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• WELSH CERTIFICATE - 15.01.24

  Mon 15 Jan 2024

  Well done to all our Welsh certificate winners this week. All trying  very hard to speak Welsh in school. Da iawn pawb!

  

• Camhs In Reach Parent Workshop Part 2

  Thu 11 Jan 2024 Julie Miller

  Camhs In Reach Parent Workshop
  
  Part 2 of the Emotional Regulation Parent workshops, will be delivered on Monday 5th February at 3.30pm, childcare will be available again, please email me on millerj67@hwbcymru.net, if you would like to take advantage of this. The session will last approximately an hour.
  We look forward to seeing as many parents as possible.
  Many thanks

   

   

  

• Talk with Me - Learn to talk tips and activities for parents

  Tue 09 Jan 2024 Julie Miller

• SNAP Cymru upcoming events

  Tue 09 Jan 2024 Julie Miller

  Please find attached posters for our upcoming events in Swansea  -  

  
  Mind The Gap  - Wednesday 7^th of February 2024 at 10:00am until 13:00pm
  A FREE face-to-face event for professionals, parents and carers of any Young Person with Additional Learning Needs and/or a disability accessing Further Education in Wales (14+).

   

  From SEN To ALN - Wednesday  28^th February 2024 at 10:00am until 13:00pm

  A FREE face-to-face event for professionals, parents and carers of any child or young person with Additional Learning Needs and/or a disability accessing education in Wales (0-25).

   

  Tickets can be booked on our Eventbrite page here.

   

  We would be hugely grateful if you could share this information widely amongst any professionals, parents, carers and families.  We have been commissioned and funded by Welsh Government ALN Team to deliver these events across Wales between now and March 2024 - and we aim to support schools, colleges and LA’s by sharing localised information about ALN implementation in a way that is supportive and informative, impartial, and independent. 

   

  We have run our From SEN To ALN collection of events previously and they have been extremely well attended and the feedback from parents and carers has been extremely positive in that they have a far better understanding of ALN implementation and the new code. It has also provided an opportunity for us to support parents and carers to contact schools and/or colleges with any comments or concerns in the first instance.

   

  Are you a parent or carer wanting to know more about the new Additional Learning Needs (ALN) system in Wales?

  •          Would you like an opportunity to take your views and experiences of the new ALN system, directly to the Welsh Government?

  •          Would you like to meet and talk about your experiences of education with other parents and carers of children/young people with ALN  

              and disabilities?

   

  What this session will cover

   

  •          How do I know if my child or young person has ALN?

  •          From SEN to ALN – what changes are happening?

  •          What does the law say?

  •          What are my rights?

  •          How can I challenge decisions or appeal?

  •          What does the Education Tribunal for Wales do?

  •          Where can I get free, accurate and impartial information?

  •          Fact checker – bring your experiences of the new ALN system, we will provide information and understanding.

  •          Meet other parents and carers and share your stories

  •          Access FREE, impartial information from the SNAP Cymru team and meet your local SNAP Cymru caseworkers

  •          Information and comments gathered from these sessions, will be taken directly back to the Welsh Government ALN team and shared

              anonymously

  

• Ruby Robin Award

  Fri 22 Dec 2023 Kirsty Palmer

  Just a little reminder about the Ruby Robin Award.

  A free winter challenge for children age 5-11 to help songbirds- something to do once the excitement of Christmas Day is over perhaps?

   

  We are lucky to have an amazing range of songbirds in the UK. More than 100 types! However, their numbers are going down rapidly as the world around them changes. We need to protect them and make sure they are still here in the future. We want more children to learn about the birds they see and encourage young people to take positive action for nature.

  To inspire children to connect with nature, Songbird Survival have launched a FREE Robin Award. This Winter, Children aged 5 to 11 can take part in fun challenges to gain a special certificate and Ruby Robin badge. Challenges include crafting DIY feeders for your gardens, learning fun facts about birds and spending time outdoors spotting birds.

  Can you help inspire the next generation by getting your children involved in the Ruby Robin Challenge this December?

  It’s so simple and fun to earn the reward:

  1. Parents sign up here: https://www.songbird-survival.org.uk/what-we-do/campaigns/rra/sign-up
  2. Choose your challenges- simply choose and complete one activity from each of the four challenges. There are lots of resources to help on the website.  www.songbird-survival.org.uk
  3. Get going and have fun.
  4. Claim your award.

  It would be great if Sketty children got involved between now and the end of the year.

  If you are happy to, please send any photos of your child completing a challenge or receiving their award. They will only be used as evidence for our Eco Award. Send to: PalmerK1@hwbcymru.net or your child’s class teacher.

  Many thanks

  The ECO Committee

  

• December Battery Competition Winners

  Fri 22 Dec 2023 Kirsty Palmer

  Congratulations to Miss Baldwin's class, REC AB. They have won the battery collection competition for December by collecting a massive 426 batteries. That is an amazing effort- well done everyone.

  Keep collecting- I'm sure there will be lots of used batteries once those decs come down.

  Thank you and Merry Christmas from the Eco Committee.

  

• Matthew's House donations

  Mon 18 Dec 2023 Mr Tucker
  

• Camhs In Reach Parent Workshop Part 2

  Mon 18 Dec 2023 Julie Miller

  Camhs In Reach Parent Workshop
  
  Once again, thank you to everyone who attended the Part 1 of the Emotional Regulation Workshop from Camhs in Reach team, we hope you found the session useful.
  
  Part 2 will be delivered on Monday 5th February at 3.30pm, childcare will be available again, please email me on millerj67@hwbcymru.net, if you would like to take advantage of this. The session will last approximately an hour.
  We look forward to seeing as many parents as possible.
  Many thanks

• Camhs School In Reach Autumn Newsletter

  Mon 11 Dec 2023 Julie Miller

  Camhs In Reach Newsletter

   

  Click on the link for the full document

   

  https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/sketty-primary-school/UploadedDocument/150c95e9-1313-4d34-a9e1-39f3d38d2ef1/autumn-newsletter-2023-english-compressed-1.pdf

   

   

  

• ALN News- Parental guides

  Thu 07 Dec 2023 Julie Miller

  ALN News - Parental guides
  Please visit the school website pages for further information about ADHD, DCD or Neurodivergence.
  
  The EPIC strategy booklets are a guide for parents of Neurodivergent children and/or give strategies for parents to help with strengths and difficulties with ADHD and DCD/Dyspraxia.
  
  https://www.skettyprimary.co.uk/important-documents-dogfennau-pwysig/