Week 28 - Friday 30th April 2021

Thank you

Once again thank you to all our parents and carers for your support this week. As a school community we are here to support each other - if you need anything to support your family please do let us know.

Don't forget its a bank holiday on Monday 3rd May and the school will be closed.

Parent Consultations

Thank you to the parents that completed our short survey on the parents consultations. The feedback has been really useful and we will use this as part of our planning for future parents consultations.

Fundraising for Little Princess Trust

We are delighted to let parents know of an inspiring pupil in one of our year 1 classes. Heidi from Miss Vaughan's class has decided to have her hair cut and donate the hair to the Little Princess Trust charity. The charity raise funds and provide wigs free of charge to people under the age of 24 years who are suffering from cancer or other medical issues. We are keen to support Heidi in her fundraising, if you would like to support her you can donate to her Just Giving fundraising page. We will keep you posted how much money she raises.

Valleys 2 Coast Poster Competition

Today the winners from the Valleys 2 Coast poster competition were presented with their prize - a £20 Amazon voucher! The children were delighted to receive the gift and even more delighted to hear it won;t be long before their posters are displayed on the hoardings around the development on Ewenny Road / South Street. Well done Elisha, Hannah, Iris, Zoe, Maya, Taylor, Holly and Fara

Music Lessons

We currently have space in the following music lesson provision:

• Violin - year 2 pupils

• Piano - all pupils from year 2 to 6

• Singing - all pupils from 2 to 6

The cost of the lessons is £50 per term (10 lessons will be provided in small groups). If your child is interested in any of the lessons please email on ask@oldcastleprimary.co.uk

School Savings Club

School savings club took place again this week and we had lots of children saving money. Saving Club runs every Wednesday.

Year 6 Brynteg Transition

Year 6 had a visit from Mrs Mackie and Mrs Connolly of Brynteg School this week to talk through the transition arrangements. All the children seemed keen to learn about life in Brynteg and went home with a little goody bag. We will keep year 6 parents informed of further transition arrangements when they are confirmed.

Barney

Barney is continuing to grow quickly and has become very settled into our school routine. This week he has helped children with reading and visited many classes. Here's an up to date photo of Barney.

Barney enjoyed listening to the year 5 poems about Happiness today. The children described 'happy' as an animal and lots of children chose puppies!

School Garden

Our school garden improvements are coming along - we can't wait to be able to start using the space and developing the Memory Garden. Here's a couple of photos to show you want has been happening. The next step is for the log cabin classroom to be installed. We can't wait to start using this outdoor space and we are looking forward to the day when we can invite parents to a community event at the school.

Potatoes!

Year 2 have been planting potatoes this week and don;t they look great in the super new waterproofs we have. We can't wait to see them grow!

Inset days from September 2021

Inset days from September 2021 have been confirmed and are as follows:

• 2nd and 3rd September

• 1st November

• 18th February

• 25th April

• 20th June

P.E. Lessons

P.E. lessons this term will take place on the following days. Children attending school should wear their P.E. kit to school on the day of their lesson.

• Nursery - Friday

• Reception - Thursday

• Year 1 - Monday

• Year 2 - Tuesday

• Year 3 - Wednesday

• Year 4 - Tuesday

• Year 5 - Friday

• Year 6 - Thursday

COVID Reminder - Please refresh yourself on the following information.

If your child is off school due to a member of your household having a Covid test please ensure that you let us know when you report their absence.

The main symptoms of coronavirus are:

• a high temperature

• a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot, for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours

• a loss or change to sense of smell or taste – this means they cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

What to do if your child has symptoms. If your child has any of the main symptoms of coronavirus:

1.Get a test to check if they have coronavirus as soon as possible.

2.Stay at home and do not have visitors until you get the test result – only leave your home to have a test.

Anyone you live with, and anyone in your support bubble, must also stay at home until you get the result.

Inset Days

Inset days for the school year have been approved and these are:

• Monday 7th June 2021

• Monday 19th July 2021

• Tuesday 20th July 2021