Gelli Primary School Blog Gets Facelift

As you can see, the Gelli Primary School Blog has had a facelift. In order to replicate our school colours, a new blue backround and colour scheme has been adopted. Tell us what you think by adding a comment here.

School is closed due to industrial action

There is no school today due to industrial action being taken by members of the NUT.
School re-opens as usual tomorrow Friday 25th April. Breakfast Club is open as usual.

What do we think of the new dinner arrangements?

Since Easter we have been trailing some initiatives to further improve the arrangements for dinners at Gelli Primary School. The Canteen Staff led so wonderfully by Mrs. Edwards and the Lunchtime Supervisors have been putting a new plan in place.
So what do you think? We need to receive some feedback to the School Council so that we can agree a new policy as part of our Healthy Schools action plan.

We will ask you to answer these questions as part of our survey.

Do you like the new four week rotation?

Do you have more choice now, salad bar and dinner?

Is there enough room for everyone to eat packed lunch?

Which do you prefer, flight trays or plates?

Any other comments?

Click on the comments page and leave us your thoughts.

Yellow Moon Catalogue

The Parent Association has an account with this company where the PTA receive commission on all sales made either via their catalogue or through the website. Click on this link to browse the catalogue. When you see things you like, you can add purchases to your basket. The commission is calculated and issued to the PTA every couple of months. If you need birthday presents or other gifts for primary school children, these items are very good value for money and are very educational as well. If you have purchased materials from this for the PTA, please leave a comment for prospective purchasers ..... and remember .... every purchase helps us raise funds for the pupils.

Head teacher Awards for Friday 18th April 2008

Head teacher awards were given today to -
Amelia Roberts, Alfie Dunning, Amy Sparrow and Honey Saunders in Nursery for making a big impression starting school.
Reception
Logan Jones for remembering to put his hand up and not calling out &
Mia Squires for excellent progress in reading.
Year 1
Joel Evans for always working hard and trying his best & Thomas Sims for being a good role model.
For the WHOLE of Year 2 for showing enthusiasm in their new topic "Round and round the garden. They've brought in gloves, tools, wheel barrows and other equipment. Well done.
Year 3
Jordan Gammon and Abigail Maggs
Year 4
Sophie Reed and Michael Goodwin for showing enthusiasm for our Egyptian project.
Year 5
Kirtsy and Kelsea Eddy for a great improvement in their reading and handwriting.
Year 6
Elizabeth Roach for her enthusiasm during the BT Rangers project.
Carwyn Edwards for researching his history project.

Llongyfarchiadau bawb.

Use of digital images on school publications

At Gelli Primary School we take the issue of child safety very seriously. This includes the use of images of pupils in the media, in school publications and on the school website. You may also have seen a number of articles in the Rhondda Leader.
The inclusion of these images in such publications is motivating for the pupils involved, and provides a good opportunity to promote the work of the school.
However, schools have a duty of care towards pupils, which means that pupils must remain unidentifiable, reducing the risk of inappropriate contact, if images are used in this way.We ask for parental consent in order that the school can take and use photographs and images of their children. It is our policy never to include the full name of the pupil alongside an image. Wherever possible we will frame the shot to minimise the potential for the image to be inappropriately used.
If you DO NOT CONSENT to the school using digital images of your child in any publication that Gelli Primary School will produce, please complete, sign and return a form that is available from the secretary and is downloadable from here and return to school as soon as possible. We shall assume that if you do not return a form to us you are happy to abide by our policy.
The images will be used only for educational purposes and that the identity of the child will be protected. I also acknowledge that the images may also be used in and distributed by other media, such as CD-ROM, printed publications etc., as part of the promotionalactivities of the school

Newsletter Week 2 Summer Term

Planned Industrial Action by the National Union of Teachers on Thursday 24th April 2008.
I have been informed by members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) that they will call a national one day strike on Thursday 24th April 2008. This will result in the school being closed on that day for ALL pupils.
I have been required to undertake a risk assessment by the LEA which has resulted in my decision to close the school to pupils on that day. I have not taken this decision lightly and have consulted with the Chair of Governors at every stage and we feel that we have no option but to close on Health and Safety grounds.
I understand that this will cause some difficulties for parents, but am informing you at this early stage in order that alternative child care arrangements can be made by yourselves for your children.
I am reliably informed that most of the schools in this cluster have to make similar arrangements to us. Members of staff that are not involved in the industrial action will be in school but are unable to carry out duties outside their job descriptions.