Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

As the half-term holiday draws near It’s great to be able to reflect on a positive, productive period here at Rhos St. There has been so much going on, in and out of school, and as our thoughts move tentatively to the return of longer days and, fingers crossed, warmer and drier weather we can look forward to lots more exciting activities and events as the year unfolds. I hope you all have a great half-term and I look forward to welcoming everyone back on the 19th.

Music Lessons
Music lesson payments are on ParentPay. Please can parents and carers make payment, via the app, for any current, or outstanding, music lessons. Thank you.

Year 4 Family Service
We were treated to a fantastic family service by the children of Yr. 4 on Thursday morning. They gave a wonderful performance, showcasing this term’s thematic work on How Things Work. We learned all about the contribution of Welsh scientists artist explorers and sportsmen and women as well as all the incredible inventions that have come out of Wales. There was some lovely singing, as well as a display of fabulous funky dancing! A huge thank you to all the Yr. 4 children for their hard work, to Mrs. Lewis and her team for preparing the children so well and to parents, carers, family and friends who came along to support us on such an inhospitable day.

Yr. 3 First Experiences in Music Session
Yr. 3 had the fantastic opportunity yesterday to work with Denbighshire Music Cooperative (DMC), as part of their first experiences in music sessions, learning how to play the recorder. I was taken right back to my early teaching career to hear the dulcet tones of 26 recorders in ‘perfect harmony’ (the bleeding from my ears has mostly stopped now). The children had a fantastic time and there will be more music sessions from DMC in the future.

Cornel Gymraeg: Dydd Miwsig Cymru -Welsh Language Music Day
We had a real treat yesterday, as part of Welsh language music day – Dyyd Miwsig Cymru as local band: Tew Tew Tennau came along to play for the whole school. They performed some well-known classics as well as some of their own songs, with a mix of English and Welsh lyrics, as well as providing a question-and-answer session at the end. The children had a fantastic time and were inspired by the live performance. Many thanks to the always brilliant Rhos St PTA for kindly funding the performance.

Weekly Wellbeing
A slight change in tone this week in our weekly-wellbeing section with a cartoon form the brilliant Bill Watterson which certainly sums up how I feel most of the time.

Safer-Internet Day
The 2024 edition of Safer Internet Day took place on Tuesday, 6 February 2024. This special celebration, which takes place in February of each year, aims to raise awareness of a safer and better internet for all, and especially for children and young people. At Rhos St we have spent the week working on activities that develop children’s understanding on how we can enjoy the incredible things that the internet provides, while keeping ourselves safe from some of its more negative aspects. Services this week have focussed on important ways to keep ourselves safe online and work in classes has been around age-appropriate ways to enjoy our digital world safely.

Achievers
This week’s brilliant achievers are: Carter, Logan, Jake, Daisy, Kitti, Stanley, Poppy, Megan, Auraya, Bertie, Nancy, All of Yr. 4, Linden, Bethany and Zakk.
Mayah and Poppy shared their dance trophies. Well done to our brilliant achievers.

Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

The many threats of impending-snowy doom fortunately did not come to fruition this week, and apart from some breaks and lunchtimes spent indoors it has been a productive and positive week with lots and lots going on. We are really excited about our trip to Chester Zoo on Thursday, and enjoyed the welcome return of Kick It Sports, Chester Football and Mr. Oakes, who used to work with us here in Rhos St, working with the Yr. 6 class on mathematical codes.

Update Contact & Medical Information
Can I please request that parents and carers update any contact details with us, if required, as it is extremely important that we hold the most up to date contact information for each pupil. May I also request that any medical information, food intolerances / dietary requirements or allergy information are updated with us in school, including informing us if medication is no longer required, to ensure that we are able to offer the best care that we can in school. Contact information can be updated by emailing myself, or by contacting the school office. Medical information can be updated by completing the, very short, medical form, also available in the school office. Many thanks.

Chester Zoo Visit
The excitement is building for our forthcoming trip to Chester Zoo on Thursday. The long-range forecast is now for possibly unsettled weather so we are requesting that children wear appropriate warm / waterproof clothing, comfortable shoes, school jumper, and also bring a small backpack / rucksack for their drink and packed lunch. It is intended that the visit will be within the school day, with the expectation that we will return to school by 3.15pm. Due to the time available at the zoo there will not be time allocated to visit the shop, so your child will not require any money for the visit. Many thanks again to the always brilliant PTA for funding the transport, by Voel coaches, for our exciting visit.

Snack Money
Can I politely request that all snack money, including any outstanding, is paid, on a Monday if possible and in a named envelope please. Snack money can be paid weekly at £1 per-week, half-termly at £5, for this half-term, or termly at £10. Many thanks.

Dates for the Diary
Here are some updated key dates for this half-term’s diary, additional dates will be added once confirmed.

22nd January Kick It Sports
24th January Yr. 6 Swimming
25th January Chester Zoo Visit
26th January Indoor Athletics
29th January Kick It Sports
Yr. 5 Arts and Crafts Transition Project
31st January Yr. 6 Swimming
1st February Chester Football
2nd February Yr. 5 Family Service
5th February Kick It Sports
6th February Safer-Internet Day
7th February Indoor Athletics Final
Yr. 6 Swimming
PC Llinos Yrs. 3 & 5
8th February Yr. 4 Family Service
Yr. 3 First Experience in Music session
Chester Football
9th February PTA – Wear What You Love Day
Close for Half Term
21st February Netball Festival
Additional dates will be added once confirmed

Yr. 6 Humanities Transition Event
The Yr. 6 children had a great experience at Ysgol Brynhyfryd this morning working on history and religion, values and ethics activities. You will be unsurprised to hear that their behaviour and attitude was excellent.

Codes with Mr. Oakes
It was lovely to welcome Dominic Oakes back to Rhos St yesterday who came in to do some work in developing the mathematicians of the future with the Yr. 6 class. They had their maths skills put well and truly through their paces making and breaking codes.

Chester Football

Kalvin from Chester FC made a welcome return to Rhos St yesterday, working with the Yrs. R and 3 classes in the afternoon and with the Junior footballers after school. We are extremely grateful to Chester FC, who offer our afternoon football sessions free of charge.

Cornel Cymraeg
In this week’s Welsh corner, we have Yr. 4, who have been playing ‘Guess Who?’ in Welsh. All of the Junior children will be following in their footsteps in the near future, playing many of the classic board games using the Welsh language. We will be sharing some vocabulary cards in the near future so that families can play their favourite board games together while practising their Welsh language skills.

Weekly Wellbeing
On the week that brought us ‘Blue Monday’ here is a fantastic quote about resilience by Nelson Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country’s first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.

“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”

Nelson Mandela
Achievers
This week’s brilliant achievers are: Flynn, Evie, Ellie, Amelia, Omran, Oliver, Summer and Adriel.
All of Yr. 6 for their fantastic engagement and behaviour at the Humanities Transition event and all of Yr. 4 for their great efforts in learning their parts for the Yr. 4 family service. Well done to all our fantastic achievers.

Yours sincerely /Yn gywir

Andrew Davis, Headteacher / Pennaeth

Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

As our penultimate week draws to its conclusion the festive-bustle around school shows no sign, as yet, of abating. A lovely Christmas concert on Tuesday and Christmas singing at Tesco yesterday were fab opportunities to show off the hard work of the children and staff. We have our pantomime, Aladdin, next week, ‘Oh yes we do!’, as well as the, always brilliant, PTA Christmas fair, all designed perfectly to whip the children up into a frenzy of excitement before handing them over next Thursday…you’re welcome!

Christmas Concert
It was wonderful to return to the Tabernacle Chapel on Tuesday for our Christmas concert. It’s been a few years since we had held an event there and I was instantly reminded of what a beautiful building it is and of the very special ambience it lends to performances, particularly at this special time of year. Many thanks to Emrys and Janet Wynne for organising our use of the chapel, and for looking after us so well. Thank you also to the children for their hard work in learning their songs, poems and readings, that hard work shining through, I feel, in their lovely performances in the afternoon and evening. Thank you to the amazing staff of the school for preparing the children so well and to the parents, carers, family and friends for coming along and supporting us, it is never taken for granted, but always appreciated.

Update Contact & Medical Information
Can I please request that parents and carers update any contact details with us, if required, as it is extremely important that we hold the most up to date contact information for each pupil. Many I also request that any medical information, food intolerances / dietary requirements or allergy information are updated with us in school, including informing us if medication is no longer required, to ensure that we are able to offer the best care that we can in school. Contact information can be updated by emailing myself, or by contacting the school office. Medical information can be updated by completing the, very short, medical form, also available in the school office. Many thanks.

Christmas Singing at Tesco
We were invited to bring twenty children along to Tesco in Ruthin yesterday to sing some of our Christmas-concert songs to the festive shoppers. You will be unsurprised to learn that the children performed brilliantly, giving a wonderful recital, and were rewarded with a very kind gift for their efforts. We are intending to take another group of singers to Ruthin hospital next week. I’m sure that their lovely voices will bring a bit of cheer to the patients, staff and visitors.

Weekly Wellbeing
This week’s wellbeing quote is from Winston Churchill, the inspirational statesman, writer, orator and leader who led Britain to victory in the Second World War. It reminds us all that success and failure are different sides of the same coin and that it is the courage to move on from failure that is the key to any success.

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Winston Churchill
A Big Thank You
Huge thanks to all the parents and carers who supported our Chocolate for Own-Clothes Day today, we have had a plethora of chocolatey goodies donated for the PTA Christmas Fair on Tuesday, which is requiring no small amount of willpower from the staff not to dive headfirst into. We are so grateful also to all the local businesses who have donated such lovely gifts for the stalls on Tuesday, many of whom have also been selling this year’s hot-ticket item… the Rhos St PTA Raffle ticket! Thank you so much to our brilliant school community!

Achievers
This week’s brilliant achievers are: Yr. N, Yr. R, Yr. 1, Yr. 2, Yr. 3, Yr. 4, Yr. 5 and Yr. 6 classes who were all recognised by their teachers for their brilliant Christmas concert performances, we are very proud of them all.
Max, Teddy, Morgan, Esme, Sophie and Henry were recognised for their hard work in class.
Louie shared his Elf-Training Diploma and Tae Kwon-Do grading certificate and Sam shared his Tae Kwon-Do grading certificate.

Congratulations to Amelia who performed with her strings group at Brynhyfryd Christmas concert on Wednesday evening, and to Jess who gave a lovely violin recital. What a talented bunch!

Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

As the Christmas steamroller continues its inexorable rumble toward the end of term, the dark and soggy days of late have not dampened our spirits one bit. The Christmas elves have been working their magic around the school with the appearance of yet another Christmas tree, an Elf photo-door (don’t ask) and even an unsolicited tinsel raid on my office, all undertaken when I was out on a course…Those Elves must somehow have access to the school calendar? Santa was on the premises yesterday making a welcome visit to our Christmas lunch and then to the junior classes, I did ask for a quick glimpse of the naughty list, but unfortunately Santa had just finished his GDPR refresher course, so I’m unable to share if anyone is getting coal in their stocking this year.

Christmas-Jumper Days
It’s lovely to see all the Christmas jumpers around the school on our December jumper days. Thank you so much to parents and carers who have donated jumpers to our jumper-swap area (in the foyer) please feel free to come and exchange a jumper if you fancy a change. All proceeds from our jumper days are going to the Save the Children Christmas Jumper Appeal.

Christmas Concert
Our Christmas Concerts are scheduled for Tuesday 12th of December at the Tabernacle Chapel. The matinee will begin at 1.30pm (please note the change of time to allow children to return to school to meet taxis) and 5.30pm. The tickets, available on the door, are £2.50 per person and we are strongly encouraging that, due to limited spaces in the chapel, only two adults, per-family, attend each show as much as is at all possible. Children can be collected directly from the matinee performance, should parents / cares wish, but will not have their bags with them, which will remain in school until the following day.

The Nursery Christmas-Singalong is scheduled for 10.30am on Monday 11th of December, in the school hall. Parents wishing to attend should come to the main-school entrance. Tickets are £2.50 per person, available on the door.

Disabled Parking Spaces
We have, unfortunately, had some issues with members of the school community who hold a Blue Badge, being unable to find accessible parking spaces in the school car park. I have been informed that some of the Taxis, collecting children at the end of the day from Rhos St and Pen Barras, are parking in the disabled-access bays. I have contacted Denbighshire Transport, who will be instructing the taxis not to park in the disabled bays in future. Can I please request that parents and carers refrain from parking in the drop-off area between 2.45pm and 3.30pm, to allow the taxis to park safely to collect children. Signage highlighting this designated usage and timings, from Denbighshire County Council, is scheduled to be erected in the very near future adjacent to the pick-up / drop -off area. Many thanks for your help and support in relation to this important matter.

Christmas Singing on the Square
Many thanks to all the children, parents, carers, friends and family who supported the school at the Christmas Singalong on Saturday 2nd of December. The weather held out… just, and the children sang beautifully. We are so proud of them all and are grateful, as ever, for the wonderful support of our fantastic school community.

Christmas Lunch
A huge thank you to our brilliant school cook Jane and her amazing team for our lovely Christmas lunch yesterday. As you can see from the pictures the food, and the response from the children was wonderful. A big thank you to Santa, who came all the way to Ruthin, from the North Pole, specially to see the
children and drop off some goodies.
Damaged Steps
There is a loose step on the main flight of steps leading to the entrance to the school. The area has been roped off and Denbighshire County Council have been informed. Please keep your children away from, and do not use the roped-off steps until further notice. Many thanks.

Weekly Wellbeing
This week’s quote is from Professor Richard Feynman, esteemed theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner, and echoes very much our vision here at Rhos St:

“Students should be made to think, to doubt, to communicate, to question, to learn from their mistakes, and most importantly to have fun in their learning.”

Prof. Richard Feynman
Achievers
This week’s brilliant achievers are Willow, Seren, Hannah, Drago, Emilia, Toby, Ollie, Caleb and Tru.
Louie shared his swimming certificate and Jess gave us all a lovely violin recital. Well done to them all!

Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,
A rather soggy return to school after the half term has not dampened our spirits one iota, even though I will admit
to scrutinising the long-range weather forecast, with some trepidation, in preparation for our forthcoming visit to
Pentrellyncymmer next week. Everyone has returned to school positive and ready to work, which has been lovely
to see. The preparations have started for our Christmas (apologies for mentioning this in November) concert and
the sound of Michael Bublé has been drifting around the building, already on its way to becoming a ferocious earworm.

Pentrellyncymmer
Lots of Yr. 3 & 4 children are all extremely excited to be heading off, on Wednesday
next week, on our adventures to Pentrellyncymmer Outdoor Education Centre. I’m
hoping the weather will be kind to us, but am sure that, as in previous years, a brilliant
time will be had by all, even if it does rain a bit. We have had two, brand new,
sleeping bags kindly donated by a parent. If this would help in your preparations for
the Pentrellyncymmer visit please contact the school office.

Kick It Sports
Kick It Sports will be offering after-school multi-sports sessions, 3.15pm – 4.30pm, from
Monday 20th of November for four weeks. Sessions are available to pupils from Yrs. R, 1, 2, 3, 4,
5 & 6 at the cost of £18 for the four sessions. Session dates are: 20th Nov, 27th Nov, 4th Dec and
11th Dec. You can find out all about Kick It Sports and what they offer by following this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I1xd6LiOVQ6jDrj6NbfdE6XDnVd9w-QD/view?usp=share_link
Follow this link to book onto and pay for the course: https://bookwhen.com/kickitsports

Odd-Socks Day for Anti-Bullying Week
On Monday we are inviting pupils to come to school wearing odd socks
in recognition of the Anti-Bullying Week campaign recognising that we
are all different and all equal and to spread kindness. There will be lots of
work throughout the week focussed on the message that whether it’s in
school, at home, in the community or online, we can bring an end to
bullying.

Christmas-Jumper Days
In support of the charity Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper fund-raising campaign we are inviting children to
wear their Christmas Jumpers on Dec 1st, 8th, 15th and 21st. We are requesting donations of Christmas jumpers that
children have grown out of and will be having a Christmas-Jumper Swap where children can bring in a Christmas
jumper and swap it for a different one, should they wish. We are requesting a donation of £1, which covers all
four Christmas-jumper days, which should be brought in to school on Dec 1st. We will additionally have a
donation box, also in support of the Save the Children charity, in which children can make a small donation when
they swap a Christmas jumper. We are hoping that this will imbue December with a decidedly Christmassy
ambience, as well as raising some money for an important cause.

School Uniform
Just a quick reminder of our school uniform policy here at school. We actively encourage
children to wear school uniform, which comprises: Grey / black trousers, skirt or pinafore, light
blue polo shirt, royal blue jumper, black / grey socks and black shoes (not trainers).
PE Kit can be worn on PE days and comprises black shorts / jogging bottoms, trainers and a
warm top / hoodie.
School uniform is available to buy from Workplace Worksafe, which can be found on the
Ruthin Industrial Estate, but there is no expectation for children to wear ‘badged’ uniform.
There are also good quality, preloved uniform items available. Can we please request that all
items of clothing are marked with your child’s name. Many thanks.

Remembrance
We have been focussing this week on
the importance of Remembrance,
beginning with a service on Monday
and culminating with a minute silence
in the hall today. The Yr. 6 children
have been selling poppies and
associated Royal British Legion
merchandise this week, for which there
has been great support.
On Sunday Tommy Roberts and Jacob
Phipps have kindly volunteered to lay
a wreath, from Rhos St School, at the
Ruthin Remembrance Ceremony, at the Wynnstay-Road War Memorial, on Sunday. A huge thank you to them
both and their families for their support.

Weekly Wellbeing
As part of our work on wellbeing across the school, which is one of our school-development plan priorities this
year, and into the future, we will be adding a few words of wisdom to our newsletter, and a display in the school,
from now on… Don’t panic they’re definitely not my words of wisdom, which are scarce to say the least, but
those of actually wise people. This week’s comes from polymath Leonardo da Vinci:
“Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears,
and never regrets.”

Cornel Gymraeg
In our Welsh Corner this week we have been learning the song Nadolig Llawen I Chi Gyd in preparation for our
Christmas Concert on December 12th
. Despite my natural resistance to Christmas in November, the children
sounded wonderful, which augurs extremely well for our festive plans.
Achievers

This week’s achievers are Isabella, Samuel, Sebastian, Thea, Claire, Charly, Cecily, Alice, Albie, Dylan, Isaac,
Zidan and Poppy. Very well done to all of our fab achievers

Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

I seem to have been left the only inhabitant of Grinchtown in Scroogeville this week as our Christmas tree has made an, in my mind, premature appearance, put up sneakily while I was away on a headteachers’ conference. The staff have wasted no time in telling me that I need to get in line with the Christmas spirit and the lovely Christmas singing emanating from the hall, during our concert practise sessions, has started, however slowly, to thaw my inner-Ebenezer. We even had a live robin fly into school and land on the Christmas tree, which must be a sign from Santa that it’s time for me to transform into a picture of festive jolliness!

Christmas-Jumper Days
In support of the charity Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper fund-raising campaign we are inviting children to wear their Christmas Jumpers on Dec 1st, 8th, 15th and 21st. We are requesting donations of Christmas jumpers that children have grown out of and will be having a Christmas-Jumper Swap where children can bring in a Christmas jumper and swap it for a different one, should they wish. We are requesting a donation of £1, which covers all four Christmas-jumper days, which should be brought in to school on Dec 1st. We will additionally have a donation box, also in support of the Save the Children charity, in which children can make a small donation when they swap a Christmas jumper. We are hoping that this will imbue December with a decidedly Christmassy ambience, as well as raising some money for an important cause.

Yr. 3 Drumming Session

Huge thanks to Johnny, from Denbighshire Music Cooperative, who came into school on Monday to deliver a brilliant drumming session with the class. The children had a fantastic time and have definitely got rhythm. Johnny will be hopefully returning later in the year for another great drumming session.

Children in Need
A huge thank you to Rhos Street School pupils, parents & carers for supporting Children in Need 2023. The school Council and Yr. 6 class did a fabulous job organising the fun and games. Thank you also for the wonderful donation of cakes, which was extremely popular with children and staff alike. The event raised an amazing £370 for the important charity.

Pentrellyncymmer
We had a fantastic few days at Pentrellyncymmer last week. The weather was kind and everyone had a great time challenging themselves in the beautiful Welsh countryside. The slightly better behaved WIFI meant we were able to share a few more pictures, than the Nant BH trip, on Twitter (X) and we will be sharing all of the photos of our adventures on the schools Flickr site in the near future.

Read for Good – Readathon 2023
On Thursday 30th of November we will be holding a Rhos St School Readathon in support of the Read for Good charity who provide brand new books and resident storyteller for every major children’s hospital in the UK.
Please see the attached letter for all the information about this worthwhile event, that not only helps our children in school to build their love of reading, as well as receiving free books, but also brings the joy of stories and reading to children in hospital, across the UK. Rhos St will receive 20% of the total raised at the event in free books for our classes and library.
Follow this link for more information: https://readforgood.org/

Weekly Wellbeing
This week’s quote is from one of the foremost of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Benjamin Franklin. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence, made important contributions to science, especially in the understanding of electricity, and is remembered for the wit, wisdom, and elegance of his writing.

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”

Cornel Gymraeg
In Welsh Corner this week we have the welcome return of Tocyn Iaith. Children can earn Welsh-language tokens from staff members for using Welsh phrases around the school. The tokens can then be exchanged for goodies from our Siop Cymraeg, using Welsh of course. There will be lots of Welsh phrases of the week for children to learn and practise in the coming weeks.

Disabled Parking Spaces
I have been made aware by a member of the school community that some of the disabled-access spaces at the site, provided for blue-badge holders only, are being used as pick-up and drop-off spaces, or even as standard car park spaces where the vehicle is being left unattended. I would remind all car-park users that the disabled access spaces are solely for the use of blue-badge holders, who require the additional accessibility provided, to access the school safely. Please can the disabled-access spaces be used only by vehicles displaying a blue badge. I have shared this message with our friends and colleagues at Ysgol Pen Barras and requested that the message be shared with their school community also. Many thanks for your help and support in regard to this very important matter.

Christmas Singing on the Square
We have been asked by Ruthin’s Mayor Anne Roberts if we would be able to perform some Christmas songs on Saturday 2nd of December, on the Square in Ruthin, as part of the Christmas Lights Switch On. The Rhos St performance is scheduled to start at approximately 5.15pm and last approximately 15 – 20 minutes. If you would like your child to take part please complete and return the proforma sent home today with children, Yrs. 2 to 6, who have expressed an interest.

Christmas Pantomime
Oh yes it is! On December 20th Rhos St will be hosting two performances of Aladdin in our school hall, one for the foundation learners, in the morning, and one for the junior children in the afternoon. Our, always brilliant, PTA have very kindly funded the performances, which are markedly less costly without the considerable cost of busses required. Children will be invited to come to school in Disney fancy dress or party outfits on the day.

Christmas Concert
Preparations are well underway for our Christmas Concerts, on Tuesday 12th of December at the Tabernacle Chapel. The matinee will begin at 1.30pm (please note the change of time to allow children to return to school to meet taxis) and 5.30pm. The tickets, available on the door, are £2.50 per person and we are encouraging that, due to limited spaces in the chapel, only two adults, per-family, attend each show as much as is possible.

Achievers
This week’s fabulous achievers are: Riley, Romeo, Grace, Chloe, Willow, Sam, Caden-James, Leo and Kitti.
Jess shared her gymnastics medals and Belle shared her rosettes and pictures from her horse-riding competition.

Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

Today sees us tip into December, the safe-zone in my mind for the beginning of all things Christmassy. There is a very festive vibe in the school at the moment, with lovely Christmas songs drifting through the corridors and the sight of all those fabulous Christmas Jumpers. We’re all excited for the singing on the square on Saturday evening and it looks like even the weather, you knew I’d mention it somewhere in this newsletter, is turning festive.

Christmas-Jumper Days
It was lovely to see so many Christmas jumpers on display today, all for the charity Save the Children. Many thanks to parents and carers for supporting the event throughout December. We have the first of our donated Christmas jumpers to swap and would welcome any others that have been grown-out of so the jumper swapping can begin in earnest. Please don’t worry about wearing the same jumper several times, with our environmental credentials here at Rhos St we’re all about everyone getting the most out of everything we own, festive colours are great too!

Children in Need
A huge thank you to Miss. Price and the School Council for all their hard work organising our brilliantly successful Children in Need event. The winners of the competitions are: George, who won the guess the number of sweets in the jar competition and Rose, Leo, Thomas, Emily, Charlie, Jessica and Im, all worthy winners of the Pudsey-Pal competition. Well done to all of our competition winners!

Christmas Singing on the Square

We have had a fantastic response to our request for Rhos St children to sing on the Square in Ruthin, as part of the ‘Christmas Lights Switch On’ tomorrow. Many thanks to all the parents and caerers who have offered their support. The children have been practising all week and sound great! The Rhos St performance is scheduled to start at 5.00 pm (ish) and last approximately 15 – 20 minutes. Can children wear school uniform, scarves and hats please. Any additional children who would like to join in on the day are more than welcome!

Flu-Immunisation Catch-Up Clinics
Flu-Immunisation catch-up clinics are available in Kimnel Bay on a Friday. The clinic is appointment only, not drop-in.
Please call 03000836818 to make an appointment.

Period Dignity
Do you live in Denbighshire in a low-income household? Do you attend a Denbighshire School? If so, then you could be eligible for free re-usable or disposable eco-friendly products delivered straight to your door. Denbighshire, through the Welsh Government Period Dignity Grant, have secured funding to support families and young people in Denbighshire to access free sanitary products: https://www.totm.com/ https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/education-and-schools/wellbeing-in-schools/period-dignity.aspx

Rhos Street School have registered as an ‘In case of Emergency’ site. Denbighshire’s residents and visitors can also access free emergency period products from the disabled-access toilet adjacent by the main entrance.

Christmas Concert
Just a quick reminder that our Christmas Concert is on Tuesday 12th of December at the Tabernacle Chapel. The matinee will begin at 1.30pm (please note the change of time to allow children to return to school to meet taxis) and 5.30pm. The tickets, available on the door, are £2.50 per person and we are encouraging that, due to limited spaces in the chapel, only two adults, per-family, attend each show as much as is possible.

Miss. Pugh will be holding a ‘Christmas Singalong’ event on Monday 11th of December at 10.30am, for the Nursey class in the school hall. There will be lots of lovely songs, an opportunity to partake in some refreshments and have a go at some fab Christmas craft. Admission is £2.50 per person, on the door.

Weekly Wellbeing
This week’s wisdom quote is from Athenian philosopher Plato, founder of the Platonist school of thought, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. This quote reminds us all that times change:

“Don’t force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.”
Cornel Gymraeg
In Welsh Corner this week we have the winners of our Diwrnod Su’mae competitions: Leo, Isaac, Esme, Chima, Maisie, Jessica and Tommy. Da iawn pawb!

Achievers
This week’s brilliant achievers are: Liam, Isla, Emily, Ella, Archie, Harrison, Fleur, Charly and Harri.
Sebastian shared his badminton award. Well done to all our amazing achievers!