Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school and our community at the moment.
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Year 5 Swimming
Tue 09 Jan 2024Year 5 will be swimming at Llantrisant Leisure Centre every Friday morning from Friday 12th January 2024 for the whole of the Spring term, with the last one being Friday 22nd March 2024.
The bus will be leaving the school at 9am prompt, please can you ensure that your child is in class ready for registration at 8.50am.
Lessons will begin at 9.15am and will return to school by 11am.
must wear their swimming costume under their P.E. Kit to the Leisure Centre. They will also need to bring their towel along with any underwear in their bag for afterwards and goggles if needed.
Your child will be bringing home a consent form tonight please can this be brought back in as soon as possible and handed to either Mrs Phillips, Mrs Jenkins or Miss Studley.
Any concerns please contact your child's teacher
Many thanks
Useful links
- In every RCT Leisure for Life swimming pool there is a free family swimming session for 1 hour every weekend, Saturday or Sunday Swimming Lessons and Activities (rctcbc.gov.uk)
- During every school holidays with the exception of Christmas all Leisure for Life swimming pools will be running crash course swimming lessons, these are now bookable online https://rhondda.courseprogress.co.uk/login
5- 11+ years Learn to Swim – Swim Wales
Attached is a Water Smart leaflet that could be used as part of a water safety lesson linked to the new curriculum, there are also some useful website links below.
Royal Life Saving Society UK's Drowning Prevention Week (rlss.org.uk)
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Year 4 Swimming
Tue 09 Jan 2024Year 4 will be swimming at Llantrisant Leisure Centre every Thursday morning from Thursday 11th January 2024 for the whole of the Spring term, with the last one being Thursday 21st March 2024.
The bus will be leaving the school at 9am prompt, please can you ensure that your child is in class ready for registration at 8.50am.
Lessons will begin at 9.15am and will return to school by 11am.
must wear their swimming costume under their P.E. Kit to the Leisure Centre. They will also need to bring their towel along with any underwear in their bag for afterwards and goggles if needed.
Your child will be bringing home a consent form tonight please can this be brought back in as soon as possible and handed to either Miss Studley and Mrs Ware.
Any concerns please contact your child's teacher
Many thanks
Useful links
- In every RCT Leisure for Life swimming pool there is a free family swimming session for 1 hour every weekend, Saturday or Sunday Swimming Lessons and Activities (rctcbc.gov.uk)
- During every school holidays with the exception of Christmas all Leisure for Life swimming pools will be running crash course swimming lessons, these are now bookable online https://rhondda.courseprogress.co.uk/login
5- 11+ years Learn to Swim – Swim Wales
Attached is a Water Smart leaflet that could be used as part of a water safety lesson linked to the new curriculum, there are also some useful website links below.
Royal Life Saving Society UK's Drowning Prevention Week (rlss.org.uk)
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Llangrannog Residential Trip 2024
Fri 22 Dec 2023We are pleased to announce that year 5 will be going to Llangrannog residential centre in west Wales, on the 8th to the 10th of July. The cost of the trip is £145.00 and this includes all activities, food, accommodation and transport. The permission letter will go out when we come back to school in January, and this will need to be returned with a non- refundable deposit of £50. Please return this form by the 1st February as this will give us an indication of numbers wishing to go. (Payments to be made thorugh the RCT Pay It Portal, under Trips Yr3 to Yr 6).
Payment can be made in instalments if you prefer - 1st February - £50 1st April - £50 End of May- £45
If there are any issues with this payment plan or any other quesrtions, please contact the school.
The children are generally in dormitories of 6 to 8, and the teacher is on the same floor, nearby. More information regarding things to bring and times of buses will follow.
This is a fun- filled weekend and a fantastic opportunity for your child to develop their social skills, self esteem and independence.
Many thanks.
Miss Harwood
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End of Term
Fri 22 Dec 2023I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support this term.
We have settled well into the new buildings and have adapted to different ways of running the school day. We are very grateful for your understanding with changes due to the on-going building works and hopefully, moving into the new year, any changes will be kept to a minimum.
It has been a very busy term with the children enjoying a number of notable successes and experiences including:
Criw Cymraeg participating in the local Jambori
Successful transition visits to Y Pant
A number of distinguished performances in the sporting arena
Enjoyable trips, and visits to Santa and the pantomime
Excellent Christmas concerts
Special mention must go to Corey Walker who won the Member of Parliament and Assembly Ministers Christmas card competition. His design has been used by both members, as their official card this year and has even been sent to King Charles.
Can I please remind parents that term starts for pupils on Tuesday January 9th 2024.
We would all like to thank you for the generous gifts we have received- whilst there is no need, they have been greatly appreciated.
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We look forward to welcoming you and your children back in January and continuing to work together to ensure your children continue to develop and grow.
Kindest regards,
Mr H Roberts
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Message from the Welsh Blood Service - Please share
Thu 21 Dec 2023The Welsh Blood Service would like to say a massive thank you for your support throughout 2023.
The link we recently shared created 5 direct bookings. Those 5 bookings could potentially save up to 15 lives 😊
The link remains live and therefore this could still generate bookings for future blood donation sessions if you are able to donate.
🎁 https://wbs.wales/RCTSchools
Thank you very much
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School Drop Off
Tue 19 Dec 2023Could all parents/carers not drive up to the school gates in the mornings to drop off their child/ren. We are experiencing very high footfall through the main gates and cars turning around are a serious hazard.
We nearly had a serious accident yesterday with a car missing a small child by a matter of inches.
I appreciate that parking around the school is of a premium but your understanding in this matter would be greatly appreciated. We really wouldn't want a serious or fatal incident outside our school gates.
Thank you very much
Mr H Roberts
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MESSAGE FROM THE WELSH BLOOD SERVICE
Tue 12 Dec 2023MESSAGE FROM THE WELSH BLOOD SERVICE
🎅We're particularly looking for 🅾️- & 🅱- donors to spread some Christmas cheer over the festive period.
👇 Here's where we still have slots available in the run-up to the Christmas.
🎄 Share this message and encourage your friends or click here to book:
🎁 https://wbs.wales/RCTSchools
Thank you very much
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National Eisteddfod 2024
Thu 07 Dec 2023Please see below for information about the National Eisteddfod to be held in Pontypridd between the 3rd and 10th August 2024. Thank you
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Pontyclun Primary School Redevelopment - Newsletter
Sun 03 Dec 2023Please see below a newsletter regarding the redevelopment of Pontyclun Primary School.
Thank you very much
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RCT Work & Skills - Free Courses for Parents/Community members
Thu 30 Nov 2023RCT Work & Skills are offering free courses and employment support for residents in RCT aged over 16 years old.
They also have Communities for Work Plus which is their employment support arm and provides one to one mentoring for anyone over the age of 16 who lives in RCT whether unemployed or in work and would like a change of career/increase hours etc.
They offer free training, clothing for interviews, CV help and much more.
They have a new team under the Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) who offer free training and support and have been working with local schools offering courses for parents and this week we have started a new Leisure offer with free gym sessions until March – please see attached poster.
Thank you
