Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school and our community at the moment.
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Pontyclun Primary School Redevelopment - Newsletter
Wed 27 Mar 2024Please see below a newsletter regarding the redevelopment of Pontyclun Primary School.
Thank you very much
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Important Breakfast Club information
Fri 22 Mar 2024As you will be aware, the Council had planned to introduce a charge for the childcare provided in advance of free breakfast clubs. These proposed charges did not include learners eligible to free school meals, and free breakfast clubs would continue to be offered.
Whilst the implementation date for these changes was intended to be the summer term 2024, plans have been temporarily paused. The breakfast club provision in your school will remain unchanged for now and will continue to be delivered as normal.
Further information will follow next term.
Kind regards
Gaynor Davies
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Dates and reminders - for after Easter
Thu 21 Mar 2024Please see below dates for your diary:
- Monday 8th April 2024 - School closed to all pupils for an Inset day for staff training
- Monday 29th & Tuesday 30th April 2024 - Whole school photos for pupils.
- Monday 6th May 2024 - First May bank holiday - School closed.
- Monday 20th May 2024 - Sports day for Years 2 to 6 - Subject to change, further details to follow.
- Friday 17th till Sunday 19th May 2024 - Year 6 Residential trip to Liddington Bay - Further details to be confirmed
- Thursday 23rd May 2024 - Fun Sports day for Nursery to Year 1 - Subject to change, further details to follow.
- Friday 24th May 2024 - Reserve Fun Sports day for Nursery to Year 1.
Pupils break up for the Whitsun half term on Friday 24th May 2024, returning after on Monday 3rd June 2024.
- Monday 3rd June 2024 - Reserve Sports day for Years 2 to 6.
- Monday 10th till Friday 28th June - National test, further details to follow.
- Monday 8th till Wednesday 10th July - Year 5 Residential trip to Llangrannog - Further details to be confirmed.
- Friday 19th July 2024 - School finishes today - end of the Summer term.
- Monday 22nd July 2024 - School closed to all pupils for an Inset day for staff training.
All dates are subject to change and further details will follow nearer to the event. Any further dates yet to be confirmed and or arrangement details will be sent out via ParentMail.
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Important information regarding UPFSM school meal provision - Please read
Wed 20 Mar 2024Following the successful roll-out of UPFSM to Reception, Years 1-4, and eligible Nursery age pupils in Rhondda Cynon Taf, the next phase is to commence from 8th April 2024, where the offer will be extended to include all Year 5 and 6 pupils and eligible Nursery pupils.
- Eligible Nursery pupils are those who attend local authority* Nursery provision on a full-time basis (morning and afternoon sessions) in accordance with the Councils admissions policy: -
- All pupils aged 4 years, between 1st September 2023 and 31st December 2023, will be eligible for a free school meal from January 2024.
- All pupils aged 4 years, between 1st January 2024 and 31st March 2024, will be eligible for a free school meal from April 2024.
- All pupils aged 4 years, between 1st April 2024 and 31st August 2024, will be eligible for a free school meal from September 2024.
Primary school meals will also increase to £2.85 a day from Monday 8th April 2024. (only applicable to Nursery pupils not yet eligible for Universal Primary Free School Meals) and payments are still payable in advance weekly. Please see attached letter
Please can we remind all parents/carers, that if their child does not receive Free School Meals even if their child(ren) receive a Universal Primary Free School Meal (currently being rolled out ) and they think they may be entitled, to complete the online application form on the Council’s website (Free School meals - Apply for free school meals | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (rctcbc.gov.uk). Only by making a successful application for Free School Meals will they be eligible to automatically receive other support for their child(ren) for example a possible entitlement to a Schools Essential Grant for items such as uniform, kit and stationery.
All schools across Wales will then be entitled to additional funding to provide education and support these children. If eligible families don’t apply for a free school meal through the council it will affect the amount of funding from Welsh Government that the schools receive, meaning the school has less money than it is entitled to in order to provide education and support to your children.
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Update on Comic Relief
Fri 15 Mar 2024Thank you all for your support today. The children have had a fabulous day.
We've raised £399 so far. Many thanks to all who have donated!
If you still want to give a donation, the details of the school Just Giving page is below.
Many thanks as always.
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Local Authority Attendance Procedures - Please Read
Thu 14 Mar 2024Reminders
Following our termly meeting with the Attendance and Welfare Service, a few points were raised with the school with regards to attendance. These being:-
- If your child attends a Doctors/Dentist/Hospital and or any other appointment during the school day, please can you provide us with a copy of the appointment card/letter/email and or allow us to see the text message, which we will note.
- If the appointment is during the school day please be aware that your child should be in school prior to the appointment and return afterward the appointment has finished.
- For those children who are swimming, if your child is unable to swim due to illness or other reason, they still need to be in school for morning registration. If pupils are arriving when the swimmers are returning they will be marked as an unauthorised absence for that morning.
- Children attending external examinations such as Ballet/Music exams need to provide evidence of time and venue or otherwise absence will be classed as unauthorised.
The school will be reviewed again in the Summer term and the above bullet points will be looked at carefully. Parents/Carers not adhering to the local authority guidance may be contacted by the Attendance and Welfare Service.
Thank you for your continued cooperation and understanding in these matters
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School Dinner Money Reminder
Sun 10 Mar 2024Reminder
If there is still an outstanding balance on your child's dinner money account, please could you ensure that it is cleared and up to date before the end of Monday 18th March 2024, prior to the end of the Spring term, thank you.
Payments are made through the online RCT portal. A link to this can be found on our website www.pontyclunprimary.org.uk.
Please note - School dinners are £2.70 per day payable in advance.
If you need your child's unique 10-digit number this can be obtained from the school office. Likewise, should there be any reason why payment is not possible, please contact the school office on 01443 237833 or email admin@pontyclunprimary.rctcbc.cymru in confidence. Thank you.
Outstanding payment arrears are sent off to RCT Education Accountancy for debt collection on a regular basis.
Many thanks
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Red Nose Day 2024
Fri 08 Mar 2024Next Friday is Comic Relief.
The children can wear anything red- nose related, (TK Maxx is selling merchandise), or just wear something red. The pupils will be involved in fun activities throughout the day.
If you want to give a donation, the details of the Just Giving page is below. Please note the children do not need to bring money to school on this occasion.
Many thanks as always- we hope to have a great day, to help children at home and around the world!
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World Book Day Thank you
Thu 07 Mar 2024I would like to say a huge thank you to all of you for the huge effort you gave towards World book day. It was so lovely today to see all of the children dressed up as their favourite characters. The effort for our whole school art task of designing a paper plate as a book character was incredible and it was great to see lots of you in the hall tonight discussing the characters with your children. I have attached a few photos of the plates. It was a great success today and promoted our reading for pleasure aim for this year
Thank you
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Free School Meals Campaign - Please read
Tue 05 Mar 2024Please read the attached information about Free School Meals.
It is important that parents/carers apply for a Free School Meal, even if their child(ren) receive a Universal Primary Free School Meal (currently being rolled out ) as this will affect their possible entitlement to a Schools Essential Grant for items such as uniform, kit and stationery.
All schools across Wales will then be entitled to additional funding to provide education and support these children. If eligible families don’t apply for a free school meal through the council it will affect the amount of funding from Welsh Government that the schools receive, meaning the school has less money than it is entitled to in order to provide education and support to your children.
If you think your child may be entitled to a Free School Meal, even if your child is in receipt of a meal under this new scheme, please complete the online application form on the Council’s website Free School Meals or ask the main school office for a paper copy, which we can then scan for you.
Further links below
Free School Meals - All Primary ENG
https://youtube.com/shorts/JKFGNH2QxRs
Free School Meals - Younger Primary ENG
https://youtube.com/shorts/snMmKiRvMW4
Free School Meals - Older Primary ENG
https://youtube.com/shorts/s4YTKd0LMd8
Thank you very much