Dear Parents/Carers,

It’s been a very cold return to school this week, but at least no rain! Thank you for wrapping your children up nice and warm for when they are outside. It looks like cold weather is predicted again next week.

INSET Days

Next Friday (19^th January) is an Inset Day.  We have also added Monday 3^rd June and Monday 22^nd July as Inset Days.

After-school clubs

After-school clubs re-start next week, except for Netball, which starts the following week on the 26^th January because of next Friday’s Inset Day.  We will shortly be starting an additional Chess Club for Years 3 and 4 for Intermediate players.  Letters will be sent out next week about this. 

School Snacks

As part of our Healthy Schools initiative, we are reminding all children that their break time snacks should be a healthy piece of fruit or vegetable, and drinks bottles should only contain water.  Thank you for your co-operation.

School Nursing Service and Child Measurement Programme

The School Nursing Service have asked us to share a letter with you, introducing themselves and their screening visits to school, and with details of a surveillance programme by NHS Wales, measuring the height and weight of all children in Reception classes throughout the country.  There is an additional document and a flyer with more details about the surveillance programme.  All are attached to this Parentmail.

FINAL walk-in flu vaccination clinic details

Also attached are details of walk-in clinics in the Cardiff & Vale area, for children who missed their flu vaccination at school.

Local Authority Consultation

Attached is a letter from the Local Authority about the expansion of Specialist Resource Bases across Cardiff.  Lakeside is included in the consultation as they are changing the name of our Local Authority Wellbeing Class to a Specialist Resource Base for Emotional Health and Wellbeing.

Lost Property

There are many photos of recent lost property on the school web site.  Please contact the school if you recognise anything, and please can we remind parents/carers to label clothes and any other items with their child’s name.  Thank you very much. 

Link to Lost Property:  https://www.lakesideprimaryschool.co.uk/lost-property-eiddo-coll/ 

Please remember that next Friday is an INSET Day.  Thank you.

Wishing you a pleasant weekend.

Best wishes,

Rachel Mitchell, Headteacher

January 2024

• Wednesday 17^th January – football match against Ton yr Ywen
• Friday 19^th January – Inset Day
• Monday 22^nd January – Football match against Whitchurch 3.30pm
• Wednesday 24^th January – Y2 visit to Cardiff Castle
• Monday 29^th January – PTA AGM 3.30pm – KS2 Staffroom

February 2024

• Friday 2^nd February – NSPCC Number Day – wear numbers to school!
• Tuesday 6^th February – Internet Safety Day

March 2024

• Monday 26^th February to Friday 1^st March – Welsh Week
• Friday 1^st March – School Eisteddfodau
• Thursday 7^th March – World Book Day

April 2024

• Wednesday 10^th April – Eid ul-Fitr (exact date TBC)
• Friday 19^th April – World Bee Day at Lakeside

May 2024

• Monday 6^th May – BANK HOLIDAY

June 2024

• Monday 3^rd June – INSET DAY

July 2024

• Monday 22^nd July – INSET DAY

Term dates

2023-2024 academic year

INSET DAY	Friday 19th January
Break up for Half Term	Friday 9th February, 2024
Spring Half Term	Monday 12th February, 2024	Friday 16th February, 2024
Break up for Easter	Friday 22nd March, 2024
Easter Break		Monday 25th March, 2024	Friday 5th April, 2024
Return to school	Monday 8th April, 2024
EARLY MAY BANK HOLIDAY	Monday 6th May, 2024
Break up for Half Term	Friday 24th May
Summer Half Term		Monday 27th May, 2024	Friday 31st May, 2024
INSET DAY	Monday 3rd June
Last Day of term	Friday 19th July
INSET DAY	Monday 22nd July