School is open Monday 21st January

School is open. Please use the main entrance.

School Closed Today

School Closed Today Friday 18th January

Due to heavy snow and the Met Office 'Red Warning' for further snow throughout the day the school will remain closed. 

We hope to open as normal on Monday. Please return to this web page for further updates.

Diary Sheet 14-1-13

Monday/DyddLlun 14^th
Chess at lunchtime with Mrs Stahl

3.20-4.20 Space2Grow with Mr Francis

Tuesday/DyddMawrth 15^th

Techniquest workshops (in school) for Years 1, 2 and 6

Wednesday/DyddMercher 16^th

Sign language club at lunchtime with Mrs Wilkie

3.20-4.20 Running Club with Miss Joyce

Thursday/DyddIau 17^th

9.30 Shake, Rattle and Roll for pre-school children

Choir with Mrs Kath Davies at lunchtime

3.20-4.20 Netball with Miss Jones

Friday/DyddGwener 18^th                                                                    

Programming Club at lunchtime with Tom White and Mr Wright

Netball and football against Llangattock (home)

Spelling Lists…We have been working hard to develop effective strategies to improve the children’s spelling; focussing on daily spelling activities and moving away from simply sending home weekly lists for the children to learn. We are conscious, however, that many parents would like to be more involved in helping their children to be better spellers. To enable this we will be sending home half-termly lists of the spellings that the children are working on in school for parents to help them to learn. The children will continue to work on their spellings each day and the focus will still be on the teaching of spelling in school but now with parents also having the opportunity to add to that learning by working with the children at home.

School Dinners…A reminder that the cost of school dinners has risen to £2.10

School Dinners this Week
Monday – chicken goujons

Tuesday – sausage

Wednesday – pasta Bolognese

Thursday – roast turkey

Friday - fish fingers

Weekly Diary for 12th November

Monday/DyddLlun 12^th  
Bookrunner van in school today

Chess Club at lunchtime with Mrs Stahl

Space2Grow Club with Mr Francis 3.20 to 4.20pm

Tuesday/DyddMawrth 13^th

Recorder Club at lunchtime with Miss Joyce

Wednesday/DyddMercher 14^th

Sign Language Club with Mrs Wilkie at lunchtime

Running Club with Miss Joyce 3.20 to 4.20

Thursday/DyddIau 15^th

Shake, Rattle and Roll 9.30 to 11.00

School Choir for Years 4, 5 and 6 with Mrs Davies 1pm

Year 3 Swimming

Netball and football clubs 3.20 to 4.20pm

Friday/Dydd Gwener 16^th

Children in Need Day

Football/Rugby with Mr Morgan at lunchtime – yrs 3 to 5

Y4 Swimming

Sheep, camel and donkey…outfits are required by the Nursery and Reception classes for their Christmas performance. Please let the school office know if you are able to help out.

Credit Union…more forms went home this week; don’t forget to return them as soon as possible if you want your child to take part in the savings scheme. It is also a good way to save for the Year 6 London visit and the Year 5 visit to Stackpole at the same time as teaching your child good financial sense.

Cwmdu Eisteddfod…will be taking place at Cwmdu Village Hall on Saturday from 1pm. Many of the children have submitted entries for their competitions via the school.

School Dinners this Week

Monday – Pizza

Tuesday – Roast Turkey

Wednesday – Lasagne

Thursday – Roast Pork

Friday – Salmon and Chips

Our theme this year is SPOTS OR STRIPES. Dress up in something spotty or stripy on Friday and bring a donation for Children in Need!

A wet and windy day at Craig Y Nos

Year 5 & 6 enjoyed a wet, cold and windy day following the course of the River Tawe today.
We all had a go measuring the speed, width, depth and gradient of the river at the source and lower down in the country park. We compared our local river, the Usk, to the Tawe and could see erosion and deposition for ourselves.
An enjoyable, wet day outdoors had by all! A special thanks to the National Park staff and the parent helpers who joined us. Diolch yn fawr.

Netball & TAG Rugby matches away

Well done to both the netball and TAG rugby team! We won both matches on away ground. The winning scores were netball 13-2 and TAG 13-12. 13 must be our lucky number.

We are extremely proud of all the players for excellent play and behaviour. Well done!

Thank you to all the parents for coming along to transport the children and for supporting the teams. We look forward to welcoming Llangors School back in the Spring Term.

Finding out about the river Usk with Brecon Beacons National Park.

Year 5 & 6 have spent the afternoon with staff from the National Park finding out about features of our local river.

Year 6 sketching the River Usk

Weekly Diary Sheet for 5th November

Monday/DyddLlun 5^th
Chess Club at lunchtime with Mrs Stahl

Miss Jones and Mr Francis’ classes visiting Askew’s bakery

No after school clubs today

Tuesday/DyddMawrth 6^th

Recorder Club at lunchtime with Miss Joyce

Brecon Beacons National Park staff working with years 5 and 6

5pm Meeting for Year 6 parents and pupils about the London trip

6pm High School Roadshow

7pm Friends of the School meeting

Wednesday/DyddMercher 7^th

Sign Language Club with Mrs Wilkie at lunchtime

Running Club with Miss Joyce 3.20 to 4.20

Thursday/DyddIau 8^th

Shake, Rattle and Roll 9.30 to 11.00

Year 4 Swimming

No netball or rugby club

Netball and rugby matches against Llangors School (away)

Friday/Dydd Gwener 9^th

Miss Jones’ and Mr Francis’ classes visiting Craig y Nos

Football/Rugby with Mr Morgan at lunchtime – yrs 3 to 5

Y3 Swimming

School Councillors…for this term are Lloyd and Emma in Year 6, Will and Jessica in Year 5, Lucas and Lucy in Year 4, Jack and Seren in Year 3 and Tom and Rebecca in Year 2. To ensure continuity we will be electing new Councillors on a rolling programme; Year 5 and 6 have elected theirs this term, Years 3 and 4 will elect new ones in the Spring Term and Years 1 and 2 will select theirs in the Summer Term

Fun Factory…The Fun Factory Holiday club will running from 29th oct - 2nd nov. 8.30am - 3.00pm (for extra hours see charlotte) for children from 2yrs - 10 yrs at a cost of £12 per day. All children welcome. To book tel 07840328292 Email funfactory.asc@live.co.uk or pop in to see Charlotte Williams at Allsorts Playgroup.

Superstars…will be at the School during the October Half Term (8.45am-3.30pm) daily offering Fun Multi Sports sessions for children aged 4-11. Still places available. Either call 0845 241 3682 or go to www.super-stars.org.uk to book.

Writing Recounts in Year 1

Mrs Auty's class have been working on writing recounts using Sue Palmer Non-Fiction Writing Skeletons help them organise their work.

The You Tube video below tells you more about how the Sue Palmer Skeletons work and how they held children develop their writing.

Diary sheet - 15th October

Monday/DyddLlun 15^th
Chess Club with Mrs Stahl y4, 5 and 6 at lunchtime

NO FOOTBALL OR SPACE2GROW CLUBS

Tuesday/DyddMawrth 16^th

Recorder Club at lunchtime with Miss Joyce

Wednesday/DyddMercher 17^th

Sign Language Club with Mrs Wilkie at lunchtime

Running Club with Miss Joyce 3.20 to 4.20

Thursday/DyddIau 18^th

Shake, Rattle and Roll 9.30 to 11.00

Year 5 Swimming

Netball and Rugby Clubs 3.20 to 4.20

Music Makers Club for Reception and Year 1

6pm Read, Write, Inc. workshop for parents

Friday/Dydd Gwener 19^th

Football/Rugby with Mr Morgan at lunchtime – yrs 3 to 5

Y6 Swimming

School Book Fair...raised a fantastic £391.54 in commission. This money will be used to purchase new books for the children. Many thanks for your support!

Friends and Family Newsletter…will be coming out to you shortly, but in the meantime a date for your diary is Thursday 25^th October when there will be Halloween Disco for the children; 4pm to 5pm for Infants and 5pm to 6pm for Juniors. More information to follow. The Friends now have their own email address, which is: friendsofcrickhowellprimary@gmail.com

Weekly Diary Sheet - Monday 8th October

Monday/DyddLlun 8^th
Nursery/Reception taking part in the under 5s Harvest at St Edmunds (Parent helpers needed!)

Chess Club with Mrs Stahl y4, 5 and 6 at lunchtime

NO FOOTBALL OR SPACE2GROW CLUBS

Parents evening

Tuesday/DyddMawrth 9^th

Book Fair in school from today

Recorder Club at lunchtime with Miss Joyce

Parents evening

7pm Friends of the School meeting (in school)
Wednesday/DyddMercher 10^th

Sign Language Club with Mrs Wilkie at lunchtime

1.30 Harvest Festival rehearsal

Running Club with Miss Joyce 3.20 to 4.20

Thursday/DyddIau 11^th

Shake, Rattle and Roll 9.30 to 11.00

10.00 HARVEST FESTIVAL – ALL WELCOME!

Year 5 Swimming

NO NETBALL/RUGBY CLUB

Music Makers Club for Reception and Year 1

Netball and rugby matches against Llangorse (away) – children will return to school at 4.30pm

Friday/Dydd Gwener 12^th

Year 6 singing at Greenhill and Maesyfynnon retirement homes

Football/Rugby with Mr Morgan at lunchtime – yrs 3 to 5

Y6 Swimming

Friends of the School…Thank you to the many parents who responded to the call for support in establishing a new Friends committee; we had a very positive meeting earlier this week. We have now filled the main committee positions and look forward to holding our first meeting on Tuesday at 7pm (immediately after parents evening). This meeting will focus on planning the events for this term; consequently, we need a good turn out and parents should attend even if they are only able to commit themselves to assist in a minor way.

Harvest Festival…will be held at St Edmunds on Thursday at 10am. You can help by: 

• Sending in fruit and vegetable to make up hampers to be donated to the Community if you have children in the Nursery and Reception classes.
• Sending in a donation to charity (Years 1 to 6). The School Council will be choosing a charity at the beginning of next week. 
• Volunteering to help walk the children to the church, both for the rehearsal (Wednesday at 1.30pm) and the festival itself on Thursday. We particularly need assistance with the Nursery and Reception children. Please let your child’s class teacher know if you can help.

School Dinners this Week

Monday – Mini-Grill

Tuesday – Chicken Curry

Wednesday – Meatballs

Thursday – Roast Beef

Friday – Fish and Chips

Visit from the School nurse

Both year 5 & 6 have been finding out about the human body. Today, the school nurse has been in talking to us about how to look after our bodies.

6B busy in class.

We are all enjoying making our own videos about smoking and how it damages our health.

New School Uniform System

How to Order your School Uniform

Our school uniform is now available directly from Simply Schoolwear, a national online business that provides uniform with free name tagging and free delivery direct to parents.

You can order your school uniform from them in a number of ways:

1.      Online from the school web shop: www.simplyschoolwear.co.uk/shops/crickhowell_community_primary

2.       Call freephone 0800 404 6644 Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.30pm (you can leave a message outside these hours)

3.      By post at their new address: 8 Regal Way, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 7BX

Important information from Simply Schoolwear

·         We are unable to accept exchanges or refunds for uniform that has been name tagged

·         If you are unsure of sizing, please request that your free name tags are not attached to your uniform order

·         Size samples are held at your school for you to try before you order

·         For full details of our returns policy, visit our website at www.simplyschoolwear.co.uk

·         Some items in specific sizes may still be available to buy from your school: if this is the case, they will not be available from the web shop until the school has sold out.

Weekly Diary Sheet 1st October 2012

Monday/DyddLlun 1^st  
Chess Club with Mrs Stahl y4, 5 and 6 at lunchtime

Space2Grow Club with Mr Francis 3.20 to 4.20

Football with Miss Jones 3.20 to 4.20

Tuesday/DyddMawrth 2^nd

Book Fair in school from today

Recorder Club at lunchtime with Miss Joyce

Friends of the School meeting, 3,30pm School Hall
Wednesday/DyddMercher 3^rd

Sign Language Club with Mrs Wilkie at lunchtime

Running Club with Miss Joyce 3.20 to 4.20

Thursday/DyddIau 4^th

Shake, Rattle and Roll 9.30 to 11.00

Year 5 Swimming

Netball Club with Ellen Wood 3.20 to 4.20

Tag rugby with Miss Jones 3.20 to 4.20

Music Makers Club for Reception and Year 1

Friday/Dydd Gwener 5^th

Football/Rugby with Mr Morgan at lunchtime – yrs 3 to 5

Y6 Swimming

Thank You… to the outgoing Friends and Family Committee of Heidi Purnell, Wendy Lock and Gail Milsom for their hard work over the past months and years and for making the Friends such a success during this time. Don’t forget that we are holding a meeting to establish the new committee on Tuesday at 3.30pm. It is very important that parents come along to this, if at all possible, in order that the good work can continue.

Community News: Dance Beats runs dance classes for children from 4 to 18 and adult classes in Crickhowell. Classes run on a Tuesday 5pm to 5.45pm in Crickhowell Primary School for 4 to 7 year olds and then Crickhowell High School 6.15pm to 7.15pm for 8 to 12 year olds, 7.15pm to 8.15pm for 13 -18 year olds and 8.15pm to 9.15pm for adults. Classes cover a range of dance styles and children work towards shows and performances in the local area. Please call Emma on 07823778170 for further details.

Mrs Stahl would like to say a big thank you for all the cards and gifts received from the children and the Friends and Family.

Weekly Diary Sheet - Monday 24th September

Monday/DyddLlun 24^th
Space2Grow Club with Mr Francis 3.20 to 4.20

NO FOOTBALL CLUB THIS WEEK

Tuesday/DyddMawrth25^th

Recorder Club at lunchtime with Miss Joyce

Friends of the School AGM, 7pm in the School Hall
Wednesday/DyddMercher26^th

Sign Language Club with Mrs Wilkie at lunchtime

Running Club with Miss Joyce 3.20 to 4.20

Thursday/DyddIau27^th

Shake, Rattle and Roll for pre-school children 9.30 to 11.00

Year 5 Swimming

Netball Club with Ellen Wood 3.20 to 4.20

Tag rugby with Miss Jones 3.20 to 4.20

Music Makers Club for Reception and Year 1

Friday/DyddGwener27^th

Y6 Swimming

School Dinners this Week

Monday – Pizza

Tuesday – Roast Turkey

Wednesday – Lasagne

Thursday – Roast Pork

Friday – Salmon/Chips

Weekly Diary Sheet for 17th September

Monday/DyddLlun 17^th
Space2Grow Club with Mr Francis 3.20 to 4.20

Football with Miss Jones 3.20 to 4.20

Year 2 Music with Kath Davies

Tuesday/DyddMawrth 18^th

Recorder Club at lunchtime with Miss Joyce
Wednesday/DyddMercher 19^th

Sign Language Club with Mrs Wilkie at lunchtime

Running Club with Miss Joyce 3.20 to 4.20

Thursday/DyddIau 20^th

Nursery and Reception Wild Walk (see note below)

School Photographer taking individual portraits

Shake, Rattle and Roll for pre-school children 9.30 to 11.00

Year 5 Swimming

Netball Club with Ellen Wood 3.20 to 4.20

Tag rugby with Miss Jones 3.20 to 4.20

Music Makers Club for Reception and Year 1

Friday/Dydd Gwener 21^st

Y6 Swimming

School Dinners this Week

Monday – mini-grill

Tuesday –chicken tikka

Wednesday – lasagne

Thursday – roast beef

Friday – fish and chips

Arriving at School…Please can parents of infant children let the children enter the building on their own in the mornings. This encourages their independence and helps reduce the crush by the infant cloakrooms!

Additional Dates…We can now confirm that the school Harvest Festival will be held at St Edmunds on Thursday 11^th October at 10am. The school Carol Concert will be held at St Edmunds on Thursday 20^th December at 10am.

Nursery/Reception Wild Walk…As this week’s Wild Walk clashes with the visit of the School Photographer, for this week only, can the children please wear school uniform. They will then have their photographs taken first.

Guitar Lessons…Mr Huw Chidgey, who already works with Kath Davies to deliver Thursday’s Shake, Rattle and Roll sessions, will be offering guitar lessons for children in years 5 and 6 from next week. These will take place on Thursdays at a cost of £5 per session (please note the amended price – the price quoted on last week’s newssheet was incorrect) Children will need their own guitars. If you are interested in letting your child participate please let the school office know. Places are still available.

School Diary for the Week of 10th September

Monday/DyddLlun 10^th
New nursery children in school until 1.30
Space2Grow Club with Mr Francis 3.20 to 4.20

Football with Miss Jones 3.20 to 4.20

Tuesday/DyddMawrth 11^th

New nursery children in full time from today

Recorder Club at lunchtime with Miss Joyce
Wednesday/DyddMercher 12^th

Sign Language Club with Mrs Wilkie at lunchtime

Running Club with Miss Joyce 3.20 to 4.20

Thursday/DyddIau 13^th

Shake, Rattle and Roll for pre-school children 9.30 to 11.00

Year 5 Swimming

Netball Club with Ellen Wood 3.20 to 4.20

Tag rugby with Miss Jones 3.20 to 4.20

Music Makers Club for Reception and Year 1 (see separate letter)

Friday/Dydd Gwener 14^th

Year 6 visiting Brecon to see the Tour of Britain before their swimming lesson

School Dinners this Week
Monday – sausage                              Tuesday –breaded chicken                 Wednesday – cottage pie

Thursday – roast turkey                      Friday – fish fingers

School Uniform…Many thanks to parents for bearing with us as we move to our new system for school uniform. We have been informed by our new suppliers that the online ordering facility will be available from 1^st October. We will write to you with details of how this operates nearer the time.

Guitar Lessons…Mr Huw Chidgey, who already works with Kath Davies to deliver Thursday’s Shake, Rattle and Roll sessions, will be offering guitar lessons for children in years 5 and 6 from next week. These will take place on Thursdays at a cost of £15 per session. Children will need their own guitars. If you are interested in letting your child participate please let the school office know.

Weekly Diary 3rd September 2012

This Week’s Diary

Monday/DyddLlun 3^rd
NON-PUPIL DAY

Tuesday/DyddMawrth 4^th

First day back for the children

New nursery children in school until 12
Wednesday/DyddMercher 5^th

New nursery children in school until 12

Thursday/DyddIau 6^th

New nursery children in school until 12

9.30am First Shake, Rattle and Roll session for pre-school children

Year 5 swimming

Friday/Dydd Gwener 7^th

New nursery children in school until 1.30

Year 6 swimming

School Dinners this Week
Tuesday –Roast Turkey                       Wednesday – Meatballs

Thursday – Roast Pork                        Friday – Salmon and chips

After School Club…will continue to run in September from Monday to Thursday from 3.20pm to 5.20pm at £3 per one-hour session. Anyone wanting their child to attend can contact Kirsty, the Play Leader, on 07817521828. The children take part in many activities such as craft, computers, sports, glass painting, cookery, jewellery making and many more!

Swimming…For the first half of the Autumn Term Year 6 will be swimming on Fridays and Year 5 on Thursdays. A letter with more details, permission slips etc. will be sent out at the beginning of term.