Dear Parent/Carer,
Welcome back to school, I hope that you all had a
lovely Christmas. I would like to wish all of our pupils, staff, parents,
carers, grandparents and Governors a very Happy New Year.
As this is a long newsletter, I will send out a
list of important dates for your diaries next week.
FAST
I
am extremely pleased to inform you that we are starting the FAST (Families
& Schools Together Programme) on the 22nd of January which will
run for 8 weeks. Many families completed the last FAST programme that was run
in the school and feedback for the programme has been very positive so I am
very excited to have the opportunity to deliver this programme. If you have a
child between the ages of 5-8 and would like to sign up then please come to the
school on Thursday the 15th of January at 2pm for coffee/tea and
sign up to the programme.
The
only criteria you need is that you have a child between the ages of 5-8 to
attend.
Wales v England Raffle
The school and the Friends of Glenboi have
currently raised over £2000 towards new playground equipment since September.
In order to help us raise more school funds we are
raffling 2 tickets for the first 6 Nations match between Wales and England on Friday
6th February 2015. We will make the draw in assembly on Friday 30th
January. If you would like to purchase a £1 raffle ticket please see;
- Mrs,
Doolin in the school office
- Mrs.
Dixon in class 2
- Emma
Gibbs – Friends of Glenboi
- Anthony
Trow – Communities First
Credit Union
Just a reminder that children can save money at school
via the credit union scheme. If your child brings money to school on a Friday
morning, it will be banked in the savings scheme. All new savers receive a free
money box and you can keep a record of your child’s savings via a saving book.
Parents can withdraw the money at any time. A saving of £2 a week over a
child’s 8 years at Glenboi will return well in excess of £600.
School Values
As a school we have identified 7 core values that
we want to ensure that our pupils understand and demonstrate. Our Value for
January is HAPPINESS, we are discussing this value and the importance of
feeling good, being happy and trying to spread smiles throughout the school. I
would appreciate your support by talking to your children about happiness,
feeling good about yourself and caring about other people’s happiness. This
will support all of the work we are doing in class and in assemblies.
Attendance
I would like
to thank you for your efforts in
improving attendance and punctuality, and making the morning entry to school
quicker and smoother. Please remember that high attendance supports high
achievement.
Our Goals
- Attendance goal of 95%
- 9.05am the yard is clear and the bottom
gate is locked.
- Learning starts at 9am.
Please help
us to achieve our aims by encouraging high attendance and punctuality and
encouraging all children to come into the building independently.
Attendance Raffle
We are
currently at 94% attendance. In order to encourage higher attendance we will be
holding a raffle at the end of the summer term. The prize will be an iPad.
Each full
week of attendance that a child makes between September 2014 and July 2015 will
see them receive a raffle ticket. The more tickets that a child achieves the
greater the chance of winning in the summer term.
Medical Appointments
There are
times when you need to collect your child from school during the school day. If
this is for a medical/dental appointment please could you bring an appointment
card with you to evidence the absence. We can therefore put the appropriate
absence code against your child’s absence. If you do not bring the card, we
have been told by the authority that the absence must be labelled as an
unauthorised absence. The authority records the number of unauthorised absences
and are looking to fine parents when 10 occur (1 day is 2 absences – morning
and afternoon). Please pick your child
up from reception not the class if your child has a medical appointment.
School Website and Twitter
If you have a smart phone, tablet or PC
why not follow us on twitter, the staff are updating the twitter feed with
important messages, information and photographs each week.
Alternatively you can always stay
updated via the website.
follow us on twitter @ primary_glenboi.
Clubs
Clubs will start back next week – 12th January. As we are
running the FAST program on a Thursday after school the Year 1/2 Football Club
will be on a Friday from 3.15 – 4.00.
Please find the list of clubs available below.
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Lunchtime
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After school (3.30-4.15pm)
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Monday
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Staff meeting
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Tuesday
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Rugby Club – Juniors
(No permission slip required)
Boys and girls in Years 3,4,5 and 6.
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Football club
(Permission slip required)
Boys and girls in Years 3,4,5 and 6.
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Wednesday
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ICT club –
Miss Davies
(No permission slip required)
Years 3,4,5 and 6 on a rota basis.
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Dance club
(Permission slip required)
Boys and girls in Years 3,4,5 and 6.
Please sign the permission slip below and return
it to Mrs. B. Harding
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Thursday
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No Clubs due to FAST program.
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Friday
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Football Club
(Permission slip required)
Boys and girls in Years 1 and 2.
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In the event of cancellation notice will be given
as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
Mr A. Llewellyn
Acting Head Teacher
