Greenhill Primary School
Gallwn Gyda'n Gilydd Together We Can
Welcome
October Newsletter
Dear parents and carers,
We have come to the end of our first half-term of the year. It has been very busy - the children have worked hard, and it has been lovely to see the progress they have already made. It was lovely to have such a fantastic turn-out for Parents’ Evening and for our Shw Mae Day – thank you all.
Important Announcement
Mrs. Felicity Rogers, our Chair of Governors, has resigned her position as Chair, although she continues to serve as a valued member of our Governing Body. I would like to thank Mrs. Rogers for her dedication and commitment to the school.
Our new Chair of Governors is Mrs. Sian Clemens and we are very grateful to Mrs. Clemens for taking on the role and look forward to working with her. Our Vice Chair of Governors is Rev. Gary Powell.
We have a vacancy for a parent governor. If you are interested in this role, please collect a form from the office by November 15th.
School Uniform
It has been lovely to see almost all the children in uniform. If for some reason you are unable to purchase uniform for your child, please get in touch as we may be able to help.
As we allow jogging bottoms, polo shirts and trainers as part of our school uniform, the children can do PE lessons in their uniform from now on, and there is no need to send them in different clothes on PE days.
Attendance and Punctuality
Our attendance to October 18th is 90.2%. This is lower than we would like and suggests that a number of our pupils are missing too many days. The Education Welfare Officer, who scrutinises our attendance, will be liaising with Mrs. Gould to discuss pupils whose attendance is a concern.
Our Pupil Attendance Council have created a fantastic video on the reasons why school attendance is important that can be accessed on our https://www.greenhillprm.co.uk/attendance-at-greenhill/.
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Term dates for Pupils Aut. Half-Term: 28/10/24-1/11/24 Christmas Holidays: 19/12/24- 6/1/25 Spring Half-Term: 24/2/25 -28/2/25 Easter Holidays: 14/4/25- 28/4/25 Summer Half-Term: 26/5/25-30/5/25 End of Summer Term: 18/7/25
INSET days 2/9/24, 20/12/24, 21/2/25, 21/7/25 plus two more to be confirmed
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Dates for Diary Nov 4th: Flu immunisation Nov 6th: School Photos Dec. 9th : Infant Christmas Concert (am) Dec. 9th: Junior Christmas Concert (pm) Dec. 10th: Infant Christmas Concert (am) Dec.10th: Junior Christmas Concert (evening) Dec. 17th: Christmas Pantomime Dec. 18th: Christmas Party
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As registration starts at 9am, the class teachers and LSAs close the side gates promptly at this time. All latecomers need to come through the main door and sign-in. Late arrivals disrupt the class and mean the pupils are missing out on our morning check-ins or literacy carousels which start straight way, so it is important your child arrives in school on time.
Many thanks
Lisa Jones
Head Teacher