Welcome to our St Mary's Weekly Newsletter!
Let us Pray- Gweddiwn
Lent 2024
Dydd Gwyl Dewi- St David's Day- March 1st
On Dydd Gwyl Dewi, we will be celebrating the feast day of our Patron Saint of Wales by dressing in Welsh colours/ clothes and having a special Mass in school on 1st March. On Friday 8th March, we will be holding our annual Eisteddfod and children can once again dress in Welsh colours. More information to follow via Seesaw. Diolch.
Websites to promote and practise Welsh within your family
Eco Team News
Friends Events- please note change of date
Attendance Matters
Please note school starts 08:55 and finishes at 15:15.
Please remember, children should not worry about having to stay off school if they are poorly. Children should only attend school if they are fit and well enough to do so. Routine appointments, holidays during term-time, days off for birthdays however, are not valid reasons to stay off school.
Thank you for your continued support and understanding with this very important matter.
Foundation Phase winners this week are:- Tulluanod with 96.1%
Dosbarth Palodau-93.8% Dosbarth Parotiaid-87.6% Dosbarth Pengwiniaid-95.5%, Dosbarth Robin Goch- 90.4%, Dosbarth Tulluanod-96.1%. Dosbarth Dryw- 89.2%
Key Stage 2 winners this week are:- Clywedog with 97.3%
Dosbarth Clywedog-97.3% , Dosbarth Conwy-92.8%, Dosbarth Alyn-94.6%, Dosbarth Dyfi-91.9%, Dosbarth Gwenfro-91.9%, Dosbarth Dyfrdwy-86.5%, Dosbarth Gwaun-95.6%
WHOLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE TARGET - 96%
WHOLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE- 92.6%
Please help us achieve our target next week!!
Patrwm Yr Wythnos
The Criw Cymraeg’s ‘Patrwm yr Wythnos’ (Phrase of the week) this week is: 'Beth wyt ti'n wneud?' What are you doing? Dwi'n... I'm...
See FIDIO link
Class Assemblies 2023-24
Today Dosbarth Dryw led the whole school assembly on their topic work about trees. The children were AMAZING! Their smiles lit up the assembly hall. It was a joy to hear them share their learning and singing so beautifully. Diolch pawb- everyone thoroughly enjoyed watching you this morning. Parents are going to love watching you all this afternoon at 2.30pm.
The next class assembly is Dosbarth Dyfi- Friday March 15th.
Please see the list of class assembly dates for the school year ahead below:-
Early Years- Noah visited the zoo and saw his old friends from nursery, Nancy went to the zoo, Lennon was man of the match on Sunday and got a medal and Loura went to Flipout. Zayden went with his family to watch a basketball show and got a Blue Peter badge, Alice and Ashani went to Erddig and Chirk with their families and saw each other, Luka has a slime birthday party, Luka, Harri and Alfie went with their families to see Wrexham play football, Roche went swimming with his sister and Nancie Mae is going swimming.
Years 1 and 2- Hania visited Liverpool World museum, George won 3rd place in his taekwondo patterns competition- he also lost a tooth over the holiday. Evelyn has started skiing lessons, Matthew has had a new bike and Hunter has a new orange bike. Joanna B is going to her new house, Neave went for a sleepover at her grandma's house with her cousin and Fiadh's tooth fell out. Zoja has a new baby sister- welcome to the world baby Leah! Amelia W and Franek went ice- skating.
Years 3 and 4- Olivia got yellow belt in judo and Florence won a dance competition. Artur has been on holiday to Poland, Saorise has had a new iPad and Arianna has a new car. Pati can now play the piano with two hands, Cody went to a Harlem gobe trotter's basketball game in Manchester and got interviewed for Blue Peter, met the players and learnt some new tricks. he also got his 3rd Blue Peter badge!
Year 5-Matilda's nan is home from India, Evie is going to find out the gender of her cousin and molly's brother turned 20! Adam joined a street dance club in Rhos and it was Mark's dad's birthday on Wednesday. Noah has a dog called Eric and Noah, Diego and Andy went to Manchester City FanZone recently.
Year 6-Sophia's family went to London and had a tour around Wembly and Issy G was in a musical called Shrek.
Local Support for Families
At this difficult time of austerity, please see some information about local services that are available to provide support to families in need.
Please contact school if you find yourself in a difficult situation and need some help/ support to signpost you to an appropriate service. Your requests will be handled in confidence and with sensitivity. Diolch. Mrs Acton.
If you need help from our foodbank there are a few simple steps to follow. THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP IS TO GET A FOODBANK VOUCHER.
In order to provide the most appropriate help for the circumstances of your situation we work with local agencies. If they feel you are struggling to put food on the table, they will issue you with a foodbank voucher. The local agency can also provide long term support if needed to help address some of the issues behind the reasons for your crisis. Agencies we work with include: Citizens Advice, housing support officers, children’s centres, health visitors, social services and some local charities.
1. GET IN TOUCH WITH US.
If you call or email our foodbank we can talk through your situation and put you in touch with a relevant local agency.
2. ARRANGE A VISIT TO THE REFERRAL AGENCY.
They will discuss your situation and supply you with a foodbank voucher where appropriate.
If you can’t afford food, you can call 0808 2082138 (freephone) to speak to a trained and independent Citizens Advice agent (Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm). Please note this number is for people who do not have enough money for food – if you are a local organisation or charity that works with people who might need the food bank, please contact us directly.
Alternatively, please call 0300 330 1178 to speak to Wrexham’s Citizen’s Advice Bureau, who will be able to issue you with a food bank voucher if necessary.
3. BRING YOUR FOODBANK VOUCHER TO YOUR NEAREST FOODBANK CENTRE.
You can find a list of our local centres and opening times here. When you arrive, we’ll welcome you with a warm drink and our trained volunteers will chat with you about your situation. We’ll also discuss any dietary needs you may have and exchange your foodbank voucher for a parcel of three days of emergency food. We’ll also help to support you in any other ways that we can. Most of our foodbank centres offer a cafe style environment and our aim is to provide non-judgemental support at the point of crisis.
If you have any further questions our FAQ’s page may help, or feel free to give us a call.
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Pupil Development Grant
The Welsh Government funded Pupil Development Grant is available to help towards the costs of a child’s school uniform and equipment, for those on a low income. Any child eligible for free school meals in the year groups listed below are eligible. However, those receiving free school meals due to transitional protection arrangement would not be eligible.
Depending on the school year your child will be entering in September 2021 you could receive a grant of £125 or £200. Link
Anyone eligible for free school meals and in the following year groups will qualify for the grant: Entering reception class in primary school, Entering school years 1 to 11, In a special school, special needs resource base or pupil referral unit and are aged 4 to 15.For any looked after children of compulsory school age who are not receiving free school meals, please email uniformgrant@wrexham.gov.uk for an application form.
Welsh Courses for Parents
Are you interested in becoming a volunteer in school?
Here at St Mary’s we are very keen to involve parents, grandparents and family members in the life of the school. We are always looking for volunteers to help out a wide range of activities such as school trips and walking the children to sporting events. We are also very happy to invite volunteers to share special skills, interests or experiences to enhance the children’s opportunities or provision e.g. gardening, sewing, sharing job skills/ experiences etc.
If you would like to be involved in any volunteer work for the school, please click on the link and complete and return the forms attached.https://stmarys-wxm.co.uk/about-us/forms/volunteer-form-2/
Please note:- All volunteers will be subject to DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance. Thank you
Many thanks.
Welsh Government Announcement
Physical punishment of children is now illegal in Wales. Children have the same protection from assault as adults. This is to protect children and their rights. To find out more visit: http://gov.wales/EndPhysicalPunishment