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Not quite sure how it got to Friday already but here we are...
We have some very important dates for your diary to share - I am going to start backwards and work my way through it! Monday July 22nd is our last day of term. The school closes at 2pm. If you have pupils in Holywell Childcare we can accommodate them until child care starts. Year 6 Leavers' Service and prize giving starts at 1pm. The children and staff are already working hard to get their 'show' organised. Always a bittersweet day for us. Monday July 15th - Nursery 'Come and Share' session. Parents are invited to come and see the work the pupils have been doing. 10am in the school hall. Friday July 12th is our moving up session. Children will spend some time with their new class teacher. Tuesday July 9th - Year 1 and 2 Trip. End of Term Reports will be sent home. We have changed the format this year and moved away from the report writing tool we usually use. Hopefully you will find them more personal to your child and more relevant to you. We would welcome feedback on the format once you have seen them. Friday July 5th - Reception Trip and Year 2 Class Assembly 2pm Friday June 28th - Year 1 Class Assembly 2pm Wednesday June 26th Information Evening for new Nursery and Reception at 5.30pm and Information Evening for Year 2 Parents who are moving to Year 3 at 6pm Friday 21st June - Reception Assembly 2pm Monday June 17th -Year 1 and 2 Jamboree Trip In addition we have our 'Greenfield Carnival' organised by Friends of Maesglas on Saturday 22nd June 10am - 4pm. If you are able to help out on the day or to donate for the raffle prize then get in touch with the committee via Twitter or Facebook. Hope you all have a great weekend, fingers crossed that is the end of the rain and that the sun continues to shine.
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Another busy week at Maesglas!
Our Health Week has been a great success with lots of activities and learning about keeping ourselves fit and healthy. Year 3 enjoyed the challenge of Glanllyn and their first residential visit and Year Six had a quick march up to the Science labs at Ysgol Treffynnon for some transition work. We were lucky that the rain kept off for the junior Sports Day in the end and the children were superstars. The week ended with Mr Cass coming to visit with a robot cat - but that's a story for another day! Just some reminders for your diary for next week. Monday 20th May - Year 6 have a science workshop in the school hall from 1-3. Year 6 parents are welcome to attend. Tuesday 21st May - Infant Sports Day from 10 am Tuesday 21st May - Year 4 Bright Sparks trip to Techniquest Wednesday 22nd May - Elwyn Owen Five-a-Side competition in Deeside Leisure centre Wednesday 22nd May - Bags to School are being collected. Please bring your filled bags to be recycled to the front office first thing in the morning. You can use ordinary bin bags if yours is filled or lost! Thursday 23rd May - Cross Country Competition at Holywell Town Football Club Thursday 23rd May - Flintshire Music Service is visiting the school to perform and concert for year 3 and 4 pupils. Friday 24th May - Our Leavers' Assembly for Mrs Pilkington and Miss Duffen. Remember to drop a written message into the office if you would like it included in the Thank You books we have prepared for them. Friday 24th May - Hannah Blythyn AM for Delyn will be visiting the school to look at the work our One World group are doing and to listen to our pupils who are part of our governors and thematic learning teams. And then we can all take a breath and relax!! So proud of the way the children have dealt with their 'quizzes' this week and a big thank you for all the support we have had keeping the children settled and happy.
Next week is our health week. Each class has different activities such as looking at healthy eating, different ways to keep fit (this includes cricket coaching for years 1,2 and 3), hygiene and the changes that happen to our body as we get older. Year 5 and 6 puberty talk is scheduled for Tuesday. We will also be using the NSPCC Pants resource. Class teachers have also asked for help to get the school raised beds cleared and planted with healthy crops for the summer. Check with your class teacher for the day you can volunteer. We will also be having our class and team photos taken on Wednesday so can I ask anyone who still has any school kit to return it to school by Monday. Friday is Sports Day, as long as the weather is with us. Infants will aim to start at 10am and Juniors at 1.15. And of course Mrs Roberts, Mrs Cowling and Mrs Norton are taking the year 3 pupils to Glanllyn. The highlight of Mrs R's year! Hope you all have a lovely relaxing weekend - Looks like BBQ weather maybe? Having had a few technical issues with firewalls and laptops I think I have now got the hang of this!
Where has this week gone? And only another school days before we have our half term...and what a busy 14 days they will be! So a few reminders for your diary 9&10th May - National Test days for us. Years 2-6 will have their Reading and then Reasoning tests. We try not to put any pressure on the pupils but inevitably some do get worried. We always say to the children that these 'quizzes' help us to see where they need help rather than that they are test the pupils' ability.This year the Procedural Maths test is to be completed on line and will be done over the course of the next term. 13th to 17th May is our Health Week. There will be more details to follow but the most important date is Sports Day on Friday 17th. Foundation Phase from 10 am and Juniors starting at 1.15 !3th &14th May is the Year 3 Trip to Glanllyn 21st May is Year 4 Bright Sparks trip 24th May Hannah Blythyn or Welsh Government MP is coming into school to meet our One Worlders and other pupil representatives. 24th May is also the day we say goodbye to two long-standing and important members of school staff. Both Miss Duffen and Mrs Pilkington are retiring. We will have a special assembly for the children to say goodbye. We are preparing a memory book for both ladies and each child is leaving a message or a drawing. If you, as parents or grandparents, would like to leave a message to put in the books, please see Mrs Smith and she can give you a note for you to fill in and return. As I said a very busy half term! I hope the weather improves and that everyone has a fantastic May Bank Holiday Weekend (My plan is to sleep most of it) The end of another very busy week at Maesglas! Thanks to all who took part in The Big Pedal Challenge, we have notched up over 1000 journeys to school by foot, bike or scooter. We have also hosted The Ecclestone Football cup in very wet and windy weather and a group of year 5 and 6 pupils took part in the Dragon Sports Handball competition. We are very proud of our pupils and the way they try their hardest when they represent the school. Friends of Maesglas held their Easter Bingo and raised in the region of £300. Today the pupils have taken part in activities to celebrate Outdoor Learning Week in Wales. The rain hasn't stopped us enjoying the week!
Next week is the final week of term and we are not slowing down. We have Tag Rugby on Monday and Year 4 are off to PentreLlynCymer for their residential on Tuesday and Wednesday (can’t wait to see the photos!). On Thursday we are off to Ysgol Treffynnon for the annual John McBrien Trophy Football competition and Kicks4Kids football activity sessions start then too. We will be sending out new club letters next week too, so please make sure they are returned before the end of term so we can get started with clubs on the first week back. Have a good weekend all! What a week! On Monday morning I came into school with mixed feelings as it was to be my last week with you all as head teacher before handing over to Mrs Lloyd for 2 years.
However, there was no time to get too sad because, as always in Maesglas, we have so much going on I didn't really get time to think about it. I start with GWE from the 1st April although I will be based in school up to the Easter holiday. I know Mrs Lloyd will be a fantastic Head and she will be surrounded and supported by a team of staff, governors, parents and children that are ready to help. I am very proud of our school and will be spreading the word of all the great work we do. The school will flourish with Mrs Lloyd as head and a team of hard working and dedicated staff. All future posts and emails will be from Mrs Lloyd Have a wonderful Easter. Signing out as head...Mr Cass Parking in and around school is continuing to cause concern.
Our number one priority is ensuring that children are safe walking in and out of school. Could I please ask that all motorists be more cautious and think before they park. Inconsiderate parking is causing congestion and blocking people in. All motorists should be cautious and think before they park.
We have contacted the Local Authority and they are advising residents to call the police on 101 in the event of any blocked drives. It is that time of year again already...egg competition.
The rules are simple. Any designs you like using any materials you like as long as a hard boiled egg or eggs are in there somewhere. Closing date will be Monday 8th April so judging can take place on Wednesday 10th April. It will cost £1 per entry. This helps to cover the cost of the Prizes. We have 1st, 2nd and 3rd for each class. Good luck Here are details for the Blood Donors at St Peter's Church Hall.
Mon 1 Apr Fri 10 May Mon 10 June 2pm - 4pm and 5.30pm - 7.30pm Walk in slots may be available. To avoid disappointment you can visit www.welshblood.org.uk Bringing Kindness To Classrooms
The Kindness Book has arrived in school. It invites children to recall small acts of kindness with each other and document them through drawing and writing. We hope that through the process of recalling these moments, children will come to learn how kindness is an important aspect of society and carried through a community by its members. How It Works The Kindness Book is a way to show how small acts of kindness are carried through our communities by creating a chain of interlinked stories. It's really simple: 1. The first student thinks about a moment of kindness with a friend in class, documents this moment through drawing and writing, and passes the book onto the friend that was mentioned in the story. 2. This friend then writes about another moment of kindness and passes the book onto a third student.. 3. The Kindness Book is passed from student to student until the book is full. |
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