This week`s picture is in celebration of our fabulous Estyn visit in October!

Dear Parents/Carers,

Estyn October 2024 - Interim visit letter 

We are delighted to share that our recent Estyn visit on October 22nd, 2024, was a great success. The letter from Estyn reflects the hard work, dedication, and collaborative effort of our pupils, staff, governors and the school community.

A special thank-you goes to our Senior Leadership Team, our leaders, and all staff for their unwavering commitment and passion, which create a vibrant and inspiring environment where every child thrives and grows.Please click the link below for your reference. 

Thank you for your continued support.

Christmas Concert tickets on sale from Saturday November 23rd at 10am 

This year we are selling all our tickets online via Ticketsource. Click here.

Nursery Penguins are performing  `Our First Nativity`

Flamingos and Sealions (R-Y2) are performing `The Big Little Nativity`

Sharks, Polar Bears and Starfish (Y3-Y6) are performing `Bah Humbug` (Penclawdd style!)

Reminder - from R-Y6 due to health and safety regulations and capacity for our hall - we can only allow 2 tickets, per family, per performance ( so 4 tickets in total).

A Wicked Experience for Our Choir

Our school choir recently had the incredible opportunity to see Wicked at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. For many, it was their first professional theatre experience, and they were captivated by the stunning performances, powerful music, and inspiring story.

The visit wasn’t just entertainment—it was an educational experience that sparked creativity and excitement within the group. Themes like friendship, individuality, and standing up for what’s right resonated deeply with the pupils, and they left inspired to bring fresh ideas to their own performances.

We’re immensely proud of how our choir embraced this opportunity and represented our school. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported this trip—it’s moments like these that truly inspire and shape our young learners. Stay tuned for some Wicked-inspired performances in the future !

 

Penclawdd Primary News - Social Media 

Please follow us on Facebook and X to see what wonderful learning and teaching happens in all our classes across the school , both indoors and outdoors  - click here 

 

Elf Day 2024

 

Christmas card winner 2024

Congrats to Iris in The Polar Bear class for a super design  !

Staff Led School Clubs

Next week is our final week for all school clubs. They will restart in January 2025.  

Our Year 6 early morning Breakfast Cooking Club was a success.

 

Christmas shopping🎅🏼

Spending with Scholastic earns free books for us as a school to stock our library full of the best new books and resources.  If you are buying books for Christmas gifts this Christmas, please consider shopping with Scholastic in their on-line shop and naming our school.  We will be gifted the commission and will then be able to buy even more books for our library.  Thanks to your incredible support, we have just purchased books up to the value of £420 for our school library through Scholastic.  The children can't wait to receive them!  Follow the link below to start shopping!

https://shop.scholastic.co.uk

Children in Need 2024🧸🐻

The final total raised was £245.87

 

Fundraising for our School - Penclawdd Primary School lottery

We hope to raise funds that can support and enrich the education of our children - we aim to provide extra resources for the children, improve the school environment as well as run extracurricular activities such as music, art and sport.

Your support is greatly appreciated, and we wish you good luck! To buy tickets please click here

 

Penclawdd Choir on tour 🎼

 

Calendar events 📅

25th November - KS2 to see A Christmas Carol - Cardiff

28th November - Handtied by Hollie - Christmas Wreath Making 

29th November - Non school uniform day - Bring in an item for the tombola 

1st December-Christmas Fair at The Crofty Inn - our choir are singing at 4pm.

2nd December - Choir to perform in Swansea at 1pm

3rd December - Reception, Y1 and Y2 - Theatre visit to see Shrek

4th December - Christmas Fayre after school 3.10pm

5th December - Nursery Nativity - 10am

10th & 11th December - Reception - Y2 Christmas Concert - 2pm

12th December - Christmas Jumper Day

13th December - Christmas Service in Tabernacle - 1.30pm

13th December - Nursery visit to Gower Trees

16th December - Year 3 - Year 6 Christmas Concert 5pm

17th December - Year 3 - Year 6 Christmas Concert 2pm

18th December - Elf Day🎅🏼❤️💚

19th December - last day of term

 

Community News 📰

Community Christmas 🎄 events 

Dec 1st Christmas Fair at The Crofty Inn - our choir are singing at 4pm.

Thurs 28/11/24 : 3.30-5.30pm Christmas 🎅🏼 Wreath Making - in school - contact the office

30/11/23 Christmas 🎄 shopping trip to Bath - now FULL

Have a lovely weekend

Mrs R-M

Next INSET days :

Friday December 20th 2024

Monday January 6th 2025