This week's winner of the Year 5 Role model cup is ......

Ella for being an excellent role model and for following the Gelli Golden Rules.

This year's School Councillors are .....

This year's School Councillors are Holly and Mason fromYear 6, Abbie and Connor from Year 5, Sophie and Benedict from Year 4, Iolo and Ayla from Year 3, Max and Holly from Year 2, Mason and Lauren from Year 1, Harry and Ava from Reception and Elsie and Kira from Nursery. They will be working with Mrs Dyer and Mr Jones to help make some vital decisions to make the school a better place. Their first exciting venture will be to visit the Senedd on October 8th to see how the Welsh Government is run.

Dosbarth 6 visit the Ball in the Castle

Dosbarth 6 visited Cardiff Castle this week and had a fabulous picture taken with the Rugby World Cup Ball.

Arrangements for Parents Evenings

Due to photocopying problems we will not be sending notification letters please will you share with other parents theses arrangements for parents evening next week.

Year 5 Role model cup

Llongyfarchiadau Deri winner of the role model cup for this week in Year 5.

Year 5 Role model cup

This week Miss Davis is delighted to announce that Alex is the winner of the Year 5 Role Model Cup. He shared some good ideas with his classmates about counting in 100s and the importance of place value. Da iawn Alex.

Former pupil hist the headlines

Former pupil Ethan Dunning is featured in this article from Wales on line. Well done Ethan on being such a good role model.
Click here to read the article

Staff Training days 2015 - 2016

I would like to draw your attention to the following dates that we propose to use for our INSET days this year. The staff will be involved in whole school training on theses dates and school will be closed for all pupils. I hope that you appreciate that in some cases the training providers are only available on certain days and attaching these to the first day of each term after the school holidays is not always possible. I am endevouring to give you as much prior warning as possible in order that you are able to make alternativre arrangements for chilcare if necessary.

Rhondda and Tonyrefail School Proposals

I have been asked by the Local Authority to inform you that the Welsh Ministers have determined that three of the four proposals that were published by means of Statutory Notices on 5^th June 2015 are to be referred back to the Council for final determination. These are the proposals in respect of the creation of the Tonypandy, Porth and Tonyrefail Middle Schools. The proposal in respect of Ferndale Community School remains with the Ministers for consideration and we expect their decision on this one later this term.

The three proposals referred to above will therefore be considered further by the Council’s Cabinet at a meeting to be held in due course, when a final determination on the outcome of them will be made.

Applying online for a school place for September 2016

As many of you are aware the Authority is our admissions officer. Pupils cannot be admitted into Gelli Primary School without following the LA admissions policy. I enclose a letter which has been distributed to prospective parents regarding the admission process for SEPTEMBER 2016.
I would be very pleased if you could share this information with anyone which it applies to to avoid any disappointment.