Parents evenings

This year we are changing our reporting to parents arrangements. We are inviting parents to a meeting next week where each class teacher will outline the classroom expectations they have for the coming year to you with your pupils. The sessions will begin after school and take the form of a 10 minute presentation by the class teacher of class rules, homework arrangements, information on how you can support your child at home and all other aspects of the class routine. This will be followed by the class teacher running through the work forecast which you receive each term. There will be a short question and answer session at the end. Please will you be mindful that we will not discuss any individual children during this time. If you feel that there are any unresolved issues concerning your child please will you make an appointment to see me and we can discuss an appropriate plan of action to resolve this.

Should you need to need to bring your child with you, my staff will look after them in the hall while you are with the class teacher. We will be grateful for any comments on the format and each teacher will ask you to fill in an evaluation form at the end of the session.
To further inform you of your child’s progress we will be holding a ten minute individual appointment in February with each teacher and as always you will receive a comprehensive written report at the end of the year.We hope that this system will prove more successful in communicating information to you.

Welcome back

School begins for pupils on THURSDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER. The staff are involved in INSET training tomorrow. Breakfast Club will be open from 8.10 a.m. and any children wishing to join breakfast club can do so after completing the registration form. This year we are opening breakfast club up to our nursery children. Details of this can be seen on the school website or from Miss Mathias.
There is now a school calendar that can be accessed to view important dates for the coming term. This will be updated when dates are agreed by staff.

PTA Fete - big thanks

Congratulations to the PTA committee for organising this year's Summer fete which took place in the school grounds last weekend. The whole village came out to support us and the total amount of money taken on the day was in excess of £1500. Once the expenses had been deducted we raised just over £1100 for the PTA funds. Mr Hughes, the Young Mr. Jones and I took turns to go into the stocks and several pupils took their revenge on us. As it was such a super day weather wise, it was advantageous to be wet on such a hot day. This year the PTA has donated a Smart Board for Year 3 and a superb shed for the Foundation Phase equipment. Thank you to Mrs Sims and the other parents who work so hard in arranging such a great day. If you want to be involved in helping the PTA visit the PTA page on the school website for details.

School Calendar

I have recently added a link to a school calendar which will contain up to date details of school activities. Click on http://www.gelliprimaryschool.org.uk/calendar.htm to reach this facility. We will add all dates and times of trips and other information when available.

Mrs Davies

Mrs . Catherine Davies, our Reception Teacher and Foundation Phase Leader has been appointed to a similar post at St David's Church in Wales Primary School, Colwinston in the Vale of Glamorgan. Mrs Davies takes up her appointment in September after being with us at Gelli Primary for over twelve years. Mrs. Davies has been instrumental in managing the preparations for the implementation of the Foundation phase. She and the remainder of the Early Years and Key Stage One staff have worked tirelessly to give our children the best possible start to their education. Mrs Davies will leave us at the end of the term and she goes with our best wishes and we hope that she has every success in her new school.

We're back

Major technical problems have prevented us from updating this site since the beginning of term. But I'm glad to say that we're back.

Please look on the Governing Body pages for electronic copies of the Summary and Full Annual Report to Parents. There is also a letter confirming the details of the meeting on Monday 6th July.

New School term

The new school term starts for pupils on TUESDAY 21st APRIL. The staff will be involved in staff training at Treorchy Comprehensive School tomorrow (Monday 20th) with the remainder of the schools in the cluster.

Best wishes to Mrs. Treherne, former head teacher at Bodringallt Primary who takes up a new head teaching post in Blaenau Gwent tomorrow. We wish her every success as we do her successor Mrs. J Todd Jones.


Breakfast club is open as usual at 8.10 a.m. on Tuesday. If you have celebrated your FOURTH birthday over the holidays you can attend breakfast club once you have filled in the registration form which can be downloaded from this link.