Bryn Celyn School Library
Free Online Courses for Year 3 and 4 parents
The Importance of Play!
Playing is the best way to learn! This new and exciting 10 week course is about getting our children back outside and playing. Parents/carers will learn the value of play and its importance for child development. You will be provided with weekly play-based tasks that support Numeracy, Literacy, Science and Wellbeing.
This is an accredited course, so you will gain a certificate and will learn lots of new and exciting skills to develop your child's learning.
The course will run online, so you will be able to access it in a variety of ways. You will receive full support with the technology.
To save your place email - families@cavc.ac.uk and quote 'The importance of Play'.
If you require any further details please ask Mrs Keys
Dear Parents,
The NHS has asked for this message to be sent out to you.
Undiagnosed Type 1 diabetes in children is a medical emergency.
Be vigilant to see if your child has ANY of the main symptoms of Type 1 diabetes. The main symptoms are known as the 4 Ts – Thirst, Toilet, Tiredness, Thinner. If you notice your child is thirsty or using the toilet more frequently, is always feeling tired, or has lost weight recently, please make an urgent GP appointment or contact the Out of Hours service.
Type 1 diabetes requires prompt treatment. NHS services are very well equipped to look after children safely if they are unwell. Please do not delay seeking medical advice because of COVID-19.
There is more information available here:
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/in_your_area/wales/campaigning/know-type-1---wales
Dear Parents,
The NHS has asked for this message to be sent out to you.
Undiagnosed Type 1 diabetes in children is a medical emergency.
Be vigilant to see if your child has ANY of the main symptoms of Type 1 diabetes. The main symptoms are known as the 4 Ts – Thirst, Toilet, Tiredness, Thinner. If you notice your child is thirsty or using the toilet more frequently, is always feeling tired, or has lost weight recently, please make an urgent GP appointment or contact the Out of Hours service.
Type 1 diabetes requires prompt treatment. NHS services are very well equipped to look after children safely if they are unwell. Please do not delay seeking medical advice because of COVID-19.
There is more information available here:
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/in_your_area/wales/campaigning/know-type-1---wales
All KS2 pupils in years 3,4,5,6 will return to school on Tuesday 16th March.
Please make sure they have a packed lunch and a water bottle.
If you are nervous about their return, please phone Mrs Keys who will be able to reassure you that we are doing everything we can to make school as safe as it can be for their return.
Many thanks Mrs Keys
Dear Parents World Book Day is Thursday 4th March. This year the children will be having some fun in their classes and completing some tasks around their favourite books. We will NOT be dressing up.
Many thanks Mrs Keys
Dear Parent/Guardian March 2021
The Welsh Government has recently announced that it will start a programme of asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in education and childcare settings across Wales.
Along with the primary protective measures we are taking, such as social distancing and good hand hygiene, testing will allow us to take further measures to help pupils and staff members to continue working in as safe an environment as possible. Up to one in three people who have COVID-19 have the virus without symptoms.
All staff are being asked to take part in twice weekly home testing using Lateral Flow Device tests. If the test is positive, staff and their close contacts will immediately need to start self-isolating, and a second test will be arranged to confirm the results. If the confirmation test is negative, all those who have been asked to isolate will be able to return to school. If the confirmation test is positive, the self-isolation period will continue for a total of 10 days.
If a member of staff working with a pupil contact group records a positive LFT result, this may mean that pupils within the contact group will need to self-isolate. Given the routine nature of the testing, this may mean that you may be notified that your child should not attend school at very short notice.
If your child is required to self-isolate in the above circumstances and the staff member then receives a negative confirmation test result, they and close contacts, including pupils within the contact group, will be able to return to school and we will let you know this as soon as possible.
Your school will endeavour to keep you informed as quickly as possible. Thank you for helping keep our pupils and staff safe.
Yours sincerely
Melanie Godfrey
Director of Education and Lifelong Learning/ Cyfarwyddwr Addysg a Dysgu Gydol Oes
Date: 19 February 2021 Annwyl
Dear Parent/Carer
With pupils starting to come back to school this week, we are asking for your help in making the return to the classroom a success. The steps that we have had to take together over the last 11 months have been hard, but they have saved lives, protected the people most at risk and helped to make sure that our health and care services can continue to care for us when we need them. Our local vaccination programme is now moving quickly and is providing more protection to those who are most vulnerable. However, with new variants of the virus spreading much more quickly we must all stay alert to the risks of Covid-19 and carry on working together to keep the levels of infection as low as possible. Getting children back into school is an important step. Teachers and school staff, with the support of the Council, the health board, and Public Health Wales, have worked very hard to make sure our schools are as safe as possible. We cannot risk undoing this and losing the progress we have made in pushing back the virus when pupils return to the classroom. 1 in 3 people with Covid-19 have no symptoms and can spread the virus without realising.
This makes it more important that ever that we all follow the rules in place to keep us safe. When your child goes back to school, we need you to continue to help to control the spread of Covid-19 by:
Not sending your child to school if they are unwell, even if you think they do not have coronavirus
Always keeping at least 2m from other people when dropping off and picking up your children
Always wearing a mask when in the school grounds or nearby Don’t stop to chat at the school gates
Don’t invite other children or their parents to your home to play or stay overnight, even outdoors and even if they are in the same bubble at school
Do not share a car to travel to school with other families, unless you have no other option
Make sure your child understands the importance of washing their hands regularly Continue to work from home if at all possible We know parents and carers have done so much, especially in recent months, to support their children’s education and keep them safe from Covid-19.
By all following these simple steps we can continue to keep infection rates down and our schools open. Thank you for your help in keeping the virus in check and safely reopening our schools.
Yours sincerely Councillor Sarah Merry Deputy Leader
Cabinet Member for Education, Employment & Skills
Home Learning
Please note home learning will be available on Monday 22nd February.
Hub
The Hub is open as normal on Monday 22nd February.
Return to School
As you may be aware Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes can return to school on Tuesday 23rd of February. The children can come into school anytime from 9am until 9.20am. Home time will be from 2.45 until 3pm.
Please remember to wear a face mask when on school site and to maintain a social distance.
Please remember to let school know if you have tested positive for Covid in half term.
If your child is feeling unwell please keep them away from school until they are better. If they are showing symptoms of Covid 19 then please phone 119 for a covid test.
If you have any questions please phone school or email StaffB5@hwbcymru.net and someone will get back to you.
Many thanks Keep safe Mrs Keys
Latest information about start back to school in January
Return to School January 2021
Dear Parents Wednesday 6th January 2021
Happy New Year to you all.
You may have already seen in the media that Welsh Government and Local Councils have made announcements regarding the return to school in January 2021.
All schools will use online learning at home for the first week back Monday 4th – 15th January. This is because of the high levels of Covid 19 in Cardiff. The Inset Day planned for the 4th has been cancelled and will be moved to later on in the year. Therefore home learning will be available for the children from Monday 4th – 15th January.
Children should be able to come back to school on Monday 18th January, however this is subject to change, dependent on any further instructions from Welsh Government or the Local Authority.
The school will be running a Hub childcare facility for children of Keyworkers from Wednesday 6th January – Friday 15th January from 8.30-3.15.
If you are a critical worker and need access to the Hub please let Mrs Keys know by Tuesday 5th January 2pm. I appreciate that this is a change from the expected start of next term, if you need any support please contact the school through the following email address - StaffB5@hwbcymru.net
Many thanks
Mrs Keys
Return to School January 2021
Dear Parents Friday 18th December 2020
You may have already seen in the media that Welsh Government and Local Councils have made announcements regarding the return to school in January 2021.
All schools will use online learning at home for the first week back Monday 4th – 8th January. This is because of the high levels of Covid 19 in Cardiff. The Inset Day planned for the 4th has been cancelled and will be moved to later on in the year. Therefore home learning will be available for the children from Monday 4th.
Children should be able to come back to school on Monday 11th January, however this is subject to change, dependent on any further instructions from Welsh Government or the Local Authority.
The school will be running a Hub childcare facility for children of Keyworkers from Wednesday 6th January – Friday 8th January from 8.30-3.15.
If you need to access the Hub please let Mrs Keys know by Tuesday 5th January 2pm.
I appreciate that this is a change from the expected start of next term, if you need any support please contact the school through the following email address - StaffB5@hwbcymru.net
Thank you for your ongoing support and I wish you a restful holiday.
Many thanks
Mrs Keys