Dear Llanmadoc Open Gardens Committee

CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA DINAS A SIR ABERTAWE LLANRHIDIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL YSGOL GYNRADD LLANRHIDIAN Headteacher : Mrs D E Caswell B Ed ( Hons); NPQH Deputy Headteacher: Mrs R A Jones BA Ed (Hons) Llanrhidian, Swansea. SA3 1EH. Tel (01792 390181) www.llanrhidian.swansea.sch.uk [email protected]

Dear Parent/Carer, A big thank you to all the year 3 and 4 parents who came to view their amazing film this week. This project was funded by the Arts Council Wales, and was a joint venture between all our cluster schools. A big thank you to Gowerton Comprehensive for pulling it all together. Well done too to our own Mr Goremano, David Marchant and Catherine Bennet for all their hard work.

Last week we asked for your support to help us with our healthy schools objectives. We have received lots of great ideas, thank you. For this reason we have made the decision not to sell donated cakes at the Easter and Gallery event. Instead, however, you will be able to visit each classroom gallery where they will be selling healthy, but very yummy, options to raise money for their own classes. We were delighted this week, when one parent sent in fresh strawberries to share with the class as a birthday treat. What a fabulous idea! Again keep your healthy ideas coming, and if you are able to support with preparing for this event please, please contact your class teacher. Please can you send in raffle donations asap so we can put these together. (And no! These do not have to be healthy as they are a raffle prize).

We will soon be moving over to a new, more sustainable website platform. Don’t worry it will look the same to you and have the same web address. However, for this reason, some of our policies are a little out of date on the existing site. We will be putting updated ones on the new site once migrated. (We will keep you informed). In the meantime, if there are any policies that you would like, please email Jayne and she can email you. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Please note that there are three new INSET days for your diary. These are 21st July 2017, 4th September 2017 and 28th September 2017.

Kind Regards Mrs Caswell

“ Easter Celebrations and Gallery Day” –Thursday April 6 th

We will be holding an Easter Eggstravanza Day and Class Art Galleries for everyone on this day.

Our Easter Bonnet Parade and Gallery Event will take place from 1.30pm. Craft work will be displayed in the hall and classrooms from 2pm.

All parents and members of the community are welcome to attend. Hopefully the sun will be shining and we can make use of outdoors too. Easter hampers will be put together for the raffle. Please could you donate to your class hamper in the colours below:-

Mrs Marchant – Pink “Grow, Learn Succeed Together!” Inspiring our children to be the best they can be! CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA DINAS A SIR ABERTAWE LLANRHIDIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL YSGOL GYNRADD LLANRHIDIAN Headteacher : Mrs D E Caswell B Ed ( Hons); NPQH Deputy Headteacher: Mrs R A Jones BA Ed (Hons) Llanrhidian, Swansea. SA3 1EH. Tel (01792 390181) www.llanrhidian.swansea.sch.uk [email protected] Mrs Joseph – Yellow Mrs Jones – Purple Mr Goremano – Green Mr Dowsett - White

The children will be asked to enter any or all of the following categories. All entries will receive a certificate.

 Easter Bonnet (Bring on day)  Decorated Egg (By 3rd April)  Easter Picture (By 3rd April)

All pupils will be showing off their art work in their class galleries. (We ask that hot drinks are not carried around the school). No doubt our little entrepreneurs will try and sell you some original art work, but you are not obliged to purchase.

Aid For Syria

Virginia Prifty, founder of Lawrence's Roundabout Appeal, has contact with a charity which is sending aid out to Syria in large lorries. The aid goes to Idlip which is near Aleppo and now home to 2 million refugees. They are desperately looking for the following items:  Summer Clothes for men, women, children and babies  Shoes for men, women and children Bedding – blankets and rugs Food – dried (long grain rice, lentils, chickpeas, pasta, bulgur wheat) or tinned (tomatoes, chickpeas, kidney beans, fish and fruit), plastic bottles of sunflower oil. Food must have a shelf life of at least 6 months.  Toiletries – bars of soap, baby wipes, toothpaste, toothbrushes, sanitary towels Colouring books, crayons, pencils, paper and soft toys Unwanted medical supplies – dressings, bandages, crutches, wheelchairs, walking frames, incontinence pads

If you have anything you can donate, please send into school or call Virginia Prifti on 01792 386656, or email [email protected]

The Charity is called Anaya Aid. It’s a registered UK charity – based in Barking but with a branch in Cardiff. Their website is at http://anayaaid.org/ There’s also an article which appeared about them at http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/cardiff- charity-making-huge-difference-12271042

Red Nose Day – 24 th March We will be raising money on this day by holding a “Wear Red Non School Uniform Day” Please donate £1 (or more if you can) for the cause. We are now selling red noses before the event. We will let the children know when they arrive. They will cost £1 each.

Our Attendance Race!

Year 1 are still in the lead – not surprising with 98.6% this week! Wow! Attendance Bear will staying for another week. Keep trying everyone. 

“Grow, Learn Succeed Together!” Inspiring our children to be the best they can be! CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA DINAS A SIR ABERTAWE LLANRHIDIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL YSGOL GYNRADD LLANRHIDIAN Headteacher : Mrs D E Caswell B Ed ( Hons); NPQH Deputy Headteacher: Mrs R A Jones BA Ed (Hons) Llanrhidian, Swansea. SA3 1EH. Tel (01792 390181) www.llanrhidian.swansea.sch.uk [email protected]

School Meals Payment by cheque is preferable but if you pay by cash and do not send in the correct money, the change will be carried forward to the following week. If your child is ill and does not have dinner that has been paid for, then this credit will be also be carried forward to the following week.

Free School Meals Some families are enititled to free school meals but are not claiming. Free School Meals are available to families in receipt of one of the following payments:  Universal Credit  Income Support  Income based Job Seeker's Allowance  Income Related Employment and Support Allowance  Guarantee element of State Pension Credit  Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999  Child Tax Credit with an annual income, as assessed by the Inland Revenue that does not exceed £16,190.00 and NOT receiving Working Tax Credit.  Working Tax Credit 'run-on' - the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit (Please note you will not be entitled to free school meals if you receive Working Tax Credit in any other circumstances). You can apply at http://www.swansea.gov.uk/applyfreeschoolmeals

JOIN OUR LLANRHIDIAN FREE CYCLE COMMUNITY PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE CAN MAKE USE OUT OF ALL SORTS OF THINGS! PLEASE ASK BEFORE YOU THROW! E MAIL/PHONE JAYNE IN THE OFFICE WITH ANY OFFERS. WANTED OFFERED Volunteers - gardening, cooking, reading or just Come on! Have a clear out and put your stuff on helping in class (We will send for a DBS for you) our free-cycle!  Clothes for Schools – Raise funds for school and supporting families in Africa Nearly new ski helmet – will fit age 5/6 years  Any warm coats – We will distribute these to children in Swansea  Small World Toys – eg lego, dinosaurs, farm yard etc  U films on DVD - for wet lunch times  School uniform in good condition

Dates at a Glance- Please also see school website “Grow, Learn Succeed Together!” Inspiring our children to be the best they can be! CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA DINAS A SIR ABERTAWE LLANRHIDIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL YSGOL GYNRADD LLANRHIDIAN Headteacher : Mrs D E Caswell B Ed ( Hons); NPQH Deputy Headteacher: Mrs R A Jones BA Ed (Hons) Llanrhidian, Swansea. SA3 1EH. Tel (01792 390181) www.llanrhidian.swansea.sch.uk [email protected] www.llanrhidian.swansea.sch.uk Event Details & Dates INSET Days 21st July 2017, 4th September 2017 and 28th September 2017 Community Events Parent Evenings Spring 20-21st March 2017 Easter and Gallery Day March 6th from 1.30pm Community SDP Day Summer 5.5.17 1-3.30pm Class Welsh Year 3/4 – February 1st 2017 @ 09.05 Assemblies – Year 2 – February 15th 2017 @ 09.05 Parents welcome Year 1 – March 15th 2017 @ 09.05 Reception March 29th 2017 @ 09.05 School Llanrhidian Book Day and BLOB awards - 9th March Trips/Visits/Events Planting Day 19th May Next School Holiday Half Term 20.2.17 – 24.2.17 National Tests Years 2 – 6 3.5.17 – 10.5.17

School Clubs

Day Clubs Who is it for? Price Time

Every Day Early Bird Craft Nursery to Year 6 £1 (Contract Required) 8.00 – 8.25 Club Every Day Breakfast Club Nursery to Year 6 FREE 8.25 – 8.50 Monday After School Nursery to Year 6 £8/£10 (Contract 3.30-5.30 Club Required) Tuesday ASC Nursery to Y6 £8/£10 (Contract 3.30 – 5.30 Choir Rec to Y6 Required) Lunchtimes FREE Wednesday ASC Nursery to Y6 £8/£10 (Contract 3.30 – 5.30 Sports Club Y2 to Y6 Required) 3.30 to 4.15 Guitar Club Y3-Y6 FREE Lunchtimes IT Club Parents and all pupils FREE 3.30 – 4.15 FREE 8th Feb 15th Feb 8th March Thursday ASC £8/£10 (Contract 3.30 – 5.30 Required) Every Holiday Club Nursery to Y6+ (Please ring 391698 or 8 – 5.30 School school for further Holiday information)

Leaflets & Local Information Please be aware that whilst we send out some leaflets on request, the events that are advertised are not endorsed by the school. All requests will be considered by the head teacher.

Gower Ministry Area Holy Eucharist for all - Every Thursday 7 pm, St David's Church, Wernffrwd. All welcome, whatever faith or no faith you identify with! Fr Tim DYSGU CYMRAEG LEARN WELSH “Grow, Learn Succeed Together!” Inspiring our children to be the best they can be! CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA DINAS A SIR ABERTAWE LLANRHIDIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL YSGOL GYNRADD LLANRHIDIAN Headteacher : Mrs D E Caswell B Ed ( Hons); NPQH Deputy Headteacher: Mrs R A Jones BA Ed (Hons) Llanrhidian, Swansea. SA3 1EH. Tel (01792 390181) www.llanrhidian.swansea.sch.uk [email protected] Right here in North Gower Beginner to A level Tutor - Sheila Geary BA Welsh, PGCE Beginner Class starts after Half Term, Tuesday 1 November 12 - 2 07977 904896 [email protected]

Useful Community Websites http://www.llanrhidianhighercommunitycouncil.co.uk/Llanrhidian-Higher-CC/ http://www.llangennithllanmadoccc.org.uk/

School term and holiday dates 2016/17 Term Term Starts Half Term Term Ends Autumn 1.9.16 24.10.16 – 28.10.16 16.12.16 Spring 3.1.17 20.2.17 – 24.2.17 7.4.17 Summer 24.4.17 29.5.17 – 2.6.17 21.7.17

School term and holiday dates 2017/18 Term Term Starts Half Term Term Ends Autumn 4.9.17 30.10.17 – 3.11.17 22.12.15 Spring 8.1.18 19.2.18 – 23.2.18 29.3.18 Summer 16.4.18 28.5.18 – 1.6.18 24.7.18

“Grow, Learn Succeed Together!” Inspiring our children to be the best they can be!