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Johnston Community Primary School November 17th 2023

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Children in Need Success! It was great to see children wearing non-uniform to support this brilliant charity. Well done to our years six pupils who organised fundraising activities in the hall today. Pupils ran out of time for a final money count so I will update you with a total next week. Excellent work everyone! A special thank you to Mrs Rees who played a huge part in helping to arrange activities for pupils today!

Crucial Crew. On Tuesday afternoon our year six pupils travelled to Haverfordwest to participate in Crucial Crew. Crucial Crew is an event organised by Pembrokeshire County Council and it provides pupils with an opportunity to learn important health and safety in a number of areas.

Best wishes,

Mr. Williams.

Sports Update

This afternoon we welcomed Coastlands C.P. School for Friendly Football and Netball matches. Pupils were a credit to the school, approaching games with a positive and kind attitude. Both teams remain unbeaten this year, winning both games!

Attendance

Our whole school attendance is steadily improving based upon the data from the last two years. Please continue to help us do everything possible to achieve our 95% target.

Attendance this week: 91.9%.

Facebook

I have been asked to set up a new school facebook to keep parents updated and share information. Before I joined the school, a facebook account had been established to share information. Unfortunately, the staff member who ran the page has now left the school.

Please note, the facebook page will only be used to share information and to celebrate events and achievements. The facebook page is linked to our school mobile telephone. Staff members will not spend time reading and responding to comments. If you have a query or question, please telephone the school office.

Lines of communication:

  1. School Seesaw Account. Seesaw allows us to share any information/letters that we need parents to see. Whilst I understand that Seesaw isn't perfect, it is a free software and allows us to avoid an expensive subscription.
  2. Twitter and Facebook. We will use these pages as much as possible to share updates.
  3. Notice Board. We have a notice board located at the front of the school which is updated every Monday.

Key Dates

Please note that this list will be updated each week as more events are added to the diary.

  • 8th November - Year Four Carew Castle Trip.
  • 11th November - URDD Cross-Country in Cardiff.
  • 12th November - Remembrance Sunday.
  • 14th November - Year Six Crucial Crew.
  • 17th November - Children in Need events & Sports matches against against Coastlands School during the afternoon.
  • 21st November - Year Three Castell Henllys Trip
  • 27th November - School is closed for an inset day.
  • 7th December - Christmas Bingo
  • 8th December - School is closed for an inset day.
  • 13th December - Christmas Dinner Day.
  • 20th & 21st December - Christmas Events after school.
  • 22nd December - Last day of school.

Inset Days for 2023-2024

  1. 1st September. Local Authority Directed Day.
  2. 27th November. Cluster Inset Day.
  3. 8th December. Focus on high quality teaching with an Estyn inspector.
  4. 26th January. Oracy and independence work.
  5. 8th April. Local Authority Directed Day.
  6. 19th July. Research informed schools.

New Lunch Menu

Please note, the new lunch menu is also available online and via a Smart Speaker.