Issue 245
26th January 2017
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Ysgol Gynradd Gatholig Santes Fair Milford Road Newtown Powys SY16 2EH
Dear Parents,
Dragon Netball - Tomorrow Miss Jones and Miss Underhill will be taking two teams to the Dragon Netball competition tomorrow morning at Maldwyn Leisure Centre. Miss Jones and her teams will be leaving school promptly to be in time for the 9.30am start so please don’t be late to school. Those participating will need a packed lunch and plenty of drinks plus £1.50 for the bus please. Good luck everyone!!
Head Lice Unfortunately, once again, we are blighted by the presence of head Lice in school. Please, please can you do all that you can to stop the spread of head lice in school. It is very frustrating for those parents who are regularly checking and treating this problem when found as it appears that some parents are not doing so and these unwelcome creatures are therefore not eradicated. In order to remove the problem completely, all parents need to regularly check their child’s hair for lice/eggs and, if found, take the necessary action and treat them accordingly. Thank you all very much for your support with this.
First Holy Communion First Holy Communion preparation sessions will begin next Tuesday, 31st January at 3.45pm until 4.45pm. Mrs Legge will be leading these sessions and look forward to seeing you all there. I can cofirm that the date for this celebration will be Sunday 18th June, not in May as previously given.
Mini Tennis Tournament Miss Brian and Miss Underhill will be accompanying our tennis enthusiasts from Years Three and Four to the Mini Tennis tournament next Thursday, 2nd February at Maldwyn Leisure Centre. Those participating will need a packed lunch and plenty of drinks plus £1.50 towards transport costs please. Have fun!
Urdd Gymnastics Some of our Urdd members will be competing in the Urdd Gymnastics competition for children in Years 3 – 6 next Friday morning, 3rd February at 9.30am at Newtown Gymnastics Club. Miss Underhill and I will be accompanying our gymnasts and we shall be practising lots beforehand. If your child is entered into this competition, practice sessions will be available as follows:- next Monday, Wednesday and Thursday after school with Bedwen and Onnen children practising until 4.30pm and Castan children practising until 5pm. Packed lunch will not be needed as the competition is scheduled to end by 12 noon. Please could parents contribuute £1.50 towards transport costs, diolch yn fawr. Pob lwc i pawb! PGL Trip This is the FINAL week to pay your PGL trip balance. We must receive full payment at school by Friday, 3rd February at the very latest. Please ensure your balance payment is with us by this date. Thank you to those of you who have fully paid now.
Scholastic Books Scholastic January Online Book Club is now live! Browse their selection in the January Club by heading to scholastic.co.uk/clubs-leaflets. You can order directly from the Online Leaflet by clicking on the product and adding it to their basket. Please place your order before Friday, 10th March. Scholastic have sent the accompanying flyer to tempt you with their favourite reads from this months Online Book Club. Remember every order over £10 earns our school 20% in rewards to spend on books for our school. Thank you for your support, happy shopping!
Girls Only Fun Football & Other Activities Turn up and play for girls aged 7 to 11 years, every Wednesday from 5.30pm – 6.30pm on 3G pitch at Newtown Football Club. First five sessions are FREE – see if you like it! Qualified coaching staff and the opportunit to learn new skills, have fun playing football and other sports too. See accompanying flyer for details.
Hafren Juniors Cycling Club A fantastic opportunity for your children aged 5yrs+ to get quality cycling coaching from a very enthusiastic club. The sessions are now being held in Newtown High School once a month rather than in Welshpool so it provides children in the Newtown and Llanidloes area with a new opportunity to try a sport that they may not have had the chance to try. The new session on the first Saturday of the month begins on 4th February 2017 at Newtown High School. The sessions provide Go Ride coaching in a safe, traffic free environment. 10am start for Young Riders and 11am start for Advanced group. For further information please contact Paul Bufton at
[email protected] or on 07717 428295
Thank you. Have a lovely weekend everybody!
B. A. Legge Netballers As previously informed
Tennis players Jorja, Georgia, Oliwia S, Kara, Stanley, Kuba, Rueben, Adam, Darcy, Verity, Emilia Zacharek, Rubi, James, Riley, Luke, Victor, Gerard, Mackenzie and Adrian.
Gymnasts Lauren, Lacey, Sophie, Jesse, Shayne, Ruslan, Finlay, Igor, Martyna, Lucy, Catryn, Phoebe C, Zuza, Pad, Dylan, Jorja, Emilia Zacharek, Rueben, Georgia, Ewan, Kara, Oliver L, Rubi Phoebe G and Riley,
