1. Tel: 01873 830325 www.gilwernprimaryschool.org email -gilwernprimary@monmouthshire.gov.uk School Dinners Week beginning - Monday 5 th October Monday Homemade Cheese & Tomato Pizza, Wedges or Pasta Tuesday BBQ Chicken/Chicken Grill Petit Pain/BBQ Quorn/Vegetable Grill Wednesday Roast Beef/Vegetarian Roast Thursday Salmon Bake/Fish Finger or Vegetable Finger FridayBaked Salmon or Fish Finger/Vegetable Finger, Beans or Peas, Chips and Mashed Potato Week beginning - Monday 12 th October Monday Sausage/Vegetarian Sausage Petit Pain, Beans/Sweetcorn, Jacket Wedges Tuesday Beef/Vegetable Chow Mein or Tomato/Basil Pasta, Peas and Garlic Bread Wednesday Roast Pork/Vegetarian Roast, Vegetables, Mashed/Roast Potato Thursday Chicken/Quorn Korma or Turkey/Quorn Casserole, Broccoli, Rice, Naan Bread. Friday Fish/Vegetable Finger, Beans/Peas, Chips/Mashed Potato. An option of Jacket Potato is available every Tuesday and Thursday. Dates for the Week ahead… Monday 5 th OctoberYear 6 Swimming – Abergavenny Leisure Centre Tuesday 6 th October Year 6 Cross Country – King Henry School Thursday 8 th OctoberMrs Tufty will be visiting the Foundation Phase to discuss Road Safety Dear Parent/Guardian, This week you would have had an opportunity to meet with your child’s class teacher. It is so important that parents support these events. However, if at any time there is something you need to speak to your child’s teacher about, please feel free to call the school and arrange an appointment. Since the last newsletter, the children have enjoyed Superhero Day. Visitors from the Mountain Rescue, Fire Service and our local GP, were our heroes for the day. Thank you to everyone who took part. Year 6 have enthusiastically returned from their annual residential trip to Talybont, where they enjoyed a range of outdoor activities such as, orienteering, mountain walking and canoeing. Mr Aylett said how impressed he was with the children’s ability to work as a team and in their overall maturity. It really was a great start to their final year in the school. Thank you for your continued support of the school’s work and don’t forget to check out the website for up-to-date information. Mrs J Broad Friday 2 nd October 2015 Gilwern Primary School Nurture, Empower, Achieve Breakfast Club Safety As a school, we pride ourselves on the safety of our children. However it has come to our attention that there are a handful of parents who are using the school car park to drop off children for Breakfast Club. We respectfully remind you to park safely on the road outside of the school and walk the children into Breakfast Club. We also request that an appropriate speed limit is observed around the school. Home Time Safety Please ensure that once you have collected your child at the end of the school day that they are fully supervised. Playing with sticks, climbing on walls and riding bikes /scooters is not allowed

2. Tel: 01873 830325 www.gilwernprimaryschool.org email - gilwernprimary@monmouthshire.gov.uk Dates for the Term Ahead Monday 12 th October Year 6 Swimming – Abergavenny Leisure Centre Year 5 – First Aid Training – PC Hughes-Gardiner Thursday 15 th OctoberMusic / Sport Team / School Committee Photographs – (School Photographer – Mr Woodier) Year 4 & 5 – Squash Sessions Monday 19 th OctoberTechniquest Music Maker Show – Foundation Phase Friday 23 rd OctoberStaff Training Day – School Closed Monday 26 th October – Friday 30 th October - Half Term Monday 2 nd NovemberStaff Training Day – School Closed Tuesday 3 rd NovemberSchool re-opens Maths Last academic year, we introduced the idea of Mathematical Theme Weeks. This year our focus is on Numeracy across the curriculum – using and applying the mathematical skills. This fortnight’s numeracy focus is ‘Multiplication Tables.’ Please see attached sheet to give you information on our Maths focus Attendance Week ending - 18th September Reception – 94.0% Year 1 – 97.7% Year 2 – 99.0% Year 3 – 95.0% Year 4 – 96.2% Year 5 – 96.8% Year 6 – 98.7% Week ending - 25 th September Reception – 94.7% Year 1 – 99.6% Year 2 – 97.3% Year 3 – 96.3% Year 4 – 97.6% Year 5 – 100% Year 6 – 99.7% Well done to Year 2 and Year 5 for being the school’s highest attenders for both weeks, with other classes following closely behind. The LEA has set the school’s attendance target at 95.8% and as a school we have to monitor and report on attendance. Take a look to see if your child’s class falls below the LEA target. Thank you… The Macmillan Coffee afternoon held at the school last Friday was a huge success with many delicious cakes being consumed. We would like to thank everyone who supported this event by attending and donating cakes. Well over £250 was raised for this very worthy cause. Invitation Please could parents make alternative arrangements for distributing children’s party invitations as staff will not be responsible for giving them out. Healthy Snacks Don’t forget! The school has a fruit tuck shop which sells whole pieces of fruit to Junior children on a daily basis. Foundation Phase children have fruit cut for them prior to eating and this can be paid for through the class teacher. Fresh water is always available – however, children need to bring their own drinks bottles.