Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

As the end of term brings down the final curtain on this academic year I would like to thank you for the ongoing support of our amazing school community here at Rhos St; It is never taken for granted, but always very much appreciated.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the incredible staff who give so much, every single day, making the school the very special place that it is. Huge thanks also to our governing body, whose guidance and support is critical to so much that we do and also to the school’s tireless PTA, who give their time so generously to support us in being able to offer those little extras that help make the children’s time here so special.
The end of term also brings an enormous time of change for our Yr. 6 leavers, who leave their familiar, ‘little pond’ to swim out into a much larger body of water, where they are no longer the ‘big fish’, but the ‘tiddlers’. I wish them all every success in whatever direction they take their lives in the future. We will always remember their journey with us at Rhos St School and can’t wait to hear all about their future successes, of which I’m sure there will be many.
May I wish you all, from the staff here at Rhos St School, a wonderful summer break.

Denbighshire Music Cooperative – School’s-Out Sessions
Don’t forget you can still book your child/ children onto Denbighshire Music Cooperative’s annual School’s Out! courses by visiting the website www.denbighshiremusic.com – be fast as there are limited spaces available!
The venues for this year are Ysgol Llywelyn, Rhyl (week 1) and Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Ruthin (week 2).
Dates: Week 1: 24th – 28th July, 2023 / Week 2: 21st – 25th August, 2023.
We can’t wait to see you all there for another Summer of fun filled sport and musical activities

Universal-Free School Meals
From the beginning of September 2023 onwards the Universal Primary Free School Meal (UPFSM) offer will be extended to include Year 3 & 4 pupils, i.e. all Reception – Year 4 children will be offered Universal Free School Meals. This is another important step in reaching the shared ambition of ensuring no child goes hungry while in school. All Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 & Year 4 pupils in Denbighshire schools will be asked on a daily basis whether or not they would like to access a school meal. They will be able to opt in or out without having to pre-book and the meal will be provided free of charge. Further information on UPFSM is available on the Denbighshire website: www.denbighshire.gov.uk/education

Rhos Street School’s Summer Reading BINGO Challenge
As we head into the summer holiday, and as a great motivation to hone those reading skills, please see attached the Rhos St School – Summer Reading BINGO Challenge sheet. The Reading BINGO sheet is packed with reading challenges to have a go at over the summer period. There are lots and lots of different challenges to tick off, each one offering a fab opportunity for an exciting trip to the local library. Don’t be overwhelmed; lots of the challenges can be ‘ticked-off’ with a single book. So why not have a go at the Rhos St – Summer Reading BINGO Challenge to build those reading skills and win a prize for every sheet completed by Friday 8th of September! Massive thanks to, Chair of Governors, Julie Debicka for putting together the Summer Reading – BINGO Challenge.

Gardening Club
The Garden Area has become a big part of what we do at Rhos St, and something for which we have very big plans moving forward. I would like to thank Ms. Williams, Leyla in Yr. 5’s mum, for all her hard work and dedication in supporting the gardening club on a Wednesday. The club has been an amazing success and has offered wonderful opportunities for pupils to learn all about the living world and to get their hands dirty too! We are extremely grateful for Ms. Williams’s time and her commitment.

Bikeability- Level 3
The Yr. 6 children had a great time on Thursday being put through their paces on the Level 1 and Level 2 Bikeability training. Many thanks to the Bikeability team for delivering such an enjoyable and important safety course. For those who were successful in achieving the Bikeability Level 2 there is an opportunity, flyer attached, to undertake Bikeability – Level 3 training, which teaches the skills of riding on complex roads, the best positions for safe riding, as well as how to keep safe in multi-lanes, at roundabouts and at traffic lights.
Sessions are available at: Denbigh Leisure Centre Thurs 3rd August 1-3.30pm. Rhyl Leisure Centre Tues 8th August 1-3.30pm. Ruthin Leisure Centre Mon 14th August 1-3:30pm. Nova Tues 22nd August 1-3.30pm. Llangollen Leisure Centre Tues 29th August 1-3.30pm.

Tempest Photography Yr. 6 Class Photo
The Yr. 6 Class photo is now available to view and purchase by following this link: https://htmp.st/RhosStreetSch_Year6

Yr. 6 Trip
Despite the challenge of having our Laser-Combat session cancelled by the provider at the last minute, victory was snatched from the jaws of defeat on Tuesday with a, hastily-organised, visit to Tenpin Wrexham. The Yr. 6 class had a fantastic time and didn’t let the change of activity dampen their spirit in any way. Many thanks to the bus company for accommodating the change of venue and to Miss. Price, Eira and Shanny for accompanying the children.

Staff Gifts
Many, many thanks for the very kind gifts received by the staff from parents, carers and children, they are never expected, but always gratefully received.

Ice Cream
A big, big thank you to the, always brilliant, Rhos St PTA for funding Harry’s Ice Cream van to visit us this afternoon. There were some very excited children, and staff, when the van arrived, what a lovely end-of-year teat for everyone. A big thank you to Casey Calvert for organising it all.

Achievers
No students of the week this week, as is traditional on the last day, but we couldn’t help ourselves but share some awards and trophies: Amelia, Llinos, Mia, Issy and Eliza shared their Ruthin-Town football trophies. Fletcher, Bella, Sophia, Amelia, Joe, Leyla, Leo, Sophie, Billy, Jayden and Arlo shared their Eco Awards, given for all their brilliant environmental work this year. Sophia also shared her gymnastics rosette. Very well done to this week’s achievers.

Yours sincerely /Yn gywir

Andrew Davis, Headteacher / Pennaeth

Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

End of year reports and personalised assessments have been the flavour of this week, add a sprinkle of transition meeting, a pinch of summer fair and a soupçon of stay and play event and this cooking metaphor is well and truly overdone, if not burned to a crisp… We are looking forward to the Yr. 6 leavers’ service next week and enjoying the hopefully warm weather as we inexorably head to the finish line.

Personalised Assessments
Children from Yrs. 2 to 6 have recently completed statutory Personalised Assessments. The purpose of these assessments is to find out children’s strengths and areas for improvement so that their teachers can help them develop their skills. Please see the attached guide to access the Learner Feedback, for those learners present for the assessments, from the recent Reading and Numeracy (Procedural) assessments.

Research Questionnaire Request
Dr Hanna Hopwood Griffiths, as part of research project being undertaken relating to the reading habits and digital use of primary school children, would like to gather the perspectives of parents in regard to these issues via a questionnaire. The questionnaires are bilingual and should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. Information regarding consent and further details about the research can be found at the start for you to read before commencing. Parent/Guardian Questionnaire: https://forms.gle/i7p38NAdBSQr9N2v8

Annual Reports to Parents / Carers
Your child’s end of year report has been sent home with them today. This year, in line with the new Curriculum for Wales, the reports are different to those you have received in previous years. The reports do not contain descriptions of the topics and learning activities the learner has undertaken, unless this is to provide context, but instead focus on the progression itself and the individual needs and support of the learner. We have endeavoured to make the reports as personalised and individual as possible and very much appreciate your time in reading and sharing them with your child. Any comments that you may have, regarding your child’s report, should be emailed to: andrew.davis@denbighsire.gov.uk and will be collated and shared with the pertinent staff members.
An appointment can be made, via the school office, should you wish to discuss any aspect of your child’s report with the class teacher on Monday 10th of July.

Summer Fair
A huge thank you to our, always brilliant, Rhos St PTA for organising the Summer Fair yesterday. Thank you also to the parent volunteers and staff for giving up their time and to the parents, carers, family and friends who came along to support the school and have their hard-earned money spent by their children. It was a successful and hugely enjoyable event, despite some children who were annoyingly accurate with a wet sponge! The amazing total for the day was a huge £948, which will be used very wisely enriching the experiences of the children of Rhos St.
There were some raffle prizes that remained uncollected at the end of the evening, they will be in school office to be collected at the winner’s convenience: Gin – Tickets 256-260, Sparkling -Wine Tickets 251-255, Toblerone -Tickets 156-150, Milk Tray- Tickets 261-265, Prosecco -Tickets 206-210, Personalised Poem -Tickets 101-105 and Milk Tray -Tickets 311-315.

School Uniform Recycling

We love recycling at Rhos St School and currently have a large quantity of pre-loved uniform in the foyer. I would encourage all of our families to support us in giving new life to these items, saving the planet and money at the same time. Please take any item you require; there is a jar for a small donation, should you wish, but this is not expected. Many thanks.

Yr. 6 Pupils – Outstanding Payments
Please can I request that any outstanding payments for trips, after-school club, breakfast club, music lessons and school meals are paid in full by the last day of term. Any unpaid monies may lead to school pursuing legal redress or may prevent younger siblings from accessing paid provision or undertaking residential visits in future. School administrative staff will be able to support you in setting up a payment plan, should it be required.
Dinner credits and debts will be carried forward to Ysgol Brynhyfryd. Please note that no meals will be provided at Ysgol Brynhyfryd unless there are funds in the account to cover the full amount. Many thanks.

Breakfast Club
In order to cover staffing costs the daily charge for accessing the childcare element of the Breakfast Club provision will raise to £2 per session from September. This applies to the first two children in a family and to pupils who do not qualify for free-school meals.

Williams Homes – Resurfacing Works
I have received an update from Williams Homes regarding the surfacing works that were scheduled to be undertaken on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th of July. Due to ‘material issues’ the works will now take place on Monday 10th of July. Williams Homes have shared that they will keep the disruption to a minimum, and maintain the access to the schools at the busy periods at start and end of the school day. Many thanks for your support and patience in regard to these essential works.

Denbighshire Music Cooperative – School’s-Out Sessions
Don’t forget you can still book your child/ children onto Denbighshire Music Cooperative’s annual School’s Out! courses by visiting our website www.denbighshiremusic.com – be fast as there are limited spaces available!
The venues for this year are Ysgol Llywelyn, Rhyl (week 1) and Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Ruthin (week 2).
Dates: Week 1: 24th – 28th July, 2023 / Week 2: 21st – 25th August, 2023.
We can’t wait to see you all there for another Summer of fun filled sport and musical activities

Universal-Free School Meals
From the beginning of September 2023 onwards the Universal Primary Free School Meal (UPFSM) offer will be extended to include Year 3 & 4 pupils, i.e. all Reception – Year 4 children will be offered Universal Free School Meals. This is another important step in reaching the shared ambition of ensuring no child goes hungry while in school. All Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 & Year 4 pupils in Denbighshire schools will be asked on a daily basis whether or not they would like to access a school meal. They will be able to opt in or out without having to pre-book and the meal will be provided free of charge. Further information on UPFSM is available on the Denbighshire website: www.denbighshire.gov.uk/education

Disabled-Access Ramp
Please can I ask parents and carers to be mindful that the disabled-access ramp is essential for some members of the school community to access the site. I fully understand that site users pushing pushchairs, bicycles and scooters also need to use the disabled-access ramp, but would politely request that the ramp is kept as clear as is practicable. Many thanks for your support.

Achievers
This week’s brilliant achievers are: Stanley, Fleur, Oliver, Eliza, Verity, Drago, Isabella, Lucas, Jessica, Tahapanes. Amelia and Alys shared their concert performance certificates and Maisie, Mia and Eliza shared their football trophies. Well done to our amazing achievers this week!

Yours sincerely /Yn gywir

Andrew Davis, Headteacher / Pennaeth

Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

Without wishing to sound like a stuck record, another busy week reaches its finale. The ‘Force’ was well and truly used with Sports Day on Tuesday and, contrary to normal-operating procedure, I got what I wished for, a grey, not-too rainy day. Trips galore this week as well as personalised assessments for many of the children, no sign of slowing down yet as we hurtle towards the summer holidays.

School Trips
We have had trips for the Nursery Class to Manorafon Park Farm (including additional adventures), Yr. 5 had a fantastic day in Liverpool on Wednesday and Yr. 6 headed off to Dangerpoint on Thursday learning all about how to keep themselves safe in lots of different ways. The Yrs. R, 1 and 2 classes had a brilliant time at Wizz Kidz, also on Thursday, I’m sure they all slept very well on Thursday evening. We also had a lovely compliment from the staff of Wizz Kidz, who said that our children were so polite and beautifully behaved, one even coming in to work specially after remembering Rhos St from last year… I know we’re not surprised, but it is still great to hear. Just the Yr. 6 visit to Laser Combat to go!

Thank You
Thank you so much for the wonderful messages of support and gifts for the Nursery team following the incident with the bus during the Nursery trip on Wednesday. I know I speak for the Nursery staff when I say that it means a great deal to receive those messages of support and gratitude from parents and carers.

Ruthin Festival
Just a quick reminder that on Saturday Rhos St pupils will be performing at the Ruthin Festival – ‘Top of Town’ event. Children from the Junior classes will be performing musical pieces that they have been practising in their music lessons at school. We have pianists, guitarists and a cellist performing from 1.00pm. They had an opportunity to perform their pieces in service this morning and I can report that they sounded wonderful.

Seaside Themed Lunch
On Wednesday the 5th of July the canteen is having a seaside-themed day. Flipper-dippers and chips are on the menu, as well as pancake and ice cream. Just like a sunny day out in Rhyl, hopefully without the seagulls!

Cost of Living Support
As you may be aware, holiday provision for learners that are eligible for a free school meal was introduced in response to the COVID pandemic as a form of time-limited support to help families. While Welsh Government have been able to support several temporary continuations of the scheme, they confirmed in March 2023 that the most recent extension would be up to the end of the May half term only. I can now confirm that this remains the case and that there will be no further extension to cover the summer holiday period or beyond.
The links below are to a variety of organisations offering advice and support for those particularly affected by the current cost of living crisis:
• Get help with the cost of living | GOV.WALES This page offers support and advice to help you with the increased cost of living.

• Here to help with the cost of living | GOV.WALES This page is regularly updated and provides information on possible sources of financial support, including our Discretionary Assistance Fund for people experiencing extreme financial pressures.

• This campaign seeks to encourage people to contact Advicelink Cymru for free impartial advice on maximising their incomes, including accessing any financial support.

Sports Day
We were particularly lucky with the weather on Tuesday, not too hot and not too wet, Goldilocks would have been proud! A huge thank you to the staff for organising the event so brilliantly, to parents, carers, family and friends for coming along to support us and particularly to the pupils whose effort and attitude demonstrated perfectly why we are so proud of Rhos St children! This year the Blue team were victorious in the Foundation Learners’ event and the Red team won the Junior event.

Resurfacing Works
Williams Homes will be undertaking resurfacing works on the site entrance and junction on the 6th and 7th July – 8am until 4:30pm. They are very mindful of busy drop-off and pick-up times and will be avoiding causing disruption at these times. The majority of the work is within the Williams Homes site itself, with some tying-in of the finished road surface to the access road to school. Williams Homes have recently sponsored new goalposts for both schools at a cost of £2000, for which we are extremely grateful. We are also grateful for the positive communication with both schools, regarding the proposed works, and their efforts to keep disruption to a minimum.

Achievers
This week’s amazing achievers are: The whole Nursery class, all of the Reception class, Bradley, Ella, Samuel, Verity, Isabella, Thea, Joshua, Eira, Leyla, Issy and Emily. Stanley shared his mountain-biking trophy, Jude and Daniel shared their Ruthin-Football trophies and Alys shared her gymnastics rosette. Very well done to all of our brilliant achievers.

Yours sincerely /Yn gywir

Andrew Davis, Headteacher / Pennaeth

Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

It has felt like proper summer this week with children practising for their sports day and classes heading off on their summer-term visits. We have more visits scheduled for next week as well as, weather permitting, our Rhos St sports day on our school field on Tuesday. I’m hoping that we will have a benign, greyish sort of a day for our sports, not too hot and not too cold… just right, but as we all know- The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men, Gang aft agley.

Free school meals / school essentials grant
Children whose families are on lower incomes and qualify for certain benefits can apply for a grant of:
£225 per learner
£300 for learners entering year 7 (to help with increased costs associated with starting secondary school)
All compulsory school years from reception to year 11 are now eligible.
All looked after children qualify for the grant, whether they receive free school meals or not. Learners who receive free school meals due to transitional protection arrangements do not qualify. Families are only entitled to claim once per child, per school year. The 2022 to 2023 scheme is now open and will close on 30 June 2023. The above amount includes an extra payment of £100 for this year only.
To apply for this grant please contact your local authority or follow this link: https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/education-and-schools/grants-and-funding/school-uniform-grant.aspx
2023/2024 School year
Denbighshire County Council are not currently accepting applications for the 2023/2024 school year. Applying for free school meals / school essentials grant during the 2023/2024 school year opens from 1 July 2023.

Sports Day
Our Foundation Learners’ and Juniors’ sports day is scheduled for Tuesday the 27th of June and will be held, for the first time, on our shared-school field. The Foundation Learners’ event will begin at 9.30am and the Juniors’ event at 1.30pm. I am hoping for a not-too hot and not-too wet / cold scenario on the day, but rarely get what I want, so there is a hot-weather contingency of splitting both events into two sections: The Foundation Learners would be: Giggles, Nursery and Reception first followed by Yrs. 1 and 2. The Junior event would be split into: Yrs. 3 and 4 followed by Yrs. 5 and 6. This is to reduce the amount of time that pupils would spend in the sun. Could I please request that all children have sun-cream applied at home in the morning if the forecast is for sun and have a hat and a drink with them. The wet weather contingency is a reserve Sports-Day date on Tuesday 4th of July. This year we are requesting that parents bring a deckchair, camping chair or picnic blanket with them and will be able to choose a suitable viewing area on the bank, adjacent to the running track. Refreshments will be available in the wooden shelter and we request that spectators use the hall door for entry / exit.

Nursery Class Family Service
We were treated to a lovely performance form the Nursery children this morning they spoke and sang beautifully and have clearly learned so much, they did themselves, and us all proud. A huge thank you to Miss. Pugh and her team for all their hard work in preparing the children for their performance so well – dinosaur wrangling was, as ever, on-point!

New Directions – Life-Saving Skills & Introduction to Sign Language
We were fortunate to have two free training session for the Yr. 6 and Yrs. 5 and 6 pupils on Thursday, sponsored by New Directions the teaching-supply agency. In the morning Yr. 6 had an incredibly valuable session learning life-saving skills and in the afternoon Yrs. 5 & 6 were treated to a brilliant session with Del Davies who introduced the children to sign language. They finished their session with a lovely version, along will all the signs, of Everything’s Gonna Be Alright by Bob Marley. A huge thank you to New Directions for sponsoring the training sessions.

Telephone Issues
We still unfortunately do not have a working telephone line at school. There have been several visits to school from Denbighshire Council and BT Openreach engineers to try to rectify the problem, which I am informed was due to a lightning strike on the line, but at present the issue stubbornly remains. We are hoping to have some mobile phones provided on Monday, which will enable us to restore our telephone communication while the fault with the line is fixed. The mobile phones will be linked to the familiar school number: 01824 702565. I will update you all when I have any additional information.

Yrs. 3 & 4 Trip to Explore Science
The Yrs. 3 and 4 pupils had a fantastic time on their trip on Thursday to Xplore Science in Wrexham. They got to build robots and create code for them to operate as well as lots of other exciting science-based activities.

Ruthin Carnival

Join Rhos St PTA, this Sunday 25th June, to take part in our fun, free, walking-float event! We’ll meet at Park Road car park at 10:45am and make our way in the parade over to Ruthin School. Dig out your superhero costumes or wear blue! We can’t wait to see you all.

Ruthin Festival
On Saturday July 1st Rhos St have been invited to perform at the Ruthin Festival – ‘Top of Town’ event at 1.00pm. Children from the Junior classes will be performing musical pieces that they have been practicing in their music lessons at school. We have pianists, guitarists, cellists and flautists perfoming from 1.00pm.

PC Llinos

Our fab Police Liaison Officer, PC Llinos, came in to school on Tuesday to work with the Nursery, Reception, Yr. 3 and Yr. 6 classes. The foundation Learners had a lovely introduction to PC Llinos and learned how to call 999 for help in an emergency and the Yrs. 3 and 6 pupils learned all about keeping safe online. PC Llinos will be returning to Rhos St in the autumn term.

Yours sincerely /Yn gywir

Andrew Davis, Headteacher / Pennaeth

Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

The wonderful summer weather continues, and the children have certainly made the very most of the sunshine this week, I just hope this isn’t our quota for the summer holidays being used up now! I’m pleased to say they everyone returned from the half-term break refreshed and ready for the craziness of the final half term of this academic year. You can’t get a pin in the diary over the next few weeks, buckle up everyone for an action-packed final half term…

Bicycle Safety on Site
Unfortunately, there was an incident yesterday involving a child at the school being knocked over by another child on a bicycle. Please can I request that all bicycles are pushed on the pathways and grassed-areas around the school to avoid similar, or even more serious, incidents in the future. We love bicycles at Rhos St, they are one of my personal obsessions as well as being a brilliant, healthy and environmentally sustainable way to travel to school. I’m sure that with everyone’s kind consideration in their use we can maximise all the benefits of cycling and mitigate some of the risks. I am extremely grateful for your cooperation and support in relation to this serious safety issue.

School Cleaner
We are currently looking to appoint a cleaner at school Monday to Friday 3.15pm – 5.15pm, with possible flexibility of working 3.00pm – 5.00pm if required. Please contact myself at: andrew.davis@denbighshire.gov.uk / 018240702565 if you are interested in the role, or know of someone who may be interested.

Air Ambulance Fund-Raising Day
We are so proud of Emi-Lee, Indi, Isabelle, Mia, Emily, Cadie, Fletcher and Ethan for their fantastic efforts in raising funds for the Air-Ambulance today. The group were brilliantly prepared and all of the children had a fantastic time in the hall playing the games and enjoying the music. I will share the total raised as soon as we have it. What a wonderful thing to do, and a brilliant example of the power of pupil voice.

Yr. 2 PE Sessions
For the next three weeks, until after June 29th, Yr. 2’s PE sessions will be on a Tuesday and Thursday. Thursday’s session will be with Kalvin from Chester football.

National Eco Committee Meeting
Just before half term Fletcher, Bella and Layla from our Eco Council, accompanied by Mrs. Davies, went as far as Canolfan Cae Cymro, in Clawddnewydd, for a national eco-committee meeting focusing on the big environmental questions of our time, eliciting the ideas and viewpoints of young people. The trio had a fantastic day, enjoying the activities and contributing some fantastic ideas.

Sun Safety
The recent hot weather has focused all of our minds on the need to be sun safe. Please see the following precis of our Sun Policy:
Clothing
• We will actively encourage all pupils to wear a sunhat (ideally with a protective back flap) when playing outside.
• Pupils will wear t-shirts during PE or outdoor lessons to cover up their shoulders.
• We will encourage staff and parents/carers to act as good role models by practicing sun safety
• Parents/carers will be asked to ensure their children wear appropriate cover clothing during sunny periods
Sunscreen
• The use of high factor (40+) all day sunscreen will be encouraged across the whole school day and during
outdoor school trips or visits.
• We will remind parents/carers to provide their child(ren) with sunscreen for school trips and events.
• We WILL NOT hold a stock of sunscreen in the school.
Foundation Learners
• Parents/carers will be asked to apply sunscreen to their children before they come to school.
• Parents/carers will be asked to sign a form giving permission for their children to bring their own sunscreen to school and apply it themselves.
• The sun cream must be labelled with the pupil’s name and will be stored in crates and kept by the class teacher.
• The crates of sunscreen will be made available to the pupils during break times and lunch times.
• Pupils will be supervised with the application of their sunscreen.
Juniors
• Parents/carers will be asked to apply sunscreen to their children before they come to school.
• Parents/carers will be asked to provide their child(ren) with their own sunscreen to bring to school so that they can apply it themselves.
• The pupils will be encouraged to apply sunscreen themselves before playtimes and lunchtimes.
• Pupils will be supervised with the application of their sunscreen

Dates for the Diary
Monday 12th June Kick-It Sports Yrs. R – 6
Tuesday 13th June- Yr. 3 Swimming
Wednesday 14th June – New Yr. 3 Transition Session
Thursday 15th June – Chester Football Yrs. 2 & 6 pm + After-School Club
Friday 16th June – Yr. 5 Transition Event – Ysgol Brynhyfryd 9.30am – 12.00pm
Monday 19th June – Kick-It Sports Yrs. R – 6
Tuesday 20th June – PC Llinos (Police liaison officer) Yrs. N. R & 6
Wednesday 21st June – New Yr. 3 Transition Session
Yr. 6 Ysgol Brynhyfryd Sports Afternoon
Thursday 22nd June – Yrs. 3 & 4 Trip to Xplore Wrexham
Chester Football Yrs. 2 & 6 pm + After-School Club
Friday 23rd June – Nursery Family Service
Monday 26th June – Kick-It Sports Yrs. R – 6
Tuesday 27th June – Sports Day – Foundation Learners am / Juniors pm
Thursday 29th June – Yr. 6 Dangerpoint visit
Yrs. R, 1&2 Trip to Wizz Kids
Chester Football Yrs. 2 & 5 pm + After-School Club
Monday 3rd July – Kick-It Sports Yrs. R – 6
Tuesday 4th July – Reserve Sports Day – Foundation Learners am / Juniors pm
Yr. 4 Swimming (TBC)
Wednesday 5th July – Stay and Play – New Nursery Class Transition Event 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Thursday 6th July – Giggles Trip to Candy Shack
Summer Fair
Friday 7th July – Yr. 6 Transition Day (Ygol Brynhyfryd)
Whole-school ‘Moving-Up’ (transition) morning
Wednesday 12th July – Yr. 6 Leavers’ Service 2.00pm – 3.15pm
Thursday 13th July – Yr. 6 Bikeabiity Day 1
Xplore Science Learning Workshops (Rescheduled) Yrs. 1 – 4
Friday 14th July – Yr. 6 Bikeability Day 2
Tuesday 18th July Yr. 6 Trip to Laser Combat
Yr. 4 Swimming
Wednesday 19th July – End of Term

Additional dates will be added when confirmed.

Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

The half-term holiday is upon us and the weather, my secret obsession, is looking good for the week. I hope you all have a lovely week and get to spend some time doing what you enjoy. Just a quick reminder that the there is a teacher-training day scheduled for June 5th, so children will be due back in school on June 6th.

Outstanding Payments
Can I please request that any outstanding monies are paid to school as soon as possible. Please speak, in confidence, to our administration team if you have any questions regarding outstanding payments or would like to arrange an installment plan. Outstanding payments may lead to your child being unable to participate in some activities or provision in the future.

Free School Meals
If you are eligible to receive Free School Meals, because you receive a qualifying benefit, Denbighshire County Council recommend that you apply for Free School Meals as you will then also be eligible for the school uniform and equipment grant.

You can claim free school meals for your child if you receive any of the following:

• Income Support
• Job Seekers Allowance; Income Based
• Employment and Support Allowance; Income Related
• Pension Credit; Guaranteed Credit
• Child tax credit (but not working tax credit) with an annual income below £16,190
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Universal Credit – From the 1st of April 2019, to qualify for free school meals through receiving Universal Credit, your yearly net earnings must be no more than £7,400.
• Find out more about tax free and taxable benefits by following this link: https://www.gov.uk/income-tax/taxfree-and-taxable-state-benefits

You can find information regarding application for free school meals by following this link: https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/education-and-schools/grants-and-funding/free-school-meals.aspx

Dates for the Diary
Tuesday 30th May Kick-It Sports half-term club 9.00am – 2.00pm
Monday 5th June – Staff Training Day
Tuesday 6th June – Yr. 3 Swimming
Wednesday 7th June Xplore Science Yrs. 1-4
Thursday 8th June – Chester Football Yrs. 2 & 6 pm + After-School Club
Friday 9th June – Air-Ambulance fundraising day
Monday 12th June Kick-It Sports Yrs. R – 6
Tuesday 13th June- Yr. 3 Swimming
Wednesday 14th June – New Yr. 3 Transition Session
Thursday 15th June – Chester Football Yrs. 2 & 6 pm + After-School Club
Wednesday 16th June – Yr. 5 Transition Event – Ysgol Brynhyfryd 9.30am – 12.00pm
Monday 19th June – Kick-It Sports Yrs. R – 6
Tuesday 20th June – PC Llinos (Police liaison officer) Yrs. N. R & 6
Wednesday 21st June – New Yr. 3 Transition Session
Yr. 6 Ysgol Brynhyfryd Sports Afternoon
Thursday 22nd June – Yrs. 3 & 4 Trip to Xplore Wrexham
Chester Football Yrs. 2 & 6 pm + After-School Club
Friday 23rd June – Nursery Family Service
Monday 26th June – Kick-It Sports Yrs. R – 6
Tuesday 27th June – Sports Day – Foundation Learners am / Juniors pm
Thursday 29th June – Yr. 6 Dangerpoint visit
Yrs. 1&2 Trip to Wizz Kids
Chester Football Yrs. R & 5 pm + After-School Club
Monday 3rd July – Kick-It Sports Yrs. R – 6
Tuesday 4th July – Reserve Sports Day – Foundation Learners am / Juniors pm
Yr. 4 Swimming
Wednesday 5th July – Stay and Play – New Nursery Class Transition Event 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Thursday 6th July – Giggles Trip to Candy Shack
Summer Fair
Friday 7th July – Yr. 6 Transition Day (Ygol Brynhyfryd)
Whole-school ‘Moving-Up’ (transition) morning
Wednesday 12th July – Yr. 6 Leavers’ Service 2.00pm – 3.15pm
Thursday 13th July – Yr. 6 Bikeabiity Day 1
Friday 14th July – Yr. 6 Bikeability Day 2
Tuesday 18th July Yr. 6 Trip to Laser Combat
Yr. 4 Swimming
Wednesday 19th July – End of Term

Additional dates will be added when confirmed.

Planter
A huge thank you to Mrs. Davies and the gardening club for planting out our planter at the entrance to the school. We have noticed on or two little footprints in this soil from time to time, so I’m really hoping that the addition of these lovely, colorful plants will act as a discouragement to out small-footed adventurers as well as bringing some wonderful colour to our school.

Kick-It Sports
Chris, from Kick-It Sports came in this week to speak to the children about the half-term sports sessions on Tuesday 30th May at Rhos St. The cost for the day, 9.00am – 2.00pm, is £18.

Follow this link to find out about some of the great activities offered:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I1xd6LiOVQ6jDrj6NbfdE6XDnVd9w-QD/view?usp=share_link

Follow this link to book a place:
https://bookwhen.com/kickitsports

Air-Ambulance Day

Emi-Lee, in the Yr. 6 class, and her group of fundraisers, gave a brilliant presentation this morning all about our forthcoming Air-Ambulance fundraising day on June 9th. We are requesting a donation of £1 for pupils to come dressed in red, or own clothes. There will also be fun games, organised by the pupils, in the hall for 20p per go. It is wonderful to see the power that Rhos St’s Pupil Voice can have in making positive change. A big thank you to Emi-Lee and her team.

Achievers
This week’s achievers are: Mia-Rose, Meredith, Aiden, Leo, Tahapenes, Sophia, Omran, Orfan and Hannah.
Raphael represented the whole Reception class, awarded for their brilliant dinosaur family service and Liam shared his triathlon medal.
We also bid a fond farewell to Aurora and Sylvia who had their last day with us at Rhos St today, we wish them all the best for their future adventures, we will miss them. Well done to all our brilliant achievers this week.

Yours sincerely, / Yn gywir,

Andrew Davis, Headteacher / Pennaeth

Dear Parents and Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

As you can see from the ever-growing dates for the diary section the calendar is definitely filling up with lots and lots of exciting events, visits and experiences planned in the second half of the summer term. One more week before we take a breath over the half-term holiday and then throw ourselves headlong into the melee.

Reception Family Service

Another lovely family service this morning, this time from the Reception class. The children all looked brilliant in their costumes and spoke and sang beautifully. A huge thank you to all of the Reception-class parents, carers, family and friends for coming along to support and for helping the children with their brilliant costumes, to Mrs. Bourne and her team for all their hard work in preparing the children for their sterling performance and, of course, to the children for their fantastic hard work and (apologies) rip-roaring performance.

Urdd’s Anti-Racism Peace Message
The Peace and Goodwill Message is unique to Wales, and has been delivered annually for 100 years by the young people of Wales, addressed to young people all over the world. The theme for the 2023 Message is Anti-racism. You can view the Urdd Peace and Goodwill Message by following this link: https://www.urdd.cymru/en/peace-and-goodwill/

Party Invitations
We have unfortunately had some children upset recently around party invitations handed out in school. To avoid this upset and distress in the future I would request that, unless every child within the class is to receive an invitation to the party, the handing out of party invitations takes place outside of school. Many thanks for your support in relation to this important, wellbeing-related matter.

Garden Area
Our focus this term has been to move on with our plans for the further development of the garden area. The bushcraft shelter has had a very-recent upgrade, curtesy of Tony Dallolio and is now more than ready for our bushcraft plans later in the term. We will also be working on the development of our sensory garden, built around the focal point of the Olivia rose, donated by governor Pat Astbury, in loving memory of ex-pupil Olivia Alkir who was tragically killed in a road-traffic incident in 2019. We are intending to delineate the garden area to give each class an area to explore and develop their own ideas within. As part of this we are looking to begin a no-dig method to prepare the ground, but as this is ideally actioned in the winter months we are looking for any volunteers who have access to a rotavator and would be able to help us, in this initial stage, prepare the area. If you are able to help with the rotavating please contact me in school. Many thanks.

Dates for the Diary
Monday 22nd May – Kick It Sports
Yr. 3 India Talk
Tuesday 23rd May – Yr. 3 Swimming
Thursday 25th May Chester Football
Tuesday 30th May – Kick-It Sports Half-Term Club 9.00am – 2.00pm
Monday 5th June – Staff Training Day
Tuesday 6th June – Yr. 3 Swimming
Wednesday 7th June Xplore Science Yrs. 1-4
Thursday 8th June – Chester Football Yrs. 2 & 6 pm + After-School Club
Monday 12th June Kick-It Sports Yrs. R – 6
Tuesday 13th June- Yr. 3 Swimming
Wednesday 14th June – New Yr. 3 Transition Session
Thursday 15th June – Chester Football Yrs. 2 & 6 pm + After-School Club
Monday 19th June – Kick-It Sports Yrs. R – 6
Tuesday 20th June – PC Llinos (Police liaison officer) Yrs. N. R & 6
Wednesday 21st June – New Yr. 3 Transition Session
Yr. 6 Ysgol Brynhyfryd Sports Afternoon
Thursday 22nd June – Yrs. 3 & 4 Trip to Xplore Wrexham
Chester Football Yrs. 2 & 6 pm + After-School Club
Friday 23rd June – Nursery Family Service
Monday 26th June – Kick-It Sports Yrs. R – 6
Tuesday 27th June – Sports Day – Foundation Learners am / Juniors pm
Thursday 29th June – Yr. 6 Dangerpoint visit
Yrs. 1&2 Trip to Wizz Kids
Chester Football Yrs. R & 5 pm + After-School Club
Monday 3rd July – Kick-It Sports Yrs. R – 6
Tuesday 4th July – Reserve Sports Day – Foundation Learners am / Juniors pm
Yr. 4 Swimming
Wednesday 5th July – Stay and Play – New Nursery Class Transition Event 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Thursday 6th July – Giggles Trip to Candy Shack
Summer Fair
Friday 7th July – Yr. 6 Transition Day (Ygol Brynhyfryd)
Whole-school ‘Moving-Up’ (transition) morning
Wednesday 12th July – Yr. 6 Leavers’ Service 2.00pm – 3.15pm
Thursday 13th July – Yr. 6 Bikeabiity Day 1
Friday 14th July – Yr. 6 Bikeability Day 2
Tuesday 18th July Yr. 6 Trip to Laser Combat
Yr. 4 Swimming
Wednesday 19th July – End of Term

Additional dates will be added when confirmed.

Radical Reading
Just a quick reminder, and for me and staff also, to take pictures for our ‘Radical Reading’ challenge. Pictures should be of children, and consenting parents please, reading in the most interesting and exciting environment (please keep safe) which will be collected for a display to encourage reading for pleasure in school. Can all pictures please be emailed to andrew.davis@denbighsire.gov.uk

Luna’s Fundraising Walk
Huge congratulations to Luna who finished her 3km fundraising walk on Sunday raising a fabulous £115.00 for Alder Hay Children’s Hospital, an organisation very close to many of our hearts, I’m sure. Luna’s mum Melissa would like to thanks all of the parents, carers, relatives and friends who kindly contributed to Luna’s Just Giving page to reach such a great total, for such a worthy cause. Well done Luna, we are all so proud of you at Rhos St.

Contacting School
In line with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) can I please remind all parents and carers that contact with school staff should be made through the appropriate channels: the school telephone number 01824 702565, or through my email address: andrew.davis@denbighshire.gov.uk . Contacting staff members through social-media applications, in relation to school-based matters, is a breach of GDPR and risks putting staff members and parents in a possibly compromised situation. Many thanks for your support.

Achievers
No Student of the Week certificates this week, as is traditional on Family-Service days, but we do have some brilliant achievers who wanted to share their achievements from outside of school. Alys shared her Cardiff-gymnastics certificate, Fletcher shared his player of the season trophy and competition medal, Noah shared his triathlon medal, Toby and Jude shared their under-7’s rugby medals and Belle shared her trophy and rosette from the Cerrig show, where she won Supreme Champion for showing. Very well done to all of our outstanding achievers!

Yours sincerely, / Yn gywir,

Andrew Davis, Headteacher / Pennaeth