Aberfan Disaster - 60 Years

Today, we remember one of the darkest and most tragic days in Welsh history, a tragedy that occurred just a short distance from our community.

On 21 October 1966, thousands of tonnes of coal waste engulfed Pantglas Junior School and homes in the village of Aberfan. In a matter of moments, 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives, leaving families, the village and the nation devastated.

Sixty years on, we remember all those who lost their lives, the families who continue to carry their loss, and the community whose heartbreak touched the whole of Wales and beyond.

Aberfan will never be forgotten. 

📚 Weekly Attendance Update 📚

It’s Friday, which means it’s time to celebrate our whole-school attendance! 🌟🎉

📊 This Week’s Attendance: 94.8%! 📊

What a fantastic improvement! 👏💙 We are so proud of everyone for working together to improve our attendance once again. We’ve reached an amazing 94.8%, bringing us even closer to our 95% school target! 🌟

Every day in school counts! Regular attendance gives children valuable opportunities to learn, make progress, build friendships and enjoy all that school life has to offer. 🏫📚 Every day your child is in school makes a difference, and it’s wonderful to see our whole-school attendance continuing to move in the right direction!

A huge thank you to all our families for your continued support with school attendance. Your efforts are making a real difference, and we are so close to achieving our goal! 👏💙

🌟 Our aim for next week is to reach our 95% attendance target! 🌟

We’re only 0.2% away — let’s give it that final push! 💪 Every day matters, every child counts, and by continuing to work together, we can reach our target. Let’s keep up the fantastic effort and make next week our best one yet! 📚✨

We can do it — let’s aim for 95%! 💙🌟

🎉 Get Ready to Dis-GLO! 🎉 UV Disco – Friday 23rd October

A reminder of our upcoming UV disco, Dis-GLO, taking place on Friday 23rd October! It’s time to light up the dance floor and celebrate the fantastic start our pupils have made to the school year.

To make the most of our UV lights, we encourage pupils to wear bright or light-coloured clothing that will really shine under the glow. Don’t worry—the usual school t-shirt works perfectly, so there’s no need to purchase anything new. 

As a thank-you for all their hard work this term, every pupil will receive a bag of treats to take home—a small celebration of their brilliant efforts so far. These will be provided by our wonderful PTA, we would like to thank them for their support of our school.

We can’t wait to see everyone glowing and grooving at Dis-GLO! 

School Menu

Please see attached menu for school dinners in the Autumn Term.

🔢 The Number Hub

Next Thursday 1st October at 9:00am in our School Hall, Miss Williams will be running our Number Hub information session for parents and carers of Nursery and D. Coch children.

The aim of the session is to share a range of fun, practical games and activities that you can use at home to support your child’s mathematics and numeracy development. These activities will complement and build upon the work we do in school.

Mathematics and Numeracy are a key school development priority this academic year, and we are really keen to develop a strong partnership with families to support our children’s learning and progress at home.

We also hope that the session will help to take away some of the worry or stigma around Maths for adults and show that supporting your child’s mathematical development can be enjoyable, relaxed and easy to incorporate into everyday life.

The session will be very informal and relaxed, with no pressure at all. Once Miss Williams has introduced the activities, you will have the opportunity to explore and try them out at your own leisure.

You will also receive an information sheet to take home with ideas and activities to continue using with your child.

This session is specifically for parents and carers, so we kindly ask that children do not attend. We look forward to welcoming you and sharing some helpful information with you.

We would love to see as many of you as possible! 💚🔢

Number Hub - year 1 & 2

‘Dis-GLO’ UV disco - wear something white/UV friendly

Half Term

Inset Day

Reading Cafe - Year 1 to 6