Weekly Updates

Weekly update Friday 22nd March 2024

Prynhawn da,

Pasg Hapus pawb!

The Easter Hat Parade was so much fun-the Easter hats were works of art! I have never seen such an array of creative designs! Fantastic effort, diolch yn fawr.

What a joyful and uplifting service we had at St Catwg’s for our Easter Service. The singing and poetry recitations were beautiful. We were even treated to some lovely spring sunshine for our walk back to school!

PTA meeting at Horsehoe Inn went well, there are lots of great events planned for the next year-please keep your ideas coming via email. Diolch

World Down Syndrome Day was marked by some very crazy and odd socks!  Thank you for helping us to raise awareness and celebrate individuality.

Free school meals will be rolled out to Y5 and Y6 after Easter.  Attached is the menu that runs until the end of this academic year.

After school clubs will again be running next term.  Please sign your child up using this link. 

The Governors, Powys Finance and I are constantly reviewing our budget situation.  Across the UK councils are struggling, and Powys is no different.  In the past we have had some capacity to make up shortfalls, but with significant cuts to our school budget we are not in that position now.  In order to pay staff, cover our costs and breakeven, it has been decided to increase the price for After School Clubs and Breakfast Clubs to £2.50 from next term.  

After Easter-Please note, PE days are changing.

Monday 8^th April:

• Y3/4 PE
• Piano lessons
• After school club –  Fun club whole school, KS2 Football club

Tuesday 9th:

• FP PE
• Y5/6 PE
• Y2 Kerb Craft session 1
• After school club -Eco Club, KS2 (limited to 15 on a first come basis initially) and Storytelling/creative writing, whole school.

Wednesday 10th:

• After school clubs – KS2 Fitness and FPh Lego/Tech

Thursday 11th:

• Guitar lessons
• After school clubs – KS2 Choir and FPh Craft

Friday 12^th:

• Y6 shadow day at Crickhowell High School – Letter sent home today
• After school club – whole school fun club

Upcoming Events: 

• 20^th April-Abergavenny Eisteddfod
• 22^nd April-Zoolab workshop for FP. Details to follow.
• 1st-3^rd May-Y5/6 Residential trip.
• 23^rd May 2024 – KS2 trip to Hay Festival – details to follow

Polite Reminders:

• Parent Pay – please can you check your child/ren’s PP tabs and make payment for ALL items.  There is still a significant amount of money owing to the school for dinners/breakfast club/trips/workshops which is severely impacting our budget.  If you need support in clearing your debt balance, then please contact me to discuss. These debts need to be cleared TODAY.  Thank you.
• Lost property – silver diamanté hoop earring and Uniqlo grey gilet in the office
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately.  Cars should not be driving and reversing to/from the school gate at pick up times.  Thank you.

Have a lovely restful holiday!  Thank you for your continued support.

Katherine Durbin, Headteacher

Weekly update Friday 15th March 2024

Prynhawn da,

British Science Week has been marked this week in a variety of interesting and fun ways, from making pendulums to the life cycle of a frog game! So great to see the children enjoying practical science sessions.

The Foundation Phase Community Coffee Morning was thoroughly enjoyable, the children were super little entrepreneurs and organised a really successful event! The turnout was excellent and the children raised an amazing £270 for much needed play equipment! Thank you for supporting this event with donations and cakes. Diolch.

Thank you so much for the brilliant support today for Red Nose Day-Do Something Funny for Money. A superb £226.70 was raised by the school. Diolch. Little Sparks children took part in a sponsored fun run and raised a brilliant £177! Well done children. So our total for Comic Relief is a fantastic £403.70. Da iawn pawb, such a fantastic total.

Year 6 Leavers Hoodies-We have decided that the Year 6 children can wear their leavers hoodies on their PE day (which is changing to a Tuesday after Easter) and a Friday, if they so wish. Could we ask the rest of the school to continue to wear school uniform as normal please, as this is a privilege only for our Year 6 children. Thank you.

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Next Week

Monday 18^th March:

• Guitar lessons
• Piano lessons
• After school club –  Fun club whole school, KS2 Football club

Tuesday 19th:

• FPh PE
• Y3/4 PE
• YR nurse measurements
• Easter Service at St Catwg’s, 10am.
• After school club – whole school fun club

Wednesday 20th:

• Y5/6 PE
• Y3/4 PBuzz session
• After school clubs – KS2 Fitness and FPh Lego
• PTA meeting at Horsehoe Inn, 6.30pm. All welcome to attend.

Thursday 21st:

• World Down Syndrome Day-Lots of Socks Campaign. Children can wear bright, crazy or mismatched socks to school.
• Y5/6 nurse visit
• Easter Hat Parade, 2pm. Children do not have to wear an Easter hat if they don’t want to. They can wear an alternative hat or make an Easter picture/cross/collage to show instead.
• After school clubs – KS2 Choir and FPh Craft

Friday 22^nd:

• World Water Day
• FP learners reward day-Bring a toy or game to school. Please do not bring anything special or valuable in case of accidental loss or damage. No electronic devices either please. Thanks!
• After school club – whole school fun club

Upcoming Events: 

• March 24^th – School grounds working party. Please contact the office if you are able to help in any way. See flyer attached for more information. Diolch yn fawr.
• March 31^st – Easter Service at St Catwg’s 9.30am. See flyer attached.

Polite Reminders:

• Parent Pay – please can you check your child/ren’s PP tabs and make payment for ALL items.  There is still a significant amount of money owing to the school for dinners/breakfast club/trips/workshops which is severely impacting our budget.  If you need support in clearing your debt balance, then please contact me to discuss. These debts need to be cleared by the end of next week please.  Thank you.
• Lost property – silver diamanté hoop earring and Uniqlo grey gilet in the office
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately.  Cars should not be driving and reversing to/from the school gate at pick up times.  Thank you.

Have a lovely weekend, thank you for your continued support.

Katherine Durbin, Headteacher

Weekly update Friday 8th March 2024

Prynhawn da,

A wide range of experiential and authentic learning has taken place this week!

Rhiannon Roberts-what a brilliant day everyone had! The children were so inspired by the workshops. They were very creative with their painting techniques! Our murals look fantastic, Rhiannon has captured the school and local area really well. They will be hung on the wall in the main entrance and front corridor next week, so feel free to come and take a look! Thank you again for your contributions- please could you make payment via Parent Pay if you haven’t done so already. Diolch.

Choir visit to Greenhill home was wonderful, the residents enjoyed the visit so much they have asked if the choir can return in the summer. The children were absolutely delightful and took time to chat and engage with the residents. A very worthwhile visit.

FPh visit to Beacon Park Boats went really well, the children had the opportunity to explore the boats and to take a look in the workshop. They also learned about the differences between canals and rivers, and why canals were built.

World Book Day was celebrated on Thursday with some inventive and creative costumes indeed! The comfy ‘cwtch up with a book’ choice was successful also. It was great to have the opportunity to talk to the children about their book choices and favourite book characters.

We have talked about gender inequality, stereotypes and inclusivity this week as part of our work to mark Interantional Women’s Day. The children have also talked about women who inspire them. We have been encouraging everyone to #InspireInclusion today.

The turnout for parent consultation meetings was excellent. Thank you for understanding that staff have to stick to the 10 minute time slots as best they can! 

Sports for Schools/Jack Rutter – I am so delighted to say we have raised a staggering £1509 in cash plus on line amount of £523! Diolch yn fawr iawn to everyone who helped to raise sponsor money. School Council will be asking the children what sports equipment they would like to purchase next week.

Don’t forget St Catwg’s are hosting a special Mothering Sunday Service this Sunday, everyone is welcome to attend.

Next Week

Monday 11^th March:

• School grounds working party-1.30pm onwards.
• After school club –  Fun club whole school, KS2 Football club

Tuesday 12th:

• FPh PE-change of day for this week
• Y3/4 PE
• After school club – whole school fun club
• Y5/6 Manor Adventure parents meeting at 5pm in school

Wednesday 13th:

• Y5/6 PE
• After school clubs – KS2 Fitness and FPh Lego

Thursday 14th:

• Guitar lessons
• School nurse with Y5/6
• After school clubs – KS2 Choir and FPh Craft

Friday 15th:

• Red Nose Day-Do Something Funny for Money. Please see attached letter from School Council 
• After school club – whole school fun club

Upcoming Events: 

March 19^th – Easter Service at St Catwg’s

March 21^st – Easter bonnet parade

March 24^th – School grounds working party

Polite Reminders:

• Parent Pay – please can you check your child/ren’s PP tabs and make payment for ALL items.  There is a significant amount of money owing to the school for dinners/breakfast club/trips/workshops which is severely impacting our budget.  If you need support in clearing your debt balance, then please contact me to discuss. These debts need to be cleared by March so we can submit before the end of the financial year. Thank you.
• School uniform – As part of our school uniform policy we request that children wear plain black/dark shoes or trainers to school please. Thank you.
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately.  Cars should not be driving and reversing to/from the school gate at pick up times.  Thank you.

Thank you for your continued support.

Happy Mother’s Day to all you wonderful mums/aunties/grandmothers.

Mwynhewch eich penwythnos/Enjoy your weekend, 

Katherine Durbin, Headteacher

Weekly update Friday 1st March 2024

Prynhawn da,

Wow, what a fantastic week we have had! I am sure everyone is ready for a rest now!

Jack Rutter was inspirational on Tuesday, his story is really remarkable. What a fantastic role model for our pupils! Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored the fitness event so far, we appreciate your support. The deadline for sponsorship money is next Tuesday. Diolch.

 Y6 cycling proficiency concluded on Wednesday, the children cycled the roads really well-the coaches were very impressed. Da iawn.

Y6 had a treat on Thursday morning, they were invited to the High School to take part in a Grease Showcase. They had a great time and couldn’t wait to show us their new dance moves! Bendigedig!

And then of course, we ended the week on a high with our excellent Eisteddfod to celebrate Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant. Hwyl a sbri! Lots of fun!

Well done to each and every child, you are all winners. We are so proud of you all. I am always blown away by the talent here at Llangattock. Diolch for supporting our Welsh cake sale-we are trying to seize every moment we can to raise much needed funds for the school. Thank you.

Attached is a poster with information about the Mothering Sunday service at St Catwg’s on March 10^th at 9.30am. Everyone is most welcome to attend. Reverend Bevan will be sharing an Open the Book story and the children that attend will sing  hymns that they know from school. 

Hay Brecon and Talgarth Sanctuary for Refugees are hosting a Multi Faith service this Sunday at Llangors church at 12:15pm, as part of the HBTSR Refugee Away Day. Again, everyone is welcome to attend.

As you know, Rhiannon Roberts is coming to school on Tuesday to work with our children and to create a mural for the school. We have asked for £9 per child to help cover the cost of the day, with an option to contribute an amount of your choice if you so wish. Diolch.

This method of payment is something we are trialling as a school. We are no longer in a position to cover costs of trips and events because of drastic budget cuts being made across all schools in Wales and the UK. We understand that everyone is finding these times challenging, and would like to reassure you that we are doing everything we can to cut costs whilst still ensuring the children receive the high quality and enriching education they deserve. Every penny always goes back to the children; and with your support, we will do our utmost to ensure they continue to engage in a range of fun and stimulating activities and events linked to their learning. Diolch yn fawr iawn.

Next Thursday (7^th March) is World Book Day. Our theme for the day is ‘Cwtch up with a book’. Children can wear comfy clothes and bring in their favourite book to share. Children are also welcome to dress up as their favourite book character and bring in the book to share. Please make sure the children’s names are in their books. Diolch.

Next Week

Monday 4^th March:

• FPh PE
• After school club –  Fun club whole school, KS2 Football club
• Parents’ consultation meetings

Tuesday 5th:

• Y3/4 PE
• Rhiannon Roberts Workshops-whole school.
• After school club – whole school fun club
• Parents’ consultation meetings

Wednesday 6th:

• Y5/6 PE
• PBuzz Session 8
• Choir visit to Greenhill home
• After school clubs – KS2 Fitness and FPh Lego

Thursday 7th:

• World Book Day – Children can either wear their comfy clothes/own clothes and bring a book, or dress up as their favourite book character and bring the book.
• FPh visit to Beacon Park Boats.
• Guitar lessons
• After school clubs – KS2 Choir and FPh Craft

Friday 8th:

• After school club – whole school fun club

Upcoming Events: 

March 10^th – Mothering Sunday Service at St Catwg’s (poster attached)

March 11^th – School grounds working party

March 12^th – Y5/6 Manor Adventure parents meeting, 5pm.

March 15^th – Red nose day

March 19^th – Easter Service at St Catwg’s

March 21^st – Easter bonnet parade

March 24^th – School grounds working party

Polite Reminders:

• Parent Pay – please can you check your child/ren’s PP tabs and make payment for ALL items.  There is a significant amount of money owing to the school for dinners/breakfast club/trips/workshops which is severely impacting our budget.  If you need support in clearing your debt balance, then please contact me to discuss. These debts need to be cleared by March so we can submit before the end of the financial year. Thank you.
• Lost property – we have a silver hoop earring and a yellow fidget popper in the office. 
• School uniform – As part of our school uniform policy we request that children wear plain black/dark shoes or trainers to school please. Thank you.
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately.  Cars should not be driving and reversing to/from the school gate at pick up times.  Thank you.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mwynhewch eich penwythnos/Enjoy your weekend, 

Katherine Durbin, Headteacher

Weekly update Friday 23rd February 2024

Prynhawn da,

Back from half term to a busy week of learning!  Eisteddfod preparation is well underway; the children are working hard creating masterpieces in the style of Rhiannon Roberts and writing wonderful poems. And of course, singing and dancing their socks off!

KS2 children engaged in Emotion Coaching training yesterday with the Wellbeing and Equity lead for Powys. She emailed school this morning to say how enthusiastic and well-informed the children are here at Llangattock. It is so pleasing that visitors to the school recognise and appreciate just how well-behaved, happy and respectful Llangattock children are!

Well done to our Y6 children who took part in the cycling proficiency course today, they were all brilliant. It was great to see so many of them taking part. Thank you, parents, for organising the logistics of getting the bikes to school. Diolch.

Next Week

Monday 26th February:

• FPh PE
• After school club –  Fun club whole school. NO Football this week, due to unavailability of coaches. Football children are welcome to stay for Fun Club if they wish.

Tuesday 27th:

• Y3/4 PE
• Jack Rutter Fitness Sponsorship Event-Sports for Schools (see attachment). Please return sponsorship forms and money. Or click on the link to sponsor online: https://sportal.sportsforschools.org/events/landing
• After school club – whole school fun club

Wednesday 28th:

• Y5/6 PE
• PBuzz Session 7
• Y6 Cycle Proficiency Course. Bikes and helmets needed in school
• After school clubs – KS2 Fitness and FPh Lego

Thursday 29th:

• Y6 children to walk to Crickhowell High School to take part in a Grease production workshop with High School pupils.
• Guitar lessons
• After school clubs – KS2 Choir and FPh Craft

Friday 1^st March^:

• Eisteddfod. Parents/families are welcome to join us from 1:30pm to watch the Dawnsio Gwerin and listen to the class songs and poems.
• After school club – whole school fun club

Upcoming Events: 

Monday 4^th and Tuesday 5^th March – parent consultation meetings.  

Tuesday 5^th March – Rhiannon Roberts Workshops. More details to follow.

Thursday 7^th March – Foundation Learners visit to Beacon Park Boats.

Thursday March 7th-World Book Day. Children can either wear their comfy clothes/own clothes and bring a book, or dress up as their favourite book character and bring the book.

Polite Reminders:

• Parent Pay – please can you check your child/ren’s PP tabs and make payment for ALL items.  There is a significant amount of money owing to the school for dinners/breakfast club/trips/workshops which is severely impacting our budget.  If you need support in clearing your debt balance, then please contact me to discuss. These debts need to be cleared by March so we can submit before the end of the financial year. Thank you.
• Lost property – we have a silver hoop earring and a yellow fidget popper in the office. 
• School uniform – As part of our school uniform policy we request that children wear plain black/dark shoes or trainers to school please. Thank you.
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately.  Cars should not be driving and reversing to/from the school gate at pick up times.  Thank you.

Thank you for your continued support.

Cofion cynnes, 

Katherine Durbin, Headteacher

Weekly update Friday 9th February 2024

Prynhawn da,

Happy half term everyone! A busy week to end a successful term. Fire safety talks for Y2 and Y5/6 were informative and engaging on Monday.

Children’s Mental Health Week and Safer Internet Day were celebrated through activities in class and in assemblies.

We also marked Choose Love for Refugees today, by creating orange hearts with messages to show we care.

We introduced our Sponsored Fitness Event in assembly this week. The children are very excited to welcome Jack Rutter to our school on the 27^th February. We are hoping the event will be a great success for the school and the Sports For Schools community. If you need more sponsorship forms we have spares in the office. Diolch.

After school clubs will again be running next term.  Please sign your child up using this link https://forms.gle/T6HgxW6FDxCimS8u5 The cost remains £2/club per week (£10 for the term).  In order to pay staff and cover our costs, it is vital that this is paid in advance via Parentpay. Diolch.

Please read attached letter regarding MMR Drop in sessions over half term. Thank you.

Monday 19^th February:

• FPh PE
• After school club – Football KS2, Fun club whole school.

Tuesday 20th:

• Y3/4 PE
• After school club – whole school fun club

Wednesday 21st:

• Y5/6 PE
• PBuzz Session 6
• After school clubs – KS2 Fitness and FPh Lego

Thursday 22nd:

• Guitar lessons
• Cluster Twilight Training – NO after school clubs today

Friday 23^rd:

• Y6 Cycle Proficiency Course. Bikes and helmets needed in school 
• After school club – whole school fun club

Upcoming Events: 

Spring newsletter attached with all upcoming events

Wednesday 28^th Feb: Y6 Cycle Proficiency Course. Bikes and helmets needed in school

Tuesday 27^th Feb: Jack Rutter Fitness Sponsorship Event-Sports for Schools (see attachment). Sponsorship forms  handed this week. Or click on the link to sponsor online: https://sportal.sportsforschools.org/events/landing

Friday 1^st March: Eisteddfod. Parents/families are welcome to join us from 1:30pm to watch the dawnsio gwerin and listen to the class songs and poems.

Monday 4^th and Tuesday 5^th March – parent consultation meetings.  Letters sent home today.

Tuesday 5^th March – Rhiannon Roberts Workshops. More details to follow.

Thursday 7^th March – Foundation Learners visit to Beacon Park Boats-Change of date.

Thursday March 7th-World Book Day

Polite Reminders:

• Parent Pay – please can you check your child/ren’s PP tabs and make payment for ALL items.  There is a significant amount of money owing to the school for dinners/breakfast club/trips/workshops which is severely impacting our budget.  If you need support in clearing your debt balance, then please contact me to discuss. These debts need to be cleared by March so we can submit before the end of the financial year. Thank you.
• Lost property – we have a silver hoop earring and a yellow fidget popper in the office. 
• School uniform – As part of our school uniform policy we request that children wear plain black/dark shoes or trainers to school please. Thank you.
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately.  Cars should not be driving and reversing to/from the school gate at pick up times.  Thank you.

Thank you for your continued support.

Have a lovely half term.

Cofion cynnes, Katherine Durbin, Headteacher

Weekly update Friday 2nd February 2024

Prynhawn da,

Another busy, fun and engaging week here at Llangattock. The Foundation Learners walk to Crickhowell was a great success on Monday. The children explored the local area and, of course, loved spending their money in Jehu’s! We had some tired legs by the time they got back to school! The children were so well behaved while they were out and about, they are a credit to you.

Y3/4 enjoyed their rugby session with Cole from Team Wales on Wednesday. I think we may have a few aspiring  Six Nations stars! 

Y6 children engaged well with the Resilience workshop on Thursday, which forms part of our Whole School Approach to Wellbeing.

We have a busy week ahead. It is Children’s Mental Health Week next week. Tuesday is Safer Internet Day and Friday is Dydd Miwsig Cymru. It is then the end of the half term already!

Next Week:

Monday 5^th February:

• FPh PE
• Fire safety talks for Y2 and Y5/6
• After school club-Football KS2, Fun club whole school.

Tuesday 6th:

• Safer Internet Day
• Y3/4 PE
• After school club – whole school fun club

Wednesday 7th:

• Y5/6 PE
• Y3/4 P Buzz session 5
• After school clubs – KS2 Fitness and FPh Lego

Thursday 8th::

• Guitar lessons
• After school clubs – KS2 choir and FPh Craft

Friday 9th:

• Dydd Miwsig Cymru
• After school club – whole school fun club
• Last day of half-term!

Upcoming Events: 

Thursday 22^nd Feb: Foundation learners walk to Beacon Park Boats.

Thursday 22^nd Feb. Cluster Twilight Training-NO after school clubs today.

Friday 23^rd Feb and Wednesday 28^th Feb: Y6 Cycle Proficiency Course. Bikes and helmets needed in school on both days, see helmet flyer.

Tuesday 27^th Feb: Jack Rutter Fitness Sponsorship Event-Sports for Schools (see attachment). Sponsorship forms to be handed out before half term. Or click on the link to sponsor online: https://sportal.sportsforschools.org/events/landing

Friday 1^st March: Eisteddfod. Parents/families are welcome to join us from 1:30pm to watch the dawnsio gwerin and listen to the class songs and poems.

Polite Reminders:

• Parent Pay – please can you check your child/ren’s PP tabs and make payment for ALL items.  There is a significant amount of money owing to the school for dinners/breakfast club/trips/workshops which is severely impacting our budget.  If you are having financial issues, then please contact me to discuss. These debts need to be cleared before the end of the financial year. Thank you.
• School uniform – As part of our school uniform policy we request that children wear plain black/dark shoes or trainers to school please. Thank you.
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately. Cars should not be driving and reversing to/from the school gate at pick up times. Thank you.

Thank you for your continued support. Have a lovely weekend.

Cofion cynnes, 

Katherine Durbin, Headteacher

Weekly update Friday 26th January 2024

Prynhawn da,

A wild and windy start to the week this week, but thankfully the school was unaffected. We had to cancel the FP walk to Crickhowell because of the weather warning, but it has been rearranged for Monday. A lovely sunny and dry end to the week though, which has meant children have enjoyed their outdoor sessions today! 

The Dragon Tales Show and workshops were brilliant on Monday. Children and staff were captivated! What a great way to inspire young writers. I look forward to reading the children’s finished stories.

Santes Dwynwen day/Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen was ‘hwyl a sbri’ yesterday. The school was turned into a sea of pinc a coch! Lovely to hear the Welsh language being used around the school through songs and stories.

Next Week:

Monday 29th January

• FPh PE
• FPh walk to Crickhowell
• After school club-Football KS2, Fun club whole school.

Tuesday 30th:

• Y3/4 PE
• After school club – whole school fun club

Wednesday 31st:

• Y5/6 PE
• Y3/4 Team Wales Practical Session. PE kit needed please.
• Y3/4 P Buzz session 4
• After school clubs – KS2 Fitness and FPh Lego

Thursday 1^st February:

• Guitar lessons
• Y6 resilience workshop
• After school clubs – KS2 choir and FPh Craft

Friday 2nd:

• After school club – whole school fun club

Upcoming Events: 

Monday 5^th Feb: Fire safety talks for Y2 and Y5/6

Friday 23^rd Feb and Wednesday 28^th Feb: Y6 Cycle Proficiency Course

Tuesday 27^th Feb: Jack Rutter Fitness Sponsorship Event-Sports for Schools. Sponsorship forms to be handed out before half term.

Friday 1^st March: Eisteddfod

Polite Reminders:

• Parent Pay – please can you check your child/ren’s PP tabs and make payment for ALL items.  There is a significant amount of money owing to the school for dinners/breakfast club/trips/workshops which is severely impacting our budget.  If you are having financial issues, then please contact me to discuss. These debts need to be cleared before the end of the financial year. Thank you.
• School uniform – As part of our school uniform policy we request that children wear plain black/dark shoes or trainers to school please. Thank you.
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately. Cars should not be driving and reversing to/from the school gate at pick up times. Thank you

Thank you for your continued support. 

Mwynhewch eich penwythnos/Enjoy your weekend.

Cofion cynnes, 

Katherine Durbin, Headteacher

Weekly update Friday 19th January 2024

Prynhawn da,

We have enjoyed the dry weather again this week, even if it has been very chilly! The children have wrapped up well and have enjoyed their sessions outdoors despite the cold.  Unfortunately, we have had to cordon off the outdoor classroom and surrounding area because of a rotten tree standing in the land adjacent to the school. We are awaiting a response from the land owner as to when the tree will be removed, hopefully we won’t have to wait too long.

Foundation Phase enjoyed their walk to the chapel this week, taking in some of the sights along the way. I was impressed to hear how knowledgeable the children were about some of the historic sites they passed!

Y5/6 took part in Cwis Dim Clem with great enthusiasm this week. Da iawn to our winning team! Let’s hope we get through to the next round. Pob lwc tim!

Free school meals have been rolled out to Y4. WG plan to roll it out to Y5/6 later this year.

The Dragon Tales Show and Workshop is taking place on Monday. Please contribute £4 per child to help towards the cost of the theatre company. Diolch.

Thursday is Santes Dwynwen day/Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen. The children have been learning about Dwynwen’s story and how she became the Patron Saint of Love. They will be celebrating on the day with fun activities. Children can wear red or pink to school if they wish.

Monday 22nd January

• FPh PE
• KS2 Dragon Tales show and workshops
• FPh walk to Crickhowell
• After school club-Football KS2, Fun club whole school.

Tuesday 23rd:

• Y3/4 PE
• After school club – whole school fun club

Wednesday 24th;

• Y5/6 PE
• Y3/4 P Buzz session 3
• After school clubs – KS2 Fitness and FPh Lego

Thursday 25th:

• Wear Red/Pink to school for Diwrnod Santes Dywnwen
• Y3/4 PBuzz lessons
• Guitar lessons
• After school clubs – KS2 choir and FPh Craft

Friday 26th

• RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch Big Garden Birdwatch (rspb.org.uk)
• After school club – whole school fun club

Polite Reminders:

• School uniform – As part of our school uniform policy we request that children wear plain black/dark shoes or trainers to school please. Thank you.
• Healthy lunchboxes – A reminder that to comply with the laws in Wales, we are a healthy school. Therefore please ensure lunchboxes are balanced and nutritious, with minimal junk/treat food. No nuts or nut products please. Please see attached flyer for healthy lunch suggestions. Thank you.
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately. Cars should not be driving and reversing to/from the school gate at pick up times. Thank you

Thank you for your continued support. Mwynhwech eich penwythnos/Enjoy your weekend.

Cofion cynnes, 

Katherine Durbin, Headteacher

Weekly update Friday 12th January 2024

Prynhawn da,

Croeso nol/Welcome back! This first week has flown by! It has been lovely to see the children and hear all about their holidays. 

PBuzz sessions started this week in Year 3/4. The children did really well. They will be having 10 sessions in total.

Next week there is a Greenman and PTA meeting on Tuesday at 3pm. Please come along if you think you would be able to lead or support with the running of the Greenman Festival. Some members of our current team of fantastic organisers are now ready to hand over the baton to a new team after a very busy and successful few years. So we need to ensure we have new members that are willing to commit to the planning and organising of the festival. Thank you.

Monday 15^th January

• FP PE
• After school club-Football KS2, Fun club whole school.

Tuesday 16th January:

• FP walk around Llangattock village.
• Y3/4 PE
• After school club – whole school fun club

Wednesday 17th:

• Cwis Dim Clem Round 1 (Welsh quiz) Y5/6
• Y5/6 PE
• PTA Green Man meeting at 3pm
• After school clubs – KS2 Fitness and FPh Lego

Thursday 18th:

• Y3/4 PBuzz session
• FP PE
• After school clubs – KS2 choir and FPh Craft

Friday 19th:

• After school club – whole school fun club

Polite Reminders:

• After school clubs – please sign your child up here. Parent Pay tabs will be set up shortly  https://forms.gle/agcDWSUB3WwtVorK9
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately. Cars should not be driving and reversing to/from the school gate at pick up times. Thank you

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin, Headteacher

AUTUMN TERM 2023

Weekly update Friday 15th December 2023

Prynhawn da,

Wow, what a tremendously busy but wonderful week we have had!

 The Christmas concerts were outstanding. Every single child was amazing on stage, we are all so very proud of them. The hall was full for each performance, thank you so much for supporting us and for your generosity when buying raffle tickets for the hampers! The money raised will pay for the costumes and the performance licences and will also pay for the party food next week. Diolch.

Tuesday’s Christmas dinner was delicious, thank-you Mrs Glenys. The children and staff were very well fed indeed! 

Llangattock choir and Risca Male Voice choir concert on Tuesday evening was very special. Such a fantastic experience for the children to be able to sing with a Male Voice Choir. We raised a brilliant £750 in ticket sales, which has been shared between the school and the choir. The choir are donating some of theirs to their chosen charity, which is MND. Our share will go towards the development of the Forest Schools area.

Monday 18th:

• Raffle being drawn-we will notify all winners as soon as possible.
• Rescheduled guitar lessons
• Christingle service at St Catwg’s, 6pm. All welcome to attend.

Tuesday 19th:

• FPh class parties. Children can wear party clothes/own clothes/Christmas jumpers to school.
• Choir and Y5/6 children singing at St Edmunds, 7pm. All  welcome to attend

Wednesday 20th:

• School dinner will be roast menu (Thursdays)
• KS2 class parties. Children can wear party clothes/own clothes/Christmas jumpers to school.

Thursday 21st:

• School dinner with be fish finger, chips/beans (Friday’s usual menu)
• Last day of school!!

Upcoming dates:

• Monday 8^th January, Inset day. School is closed to pupils.

Polite Reminders:

• School tea towels – please collect your orders from reception 
• School photos – we are waiting for these to be delivered to school (if ordered after the deadline of 10 Dec they will be sent to home addresses)
• After school clubs – are not running this week
• Parent Pay – please can you ensure that you have paid all the relevant payments by the Christmas holidays
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately. Cars should not be driving and reversing to/from the school gate at pick up times. Thank you. 

Twitter –  Please follow us on Twitter to keep updated with photographs of school life and information about events:  @Our_Llangattock   @MrsDurbinHead 

Thank you for your continued support. 

Have a lovely weekend. Mwynhewch eich penwythnos.

Kind regards, 

Katherine Durbin, Headteacher

Weekly update Friday 8th December 2023

Prynhawn da,

We have had a festive, fun week here at Llangattock-there has been so much Christmas cheer and joy!

Llangattock Lighting up Ceremony on Wednesday-the parade was magical. The lanterns looked so special. Big thanks to Rachel and Mrs Smith for all of your hard work with helping to make the lanterns in the weeks leading up to the parade-it was all worth it! 

Helen Burns emailed the school to pass on her thanks to everyone for the wonderful turnout. She was most impressed by the number of children in attendance, and really enjoyed the singing. Well done all.

Christmas jumper day and film fun night was great fun, everyone really enjoyed the evening. We managed to raise some much needed funds at the same time, so thank you for supporting us. Please remember to pay if you haven’t already done so, thank you.

We ended the week on a huge high with our trip to theatre. The show was excellent, the children (and adults) had a fantastic time. It was a real joy to see the enjoyment on the children’s faces. The children were so well behaved too. I was also very impressed by their knowledge of the musical instruments the orchestra were playing. They are a credit to you!

Important:  

Raffle tickets-Please, if you have any raffle tickets at home-both sold or unused, can you bring them back on Monday. We need to sell any unsold tickets before Friday. Thank you.

Concert tickets-if you have any tickets for school concerts that you don’t need. please can you return them to school on Monday. We have a waiting list for the KS2 concerts! Thank you.

Costumes-We have the dress rehearsals on Monday and Tuesday, so any costumes/clothes need to be in on Monday please.

Monday 11th:

• KS2 Dress Rehearsal, 1:45pm
• After school clubs – Football KS2 and Fun Club whole school.

Tuesday 12th:

• FP Dress Rehearsal 9:45am
• School Christmas dinner – if you haven’t signed your child(ren) up, please send in a pack lunch
• 3pm – PTA extraordinary meeting to elect Chair, Vice Chair and Vice Secretary. All parents welcome. 
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school
• 6.30pm – Llangattock Choir and Risca Male Voice Choir concert

Wednesday 13th:

• Brass sessions
• 2pm KS2 Christmas play – tea, coffee and mince pies served before the performance
• After school clubs – Fitness KS2 and Lego FPh
• 6pm FPh Christmas play (children to be dropped off at 5.30) tea, coffee and mince pies served before the performance

Thursday 14th:

• 2pm FPh Christmas play – tea, coffee and mince pies served before the performance
• After school clubs – Choir KS2 and Craft FPh
• 6pm KS2 Christmas play  (children to be dropped off at 5.30) tea, coffee and mince pies served before the performance

Friday 15th

• Y3/4 PE
• Y5/6 PE
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Upcoming events:

• Class parties – FPh 19^th December and KS2 20^th December

Polite Reminders:

• School photos – please place your orders on line by 10^th December for free delivery to school
• After school clubs – are not running the final week of term (week commencing 18^th December)
• Parent Pay – please can you ensure that you have paid all the relevant payments by the Christmas holidays
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately. Thank you. 

Twitter –  Please follow us on Twitter to keep updated with photographs of school life and information about events:  @Our_Llangattock   @MrsDurbinHead 

Thank you for your continued support. Have a lovely weekend. Mwynhewch eich penwythnos.

Kind regards

Katherine Durbin, Headteacher

Weekly update Friday 1st December 2023

Prynhawn da,

I am sending the update early today, as the Christmas Fair set up is in full swing here and we are just about to open! It is looking fantastic, there is something for everyone.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the PTA once again for their tremendous efforts in the planning and preparation leading up to today, and for their continued efforts setting up this afternoon. We have had parents on site most of the day.  What an incredible team of volunteers! We are so very appreciative of your support, your energy and enthusiasm. I am sure the children will have a fantastic time. We will update you on how the event went early next week. Diolch i chi gyd.

Thank you to the parents who donated Christmas gifts for the Hay, Brecon and Talgarth Sanctuary, your kindness will be sure to make some children’s Christmases extra special this year! 

Don’t forget, there are raffle tickets available in the office, you could win one of our many, many fabulous prizes! See the flyer attached to find out more. 

Last reminder-sign up for Easy Fundraising to help us raise funds for the school while you shop. It’s completely free to do!

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/llangattock-ciw-primary-school/

You spend, brands donate to Llangattock CIW Primary School – Crickhowell.Help us when you shop with 7,000+ brands. Join now.www.easyfundraising.org.uk

Thank you very much. Every penny raised helps! Diolch o galon

Monday 4th:

• PE FPh children
• After school clubs – Football KS2 and Fun Club whole school.

Tuesday 5th:

• PE Y3/4
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Wednesday 6th:

• PE Y5/6
• Brass sessions
• After school clubs – Fitness KS2 and Lego FPh
• Llangattock Lighting up Ceremony, 5:30pm onwards. See flyer attached.
  • Children to come to school hall by 5:30pm (with a parent/guardian)ready to start the parade together from the bottom gate. 
  • We will be walking to the lighting up ceremony for 6pm, so will be leaving school at roughly 5:45pm.
  • Children have been very busy at school making lanterns ready for the parade. See PDF attached for a few photographs of the children making theirs.

Thursday 7th:

• Christmas Jumper day
• School choir to St Catwg’s for a rehearsal
• Guitar lessons
• NO After school clubs
• Film and Fun night – 7^th December, 3:30pm-6:30pm.   Sign your child up by 1^st Dec: https://forms.gle/FtzdpE1YWfYDvP3m7

Friday 8th:

• Whole school trip to Brychneiniog Theatre- please give consent and make payment via Parent Pay by 6^th December
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Upcoming events:

• School Christmas dinner 12^th December – Please can you click on the link below and complete for each child with their selection of menu by Friday1^st December so that Glenys can place her order. https://forms.gle/biTzBRstMDBwmVS98
• Risca Male Voice Choir and Llangattock School Choir performance at St Catwg’s at 6pm. See flyer. Tickets are available at the school office. £5 from each ticket sale will go to the school. All families are welcome to come, but just to make you aware it is the Thursday after school club choir children only who will be performing. 
• School Christmas Plays 13^th and 14^th December – tickets have been sent home.  Please can you return any unwanted tickets to the office so that they can be offered to other parents.

Polite Reminders:

• After school Clubs – Please can you make payment via Parent Pay for the clubs your children attended this term.  We have had to increase the price to £2 in order to cover our costs.  Link to sign your child up for this term:  https://forms.gle/hhRTQ2Cs9ZURnKn97
• Breakfast Club – we have had to increase the price to £2 in order to cover our costs.  Link to sign your child up for this term: https://forms.gle/aKr8VJcD31M81UKw8
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately. Thank you. 

Twitter –  Please follow us on Twitter to keep updated with photographs of school life and information about events:  @Our_Llangattock   @MrsDurbinHead 

Thank you for your continued support. Have a lovely weekend. Mwynhewch eich penwythnos.

Kind regards, 

Katherine Durbin, Headteacher

Weekly update Friday 24th November

Prynhawn da,

Thank you to the PTA for all of your outstanding efforts and hard work this week. The Christmas Fair is shaping up to be a fun-filled family occasion, with a chance to get some Christmas shopping done at the same time! Help is still needed on the day please, either for set up, to run a stall or to help with the big clear up afterwards! Diolch o galon.

We have had an incredible amount of fantastic raffle prizes donated so far. Raffle tickets will be coming home with the children early next week. Thank you.

KS2 children enjoyed engaging in the Five Ways to Wellbeing workshops on Thursday. The children discussed how the five strategies of Connect, Be Active, Give, Take Notice, Keep Learning, can make a difference to their mental and physical health.

WW2 Workshops for KS2 were a great success, the children thoroughly enjoyed the hands-on experience of studying wartime artefacts. They also had the opportunity to dress in military clothing.

Don’t forget to sign up for the easy fundraising app-it is quick and easy to use! Supermarkets such as Waitrose, Morrisons, Sainsbury, Tesco and Asda are all signed up to the scheme, so if you are an online grocery shopper, it is a really brilliant way of raising funds for the school at NO extra cost to yourselves!

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/llangattock-ciw-primary-school

Rehearsals for the Christmas plays are well underway!  Letter (attached) and tickets are coming home today.

Monday 27th:

• PE FPh children
• After school clubs – Football KS2 and Fun Club whole school.

Tuesday 28th:

• PE Y3/4
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Wednesday 29th:

• Brass sessions
• After school clubs – Fitness KS2 and Lego FPh

Thursday 30th:

• PE Y5/6
• Guitar lessons
• After school clubs – Choir KS2 and Craft FPh

Friday 1st:

• Christmas Fair and Market, 3pm-5pm.
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Upcoming events:

• Christmas Gift Donations-by Monday 27^th November. Hay, Brecon and Talgarth Sanctuary for Refugees are seeking new gifts for children such as:
  • Art supplies, books, warm clothing (hats, scarves, gloves), board games, small toys (e.g., cars, dinosaurs, non-violent superheroes), and dolls, especially those with diverse skin tones. 
  • If you would like to support this cause, please wrap the gifts, label them with the appropriate age and gender, and include an anonymous kind message if you wish. 
• Rag Bag Clothes Collection Scheme: We have collected £38 for the school so far! Keep your unwanted textiles coming, the box will be at school until the end of January 2024. 
• Llangattock Lighting up Ceremony – 6^th December. Children have been very busy at school making lanterns for the Lantern Parade!
• Christmas Jumper Day – 7^th December
• Film and Fun night – 7^th December, 3:30pm-6:30pm. Chance for parents to pop to the late night shopping event in Crickhowell!
• Theatr Brecheiniog Visit to see The Snowman-Whole school. Friday 8^th December
• School Christmas dinner 12^th December – Please can you click on the link below and complete for each child with their selection of menu by Friday1^st December so that Glenys can place her order. https://forms.gle/biTzBRstMDBwmVS98

Polite Reminders:

• After school Clubs – Please can you make payment via Parent Pay for the clubs your children attended this term.  We have had to increase the price to £2 in order to cover our costs.  Link to sign your child up for this term:  https://forms.gle/hhRTQ2Cs9ZURnKn97
• Breakfast Club – we have had to increase the price to £2 in order to cover our costs.  Link to sign your child up for this term: https://forms.gle/aKr8VJcD31M81UKw8
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately. Thank you. 

Twitter –  Please follow us on Twitter to keep updated with photographs of school life and information about events:  @Our_Llangattock   @MrsDurbinHead 

Thank you for your continued support. Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 17th November

Prynhawn da,

Thank you for your generous donations for Children in Need, between the school, Little Sparks and Kinde we raised a brilliant £283! Diolch yn fawr.

School Council did a fantastic job organising the disco and sweet sale. It was a great success! 

The Stepfather Christmas storytelling session was a fun, interactive workshop lead by the author. The children in KS2 really enjoyed the engaging activities. If you are interested in ordering a book at the discounted price, please fill in the attached form and bring it to school by Monday at the latest. 

Request for help with the School Christmas Fair – 1^st December (see attached flyer).  We need as much help as we can please, with donations and with volunteers to help with the organisation running up to the event, and help to run the stalls at the fair. Even if you can only spare an hour on the day, that would be really helpful!

 We, like nearly all schools in Wales, are struggling financially, due to Welsh Government budget cuts. So,  without the support of the PTA, we would not be able to invest in improving the school for the children. We are currently improving the outdoor learning environment and developing a new Forest Schools Area-none of this would be possible without the PTA and your donations and support!

Donations as follows please:

• any good condition, clean teddy bears
• any good condition, clean Christmas jumpers/T-shirts
• donations of wine
• Raffle prizes 
• Small children’s prizes for the games

Thank you very much for your continued support. The school now more than ever, needs the whole community to work together for the good of the children. 

Monday 20th:

• PE FPh children
• After school clubs – Football KS2 and Fun Club whole school.

Tuesday 21st:

• PE Y5/6
• Y5/6 Spanish session in class with K Bosley (High school teacher)
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Wednesday 22nd:

• PE Y3/4
• Brass sessions
• After school clubs – Fitness KS2 and Lego FPh

Thursday 23rd:

• KS2 workshops-Five Ways to Wellbeing
• Guitar lessons
• After school clubs – Choir KS2 and Craft FPh

Friday 24th:

• WW2 Workshops for KS2
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Upcoming events:

• Christmas Gift Donations-by Monday 27^th November. Hay, Brecon and Talgarth Sanctuary for Refugees are seeking new gifts for children such as:
  • Art supplies, books, warm clothing (hats, scarves, gloves), board games, small toys (e.g., cars, dinosaurs, non-violent superheroes), and dolls, especially those with diverse skin tones. 
  • If you would like to support this cause, please wrap the gifts, label them with the appropriate age and gender, and include an anonymous kind message if you wish. 
• Rag Bag Clothes Collection Scheme: We have collected £38 for the school so far! Keep your unwanted textiles coming, the box will be at school until the end of January 2024.
• School Christmas Fair 1^st December
• Llangattock Lighting up Ceremony – 6^th December
• Christmas Jumper Day – 7^th December
• Film and Fun night – 7^th December
• Theatr Brecheiniog Visit to see The Snowman-Whole school. Friday 8^th December.

Polite Reminders:

• After school Clubs – Please can you make payment via Parent Pay for the clubs your children attended this term.  We have had to increase the price to £2 in order to cover our costs.  Link to sign your child up for this term:  https://forms.gle/hhRTQ2Cs9ZURnKn97
• Breakfast Club – we have had to increase the price to £2 in order to cover our costs.  Link to sign your child up for this term: https://forms.gle/aKr8VJcD31M81UKw8
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately. Thank you. 

Twitter –  Please follow us on Twitter to keep updated with photographs of school life and information about events:  @Our_Llangattock   @MrsDurbinHead 

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 10th November

Prynhawn da,

I would like to thank the school community for the wonderful turnout at the Remembrance Service Cuppa and Cake event today. It was very special indeed.  Years 5 and 6 had a ball serving everyone! The children sang and recited beautifully. 

Thank you to KS2 staff, they have worked very hard with the children this week  to organise the event. And once again everyone has been so generous with  donations and cakes. Diolch yn fawr.

PTA meeting planning went well this week. Thank you to all who attended. As I have said before, your support has such a positive impact on the school. The first event planned is the Christmas Fair on December 1st.  If you have any ideas/talents/skills that you can share with us for this event, please pop in or email the office. Thank you.

It is Anti-Bullying Week next week. The campaign starts with Odd Socks Day on Monday. As it is school photo day on Monday, we have arranged for the children to wear odd socks on Tuesday instead.

Bookish have arranged a free storytelling event for schools in the local area. KS2 will be listening to the author read a chapter on Friday. See flyer attached for information about the book. 

PE days have changed for this week-please see below.

Monday 13^th November-Individual school photos. 

• Pre-school children can have photos taken with their siblings from 8:30am if you wish. Photos taking place in Community Hall. School aged children with siblings will have photos taken together in school time.
• After school clubs – Football KS2 and Fun Club whole school.

Tuesday 14th

• PE FPh children
• Children to wear odd socks to school
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Wednesday 15th

• PE Y3/4
• Brass sessions
• After school clubs – Fitness KS2 and Lego FPh

Thursday 16th

• PE Y5/6 
• Guitar lessons
• After school clubs – Choir KS2 and Craft FPh

Friday 17th-Children in Need. Suggested donation of £1. Sweets on sale for an additional 50p.

• Children to wear pyjamas/own clothes/Pudsey clothes. Disco in school at 2:30pm, collection normal time.
• 1:30pm-KS2 Storyteller session from the author of Stepfather Christmas. See attachement.
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Upcoming events:

• WW2 Workshops for KS2-Friday 24^th November-details to follow.
• School Christmas Fair – 1^st December
• Llangattock Lighting up Ceremony – 6^th December
• Christmas Jumper Day – 7^th December
• Film and Fun night – 7^th December
• Theatr Brecheiniog Visit to see The Snowman-Whole school. Friday 8^th December.

Polite Reminders:

• After school Clubs – Please can you make payment via Parent Pay for the clubs your children attended this term.  We have had to increase the price to £2 in order to cover our costs.  Link to sign your child up for next term:  https://forms.gle/hhRTQ2Cs9ZURnKn97
• Breakfast Club – we have had to increase the price to £2 in order to cover our costs.  Link to sign your child up for next term: https://forms.gle/aKr8VJcD31M81UKw8
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately. Thank you. 

Twitter –  Please follow us on Twitter to keep updated with photographs of school life and information about events:  @Our_Llangattock   @MrsDurbinHead 

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 27th October

Prynhawn da,

We have made it to half term! I know from speaking to families and the classes that lots of the children have been feeling really tired this week. And so have the staff! But everyone has made it to the end, and attendance has been very good despite the illnesses and the long term. Thank you. 

The visit to Park Farm was fantastic, the Foundation Phase children had a great time and came back to school with lots of lovely pumpkins. They made pumpkin soup yesterday, which was delicious! It was wonderful to see the children chopping vegetables and cooking together. Nearly all of the children tasted the soup too, well done everyone. 

Parents’ meetings were successful and very well attended. Thank you everyone for trying to stick to the times, I know it is a challenge! Also, thank you for being so patient when staff inevitably ran over at times. Diolch.

Year 5/6 had a productive Spanish session with a member of the Crickhowell High School team on Tuesday. The children have been using Spanish words and phrases around the school this week!

A representative from Abergavenny Food bank collected our donations on Monday. They were extremely grateful for your generosity. Thank you for your support.

After half term:

Poppies/wristbands will be on sale in school this week. Suggested donation amount of 50p for a poppy, £1 for a wristband. 

Monday 6^th November

• FPh PE
• After school clubs – Football KS2 and Fun Club whole school

Tuesday 7th

• KS2 children to St Catwg’s Church for Open the Book Service. 
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Wednesday 8th

• PE Y5/6
• Brass sessions
• 3.30pm PTA meeting to discuss the Christmas Fair and Christmas Bingo night – all welcome to help plan!
• After school clubs – Fitness KS2 and Lego FPh

Thursday 9th

• Guitar lessons
• After school clubs – Choir KS2 and Craft FPh

Friday 10th

• PE Y3/4-swapped from Tuesday for this week.
• 10am KS2 Remembrance Day Cuppa and Cake Event
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Upcoming events:

• School tea towel – please place your order by paying on Parent Pay by Monday 13^th November
• Individual school photos – Monday 13^th November
• Children in Need – Friday 17^th November

Polite Reminders:

• After school Clubs – Please can you make payment via Parent Pay for the clubs your children attended this term.  We have had to increase the price to £2 in order to cover our costs.  Link to sign your child up for next term:  https://forms.gle/hhRTQ2Cs9ZURnKn97
• Breakfast Club – we have had to increase the price to £2 in order to cover our costs.  Link to sign your child up for next term: https://forms.gle/aKr8VJcD31M81UKw8
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately. Thank you. 

Twitter –  Please follow us on Twitter to keep updated with photographs of school life and information about events:  @Our_Llangattock   @MrsDurbinHead 

Have a lovely break over half term!

Kind regards,  Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 20th October

Prynhawn da,

We are fast approaching the end of the first half term. And what a productive, enjoyable and busy half term it has been so far! 

We had our final Project Touchline this week. The children have thoroughly enjoyed the sessions, which was reflected in the wonderful video. We are hopeful we will be able to work with Chris Andrew again in the future.  

Show Racism the Red Card today was a success, the school was turned into a sea of red! The children took part in important  awareness raising sessions throughout the day. 

Foodbank collection was very well supported by the school community, thank you so much for your continued generosity and support. 

Tim Jones, from Llangattock Community Council came to our Governing Body meeting this week to discuss the Llangattock Place Plan Consultation. He has asked if we could share the following survey with parents:

Llangattock 15-year plan, LCIWS Parents Survey

Next Week:

Monday 23rd

• FPh walk to the Pumpkin Patch at Park Farm
• After school clubs – Football KS2 and Fun Club whole school
• Parent Consultation meetings.  Reminder please, that appointments are 10 minutes only.

Tuesday 24th

• PE Y3/4
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school
• Parent Consultation meetings. Reminder please, that appointments are 10 minutes only.

Wednesday 25th

• PE Y5/6
• Brass sessions
• After school clubs – Fitness KS2 and Lego FPh

Thursday 26th

• Flu spray mop up session
• Guitar lessons
• After school clubs – Choir KS2 and Craft FPh

Friday 27th

• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school
• HALF TERM begins!!

Upcoming events:

• After School Clubs and Breakfast Clubs – from next term we are having to increase the price to £2 in order to cover our costs
• PTA meeting to discuss and plan for Christmas Fair and Christmas Bingo night – 3.30pm on Wednesday 8^th November
• KS2 Remembrance Day Cuppa and Cake Event – 10am on Friday 10^th November
• School tea towel – please place your order by paying on Parent Pay by Monday 13^th November
• Individual school photos – Monday 13^th November

Polite Reminders:

• Lost property – we have a lot of unnamed jumpers!  These will be in the hall during Parents’ Evenings – please have a look for anything your child is missing.  Please can we remind parents to clearly label jumpers.
• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately. Thank you. 
• After school clubs – Please can you make payment via Parent Pay for the clubs your children are attending this term.

Twitter –  Please follow us on Twitter to keep updated with photographs of school life and information about events:  @Our_Llangattock   @MrsDurbinHead 

Have a lovely weekend. 

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 13th October

Prynhawn da,

Thank you to everyone who attended our Harvest Festival. It was a lovely service. The children sang beautifully and recited their poems really well. Just a reminder please (a little late, sorry!) that no photos or videos taken during the service are to be shared with the public, as we do not have the appropriate permissions for this. Thank you.

FPh Expressive Arts Workshop and visit to Talgarth Mill were both very successful. We are ensuring the children receive an enriching curriculum  with these experiences, but we could not do this without your support. Thank you so much. 

Project Touchline filming was great, we are all looking forward to seeing the finished film on Monday! We were so lucky with the weather. The sessions with Chris are finishing on Monday, but we aim to continue to play the respectful games and keep the project going. We will need to invest in some new equipment to be able to do this, so watch this space-we will be selling something to you all very soon I am sure!

Shwmae day was great fun, we celebrated all things Welsh and even got to enjoy a Welsh cake thanks to the Greenman/PTA team! Diolch o galon.

Next Week:

Monday 16th

• Project Touchline session 6 – whole school. PE kit to be worn please.
• After school clubs – Football KS2 and Fun Club whole school

Tuesday 17th

• PE Y3/4
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Wednesday 18th

• PE Y5/6
• Brass sessions
• After school clubs – Fitness KS2 and Lego FPh

Thursday 19th

• Guitar lessons
• Open Afternoon 2pm-3:30pm
• After school clubs – Choir KS2 and Craft FPh

Friday 20th

• Show Racism the Red Card- wear red
• Foodbank collection – last day to drop off
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Upcoming events:

• Abergavenny Foodbank collection – as usual we are doing a Harvest collection for our local foodbank.  Please can you bring in non-perishable food items by Friday 20^th October – dropping them at reception or to the class teacher.  Thank you
• Cauliflower cards-these need to be returned to school ASAP if you wish to place an order. Thank you.
• Parent Consultation meetings – Monday 23^rd and Tuesday 24^th Oct
•  KS2 Remembrance Day Cuppa and Cake Event. 10am on Friday 10^th November
• School tea towel – we haven’t done one of these for years!  Plans are underway to design these in time for Christmas.  Further details coming out next week.

Polite Reminders:

• Parking/Driving near the school –   Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately. Thank you. 
• After school clubs – Please can you make payment via Parent Pay for the clubs your children attend.

Twitter –  Please follow us on Twitter to keep updated with photographs of school life and information about events:  @Our_Llangattock   @MrsDurbinHead 

Finally Powys Catering have a number of vacancies that you may wish to share with family and friends (flyer attached).

Have a lovely weekend. 

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 6th October

Prynhawn da,

I would like to thank the parents for supporting the Football Competition today, we would not have been able to take part in this event if it wasn’t for your kind offers of lifts and car sharing. The children had a fantastic time and were exceptionally well-behaved throughout the day. I was so pleased to hear such positive feedback about our children. Well done Team Llangattock!

Project Touchline session 5 was based upon the children creating a piece of artwork that reflects rugby, respect and religion. The children produced some lovely pieces that will be included in the filming session on Monday. We have some very talented artists here!

The children have also been busy this week preparing for our Harvest Festival which takes place at St Catwg’s Church on Tuesday. The singing is sounding fantastic! You are in for a treat.

We are holding an Open Afternoon for prospective parents on Thursday 19^th October. We would love it if you could help us to spread the word. We are going to be sending the flyer attached to the wider community to advertise the event. If your child is in any of the photographs and you do not wish them to be, please let me know and we can remove them. Thank you.

Don’t forget-we have a Rag bag box for any unwanted clothing to help us raise funds for the school. Please help us to fill it! Thank you

Next Week:

Monday 9th

• FPh Expressive Arts Workshop
• Project Touchline session 5 – whole school. PE kit to be worn please.
• After school clubs – Football KS2 and Fun Club whole school

Tuesday 10th

• Harvest Festival at St Catwg’s, 10am
• PE Y3/4
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Wednesday 11th

• PE Y5/6
• Brass sessions
• After school clubs – Fitness KS2 and Lego FPh

Thursday 12th

• FPh visit to Talgarth Mill
• Guitar lessons
• After school clubs – Choir KS2 and Craft FPh

Friday 13th

• Shwmae day. Children to wear red white or green (or all three!)
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school.

Upcoming events:

• Cauliflower Christmas card – we are doing these again this year!  Your child will be bringing their artwork and order sheet home on Monday.  Please can you complete and return the form to school by Friday 13^th October.  Artwork and forms will then be sent off, and products delivered to school well in time for Christmas.
• Abergavenny Foodbank collection – as usual we are doing a Harvest collection for our local foodbank.  Please can you bring in non-perishable food items by Friday 20^th October – dropping them at reception or to the class teacher.  Thank you
• Open Afternoon- Thursday 19^th October, 2pm-3:30pm
• Show Racism the Red Card– wear red day. Friday 20^th October.
• Parent Consultation meetings – Monday 23^rd and Tuesday 24th.  Letters came home with your child today.  Please return asap with time slots you can do

Polite Reminders:

• Parking/Driving near the school – It has been brought to my attention that some parents/family members are driving and parking without due care and attention at drop off and pick up times.  Please be mindful when driving to and from the school site that there are children on foot who might not be seen. Please park and drive safely and considerately. Thank you. 
• After school clubs – please can you make payment via Parent Pay for the clubs your children attend.

Twitter –  Please follow us on Twitter to keep updated with photographs of school life and information about events:  @Our_Llangattock   @MrsDurbinHead 

Have a lovely weekend. 

Kind regards,  Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 25th September

Prynhawn da,

I would like to start by thanking the children and parents/guardians/family members for supporting our MacMillan event on Wednesday. It was a great success. We are delighted to be able to donate a whopping £321. Diolch.

Further to our PTA AGM I am pleased to confirm the following appointments: Anita Cartwright (Chair), Chris Bennett (Treasurer) and Sarah Gowdy  (Secretary).  I am so grateful to these parents and all the parents that volunteer their time to support the school in so many ways. Thank you.

The children have been engaging in Project Touchline really well. Through the fun games they play, they are learning how important it is to listen and be respectful towards others. Please remember to sign the film consent form if you haven’t already done so.

We had a fun morning learning Spanish on Tuesday to mark European Day of Languages. We would like to thank one of our parents for coming in and teaching us all some Spanish phrases and songs. Muchas gracias Fernanda!

Next Week:

Monday 2nd

• Project Touchline session 4 – whole school. PE kit to be worn please.
• After school clubs – Football KS2 and Fun Club whole school

Tuesday 3rd

• PE Y3/4
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Wednesday 4th

• PE Y5/6
• Brass sessions
• Flu vaccinations (see 2 attachments)
• After school clubs – Fitness KS2 and Lego FPh

Thursday 5th

• Guitar lessons
• After school clubs – Choir KS2 and Craft FPh

Friday 6th

• Y5/6- Rotary Junior Schools Football Competition-more details to follow. If we have lots of interest from the pupils, we will draw names from a hat!
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school.

Upcoming events:

• 9^th October-FPh Expressive Arts Workshop-more details to follow.
• 10^th October – Harvest Festival at St Catwg’s, 10am
• 12^th October-FPh visit to Talgarth mill. More details to follow.
• 13^th October. Shwmae day. Children to wear red white or green (or all three!)

Polite Reminders

Parking/Driving near the school.

• Please do not drive up the hill near the school at drop off or collection times. There is no room to turn around at the top. Reversing back down the hill is dangerous as children might not be seen. Thank you.

Gates

• In the interest of safety and security, please refrain from climbing over the school gates

Twitter

• Please follow us on Twitter to keep updated with photographs of school life and information about events:@Our_Llangattock   @MrsDurbinHead 

Have a lovely weekend. 

Kind regards, 

Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 15th September

Prynhawn da,

What a busy, fun and productive week we have had here at Llangattock! Pupils had such fun in their Upbeat Music sessions. The Parent Pay tab is still open for contributions towards the cost of this workshop. Thank you for the contributions we have received so far.

We also had our first Project Touchline session, which was really inspiring and engaging. The children were so responsive to the concept of being respectful through sport. We have the Diocesan Director of Education John Meredith to thank for these sessions; he has secured funding through the Diocese, for the 6-week programme.

As I mentioned in an email this morning, we have a few positive Covid cases at school. I am aware that the guidance is rather broad and, as the Autumn term progresses, it is likely to change. Just to reassure you, I have spoken to the HR team regarding the advice for schools, and I will continue to monitor this and update you of any changes. 

Good luck to the choir singing at the Food Festival and MND concert this weekend! 

Next Week:

Monday 18th

• Project Touchline-whole school. PE kit to be worn please.
• After school clubs – Football KS2 and Fun Club whole school

Tuesday 19th

• PE Y3/4
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school
• Y5/6 parents – 4pm Teams meeting regarding the Manor Residential Trip taking place next May

Wednesday 20th

• PE Y5/6
• Bishop John visiting KS2 children.
• Brass sessions.
• After school clubs – Fitness KS2 and Lego FPh

Thursday 21st

• Guitar sessions
• After school clubs – Choir KS2 and Craft FPh
• Y5/6 Crickhowell High School open evening

Friday 22nd

• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Upcoming events:

• Wednesday 27^th September-Macmillan Coffee Morning, 9:30am. All welcome to come along for a cuppa and cake. We will be asking for donations of cakes next week. Thank you.
• Thursday 28^th and Friday 29^th September-Cluster Inset Day. School is closed for pupils
• Llangattock Community Council consultation events are taking place over the coming weeks (see attachments for further details)

Polite Reminders

After School Clubs

• We are delighted to be able to offer after-school provision 5 days a week. We have to close the school gates at around 3:35pm, due to the fact that we have these After School Clubs running on site. This is to ensure the safety of all pupils on site. 
• All pupils attending After School clubs need to be collected from the main entrance at 4:30pm. This is because volunteers/staff who are running the clubs are not available at 4:30pm to re-open the gates. Our priority has to be the safety of the children at all times. Thank you.

Flu Consent Forms

      Please return flu consent form on Monday at the latest.

Twitter

• Please follow us on Twitter to keep updated with photographs of school life and information about events:@Our_Llangattock   @MrsDurbinHead 

Have a lovely weekend. 

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 8th September

What a great start to a new school year! I am so excited to begin a new academic year within the community of Llangattock. The children have settled back into the school routine with much enthusiasm! It has been lovely to see lots of learning taking place in each class this week.

Thank you to everyone for making such a conscious effort to bring the children to school on time and for being prompt at pick up times. We appreciate your cooperation. It is important to us because it means our school grounds are safe and our learning can begin promptly.

We are pleased to be able to offer after school clubs every day.  If you have returned your permission slip then you child will appear on the relevant Parent Pay tab.  If you want your child to attend then please return the permission slips by Monday at the latest.

We are delighted to be starting a transformational 6-week whole school programme called Project Touchline. Chris Andrew will be coming into school every Monday to teach the children Christian values through the medium of sport. He will be leading collective worship every Monday and he is also going to assist us in setting up a lunch time prayer club.

Children will need to wear their PE kits to school every Monday for the next six weeks please.

Thank you to everyone who supported our ice lolly sale, we are continually striving to raise much needed funds for the school. We appreciate your support.

Next Week:

Monday 11th

• Upbeat Music sessions – £2 contribution on Parent Pay tab
• Project Touchline-whole school. PE kit to be worn please.
• After school clubs – Football KS2 and Fun Club whole school

Tuesday 12th

• PE Y3/4
• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Wednesday 13th

• PE Y5/6
• After school clubs – Fitness KS2 and Lego FPh

Thursday 14th

• After school clubs – Choir KS2 and Craft FPh

Friday 15th

• After school clubs – Fun Club whole school

Upcoming events:

• Saturday 16^th September-KS2 Choir to perform at Abergavenny Food Festival, 12pm-1pm
• Saturday 16^th September-KS2 Choir to perform at MND concert at St Edmunds, 7pm start
• Tuesday 19^th September-Y5/6 parents to attend a Teams meeting regarding the Manor Residential Trip taking place next May. Meeting time, 4pm.
• Wednesday 27^th September-Macmillan Coffee Morning, 9:30am. All welcome to come along for a cuppa and cake. We will be asking for donations of cakes closer to the time. Thank you.
• Thursday 28^th and Friday 29^th September-Cluster Inset Day. School is closed for pupils

Polite Reminders

School Gates and Safeguarding

• The school opens for pupils at 8:50am. The school gates will close just after 9:00am, to ensure lessons can start promptly and that all pupils and staff are safeguarded on site. If you arrive after 9am, please use the main entrance and sign the late book. Thank you. 
• We will be closing the school gates at 3:35pm, due to the fact that we have daily After School Clubs running on site. This, again, is to ensure the safety of all pupils. All pupils attending After School clubs will now be collected from the main entrance at 4:30pm. Thank you.

Parent consent for pick up time.

• Please remember to email or ring the school if you have given your child/ren permission to go home with someone who isn’t on their list of   adults who have consent to collect them. Thank you.

Footballs/Toys

• Please do not allow your child/ren from bringing toys or footballs into school. Thank you. 

Twitter     

• Please follow us on Twitter to keep updated with photographs of school life and information about events:@Our_Llangattock   @MrsDurbinHead    

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards,
Katherine Durbin

SUMMER TERM 2023

Weekly update Friday 14th July

Dear Parents/Guardians,

As we approach the end of the summer term, I would like to thank the wonderful children and school community for all of your hard work and efforts. It has been such a hectic few weeks, yet everyone keeps on smiling through!
The highlight of the week for me was the Year 6 leaver’s concert. What a brilliant evening! The children were fantastic-the show was so much fun! The smiles on the children’s faces said it all. 
I just hope these wonderful Year 6 pupils will sleep tonight! 
Year 5/6 children had a great afternoon at the High School today, despite the rain. The High School sent their minibus over for us so at least the children didn’t get too wet!

A reminder that there are NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS next week.

Next Week:

Monday 17^th July

• Piano lessons
• Rescheduled sports day – please join us at 1.30.  Please can children wear a t-shirt or article of clothing the colour of their team.  Lollies, soft drinks and crisps will be sold after sports day.

Tuesday 18^th July

• KS2 PE

Wednesday 19^th July

• Guitar lesson
• Y3-Beginner Brass
• FPh PE

Thursday 20^th July

• Bouncy castle during the school day – children to wear PE clothes please.

Friday 21^st 

• 10am St Catwg’s church, Y6 Leavers Service. All parents/families are welcome to attend.
• 2^nd hand uniform available at pick up for a donation – bring in any used good condition outgrown uniform.  Thanks.
• Ice cream van will visit school at pick up 3.30 – children can buy an ice cream and celebrate the start of the holidays!

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 25th June

Dear Parents/Guardians,

It has been another fun filled week here at Llangattock. The children in Foundation Phase had a lovely time in the Beechwoods this afternoon, following a fairy trail to find a storyteller!

Years 5 and 6 also enjoyed a woodland trip, this time to Llangattock Woodlands. They experienced a range of activities, including building a fire.

I would just like to thank everyone who has wished us well for the Estyn Inspection next week. The team here are incredibly hardworking and motivated, they are doing such a brilliant job! Your children are fantastic, they inspire us to do our best every day. I am very proud of the Llangattock community and am thankful to be part of it. 

Next Week:

Monday 26^th June

• FPh trip to 1 Planet Centre
• Piano lessons
• Guitar lessons
• Parents’ meeting with Estyn

Tuesday 27^th June

• KS2 PE
• Y3-Beginner Brass
• Y1-6 after school club – Art/Craft

Wednesday 28^th June

• Y3/4- Trip to Noah’s Ark Zoo
• FPh PE
• Y1-6 after school club – Lego/Fitness

Thursday 29^th June

• Y1-6 after school club – Singing, drama/Eco

Friday 30^th June

• Sports Day/Summer Fair
  • If you don’t know which team your child is in, please ask
  • Parents can join us at sports day at 1.30pm
  • The summer fair will start at approximately 3pm
  • We have a number of exciting stalls, sausages/hot dogs and a bouncy castle
  • We are looking for donations towards our bottle stall – please can you drop off a bottle of wine to the office if you can
  • We will also have a second-hand uniform stall – please drop off any clean, good condition uniform to the office
  • Flyer attached that you can share on social media

Upcoming Events:  

• 3^rd July-Move Up Day-children will be visiting their new classes. Y6 pupils will be working with Mrs Jones.
• 7^th July – Inset day

Reminders:

• Estyn visit Monday-Thursday. Please make every effort to arrive at school by 8.50am so that lessons can begin on time.  Please remember, children to wear school uniform. Thank you.
• Attached is some guidance to help you plan healthy lunch boxes for your child – with a reminder that we are a nut-free school due to allergies
• Suncream and hats:  In this sunny weather, please ensure your child applies suncream before school, and brings a sun hat to school with their name on
• Absence – please report your child’s absence each day they are absent by email or calling the office.

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 16th June

Dear Parents/Guardians

Busy week once again here at Llangattock. We really appreciate how much you support the school with all the wonderful events that take place here. The charity market and the talent show were both well attended. The children raised over £130 for Red Cross at the market. We also sold lots of lollies to raise funds for school fund today. Thank you for your generosity!

As you know, Estyn will be with us on the 26^th-29^th June. If I could ask, please, that pupils wear their school uniform that week (not their leavers hoodies) and that children are in attendance and punctual if possible. Thank you. 

Please make every effort to attend the parent meeting with Estyn on Monday 26^th June at 3:45pm, where you will have the opportunity to share your views of the school. Remember, if you need to bring your child/ren along, we will provide an outdoor activity for them to take part in. 

Don’t forget to fill in the parent questionnaire for Estyn if you haven’t already done so. Deadline is Sunday. Thank you.

We have local author Suzan Alderton visiting Foundation phase children on Friday afternoon. She will be reading her book to the children at the woods. Suzan will be at school at 3:30pm to sign copies of her book. All proceeds go to Children with Cancer and Children with Dementia. More details to follow next week.

Reminder-Llangattock Community Summer Fair, 12pm onwards at the park tomorrow.

Next Week:

Monday 19^th June

• PC Skyrme Y6
• Sun talk from school nurse – YR and Y1

Tuesday 20^th June

• KS2 PE
• Y1-6 after school club – Art/Craft

Wednesday 21^st June

• FPh PE
• Y5/6 to Llangattock Woodlands
• Guitar lessons
• Y3 – Beginner Brass
• Y1-6 after school club – Lego/Fitness

Thursday 22^nd June

• Y6 to Crickhowell High School
• Y1-6 after school club – Singing, drama/Eco

Friday 23^rd June

• Class photos with Colorfoto
• Susan Alderton with FPh

Upcoming Events:  

• 30^th June – Sports Day/Summer Fair
• 7^th July – Inset day

Reminders:

• Uniform: Prints of Wales have asked that, if possible, orders for September are made by the 18^th June.  Could you please make sure jumpers and cardigans are labelled
• Suncream and hats:  In this sunny weather, please ensure your child applies suncream before school, and brings a sun hat to school with their name on
• Absence – please report your child’s absence each day they are absent by email or calling the office

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 9th June

Dear Parents/Guardians

We have had a great first week back. The children have been making the most of the weather, with lots of learning taking place outside.

KS2 had an excellent visit to the church to mark Churches Count On Us Week. Reverend Bevan led a church service, followed by a tour of the church. The children then had the opportunity to explore the outdoors with John Meredith, looking for signs of wildlife and nature. They even got to study different moths with Sue Furber!

Thank you to those parents who have completed the questionnaire.  The link will be active until Friday 16th, so please complete it before then.

Message from St Catwg’s: LLANGATTOCK CHURCH BIG GREEN WEEK 3 – 11 JUNE

Saturday 10th June – 3pm – Elizabeth Siberry will be giving a talk about the Cavaliers and Roundheads in Llangattock and Crickhowell – some 17th century stories, and this will be followed by tea and cake. Donations to the Fabric Fund are welcomed.

Sunday 11th June – 3-4.30pm – As part of a week of events across the UK organised by Caring for God’s Acre to celebrate the rich history and nature in churchyards, an opportunity to learn more about the way in which St. Catwg’s churchyard is being managed to encourage wildflowers and wildlife and the history of those buried there. There will also be a quiz for parents and children. Refreshments available.

Next Week:

Monday 12^th June

Tuesday 13^th June

• FPh trip to Bristol Botanic Gardens
• KS2 PE
• Y3/4 with PC Skyrme
• Y1-6 after school club – Art/Craft

Wednesday 14^th June

• FPh PE
• Cricket Taster sessions – all school. PE kit to be worn to school please.
• Guitar lessons
• Y3 – Beginner Brass
• 3pm PTA meeting – all welcome to help plan the summer fair
• Y1-6 after school club – Lego/Fitness

Thursday 15^th June

• KS2 Charity Market, 2.30pm-All welcome to attend.
• Y1-6 after school club – Singing, drama/Eco

Friday 16^th June

• School nurse – Y5/6
• 1pm Talent Show. 

Saturday 17^th June

• Llangattock Community Summer Fair, 12pm onwards at the park.

Upcoming Events:  

• 23^rd June Class photos
• 30^th June – Sports Day/Summer Fair
• 7^th July – inset day

Reminders:

• Uniform: Prints of Wales have asked that, if possible, orders for September are made by the 18^th June.  Could you please make sure jumpers and cardigans are labelled
• Suncream and hats:  In this sunny weather, please ensure your child applies suncream before school, and brings a sun hat to school with their name on
• Absence – please report your child’s absence each day they are absent by email or calling the office

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 26th May

Dear Parents/Guardians

At the end of my first half term here at Llangattock, I would just like to thank all parents/guardians and the school community for your continued support. 

Whole School Football Fiesta today was brilliant. The Year 5/6 children organised it themselves and did a super job! The children had a great time, and so did the adults! Thank you very much to the parents who donated crisps, sweets and ice-lollies, we are so grateful for your support. Thank you to everyone who supported the tuck shop too. We had a great turn out!

 We had a productive PTA meeting on Monday, thank you to everyone who attended or has offered their support. I am looking forward to working with you all to do great things for the school community.

Some of our community councillors have asked if we can start a Uniform Swap Shop. They would love us to set up a stall in our Summer Fair. The uniform will also be swapped in the Repair Cafe that takes place in the Community Hall once a month. So, if you are having a sort out over half term, please bring any unwanted uniform to school when we return. Thank you. 

We had to say goodbye to Mrs K. Jones today, she has secured herself a promotion in Monmouthshire. We wish her all the very best in her new school. Mrs Stephens will be working full time in the Year 1/2 class after half term.

First week back: 

Churches Count On Nature Week

Empathy Day (Thursday)

Monday 5^th June

Tuesday 6^th June

• KS2 to St Catwg’s for collective worship Children will have a tour of the inside of the church and conduct a grounds survey, to mark Churches Count on Us Week.
• KS2 PE
• Y1-6 after school club – Art/Craft

Wednesday 7^th June

• FPh PE
• Guitar lessons
• Y3 – Beginner Brass
• Y1-6 after school club – Lego/Fitness

Thursday 8^th June

• Empathy Day
• Y1-6 after school club – Singing, drama/Eco

Friday 9^th June

• Y5/6 Rugby, 2pm

Upcoming Events:  Class photos will be taken on 23^rd June.

Sports Day/Summer Fair will take place on 30^th June. We will be asking for contributions of bottles/toiletries/cakes/cuddly teddies for the stalls. More information to follow. We would also like volunteers to help to run the stalls. Thank you in advance.

Cluster Training Day- 7^th July. No pupils in school on this day.

Change of Date:Talent Show, 1pm. Parents/guardians are welcome to attend. 

Reminder-Year 6 Leavers Concert will now be on Wednesday 12^th July, 6pm.

Ordering School uniform: Prints of Wales have asked that, if possible, orders for September are made by the 18^th June 

Polite Reminder:In this sunny weather, please ensure your child applies suncream before school, and brings a sun hat to school with their name on. Also, could you please make sure jumpers and cardigans are labelled. Thank you.

Have a lovely restful half term.  Let’s hope the sunshine continues!

Kind regards,

Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 19th May

Dear Parents/Guardians

What a great week of sunshine we have had this week. Perfect weather for our Eco-Week and our Fun Night.

Thank you to everyone who supported our Fundraising Fun Night, it was very much appreciated. The children had a great time. It was lovely to be able to have our picnic outdoors and to have the chance to play outdoor games. Thank goodness it was dry! 

Y5/6 had a brilliant morning on Wednesday at their Youth Speaks event. They were all outstanding. The standard of each presentation was very high. The children certainly gave it their all. The Rotary Club had a tough job choosing the winning teams.  They were all winners in our eyes!

Eco-week was a success. Foundation Phase made the most of the good weather to conduct a litter pick in the park, and to explore the woods. KS2 were also busy planting, digging, litter picking and improving the school grounds. 

We had special visitors yesterday; two pupils from Llanbedr, who will be joining us in KS2 in September. They were made to feel so welcome by the Llangattock school community. I am sure they had a wonderful day at our school.

We also had fun at lunchtime yesterday, playing Welsh yard games with Gruff. The children had a great time.

End of half term-Y5/6 children are organising a Fundraising Football Fiesta for the whole school next Friday afternoon. They will be selling refreshments after school for the children to enjoy. You are welcome to come along at 3.30pm with your child/ren to buy refreshments. If you are unable to attend, you are welcome to put a contribution in an envelope with your child’s name on and send it to school on Friday.  

If anyone would like to donate sweets/crisps/drinks etc for this event, we would be most grateful!

 Next Week:

Monday 22nd

• 3pm – PTA meeting, all welcome to join to start planning the Summer Fair and Green Man

Tuesday 23rd

• KS2 PE
• Y1-6 after school club – Art/Craft

Wednesday 24th

• FPh PE
• Guitar lessons
• Y3 – Beginner Brass
• Y1-6 after school club – Lego/Fitness

Thursday 25th

• Y1-6 after school club – Singing, drama/Eco

Friday 26th

• Whole School Football Fiesta. Children to wear PE kit to school please.
  

Upcoming Event:  Class photos will be taken on 23^rd June

Change of Date: Year 6 Leavers Concert will now be on Wednesday 12^th July, 6pm.

Polite Reminder: The school opens for children at 8.50am. Please make every effort to be in school by 9:00am. It is important that the doors and gates are closed just after 9am, to ensure the safety of all pupils and so that lessons can begin promptly. Thank you.

Thank you for your continued support.

Have a nice weekend. Let’s hope the sunshine continues!

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 12th May

Dear Parents/Guardians

Here we are, at the end of another busy week at Llangattock. The children have enjoyed taking part in a wide range of activities, including a Spanish session in Y5/6 and music sessions in Y3/4. Foundation phase children had lots of fun practising their circus skills in PE!

We are all very much looking forward to our Fun Night on Monday. Thank you for your support with this fundraiser. I am sure the children will all have a lovely time!

Next Week:

Eco Week-activities taking place throughout the week to mark this.

Monday 15th

• 3.30-6pm Fun & Games night

Tuesday 16th

• KS2 PE
• Y1-6 after school club – Art/Craft

Wednesday 17th

• FPh PE
• Guitar lessons
• Y3 – Beginner Brass
• Y1-6 after school club – Lego/Fitness

Thursday 18th

• Lunchtime Welsh yard games with Gruff.
• Y1-6 after school club – Singing, drama/Eco

Friday 19th

• Y5/6 rugby session. Children to wear PE kit to school please.

NEW-Cwestiwn yr Wythnos: (Welsh question of the week)

Oes anifail anwes gyda ti? (Do you have a pet?)

Practice with friends and family over the weekend!

Upcoming Event:

We will soon be holding a PTA meeting to organise our Summer Fair and the Greenman festival. We would love to welcome new members to the PTA. Date to follow.

Have a nice weekend.

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 5th May

Dear Parents/Guardians

Thank you for joining us this afternoon for the Coronation singing.  It was lovely to see so many of you, despite the heavy showers! I am sure you will all agree the children sang beautifully. The choir were wonderful; they have worked hard with Mrs Bethan James, who came to support them even though it was her day off! 

The children enjoyed an afternoon tea with cakes and squash and spent the day creating Coronation masterpieces. What a lovely way to end the week.  I am sure they are all ready for a rest this weekend!

Next Week:

Monday 8^th – Bank holiday, school closed

Tuesday 9th

• Y1-6 after school club – Art/Craft

Wednesday 10th

• Guitar lessons
• Y3 – Beginner Brass
• Y5/6 Spanish with Mrs Bosley from the high school
• Y1-6 after school club – Lego/Fitness

Thursday 11th

• Y1-6 after school club – Singing, drama/Eco

Friday 12th

• Y5/6 rugby session. Children to wear PE kit to school please.

UPCOMING: Fun & Games Night on Monday 15th.  Please return permission slips and make payment on Parent Pay if your child(ren) are coming.

REMINDER: there is outstanding money owed for After School Clubs from last term.  Please make payment asap.  

Thanks again for your support, it is very much appreciated.

Enjoy your long weekend!

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin

Weekly update Friday 28th April

Dear Parents/Guardians

I would like to begin by thanking you for welcoming me so warmly and for your words of support as I settle into the role. Llangattock is a fantastic school,  and the children here are a real credit to you all. 

We have welcomed two new pupils this term. It has been lovely to see how quickly they have settled in, and how kind and helpful the rest of the children have been towards them.  

We say goodbye to Erin Cox who is moving to Australia!  We wish her and her family all the best in this exciting new chapter.

Polite reminders:

Lateness-The school opens for pupils at 8:50am. The doors will be closed at 9am. if you arrive after 9am, please use the main entrance and sign the late book. 

Absence-If your child is absent please let us know by either ringing (01873 810608) or emailing the office (office@llangattock.powys.sch.uk).

Emails-Could you please email the office address or the head email address if you have any concerns about your child? 

Alternatively, you can ring the office.

If you need to drop your class teacher an email for any other reason, please could you send the email within school working hours.

Thank you very much.

Next week:

Monday 1^st – Bank holiday, school closed

Tuesday 2nd

• Y1-6 after school club – Art/Craft

Wednesday 3rd

• Guitar lessons
• Y3 (7chn) Beginner Brass
• Y1-6 after school club – Lego/Fitness

Thursday 4th

• Y1-6 after school club – Singing, drama/Eco

Friday 5th

• Pupils to come into school wearing red/white/blue
• Parents/carers/families are welcome to attend a Coronation singing session in the school grounds (weather permitting)
• Coronation school dinner menu attached

UPCOMING EVENT – Crickhowell Council have arranged a Coronation Party in the park (see attached flyer).

Have a good weekend. 

Kind regards, Katherine Durbin

SPRING TERM 2023

Weekly update Friday 31st March

Dear All,

What a week!

Thank you so much to everyone for your amazing generosity (I have had so many fantastic presents!!), kind words and good luck messages. I have had a week full of tears and laughter and feel so very lucky to have been part of this wonderful School.

We have all had some fun this week, singing at the Easter Service, showing off our amazing creativity through our Easter Hats, playing with our friends on Toy day and literally bouncing our way to the end of term! We’re all ready for a holiday!

I hope everyone has a very enjoyable and peaceful Easter Break.

Please find attached the latest Newsletter. There are some new dates on the diary.

I have also attached a letter regarding the price increase for school meals after Easter.

After Easter:

Welcome to Mrs Durbin. Good luck!!

Mon 17^th -NON-PUPIL DAY

Tues 18^th -KS2 PE

Art and Craft Club Y1-6

Weds 19^th – FPh PE, Y3 trip to see The Prince of Wales Band

Lego Club Y1-2 & Fitness Club Y3-6

Thurs 20^th –

Fri 21^st –

Over and out!

Best wishes, and thank you once again.

Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update Friday 3rd March 2023

Dear All,

A great week celebrating our Welsh heritage and culture. 

Congratulations to all of our children for participating so willingly in our Eisteddfod and particularly the amazing singing! It was a pleasure to see so many happy, smiley faces. Congratulations to our Bard!

It was also lovely to see some familiar and new faces at our Super Citizen Cafe today. Thank you to Kinde for allowing us to join them and to our fabulous children for organising the event and helping to make sure it ran smoothly.

Thank you to all of the children in KS2 who were so keen to try out for the cross-country event today. Unfortunately we cannot take all of the children, so we have decided to run our own cross-country event in school next Friday (weather permitting). KS2 children will need to wear PE kit on Friday, as well as Tuesday as usual.

Forthcoming events

We have a lot of exciting events planned for the next few weeks.

Friday March 17^th is Red Nose Day. The children have asked if they can wear pyjamas and there will be a range of fun activities in school during the day.  School Council have suggested that a donation of £2 each would ensure that Llangattock School can make a really good contribution to this amazing charity.

We will also be holding a Grounds day to help tidy up before Spring. Further details to follow.

As we were not able to celebrate World Book Day this week, we have arranged our own day to celebrate and enjoy books, Friday March 24th . Children can dress up as their favourite character, or just bring in one small prop from a story. They can also bring in their favourite book to read to/with a friend.

Tuesday 28^th March is our Easter Service at St Catwg’s and our Easter Hat parade. The children can make a hat. We have hats available as a base for their own creations at a cost of £1 per hat. These will be for sale after school next week. All money will go towards Easter eggs for our Easter Egg Hunt in the last week of term. If you prefer to make your own hat from scratch, that is fine too.

Thursday 30^th March is our Bouncy Fun Day! We will be having a fun day with bouncy castles, a whole school picnic and lots of fun and games. 

Next Week:

Monday 6th

• Y5/6 visit to the Community Woodlands. Please wear appropriate, warm clothing

Tues 7th

• KS2 PE
• Art and Craft Club Y1-6

Weds 8th

• ^{Y3/4 visit to the Community Woodlands. Please wear appropriate, warm clothing}
• ^{FPh PE}
• Y1/2 Lego Club/ Y3-6 Fitness Club

Thurs 9th

• Singing/Drama Club Y1-2 & Eco Club Y3-6

Fri 10th

• KS2 Cross Country

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update Friday 17th February 2023

Dear All,

The end of a very busy half -term, which I hope everyone has enjoyed.

It was great to see so many parents at our parent consultation meetings. The children really enjoyed contributing to these meetings, which I hope you found really useful.

If you were not able to attend in person, we will offer an opportunity to visit school and share your child/re’s work with them before Easter.

Please find attached the latest newsletter. This has some new dates so please take a look. Thank you!

Monday 27th

• All back to school

Tues 28th

• Rev Bevan’s Assembly
• Risca Male Voice Choir visiting
• KS2 PE & FPh PE
• Art and Craft Club Y1-6

Weds 1st

• Eisteddfod-children can come to school dressed in traditional Welsh costume, red, or Welsh sports kit
• 2:30pm All welcome to join us in the Community Hall for highlights of our Eisteddfod.
• No FPh PE
• NO Lego Club/Fitness Club

Thurs 2nd

• FPH Planetarium
• Singing/Drama Club Y1-2 & Eco Club Y3-6

Fri 3rd

• 9:15-11:00 Super Citizen Cafe in the Community Hall

Polite reminder to please pay off all Parent Pay balances for after schools clubs, school dinners and breakfast clubs.

Have a great half-term!

Best wishes, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update Friday 10th February 2023

Dear All,

Wow, what a busy week!!!

KS2 have finished making glass decorations with Cag Rodwell, which are absolutely fantastic, walked to the woodlands, to learn about their local environment and been to Big Pit.

Foundation Phase have been creating some lovely pieces of artwork, and practising their handwriting, ready for Eisteddfod. They have also been practising retelling stories.

Next week we have our parent consultation meetings. Everyone who has returned a slip should have an appointment time, either sent home with your child/ren today, or emailed. If you haven’t yet received this, please contact your child’s class teacher. 

If you have not returned the slip to request a time slot, please contact your child’s class teacher to arrange an appointment. Thank you

Next week we do have clubs, but due to Parent Evening Consultations all children attending clubs will need to be collected from the Community Hall. Please wait on the KS2 playground and the children will be sent out to meet you. They will have all of their belongings. Thank you. 

Mon13th-

• Piano and Guitar lessons

Tues 14th-

• Rev Jeremy Bevan’s Assembly and Y6 lesson
• KS2 PE-Dance
• Art and Craft Club Y1-6 (All children need to be collected from the Community Hall)

Weds 15th-

• FPh PE
• Lego Club Y1-2 & Fitness Club Y3-6 (All children need to be collected from the Community Hall)

Thurs 16th-

• Singing/Drama Club Y1-2 & Eco Club Y3-6 (All children need to be collected from the Community Hall)

Fri 17th-

• Iteach coding with KS2
• Last day! Enjoy your half-term break

Best wishes, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update Friday 3rd February 2023

Dear All,

A very busy week for everyone! 

Y3-6 have been so adaptable this week, working with different teachers, as the Governors completed interviews for the new headteacher.  

On behalf of the Governors, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Katherine Durbin, as headteacher. Ms Durbin will be taking up the post after the Easter holidays.  I am sure she will be a huge asset to Llangattock School and wish her very well in her new post.

KS2 have also worked with iTeach for 2 days working on Google classroom and spreadsheets, learning lots of new skills.

Foundation Phase have been busy drawing story maps, measuring, learning about Chinese New Year and having great fun!

Please see the attached information regarding our ‘Welsh Question of the Week’. 

‘Ble rwyt ti’n byw?’   ‘Where do you live?’

The children will be practising using this around the school next week and may like to practise at home too! 

Apologies for the lack of photographs on Twitter recently, we have been having trouble sending Tweets. Hopefully the issues have been resolved now and lots of new Tweets should be available very soon!

A few notices regarding forthcoming events:

• Parent Consultation Meetings wk bg Monday 13^th Feb – letters will be sent out on Monday. Please return the slip as soon as possible so we can organise appointments.

• March 1^st is Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant. Children can come to school dressed in traditional Welsh costume, anything red, or Welsh rugby/football shirts. We will be sharing some Welsh singing, dancing and poetry with you. We hope you will be able to join us at 2:30pm for some highlights. Details to follow later.
  
• Our Super Citizens have organised a Community Cafe on Friday 3^rd March. They will be serving tea, coffee and refreshments in the Community Hall between 9:30 and 11:00am. There will also be a Kinde session. Please do come along and join us. All profits will go towards the children’s chosen charity.

Next week:

TOP GATE CLOSED

We are having some work done on the large oak tree in the Foundation Phase playground. The tree will need to be cordoned off, so there will not be any access to school via the top gate. We hope this work will be completed quickly, but apologise for any inconvenience.

Monday 6th

• Piano (no guitar)
• Cag Rodwell making decorations with KS2 children who missed the session before Christmas
• KS2 walk to the Woodlands

Tuesday 7th

• Assembly with Rev Bevan
• KS2 PE (tennis)
• 3:30pm Art & Craft Y1-6 

Wednesday 8th

• FPh PE
• Y5/6 Netball tournament
• 3:30pm Lego Y1-2/Fitness Y3-6

Thursday 9th

• Reception measurements by nurse
• KS2 trip to the Big Pit
• 3:30pm Drama & Singing Y1-2/Eco Y3-6

Friday 10th

• 9am Y5/6 Cyber Safe Training with PC Skyrme
• 9:30am Guitar

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 27th January 2023

Dear All,

A very busy week. We’ve had a lot of fun in our mix-up sessions working with lots of different children and adults. It has really been amazing to see how well all of the children have confidently interacted with each other, shared their work and made new friends. Well done!

IMPORTANT CHANGE OF DATE

Our end of term Easter Service has been moved to Tuesday 28^th March at 10am in St Catwg’s Church. We hope you will be able to join us.

Next week is another super busy week.

On Monday and Tuesday Governors are interviewing for a new headteacher. Our KS2 children will be involved in this process. We wish everyone involved lots of luck. As these days are so busy Monday’s music lessons have been postponed (guitar on Wednesday and Hannah will put in extra days/dates before the end of term)

Wednesday 1^st February-School is open as usual and will not be affected by strike action.

Mon 30^th Jan

• NO HOT SCHOOL LUNCHES FOR KS2

Tues 31^st Jan

• Iteach working with KS2
• KS2 PE
• 3:30pm Art and Craft Club Y1-6

Weds 1^st Feb

• FPh PE
• PBuzz Session 3 Y3/4
• Guitar lessons
• 3:30pm Y1-2 Lego Club & KS2 Fitness Club
• Bronze Ambassador Teams Session

Thurs 2^nd Feb

• 3:30pm FPh Singing/Drama Club & KS2 Eco Club

Fri 3^rd Feb

• ITeach working with KS2

A reminder from Catering to please pay off any meal balances in Parent Pay.

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 20th January 2023

Dear All,

It has been another busy week but everyone is really looking forward to the disco tonight! Please look out for photos on Twitter. Thank you to everyone who attended and the PTA for organising and running this lovely event.

This week Y3 have started their PBuzz lessons. It was great fun. Hopefully they will be able to share what they have learnt at the end of the term. Thank you to their Pbuzz teacher Andy, we’re looking forward to next week’s session! Y5/6 had a visit from one of our school governors, Val Jones, who is going to come and listen to readers and help out in school each week. Thank you, Val! 

A polite reminder about appropriate clothing. I understand that some children like to wear shorts to school, but the weather has been particularly cold and some of those children are not wanting to go outside to play at break and lunchtimes, because they are so cold. Please send children to school in warm, appropriate clothes.

Once again this term we are looking at attendance , following a monitoring visit and we will be starting our attendance rewards again. I know that there have been a lot of bugs, illness and unavoidable absence, and would not expect anyone to be in school if they are unwell, but a polite reminder that holidays and occasional day trips cannot be authorised and will be recorded as unauthorised. Thank you for your support .

We still have several places in Reception for September 2023. If you know of anyone who is still looking for a school place for that year, please do pass on our details.

Next week:

We have Mix Up sessions! Each afternoon the children will be working in cross age groups (YR-6) with a focus on Expressive Arts. We will be working on drama, music, dance and art activities, whilst learning about St Dwynwen! We will share our work on short videos later in the term 

Monday 23rd-Piano lessons. Guitar lessons have been moved to Thursday for this week only.

Tuesday 24th-KS2 PE, 

3:30-4:30pm FPh/KS2 Art Club

Wednesday 25th-FPh PE & Y3 Pbuzz session, 

3:30-4:30pm FPh Lego/KS2 Fitness Club

Thursday 26th-Guitar lessons

3:30-4:30pm FPh Drama and Singing/Eco Club KS2

Friday 27th

Have a lovely weekend!

Best wishes, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 13th January 2023

Dear All,

A great first week back. It is great to see everyone happy and healthy at the start of this term!

This week we welcomed Dmytro into Y3/4, and although he was only with us for a short period of time, we enjoyed getting to know him. We also welcomed Eliza into Y3 and Miss Price, who is working in Foundation Phase to cover some of the days I will be working for the Local Authority. We hope you both have had a great start to the new school term.

KS2 enjoyed their team building session with orienteering and archery. Thank you to Trewern Outdoor Education Centre for offering this experience, free of charge!

Foundation Phase have been planning for learning activities that they would like to do as part of their new topic.

This term our topics are:

• Foundation Phase-Light and Dark
• KS2-Energy!

Letters with further information will be sent out on Monday

Next Friday, 20^th January we have our ‘Thank you’ disco for all children (see the attached letter). The disco will start at 5:30pm and finish at 7pm. All children need to be dropped off at/collected from the Community Hall by an adult.  This is free of charge, and is being paid for from money raised at The Greenman last year, however children can bring in a small amount of money to buy refreshments eg crisps, sweets and squash. Water will be available for all children.

Next week year 3 are starting a block of music sessions with Andy McDade when they will be learning to play pbuzzes! This is a ten week free programme, delivered as part of the Powys Music Programme. We are very excited about this initiative and hope to be able to share our new skills with you at the end of the Spring Term!

Next week:

Mon16th-Guitar/Piano Lessons KS2

Tues17th-KS2 PE 

Weds18th-FPh PE & Y3 music session

Thurs 19th-

Fri 20th-Kinde & School Disco 5:30-7pm

Have a lovely weekend.

Best wishes, Kathryn Marshall

WINTER TERM 2022

Weekly update 2nd December 2022

Dear All,

Thank you to everyone for your very kind messages of support regarding my new post with Powys. I’m trying to not think about it too much at the moment!!

A massive thank you to everyone who supported the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. We raised a fantastic £428.86 for this very worthy charity.

We have had a lovely week. Thank you to Bryn the Guide Dog who visited KS2, and well done to our fabulous choir and Mrs James for performing at the Llangattock Light Switch-on, it definitely made us all feel very Christmassy!!

CHRISTMAS CONCERTS

We are now all just about ready for our Christmas Concerts next week. The children, and staff have all been working so hard and I think you are all going to be in for a very special treat!

For the evening performances the children need to come back to school for 5:30pm. We will be using facepaints, so please let your child/ren’s class teacher know if they are not to have their faces painted.

There will be refreshments and a raffle at each of the performances. All proceeds will go towards paying for the hire of the Community Hall and purchasing costumes and props. 

REMINDERS

Christmas Lunch orders need to be returned.

Permission and payment for Fun and Film Night need to be returned as soon as possible please.

CLUBS

This week has been the last week for clubs due to Christmas events. However, if you need any support with childcare on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, please let me know.

Next week:

No piano lessons on Monday. The final session for this term will be on Monday 12^th December.

Mon 5th- 2pm FPh Christmas Concert 

Tues 6th- 1:30pm KS2 Christmas Concert & 6pm FPh Christmas Concert

Weds 7th-6pm KS2 Christmas Concert

Thurs 8th-ITeach working with KS2 on databases.

3:30-6:30pm FUN & FILM NIGHT for YR-Y6

Fri 9th-Christmas Jumper Day – £1 donation for Save the Children

Have a great weekend.

Best wishes, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 25th November 2022

Dear All,

What a super busy week!!

We won’t mention the football, but we all enjoyed our hot chocolate and biscuits!

PC Skyrme and Taryn the dragon visited Owls’ class on Wednesday. Taryn likes to play pranks and really scared us when he shouted ‘Boo’! We talked about our feelings and emotions and who we could talk to if we were worried about anything.

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Maths Workshop. It was lovely to have parents and grandparents in our classes. I hope you found it informative and useful. If you were unable to attend we are running a TEAMS session on Thursday 1^st December at 9:30-10 am, when I will share the powerpoint and be available to answer any questions. Please let me know if you would find this useful and I will share the TEAMs link with you.

Next week is our last week of clubs, however, if you are struggling for childcare for the following 2 weeks, please let me know and we will provide after school childcare on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Unfortunately, we will not be able to offer any after school provision during the last week of term.

On Wednesday 30^th November Llangattock Christmas lights are being switched on. Everyone is welcome to join in with this community event, where our choir will be singing. All children need to be accompanied by an adult.

Future Events.

We are running a Fun and Film Night for all children (YR-Y6) on Thursday 8^th December. We hope this may give some parents additional shopping or wrapping time! A letter will be sent out on Monday. 

Christmas plays are rapidly approaching. If you have any spare tickets, which you will not be using, please return them to the office, so we can offer them to other families.

A polite reminder that pre-school children are very welcome to join us for the afternoon performances, but we keep the evening performances for adults only. Thank you for your support in this.

Thank you to everyone who has sorted costumes, or accessories. All costumes/accessories need to be in school by Monday 28th. Please speak to your child’s class teacher if you are finding it difficult to get anything.

Next Week:

Due to Christmas concerts and events next week is our last week of after school clubs. 

Please note: Guitar Lessons will be on Wednesday morning

Mon 28th-Piano Lessons

Tues 29th-KS2 PE

Art and Craft Club (Y1-6)

Weds 30th-Guitar Lessons

FPh PE

Lego Club (Y1-2) & Fitness Club (Y3-6)

Thurs 1st-9:30-10:30 Maths Workshop on TEAMS

Fri 2nd- School Council Treat Shop in the main hall after school 

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 18th November 2022

Dear All,

Despite the wet, windy and very dark days, we have all had a busy, fun week.

Foundation Phase have been learning all about shapes, Y3/4 have been reading about Helen Keller and Y5/6 have been learning some British Sign Language.

Of course we have all been learning songs and lines for our Christmas concerts; very exciting!!

We all had a lovely day today, raising money for Children in Need. Our Teddy Bears’ Picnic was great fun and we raised £188 for this very worthy charity. Thank you for your support.

Help!

Is anyone able to help with ironing KS2 costumes please? If so, please let me know when you are free. Thank you.

Next week:

Thursday 24^th we will be running a maths workshop for all parents and carers. Information was sent out yesterday. Please return the slip to confirm your attendance so we can plan working spaces and ensure we can fit everyone in. If you are not able to attend, we will send out the information and will offer a TEAMS meeting later in the term.

Friday 25^th is Schools’ National Football Day, as well as Wales V Iran in the World Cup Tournament. Many of the children have asked to watch this match, which starts at 10am. We will be streaming the match live,  and providing hot chocolate and biscuits at half-time, at a cost of £1.50 payable on Parentpay. We have also had to purchase a TV licence for this event, so any money raised on this day will help to cover the £159 cost of this.

We need permission for children to watch the match, so please let you child/ren’s class teacher know if you do not wish them to watch.  There will be alternative activities for children who do not wish to watch the match. Children can wear red, any Welsh themed clothing, or Welsh football kits.

Next week:

Mon 21st

Tues 22nd-KS2 Tennis

Art and Craft Club Y2-6

Weds 23rd-FPh PE

Lego Y1-2 & Fitness Club Y3-6

Thur 24th-Maths workshop for parents/carers

Singing & Drama Club Y1-2 & Eco Club Y3-6

Fri 25th-Schools’ National Football Day (Wales V Iran). Wear red/Welsh clothing

Have a great weekend.

Kind regards, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 11th November 2022

Dear All,

A great first week back, if a little wet!!

This week we have all been very busy.

KS2 had their first ball skills session with Cerys. They played lots of ball skills games including Swedish handball and had a great time. 

Foundation Phase have been using the new balance bikes and enjoying some mini yoga, as well as making some fantastic bonfire cakes!

We all joined in with the Urdd Jambori and had great fun singing along with many other schools from Wales.

Thank you to everyone who made cakes and attended our Remembrance Service today. We raised £124 from donations today for The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. As soon as we know how much we raised from poppy merchandise we’ll let you. Also, a massive thank you to Blaina Royal British Legion for leading our Service and to our very confident, capable Year 5 and 6 pupils for hosting this fabulous community event.

There is a Remembrance Service at St Catwg’s Church at 6pm on Sunday. All are very welcome.

Photos-Your school photos are now available online to view and order at  www.clickfoto.co.uk

Next week is another busy week:

Friday 18th is Children in Need. Children can come dressed in any Pudsey related items, spotty, or bright clothes for a minimum donation of £1 to this great charity. As we will all be having packed lunch on this day, everyone is welcome to bring in a teddy to join in with a whole school teddy bears’ picnic (information sent out earlier this week)

Monday 14th-Piano and guitar lessons

Tuesday 15th-2:30-3:30 Governors’ drop-in session in the Community hall

Y2-6 Art & Craft Club

Wednesday 16th-Y1/2 Lego Club & Y3-6 Fitness Club

Thursday 17th-Y1/2 Singing/Drama Club & Y3-6 Eco Club

Friday 18th-Children in Need. Packed lunches only. Teddy Bears’ picnic!!!!

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards,

AUTUMN TERM 2022

Weekly update 7th October 2022

Dear All,

Another lovely, busy week.

KS2 enjoyed a lovely afternoon looking at space rocks and spending time in the Planetarium. A massive thank you to Usk Astronomical Society and Kate Inglis for organising this.

Foundation Phase have been busy making delicious apple pies and working outdoors.

Thank you to Rev Jeremy for another lively ‘Open the Book’ style assembly. We’re looking forward to our next story at the Harvest Service at St Catwg’s.

Thank you to everyone who bought hot chocolate and cookies to support the Sands Charity. We raised over £90.

We would like to welcome Mr Owen Eckley to our Foundation Phase team. He has mainly been working with Reception and Year 1 and has been a great asset this week. The children have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know him.

We are delighted to say we will be having tennis coaching sessions for KS2 on Tuesday afternoons from October 25th. We are very lucky that the PTA have kindly offered to pay for this with money raised at The Greenman. 

We are running an Open Day for prospective parents on October 25th. Please share the information sent out earlier this week with anyone who may be interested. Thank you

Next week:

Mon 10th-Flu Vaccines

Tues 11th-KS2 PE 

3:30pm Y1-6 Art and Craft Clubs

Weds 12th-FPh PE

3:30pm Y1/2 Lego & KS2 Fitness Club

Thurs 13th-

3:30pm Y1/2 Singing and Drama & KS2 Eco Club

Fri 14th-Shwmae Day

9:15-11:00am Kinde in the Community Hall

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards,

Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 30th September 2022

Dear All,

Thank you for another lovely week.

This week we have enjoyed a great assembly with Rev Jeremy Bevan. Rev. Bevan will be starting Confirmation classes with Y6 next week. KS2 also enjoyed a lovely Spanish session with Keri Bosley from Crickhowell High School. Thank you to Keri Bosley!

Future dates:

The Planetarium KS2-4^th October

Flu vaccination-10^th October

Harvest-18^th October

Parent Consultation Week. This year we will be offering a range of dates and times throughout the week beginning 24^th October and the option of a face to face or TEAMs meeting. We will be encouraging children to attend the meetings with parents, so we can help them understand their strengths and progress and what they need to do next in their learning. More details will be sent out next week.

Next week is another busy week.

Kate Inglis has very kindly organised a visit from The Planetarium for KS2. This is a free opportunity for the children and they will also be able to see and handle moon rocks. Very exciting!

In response to a request from a parent, on Thursday we will be selling hot chocolate and biscuits for £1, with all proceeds going to the Sands charity. If your child would like to participate he/she needs to bring in £1 on Thursday morning and we will serve the hot chocolate and biscuits at morning break.

We also have our Community Swap Shop on Friday 7^th October. Information was sent out earlier this week.

Mon 3rd-

Tues 4th-KS2 PE & The Planetarium for KS2

3:30pm Y1-6 Art and Craft Clubs

Weds 5th-FPh PE

3:30pm Y1/2 Lego & KS2 Fitness Club

Thurs 6th-Hot chocolate and biscuits £1 donation

3:30pm Y1/2 Singing and Drama & KS2 Eco Club

Fri 7th-1pm-4pm Community Swap Shop 

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards,

Kathryn Marshall

SUMMER TERM 2022

Weekly update 8th July 2022

Dear All,

Another lovely week, and an extremely busy one for our Y6 children in particular.

Y6 had a lovely Service at Brecon Cathedral and celebrated with other Church in Wales Schools. It was a great experience.

We also had our Y6 Leavers’ concert, when all of our fabulous Year 6 children were able to share and celebrate their amazing talents. It was brilliant!

Y5 enjoyed a theme day at Crickhowell High School. It was a great opportunity to see the school and meet other children who will be going to the High School next year.

Of course, we are ending the week with our Y6 Sleepover and dinner. We are all very excited about this and I’m sure we’ll all be tucked up in bed and fast asleep by 9:30!

Our final figure for money raised last Friday from Sports Day, the Summer Fair  and the sale of ice-cream and sweets today is over £1150.65!!!! We are delighted and would like to thank everyone for their support.

Next week is our final week. It’s hard to believe another school year has come and gone. Lots going on, again.

Y5/6 have asked for a water fight as part of their Reward day. This will be on Wednesday, but may not be a water fight, but will involve water!!! Details out on Monday.

No PE next week, but we will be outside most days.

Mon 11th-Y5/6 Crickfest. Information sent out earlier this week & Y3/4 Reward day

Tues12th-Whole School picnic. No hot school meals available & 1:30pm Leavers’ Service at St Catwg’s. All welcome.

Weds 13th-Y5/6 Reward day 

Thurs 15th-Fish and Chip Lunch available. LAST DAY FOR PUPILS!!!

Fri 16th-NON-PUPIL DAY

Have a lovely wekkend!

Best wishes,

Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 1st July 2022

Dear All,

I hope everyone has enjoyed our busy week!

It was great to see so many parents, grandparents and family at our Open Day, which I hope you all enjoyed.

It was also great fun to hold our first Sports Day in three years. Congratulations to Blue Team, but all of the children were amazing, as usual.

Thank you to everyone who attended our summer fair this afternoon, and to everyone who donated items and helped to set up, clear away and serve. It was a huge success. We will let you know the total when we have finished counting, but it is looking like we have raised in excess of £600! Amazing!!

We are delighted to announce that we have finally achieved our Cymraeg Campus bronze award. We were originally due to be assessed in March 2020, but this was cancelled due to COVID, so we have had to wait for two years. A massive thank you to our Criw Cymraeg, all of the children, Mrs James and Mrs Sandercock. 

Last call for our well-being survey. If you haven’t completed it yet, please do so as we will be discussing the results, and how we can improve, in our Governors’ meeting on Thursday. Thank you.

Next week

Last week of clubs

Mon 4^th – Y5/6 PE

Tues 5^th – Y3/4 PE, 10am Y6 Leavers’ Service @ Brecon Cathedral, YR-5 Rev Jeremy Bevan’s Assembly

Weds 6th- FPh PE, 1pm PC Skyrme with Y6, 6pm Y6 Leavers’ Concert in the Community Hall

Thurs 7^th -9:30-12:00 Y5 Transition Day to CHS, 

Fri 8th- Whole School introduction to Spanish with Keri Bosley (CHS),6pm Y6 Leavers’ Dinner and Sleepover

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards,

Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 17th June 2022

Dear All,

What an amazing end to a great week! Thank you to everyone who supported our fabulous Talent Show today. It was so good to see everyone and amazing to see so many children performing so confidently. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did. As soon as we have a total, we will share it with you. 

Thank you to Clams Bakery for donating the ‘posh scones’ and The Russells for making so much popcorn! 

We are hoping to use any funds raised this year to provide sports training/coaches for the children next year. 

Polite reminder to anyone who is interested in joining the Governing Body, please return your nomination paper by Monday 20^th June. Thank you.

This week our Foundation Phase visited Mumbles Beach. They had great weather and were so well-behaved. Everyone had a good time. Thank you to all staff, children and volunteers involved.

KS2 visited The Church for an assembly led by Rev Jeremy Bevan. They have also been writing their own Jubilee Song which they performed today and will be performing for you on our Open Afternoon, so talented!

Confirmation Service-Tuesday 21^st June. Please note only Year 2-6 will be attending this service. All parents/guardians/family are welcome to join us to celebrate two Y6 children who will be confirmed.

Next week.

Clubs as usual

Please note the change of PE days for some classes due to our Confirmation Service on Tuesday and Year 6 new intake day at CHS on Thursday.

Mon 20th-KS2 Guitar Lessons

Tues 21st-10am Confirmation Service at St Catwg’s Y2-6. Visit from Bishop John Lomas FPh Art&Craft Club/KS2 Singing Club, 5pm Induction Meeting for Reception Parents

Weds 22nd-PE Y3/4 & FPh/FPh Lego Club/KS2 Fitness Club

Thurs 23rd-Y6 at CHS New Intake Day/All children moving to their new classrooms/FPh Fitness Club/KS2 Eco Club

Fri 24th-Y5/6 PE, Reports out 

Have a super weekend.

Best wishes,

Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 10th June 2022

Dear All,

A lovely, very busy first week back!

Our Y5/6 children have had a fabulous few days on their residential trip. They were very adventurous and an absolute credit to themselves, you and the school. Thank you to the children, and Mrs Jones, Mrs Sandercock and Miss Powell for making this trip such a success.

Y3/4 visited The Wild Place and had a fantastic time. They saw so many animals and were also an absolute credit. Well done to everyone involved!

KS2 visited the Church to complete a wildflower survey. No bee stings this year, thank goodness, but lots of amazing wildlife and flowers.

Foundation Phase enjoyed the story of the Drama Llama, read by the author Rachel Morissroe and learnt lots about how to keep safe on the beach from the RNLI.

Thank you to everyone who attended the Green Man meeting. It looks like we have a great group of volunteers, but desperately need more. Please let us know if you are able to help in any way. Thank you.

We are rapidly approaching the end of the school year, and there is such a lot happening over the next few weeks. I have attached a new date sheet, which will hopefully help everyone to keep on track of what’s going on.

Next week we have cancelled the Foundation phase Club on Tuesday as they will have been to the beach during the day and will be very tired, as will staff!

Please note: The last week for clubs is wk bg 4^th July. There will not be any clubs in the last week of term.

Jubilee Talent Show-children can come to school dressed in red, white and blue, or as a king or queen. 

All children need to be collected at 3:30pm as usual. The Talent Show will then start at 3:45 We really hope you’ll all join us

Next week:

Mon 13th-

Tues 14th-FPh trip to the beach, 10am KS2 at St Catwg’s Church with Rev Jeremy Bevan

NO FOUNDATION PHASE AFTER SCHOOL CLUB/KS2 Singing Club

Weds 15th-FPh PE/Y5/6 with Jeremy Thomas (local artist), FPh Lego Club/KS2 Fitness Club

Thurs 16th- Hearing test for Y1, FPh Fitness Club/KS2 Eco Club

Fri 17th-3:45pm Jubilee Talent Show

Have a great weekend.

Kind regards,

Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 13th May 2022

Dear All,

Another amazing, busy week.

I was greeted on Monday morning by a small group of children who were very eager to tell me about their weekend. They had made fresh lemonade and sold it to raise money for Ukraine. They raised over £30. This is an amazing achievement and shows just how ethically informed these children are. We’re very proud of them!

Foundation Phase had a fabulous trip to Bristol, visiting The SS Great Britain, KS2 started guitar lessons and Crickhowell Craft Club came in to help KS2 make some lovely Jubilee Bunting. Thank you to our brilliant volunteers. The children will be bringing this home to hang up outside in readiness for the Jubilee celebrations.

Thank you to everyone who attended the Green Man meeting. We have lots of volunteers, but any more offers of help would be fantastic.

Thank you to Jenny Edwards who once again has very generously donated over £600 from her plant stall. We are so grateful for this thoughtful contribution. Eco club have already put in a bid for new gardening equipment. Thank you very much!

Polite reminder to place orders for photographs asap, so as not to incur delivery costs. We are awaiting the group photos, and will send these out as soon as possible.

Next week:

Tues 17th-Rev Jeremy Bevan whole school assembly, PE Y3/4, FPh Art & Craft Club/KS2 Singing6pm Y5/6 residential meeting (School Hall)

Weds 18th-PE Foundation Phase, Lego Club/KS2 Fitness

Thurs 19th-PE Y5/6, FPh Fitness Club/KS2 Eco

Wk bg 23^rd MayY5/6 will have lessons from the High School, delivered by TEAMS and KS2 will be ‘virtually’ visiting the Hay Festival!

Kind regards, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 6th May 2022

Dear All

A very fast week! Y3/4 had a great activity day to celebrate collecting all their Dojo points, Foundation Phase have been planting flowers and potatoes, Year 6 visited Crickhowell High School and Year 5 practised being Year 6 for the day. Well done everyone!

Thank you to our garden volunteers who came into school again this week. The grounds are looking lovely, your help is very much appreciated. If anyone would like to come in on another day, just let me know.

Choir Practice starts this evening at Llangattock church with Steve Marshall, 6pm. 

Photographs:The photographs taken this week were lovely. Everyone should have received information on how to place an order for photographs. All orders placed also helps to raise money for School, so thank you!

Next week:
Green Man Meeting-Monday 3pm:All welcome. Please use the link below if you are not able to attend, but would like to be involved. Please let me know if you will be attending. Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting

Key stage 2 will be making bunting with the Crickhowell craft club. You should have received a letter asking for permission for your child’s photograph to be used as part of the project. If we have not received permission your child’s photograph to be used, he/she can still be part of the project, but their photograph will not be used outside of school. I have attached the permission slip here, in case you have mislaid it.

Mon 9^th May-3pm Green Man Meeting

Tues 10^th May-Rev Jeremy Bevan’s Whole School Assembly, Rev Margaret Williams with KS2, Y3/4 PE, FPh craft club/KS2 singing club

Weds 11th May-FPh PE, Lego club/KS2 fitness club

Thurs 12th May-FPh trip to SS Great Britain, Y5/6 PE, FPh fitness club/KS2 eco club

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 29th April 2022

What a fabulous first week back. We have had our first mix-up session for 2 years and the children have been absolutely amazing! Thank you to everyone involved.
This afternoon we had our Charity Market. This was instigated by some of our Y5/6 pupils who were very keen to do something to support Ukranian families. I am delighted to say they have raised £310. This will all go to UNICEF disaster response fund. Thank you so much for supporting this event
A massive thank you to our super volunteers who came to tidy the school grounds today. There’s lots more to do, so any other volunteers would be very welcome.

Next week:
Photos-On Tuesday we have Tempest Photography in school. All children will be able to have an individual, class and family photograph taken, but if you would like to have a family photograph with younger children, please come to the Community Hall between 8:15 and 9am.

COVID updateWe have been issued with new advice regarding positive cases in school. Please see attached information.

Jewellery Just a polite reminder that jewellery should not be warn in school. 1 pair of plain, stud earrings are allowed. 

Next Week:

Mon-2^nd May BANK HOLIDAY SCHOOL CLOSED

Tues-3^rd May School Photos, children should wear school uniform.NO PE for Y3/4Singing club KS2/Craft club FPh

Wed 4^th May FPh PEY3/4 PE-change of dayFitness club KS2/Lego club FPh

Thurs 5^th May Y3/4 Activity dayPE Y5/6pm Tudur Welsh Games for the Whole SchoolEco club KS2/Fitness club FPh

Fri 6^th May Y6 Transition day to CHS (you should have received a letter with the details, but please let me know if you haven’t)

Have a lovely extra-long weekend and hopefully enjoy the lovely spring weather.

Kind regards,
Kathryn Marshall

SPRING TERM 2022

Weekly update 28th March 2022

Dear All,

A busy week for all.

We have all been practising our Easter songs and poems ready for next week’s Service at St Catwg’s. We are very excited, and hope you are able to join us for our first Service in 2 years!

This week Foundation Phase have visited the Church, some for the first time and KS2 have been planning their Llangattock Guide Leaflet. We have all enjoyed being outside as much as possible, and are very much looking forward to the forthcoming Easter holidays!

Next week we have our Easter Service on Tuesday at 10am in St Catwg’s Church. The children will be singing and reciting poems. All welcome. Please see the attached Risk Assessment provided by the Church.

We hope you have all been busy planning and making Easter Hats ready for our parade next Thursday. Children need to bring in their hats on Thursday morning. Parents/Guardians can then join us at 2:30pm to see the amazing creations and listen to the children singing. Children can then be collected ready for the Easter holidays.

Please note due to Easter events children do not need to wear PE kit next week. We will be playing playground games etc throughout the week.

Clubs-please note due to the Easter Parade and staff training after school there will be no after school clubs on Thursday 7^th April. Clubs will restart after Easter.

Tues-10am Church Service a St Catwg’s All welcome.

Thurs-9:30 Guitar taster sessions for KS2 & Easter Hat Parade. Parents/Guardians welcome to join us at 2:30pm

Fri-Non-Pupil Day

Have a lovely weekend.

Weekly update 21st March 2022

Dear All,

Lots going on this week, including cricket and outdoor learning for Foundation Phase and a visit to Beacon Boats for our KS2. Thank you to Alasdair Kirkpatrick, who made us feel so welcome and really put lots of effort into preparing for our visit. Also, well done and thank you to our KS2 children who were so well behaved, polite and interested in the workshop.

Mothering Sunday Service: Sunday 9:30. All welcome.If your child is singing in the choir with Steve Marshall he/she needs to be at Church for 9:15. 

Additional INSET DAY:Powys have provided schools with an additional INSET day for Schools to work on the New Curriculum. Monday 27^th June is this additional day. School will be closed to all pupils on this day.

Easter Hats:Just a reminder to everyone to get busy creating your lovely Easter Hats in readiness for our parade on Thursday 7^th April!

Parentpay:Polite reminder to check account balance as soon as possible as we have several accounts in debt. Thank you.

Next week:

Mon 28th-Reception measurement survey

Tues 29th-Y3/4 PE& Rev Jeremy Bevan Assembly

Weds 30th-Foundation Phase PE

Thurs 31st-Y5/6 PE& Y5/6 to Church @ 1:30

Have a lovely weekend and enjoy the sunshine!

Kind regards, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 14th March 2022

Dear All,

A lovely week, with lots going on.

Terry Dickson joined us for cricket, Rev Jeremy Bevan led our weekly assembly and we have started after school clubs again!

We all had great fun today raising money for Comic relief. Lots of us thought wearing pyjamas every day would be a great idea!! Thank you to Clams Bakery for their very kind donation of tasty cakes.  Thanks to your generosity we have raised over £210.  Well done everyone!

This year we are hoping once again to run our Easter Hat competition. All children are very welcome to get involved. Children need to create their own Easter Hat which can be brought into school on Thursday 7^th April.  We will then share the hats with each other, have an Easter Egg Hunt and sing some fun Easter songs. Tea, coffee, cakes and biscuits will be available.  We are hoping parents/guardians, family and friends will be able to join us at 2:30pm to hear some Easter songs and see our Easter Hats!!

We are also planning to hold our Easter Service at St Catwg’s Church on Tuesday 5^th April at 10am. All welcome. More details to follow.

Next Week:

Tues 22nd – KS2 to Beacon Boats/Singing KS2 & Art/Craft FPh Club

Weds 23rd- PE/Cricket for everyone & Bronze Ambassador Meeting/Fitness KS2 & Lego FPh Club

Thurs 24th-Eco KS2 & Fitness FPh Club

Future Events this term:

27^th March-9:30am Mothering Sunday Service at St Catwg’s. All welcome.

28^th March-Reception Measuring Survey

31^st March-Y5/6 Visit to St Catwg’s ‘Stations of the Cross’

5^th April-10am Easter Service at St Catwg’s7^th April-Easter Hat Parade

8^th April NON-PUPIL DAY

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 7th March 2022

Dear All

Another lovely week, with lots going on. It has been lovely to see the children mixing together again. They have really enjoyed it.

What have we been doing? Rev Jeremy Bevan visited us for our weekly assembly, Foundation Phase have been green screening, PC Skyrme worked with Y6 and Y1-6 had a great time playing cricket on Wednesday; Terry Dickson said they were amazing! It almost feels like we are beginning to get back to some sense of normality!

Polite reminder: Please do not allow children to play on the outdoor equipment at the start and end of the day, as we are not insured without appropriate adult supervision. It is also important to leave the school grounds promptly at the end of the day as some of our clubs will be using the school grounds. Thank you for your support and co-operation.

Sunday School starts again this Sunday at St Catwg’s. There are lots of lovely activities planned and all are welcome.

Next week Friday is Comic Relief. The children have asked to come dressed in pyjamas for a minimum donation of £1 to Comic Relief. Please ensure children have something warm to wear outside, and appropriate footwear too.

After school clubs begin. All children who have returned a slip can stay for their chosen clubs. Please ensure you are ready to collect your child/ren at 4:30pm from their usual exit/entrance. 

Cricket has been changed to Thursday next week.

Weds 16th-NO PE/CRICKET

Thurs 17th-Y1-6 cricket/PE for Reception-PE kit for all children

Fri 18th-Comic Relief-Wear your pyjamas!!

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 28th February 2022

Dear All,

A lovely first week back, with so much to celebrate. Our Eisteddfod was amazing and showcased a lot of very happy, confident children! World Book Day was lots of fun. We’ve worked on Elmer, Room on the Broom, Tom’s Midnight Garden as well as several other stories. Don’t forget to look at Twitter to see what we have been doing. All children should have brought home a World Book Day token. Please let his/her class teacher know if they haven’t received one.

Thank you to everyone who bought cakes today. We have raised £200 in aid of Unicef Ukraine Charity. We will be closing our Just Giving page on Monday, if you haven’t yet donated, but can manage just a few pounds that would be fantastic. Thank you to everyone who has donated. We have had lots of fun running and have clocked up a massive  606 miles between us. This is a great achievement, but we have also raised over £500 for Cancer Research UK. A massive thank you for your huge generosity.

Y6 enjoyed a visit from Mrs Jackie Parker, headteacher at Crickhowell High School. 

Over the next three weeks, Terry Dickson will be working with Y1-6 children to develop their cricket skills. The first session is on Wednesday next week. Children will need to wear PE kit on that day. Hopefully this will be outside, but the session will take pace in the Community Hall if the weather is wet.

Next week:

Mon 7th-
Tues 8th-NO Y3/4 PE &Rev Jeremy Bevan Assembly

Weds 9th-PE for All children-cricket

Thurs 10th-NO Y5/6 PE & Y2 Forest Schools

Future events: Friday 18^th March Comic Relief

Weekly update 7th February 2022

Dear All

We’ve had a lovely week, with lots going on. Foundation Phase had a fabulous trip to Brecon Museum on Monday. For some children it was their first trip out of school and they were all amazing!

KS2 joined PC Skyrme for a safer internet day assembly, Year 3 and 4 have been on a walk around the local area looking at bridges and Y5/6 took part in an online Welsh Quiz.

We have also all been running for Cancer Research UK. A great job from everyone. Thank you to everyone who has already generously donated. If you haven’t but would like to support this great charity, please use the link below.

https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/llangattock-church-in-wales-school

Well done and congratulations to Seth Retallick who participated in the British Schools Rifle Championships this week. He is a British junior finalist, and one of the youngest competitors. An excellent achievement! 

Next week:We have parent consultation meetings. You should have had an appointment time confirmed, if not, please contact your child’s class teacher.
There is no after school provision next week, due to parent consultation meetings.
Friday 18^th February is the last day before half-term. All children return to school on Monday 28^th February.
Mon-Outdoor learning Y1/2
Tues-Y3/4 PE & Rev Jeremy Bevan AssembliesWed-Foundation Phase PEThurs-Y5/6 PE & Outdoor Learning YRFri-Own clothes day-all donations to

Future Events:Eisteddfod March 1st-Children can come to school dressed in traditional Welsh costume, Welsh rugby shirts, or plain red tops. If your child plays a musical instrument and would like to play a piece, please let his/her class teacher know.

Have a lovely weekend.

Best wishes, Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 31st January 2022

Dear All,

Goodness me, what a week!

We have had several new positive cases in school, but I’m pleased to say on the whole people have not been too unwell, and the cases definitely seem to be slowing down.
Despite COVID we have had a lovely week in school working on St Dwynwen’s Day and celebrating 100 years of the Urdd. 

Masks

Due to the current Covid situation, some of our older children have decided they want to wear masks in school. We have not encouraged this, or included it in our preventative measures, as the guidance from Welsh Government has said it is not necessary. However, if you feel it is necessary for your child to wear a mask/face covering during the day, we understand, but ask you let us know your child will be wearing a mask before they come into school, and discuss the appropriate use and hygiene issues around wearing them with your child. Children will not need to wear masks during PE, outside during playtimes, or in the dinner hall. Thank you for your support in this matter. 

Little Sparks
The last few weeks has been a very challenging time for Little Sparks, but I’m delighted we are now fully open and have now appointed Hannah Osmond to work alongside Dannielle Gallop for the rest of this academic year. Hannah has a lot of early years experience and I’m sure will take the setting from strength to strength. I really appreciate everyone’s support and understanding. 

Parent Consultation Meetings-Wk Bg 14th February. These will once again be on TEAMS. Letters will be sent out early next week with further information.

56 Miles in February Challenge-Following my email earlier this week regarding one of our former pupils, Rosie Jarman, we have decided to also get involved in the 56 miles in February Challenge to support Cancer UK. We have discussed this with the School Council and they have come up with some great ideas to support this charity. Please see the attached letter. We really hope you will be able to get involved too and raise much needed money for this very worthy charity. 
https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/llangattock-church-in-wales-school

Next Week:

Mon-Outdoor Learning for Y1/2

Tues-Y3/4 PE & Rev Jeremy Bevan Assemblies

Wed-Foundation Phase PE

Thur-Y5/6 PE & Outdoor Learning for Reception

Have a great weekend.

Best wishes,
Kathryn Marshall

Weekly update 24th January 2022

Dear All,

Best wishes,

AUTUMN TERM 2021

WEEKLY UPDATE 26th November

• Mon 29th- 6pm new Curriculum For Wales Teams meeting for parent (link sent out earlier this week and will be resent on Monday)
• Tue 30th- Rev Jeremy Bevan Assembly and Y3/4 PE
• Wed 1st Dec-Circus Skills. All children will need to wear PE kit
• Llangattock Christmas Lights
• Thurs 2nd Y5/6 PE
• Fri 3rd-FPh PE-wear suitable clothes

Have a great weekend.

Best wishes,

Kathryn Marshall

WEEKLY UPDATE 1st October

Dear All,

A much more Autumnal feel to this week’s weather, but we have still managed to get out and about.

Foundation Phase have been acting out the story of Creation, Y5/6 visited St Catwg’s Church, thank you to Mrs Jones and one of our Governors Ann Williams for organising this and Y3/4 have been working on developing a positive mindset to help them cope with challenging situations.

Flu Vaccines
Thank you to everyone who has returned the flu vaccine letter. If there are any outstanding letters, please return them to the office by Monday, as the School Nurse will be collecting them early next week. Please return even if you do not give permission for your child to have the vaccine, or you have made alternative arrangements. Thank you

Cauliflower Cards
This year we will once again be making Christmas cards to help raise money for school. Further information will be sent out shortly.

Next week:

• Mon-
• Tues-Y3/4 PE 6pm Governors AGM
• Wed-Foundation Phase PE; KS2 visit to Llangattock Allotments (weather allowing)
• Thurs-Y5/6 PE
• Fri-Y5/6 singing with Mr Marshall

Thank you all.

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards,
Kathryn Marshall

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WEEKLY UPDATE 24th September

Dear All,

Thank you to everyone for your support in what has been a busy and challenging week.

We have had a lovely day supporting Macmillan Cancer nurses. Thank you to everyone for their generous contributions, to Mrs Glenys Edwards, in the kitchen for making tray bakes for everyone and for Clams bakery for donating red velvet cake. Yum! So far we have raised £150. Brilliant!

Please find attached a poster regarding this year’s harvest supper.

Everyone should have received a copy of the Governors’ Annual Report to Parents. If you have not received a copy, or would like a hard copy, plese contact the school office.

On our termly update we had planned an Autumn Fair for next Friday, however, given the current COVID circumstances we will not be running this event.
We are really hopeful we will be to run a Christmas event next half-term.

Polite reminder:
Flu vaccination forms need to be returned as soon as possible
Please do not drive into school at the start and end of the day, or to drop off at breakfast club, as there may be children and adults walking around.

Next week:

• Mon-
• Tues-Y3/4 PE
• Weds-Foundation Phase PE
• Thurs-Y5/6 PE
• Fri-Singing with Mr Marshall for Y5/6

Have a great weekend.

Kind regards,

Kathryn Marshall

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WEEKLY UPDATE 17th September

Dear All,

I hope you have all had a good second full week back in school. It’s great to see everyone settling back in so well.

Just a polite reminder to all that bikes and scooters should not be ridden in the school grounds. Please dismount at the gate. Thank you.

This week Foundation Phase enjoyed a fun ‘Toys’ workshop and Y5/6 were happy to be singing again with Mr Marshall, where appropriate Covid measures were followed including a well-ventilated room and social distancing in place.

All children should have brought home a flu vaccination form. Please contact the school office if you have not received this.

Next Friday we will be running a biscuit/cake morning for the children to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. The children can come to school in any bright coloured clothes (please make sure they have suitable footwear) and we will organise cakes for snack time. We are asking for a minimum donation of £1 which can be put in the collection pots as the children come into school

Next week:

• Mon-
• Tues- Y3/4 PE
• Wed- Foundation Phase PE, Governors’ Report to Parents Available
• Thur- Y5/6 PE
• Fri- Y5/6 Singing with Mr Marshall/Macmillan Coffee Morning

Have a great weekend.

Kind regards,

Kathryn Marshall

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WEEKLY UPDATE 10th September

Dear All,

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our class meetings. I hope you found them useful and informative. Class letters and topic webs were sent out earlier today, however, if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher.

Well done to our Y5/6 children who have made a start on tidying our school grounds today. Thank you to everyone who has offered to help in the school grounds. This will make a huge difference to the children’s environment and play areas. If anyone else is able to volunteer please let me know.

As we move into the Autumn term could you please ensure your child has a coat in school so he/she is able to go outside even if it is raining. Thank you.

Next week:

Homework begins!

• Mon-
• Tue-PE Y3/4
• Wed-PE Foundation Phase
• Thur-PE Y5/6
• Fri-

Have a lovely weekend.

Best wishes,

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WEEKLY UPDATE 3rd September

Dear All,

What a quick week!

It was so good to see everyone back on Thursday looking so happy and well rested.

Please find attached a pupil information sheet. If your contact details etc have changed in the last 12 months please complete and return a new form. If everything is as it was last September you do not need to do anything. If you would like a hard copy, please collect one from the main entrance.

Next week we will be holding our class meetings. Unfortunately we cannot hold face to face meetings, so I will be sending out TEAMS links later today.

These meeting are really important as they will give you general information about your child’s class routines, etc, but also guidance and ways to help your child with homework etc. They will be as informal as possible, and an opportunity for you to clarify any issues and expectations. A class letter will also be sent out with more detailed information. As soon as we are able to, we will hold live, additional class meetings.

PE will start next week. Children need to wear appropriate clothing to school eg plain jogging bottoms/leggings, a plain t-shirt and trainers, or daps. They will also need a school sweatshirt/jumper. Please avoid any branded/logo sportswear.

Homework-There will be no homework next week. We will start homework wk beginning 13th September.

Grounds Day for Y5/6 on Friday 10th September. Children can come to school in outdoor clothing and suitable footwear. We have some gardening gloves, but if they have their own, that would be really helpful.

Next week:

• Mon 6th-4:15pm Foundation Phase Class Meeting
• Tuesday 7th-Y3/4 PE
• Weds 8th-4:15pm Y3/4 Class meeting
• Foundation Phase PE
• Thurs 9th-4:15pm Y5/6 Class Meeting; Y5/6 PE
• Fri 10th-Y5/6 Grounds Day.

A newsletter with provisional dates will be emailed out on Monday.

Have a lovely weekend.