Dear Parents

 

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you as parents, pupils and extended family members for your support this term during the schools’ recent Estyn Inspection. I am very proud of how our pupils, parents and staff present themselves on a daily basis and look forward to reading the Inspectors report which will be published towards the end of March. I will forward a copy on to you when I am able to do so.

 

Some information:

 

Musical Theatre After School Club: For the next 2 weeks (this week Wednesday Feb 4^th and next Feb 11^th) our student teachers will be running a Musical Theatre After School Club for pupils in Y3-6. Spaces are limited to 25 cost £2 per week via Parent Pay and are allocated on a first come first served basis. If you need log ins to Parent Pay, please contact Mrs Partridge in the office.

 

School Photographs New Date and Company: Next week on Monday February 9^th, a company by the name of Roz and Kirsty will be at school to take individual and sibling photographs. This is a change of date to the one issued previously. The company require ALL parents wishing their child to have a photograph taken to complete the registration link online https://randk.uk/register/st-marys?pin=1224

When you log in, if it asks for the school PIN this is 1224. This change is due to current GDPR laws and legislation. If you do not register your child, they will not be able to have their photograph taken. If anyone needs help to complete the registration, please call in to see Mrs Partridge (she is not available tomorrow morning Tuesday 3^rd Feb).

 

Lost and Found: There are a lot of uniform items left at school on a weekly basis. We do our best to reunite the items with their owners, but this can be difficult when there are no names written on the clothing. Please could you write (and reapply) your child’s names on their clothing to help with this. We also have several items of pre-loved uniform that has been donated to school so before you buy any new items, please call in to see what is available in your child’s size.

 

PE Days: PE Kit consists of a blue crew neck t-shirt and dark bottoms with trainers. We kindly ask that children adhere to the school uniform policy.  PE forms part of the curriculum and pupils are to wear a school PE t-shirt with dark shorts/bottoms. There will also be adhoc sports days during the year but the children will be notified of this as they happen.

                                           Nursery, Reception, Year 1      Thursday

                                           Year 2 and Year 3                        Tuesday

                                           Year 4                                             Friday

                                           Year 5 and Year 6                        Thursday

 

Snacks: We are a NUT FREE school due to a few children suffering with serious nut allergies. We ask for everyone’s cooperation on this matter.  We encourage children to bring in healthy snacks such as fruit and water, instead of fizzy drinks, sweets, crisps. Energy drinks are not permitted. This will help with your child’s health and their development and goes hand in hand with the Healthy Schools Award Scheme.

Our Year 6 class have recently started a Fruit Shop during morning break. Fruit is available to buy at 40p per item (cash only).

 

A reminder for Years 3-6, ALL pupils in Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6) need to bring their own pencil case to school daily. A pencil case will need pens (black ink), pencils, rubber, sharpener and a ruler. Thank you in advance for helping us with this request.

 

As we are almost half way through the school year, just a reminder that it is extremely important that you keep us up to date of any changes in circumstances throughout the year e.g., change of home address, new telephone numbers or any medical conditions.  Our data privacy notice is available upon request and on our school website. Thank you in advance for your cooperation on this matter.

 

School start: Your child needs to be in school before 9:10am as this is when children are in class ready for registration. Arrival after this time is marked as late which is monitored by the school and local authority attendance officers. If you arrive late, please escort your child into the main reception area so that you can sign them in to the Late Register on the iPad. We do understand that there may be one off occasions where lateness happens however, we need to record reasons for all late arrivals. Persistent late arrivals will be monitored, and the school will need to follow the appropriate procedures. Late arrivals not only impact your child’s learning but also the others in class who’s learning is disrupted. 

 

School Meals: Meals can be prebooked and paid for on the school meal website www.parentpay.com

Parent Pay is also used for school trips. If you have not received your log in, please let us know. Any pupils new to the school will have their log ins soon as possible - it takes a few days for the system to set up.  Universal Free School Meals are currently available for all full-time pupils in Nursery, Reception, Years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Some pupils may be eligible for Free School Meals which also allows access to other grants and provides additional funding to the school. If you think you qualify, please visit https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/home/council-services/education-schools/school-meals/free-school-meals/

 

The school calendar is below (this is also uploaded to our website  https://www.stmarysllanelli.org/

This has a range of information on it including updated class information. The website has a translation tool (click on the British flag at the top right of the screen for different languages). 

 

 

Yours Sincerely

Mrs Howells,

Headteacher

 

School Calendar (more dates will be added – please check the website throughout the year)