Dear Parents & Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,
In times of adversity you see the best in people and in recent weeks, the manner in which everybody in the school has supported one another has been evidence of this fact. Another example this week has been the lovely gesture made by Year 2 parents for Mrs Liddy, preparing a hamper of goodies for her to enjoy as she recuperates. She asked me share that she is incredibly grateful for the wonderful gifts and appreciates their thoughtfulness.

Ar adegau anodd fe welwch y gorau mewn pobl ac yn ystod yr wythnosau diwethaf, mae’r modd y mae pawb yn yr ysgol wedi cefnogi ei gilydd wedi bod yn dystiolaeth o’r ffaith hon. Enghraifft arall yr wythnos hon fu’r ymdrechion a wnaeth rhieni Blwyddyn 2 tuag at Mrs Liddy, gan baratoi hamper o bethau da iddi ei mwynhau wrth iddi wella. Gofynnodd imi rannu ei bod yn hynod ddiolchgar am yr anrhegion rhyfeddol ac yn gwerthfawrogi eu caredigrwydd.

Yours sincerely / Yn gywir,

Bryn D. Jones, Headteacher / Pennaeth

Children in Need – We had lots of fun activities for Children in Need today. Thank you to the School Council for organising. There will be plenty of photos on twitter before the weekend is out!

Armistice Day – We observed two minutes silence at the appointed hour on Monday in order to remember those who gave their lives in conflict.

Year 5 Transition – On Tuesday afternoon, Year 5 will visit Brynhyfryd for CSI transition Science activity.

Superhero Day – On Novemebr 22nd, we will hold a superhero day as part of a fundraising event in memory of Mark from the Bartley family on Saturday 30th November in the Rugby club to raise money towards stem cell treatment for a little boy who had a non-fatal drowning accident in April 2017.

Anti Bullying Week – Lots of fabulous activities took place this week, including odd-socks day and special presentations by school councilors on a number of anti-bullying themes.

Llaeth-Y-Llan Yoghurt Lids – Please keep the lids if you buy these yoghurt pots, as a monthly draw is held for £1000 takes place for participating schools.

Disabled Parking – Please do not park in the disabled spaces if you are not eligible to do so. Reports of places being taken illegally have reached the office.

Head Lice – Please check your child’s hair for head lice as I have received reports of sightings of the unwelcome blighters among our pupils. Many thanks.

Pentrellyncymer – A great trip to Pentre took place this week for Year 4 with many activities taking place. They’ll have lots of great memories I’m sure. Thank you to Miss Price and Leanne, for their care of the pupils.

Ruthin Town Girls’ Football – Our girls’ team has been very successful in recent football events and all Year 4, 5 and 6 girls can attend local sessions run by Ruthin Town in order to improve their skills and have lots of enjoyment. 5.30-6.30pm on Wednesdays at the Leisure Centre in Ruthin.

PTA Requests – Do you have any unwanted mugs you could donate to serve tea and coffee in PTA events? Also, feel free to bring your own travel mugs if you wish to use them for refreshments. Additionally, please bring carrier bags to the PTA Xmas Fair to carry home your purchases! Any help on PTA Stall for the fair on November 29th would be very much appreciated. Please see a member of the PTA or drop a message into the office if you are interested. Many thanks. The PTA are hoping to hold a Xmas jumper sale at the Xmas Fair. Are you able to donate any children’s Xmas jumpers that might now be too small or surplus to requirements? The money raised will go towards funds collected on Xmas Jumper Day, which is on Dec 13th.

Urdd Swimming Gala – This week, Nate, Daniel, Gabby and Constance competed in the Urdd Swimming Gala and were great ambassadors for the school. Nate won 1st place in the butterfly and 3rd in the individual medley with a 3rd place for all four of them in the freestyle relay. Huge thanks to Martha Savage for her support on the day. Da iawn chi blant!

Pantomime – Please head over to ParentPay to pay for the pantomime trip if you are yet to do so. Many thanks

Music Lessons – Payment for outstanding music lessons can also be settled on ParentPay.

Intergenerational Session – An intergenerational art activity took place down at Trem y Foel yesterday. It was much enjoyed by pupils and elderly alike!

Achievers – Students of the Week were Logan, Oscar, Piper, Isabella, Mathew, Tyler, Olivia and Alex. Swimming certificates went to ArloB and DanielB.

Twitter – Lots more to see from this week on twitter, so please take a look!

PTA Book Fair – The PTA have organized a book fair for Nov26-Dec3. Books can be browsed and purchased directly from 3-3.45pm. Payment can be made with cash or by card.

Chester FC Sessions – Next weeks’ session and beyond will be held outside on grass.

Selected Diary Dates (inc finalised Xmas Concert Dates)
Nov 22 – Superhero Own Clothes
Nov 29 – Chocolate tombola own clothes and PTA Fair after school
Nov 30 – Rock Choir on Ruthin square 2pm
Dec 5 – Xmas Lunch
Dec 10 – Infant Concerts 2pm and 6pm
Dec 13 – Xmas Jumper Day
Dec 17 – Junior Concerts 1.30pm and 6pm
Dec 20 – End of term

Dear Parents & Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,
I trust everybody had a lovely half-term. We have hit the ground running again this week with lots going on already, in what will prove to be a busy few weeks in the run up to Xmas. With Halloween and Bonfire Night behind us, we look forward to activities like Children in Need next week and then of course the build up to the festive period, with preparations already afoot!

Gobeithio bod pawb wedi cael hanner tymor hyfryd. Mae llawer yn digwydd yn barod yn yr ychydig wythnosau prysur yn y cyfnod cyn y Nadolig. Gyda Chalan Gaeaf a Noson Tân Gwyllt y tu ôl i ni, rydyn ni’n edrych ymlaen at weithgareddau fel Plant Mewn Angen yr wythnos nesaf ac yna wrth gwrs y cyfnod cyn yr ŵyl, gyda pharatoadau eisoes wedi cychwyn!

Yours sincerely / Yn gywir,

Bryn D. Jones, Headteacher / Pennaeth

Family Service – A big thank you to Blwyddyn 6 for their Family Service, based on their Blue Planet class project. We all learned a lot! Thank you to Mr Davis for his work and also to parents and relatives for their support.

PTA Meeting – A PTA Meeting was held last night. The Xmas Fair will be held after school on Friday, November 29th.

Criw Celf – Criw Celf is the pan North Wales programme for talented young artists. You can find details for this year’s recruitment on twitter. Submissions are open until 22 November and can be made via the school or parents can also apply.

Art Club – Art Club resumes on Monday, please send in the proforma and payment into the school office.

Girls’ Football – Three wins, a draw and a defeat was a very good return from our girls in this week’s Vale of Clwyd Football Festival. Da iawn chi genod!

Run For Refugees – Today’s activity brought our Run For Refugees sponsored initiative to a close. Could any sponsor money yet to be sent please be passed on next week. Many thanks.

Anti Bullying Week – Next week, there will be activities run by our School Councillors. On Tuesday, we will once again have an ‘Odd Socks Day’, celebrating how it’s good to be different.

Remembrance – There is a collection box for children to bring in donations in exchange for a poppy. On Monday, we will observe a two minutes silence for Armistice Day

Walk Wise – Year 2 started a series of ‘Walk Wise’ sessions, which promotes road safety. Thank you to Jenny and Tash for helping out.

Urdd Swimming Gala – Good luck to our swimming squad in next week’s gala in Rhyl.

Pentrellyncymer – I hope Year 4 enjoy their visit to Pentrellyncymer next week.

Children in Need – This is next Friday and children can come dressed in spots and stripes for £1. We are asking for cake donations to be sold for 20p/50p and the School Council are organising various stalls with games at 50p each.

School Council Visit – Our councilors had an enjoyable time learning how their equivalent Denbighshire councillors did their jobs, when they visited County Hall.

Digital Leaders Tip – Our Digital Leaders’ online tip for this week is as follows:
“Encourage your child to be careful when disclosing personal information – Regardless of privacy settings, once material is online you can no longer control who sees it or how it is used.”

MAT Maths – Our MAT Maths sessions resumed this week, with Mrs Lewis taking over the role of introducing activities, following the departure of Mr Oakes. Our groups this morning had a positive session.

Achievers – Students of the Week were Eliza, Lucas, Ruben, Azam, Brandon, Stacey, Holly and all of Year 6. Swimming certificates went to DanielB, Issy, DanielR, Noah, Emily and Fletcher. Welsh awards went to Logan, Benjamin and Tiff, while Sophia received a Tech Academy certificate.

Diary Dates
Nov 11 – Anti Bullying Week starts
Nov 13 – Pentrellyncymer Year 4
Nov 15 – Children in Need
Nov 19 – Year 5 Transition Brynhyfryd pm
Nov 22 – Own Clothes, Superhero theme
Nov 25 – PTA Book Fair all week
Nov 28 – Dogs’ Trust workshops for Juniors
Nov 29 – PTA Xmas Fair
Nov 30 – Rock Choir Ruthin Square pm
Dec 5 – Xmas Dinner
Dec 5 – PC Llinos Years 3 and 4

Dear Parents & Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

Well, here we are already at half term, but looking back over the eight weeks’ newsletters, tweets and all the comprehensive communications over the half term, it’s clear how busy the pupils have been, how many opportunities they’ve been given and also the extent that many of those opportunities go above and beyond the ones included in the normal curriculum. I am as ever grateful to the staff for providing all those wonderful opportunities, giving the pupils at Rhos Street a rich educational experience. I also speak for us all in thanking those who take their time to show their appreciation for those efforts. We approach the week’s break with heavy hearts and continue to be touched by the empathy shown by the school community towards the staff and pupils as we come to terms with losing Jill. I hope all have a lovely time and return ready to approach the final half term before Christmas full of energy once again.

Yours sincerely / Yn gywir,

Bryn D. Jones, Headteacher / Pennaeth

Goodbye Mr Oakes – Mr Oakes, who successfully led our MAT Maths sessions over many years, is moving onto other important projects. He held his final session with our pupils this week. We thank him, wish him well & look forward to preserving his legacy with Mrs Lewis picking up the baton after half term.

Admissions – May I remind parents of pupils in Nursery and Year 6 that applications for your child’s place in Reception and Year 7 respectively need to be made now.

Funeral Arrangements – Jill’s funeral will be held at 3pm on Tuesday, October 29th at Flintshire Memorial Park and Crematorium, CH76DF. A warm welcome is extended. Preferably no black to be worn and no flowers. No donations are requested at the service, but if any parents wish to make a donation in her memory, then you are most welcome to send one into school and we will choose an appropriate charity to receive the money collected in her name. The wake will be held at The Celtic Arms, Northop Country Park Golf Club, CH76WA at 4pm.

Halloween Costumes – Some great costumes today. The children were excited to show off their creations!

Girls’ Football Festival – There will be a girls’ festival on Wednesday November 6th at Denbigh High. We will sort the team on the Monday we return.

School Council Visit – On the Wednesday afternoon, the School Council will attend Council Chambers here in Ruthin.

Year 6 Family Service – Year 6 will hold their Family Service on Friday, November 8th from 9am. Parents and relatives are of course warmly welcomed.

Nant BH – This year’s visit was another great experience for the pupils. Thank you to Miss Davies, Eira and Leanne for their care of the pupils and to the centre itself for providing great opportunities for our school. Diolch yn fawr.

Criw Celf – Criw Celf is the the pan North Wales programme for talented young artists. You can find details for this year’s recruitment on our Twitter feed. Submissions are open until 22 November and can be made via the school or parents can also apply. Let us know if your child wishes to be nominated.

What’s App – I know What’s App can be a useful tool to share class information for parents. However naming other parents’ children is something I respectfully ask you not to do. If anything needs to be brought to our attention then please communicate it directly to class teachers. Many thanks.

Additional Staff Training Day – Welsh Government have allocated an additional staff training day this year, in order to train and plan for the new curriculum. This will take place on June 26th 2020 and the school will be closed for pupils on this day.

Road Safety Officers – Becky from the Road Safety team came this week to brief our officers for this academic year. I’m sure they have plans for us all!

Shwmae Sumae Day – Our classes had a special day of Welsh activities. See Twitter for a flavour of what’s been going on.

Year 2 Living Classroom Visit – On Twitter you will also see photos of Year 2’s visit earlier this week.

Year 3 Hedgehog Project – As Year 3’s hedgehog project comes to a close, there have been some lovely closing activities documented on Twitter.

Urdd Football – Our footballers gave a fantastic account of themselves yesterday as they won 2, drew 3 and lost just one of their games. Da iawn chi blant!

Achievers – Our Students of the Week were Isla, Nimrod, Umar, LiamG, Mia, Maya, Gabby and Thomas. Welsh awards went to Oliver, Cai, Alexandros, Morgan and Constance. A swimming certificate went to Lilly and gymnastics awards to Holly.

Diary Dates
Mon Nov 4 – School reopens
Wed Nov 6 – Girls’ Football Festival
– School Council visits County Hall
– Year 2 Walk Wise (Kerbcraft)
Thu Nov 7 – PTA Meeting
Fri Nov 8 – Year 6 Family Service
Mon Nov 11 – Anti-Bullying Week Starts
– Remembrance
Thu Nov 13 – Pentrellyncymer Year 4
– Year 5 and 6 Tag Rugby
Fri Nov 15 – Children in Need
Tue Nov 19 – Year 5 Transition Session in Brynhyfryd
Fri Nov 29 – PTA Xmas Fair
Sat Nov 30 – Rock Choir St Peter’s Square for Xmas lights

Tue Dec 10 – Infants’ Xmas Concerts 2pm & 6pm
Tue Dec 17 – Juniors’ Xmas Concerts 1.30pm & 6pm

Dear Parents & Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,

A very difficult week for Rhos Street comes to a close, following the sad death of our colleague and friend, Jill Jackson. Despite the tragic circumstances, the reaction of the school community and the way everybody has supported one another has been notable and is something we can gain great comfort from. As I said in my letter to you all on Wednesday, her roles at the school were wide-ranging and always carried out to the highest of standards. There is now a gulf in her absence. A Book of Condolence is in the entrance area for anyone who wanted to to have a private moment and write a personal message to recognise and remember Jill. We all sympathise greatly with Jill’s family as they grieve. Any details regarding further arrangements that the family wish to share, will be done in due course. Thank you for your messages, emails and offers of help and support. They have meant a lot to us this week.

Yours sincerely / Yn gywir,

Bryn D. Jones, Headteacher / Pennaeth

Other than recognize our achievers, and our plans for next week, I am going to wait until the next edition to share news from activities and so forth. Likewise, the twitter account will tweet as normal from Monday.

Achievers – In a poignant service this morning, all classes were recognized for their strength, sensitivity and empathy while dealing with the events of the week. Class awards were also shared with Kaden, ConnieD, ConnieT and Lily. Holly received an Over and Above award, a Welsh award went to Maizie, and a swimming award to Kian. Tiffany has also received a silver award in gymnastics.

Arrangements for Year 2 – Our very best wishes go to Mrs Liddy, who has unfortunately suffered fractures to her leg and ankle after a mishap out running at the weekend, while training to run a marathon. We hope she’s feeling better very soon as she recuperates from her operation. Mrs Jan Hughes has agreed to cover Year 2 in the interim period. Mrs Hughes is well known to the school and has worked with us for significant periods over the last three years and is highly capable. She’s been wonderful with the Year 2 pupils in what has been a difficult week. Of course, we have to also make arrangements to replace Jill in Class 2 and Jayne Mayers has been entrusted with the support role in Year 2 for the time being. Jayne has significant experience of working with Mrs Liddy, so is also highly suited to this role, due to her knowledge of the way Year 2 operates so succesfully. We also have Miss Davies, a student teacher on placement in this class, so have additional support for the pupils.

Parental Consultations – These will commence from Monday.

‘Shwmae Sumae’ – We will on Wednesday be taking part in a day of Welsh activities to promote the use of the language. More news next week.

Urdd Football – Good luck to our squad in the Urdd Football next week.

Site Update – I have received the following information regarding addressing the school field:
“The DCC Grounds Maintenance team will undertake work to improve the shared playing field surface. To take advantage of the good weather, they started Wednesday, by cutting the existing grass to expose the areas that need addressing. They will cut back the hedge between the field and the main playgrounds to avoid the need for other contractors to enter the playing field. Work will then start over the coming weeks to improve the surface of the field when high quality topsoil will be bought onto the site.“
I will as ever, endeavour to keep you updated,

Dear Parents & Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,
Our Harvest Service was a delight to watch this morning. The children sang the songs and performed their pieces with enthusiasm and skill. A huge thank you to them and the staff for preparing them so well. As ever, our thanks go to Rev. Stuart and St Peter’s for hosting us. We’re also grateful to Buddug for the musical accompaniment and to parents for the donations to Ruthin Food Bank. As ever, thank you to the school community for their support in church.

Roedd ein Gwasanaeth Diolchgarwch yn hyfryd i’w wylio y bore yma. Canodd y plant y caneuon a pherfformio eu darnau gyda brwdfrydedd a medr. Diolch enfawr iddyn nhw a’r staff am eu paratoi mor dda. Fel erioed, diolchwn i’r Parch. Stuart a St Peter’s am ein croesawu. Rydym hefyd yn ddiolchgar i Buddug am y cyfeiliant cerddorol ac i rieni am y rhoddion i Fanc Bwyd Rhuthun. Fel erioed, diolch i gymuned yr ysgol am eu cefnogaeth yn yr eglwys.

Yours sincerely / Yn gywir,

Bryn D. Jones, Headteacher / Pennaeth

Medical Forms – Please return these forms so we can keep records up to date.

Music Lessons – Payments have been set up for you to settle on Parent Pay.

Free Press – See our Reception Class in the Free Press on Oct 16th.

PTA Xmas Cards – The deadline for the return of orders is today.

Twitter – Our twitter account is now 9 years old! There are lots of tweets again to be enjoyed from the week’s activities.

Miles for refugees – Please keep recording your miles and also share your photos with us on twitter. Make sure you include @rhosstreet in your tweets so we can see them and then share with us.

Nant BH – Good luck to Years 5 and 6 on their visit to Nant BH next week.

Jamboree – I hope Years 1 and 2 enjoy their Jamboree next week.

PC Llinos – PC Llinos shared some very important messages with our Year 5 and 6 pupils in her sessions with them this week.

Parents’ Evening – Times for the Parents Evening appointments the week after next, will be shared next week.

PTA Spooky Disco – Next Friday is the disco and pupils are allowed to wear their disco costume to school and bring chocolate for the tombola for the privilege. Any help from parents with the stalls in the evening will be very much appreciated. Please let Lucy, Emma, Jenny or Julie know if you can help or leave a message in the office. Many thanks.

Thank You – A big thank you to Dylan Evans, Milo’s dad for organising the donation of a junior Preston North End kit for us to use for football matches. It is very much appreciated. See photo on Twitter.

Dear Parents & Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,
With the Urdd Eisteddfod being held in Denbighshire next year, it was nice to kick off the first of the academic year’s activities in such a positive fashion. Girls’ football has really gone from strength to strength here at the school in the last couple of years and I hope all of our girls are inspired by our school team’s success and want to participate in this flourishing sport.

Gydag Eisteddfod yr Urdd yn cael ei gynnal yn Sir Ddinbych y flwyddyn nesaf, roedd yn braf cychwyn y weithgareddau’r cyntaf o’r flwyddyn academaidd mewn modd mor gadarnhaol. Mae pêl-droed merched yn wir wedi mynd o nerth i nerth yma yn yr ysgol dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf a gobeithio y bydd pob un o’n merched wedi’u hysbrydoli gan lwyddiant ein tîm ysgol ac eisiau cymryd rhan yn y dyfodol.

Yours sincerely / Yn gywir,

Bryn D. Jones, Headteacher / Pennaeth

Urdd Football – Our girls performed fantastically to finish second in this Denbighshire tournament. They were pipped to first place by Bryn Hedydd School in Rhyl, but they can certainly hold their heads up high and look forward to further successes no doubt. Over to you boys!

Parking – It is becoming ever clearer, that some parents from both schools are increasingly bending the rules of the car park, making the risk of an accident ever greater. Could all drivers please ensure that they:
• use the appropriate entrance / exit
• only park their car in a designated parking spot
• do not leave their car in a drop off zone or on a kerb
• do not exceed the 10mph speed limit
• do not leave children unattended in their cars
Many thanks for your co-operation.

Hedgehog Houses – Year 3 visited The Living Classroom, to build their hedgehog houses. It’s been a lovely project and we thank the Denbighshire Countryside Service with their ongoing support down at this wonderful outdoor resource at our disposal.

Chester FC After School Registration – A form is attached for you to book a place in advance for the Chester FC sessions after half term.

National Poetry Day – It was National Poetry Day yesterday and Mrs Reece has been working with the MAT group, producing some fine pieces, which have been posted to Twitter.

PTA Spooky Disco – Also attached is a poster for the forthcoming Halloween Disco. Money raised from this event will go towards funding the pantomime in January. Please may I remind you that you can pay the subsidised price of pantomime tickets on Parent Pay. £7.50 per ticket.

Art Club – The pupils very much enjoyed their first session with our new artist Honor Pedican in Art Club on Monday.

Aldi Stickers – We are really getting somewhere with our sticker collection. Thank you so much for engaging positively. We are two thirds there, with 197 stickers collected. I’m sure a final push will get us over the line!

Dance Workshop – ‘New Dance’ will visit on Monday to deliver a couple of dance sessions for interested pupils in order to advertise their club, which has been highlighted on our Twitter feed.

Dogs’ Trust Workshop – They say never work with children or animals! However, on Monday we will do both, as the Dogs Trust will visit to deliver workshops for Foundation Phase pupils. It should be an interesting afternoon!

Anti Bullying Session – On Wednesday morning, school councilors will attend an Anti-Bullying workshop to plan activities to deliver in school for Anti-Bullying week, which will be held 11-15th November.

PPTA Meeting – Our class reps attended their first PPTA meeting this week with Lucy, Jenny and Julie. Thank you for your time!

PC Llinos – PC Llinos will visit next week for the first time this year, to deliver sessions to Year 5 on anti-social behaviour, to Year 6 on child sexual exploitation and Year 4 on safe friendship.

Harvest Service – Once again we will be holding our Harvest Festival Service at St Peter’s Church. It will take place on Friday October 11th at 9.45am. We will be practising in church on the Thursday morning at 9.45am. On both occasions, we would be grateful of parental help in walking the children to St. Peter’s Church and back. On both mornings, we will leave school at 9.15pm. We are also collecting food donations for the Ruthin Food Bank, so would be grateful if they could be brought to school on the Thursday morning. Please let your child’s class teacher know if you are willing to help walk the children.

Achievers – Students of the Week were, Penny, Jack, Claire, Eva-May, Tommy, Milo, Lily-Mae, Melissa, Ruby and Gabby. Welsh awards went to Kaden, ConnieD, ConnieT, Cai, Gabby, Thomas and Alex. Certificates for football went to Brandon and Little Princess Trust to SerenB. Nate received a best in gala swimming award and Eva a football award. Well done to them all!

Run for Refugees – Please could all pupils remember to record their running, walking, cycling and swimming on their record sheet for their sponsored event. Many thanks. Tweet us your photos and we’ll share them!

Urdd Proclomation Ceremony – The Urdd Proclomation Parade, will be held tomorrow in Prestatyn and will celebrate the arrival of next year’s Eisteddfod in Denbighshire. If you want to join the parade, then it begins at 11am from Prestatyn High. Full details on twitter on what will be a great family event.

Reading Challenge – Another set of pupils received their certificates for completing the challenge!

Diary Dates
Oct 7th – Dogs Trust Workshops Foundation Phase
Oct 7th – New Dance Workshops
Oct 9th – Anti-Bullying Workshop
Oct 9th – PC Llinos sessions for Years 5 and 6
Oct 10th – Harvest Practice in church
Oct 10th – PC Llinos session for Year 4
Oct 11th – Harvest Service, St Peter’s Church 9.45am
Oct 14-16th – Nant BH Year 5 and 6
Oct 15th – Infants Jamboree, Brynhyfryd
Oct 17th – Whole school flu immunisation am
Oct 17th – Year 3 and 4 tag rugby event
Oct 18th – Own Clothes Day for PTA Chocolate Tombola
Oct 18th – PTA Spooky Disco

Cross Country – The event scheduled for October 10th has been cancelled due to the excessive rainfall.

Calling All Bakers – Keep an eye out for a special competition being introduced by Year 5 next week. Watch this space!!

Dear Parents & Carers / Annwyl Rieni a Gwarchodwyr,
The Living Classroom has been a place to be very proud of this week! First of all, it provided the harvest that produced a stupendous apple and blackberry crumble, which was enjoyed by all who tasted it, including yours truly. In addition to this, it was a place where Year 6 bonded with the Reception pupils as they took them on a tour of our special outdoor learning spot.

Mae’r Dosbarth Byw wedi bod yn le i fod yn falch iawn ohono yr wythnos hon! Yn gyntaf oll, fe ddarparodd y cynhaeaf a oedd yn cynhyrchu crymbl afal a mwyar duon hynod flasus, a fwynhawyd gan bawb a’i blasodd. Yn ogystal â hyn, roedd yn le gwnaeth Blwyddyn 6 fondio â disgyblion y Dosbarth Derbyn wrth iddynt fynd â nhw ar daith o amgylch ein man dysgu awyr agored arbennig.

Yours sincerely / Yn gywir,

Bryn D. Jones, headteacher / Pennaeth

Living Classroom Tour – It was lovely to hear how the Reception and Year 6 pupils befriended one another and the photograph on twitter is an indicator of the lovely warmth that was to be seen between the oldest and youngest full time pupils. Long may it continue.

PTA Pantomime 2020 – We have booked to visit the panto again this academic year. On Wednesday, January 8th all classes from Reception to Year 6 will visit Theatre Clwyd for the annual rock and roll pantomime. The PTA have kindly offered to fund the buses and also subsidise the ticket price, so the contribution requested from parents is £7.50. This is a wonderful gesture by the PTA and I’m grateful to them for being able to keep the cost down for what should be a fantastic event for our pupils. Payment can be made via Parent Pay.

Brynhyfryd Open Evening – Year 6 pupils and parents have received notice of the Open Evening at Brynhyfryd on October 10th. Years 5 and 6 have also received letters regarding transition activities during this academic year.

Intergenerational Event – Year 6 pupils enjoyed visiting, entertaining and chatting to some elderly residents at Trem y Foel this week. They were given a great welcome, sang some songs with the elderly and shared refreshments.

Urdd Membership – It is that time of year again to join the Urdd and there will be lots going on. Forthcoming events include the girls’ and boys’ football tournaments. Mrs Lewis has already started working with the creative dancers for the Eisteddfod and there will be all manner of other competitions in that Eisteddfod, which of course is held in Denbighshire for the national event. There will also be art and craft opportunities. I have sent out a pro-forma so that we can add all interested pupils names to parent pay in order to pay for the subscription, which is £8, increasing to £10 after Christmas.

School Council Charity Initiative – Our School Council have decided on their first activity of the year and it promises to be an exciting one. They are raising money for the Red Cross to support refugees. Between 30th Sept and Oct 14th, they are encouraging pupils to complete as many miles as possible. These miles can be completed by walking, running, swimming or cycling. The fundraiser will conclude with the pupils taking part in a communal fun run on the school field. The money raised will help address those refugees affected by global humanitarian crises. Sponsor forms have been sent home today.

Medical Forms – In order to ensure that we can ensure all our records are up to date and that we can fully safeguard our pupils, please ensure that all medical forms sent home are filled and returned.

Medical Appointments – If your child has to miss part of the school day for a medical appointment, please ensure that we are provided with a copy of the appointment form or card. Many thanks.

Whole Class Brass Lessons – Year 3 have been enjoying weekly brass lessons with Mr Powell. They have been very enthusiastic and are developing some good skills already!

PTA Xmas Cards – This week, our pupils have been designing Christmas Cards (I know…) However, they have been doing so, because you can make an order for their design to be made into a set of cards for you to give when Xmas does eventually arrive (at the time of writing 89 days.) Please fill the form on the other side of the design and place in an envelope with the money for your order. Could we receive them by Monday October 7th please.

Art Club – Please ensure that forms are filled and placed in envelopes with payment for the 4 sessions on Monday. Many thanks.

PPTA Meeting – There will be a PPTA meeting with Lucy Purvis PTA Chair next Tuesday. I’m sure the pupils will have lots of ideas!

Achievers – Students of the Week were Arlo, Penny, Charlea, Amelia, Jade, Jacob, Sofia, Charlotte, Samadhi, Ben, Olivia and SerenB. Welsh awards went to Beau, Jason and Alexandros. Beau was awarded a red Tae-kwon-do belt, Swimming medals went to Nate and Daniel and a bravery award to Isabelle.

Welsh Reading Books – Our Criw Cymraeg have organised that Welsh books have been sent home for some of our pupils to enjoy. Maybe Mum, Dad, Nain, Taid or an Uncle or Auntie could read with them and help!

Welsh Apps – On twitter you’ll see a poster with ideas for apps you can download to support your child at home in learning Welsh.

Reading Challenge – We had another big group of children receiving certificates this week. The Reading Challenge comes to an end this weekend so there’s a final chance to complete it.

Lunchtime Clubs – They will run as follows
Mon – Lego Club – Foundation Phase
Tue – Clwb Cymraeg KS2
Wed – Rock Choir
Thu – Drama Club Years 3/4

Urdd Football – Good luck to the girls in this tournament on Wednesday

Girls’ Football Taster – There will be a girls’ football taster session at Ruthin Town FC for Years 4, 5 and 6. All welcome. October 1st, 5.30-6.30pm.

FAO Nursery Parents – Please remember you must make another application for a place for your child in the Reception Class next September. This can be done from Monday with the deadline November 22nd 2019.

Next Year’s Nursery in 2020 – The application window for next year’s Nursery Class also opens Monday, with a deadline of February 21st 2020.

Urdd Proclomation Ceremony – The Urdd Proclomation Parade, will be held on October 5th in Prestatyn and will celebrate the arrival of next year’s Eisteddfod in Denbighshire.
If you want to join the parade, then it begins at 11am from Prestatyn High. Full details on twitter on what will be a great family event.