Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

As September draws to a close, the summer seems a dim and distant memory, it’s great to see the children really getting back into the swing of school life. With the leaves starting to slowly turn to yellows and reds, combined with the sound of ‘Cauliflowers Fluffy’ drifting down the corridor it’s really starting to feel like the impending onset of autumn proper.

Head Lice
We are stiil having ongoing incidences of head lice in school this week. I would request that you check your child’s hair and treat if appropriate. Please see the information below regarding identification and treatment of head lice:
Head lice are small insects (no larger than a sesame seed when fully grown) with moving legs. They live very close to the scalp. Nits are not the same as lice. They are the egg cases which stick to the hair and look like specks of dandruff. You only have head lice if you find a moving louse (not a nit). Your head does not have to be itchy to have head lice.
Because of children’s play activity and direct head-to-head contact, head lice are usually found on children, but can also spread to adults. Head lice are caught from close family and friends in the home and community, as well as at school. Head lice live in all types of hair – dirty or clean, short, or long. Head lice walk from one head to another, when heads are in direct contact with each other – they do not fly, jump, or swim. It may be advisable to keep long hair tied back to reduce the chance of infection.
As most children will get head lice at some point or another, we strongly advise that our parents/carers routinely check their children’s hair for head lice at least weekly. Head lice is one of the conditions covered by the Common Ailments Scheme which is an NHS service that patients can access for free advice and free treatment and is available from 99% of pharmacies in Wales.
https://111.wales.nhs.uk/encyclopaedia/h/article/headliceandnits/#:~:text=Headlice%20is%20one%20of%20the,more%20information%20on%20the%20service.&text=Lice%20and%20nits%20can%20be%20removed%20by%20wet%20combing

Fundraising Skydive
We are so incredibly proud of Charlie’s mum Kris who has taken the incredibly brave step of undertaking a sponsored skydive to raise funds for Plas Brondyfryn and Rhos St. We are so glad that Kris’s feet are now safely back on the ground, and so impressed that she has raised an amazing £3000! A huge thank you from everyone here at Rhos St.

New Bench
We are so grateful to our caretaker Tony Dallolio for making and erecting our new bench outside the front entrance. Tony had spotted that some seating would really help some members of our school community when waiting to pick up their relatives at the end of the day. In line with his typical can-do style, he leapt into action and, using wood donated to the school, created our fantastic new bench. Tony has made, painted, and put up our new Rhos-St-blue bench at zero cost to the school, giving his time and expertise for free! We are so grateful to Tony for everything he does here at Rhos St, this latest act of generosity being one of many times he has proved himself invaluable to us here.

Dates for the Diary

Weekly Wellbeing
This week’s quote, in a week where our school focus has been on the Rhos St School value of Kindness, is from Sir. Winston Churchill the British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945.

Achievers
This week’ amazing achievers are: Harvey, Bethany, Elsie, Thea, Bradley, Fleur, Rose, Alfie, Sophie, Noah and Tommy.
Daisy shared her dance and gymnastics awards, Sam shared his green taekwondo belt and certificate, Josh shared his triathlon trophy and medal, Cecily shared her badminton certificate, Toby shared his rugby trophy and medals, Jessica shared her gymnastics medal and certificate, and Belle shared her riding awards. Well done to everyone in our huge list of achievers today!