Re: Transition Day and Parent/Carer Open Evening

Dear Parent / Carer,

We are writing to you about the upcoming transition events for you and your child that will be taking place throughout the year. Transition is something that, as a school, we pride ourselves on, and are really looking to working with you and your child over the course of the year.

Key Transition Dates

• Tuesday 30^th September, 09.30 – 13.00 – Transition Day 1 for Learners
• Tuesday 30^th September, 17.00 – Open Evening for All Parents/Carers (Main Hall)
• Tuesday 24^th March, 09.30 – 13.00 – Transition Day 2 for Learners
• Wednesday 8^th July, 09.30 – 13.00 – Transition Day 3 for Learners
• Wednesday 8^th July, 17.00 – Transition Evening for All Parents/Carers (Main Hall)

For your child to attend the transition day we require written parent/carer consent, and the consent form is included alongside this letter. If you child is in a feeder primary school for Llangatwg then this form must be returned to the primary school before the first transition visit. If your child is not in a feeder primary school then this should be brought with you when you drop your child off.

If you child is in one of our feeder primary schools then they will be transported to Llangatwg from their primary school to arrive at approximately 9.30am. If they are not in a feeder primary school we kindly ask that they are brought to the main school reception for 09.30am start.

On this transition day we ask that all learners come with a packed lunch. This will allow us to make full use of the day, and so therefore food will not be available to purchase on this day. We ask that if there any difficulties around providing a packed lunch for your child for you to link with your child’s primary school.

Pupils will leave Llangatwg at 1pm and make their way back to their primary schools. If your child is not in a Llangatwg feeder primary school we ask that they are collected from the main reception at 1pm. We also ask that you ensure that your child’s primary school knows that they are attending a transition day on this date.

If you have any questions or queries in the meantime then please feel free to contact us.

Lauren Mackie (Headteacher)                                   Scott Barnes (Assistant Headteacher)

A Warm Welcome Back

We’re delighted to welcome everyone back to school after the summer break. It’s been a busy start to the term, but it’s truly wonderful to see the school full of energy once again. A special welcome to all the new pupils and families who have joined our school community this year — we’re so pleased to have you with us.

Over the summer, we trialled a Schoop form for queries while the school was closed. This form is now closed, but please remember that you can still use the usual contact form on Schoop to get in touch with your child’s class teacher or to ask any questions.

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Welcoming Our New Family Engagement Officer

This week, we’re thrilled to welcome Ceri-Marie Jones, our new Family Engagement Officer, to the team. Ceri brings a wealth of experience in supporting families and will be working to create exciting opportunities for parents and carers to engage with their children through in-school sessions and after school clubs.

We’re also inviting parents to meet with Ceri to share ideas on how we can further develop our community here in Crynant. If you have a little time to spare, please join us for a coffee and a chat on Thursday morning — your ideas could help make a real difference. Ceri will be available in our open evening on Monday if you have any further questions. 

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 Open Evening – Monday, September 15th

We’re looking forward to welcoming you to our Open Evening on Monday from 3:20 to 5:00pm. This is a great opportunity to:

• Visit your child’s classroom
• Speak with their teacher
• Connect with a wide range of community agencies offering support and advice

Agencies attending include:

• Adult Community Learning
• Childcare Offer Wales
• Family Information Service
• Age Connect
• CAMHS
• Team Teulu
• Fire Service
• PCSO
• NPT Carers
• EWO
• Little Arrows
• Neurodiversity Team
• NHS Immunisation Programme
• Citizens Advice Bureau
• PTA

We hope to see you there!

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Breakfast Club Success

Thank you to all families for your efforts in getting children to school on time each day. It’s been fantastic to see so many pupils enjoying Breakfast Club — a great way to start the day with friends and a healthy meal.

Nursery children are now welcome to join too! Breakfast Club runs from 8:10 to 8:30am.

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Feelgood Fridays

Last year’s Wellbeing Wednesdays have evolved into Feelgood Fridays! Every other Friday, we celebrate pupil achievements, and on alternating Fridays, we focus on friendship and wellbeing.

Pupils are randomly selected to nominate a friend who has shown kindness or support that week. Take a look at this week’s nominations — it’s heartwarming to see the thoughtful things our pupils say about one another.

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 After School Clubs

Our after school clubs have had a fantastic start, with around 45 children attending each evening. It’s been lovely to see so many pupils having fun and trying new activities.

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 PE Days Reminder

Please ensure your child comes dressed appropriately for PE on the following days:

• Monday – Class 1
• Tuesday – Class 2
• Thursday – Class 3
• Friday – Class 4

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Stay Updated

Keep an eye on the school website for upcoming dates and events. We have an exciting year ahead and can’t wait to share it with you.

Finally, if you are out and about this weekend, please could you collect things for our mud kitchen. We are looking for things such as conkers, acorns, small sticks, bark, shells etc. 

Wishing you a lovely weekend.

Mrs. M. Teague

Class 1 News

Welcome back to the start of a brand new year! 

It’s been lovely getting to meet our new class and everyone is settling in so well.  

This week the children have been meeting the adults that help them in class – Mrs Thomas the class teacher, Mrs Williams the HLTA and Miss Jones the TA. They also got to meet Miss Lavery a class teacher who will be in class every Wednesday morning. She is an expert in Spanish and along with supporting our Read, Write, Inc session and maths session will also be teaching us some new Spanish songs.

Pupils have been getting used to the areas in the ‘Reception’ classroom this week. They have been learning about where for example construction toys are located – how to get them out, take turns, share and tidy up into the correct boxes when they have finished.

 They have been writing about their holiday news and talking about what they did over the Summer.  They have been getting to know one another and asking ‘Pwy wyt ti?’ (Who are you?) and answering ‘Mrs Thomas’ ydw i. They have been learning a new morning song ‘Bore da’, dinner song ‘Amser Cinio’ a going home song ‘Hwyl Fawr Frindiau’ and getting used to the new routines. They have listened well to stories. This week we have read ‘Smiley Shark’, ‘Sharing a Shell’ and ‘Rainbow Rob’. We have talked about where to find the front cover, the back cover and introduced them to a new word ‘spine’ for the spine of the book. 

They have created their own self portraits which are beginning to be displayed on our ‘Croeso’ display.

Our new concept this term will be movement – so far the children have told us about how they move their bodies, how some of the 3d shapes in our classroom can roll, how they can move in a car or on an aeroplane – they have enjoyed pretending to be fire fighters so we will be setting up our role play area to include a ‘fire station’. 

Next week we will begin Read, Write, Inc sessions and in maths we will be starting to match objects and look for patterns.

Mrs C Thomas

Deputy Headteacher

Creunant Primary School

Class 2 News

Welcome back!

A big thank you to everyone who signed up for our after-school clubs!
We’re so excited to get started—all clubs will begin this week.

At the end of the school day, children will be taken straight to their club. If your child won’t be attending on a particular evening, please let us know as soon as possible. It really helps us make sure everyone is safe and accounted for during dismissal.

Pick-up time is 4:20pm from the main school door, and we kindly ask that an adult collects your child. Due to the darker nights during the autumn term, we do not permit children to walk home alone from these clubs. 

For those joining Cookery and Craft Club, we have something extra special! Due to our Family Engagement funding,  a parent or carer will need to join their child at the club. This could be a mum, dad, gran, grandpa, auntie, uncle—anyone from your wider family is welcome! We’d be absolutely delighted to see older generations come along and share these lovely moments together.

Club	Pupils	Day	Lead by	Other information
ECO Club	Reception to Year 2	Tuesday 3:20 – 4:20	Mrs. Thomas	Pupils must bring a coat and suitable outdoor footwear.
Fitness Club	Reception to Year 2	Thursday 3:20 – 4:20	Mrs. Williams	Pupils must come to school in their PE Kit
Sports Club	Year 3 to Year 6	Tuesday 3:20 – 4:20	Mr. Allen	Pupils must come to school in their PE Kit
Criw Cymraeg (Welsh Club)	Year 2 to Year 6	Thursday 3:20 – 4:20	Mrs. Davies	Pupils will learn to play games in Welsh, lead assemblies, sing songs in Welsh, learn about Wales.
Cooking Club	All ages	Tuesday 3:20 – 4:30	Family Engagement Officer – Ceri	Parent or carer must attend with the child
Crafts Club	All ages	Thursday 3:20 – 4:30	Family Engagement Officer – Ceri	Parent or carer must attend with the child

A fantastic start to the week. Da iawn to everyone who achieved a certificate this week.  I know it was a difficult choice with so many making a terrific effort this week. 

Please take a look at Schoop for further information and to sign up or give us a call if you want to know more.