Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

We hope you all had a lovely long weekend and enjoyed the shorter week. It’s been wonderful to see the children return refreshed and ready for learning, with another week full of fun and engaging activities across the school.
It has certainly felt a little calmer than the busyness of last week, and it has been a pleasure to enjoy some focused learning time with the children. As always, thank you for your continued support.

Top Tips for School Readiness a Transition Event Invitation
We are pleased to invite you and your child to a fun and informal transition event, for NEW NURSERY parents with children starting September 2026, at Ysgol Rhos Street on:
Thursday 21st May 2026
1:00pm
During the session, children will take part in a range of enjoyable activities similar to those they will experience in the nursery class. This is a wonderful opportunity for them to begin feeling comfortable in their new environment and to meet their new friends.
For parents and carers, it’s a great chance to:

• Meet other families
• View your child’s Learning Journey (nutshell)
• Have an informal chat with me about any questions or concerns you may have

Please confirm your attendance by email or text:
sarah.williams@denbighshire.gov.uk 07799 348556
We look forward to welcoming you and your child.
Sarah Williams – Family Link Worker

Drop‑off Area Reminder (2.30–3.30pm)
We would like to remind parents and carers that the drop‑off areas are designated for taxis only between 2.30pm and 3.30pm. This arrangement is in place to help ensure the safe arrival and departure of pupils and to support our safeguarding procedures.
We kindly ask that private vehicles do not use these areas during this time. Thank you for your cooperation in helping us keep everyone safe.

Tesco Tokens – Be Alert, Don’t Get Hurt – Road Safety Project
As I’m sure you are aware Rhos St are leading on the Be Alert, Don’t Get Hurt road‑safety collaboration project alongside Pen Barras and Ysgol Borthyn. This important initiative focuses on raising awareness of road safety and helping to keep our pupils, families, and wider school community safe.
The project is currently being supported through the Tesco Community Grant scheme. If you shop at Tesco and receive one of the blue tokens, please consider placing it in the slot for Be Alert, Don’t Get Hurt. Every token makes a difference and helps support this valuable work across our schools.
Thank you very much for your continued support in helping us keep our children and community safe.

Best Wishes to Miss Davies
We would like to wish Miss Davies all the very best as she begins her maternity leave.
Miss Davies has shown incredible dedication and commitment to the school, not least during our recent Estyn inspection—no small feat at any time, let alone whilst heavily pregnant! Her positivity, resilience and ‘can-do’ attitude have been truly appreciated by staff and pupils alike. She has been an absolute trooper throughout.
We thank her for her sterling efforts and everything she has contributed to school life, and we wish her every happiness as she begins this exciting new chapter.
We look forward to welcoming her back in the future—along with introducing the newest member of her family to our school
community.

Reception Creativity – ‘Book People’
The Reception children have been thoroughly enjoying their ‘Tell Me A Story’ topic and have been busy bringing their learning to life through a range of creative activities.
One of their favourite tasks has been making their own ‘Book People’. The children showed great imagination and care as they designed and created their characters, thinking about their features, clothing and personalities.
This activity has not only encouraged creativity, but has also supported the children’s developing storytelling skills, helping them to talk about characters, recall key events and build their confidence in sharing ideas with others.
We are very proud of their fantastic efforts – and we’re sure you’ll agree their ‘Book People’ are full of character and charm.

Weekly Wellbeing
This week’s quote is from Sir David Attenborough is a world-renowned British broadcaster, natural historian and writer, best known for his groundbreaking wildlife documentaries. Born on 8 May 1926 in London, and celebrating his 100th birthday today, he has spent over seven decades bringing the wonders of the natural world into people’s homes through programmes such as Planet Earth, The Blue Planet and Life on Earth.
A pioneer in nature filmmaking, Attenborough has inspired generations with his calm narration and deep passion for the environment. In recent years, he has also become a leading voice on climate change and conservation, encouraging global action to protect our planet for future generations.

“No one will protect what they don’t care about; and no one will care about what they have never experienced.”

– David Attenborough
Achievers
This week’s fantastic achievers are: Archie, Hallie, Connie, Leo, Nils, Kadey, Alfie, Maisie, Fleur, Eve, and Oliver.
Welsh awards went to: Orfan, Luna, Junior, Rhys, Eliza, Ted, Cora, and Morgan. Toby shared his Rugby Player of the Tournament medal. Well done to all our incredible achievers this week!

Yours sincerely / Yn gywir

Andrew Davis, Headteacher / Pennaeth