04/02/2022

 

Dear parent / carer,

 

I am writing to let you know that Miss DiNunzio is now off work for health reasons and won’t be returning until after Easter.  In the meantime, the class will be covered by agency staff and, at the moment, we have secured the services of Ms Henry as their long term teacher.  Mrs Roynon will remain in the class and help to provide consistency going forward.

 

I am sure that you would join with me in wishing Miss DiNunzio a speedy recovery.  Please feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss this further.

 

Regards,

 

Simon Bates

      

 

 

05/01/2022

 

Dear parent / carer,

 

I hope that you had a good Christmas break – happy New Year!

 

Regards the return to school arrangements, please note the following:

 

• Drop off and pick up arrangements will remain the same as before Christmas.  Likewise, Breakfast Club and After School childcare will resume tomorrow (Thursday) as normal.
• Isolation rules have changed:
  • If a child is symptomatic, isolate and get a PCR (under 5s isolate, no requirement for PCR).  Isolate for 7 days minimum and only return after a negative LFT on days 6 and 7 – otherwise, isolate for 10 days.
  • If your child is a close contact of a positive case, they should take a daily LFT for 7 days and, assuming it is negative, they are clear to come to school.
  • Detailed isolation rules can be found here: Self-isolation | GOV.WALES
• Regards the symptoms, it appears that the new ‘Omicron’ variant can be similar (cough, high temperature, loss of taste and smell) but may also present as more like a common cold (runny nose, sore throat, nausea etc) – please be extra vigilant and careful as it spreads more readily than previous variants and, if unsure, isolate and take a test.
• We may be forced to close classes or year groups at short notice if the numbers of staff and / or pupils infected becomes unmanageable – we will try to keep you well informed and give you as much notice as possible.  Should this happen, we will look to reinstate home learning for these classes and try to maintain care for blue light workers and other critical staff.

Let’s hope that this latest variant is short lived and that 2022 sees a return to 2019 levels of normality!

 

I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow (Thur 6^th).

 

All the best,

 

Simon Bates

 

 

Thank you for your contributions!

Dear parent / carer,

 

Please note the following:

 

• This coming Friday, 10^th Dec is Save the Children’s ‘Christmas Jumper Day’ which we will be, once again, supporting.  Donations direct to the charity please:

Christmas Jumper Day 2021 | Save the Children UK

• On this same day (this coming Friday) we are also looking for food donations to support the local foodshare on Woodland Road, ‘Croesy Foodshare Hwb’.  In the past we have provided various non-perishables (packets of pasta / rice / sugar, tea bags, coffee, tinned fruit / meat / fish, biscuits or snack bars etc) but, given the time of year, you may like to donate something Christmassy! All donations to come to school and we will transport them down.
• Christmas parties.  Christmas isn’t completely cancelled!  Next week (with the exception of Class 5AT (this Fri 10^th)) the classes / year groups will have  a party in school with some light refreshments provided by the PTA (many thanks!).  Children may come in their party clothes on this day, which is as follows:

 

Nursery              Thur 16^th

Rec                      Wed 15^th

Year 1                 Wed 15^th

Year 2                  Tue 14^th

Year 3                  Wed 15^th

Year 4                  Thur 16^th

Class 5AT            Fri 10^th

Class 5M             Thur 16^th

Year 6                 Thur 16^th

 

• Christmas lunch is next Wed 15^th (normal uniform other than party classes) – please make sure that you are registered online in order that you can pay for the meal (if your child normally has packed lunch).  Contact us if you need details of how to register.
• Christmas cards and gifts – we are still managing the Covid issue, so if your children are giving things to one another, please restrict this to their own year group.
• Christmas productions have, of course, once again been cancelled this year (doesn’t feel the same in school!).  However, as with everything else, we have gone virtual!  We are putting together some songs etc at the moment and will share these with you next week to hopefully raise the spirits and put you in the mood for the festive season!

 

Remember that we finish at 2:00p.m on the last day, Friday 17^th Dec.  This includes Nursery.

 

All the best,

 

SB

 

Upcoming dates:

 

December           

15th       Christmas lunch

17th       Break up for Christmas 2.00p.m

 

Spring Term 2022

 

January

Tue 4th Children return to school

 

February

WB 14th Parent Consultations

18th       Break up for half term

28th       Teacher Training Day #4

 

March

1st         Children return to school  

              2.30 Rec/Y1/Y2 Country Dancing

              Dress in Welsh costume (all pupils)

3rd         World Book Day – Pupils and staff to dress as a book character!

             

April

8th         Break up for Easter

 

Simon Bates

 

Head Teacher, Croesyceiliog Primary School (simon.bates@torfaen.gov.uk 01633 624114)

 

 

 

 

Dear parent / carer, Please note the following:

• Next week is Anti-Bullying Week and we will be supporting this through various lessons, surveys and assemblies. We will also be wearing odd socks on Monday, so feel free to go a little wild and mix it up a bit to support the cause.

• A week today, Friday 19th Nov is Children in Need. Again, we will be supporting this though a non-uniform day – anything goes! Any donations directly to the charity / BBC please.

• Flu vaccines happening on 24/11 - forms to be returned asap please.

• Photograph orders need to be returned by Friday 19th Nov. Have a good weekend! SB Simon Bates Head Teacher, Croesyceiliog Primary School (simon.bates@torfaen.gov.uk 01633 624114