Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school and our community at the moment.

• Newsletter Spring 2 Half Term 2025

  Fri 23 May 2025

  Please see below for our school half termly newsletter with key dates for Summer Term 1

  

• Community event from Bethel Baptist Church - 24th - 30th May 2025

  Thu 15 May 2025

  Love Pontyclun is a week of events designed to show our community just how deeply they are loved — by one another and by God. Through acts of kindness, family activities, free giveaways, and times of celebration, we want every person in Pontyclun to know they are seen, valued, and cherished. Whether it’s through a warm conversation, a helping hand, or a shared moment of joy, Love Pontyclun is all about building connections and sharing a message of hope, reminding everyone that love is at the very heart of our community.

  Please see the flyer below for further information on events running during the week of the 24th - 30th May 2025

  

• Playworks After School Provision

  Mon 12 May 2025

  If you are interested in using the Playworks after school provision they can be contacted directly on enquiries@playworks-childcare.co.uk.

  Children in Nursery through to Year 3 are collected by the Playworks staff and children in Year 4/5 & 6, are directed to the main hall at the end of the school day. Playworks then provide them with a light buffet style snack and supervise them, running a variety of activities until 6pm.

  Please see the leaflet below

  

• New Primary School Lunch Menu

  Fri 09 May 2025

  Please see below a copy of the New Primary School Menu which starts on Monday 12th May 2025.

  RCT's School Catering Dietitians have been working diligently behind the scenes to develop a new menu, which meets current Welsh Government Food and Drink Standards, whilst making incremental steps towards the proposed Healthy Eating in Schools Regulations, which may come into force in 2026.

  After Whitsun half term, from Monday 2nd June, the pupils in years 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 will have the option to make main meal choices each day from the menu, at registration time. We will discuss the changes with the children in class and run through the menu choosing options before the end of this half term.

  Medically Prescribed Dietary Requirements

  As we prepare for the release of the new menu, it is essential all medically prescribed diets are fully updated on the Catering Services system. Please could we ask that you log in to

  https://customerportal.rctcbc.gov.uk/medicallyprescribeddietaryrequest and review your child's allergies and/or specific dietary requirements. If there are any changes or there is no longer an allergy present, you will need to resubmit the online form with this information.

  Thank you for your continued support

  

• Important information

  Thu 01 May 2025

  The school office will be closed to parents / carers, after morning registration every Wednesday during the Summer term whilst we prepare to move across to a new school pupil record management system. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

  Should you need to contact the school on this day please leave a message on the school answer phone (01443) 237833, which will be checked regularly or email admin@pontyclunprimary.rctcbc.cymru. Alternatively you can email 's class teacher as usual.

  REMINDER - Drop off/Collection

  If you need to collect your child outside of normal school drop off/collection hours e.g. after 9am and before 3.15pm, please could you inform the office via email or leave a message on the school answer phone. If you need to collect your child around lunchtime, please could you collect or drop off before 12noon or after 1.45pm as staff are covering lunch duties and access to the school is restricted. The school gates are locked when the children are outside playing and left closed, but unlocked at other times.

  Please could we also remind you that when dropping off or collecting your child/ren, you must report to the main school office to sign them in/out. This is for safeguarding reasons for all concerned.

  Please can you ensure that this information is passed on to all those who may have responsibility for dropping off/collecting from school, thank you.

  Thank you for your cooperation

• Reminders during the warm weather

  Thu 01 May 2025

  As the warm weather seems set to hopefully continue, please could we remind you to apply sun cream to your child/ren in the morning before school, so that they are covered for the school day. We are unable to apply sun cream to the children and have several with allergies.

  Please could we also remind you to provide your child/ren with a named re fillable water bottle and sun hat should they want to wear one.

  Thank you for your continued cooperation

• Newsletter Spring 2 Half Term 2025

  Fri 11 Apr 2025

  Please see below for our school half termly newsletter with key dates for Summer Term 1

  

• New School Photos

  Fri 04 Apr 2025

  You can find more images of the new school under the 'Our School' and then 'Our New School' page, thank you

  

• PTA Easter Disco - Wednesday 9th April

  Tue 01 Apr 2025

  Please see the belowPTA Easter Disco - Wednesday 9th April information poster about the PTA Easter Disco that will take place next Wednesday 9th April 2025.

  Thank you

  

• Reminder Easter bonnets & Egg rolling - Please read

  Tue 01 Apr 2025

  Further to the previous ParentMail regarding Easter

  Friday 11th April - Egg rolling and Easter bonnet parade, all children Nursery to Year 6 welcome to design and make an Easter bonnet to participate in the parade. Each class will be involved in the traditional rubber egg rolling competition, furthest egg will win a prize

  Please can we ask that there are no egg shells/decorated or otherwise and or dairy products to be put on the Easter bonnets as we have a number of pupils with severe allergies and no decorated/hard boiled eggs are required for the egg rolling as we will be using our rubber eggs.

  Thank you very much