Dear Parent/Carer,

What a wonderful week!  Nursery, Reception and Years 1, 3 and 6 shared their Christmas performances with families this week and each one was a joy.  The children did extremely well and really enjoyed themselves, as did their families and myself.  Many thanks to the staff for all their hard work and to parents/carers for providing costumes and props.  I’m looking forward to sharing the rest of the performances with families next week.

Thank you for sending your children into school in warm clothes – they all look very cosy in their hats, gloves, coats etc.  We’re hoping for milder weather on the weekend and into next week.

Hanukkah

We send Happy Hanukkah wishes to all who are celebrating from this weekend. 

Next week’s Christmas sharing timetable

	Morning	Afternoon
Monday 19th December	Year 4 Christmas sharing	Choir performance in FP Hall 3.30pm
Tuesday 20th December	Year 2 Christmas sharing
Wednesday 21st December	Pantomime at school (funded by PTA)
Thursday 22nd December	Year 5 Christmas sharing Farm animals visiting Nursery children	Farm animals visiting Nursery children
Friday 23rd December	Last day of term!

Teas and coffees will be served from 9.00am, ready to start at 9.30am.   You will be able to take photos and videos during the sharing, but they are not to be uploaded on any social media sites (just please be respectful of the view of those behind you!)

Lakeside Citizens video and competition

In today’s assemblies the Lakeside Citizens pupil group introduced two videos they have made to promote healthy lunchboxes and good hand hygiene.  There was a lot of laughter at the healthy lunchboxes video because it features Mr Vanstone and his very unhealthy lunchbox!  After the videos the Lakeside Citizens launched a competition to design a hand washing instruction poster for use throughout the school. 

Links with local community

It has been really lovely this Christmas to have been able to re-establish links with two local care homes.  The school choir sang at Llys Celyn this week and Year 1 visited Santa’s Grotto at Cartref.  Residents were delighted to see the children and hear them sing, also to receive cards that the children had made.

Our post box

Thank you so much to one of our parents, who has decorated our post box with a beautiful Christmas scene.  It’s brought us many a smile on these cold mornings.

Wishing you all a pleasant weekend,

Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher

DATES: 2022-2023 academic year

December 2022

18^th – 26^th December – Hanukkah

Monday 19^th December – Year 4 Christmas sharing

Tuesday 20^th December – Year 2 Christmas sharing

Thursday 22^nd December – Year 5 Christmas sharing

Friday 23^rd December – last day of term

 

CHRISTMAS BREAK         

 

January 2023

Monday 9^th January – Return to school

Sunday 22^nd January – Chinese New Year

February 2023

Friday 3^rd February – NSPCC Number Day

Tuesday 7^th February – Safer Internet Day

Monday 20^th February to Friday 24^th February – Half Term break

March 2023

Wednesday 1^st March – St David’s Day

Thursday 2^nd March – World Book Day

10^th-19^th March – British Science Week

Friday 17^th March – Red Nose Day

Wednesday 22^nd March – Ramadan begins (exact dates TBC)

Friday 31^st March – break up for Easter

April 2023

EASTER BREAK

Sunday 9^th April – Easter Day

Monday 17^th April – back to school

Friday 21^st to Saturday 22^nd April – Eid ul-Fitr (exact dates TBC)

May 2023

Monday 1^st May – BANK HOLIDAY

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

June 2023

July 2023

Monday 24^th July – last day of term

SUMMER BREAK