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RUSKIN AVENUE, ROGERSTONE, NEWPORT NP10 0AB
e.mail: mountpleasant.primary@newportschools.wales
Tel: 01633 839912
Friday 27th June 2025
Dydd Gwener Mehefin 27ed 2025
Dates for the Diary
Monday 30th June - Year 6 Rugby Festival at Bassaleg School
Thursday 3rd July - Music Extravaganza 4.30 pm (Extravaganza letter)
Friday 4th July - Year 6 Transition Day at Bassaleg School
Friday 4th July - Transition Day for all Pupils. Nursery closed to current pupils due to transition for new intake (Nursery Letter)
Wednesday 9th July - Charity Fun Run to raise awareness for Foodbanks (More information below)
Friday 11th July - Whole School Booknic 2:30 pm
Thursday 17th July - Year 6 Leavers Concert 1:30 pm
Friday 18th July - Year 6 Leavers Trip
Friday 18th July - Break up for Summer Break
Monday 1st September - INSET Day. School closed to pupils
Tuesday 2nd September - Autumn Term to start
ESTYN
We are all very excited to receive the ESTYN report which will be made public on 4th August 2025. Until then the report is confidential. I can say I'm a very proud Headteacher!
After School Clubs 30.06.25
Please be aware that there will be no clubs from next week, they will start back in September. Thank you to all staff who have volunteered to run clubs throughout the academic year, it is much appreciated.
Please note; Stay and Play will continue as normal until the end of the school year.
Sports Day Results
A huge well done to the entire school community for making this year’s Sports Day such a fantastic event! We were incredibly proud of the enthusiasm, determination and excellent sportsmanship shown by all pupils throughout the day.
Here are the DOJO results for the day! Well done team Gwyrdd you are the winners for 2025!
Extravaganza Reminder 'Voices of Victory'
🎟️ Reminder – Don’t Forget to Buy Your Tickets! 🎟️
Tickets for our ‘Voices of Victory’ Extravaganza are on sale now from the school office for £2.00 each.
Join us on Thursday 03/07/2025 at 4.30pm for a celebration of 1940s music, memories and community spirit. It promises to be a wonderful event—don’t miss out!
Newport Schools' Swimming Gala
On Wednesday, a team of 12 talented swimmers represented MPPS at the Newport Schools' Annual Swimming Gala. They performed absolutely brilliantly, securing mostly 1st and 2nd places in their heats. The standard of competition was incredibly high, with many participants already representing the city, county, and even the country in external galas. The event featured a variety of challenging relay races using all strokes—and even included buoys, woggles, and balls to make things even trickier! Despite being a small school, MPPS came an impressively close fourth overall, just missing out on a top-three finish. A huge thank you to all the parents who came to support us—we’re pretty sure we had the loudest cheering squad there!
Well done, Team MPPS!
The Year 2 Pakistan Project
Year 2 have had the invaluable support of parents over the last two weeks to help support their topic about community. They have been looking at how communities bring people from different places and cultures together. On Wednesday, GEMS supported the class with a project about Pakistan. During the visit the children learnt many interesting facts and took part in activities such as traditional dancing, looking at the Urdu alphabet and trying to say a few words and they also had the wonderful opportunity to have henna designs on their hands. They had a morning full of fun and interactive learning and were thoroughly engaged.
Year 2 want to say a huge thank you for the support they have had from their community to enhance their topic and make it more tangible to them.
Charity Fun Run organised by George Chorley, Year 12 Student from Bassaleg working in Collaboration with MPPS.
All you need to do is is look out for a sponsor form next week, ask friends and family to sponsor you with an item of food and bring your item or items of food to school on Tuesday 8th July in preparation for the Fun Run on Wednesday 9th July. All items are being sent to Risca Food bank after the event. We look forward to the fun run!
MPPS Podcast
The digital leaders have been hard at work creating their next MPPS podcast. Give it a listen and hear what is happening around school and whether you can do the challenge for the next show. Well done to our digital leaders!
MPPS Podcast picture June 25.mp4Open Door Policy
If you have any concerns regarding school, please contact the school office.
In the event of a concern, or issue, please be reminded that we have an open door policy where we are more than happy to discuss these concerns and resolve any issues quickly and effectively. Please refrain from using social media to air these concerns, this is not helpful and is also extremely detrimental to the wellbeing of our staff.
Thank you to our families who always contact the school, enabling us to work in partnership. This is very much appreciated.
Internet Safety Information for Parents and Carers
Don't miss out! There is a live event available for parents and carers called 'Left to Their Own Devices'. Please see information below to reserve free tickets.
What: Left To Their Own Devices (live tour event)
When: Tuesday 9 September at 7.30pm
Where: Care for the Family, Tovey House, Cleppa Park, Newport, NP10 8BA
Cost: FREE
Click on the links below to find out about how to keep your child safe on-line.
Please find additional information below from the charity 'Care for the Family' regarding internet safety and resources from HWB; https://hwb.gov.wales/keeping-safe-online
Click the link to access a leaflet for parents on raising children in a digital age (download available here:
Application Guidance for Nursery and Primary School
Click on the links below to find out more about applying for a Nursery or Primary School Placement in Newport.
https://www.newport.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/apply-place/application-guidance/nursery
https://www.newport.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/apply-place/application-guidance/primary-school
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 94.8%. If your child is unwell please contact the school office.
Sun Protection
Now the Summer Term has started, I wanted to remind you of the importance of pupils wearing sunscreen to school. The sun's rays are particularly strong over the summer period and they can damage children's skin. Your child's health and well-being are very important to us. Please apply sunscreen (at least SPF 30) and 4 or 5 stars sunscreen in the Summer months. Encourage your child to wear a wide brimmed bucket hat or legionnaire style hat. School will continue to monitor time spent learning in the outdoors and encourage use of shady areas where possible. You can find out more information about keeping safe in the sun at www.cancerresearchuk.org .
Your support is very important. You can help us by:
Talking to your child about the importance of sun protection at home.
Sending your child to school with a wide-brimmed hat.
Providing plenty of water in a clearly labelled water bottle.
Thank you!
Brawddegau Bendigedig Bryn Hyfryd
This week's brawddeg yr wythnos is a great one for parents to use! If you want to find out what your children have been doing in school, just use the phrase:
Beth wnest ti yn yr ysgol heddiw?
What did you do in school today?
The children could also use the stem of the phrase to ask you what you did in work today:
Beth wnest ti yn dy waith heddiw?
What did you do in your work today?
In school, we could ask what they did in their play time, so it would be the same stem sentence with a change of vocabulary at the end:
Beth wnest ti yn dy amser chwarae heddiw ?
What did you do in your playtime today?
Once the stem phrase is learnt, it can be used in so many ways! Pob Lwc!
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. Click here to access Free School Meals form 2024-25
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
Chartwells Menu Spring/Summer 2025
Click on the link below to access the Chartwells Menu for Spring/Summer 2025. Remember to book your child's school dinner on a Sunday prior to pupils returning to school on a Monday.
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