RUSKIN AVENUE, ROGERSTONE, NEWPORT NP10 0AB
e.mail: mountpleasant.primary@newportschools.wales
Tel: 01633 894820 Web: www.mountpleasantprimary.co.uk
17th January 2025
Tesco 'Stronger Starts Project'
The MPPS application to Tesco 'Stronger Starts Project' has been successful, our project has been put forward to a customer vote in Tesco Stores. The voting will commence in store from mid-January until the end of March 2025. The aim of the project is to raise funds for 'Outdoor Learning Provision'. We want you to help us promote discovery and independence for our pupils by purchasing tools and equipment for them to learn outdoors and connect with nature.
The project with the highest number of votes across our region will receive £1,500 , the second placed project £1,000, and the third placed project £500.
If you visit the following stores please remember to receive one token per transaction and post it in the correct cylinder. The Mount Pleasant cylinders will be at the following stores!
5990 Rogerstone Newprt Express Express NP10 9EX
6225 Risca Extra NP11 6NP .
We are very excited! Good Luck Mount Pleasant
Dates for the Diary
Monday 27th January 2025 - Swimming to start for 4M and 4F
Thursday 30th January 2025 - PTA meeting 5.00 pm in school and via Zoom
Tuesday 4th February 2025 - ALN Parent Consultation Day (appointment have been distributed)
Tuesday 4th February 2025 - Y3 Trip to Cardiff Museum
Tuesday 18th February 2025 - Y2 Trip to Cardiff Museum (information to follow)
Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th February - Parent Consultations
Friday 21st February 2025 - Cluster Training Day (school closed to pupils)
Chartwells School Dinners
Thank you to parents who have booked their child's dinner on a Sunday for the following week (prior to returning to school on the Monday). This is incredibly helpful.
Click on the link below to access the dinner menu.
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 95.3% if your child is unwell please contact the school office.
Parking Responsibly at drop off and collection times
This is a reminder to remember to park responsibly at the start and end of the school day. Remember not to drive into the school car park and don't park on the yellow zig-zag lines. Residents have contacted school to express their concerns regarding parking on grass verges and across driveways. Please park responsibly. Thank you
Gwent Music
Diolch to Gwent Music, who have been working with Y3B this week. The children had a fantastic time learning how to play the Glockenspiel! We look forward to giving you more updates!
Jigsaw Parental Workshop (Becoming an anti racist learning organisation)
Huge thanks to those parents who attended the Jigsaw and No Outsiders workshop this week. Your support, thoughts and ideas will help us move forward in creating an anti racist learning organisation and culture in our school and community. If you'd like support talking to your child about racism this NSPCC link will be able to support you. Click on the link to find out more. Talking to children about racism NSPCC
Parent Questionnaire
Your views are important to us and help us reflect, evaluate and improve. Please complete the questionnaire to work in partnership with us to make our school the best it can be.
The questionnaire will be open from Friday 17th January until 31st January 2025. Following the collection of this data we will complete an analysis of findings and make targets for improvement as a result of your feedback. , ‘You said.... We will’. We aim to review your responses and make improvements.
Please know we have an open door policy where parents are able to discuss concerns in order to resolve any issues promptly. In the first instance please chat to your child’s class teacher. You can always book an appointment by emailing mountpleasant.primary@newportschools.wales
We are eager to gain your views and ideas and look forward to doing so throughout 2025
Please click on the link to complete our parent questionnaire. https://forms.gle/q7TReByepQNuQDR9A
Next PTA Meeting - 30th January 2025 at 5.00pm
Come along and find out a bit more how you could support our school by raising funds with the PTA to support our pupils. All parents are welcome. The meeting will be in school and accessed via Zoom. A Zoom link will be text out to parents prior to the meeting starting for you to access in the comfort of your home.