Dear Parents/Carers,

It’s been a pleasure to welcome pupils and staff back to school this week for the final term of the 22-23 academic year. Another exciting and stimulating term awaits with the addition of sports days and Year 6 Leavers’ activities. It looks as if the weather is finally warming up…

Reception children spent the day at Barry Island beach this week to launch their new Learning Project, ‘At the Beach’ and even managed to paddle in the sea!

We wish Eid Mubarak to all who are celebrating Eid ul-Fitr this weekend.  We hope you have a wonderful time with family and friends.

Please remember that next Monday 1^st May is a BANK HOLIDAY, as is the following Monday (8^th).

Universal Free School Meals

We have received the following information from Cardiff catering service:

The next stage of the rollout of UFSM in Cardiff will see the offer extended to Year 1 pupils from Monday 24^th April.  To ensure that Year 1 pupils do not miss out on their free school meals, families should log on to their ParentPay account and pre-order their meals.  The menu for the w/c 24^th April will be available on ParentPay from this (Friday) evening.

Teams are working hard with the aim of having provision in place so that free school meals will be provided to Year 2 pupils from Monday 5th June.  Schools/parents/carers will be updated on this closer to the time.

Families of children of all ages who receive benefits should continue to register for a free school meal.

UK Emergency Alerts Programme

We have been asked to share information on behalf of Cardiff Council about the UK National Test Message which is happening on Sunday 23^rd April. Please find attached the information and links.

Nursery appeal for items

We have a request from our Nursery staff:

Dear parents, the Nursery class are appealing for the following items if you have unwanted toys/items at home:

• Baby dolls and prams
• Toy food, pots/pans and toy cooking utensils
• Paint brushes (adult size), paint rollers, safety googles, toy tools, toy lawn mowers, leaf blowers etc for our construction house
• Golf tees
• Wooden stacking toys
• Number/mathematical jigsaws & puzzles
• Mathematical books suitable for nursery (number/shape etc)
• Dice, including large dice
• Kaleidoscopes
• Toy microscopes
• Playdough accessories
• Toys diggers/JCBs, toy cars
• Small world play – fairies, police, pirates (but not pirate boats as we have those already)
• Age 5/6 or 6/7 joggers and leggings
• Comics for Nursery-age children (we always need these as they don’t last very long!)

Thank you in advance for any donations. We really appreciate it.  Kind regards,

The Nursery Team

Lost Property

Please see attached pdf for photos of the latest lost property haul.  We hope that we can reunite items with their owners.  If you recognise anything please email the school (lakesideprimary@cardiff.gov.uk) or send a note in to your child’s class teacher.  Thank you.

Wishing you all a pleasant weekend,

Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher

DATES: 2022-2023 academic year

April 2023

Thursday 27^th – Year 1 trip to Mountain View Ranch

Friday 28^th - Year 2 trip to Newport Wetlands

May 2023

Monday 1^st May – BANK HOLIDAY

Monday 8^th May – BANK HOLIDAY for Coronation

Monday 29^th May to Friday 2^nd June – Half Term break

June 2023

Monday 5^th June – INSET DAY

Monday 12^th June - Year 5 Cycling Proficiency Week 1 – one Year 5 class

Friday 23^rd June – Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Sports Day (all morning – NIAC)

Monday 26^th June – Year 5 Cycling Proficiency Week 2 – the other Year 5 class

July 2023

Wednesday 5^th July – Years 3 to 6 Sports Day (all morning – NIAC)

Friday 21^st July – last day of 2022-23 academic year for pupils

Monday 24^th July – INSET DAY

SUMMER BREAK