Greenhill Primary School
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October Newsletter
Fri 25 Oct 2024Dear 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/.
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
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
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
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Announcement from CCBC regarding School Transport
Thu 24 Oct 2024We have been asked to share the following message on behalf of Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Caerphilly County Borough Council is considering making changes to its current home-to-school and college transport policy.A six week consultation period starts this week (Monday 16 September) to gather feedback from the community about the planned changes.
The council is facing significant financial challenges over the next few years and must save £45 million pounds to balance the budget. Many services are being reviewed in order to identify savings and deliver efficiencies.
School transport currently costs over £10.7 million each year and Caerphilly is one of the last Local Authorities in Wales to provide a higher level of discretionary transport, well above Welsh Government’s statutory requirements.
If agreed, any changes to the home-to-school and college transport policy would come into effect from September 2025.
The consultation will seek views on changing to the statutory minimum distance of 2 miles for primary aged children (currently 1.5 miles) and 3 miles for secondary aged children (currently 2 miles).
The potential removal of the discretionary mileage element for mainstream provision would bring it in line with WG statutory distance criteria, resulting in an annual saving of £1.5million.
The proposed alterations will still mean that:
Learners will continue to be able to select their ‘relevant’ school in accordance with their preference of English medium, Welsh medium, or faith school.
The provision of transport for post-16 learners will continue, but the distance criteria will change from 2 miles to 3 miles and the provision of transport for early years/nursery will continue (dependent on spare vehicle capacity) but the distance criteria will change from 1.5 miles to 2 miles.
Provision of discretionary transport for learners with Additional Learning Needs will continue.
A CCBC spokesperson said, “The council’s transport budget is under significant financial pressure and we are one of the last councils in Wales to offer a more generous discretionary mileage policy.”“These proposed changes have been carefully considered, but it is important that we consult those affected and fully consider the views of the community before we agree any changes in future.”
The closing date for the consultation is 28th October and further information on how to have your say can be found here: https://conversation.caerphilly.gov.uk/home-to-school-transport
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Weekly class attendance winners.
Fri 11 Oct 2024Llongyfarchiadau DOSBARTH EFYDD! Our attendance winners this week with 100%!
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