Latest News / Diweddaraf

• Does your child suffer with sleep issues?

  Tue 31 Jan 2023 Julie Miller

  At any given time up to 40% of adults and 50% of children (this rises to 80% with an ALN diagnosis) have difficulties with their sleep. Yet in a recent survey, almost 60% of adults felt there was a lack of support for sleep issues. Sleep problems can leave people feeling isolated and lonely.

   

  Our free helpline is run by trained sleep advisors, many of whom are specialists in working with ALN. We can talk to young people directly, or parents (we can also talk to adults, including older people, about their sleep issues).

   

  The helpline is open 5 times a week, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday evenings 7-9pm, and Wednesday mornings 9-11am. The number is 03303 530 541.

   

  You can read more here: https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/national-sleep-helpline/

   

  We are sending information about this wonderful free resource that can help parents and children to learn more about their sleep and develop better bedtime routines. Sleep is essential to brain function, by helping children to sleep better, we can help them to succeed in school.

   

  In response to caller feedback, we have recently changed our opening hours to include a morning session. I have attached a poster with the new opening times and more information about the service

  

• Visit from Children's Commissioner of Wales, Rocio Cifuentes 27.1.23

  Mon 30 Jan 2023 RRS Ambassadors

  Article 3 - The best interests of the child must be a top priority in all things that affect children.

  Article 12 - Every child has the right to a say in all matters affecting them, and to have their views taken seriously.

  Article 13 - Every child must be free to say what they think.

  Article 29 - Education must encourage a child's respect for children's rights

   

  We were all very excited to meet  Rocio Cifuentes, The Children's Commissioner of Wales. The first thing we did was take Rocio on a tour of the school, so that she could visit all the classes and speak to pupils and staff about their work with children's rights.

   

  Then, Rocio spoke to some children about their well-being and the resilience activities they do with Miss Lewis in the well-being shed to support their mental health and emotional well-being.

   

  Afterwards, Rights Respecting School Ambassadors talked to her about our special missions for the Children's Commissioner of Wales and our Outright campaign with UNICEF about Health care and well-being in our school.

   

  Rocio then spoke to School Council about their work with children's rights and the Anti-Bullying Policy they are developing with pupils.

   

  Rocio was very impressed with the work that we do in Sketty Primary to ensure that all children have their rights.

  

• Certificate winners 27/1/23

  Fri 27 Jan 2023 Julie Miller

  Well done to this week's certificate winners

  

• Important information

  Tue 24 Jan 2023

  Tuesday 24th January 2023
   

  Dear Parents/Carers,

   

  You will be aware that school leaders’ union NAHT Cymru will now engage in industrial action short of strike and NEU is currently taking discontinuous strike action. Whilst the unions have collectively tried to minimise the direct impact on children and young people, the ability of our school to maintain all of our usual provisions has been affected.

   

  As a result of strike action being taken by the National Education Union (NEU) on 1st February 2023, and following discussions with the Chair of Governors, the impact on our school will be as follows:

   

  Closed to pupils but open to non-striking staff.

   

  Further industrial action is planned on 14th February, 15th March and 16th March. We will write to you again a week before these dates with a further update.

  
  The teaching staff and I want to see an end to this period of dispute and a return to normal school life as soon as possible.
   

  Yours faithfully,
   

  Mrs Bev Phillips
   

  Headteacher

  Sketty Primary

• Certifcate winners 20/1/23

  Fri 20 Jan 2023 Julie Miller

  Well done to this week's certificate winners

  

• Rags 2 Riches

  Thu 19 Jan 2023 Kirsty palmer
   

  We will soon be collecting your unwanted, reusable clothing donations again to raise money for our School through the 'Rags 2 Riches 4 Schools' collection. 

   

  Unfortunately this time, we don't have collection bags to give out. Please use any spare plastic bags or green recycling bags.

   

  As previously, please bring any donations to the metal storage container just inside the main school gates. This should be open for you to put your bags inside but if it isn't for any reason, please leave them just outside & we will sort them out.

   

  Collection dates are: 

  Mon 30th Jan,  Tues 31st Jan & Weds 1st Feb- drop off & pick up times  

  Thurs 2nd Feb- drop off only

   

  A huge thank you from the school and the Eco Committee, to everyone who donated to the November collection, which raised £187 for School resources !

  

• Camhs Schools In Reach Parent Workshop

  Wed 18 Jan 2023 Julie Miller

  Many thanks to all the parents who attended the first CAMHS School In Reach parent workshop last night, it was a great turn out. We hope that you found the session useful. Please find the Powerpoint presentation that was delivered last night below.
  Next session is on 13th February at 5.30pm, focusing on anger, more details to follow.

  

• IMPORTANT MESSAGE

  Wed 18 Jan 2023 M Jones

  Dear Parents/Carers,

  
  We have had a very exciting afternoon in Sketty Primary. Our fire alarm activated, and we left the building in record time.
   

  I HAVE TO SAY THE CHILDREN AND STAFF WERE AMAZING.
   

  As we were unable to detect any fires as indicated by the fire panel. I decided to call the Fire Brigade to check. They arrived in record time and checked the building thoroughly.

   

  The Chief Fire Fighter said that the building was safe, and we all returned to our classrooms.

  The activation has been reported to the Local Authority as it is thought there is a fault in the system.

  A big Thank You to the Fire Service for their speedy response and thorough check of our building.

  And “Well Done” to all our children and staff who were, as they always are, fantastic.

   

  Cofion
  Mrs Bev Phillips
  Head Teacher

• Certificate winners 13/1/23

  Fri 13 Jan 2023 Julie Miller

  Well done to this week's certificate winners

  

• Camhs Schools In Reach Parent Workshop

  Thu 12 Jan 2023

  Reminder
  
  School In-reach Parent Workshops
  
  In conjunction with CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service), we will be running a series of parent workshops, this term exploring different issues and how the service can support our learners in and out of school.
  
  The first workshop is set for January 17th at 5.30pm in school. The session will focus on 'Mental Health vs Emotional Well-being'
  
  The workshop will briefly outline the School In-reach service aims, including challenging the medicalisation of well-being needs in children. We then explore the distinction between mental health and emotional well-being and discuss how to foster a measured and proportionate response to concerns.
  
  We look forward to seeing you then.
  Many thanks