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Bank Holiday and inset dates for the rest of this academic year. - FRIDAY 29TH APRIL - DAY OFF IN LIEU OF QUEEN’S JUBILEE BANK HOLIDAY,
Tue 26 Apr 2022Dear Parents/Carers,
A Reminder of Bank Holiday and inset dates for the rest of this academic year.
FRIDAY 29TH APRIL – DAY OFF IN LIEU OF QUEEN’S JUBILEE BANK HOLIDAY, which falls during the summer half term. The vast majority of schools are taking this day including Olchfa Comprehensive and our neighbouring primary schools.
MONDAY 2ND MAY – May Day Bank Holiday
FRIDAY 27th MAY – INSET DAY-Dyslexia and Makaton training
FRIDAY 1st JULY – INSET DAY-Progression and Assessment re- New Curriculum
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any issues or concerns.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Bev Phillips
Head Teacher
Sketty Primary
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Goodbye 'Covid Restrictions' signs!
Mon 25 Apr 2022Mrs Phillips and Tom, one of our Parent Governors, were delighted to cut these signs down this morning.
We we delighted to be able to invite parents in before Easter for tree planting, Year 5 Enterprise and the Book Fayre. More exciting things to come!
BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL DAY – All school gates, will be opened at 8.40am. There are no designated gates. We ask that Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children be dropped off at their classrooms. Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 children can make their way to their classrooms by themselves.
END OF THE SCHOOL DAY – The school gates, will be opened at 3.15pm.We shall continue to dismiss children from their designated gates/classrooms. Parents/Carers are allowed to cross the school premises to collect children from different year groups.
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Sketty Wins Gardening Equipment with Morrisons Supremarket!
Thu 21 Apr 2022Thank you to everyone that took part in the online competition to win free gardening equipment from Morrisons as part of their #ItsGoodToGrow promotion.
Our wonderful Sketty PTA promoted and publicised this Facebook competition, which resulted in us receiving the most votes to win free equipment. We look forward to sharing pictures with you, once it arrives!
Thank you for your continued support.
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Summer Term
Thu 21 Apr 2022WELCOME BACK EVERYONE!
I hope everyone has had a wonderful, restful Easter Break. This letter contains important information regarding, Breakfast Clubs, beginning and end of school day routines and what to do if your child has Covid symptoms.
BREAKFAST CLUB – If you wish to use breakfast club, the sessions, must be paid for prior to your child attending, at a cost of £1.50 per day. Breakfast Club can be accessed through the main school gate, which is manned between 7.50am-8.05am.
BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL DAY – All school gates, will be opened at 8.40am. There are no designated gates. We ask that Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children be dropped off at their classrooms. Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 children can make their way to their classrooms by themselves.
END OF THE SCHOOL DAY – The school gates, will be opened at 3.15pm.We shall continue to dismiss children from their designated gates/classrooms. Parents/Carers are allowed to cross the school premises to collect children from different year groups.
COVID SYMPTOMS Please do not send your child to school if they are unwell. If they have Covid symptoms, Welsh Government advice is to take a Lateral Flow test. If your child tests positive current advice states they must self-isolate for 5 days and return to school after two consecutive negative tests beginning from day 5. (This does not apply to Nursery children)
Thank you for your continued support, particularly with all things Covid related and the steps taken to return school to normal activities.
We have an exciting Summer Term ahead of us!
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you wish discuss any issues or concerns.
Cofion
Mrs Bev Phillips
Head Teacher
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Fundraising for National Autistic Society, Swansea
Tue 12 Apr 2022Thank you for your donations sent in for 'Onesie Wednesday'. We raised £182.47 for National Autistic Society - Swansea.
@NASSwansea
https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/branches/nasswansea-branch
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Year 2 'Keepfitathon' raising money for RNLI
Fri 08 Apr 2022We want to say a huge well done and thank you to Year 2 for such a fantastic effort in the Keepfitathon, the children raised an incredible £1178.70.
Thank you all for your ongoing support and generosity!!!
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Callum Powell Y6SW receives a The High Sheriff of West Glamorgan Special Award - 'The Colin Rees Award'
Thu 07 Apr 2022On Wednesday 6th April 2022, Callum Powell Y6SW, received The High Sheriff's Special Award for his fundraising efforts to support Ifan Phillips.
After hearing the news last November, that one of his rugby heroes, Ospreys player, Ifan Phillips, had suffered a life changing motorcycle accident, Callum was devastated. He wanted to help Ifan get a state of the art prosthetic leg. He thought that the £20 that he had donated was not enough and told his Mum he wanted to donate more. He decided he was going to train to run 5K, and get family and friends to sponsor him. He set up his own Just Giving account and started training every night after school with his Mum.
Callum's main run was January 30th 2022. From this, he had many promises of donations. He also promised Ifan he would continue to do a 5K parkrun every week - he has run the Swansea Bay, the Gloucester, and the Gnoll parkruns. Callum wears his 'Ifan' t-shirt and tells people on the runs about his fundraiser. He has written messages to every RFC in Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland to tell them what has happened and asks if they would like to help him help Ifan. This has brought a lot of new donations.
The Just Giving page has raised £5210, in addition to this, with cheques from local rugby clubs and amounts of cash, the total will probably be well over £5,600.
Callum is driven by his love of rugby, the bravery shown to him by Ifan Phillips that he wants to do everything he can so that Ifan will be able to walk again.
The High Sheriff of West Glamorgan thanked Callum for all his efforts and said he richly deserved the High Sheriff's Special Award and was proud to have met him.
Well done Callum we are all very proud of you at Sketty Primary School, many congratulations on your award and good luck with your future fundraising
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/callum-ifan?utm_term=WyGBWAwAw
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Pasg Hapus - Happy Easter
Thu 07 Apr 2022Happy Easter to our pupils, parents and carers.
It has been a busy term, with a very busy final week. We have been delighted to have family members visiting the school this week for the Queen's Green Canopy, the Book Fair and the Y5 Enterprise Gallery.
We wish you all a very enjoyable and safe Easter break.
From all the staff at Sketty Primary School.
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Message from our Director of Education regarding Covid and Schools
Thu 07 Apr 2022Dear Parent / Carer,
I want to provide you with a short update as we approach the end of the Spring term and enter the last term of this academic year.
First of all, I want to thank you for your continuing support. These past two years have been enormously challenging for you, your children, teachers and all staff connected with our schools. Your assistance has been key in ensuring education services have been there for our young people during the pandemic and now, as we move on from it.
The last half-term has once again put extra pressure on our schools who have worked hard to ensure face-to-face learning continues as far as possible, despite staff shortages across many our schools. As officers, we see daily the effort that goes in from headteachers and their staff to keep our learners on site and I thank them for all they continue to do.
The Welsh Government has confirmed that as a minimum, a face covering should continue to be worn by secondary aged learners/ staff when moving around communal areas. This requirement will be reviewed by the Welsh Government after Easter. The Local COVID-19 infection control decision framework for schools sets out arrangements for the delivery of learning in schools and enables us to tailor interventions to reflect local risks and circumstances. I am pleased to confirm that for the return of pupils after Easter we will move to operate at a LOW alert level. In practical terms, this would place schools in a similar situation to the general public.
It is important we continue to wash our hands regularly and get the vaccine when offered. Please remember, if your child has any of the three key symptoms, please do not send your child to school, they should self-isolate and take a lateral flow test (LFT). You can order LFTs online https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests or call 119 between 7am and 11pm (calls are free). They should continue to self-isolate until they get their LFT test result.
As always, if you have any questions, please get in touch with your child’s teacher or headteacher for further advice and support.
Thank you all once again for your continual support to our schools.
Regards
Helen Morgan-Rees
Director of Education
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Onesie Wednesday
Wed 06 Apr 2022We would like to say thank you for your generous donations towards Onesie Wednesday and helping us raise money for the National Autistic Society. We managed to raise £182.47!!
Thanks once again for your generosity and support.
