Newyddion! Take a little look at what we have been up to...
Attendance
We are exceptionally proud to share that we are in the top three schools with the highest attendance rates across Wales. This was reported this week in Wales Online. Here is the link to find out more… https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education/six-schools-highest-attendance-rates-32931245
Pantomime Trip
On Tuesday 2nd December we will be having a whole school Christmas trip to The Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre, Newport to enjoy the pantomime, Rapunzel. We are extremely grateful to the PTFA for sponsoring this experience. Buses will be leaving Raglan promptly at 9am to view the morning show and returning at 12:30pm for lunch. Please ensure pupils arrive prior to 9am. All children are required to bring a full water bottle and a healthy snack for the trip. This is a wonderful opportunity not to be missed.
Christmas Jumper Day will take place on Wednesday 10th December when we will be serving Christmas lunch to pupils and staff. Please embrace this festive day with your favourite festive attire.
ELF Day for Dementia
Elf Day is here! On Wednesday 3rd December we will be inviting the whole school to dress up as an elf or wear something festive to raise awareness for the Alzheimer’s Society. As a Dementia Friendly School, we encourage all to collaborate with intergenerational projects, supporting individuals within our local community.
We are not asking for donations.
PTFA Requests
If any parents are having a clear out and have any nativity costumes or Christmas jumpers, the PTFA would welcome them! Please drop them off at the school office.
Scholastic Book Fayre
We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair on Tuesday 18th – Friday 21st November. The Book Fair will be open from 8.40am-9am and from 3.30pm-4pm daily (with the exception of Friday afternoon).
Children will be able to browse with their class during the school day, but purchases will only be available when the children are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Please do not send your children into school with money to make purchases.
To purchase books you should use the QR code that will be on display around the Book Fair. Every book purchased at the Book Fair will also contribute to free books to the school, which will be used to update and enhance our reading materials across the school.
School Uniform
Could all parents ensure that jumpers and cardigans are labelled with the correct child’s name. If an item has been purchased from the PTFA often another child’s name is inside which unfortunately does not help locating the owner of the item
Secondary School Admissions
Applications are now open for secondary school admissions for September 2025. In order to secure a place for your child you are required to make an application detailing the preferred school. Please click on the following link to complete your application. https://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/starting-secondary-school/
Just a reminder that we will be celebrating World Mental Health Day on Friday 10th October and the theme for 2025, set by the World Foundation of Mental Health, is “Access to Services - Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies". This theme highlights the critical need for people to receive mental health support during crises and emergencies. During the day we aim to raise awareness with a ‘cake and talk’ session, taking time to discuss our feelings and what makes us happy. Children will be invited to wear yellow on this day and purchase a cake for £1.
Last year we were successful in securing a grant for the military children within the Monmouth cluster. The funding was used to allow children to work with Big Foot Arts Education to produce a film called 'Military Me: Born to be Brave'. This project involves children sharing their personal experiences when belonging to a military family. Today, the children shared the outcome of their work to the cluster and wider community welcoming many representatives from SSCE Cymru and Monmouthshire County Council. We were delighted to welcome Mary Ann Brocklesby, Leader of Monmouthshire County Council, Martyn Groucutt, Council Member for Education and Peter Davies, Deputy Leader of the Council. It was a great opportunity to share and celebrate the success of pupils and that their work is being recognised across the county.