Oldcastle Weekly Newsletter

Welcome Back

We hope that you all enjoyed the half term holiday and the additional bank holidays to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. We are now in the last term of the school year and what a busy one it is going to be!

Careers Week

Wow our very first Careers Week has been a tremendous success. The smiling faces of the children and staff are all that we need to know that the week has been worthwhile. We are so grateful to all of our visitors and the support we have received. We hope your children have been coming home and telling you all about their exciting day!

Our staff have been so thrilled with the week that they have taken some lovely photos to showcase the week. These have been compiled into a short video which we hope you enjoy.

Careers Week Video

Our radio champions have worked hard all week interviewing our visitors and they have prepared a fantastic radio show which is available on our website. Please click here Careers Week Highlights Radio Show

Year 6 were delighted to learn they won the competition to earn the most money in the Commodity Trader session this week. They managed to 6.3 million !!!

Curriculum - Feedback from parents

From September 2022 all schools will have to implement their curriculum and assessment arrangements in line with the New Curriculum for Wales. (Further information on the Curriculum for Wales can be found by clicking this link - Curriculum Link

This year staff, governors and pupils have worked really hard to design a curriculum that underpins the 4 Purposes of the New Curriculum. As a school, we are very excited about the opportunities the curriculum will bring for both our pupils and the community.

As we implement the curriculum we will continue to evaluate and review what we offer our pupils, ensuring the curriculum is authentic, meaningful and essential for all our pupils.

We would be really interested in your evaluation and feedback on the curriculum and also what you feel we could add to ensure that we are creating confident individuals who will be good citizens and ready for work.

If you would like to contribute we would be really grateful if you spare a few minutes to complete the google form below.

Curriculum Feedback Form

Sports Day

Sports Day will held on Friday 24th June for children in years 1 to 6 in the Atlantics Track in Newbridge Fields. Children in years 1 to 3 will complete their events in the morning and children in years 4 to 6 will complete events in the afternoon. All children will require a packed lunch on this day.

The PTA will be providing refreshments to parents

Nursery and Reception sports day will be held on Thursday 30th June in the afternoon at Heronsbridge School. More details shortly.

Memorial Ceremony

Due to a few issues with the delivery of the memorial plaque and bench we have decided to postpone the memorial event that was planned for 9th July. The event will be rescheduled for September.

PTA Event - Oldcastle Rocks

We are very grateful to our active PTA for the all the exciting events they are able to plan for our children in school time. They are now keen to plan an event for both parents and children and are looking to hold an Oldcastle Rocks event in the afternoon and early evening of Saturday 9th July. We know that the PTA have lots of amazing things planned for the day and they will be sharing these via their Facebook page and our weekly newsletter.

As part of the event the PTA hope to arrange some craft stalls - if you are interested in taking a table to sell craft items please message Angela Minton (Chair of the PTA) on 07584 620033. The PTA will not be charging for the tables but ask crafters to donate a prize for the raffle.

The nursery Language and Play session today produced some fantastic artwork. Today was all about Stick Man.

Congratulations Lois

We were delighted to hear that Lois in year 6 achieved a distinction in Royal Academy of Dance Grade 2 Ballet. Well done Lois.

School Vacancy

We currently have a vacancy for a Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant. Please click here for more details.

Free School Meals

If you are in receipt of free school meals you will be sent a packed lunch request form for your child for every school trip or event. Please look out for the letter, complete the form and return to us at least 3 weeks before the event.

School Savings Club

School savings club will continue from next week on every Wednesday.

Contact details

If any of your contact details have changed please let us now so that we may update our records. You can either complete a Change of Details online form here, call us or email us via ask@oldcastleprimary.co.uk

Diary Dates

• 13th June to 17th June - Year 6 Activity Week

• 20th June - Inset Day

• 22nd June - Class and Team Photos

• 9th July - Memorial Ceremony

• 9th July - Oldcastle Rocks

• 22nd July - End of summer term

Inset Days 2022 / 23

Inset days for the next academic year have now been confirmed and these are as follows:

• Monday 5th September 2022

• Monday 7th November 2022

• Friday 31st March 2023

• Friday 26th May 2023

• Monday 24th July 2023

In the event that you have a concern regarding a child please follow this procedure:

• During school hours please contact Mrs Ceri Littlewood, safeguarding lead at Oldcastle Primary School.

• Out of school hours please contact the out of hours Emergency Duty Team Tel No 01443849944

At Oldcastle, we are proud of each other and ourselves. We nurture all of our community so that we grow as confident, responsible and happy people. Oldcastle school is more than just learning.

• We try hard for each other

• We act responsibly

• We treat people how we’d like to be treated

• We work as a team

• We trust and respect each other

• We listen and learn together

• We share knowledge and experience

Together we make the difference

Together we shape innovative experiences

More information on our values and visions can be found on our website. Visions and Values