Dear Parents and Carers,

 

Thank you to everyone in our school family – it is due to your support that we have had the pleasure of such a smooth reopening of our school for the return of all our pupils.

 

The next two weeks are the Easter break from school. At this time, all at St. Gabriel’s wish you a happy and holy Easter and we look forward to seeing our pupils back on TUESDAY 13^th APRIL.

 

 

 

Breakfast Club

Breakfast club will be resuming after the Easter break on Tuesday 13^th April (Monday 12^th April school is closed for a Staff training day). Places have now been allocated and we look forward in being able to support families in this way once more.

 

Easter Egg Raffle

 

Thank you so much to all who bought raffle tickets. In these challenging times where interaction is limited, we really appreciate you supporting our school and our focus charity of CAFOD during this Lenten period.

We have raised £373.

 

 

 

P.E. Kit

After Easter we are going to trial pupils arriving at school in their kit on P.E. days to reduce the items that need to be brought into and stored in school.

 

Reception Dosbarth Coch P.E. day: Friday

Year 1 Dosbarth Cas-Gwent P.E. day: Thursday

Year 2 Dosbarth Rhaglan P.E. day: Friday

Year 3 Dosbarth Cil-y-Coed P.E. day: Tuesday

Year 4 Dosbarth Caerdydd P.E. day: Tuesday

Year 5 Dosbarth Caerffili P.E. day: Wednesday

Year 6 Doscarth Caernarfon P.E. day: Tuesday

 

The school P.E. kit is:

• White t-shirt
• Black shorts
• Black track suit (for outdoors in colder months)
• Elasticated plimsolls / daps – Foundation Phase
• Trainers – Key Stage 2

Note: for gymnastics and dance – bare feet.

 

Training Days (School Closed) for the remainder of this school year:

Monday 12^th April 2021

Monday May 10^th 2021 This is the final staff training day now allocated

Friday 28^th May 2021

Monday 7^th June 2021

Monday 19^th July 2021

Tuesday 20^th July 2021

 

 

School Uniform

As we are fully operational once more, a reminder about school uniform:

The school uniform consists of:

Autumn/ Spring term:

• Blue school sweatshirt (can be embroidered with a school logo)
• Light blue school polo shirt
• Full length, dark grey tailored trousers
• Grey knee length skirt or grey pinafore
• Grey or black tights
• White or grey socks

Summer term:

• Blue and white checked summer dress
• Grey knee length shorts or full length dark grey tailored trousers

Shoes:

• Black shoes. Black trainers are allowed but must be totally black.
• All pupils are required to wear sensible black shoes for school.
• High heels are not allowed in the interest of safety.

Jewellery, Hair and Accessories:

• A watch and small stud earrings may be worn but they are the responsibility of the child.

Note: All jewellery must be removed by the child for PE and Games as safety of pupils in physical lessons is paramount.

• Hairstyles are expected to be neat, tidy and sensible
• Long hair must be tied back
• No shaven hairstyles
• Make-up, nail varnish and tattoos are not to be worn
• Summer hats may be worn outdoors

 

Friends of St. Gabriel’s

Join our school lottery – there is a prize for someone in our school community that takes part each week.

https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/st-gabriels-r-c-primary-school

 

Another way to support our school is to raise FREE donations for Friends of St Gabriel’s EVERY time you shop online using @easyuk. Over 4,000 shops and sites will donate including all the big names like eBay, Argos, ASOS, Expedia, M&S, Just Eat, Uswitch and many more!
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/friendsofstgabriels/?utm_campaign=raise-more&utm_content=t3

 

 

Term Dates FOR THIS YEAR

Spring term ends: Friday March 26^th 2021

Summer term begins: Tuesday 13^th April 2021 (as Monday we are closed for Staff training)

Summer half term: Monday 31^st May to Friday 4^th June 2021

Summer second half term begins: Tuesday 8^th June (as Monday we are closed for Staff training)

End of Summer term: Friday 16^th July 2021 (as Monday 19^th and Tuesday 20^th is Staff training)

 

For the term dates for the next two years please follow this link: http://www.newport.gov.uk/en/Schools-Education/Schools/Term-Dates.aspx

 

Reminder: Symptom Awareness

Please do not send your child to school if they have any of the following symptoms:

• A new and continuous cough
• A high temperature
• Loss of taste or smell

If any of these symptoms occur please book a Covid-19 test as soon as is possible and communicate the result to us via school text service or school email (day or night) as soon as you receive it.

 

If your child is not in school, for whatever reason, please do text, email or phone us with the reason as soon as possible on the day of absence, as this is part of the records we need to keep in these COVID times in addition to our normal safeguarding procedures.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Mrs M Harris

Headteacher