Just a reminder that the PTA Easter Craft Night for upper school is this evening after school until 5pm.  Thank you.

Brass lessons – Mr Wheeler is in school tomorrow morning instead of Friday.  Can you please ensure that your child has their instrument.  Thank you.

Due to the PTA Craft Sessions being run tomorrow evening and Wednesday evening after school both Art and Crafts and Choir clubs are cancelled.  Thank you.

Colorfoto will be in School on Monday 8 April to take class group photographs. Thank you.

A reminder that attendance slips for the PTA craft evenings are due in tomorrow.

Choir Club tomorrow evening after school with Mr Nisbett has been cancelled. Thank you.

Thank you to the PTA for creating gifts with the children today. The children enjoyed it, and I’m sure the ‘someone special’ will really appreciate them too.

A reminder that the price of primary school meals will rise to £2.10 on Monday 1st April.

Please can we remind you that all dinner money should be sent into school on a Monday morning for the week ahead. All money should be in a clearly labelled envelope with your child’s name and correct amount enclosed.

Caerphilly County Borough Council Policy:-

Please note that School Dinners should be paid for before they are taken.

In accordance with the Council’s policy, MEALS WILL BE STOPPED once the total amount of debt exceeds two weeks and you will need to collect your child at lunchtime or send in a packed lunch. If your circumstances have changed and you feel that you may be eligible for free school meals, please contact the school office for an application form or apply at www.caerphilly.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals

It has been agreed by the Council that the cost of primary school meals will increase to £2.10 from 1^st April 2019.

As part of our ‘Active Journeys’ programme, we have decided to take part in the ‘Sustrans Big Pedal’ initiative again this year. This encourages the children to actively travel to school either by walking, cycling or scooting. Over the next two weeks we will counting how many walks, cycles and scoots each class achieves and comparing them to other schools taking part in the area. We hope all children will participate where possible and support their classes.

Raffle tickets were sent home with the children last week and unfortunately they stated Summer Fair and not Easter Raffle. Could you please help us by selling these, at the cost of £1.00 per sheet? Please write your name and number on each individual ticket. Tickets and money to be returned by Monday 8^th April. The raffle will be drawn in school on the 12^th April.  Thank you for your ongoing support.

Please can we remind parents that we operate a nut-free policy in the school for the safety of pupils.

This year, the Welsh Government have changed how some tests are administered. The Numeracy Procedural Test is now an online, personalised test and schools can administer these at different times of the year. We have decided to administer this test for all pupils over the next two weeks. The Numeracy Reasoning Test and Reading Test will still take place during the stated testing period in May.

Unfortunately, Mrs Richards will be leaving us earlier than planned to take up a headship position in Newport. She will be finishing at Easter and we are currently discussing options with governors to cover the deputy headteacher’s role in the interim before Miss Bodenham returns in July.

There will be no Code Club on Friday. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Code club will be running as usual next week.