies for half term. Please return them to school on Monday 7th Nov.

Year 6

Reminder - where applications for a secondary school place have not yet been submitted, the closing date for applications is 20 December 2022.

Spare Clothes

If anyone has any outgrown spare socks, pants, joggers or leggings we would be very grateful if they could be donated to school.

21-10-22

News

Code Club

Next Monday at 4 o clock parents of our Code Club are invited to join us to see what pupils are currently working on.

Harvest
Families are welcome to join us in church on Tuesday for our Harvest Celebration. We are continuing to collect for the foodbank so if you are able to send in an item for us to add to our collection that would be wonderful. We know the foodbank are delighted by our continued support. All food and toiletry items are appreciated. Urgently needed items include UHT milk, long life fruit juice, tinned meat, long life cake bars, dried milk powder and instant mashed potato

Uniform

Thank you to all parents who have shared positive feedback and points to consider regarding our new uniform policy.

Please be assured that we do not expect parents to buy new uniform. If you have yellow T Shirts that will fit your child for the remainder of their time in Holy Name they can continue to wear them- this includes handing them down to siblings/friends.

If the transition from yellow to white takes a number of years this is not a problem. We would simply ask if you are purchasing new items that you buy white polo shirts to allow us to begin the change.

Outdoor Classroom Day

November 23rd. Our school will participate in Outdoor Classroom day. This will be a non-uniform day. Please send pupils in old clothes that are suitable for the weather. We hope for nice weather but please be aware that all learning experiences will be outside.

Found

A Small black pen drive/card reader was found on the playground - please ask in the office if this is yours

Tickets

We have four tickets available for Scarlets vs Leinster on Friday 28th October - if anyone would like them please let Mrs Dowling know - if more than one person is interested we will draw names out of a hat

14-10-22

News
Important - School Uniform

Thank you to all parents who completed our cost of living survey

In response to parents' concerns about affordability, access and availability of uniform items the governing body have decided to make the following changes.

We will be selling school logo badges that can be sewn onto plain red jumpers - the logos will cost £1 each. Parents will be able to buy red jumpers and then sew on the logo - we will be holding sewing support sessions each term (if you are nifty with a needle please come along and help!)
If parents still wish to buy ready logo-ed jumpers these will still be available from our usual suppliers.

We will also be transitioning from yellow to white polo shirts - these will be non logoed. White polo shirts are cheaper and more easily available. Pupils may, of course continue to wear their yellow shirts as we transition.

PE T Shirts will be plain red with no logo (again pupils may continue to wear the logoed shirts they already own) and you can still purchase logo-ed red T Shirts from our suppliers
Therefore, our new school uniform policy will be

Plain red logoed jumper (badges available as cheaper option)

Year 6 will still have the option to buy a bespoke hoodie with the year group names on it

White polo shirt

Grey trousers, pinafore or skirt

PE Kit - plain red T Shirt or red logo-ed T Shirt and dark coloured shorts or jogging bottoms

Black shoes or plain black trainers

We anticipate the transition period from yellow to white polo shirts will take 2 years - however we are prepared to extend this if needed. Please do not go out and buy new items or stop using the uniform your child already owns - our intention is to reduce financial burdens for families not increase them.

We hope these changes will be helpful to you and ask that you continue to support us in maintaining our uniform which is part of the school identity and helps provide a sense of identity, community and cohesion within the school.
Our second hand uniform shop will continue to run - thank you to Mrs Hope for all her hard work in maintaining this

As soon as the badges are available we will post information on the school website

Please note - after this week we will not be sending a weekly text reminder - this newsletter page will be updated every week before 4pm on a Friday

07-10-22

Clear out for Christmas bring and buy sale! Monday 24^th October 3:30pm-4:30pm.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out the Cost of Living Crisis Survey. The suggestion for a bring and buy sale proved popular and will go ahead on the above date. Please get in touch with Mrs Squelch via Mrs Dowling for more information, or if you would like to book a table to sell your pre-loved children's clothes, toys and books. Rent a table for £2 and take all the profit. This is not a fundraising event for Holy Name School.

30-09-22

Diary Dates

Congratulations to our certificate winners!
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23-09-22

Congratulations to our certificate winners!
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Reminders

• We are a nut free school - please do not send any foods containing nuts into school

• Please could all children with long hair ensure it is tied back during the school day

One Page Profiles

One Page Profiles help us to understand your child and how to best support them in school. They give a snapshot of your child’s likes, dislikes, strengths and areas where they might need a bit more support. Please complete the One Page Profile sent home with your child on Friday and return it to their Class teacher by Wednesday 21^st September

Nasal Flu Spray Vaccination

Nasal Flu Spray Vaccination letters have been sent home this week. Please return the consent forms as soon as possible.

Code Club

There are still places available in Code Club.
If any pupils in Y5 and 6 would like to join Code Club please could you complete the application form

Year 5 & 6 Application Form

There will be a charge of £1.50 a week.

Due to the Bank Holiday on Monday, Code Club will not commence on the 19th and instead, 2 sessions will run the following week - on both Monday and Wednesday.

We are also able to offer the following clubs
Clwb Cymraeg i rieni/Welsh Club for Parents (Monday no charge)
Ceramics Club (Wednesday £1.50 per week)
Wellbeing Club (Wednesday £1.50 per week)
Clwb Cymraeg (Thursday no charge)

Clubs run from 3.15pm - 4pm

Please click on this link to apply to join a club

Please complete the Forms questionnaire if you wish your child to attend an after school club this term. Numbers for the clubs will be limited. If there are too many applicants we will implement a rotation system. You will be notified if your child has been aallocated a space. These clubs will begin on week commencing 26th September.

Energy Crisis and Cost of Living

https://forms.office.com/r/JT8xxCZj7m

With the Energy Price Crisis looming and rising living costs, we understand that financial concerns may affect everyone, irrelevant your employment and income status. We want to alleviate some of the stress and financial burden, please fill out the questionnaire so we can try to help in practical ways.

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Meet The Teacher

Thank you to everyone who attended our Meet The Teacher sessions - we hope you found them useful.

If you were unable to attend information about your child's class can be found on our website on the class pages. Individual teacher parent meetings will take place in October - we will share details of how to book an appointment nearer to the time

Congratulations to our certificate winners!
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It has been another busy week in school.

It was wonderful to see so many parents and family members join us for Mass on Thursday - thank you to Classes 2 and 3 for preparing the Mass.

Year 5 and 6 pupils attended a gig in Narberth.

Some pupils from Years 4,5, and 6 completed Cwarae Yn Gymraeg training - we look forward to seeing them leading activities on at playtime.

Visit our class pages or Twitter Feeds to see what else happened in school this week.