Author: FelicityP

Parkland Reopening

FelicityP

Good evening,

We are very much looking forward to opening our doors once again on Monday 29th June and seeing the pupils once more. Many preparations have been made to ensure the site, staff, pupils and parents are ready. We will continue to support those pupils who are not returning just yet with distance learning activities also.

We thought it might be useful to parents to have all the information that has been sent out these past few weeks in one place. Please find below correspondence sent out regarding reopening:

Letters from Parkland Primary:

3.6.20

https://www.j2e.com/parkland-primary-school2/FelicityP/Reopening/Letter+3.6.20.docx

13.6.20

https://www.j2e.com/parkland-primary-school2/FelicityP/Reopening/Letter+13.6.20.docx

17.6.20

https://www.j2e.com/parkland-primary-school2/FelicityP/Reopening/Letter+17.6.20.pdf

19.6.20

https://www.j2e.com/parkland-primary-school2/FelicityP/Reopening/Letter+19.6.20.pdf

22.6.20

https://www.j2e.com/parkland-primary-school2/FelicityP/Reopening/Letter+19.6.20.pdf

26.6.20

https://www.j2e.com/parkland-primary-school2/FelicityP/Reopening/Letter+26.6.20.pdf

Digital media shared from Parkland Primary:

Reopening Parkland Video: https://www.j2e.com/parkland-primary-school2/FelicityP/Reopening/Reopening+Parkland.mp4

Reopening Parkland Parent Information Pack:

https://spark.adobe.com/page/Q8c31H3SjjB4A/

Playtimes at Parkland Video: https://www.j2e.com/parkland-primary-school2/FelicityP/Reopening/Playtimes+at+Parkland.mp4

Letters from the Local Authority:

4.6.20

https://www.j2e.com/parkland-primary-school2/FelicityP/Reopening/LA+Letter+4.6.20.pdf

22.6.20

https://www.j2e.com/parkland-primary-school2/FelicityP/Reopening/LA+Letter+22.6.20.pdf

Car Park Rules

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Following a health and safety audit we need to reinforce the rules surrounding the use of the car park outside the school’s office. Vehicles should enter the car park with their hazard lights on and should travel no more than 5 miles an hour. Vehicles should reverse into the parking bays also. The car park is a no drive zone (except for taxis) between 8:30 and 9:15 and between 3:00 and 3:45. Please be reminded that no vehicles should be parked on the zig zags or yellow lines outside the school.

Summer Holiday Work

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You might have noticed that the school has had a lot of improvements made to it over the summer holidays. Probably the most significant change was the nursery extension. This new learning space not only gives the nursery pupils more space but allows staff to enhance provision further. Please keep an eye out for all the new furniture and enhancements made to the environment over the next few weeks. The PTA were busy with the Quad SOS project and fitted a brand new window unit in readiness for a canopy to be installed in the reception quad which will make it a usable space come rain or shine. They also had a painting party and painted the whole quad! The PTA also kindly donated funds to reception to purchase wet weather gear for all the pupils to use. The junior side of the school was improved with artificial grass laid outside a number of classrooms and banking. More recently the fence alongside the foundation phase has been set back to accommodate a new sensory garden which we will be creating for pupils to enjoy and use.

Urdd Regionals

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What a brilliantly successful day we had at the Urdd’s regional competition on Saturday. I was super proud of both entries who performed to an exceptionally high standard – Anastasia came third for her poetry recitation and the choir came first! They will join Sully during May half term and compete in the National Eisteddfod – good luck all! A big thank you must go to the parents for taking their children to Port Talbot on Saturday and especially to Mrs Davies and Mrs Norbury too.

Cylch Eisteddfod

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Yesterday a number of our pupils competed in the cylch Eisteddfod. The school was brilliantly represented by all those involved and there were many success. Malena came 3rd in the solo singing competition, the choir came 1st and for the boys recitation; Taran came 3rd, Sam cam 2nd and Sully came 1st! Well done to all those involved it was wonderful to see yet more talents on show. Thanks to all the staff for their hard work behind the scenes too.

Residential Visits

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Both year 4 and 5 have been on residential visits this half term to Llangranog and Margam Park respectively. I hear from the pupils and staff that they all thoroughly enjoyed and learnt lots of new skills. The children were very well behaved whilst away and were great ambassadors for our school. I was also reliably informed that the weather was good for most of their time away.

Big Art Sale

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Thank you to all the parents and carers who attended Year 2’s Big Art Sale. It was lovely to see how many turned up to make a donation for year 2’s chosen charities – WWF and the Size of Wales. We also used the opportunity to share a Welsh poem and all the work that we had completed in the lead up to this event. Look out for further information about how much we raised altogether.

Welsh Week

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Following on from St David’s Day the children continued to learn about Wales’ heritage during Welsh Week. During this time the pupils learnt traditional stories, investigated national emblems, appraised music written by Welsh composers and there was even a smell of cawl and Welsh cakes in the air! We all really enjoyed.

Welsh Week

FelicityP

Following on from St David’s Day the children continued to learn about Wales’ heritage during Welsh Week. During this time the pupils learnt traditional stories, investigated national emblems, appraised music written by Welsh composers and there was even a smell of cawl and Welsh cakes in the air! We all really enjoyed.

Welsh Week

FelicityP

Following on from St David’s Day the children continued to learn about Wales’ heritage during Welsh Week. During this time the pupils learnt traditional stories, investigated national emblems, appraised music written by Welsh composers and there was even a smell of cawl and Welsh cakes in the air! We all really enjoyed.