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End of Term Scoop
Fri 27 Oct 2023Please open this link for an insight into our school life this term
https://sway.office.com/Lu6BWKjr6bI6mngf?ref=email
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End of Autumn term 2023
Thu 26 Oct 202326th October 2023
Dear Parents
Thank you for your ongoing support this half term. It has been a busy half term and we have more events to come after half term in the run up to Christmas! The school calendar below will give you an insight into some of the events and activities that we have planned at St Mary’s. Some event details need finalising, and as soon as that is done, I will let you know. The school calendar is also available on the school website and updated regularly https://stmarysllanelli.org . Photos from many of our school activities and events can be found on our school Instagram and Twitter (X) pages @stmarysllanelli and @stmarysllanell1 respectively.
We break up on Friday for the October half term and return to school on Monday November 6th, 2023. Below is some information regarding upcoming events including:
The PTA Autumn Disco 26th October. The Foundation Phase disco (pupils in Nursery, Reception Years 1 and 2) is between 5 and 6pm. Parents are to stay to supervise their children at this disco. The Key Stage 2 disco is from 6:15pm to 7:30pm. Parents are not required to stay for this disco but are more than welcome to if you’d like to stay. Thank you to our parent volunteers who have organised this event. You should have received an electronic PTA information newsletter soon which has lots of information relating to how you can help.
After School Clubs will continue after half term. Parent Pay will be activated tomorrow for you to book and pay for your child’s places. Clubs listed below. If your child does not attend a club currently but is interested, please contact the school office to check availability and parent pay. There will not be any school led clubs week commencing 13/11/23 due to parents evenings. School led clubs will end on the 7th of December.
Monday French Y2,3,4 Sports Y4,5,6
Tuesday Jujitsu R-Y6 Drama Y3,4,5,6
Wednesday Cookery Y1,2,3
Thursday Sports Y1,2,3 Gardening Y3,4,5,6
Parents Evening letters are coming home with your child today. Parents Evenings are scheduled for week commencing 13th November (2nd week back after half term). In light of parents evening appointments, there will be no school led after school clubs running for the week. (Jujitsu and drama will continue as they are run by external providers).
School calendar November 2023 onwards:
26/10/23
PTA Autumn Disco – Foundation Phase (Nursery – Y2 @ 5-6pm, KS2 (Y3-6) @ 6:15-7:30pm
All
27/10/23
Techno Camps ICT Sessions
Y,3 Y4, Y5,Y6
27/10/23
Last day of half term. Own clothes day
All
WC 30/10/23-05/11/23
October Half term – school closed to pupils
All
06/11/23
All back to school (St John Lloyd have INSET, St Mary’s is open)
All
WC 06/11/23
Y6 Cycle proficiency training
Y6
10/11/23
Rembemberance Service at school
All
WC 13/11/23
Odd Socks Day 13/11/23, Antibullying Week 14/11/23
All
WC 13/11/23
Parents Evening Week (letters detail when)
All
15/11/23
African Drum session Y3 and Y4
Y3&4
17/11/23
Children in Need day
All
24/11/23
Dafen Forum Christmas Fayre 6pm Dafen Park
29/11/23
Advent Reconciliation Service at school
All
03/12/23
Advent Mass at OLQP
All
10/12/23
First Holy Communion Group Mass at OLQP
Y4
WC 11/12/23
Scholastic Book Fayre at school all week
All
12/12/23
Christmas Concert * time to be confirmed
All
13/12/23
Christmas Concert * time to be confirmed
All
14/12/23
Christmas Dinner Day
All
19/12/23
PTA Christmas Disco and Fayre
All
20/12/23
End of term mass at school
All
21/12/23
Celebration Assembly
All
21/12/23
Last day of Autumn Term
All
22/12/23
Inset day – school closed to pupils
All
23/12/23 – 07/01/24
Christmas holidays
All
08/01/24
All back to school
All
09/02/24
Inset Day – school closed to pupils
All
WC 12/02/24
February Half term
All
19/02/24
Inset Day – school closed to pupils
All
20/02/24
Y5 three-week daily swimming block starts
Y5
21-23/02/23
Y6 Manor Residential trip
Y6
28/02/23
Sticks 2 Cymru music sessions
KS2
WC 25/03/24 – 07/04/24
Easter Holidays
All
08/04/24
All return to school
Y6 three-week daily swimming block starts
All
Y6
06/05/24
Spring May Day Bank Holiday
All
WC 27/05/24
Whitsun Half Term
All
24/06/24
Inset Day – school closed to pupils
All
19/07/24
Last day of academic year
All
One more INSET day is to be determined. Further dates will be added.
November is a special month dedicated to the Holy Souls where we pray for and remember those who have passed away. Each Parish has a dedicated lists of Holy Souls. We would like to mirror this at school, and ask that if you would like a dearly departed loved one or friend to be added to our prayers, please send their names on a slip of paper to your class teacher.
Thank you for taking the time to read this information.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Howells
Headeacher
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RE Autumn Newsletter 2023 Dates
Tue 24 Oct 2023IMPORTANT DATES THIS TERM
ALL SAINTS
(celebrated Sunday 31 October)
We celebrate the lives of special and ordinary people who have responded to God’s invitation to love.
THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS)
(2nd November)
Today and throughout the rest of November we pray for those who have died.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
(26th November)
ADVENT
(Begins 3rd December)
Advent means ‘coming’. We think of the coming of Jesus when he was born but we
also think of his promise that he would come again at the end of time. It is a time of waiting and preparing. It is only in the last week of Advent that we focus upon the events to be celebrated at Christmas.
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
(8th December)
This feast marks the first stage of the existence of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
She was ‘full of grace’ from the very beginning & co-operated with God throughout her life.
CHRISTMAS DAY, THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
(25th December)
On this day we begin our celebration of the birth of Christ.
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
(31st December)
Important School Dates this Term
Start of Term Mass – September 7th
Advent Family Mass - 26th at Our Lady Queen of Peace 10 AM
Reconciliation Service (KS2) – November 29th
End of Term Mass - 20th December
