Good luck and Goodbye Year 6

Today is our Class of 2008's last day in Gelli Primary. During their time with us they have always been excellent role models, they have excelled academically and been great ambassadors on the sports field – not only rugby, football (boys and girls), cricket, cheerleading and of course our hockey squad who became the first team from Gelli to qualify for a national final. They have also welcomed a number of pupils into their class as a result of those children moving into our school. They now leave us with our thanks and best wishes for the future and hope that they fulfil their potential in Treorchy Comprehensive. We look forward to reading about their achievements. I would like to thank on their behalf Mrs. O’Gorman, their current class teacher, and all the other members of staff the have taught them during their time at Gelli. They will always be a special group of people to me as they will be the only group of children that I will have taught here and they will be always my first year 6 cohort as a head teacher.
To borrow a “Big Brotherism” as we evict them from Gelli Primary here are their “BEST BITS.”Click on the video below to see if you agree.

Leaver's Assembly and Award Winners

During the Leaver's Ball we awarded the annual Gelli Primary Year 6 awards.
The recipients this year were -


Sports Personality of the Year - Tom Dunning, Liftime Award - Stacey Symons, Achievement Award - Megan Atkin and the "Star of the Year" - Josh Wilson.
Congratulations Llongyfarchiadau.

Congratulations Mrs. Date

Mrs. Date, our Intervention Learning Support Assistant, has been participating in a literacy intervention project this year in partnership with the LEA Support Services and Cumbria LEA. The project has given us a strategy for supporting children to improve their literacy skills and has been very successful.
On Monday 14th July Mrs. Date was presented with a certificate for completing the accreditation for the course at a presentation in the Conservatory at the Rhondda Heritage Park Hotel. She is pictured here receiving her certificate from Richard Edwards, the Education Psychology Service and Gaynor Cynan Jones Senior Co-ordinator Learning Support Service.

More Ball News

We also had plenty of other guests - click here to see who was also on the guest list

Year Six Leaver's Ball

Saying goodbye to Year 6 is always a difficult thing to do.... BUT in Gelli we do it in style. This year like the previous leavers, our top class hit the catwalk and strutted their stuff..... put on their party gear and boogied down all night in the Football Club.
See which local celebs were on the A list by clicking on the video below.

We also had plenty of other guests - click here to see who guest list

Our School Walk

We joined Mr. Mrs Rickards on their walk around the partnership schools with Mbale. Despite the weather we walked to Ton Pentre Junior School through Pentre and back to school. On the way we asked passers by to contribute to the Mbale fund. If you would like to donate any money please contct the school on 01443 435311 or Phil and Kath Rickards on 01443 480830 or e-mail at phil.rickards@virgin.net

Since September 2006 Gelli Primary School has been twinned with Mbale School in Uganda. On Monday 14th July pupils from Gelli Primary School will join members of the Phil and Kath Rickards on the School Walk.
In Mbale, communication and transport are difficult. To raise awareness of the plight of the school children in the area, Phil and Kath Rickards are walking between the 40 schools that have partner schools in Mbale.
Money that will be raised through sposnorship and donations will be used to improve educational needs in Mbale.

A leading Ugandan has said "The only way out of poverty is education."

If you are interested in supporting this event please contact Phil and Kath Rickards on 01443 480830 or e-mail at phil.rickards@virgin.net

Please support the partnership between Gelli and Africa to assist those who are less fortunate than us improve their life. Thank you. Diolch yn fawr.