Summer Term Letter 3
24th June 2024
Dear Parents/Guardians
Please see the information below regarding upcoming dates:
Monday 24th June : Inset day – school closed to pupils.
Wednesday 26th June: Visitors from the Dogs Trust to speak about dog safety in a whole school assembly (no dogs will be on site).
Thursday 27th June: Staff from the Llanelli Library will visit at 2:30pm to speak to the pupils about their Summer Reading Challenge. Parents can come in at the end of the day to sign their children up for the challenge.
Friday 28th June: Own clothes day £1 for all.
Y3/4 trip to the Llanelli Wetland Centre. Payment is open on Parent Pay. If more time is needed, please contact the school office.
Monday 1st July: Y5 will have an art session led by local artist Katie Lewis.
Tuesday 2nd July: Moving up day Year 6 will spend the day at St John Lloyd (parents will have received information directly from SJL regarding arrangements). All other pupils will arrive at St Mary’s and go into their current classrooms and move up to their next year groups after registration to spend time with their new teachers.
Thursday 4th July: New Nursery pupils starting in September will visit to spend some time in class.
Friday 5th July: Annual school reports will be sent home with your child.
Pets and staff from Pets at Home Trostre will visit pupils in Years 1 and 2. If anyone in class has any allergies to animals including rabbits, mice, guinea pigs, please let Miss Penn know asap.
Tuesday 9th July: Teaching staff will be on hand between 4pm and 6pm to discuss the school reports with parents if required. No appointments needed – drop-in session only.
Wednesday 10th July: PTA Summer Disco – Foundation Phase *Nursery, Reception, Years 1 and 2 disco is from 5-6pm. Parents to stay and supervise their child for the earlier disco. Key Stage 2 * Years 3,4,5 and 6 is 6:15pm to 7:30pm. Parents are welcome to stay but don’t have to.
Friday 12th July: Y6 Leavers Performance “The Wizard of Oz” at 1:30pm. Y6 Parents/Guardians are all invited to attend – please ask your child to inform Miss Healy how many seats you require so that we can ensure space. The show will start at 1:30pm.
Wednesday 17th July: Y6 Leavers Mass – time to be confirmed but all Y6 parents/guardians are invited to attend.
Thursday 18th July: Celebration and Leavers Awards Assembly start at 9:30am. All Y6 parents/guardians are invited to attend. Approx length of 1hr.
Thursday 18th July is the last day of the school year as school will be closed to pupils on Friday 19th of July for inset training for staff. All pupils return to school on Tuesday September 3rd 2024.
Lost and Found: There are many school jumpers left in almost classes but particularly Year 1 and 2. We have no room to store the amount of clothing that has been left this year, so please feel free to pop in next week to see if any belong to your child. Many do not have names on
Uniform for September: Uniform is to be worn by all pupils from Nursery to Year 6. We are aware that the cost of living is having an impact on almost everyone. To help, we have a range of uniform at school that has been donated or left in lost and found over the past few years. Again, please call in from next week to see what will fit your child before you buy any new items. Currently, there are more smaller sizes than larger sizes, but we will also happily accept further donations for us to distribute to others.
Water, Sun Cream, Sun Hats: As the weather is warming up, please can you ensure your child has a water bottle daily. Suncream and sun hats are strongly advised. Please label everything with your child’s name.
Tip Tops will be on sale every Friday until the end of term. If you would like your child to purchase a tip top, please send in 20p on Fridays.
If you have any queries about any of this information on this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours faithfully
Mrs Howells
Headteacher