Christmas holiday free school meal payment vouchers

 

The local authority is currently issuing vouchers for pupils eligible for free school meals (eFSM) to the value of £39 for the Christmas break.  Please be aware that it might take several days for all vouchers to be issued to parents/carers.  Please only contact the local authority if you have not received your voucher by Friday 17 December.  Communication received before this date will not be responded to.

 

As vouchers are issued in batches, you may not receive all your vouchers together.  If you are expecting more than one voucher (one per child), you may receive some vouchers by text and some by email depending on the contact details that have been provided by your child’s school. 

Please check your SPAM folder before you attempt to contact the local authority.

 

You will receive the voucher either by text message to your mobile from ‘Cash Out’ or by email from no-reply@paypointsvp.com

Dear Parents/Carers, As you are aware, COVID 19 is still prevalent in the community as are the common winter illnesses. Unfortunately, I write to you now to tell you that finding supply cover for staff absence is proving very difficult. There have been times in the last few weeks that we have been very close to closing classes due to insufficient staffing. On these occasions we have been able to find suitable staff cover, either through supply or with myself covering the class. At the time of writing we are currently fine and staffing is at a good and safe level. However, we are only 2 or 3 staff members falling ill from having to close the classes affected. Every school is in the same position and finding supply staff is like finding a needle in a haystack. I write to you today not to frighten you but to be open and honest about the situation the school and other schools are facing in the cluster, Bridgend and in Wales in general. While closing a class is the very last thing we want to do, I must ensure that classes have the appropriate staff numbers in them to ensure we can operate safely. If we do not have the required amount of staff then I will have no option but to close the class until appropriate staffing arrangements can be made. I will try and give you enough notice, hopefully the night before but unfortunately situations can change quite rapidly. I hope that I will never be in the position to do this but feel I need to warn parents that this is a realistic problem that we may encounter in the next 10 days.

 

Mr Jones

CAR PARKING AROUND SCHOOL

Please can parents be considerate when parking around school. 

There are double yellow lines there for a reason. 

I am fearful that due to inconsiderate and dangerous parking on zig zags and on double yellow lines that a serious accident could happen. 

I have this morning emailed the Local Authority and contacted the local police for their support in this matter. 

It is only a matter of time before a child gets hurt. 

PLEASE PARK RESPONSIBLY 

Dear Parents/Carers,

RE: Parent Governor Election Result

As you would be aware the closing date for the Parent Governor Election was last week. Thank you to the many parents who participated in the election.

I have received confirmation that Helen Bushell has been elected to serve a 4 year term.

I would like to thank Jade Farmer for allowing herself to be considered for the post

Kind regards, 

Mr Jones 

Poppies will be on sale tomorrow and Thursday for Remembrance Day. If you want to buy a poppy please send in a donation and we will ensure your child receives a poppy. 

 

Reminder! Cofiwch!

 

The photographer will be in school tomorrow. She will take individual photos and photos of siblings in school. 

 

 

As you would have read in the letters I have sent in the last few weeks we have seen a rise in cases of COVID 19 within our school community. We are continuing to operate with our risk mitigation procedures in school in line with our risk assessment and implement our graduated response to rise in positive cases.  

 

Since the first case was confirmed we have enhanced our cleaning approaches, staggered the use of the staff room, all staff wear masks in communal areas and temporarily stopped integration between main stream and our base classes until we have 5 days without a positive case. This also means that no Key Stage assemblies have taken place since our return. 

 

Nearly all of our cases have been asymptomatic at the time of the test. The cases where there have been symptoms can I thank the parents for keeping their child at home and getting them tested quickly. 

 

Please remember if you have had your child tested, please email results to llangynwydcovid@gmail.com

 

As we move into the winter months we will very likely see an increase of colds, coughs and sniffles as is the case each and every year. We would appreciate your support by keeping any child who is unwell off school until  they are well enough to return.  

 

If they do present with symptoms of COVID 19 please isolate as a household and all book tests - as shown in the guidelines released by the First Minister.

 

In line with my graduated response to an increase in positive cases I strongly advise parents and carers to wear masks when they enter the school grounds - this is to keep everyone safe. 

 

The last few weeks have been challenging but by us all working together and ensuring we follow the rules we can keep everyone safe. 

 

Thank you for your continued support, 

Mr Jones 

Please see the updated guidance below as announced by the First Minister last week