Parentmail 8.9.23
Dear Parents/Carers,
It’s been a pleasure to see all our pupils back at school this week and we look forward to welcoming our new pupils and their families over the next few weeks. Thank you for ensuring that your children are protected from strong sunlight and that they have enough to drink in this hot weather.
RAAC
I am sure that you are all familiar with news reports about RAAC in school buildings. We have been informed by the local authority that, fortunately, we have no RAAC at Lakeside. Please also see the attached letter from Cardiff Council regarding this.
PE Lessons
Please can pupils wear their PE kit to school on their PE lesson day, as detailed below. Thank you.
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Year group |
PE day of the week |
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Reception |
Fridays |
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Year 1 |
Tuesdays |
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Year 2 |
Mondays |
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Year 3 |
Thursday |
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Year 4 |
Tuesdays |
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Year 5 |
Wednesdays |
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Year 6 |
Wednesday |
School Meals
It’s really important that you book your child’s meal in advance (by 8am each morning) so that the kitchen can prepare the correct number of meals for children. This applies to ALL school meals, including Universal Free School Meals. The Parentpay booking system means that the Kitchen will only have enough food for the orders booked, so if you do not book your child’s meal, it is unlikely that there will be a meal available for them at lunchtime. If this happens, the school has been advised to contact parents/carers and ask them to bring in a packed lunch for their child to eat.
Please see below two video links. These will show you how to book and/or cancel your child’s school dinner. It is very important that you cancel your child’s meal if, for example, they decide to bring a packed lunch to school or if they are absent. Meals are prepared based on the orders booked via Parentpay, so if a child does not eat the meal, the food goes to waste.
Some parents/carers have found that the second video – how to cancel – is not very clear. To cancel, you will need to go to the Parentpay Home page, select the child whose meal you wish to cancel and navigate to find the meal highlighted in green (this process is the same as the booking process this far!) Then, you click on the meal you wish to cancel. The green highlight will disappear and the date will go grey. This is the only way to know that you have cancelled. You can check that the date is no longer highlighted by going back to homepage and navigating again from there to the meal choices.
Sickness and Diarrhoea
If your child has vomited or had diarrhoea, NHS guidelines are that they need to be clear for a full 48 hours before returning to school. Please do not send your child back to school before this point to avoid spreading the illness. Thank you
After-school Clubs
After school clubs will start week beginning 18th September. Please see the attached for details. There will be a Dancefit taster session during the school day on Monday 11th September for Years 3 to 6. If your child would like to join this session, please send a note in for their teacher, giving them permission to attend. The session will be at 2pm.
In addition to the clubs listed in the attached document, Chess Club will also be restarting from Monday 18th September, for Year 2 pupils. A letter will be sent home to Year 2 parents/carers next week, with further details and information.
Year Group Information meetings
Year group curriculum information meetings for parents and carers will be held in September and October as follows. These are where you find out what learning projects the children will be doing, which visits and trips are planned, and how you can help your child at home.
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YEAR GROUP |
DATE |
TIME |
LOCATION |
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Reception |
Friday 6th October |
2.30 pm |
FP Hall |
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Year 1 |
Thursday 21st September |
2.30pm |
FP Hall |
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Year 2 |
Friday 22nd September |
2.30pm |
FP Hall |
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Year 3 |
Wednesday 27th September |
2.30pm |
FP Hall |
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Year 4 |
Tuesday 19th September |
2.30pm |
FP Hall |
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Year 5 |
Thursday 28th September |
2.30pm |
FP Hall |
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Year 6 |
Wednesday 20th September |
2.30pm |
FP Hall |
Upcoming events / Term dates
September 2023
Monday 4th September – INSET DAY
Tuesday 5th September – INSET DAY
Wednesday 6th September – Y1 – Y6 Pupils back to school
Thursday 14th September – Year 5 Trip to Llancaiach Fawr Manor
October 2023
Thursday 5th October – flu vaccinations
Tuesday 10th October – Wear Yellow for World Mental Health Day
Friday 13th October – Wear Red/something ‘Welsh’ for Shwmae Day
W/C Monday 23rd October – Parents’ Consultations
Friday 27th October - Break up for half term
Monday 30th October – Friday 3rd November – half term break
Friday 22nd December – Break up for Christmas
Term dates
2023-2024 academic year
Additional INSET days TBD
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INSET DAY |
Monday 4th September 2023 |
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INSET DAY |
Tuesday 5th September 2023 |
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Pupils return to school |
Wednesday 6th Sept. 2023 |
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Break up for Half Term |
Friday 27th October 2023 |
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Autumn Half Term |
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Monday 30th October, 2023 |
Friday 3rd November, 2023 |
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Break up for Christmas |
Friday 22nd December |
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Christmas Break |
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Monday 25th December, 2023 |
Friday 8th January, 2024 |
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Return to school |
Monday 8th January, 2024 |
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Break up for Half Term |
Friday 9th February, 2024 |
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Spring Half Term |
Monday 12th February, 2024 |
Friday 16th February, 2024 |
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Break up for Easter |
Friday 22nd March, 2024 |
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Easter Break |
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Monday 25th March, 2024 |
Friday 5th April, 2024 |
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Return to school |
Monday 8th April, 2024 |
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EARLY MAY BANK HOLIDAY |
Monday 6th May, 2024 |
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Break up for Half Term |
Friday 24th May |
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Summer Half Term |
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Monday 27th May, 2024 |
Friday 31st May, 2024 |
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Last day of term |
Monday 22nd July, 2024 |