Here is the up to date news:

• Our Remembrance wall

  Sat 06 Nov 2021

  A big thank you to Miss Lai and the staff for putting together this beautiful art work. It is made from recycled painted pop bottles and crochet poppies. 

  

• Year 2 made a Podcast to advertise our Harvest Food Bank collection

  Wed 22 Sep 2021
  

• Help to update our yard

  Tue 14 Sep 2021

  We are developing the yard to improve our outdoor learning in Christchurch. We need your help!  

   

  We are looking for donations of: 

  Guttering /pipes  

  Plumbing funnels/tubes 

  Pots and pans  

  Flowers and herbs 

  Good quality wooden pallets  

  Artificial grass  

  Chicken wire  

  Bricks  

  Cable reels 

   

  Remember, one person’s junk is another’s treasure!  

  If you have any clean and unbroken materials as described above to donate, please bring them to school as soon as possible. 

   If you are free to lend a hand for an hour or two and you are good at DIY, we welcome any help!  Please speak to Miss Herbert for further details.  

• BAME Video

  Thu 08 Jul 2021

  Christchurch worked with the Arts Council of Wales on a BAME project. We had a film crew come in and film us. Watch our wonderful video https://www.christchurchpri.co.uk/bame-project/   

• Storyteller visits Year 2

  Thu 13 May 2021

  We have received a grant from the Arts Council of Wales to take part in a fantastic research project. We will be researching BAME heroes in our community. This week, Phil Okwedy came to start the project with Year 2 and Miss Herbert. Stay tuned for our activities. 

  

• Return to School

  Fri 01 Jan 2021

  Updated Position on Swansea Schools Return to Face to Face Learning

   

  All Swansea schools will aim to return to face to face learning from Monday 11 January instead of 6 January. There will be a delay to face to face learning to allow time to consider updated information, expected next week, about Covid-19, including the new variant. All schools will provide online learning from Wednesday 6 January and each school will provide onsite childcare for vulnerable children if needed and critical workers’ children if essential from Wednesday 6 January. The position will be reviewed on 6 January.

• ECO CHRISTMAS MISSION 2020

  Wed 09 Dec 2020 Miss Herbert

  Everyone can take part in our Christmas 2020 Eco Missions.

   

  1. Make a recycled bird feeder for your garden. Take a photo and send it to Miss Herbert.  

   

  https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/make-a-bird-feeder-from-recycled-materials  

   

  2. Encourage friends and family to  REUSE   REDUCE    RECYCLE this Christmas. 

   

  3. Reduce your energy use. If you are not using electricity , switch off to save energy!

   

  4. Look online on how you can be more ECO friendly this Christmas.

   

  https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/lifestyle/shopping/g25616166/sustainable-christmas/

• Shoe Box Appeal

  Thu 17 Sep 2020

  This year we will be continuing to support The Samaritan's Purse 'Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box Project'.  However, due to Covid we will do the on-line shopping option.  If you would like to donate a Christmas Box for a child, please visit 

   

  https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/buildonline/

   

   

   

• Covid Information

  Thu 10 Sep 2020
  https://twitter.com/wg_education/status/1303287158812409856?s=12

• Message from Director of Education

  Wed 03 Jun 2020

  Message from the Director of Education // Neges gan y Cyfarwyddwr Addysg

   

  Dear Parent/Carer

  We have already been working closely with schools and other partners to plan for a safe re-opening of schools in Swansea.

  Now that the Minister has announced the Welsh Government’s intentions we will continue this work to finalise our arrangements and when ready, schools will be contacting parents and carers directly.

  We will also be publicising our plans and will have a helpline available for parents and carers well before the planned opening date.  We will have consistent guidelines and will be utilising these once they are received from Welsh Government. We will also be sharing further guidance from the Welsh Government on managing facilities and logistical arrangements.

   

  The key points that the Minister has said are:

  • All schools are to re-open from June 29 for a trial and transition period.
  • Pupils may need to be brought into schools in very small groups due to social distancing and it is anticipate that no school would have any more than a third of pupils in school at any one time.
  • The plan is to extend the remaining term by one week that means schools will be open for 4 weeks before the summer break. 
  • All schools are being asked to make available a check in and catch-up session for every child to attend over the 4 week period.
  • Attendance will be voluntary and there will be not be any fines should pupils not attend.
  • From June 29 the children of key or front line workers will attend their normal school.

   

  Since schools closed in March the majority in Swansea have been operating as emergency childcare hubs providing childcare for around 500 vulnerable young people or pupils whose parents are key workers and this will continue in the meantime.

   

  Distance learning via the Swansea Virtual School and other channels used by our schools during the lockdown will also continue.

   

  Thank you for your continued support as we continue to respond to these challenging times.