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RUSKIN AVENUE, ROGERSTONE, NEWPORT NP10 0AB
e.mail: mountpleasant.primary@newportschools.wales
Tel: 01633 839912
Friday 17th April 2026
Dates for the Diary
INSET Days 2026
May Day - Monday 4 May 2026
Thursday 7th May 2026
Monday 20th July 2026
Dates for the Summer Term 2026
Monday 13th April - Pupils to return to school - Summer Term
Wednesday 22nd April - Bassaleg High School to visit Y5 MM - Say No To Racism theme
Thursday 23rd April - PTA meeting 5.00pm via ZOOM and Face to face in school
Monday 27th April - Thursday 30th April - Book Fair to be taking place in school
Thursday 30th April - Cross Keys Dentist to visit Reception and Y1 (Theme work)
Thursday 30th April - Fire Safety talk Y2 and Y5
Monday 4th May - Bank Holiday
Wednesday 6th May - Chartwells workshops with Y2, Y3 and Y4
Thursday 7th May - Training Day (School closed to pupils) Polling to take place in school
Wednesday May 13th - Y2 visit to the Welfare Grounds
Monday 18th May - Colorfoto Class Photograph Day
Monday 18th May - Dynamo Week to begin
Thursday 21st May - Dynamo event to take place at 2.30pm. Parents invited to attend and purchase goods
Monday 25th May - Friday 29th May - Half Term
Monday 1st June - Pupils return to school
Wednesday 3rd June - Y2 trip to St Fagans
Monday 8th June Nursery Sports - 10.45am (morning nursery) 2.30pm (afternoon nursery)
Wednesday 10th June - Whole School Sports Day (R, Y1, Y2 - 9.15am) (Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6 1.00pm)
Thursday 25th June - Y6 Bassaleg Primary Schools Rugby Festival
Friday 26th June - Whole School Booknic and Art Exhibition 2.00pm (Parents invited)
Friday 3rd July - Whole School Transition Day (Pupils meet their class teacher for 2026-27, Y6 transition to Bassaleg)
Friday 3rd July - Nursery Morning and Afternoon sessions closed for Transition Visits
Friday 3rd July - 2.15pm New Reception Parents Meeting
Thursday 9th July - Whole School Extravaganza 4.30pm start
Wednesday 15th July - Leavers Ceremony 'The Oscars' Time 5.15pm
Friday 17th July - Last day of the Summer Term
Monday 20th July - Inset Day - School closed to pupils
Remember to check the Newsletter weekly for important information and dates for your diary. Please note all dates are subject to change.
Click on the link to access Newport City Council School Term Dates. https://www.newport.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/term-dates
Welcome back Message from Miss Rutledge
Welcome back after the Easter break. I hope everyone feels rested and ready for an exciting term ahead. Thank you for the excellent attendance, punctuality, smart uniform and positive behaviour shown last term, it truly strengthens our school community. I’m looking forward to another fantastic term together.
Miss Rutledge
After‑School Club Update
A huge thank you to all staff who have generously given their own time to run our after‑school clubs this term. Their commitment and enthusiasm provide our pupils with wonderful opportunities beyond the classroom, we are incredibly grateful for their dedication. New club information will be shared with families during the week beginning 20th April and sign-up forms will be sent on Wednesday 22nd April at 6pm. Clubs will restart the following week. Thank you for your continued support.
Good Luck Mr Charity
We would like to say a huge thank you to Mr Charity for all his hard work, dedication and care during his time as our caretaker. He has been a valued member of our school community, we are truly grateful for everything he has done to keep our school running smoothly each day.
We are incredibly proud of him for securing his new position as Site Manager at Rogerstone Primary School. This is a fantastic achievement and very well deserved.
We wish him the very best of luck as he begins this exciting new chapter. Rogerstone are lucky to have him, and he will be greatly missed here at Mount Pleasant.
Mr Rhys Jenkins has been successful in gaining the caretaker position at Mount Pleasant. I'm sure you will join me in welcoming him to the MPPS Family.
A polite reminder about parking
To help us keep all pupils safe, we kindly ask parents and carers not to park on the school grounds at any time. For health and safety reasons, the school gates must remain locked at all times, vehicles on site make this difficult to manage safely. This includes after school hours when extra curricular clubs are taking place and whilst Stay and Play are using the facilities.
Please also ensure that no cars are parked in front of the school gates, as this blocks access for emergency vehicles and prevents staff from opening and closing the gates when needed.
Thank you for your continued support in helping us keep our school environment safe for everyone.
A Message from Newport City Council regarding acceptable behaviour on school site
Newport City Council will not tolerate violent, aggressive, abusive or threatening behaviour from members of the public. If this happens you will be asked to leave the building, the police may be called and you may leave yourself open to prosecution.
Any such behaviour will be recorded and shared across council departments. This may lead to the withdrawal of council services.
Meningitis Information for Parents from Public Health Wales
Click on the link to find out about protection against meningitis and septicaemia in young people Leaflet (DL):
Protection against meningitis and septicemia audio: Click here for audio
Webpages
Vaccination for students - make sure you're protected - Public Health Wales -This page includes links to the Vaccines communication toolkit for universities, the Health protection in CYP educational settings and UKHSA Immunisation resources for educational settings Immunisation - GOV.UK.
Safer internet Information for Parents 2026
Please click on the links below to access internet safety support at home.
Fortnite internet safety support
Instagram internet safety support
Nintendo-switch-online support
MPPS Podcast picture March26.mp4MPPS Podcast
Year 5M have created the next instalment of their podcast series, so be sure to listen in and hear all about the amazing work happening in and around school at the moment. Take a listen and your class could even win a Dojo prize!
sch-poster-a3-2389720 Book Fair.pdfScholastic Book Fair
CHANGE OF DATE!
Due to unforseen circumstances Scholastic have had to postpone our planned book fair for 9th March. The book fair will now take place on Monday 27th April to Thursday 30th April.
On Monday 27th April, Scholastic will be travelling to MPPS to host a Book Fair! The Fair will be held after school in the Main Hall from Monday 27th April, to Thursday 30th April. A wide selection of books will be available for the children to purchase, with options suitable for different ages, reading levels and genres.
If you would like to purchase a book, simply scan one of the Scholastic QR codes, which will take you straight to the payment page. These will be on display for the whole Fair. Please remember to bring your mobile phone and your credit or debit card, as you will need to enter your card details when paying.
We’d love for you to come along and browse to help us end our World Book Day celebrations in style!
Brawddegau Bendigedig Bryn Hyfryd
This week’s Brawddeg Bendigedig Bryn Hyfryd is: “Beth ydy dy hobiau di?”
This means “What are your hobbies?”
It’s a great conversation starter that pupils can use naturally with their friends in school. They might ask a classmate “Beth ydy dy hobiau di?” and then share their own interests using “Fy hobïau i ydy…”.
At home, families can adapt the phrase to keep Welsh flowing in everyday life. You could try:
“Beth ydy dy hobiau di?” – asking your child
“Beth ydy eich hobiau chi?” – asking more than one person
Encouraging your child to ask you the same question
To help everyone join in, here are some hobbies the children can use:
Hobïau / Hobbies
Chwarae pêl-droed — Playing football
Darllen — Reading
Canu — Singing
Dawnsio — Dancing
Beicio — Cycling
Nofio — Swimming
Chwarae gemau cyfrifiadur — Playing computer games
Paentio / Arlunio — Painting / Drawing
Sgio — Skiing
Chwarae’r piano / gitâr / drymiau — Playing the piano / guitar / drums
Gwneud crefftau — Doing crafts
Gwylio ffilmiau — Watching films
Cerdded — Walking
Using simple questions like this helps build confidence and keeps Cymraeg alive at home and in school. Diolch for supporting the children as they grow their Welsh.
Family Liaison Bulletin
We are pleased to provide the link to the the Family Liaison April Bulletin, full of useful information, resources and details of upcoming events across Gwent.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yWHXPjSQhQ4aPNen5pPnXT9NzL43L0s8/view?usp=sharing
Click on the link below to give you access to a flyer containing details of CAMHS wellbeing online workshops that are available for Year 6 young people and above over the Easter holiday period. To book onto these please use the QR code included on the flyer.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1In4MkA4HqQQlKWUkvsxsDTgTiUUgXvHr/view?usp=sharing
Click on the link below to access information about 'Dads Group Gwent'
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z_P4ll4Bhqc2U-1SFecw_2ncLRonSaDA/view?usp=sharing
Newport Disabled Children's Team
Please note the booking system will not be open until Monday 16th March
Dates for your diary:
Easy Fundraising
The PTA is part of the Easy Fundraising scheme where online retailers donate a percentage of your purchase to us.
1. Download the app and register to raise for our school
2. Install the browser extension. You’ll then get a pop up to accept a donation on each website you visit that is part of the scheme
3. Complete your online shop as normal and we’ll be sent a percentage at no extra cost to you
PLUS, this month we get a bonus £2 for every new supporter. A super easy way to generate more money for our children!
PLUS, this month we get a bonus £2 for every new supporter. A super easy way to generate more money for our children!
You spend, brands donate to Mount Pleasant Primary PTA Newport.
Pre-loved Uniform
Did you know we sell pre-loved uniform?
Items start from £3 each.
Head to our social pages for availability @ptamountpleasant. Send us a message if you’d like to order and Leah will get back to you!
Dragon Bag Recycling
Thank you to everyone who donated items to our recycling collection. You helped to raise an extra £35.10 for the PTA.
Mother's Day Stall
We hope all of our wonderful women enjoyed the gifts your children chose for you! The stall raised an incredible £481.03. Thank you for your support.
PTA Meeting
Our next meeting will be on Thursday 23rd April where we will be discussing our events for the summer. We hope to see some new faces join us either in person or online.
Meeting ID - 854 8212 2607
Passcode - 9BNETv
Chartwells School Menu Update
We’re pleased to continue working with Chartwells to provide nutritious, balanced meals for our pupils each day. You can view the menu for the Summer term by clicking the links below;
SS26 MEAT Allergy Aware Information
SS26 VEGITARIAN Allergy Aware Menu
Please remember to book your child’s meals via ParentPay before they return to school. Week commencing 20.04.2026 will be Week 2
We are very pleased to announce that our Chartwells Kitchen has received a food hygiene rating of 5 following a visit from the food standard's agency.
Managing Medication in School
In line with our Managing Medicines Policy, the school cannot give pupils any non–life‑saving medication. These medicines must be given by parents or carers at home, alternatively you can contact the school office to arrange a time to come in and give the medication yourself.
For safeguarding reasons, no medication should be put in a pupil’s bag or lunchbox.
Any prescribed long term life-saving medication must be handed straight to the school office by an adult, along with the consent and medical information forms and signed off by the Headteacher.
We ask all parents who have children with asthma to make sure their child has an in date inhaler in school.
Thank you for helping us keep all pupils safe.
Breakfast Club
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of all pupils, we kindly remind parents and guardians that Breakfast Club admission runs strictly between 8:20 and 8:30am. For safeguarding reasons, children arriving after 8:30am will not be admitted. It is essential that pupils don't access the school site until 8.15am as nobody is available to supervise children on the yard at this time.
It is essential that every child is personally handed over to a member of the Breakfast Club team at the main doors. Please do not leave the premises until this handover has been completed. These procedures are in place to protect all children. If you miss the deadline for entry you will need to wait with your child and ensure they enter school through their allocated class entrance. Thank you for your cooperation and continued support.
Timber Trail Installation
Safety Reminder: To keep everyone safe, we kindly ask that pupils do not use the Timber Trail before or after school. The equipment must only be used under staff supervision during the school day. Thank you for helping us keep playtime safe and fun for all!
Important Reminder regarding 'No Nuts in School'
We kindly remind all parents and carers that our school is a nut-free zone. This means that nuts and nut-based products must not be brought in snacks or packed lunches. Several of our students have severe nut allergies, and even trace amounts can trigger life-threatening reactions. These allergies are not just uncomfortable, they can be extremely dangerous, requiring immediate medical attention. By keeping nuts out of school, we’re helping to create a safe and inclusive environment for every child. Thank you for your continued support and vigilance in protecting our students’ health.
School Attendance
Remember not to take holidays in term time. Poor attendance can significantly impact on the well-being and academic attainment of your child. Our attendance target is 96.% for the whole school. Please see chart which demonstrates the effects of good and poor attendance. Our current whole school attendance is 95.8%. If your child is unwell please contact the school office.
The School Essentials Grant
The school essentials grant, funded by the Welsh Government funds free school meals and equipment for children with families on low incomes. All primary school pupils in Newport receive free school meals through the Universal Free School meals.
If your child is in primary school and receiving universal free school meals and you have a low household income (click on the link to see if you are eligible https://www.newport.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-meals/free-school-meals ), you should still complete an application form for free school meals.
You may be entitled to further support and your school may also receive additional funding. To receive the school essentials grant support, you have to apply. https://www.newport.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/educational-grants
The grant can help fund:
school uniform (including coats and shoes)
school sports kit
uniform for activities such as, scouts; guides; cadets; sports; performing arts
school equipment (school bags and stationery)
laptops or tablets
equipment for out of school trips such as outdoor learning (waterproofs)
If you require any further information please contact freeschoolmeals@newport.gov.uk
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