Gwersyllt CP

At the end of a long year we reach the point in which we have to say goodbye.

Not only are we saying goodbye to our wonderful Year 6 pupils- who wowed us all with their leaving performance on Thursday (we really are waving farewell to some incredible talent)- but we say good bye and thank you to a few members of the school team.

A huge thank you to Mia Tomlinson and Iola Agnew who worked with us this year as apprentice TAs. They quickly fitted in and have offered so much to the school. We wish them all the best moving forward and hope our paths will cross again at some point.

Mr Edwards is leaving us for a year to follow a Welsh sabbatical, though will be popping in regularly to lend his newly found expertise in the language.

Finally, a massive thank you goes to Mrs Edwards. Initially arriving at the school as a volunteer, over the course of 20+ years, she has had a hand in nearly every pupils education as they passed through Gwersyllt CP. Mrs Edwards also worked as a treasurer for the PTA and as a part of the governing body. We said our farewells during the foundation learning assembly on Wednesday and hope that we get many a visit over the course of the years that follow. The staff and pupils will miss her dearly and all her hard work is greatly appreciated. Diolch yn fawr Iawn.

We at Gwersyllt hope all of the above and yourselves have a great summer break.

Looking for what to do with the children over the summer….Part 2

Active WrexhamNofio/Swimming Gweithgareddau Nofio Am Ddim yr Haf i blant sy’n iau nag 16/ Summer Free Swim Activities for Under 16’sDydd Sadwrn 27ain o Orffennaf 2024 –  Dydd Sul 31ain o Awst 2024/ Saturday 27th July 2024 – Sunday 31st August 2024 Canolfan Hamdden a Gweithgareddau’r Waun/ Leisure & Activity Centre – 01691 778666 Nofio am Ddim/ Free Swimming Dydd Sul/ Sunday’s 1pm – 2pm Nofio i’r Teulu  – Fflotiau a Rafftiau/ Free Family Swim – Floats & RaftsDydd Mawrth/ Tuesday 1pm – 2pmDydd Iau/ Thursday 1pm – 2pm Canolfan Hamdden a Gweithgareddau Gwyn Evans Leisure & Activity Centre – 01978 269540 Nofio am Ddim/ Free Swimming Dydd Mawrth/ Tuesday’s 2pm – 3pmDydd Sul/ Sunday’s 1pm – 2pm Nofio i’r Teulu/ Free Family Swim Dydd Iau/ Thursday’s 2pm – 3pm  Byd Dŵr/ Waterworld – 01978 297300Nofio am Ddim/ Free Swimming Dydd Iau/ Thursday 1pm – 2pmDydd Sadwrn/ Saturday 3pm – 4pm Nofio i’r Teulu/ Free family swimDydd Sadwrn/ Saturday 2pm-3pm  Mae pob un o’r gweithgareddau uchod AM DDIM i blant dan 16 oedFfoniwch eich Canolfan Hamdden a Gweithgareddau Lleol i gael rhagor o fanylion a chadw eich lle All of the above activities are FREE for under 16’sPlease call your Local Leisure & Activity Centre for more details and to book your space Activities Free Summer Activity Timetable Monday 22nd July – Friday 30th August 2024 Dydd Llun/ MondayGirls Football/ Pêl-droed i FerchedYsgol Rhosnesni 1pm – 3pm5 i 11 oed/ Ages 5 – 11Dydd Mawrth/ TuesdayLearn to Ride/ Dysgu Beicio Stadiwm Queensway/ Queensway Stadium5 – 8 oed/ Age 5-8  1pm – 2.30pm9 – 11 oed/ Age 9-11  3pm – 4.30pm  Aml-Chwaraeon Cynhwysol/ Inclusive Ysgol Sant Christopher/ St Christopher School10am – 12pm23 Gorffennaf, 6 a 20 Awst/ 23rd July 6th & 20th August  Dawnsio Stryd/ Street Dance11 oed a hŷn/ 11 PlusDydd Mawrth/ Tuesday 7pm – 8pmPob math o ddawnsio hwyliog/ All fun styles of dance.Neuadd Garden Village/ Garden Village hallRhodfa Kenyon/ Kenyon AveWrecsam LL11 2ST/ Wrexham LL11 2ST  Dydd Mercher/ WednesdayPêl-droed i Ferched/ Girls Football5 i 11 oed/ Ages 5 – 11Clwb Pêl-droed Pen-y-cae10am – 12pm hanner dyddPen-y-cae FC  Tennis i Deuluoedd/ Family TennisY Parciau/  Bellevue Park1pm – 2pm  Aml Chwaraeon/ Multi Sports5 – 16 oed/ Ages 5 – 16Y Parciau/  Bellevue Park2pm – 3pm  Pêl-droed Stryd/ Street FootballOedrannau 11-16/ Ages 11-16Llecyn Gemau Amlddefnydd Gwersyllt/ Gwersyllt MUGA4pm – 5pm  Criced Stryd/ Street Cricket5 – 16 oed/ Ages 8 – 15Llecyn Gemau Amlddefnydd Gwersyllt/ Gwersyllt MUGA5pm – 6pm Dydd Iau/ ThursdayAthletau Dan 8/ Under 8’s Athletics 5 – 8 oed/ Ages 5 – 8Stadiwm Queensway/ Queensway Stadium10am – 11am  Aml Chwaraeon Dan 8/ Under 8’s Multi Sports5 – 8 oed/ Ages 5 – 8Stadiwm Queensway/  Queensway Stadium11am – 12pm  8 – 11 Aml Chwaraeon/ Multi Sports8 – 11 oed/ Ages 8 – 11Stadiwm Queensway/ Queensway Stadium  Athletau/ Athletics8 – 11 oed/ Age 8-11Stadiwm Queensway/ Queensway Stadium11am – 12pm  Tennis i Deuluoedd/ Family TennisParc Acton/ Acton Park1pm – 2pm  Aml Chwaraeon/ Multi Sports5 – 16 oed/ Ages 5 – 16Parc Acton/ Acton Park  For more information and to book your space please email activewrexham@wrexham.gov.uk

Active Wrexham Community Football & Cricket sessions

@ Gwersyllt MUGA

Football & cricket sessions will take place on Wednesday afternoons at Gwersyllt MUGA (behind Gwersyllt Cricket Clubhouse, LL11 4DX) ran by Active Wrexham & Cricket Wales & in partnership with North Wales Police, working with local PSCO’s.

The football session will take place 4.00-5.00pm.

The cricket session will take place 5.00-6.00pm.

The aim of the sessions is to give young people the chance to engage in positive behaviour within a community setting.

The sessions will run throughout the 6 weeks summer holiday, starting on 24^th July until 28^th August. If popular, we will look to continue the session beyond this.

It will be a turn up & play session & there will be no cost involved. The pitch at The Muga is concrete so trainers will need to be worn.

Young people can join the sessions at any time, during the summer holidays & can attend either one of the sessions or both.

You must be aged between 9-14 (school years 5-9).

The QR Code below will take you to a consent form on a website called Upshot. This form will just needed to be completed once with the young person’s information.

Please click on the green writing under the main heading to switch the form to English.

If you have signed up previously, there is no need to sign up again.

Any questions or queries, please direct to Robert Darlington, Active Wrexham Youth Worker:

E-mail: Robert.darlington@wrexham.gov.uk

Tel: 07917 549908

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The penultimate week before the summer holidays is over. This week has been filled with activity and there is plenty to look forward to next week.

This Week

A huge thank you to all of you that joined us for the Year 1 and 2 Event on Wednesday afternoon. Fortunately, it stayed dry and we were able to work across the hall and the top yard. The pupils seemed to thoroughly enjoy the event. Thank you to the teachers for putting it together and to all the external agencies that came and supported it too.

Our Cricket team also made it to Colwyn Bay for the finals on Wednesday. They did themselves proud, winning two of their games, and, as always, behaved impeccably.

Finally, our Healthy and confident Senedd groups ran the KS2 sports event this Friday and our Enterprising and creative group held the school history event at home time. It is lovely seeing things that the pupils dream up coming to fruition.

Wrexham FC

We are trying to gather photos for our Wrexham FC board in school. If you have any photographs of your child wearing the kit, at the stadium or meeting the players and are happy to have it posted on the display wall we would really appreciate it being emailed over or sent in. A huge thank you in advance.

Next Week

Next week, being our final week, means we will be holding our Olivia Wood Assembly (Monday) and out Attendance and Pupil of the Term awards Assemblies. We will also have house treats and ice cream organised by the PTA on the Friday. A reminder that our Year 6 Leaver’s service takes place at 6pm on Thursday.

Friday 19th of July

Uniform – Friday the 19th is NOT a non-uniform day and pupils will be expected to wear full uniform.  Thank you.

Shirt Signing – Next Friday all Year 6 pupils will be allowed to bring a spare shirt/t-shirt in for signing if they wish.

Also, assuming that the weather is ok, we will be placing items of lost property on the yard next week. Please do take the time to have a look through if your child has lost something.

Have a great weekend,

As promised please see the inside of our new Early Year layout for Nursery and Reception- now called Uned Glasbren (Saplings Unit).

We are trialling this for the start of September.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The end of an incredibly busy week. To name but a few things this week (even though it is one day shorter) the school and the pupils have:

• Been to Park Hall Farm (Reception)
• Visited the Eisteddfod (All of KS2)
• Choir performing in Llangollen (Mr Edwards and a team of pupils)
• Nursery and new Nursery Teddy Bears picnic and sports event
• 6 Year 6 pupils and Mrs O’Toole speaking in a Ted Talk at Wrexham university – Please see below
• Planned alongside the Arts Curriculum for a Year 6 project next September.
• Eventually had Year 5/6 sports day
• Been to YBA Summer Fair (Year 5)
• Enjoyed the School Disco (everyone)

As always, thank you to the PTA for their time and effort for the disco. A huge thank you to everyone involved for everything else (Parents, Staff and, of course, the pupils). Diolch!

End of School Day

Today I have spoken to the pupils about the importance of moving from the school grounds quickly after school. A few pupils have got into the habit of playing on the park and the lower football pitch at the end of the day. In itself this isn’t a problem. However, in order to secure the site to allow Playmates to function as it should, we are required to lock the side gates as well as the entry gates (the front gate to reception is the exception) so Playmates (and any other clubs) can run safely. Can I ask that adults picking up help us with this. Thank you in advance.

Unversity Ted Talk

I am very proud to be able to show you the TED TALK led by 6 pupils and Mrs O’Toole this week. Very powerful and incredibly impressive I am sure you will agree.

EY unit

You may be aware that, next year, we will be altering our Early Years provision. We will become a Nursery and Recpetion class in the morning (Reception only in the afternoon) and will be called Uned Glasbren Welsh for Saplings). This will be trialled from next week onwards to allow pupils in Nursery to get use to this and the teachers to iron out any kinks or hurdles. We believe it is going to be a fantastic asset and we are looking forward to seeing it bear fruit (pun inteneded).

As soon a possible, I will add photos.

Have a lovely weekend

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Finally some nice weather. The pupils have thoroughly enjoyed being out on the field over the past week and enjoying our grounds in all their splendour. It has been lovely to see.

Let’s hope it lasts for the summer fair on Saturday and beyond.

All being well you should receive a text this afternoon about your child’s class next year. On Friday 28^th June your child will spend the majority of the day in their new class with their new staff. We have extended this process to a whole day to give the pupils more of an overall experience to what next year will be like.

As you may be aware, next year we will have a mixed Year 2 and 3 class (Masarnen). These pupils will follow the timetable of the others in their year group. This being the case, Year 2 pupils will eat and play with the other Year 2 pupils at lunch and will finish the school day at 3pm. Year 3 pupils will finish, as all Year 3 pupils do, at 3.10pm. Further information about pick up will come out prior to September but very little will change.

Outside Areas

One of our priorities this year has been to improve the look and use of our outside areas. Thank you to all of those that donated items such as planters, pallets and tyres to our Year 1 and 2 classes. The results are really starting to blossom (pun intended)

Senedd

Our Senedd groups are starting to bear fruit. Our Healthy and confident group are looking to plan a sport day in Ks2 to continue to drive the message that exercise and nutrition is a key factor in our physical and mental welbeing. We are hoping that this will take place on July 12th.

On the same day our enterprising and creative group are hoping to put on an afterschool event, looking at the history of school. More information is to follow.

Have a great weekend, hopefully we will see you at the fair.

Dear Parents/ Guardians,

Nursery

Thank you to everyone who cam to our nursery event this morning. I think we can all agree the class made the room look stunnig. We hope you enjoyed it. Please see photos below.

Teacher Alterations for Next Year

With roughly a half term remaining of this academic year, I felt I should make you aware of a couple of temporary teaching alterations for next academic year (2024-2025). 

I am delighted to say that Mr D Edwards in Year 4/5 has been accepted on to a Welsh professional development course which is carried out over the entirety of next year. Due to this, Mr D Edwards will not be teaching a class next year. He will however be in school frequently as part of the course. I have no doubt that this will benefit the school in the long run and we wish Mr Edwards all the best in September when it commences. 

With this in mind, Mrs C Sailes will step into the Year 4/5 teaching position and Miss K Jones will work alongside Mrs H Davies in the Year 3/4 classes. Year 3/4 and Year 4/5 will all plan alongside each other next year.

Mrs K Jones is no stranger to the school having taught this year in our Year 1 and 2 classes and she will know next year’s Year 3 group very well (as will Mrs H Davies). We know she will do a wonderful job. Mrs S Binnersly is joining us in Year 1/2 to teach a day in each class. We extend a warm welcome to her in advance of September.

Sports Days

We hope to have our sports days on the following dates.

Monday 10th June- Reception, Year 1 and Year 2

Tuesday 11th June- Year 3 and 4

Friday 21st June- Year 5 and 6

They are due to start at approximately 1.30pm. All the above will be weather permitting. More information will be provided nearer the time.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

A couple of lovely events this week. We had our monthly visit to Pendine for a group of Year 6 pupils. This really is a wonderful partnership and I know the pupils bring such happiness to the residents there. 

We had a visit from M&M productions on Wednesday. They performed The Little Princess and all the pupils from Year 2 upwards thoroughly enjoyed the show.

Speaking of the arts, It is lovely to see some of Dosbarth Masarnen’s peace Garden creative planters and flowers in Noddfa’s yard. IF you get the chance to have a look by the back yard. This was given by the class has a gift from one site to another. I look forward to seeing what grows from this.

New Waste Law – April 2024

You may be aware that from the 6th April, it became law for all businesses and public sector organisations to sort their waste for recycling. This has led to a reduction in general waste collections and an increase in recycling. If any children still bring packed lunches from home, they will now need to keep all of their waste from home in their lunchboxes to dispose of at home as the canteen is only disposing of food waste from school-provided meals. The children will be made aware of this change and we are using this as a learning opportunity for children to reduce their use of non-recyclable packaging.

Unbeatable Eva – May 17^th – https://www.unbeatableeva.co.uk/

The school will be holding a non-uniform day on Friday May 17^th for the Unbeatable Eva foundation. Unfortunately, Eva was diagnosed with DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma), a little known but, in every case, terminal form of childhood cancer. Sadly, Eva passed away and her parents have set up a foundation to raise awareness and support other children and families with DIPG. The family are local to Wrexham and have reached out to the school to help support this foundation. The school Council would like to raise money by wearing purple (Eva’s favourite colour) or bight clothes on this day. As this is not going through school all donations can be cash on the day. Many thanks

Kitchen Environmental Health survey

Well done again to Alyson and the team who were successfully awarded a score of 5/5 in the kitchen inspection this week.

Enjoy the weather, stay safe and see you next week

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Family engagement

Again, a huge thank you to all those that have attended our recent family events. They have been extremely well attended and on some occasions we haven’t been able to say yes to everyone due to the limited places we can offer. We have another coming up shortly. On Tuesday 14^th May- 2pm-3pm– we are having a tea party for KS2 families and pupils. It will be an afternoon of tea, cake and craft. Again the places are limited so please get in touch soon if you are interested.

Breakfast Club

We are having a few issues with pupils being left for breakfast club prior to the booked slot. Obviously this presents an issue, as no one is there to look after the pupil and gates are open to the busy main road. Can we ask that pupils do not come before the slot that is booked (usually the 8.20am free slot) and if this is the case, that they have an adult wait with them. 

Also a quick reminder that monies need to be paid via Parent Pay. Unfortunately, we cannot accept cash.

Leavers Service and Evening

I can’t believe we are getting to that time…Our Leavers service and celebration will take place on Thursday 18^th July from 6pm to 8pm. This will include a celebration service followed by some time on the field (weather permitting)- hopefully with live music and a little more. More information to follow nearer the date.

Cofion cynnes,