Letter from the Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers                                                                                                           15th June 2018

It is a very busy time of year with Sponsored Walks, Sports Days, Trips and School Fairs etc. Please remember that you can look at the Calendar on the website to see what’s going on and when. We have also created a list of events by date order which has been e-mailed to parents – this should help!

ASDA BAG PACKING for Urdd Fundraising: we are bag packing in ASDA on the following dates/times. Please contact the office if you can help on the day for part or all of the day (all pupils must be accompanied by an adult) – please contact the office if you can help.

Saturday 30th June 11-5pm and Sunday 1st July 11 – 3.30pm. Many thanks for your support.

NEW NURSERY INTAKE SEPTEMBER 2018 – PARENTS EVENING REMINDER: This will be held on Monday 2nd July at 6pm in the School Hall. The children are invited to attend a Teddy Bears Picnic with parents/carers on Wednesday 4th July – times to be advised during the Parents Evening on 2nd July.

OWN CLOTHES DAY FOR SCHOOL FUND: This raised a total of £196.35 – thank you for your support.

PARENTPAY: All parents/carers should have received their activation letters. Please can all parents activate their accounts as soon as possible. Thank you. Please note that balances may take several days to show.

PARENT PAY – MUSIC LESSON PAYMENT REMINDER: If you have not done so already, please pay for Music Lessons via ParentPay urgently. If Music lessons remain unpaid, your child’s music lessons will be allocated to other pupils.

PTA UPDATE: PTA Sponsored Walks: These will take place week commencing 18th June – children have already been given sponsorship forms. Thank you for your support. Dates are as follows –

Nursery Classes – Wednesday 20th June (children can wear Own Clothes but please make sure they have suitable footwear).

Reception Classes (Penrhyn & Gogarth) – Monday 18th June – optional Pirate Fancy dress but please make sure they have suitable footwear.

Years 1 & 2 (Cybi, Seiriol, Conwy, Clwyd) – Thursday 21st June. Optional Fancy Dress (suitable footwear)

Juniors (Years 3 – 6) Thursday 21st June (suitable footwear required).

FILM NIGHT for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Classes – thank you for your support, the total raised will be announced soon.

NEXT PTA MEETING: will be held on Tuesday 3rd July at 3.30pm in the School Hall, all welcome.

SUMMER FAIR: This will be held on Thursday 12th July from 3-5pm.  Any donations of raffle prizes from local businesses would be gratefully received.

TUESDAY 10TH JULY – OWN CLOTHES DAY – all pupils to bring a tombola item donation please for the schoo fair.

THURSDAY 12TH JULY (SCHOOL FAIR DAY) – OWN CLOTHES DAY – Infants to bring cake donations please and Juniors to bring bottle donations (can be any kind of bottle).

YEAR 6 LEAVER’S DISCO:  This will be held on Monday 16th July from 5.30 – 7pm in the School Hall (more information to follow). Please note that children will not be permitted to leave school early.

YEAR 6 LEAVER HOODIES: Hoodies will be delivered to school in July.

URDD CROSS COUNTRY EVENT, YEARS 3 TO 6 REMINDER. The event this year will be held at Stad y Faenol, Bangor on June 21st at 6pm. There is no need for children to be Urdd members to enter this event. ALL CHILDREN MUST BE REGISTERED TO TAKE PART BY LUNCHTIME MONDAY – please let Mrs Hughes, Dosbarth Llywelyn know if you would like your child registering.

SCHOOL CROSSING PATROL: Please note that there is still no School Crossing Patrol. If you are interested in this post, please contact the School Office, thank you.

SPORTS DAYS (weather permitting – all Sports Days will be held on school grounds):

These have been set up as follows –

Nursery Mornings: Monday 9th July 10.30 – 11.15am

Nursery Afternoons: Monday 9th July 2.15 – 3pm

Reception (Penrhyn & Gogarth) Tuesday 10th July 9.45 – 11.15am

Years 1 & 2 (Cybi, Seiriol, Conwy, Clwyd) – Wednesday 27th June 1.30pm

Juniors (Years 3 & 4) Thursday 28th June 10 – 12 noon

Juniors (Years 5 & 6) Thursday 28th June 1.30 – 3.30pm

 AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS – please make a note of dates for the following if your child/children attend any of the clubs:

Monday 3:30-4:15 DRAGON SPORTS (Tennis) Years 3 – 6. This is weather dependent, please collect children if it is raining or there are high winds. PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO DRAGON SPORTS ON 18TH JUNE.

Monday 3:30-4:15 NETBALL open to Years 3 – 6. This is weather dependent, please collect children if it is raining or there are high winds.

 Tuesday 3:30 – 4:30 COOKERY CLUB Year 6 (on a rota basis).

Tuesday 3:30 – 4:30 Years 3 – 6 with Llandudno FOOTBALL in the Community Details available from LlFiC. Sessions cost £3 – pupils can pay in advance or pay per session.

 Wednesday 3:30 – 4:15 TRI-GOLF – open to Years 3 to 6 (in the school hall). (No session on Wednesday 13th June)

Wednesday 3 – 3.45pm GARDENING CLUB, Reception Classes, Ladybird Group June 13th to July 11th – individual letters have been given to pupils attending.

NO MORE URDD SESSIONS UNTIL SOME POINT IN SEPTEMBER. Thursday 3 – 3.45pm.

Year 1 Nature & Gardening Club – new members have been given full details with dates (alternate weeks for Bumblebees and Butterfly groups, last session 5th July).

 SCHOOL HOLIDAY DATES:

Monday 2nd July – as previously advised, children will be in school as normal.

Summer Holidays – last day in school will be Thursday 19th July.

Staff Training Day – Monday 3rd September 2018 (no school for children)

CHILDREN BACK IN SCHOOL: Tuesday 4th September.

Thank you for your continued support. Yours sincerely, Iwan Lloyd Jones, Headteacher