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• QUEENS JUBILEE - 26 MAY 2022

  Wed 11 May 2022 JULIE EDWARDS
  

• MCC SCHOOL VACANCIES

  Fri 06 May 2022 JULIE EDWARDS

  Monmouthshire County Council are looking for school cooks across the county.  In particular parents who are local to the school who have school-age children wanting to fit some work in around their family life.

   

  The following link is a questionnaire for any candidates to fill in if they are interested in working in school catering -  https://bit.ly/3KlS5rU -

• Storm Eunice- School building closed and blended learning implemented

  Thu 17 Feb 2022 C Swann

  Dear Parent/Carer,

  We have in the last few minutes received an email from the Local Authority ‘strongly recommending’ that we close school and move to blended learning tomorrow due to the threat posed by Storm Eunice.

  The Met Office has upgraded the Storm Eunice Weather Warning for tomorrow (Friday 18^th February) to RED. This is due to the significant disruption and dangerous conditions predicted due to extremely strong winds resulting in the following:

  • Flying debris resulting in danger to life
  • Damage to buildings and homes, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down
  • Uprooted trees are likely
  • Roads, bridges and railway lines closed, with delays and cancellations to bus, train, ferry services and flights
  • Power cuts affecting other services, such as mobile phone coverage
  • Large waves and beach material being thrown onto coastal roads, sea fronts and homes, including flooding of some coastal properties

  Given this position, and in an unprecedented move, the Council is strongly recommending that all schools not already due to be closed for INSET purposes, make plans to move to blended learning arrangements for tomorrow.

   

  I have confirmed this with our Chair of Governors and we will follow the recommendation of the Local Authority.

   

  Apologies for any inconvenience this short notice may cause families but we feel it pertinent to follow local authority advice.

   

  All teachers will set work for children on Google classroom by 9:30am tomorrow morning.  There will be no ‘live lessons’ but teachers will be available for communication via Goggle classroom for the day until 3:30pm to answer any queries or respond to work posted. Please continue to use the school office for communication after this day.

   

  Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you all after half term.

   

• Return to School 2022

  Fri 17 Dec 2021 Sally Taylor

   Archbishop Rowan Williams Primary School

   ‘I can do all things through Him who strengthens me’

  Phillipians 4:13

   

   

  17.12.2021

  Dear Families,

  In line with the Monmouthshire expectation, the January training day will be postponed until later in the year so that we can welcome our children back as soon as possible.

   

  There still remain the 2 planning days on the 4^th and 5^th January 2022, where staff will be working to revise, adapt and amend procedures to ensure safety for everyone.

   

  May I thank you for your patience and understanding in this ever-changing situation, and wish you all a very safe and happy Christmas and New Year,

   

  Very kind regards,

   

   

  Caroline Swann                                                                          

   

       Head Teacher       

• OPEN EVENING - CHEPSTOW SCHOOL

  Wed 22 Sep 2021 JAE

  Tuesday, 21 September 2021
  Dear Parent / Carer,
  On Tuesday 28th September, Chepstow will be hosting its first Open Day since before the pandemic, for prospective parents and their child who will be wishing to join us in September 2022.
  This is a great opportunity to share our successes and showcase our school to our community.
  We have already been approached by parents from the school that your child currently attends and we very much look forward to welcoming them to our Open Day.
  If you would also like to attend the Open Day, then please scan the QR code below to confirm your place.
  We, hopefully, look forward to seeing you next week.
  Best wishes,
  Matthew Sims
  Headteacher

• OPEN EVENING - CALDICOT SCHOOL

  Thu 16 Sep 2021 JAE

  15th September 2021
  Dear Parent(s)/Carer(s),
  Re: Application for Year 7 place in September 2022
  The decision you take on which secondary school to send your child is one of the most challenging as a parent.
  You have to consider whether your child will excel academically, flourish socially and ultimately be happy. I
  should like you to give consideration to Caldicot School as your preferred choice. I believe you should strongly
  consider us as your preferred school because
   The school consistently achieves very high outcomes, with nearly all groups of students meeting or
  exceeding expectations. Last year, outcomes achieved in centre determined grades were exceptional and
  has helped to enable each child to progress to the next stage in their lives;
   On the whole, we have wonderful students who are eager to learn and are well mannered. They want to
  achieve well at school and this is reflected by their approach to learning;
   We have a highly talented group of staff, committed to providing an outstanding experience to all
  students. We only appoint the very best teachers at Caldicot and, this September, we have welcomed a
  further number of outstanding staff to join us in supporting our students; and
   We are situated in ‘state of the art’ facilities, with all classrooms equipped with the highest specification.
  We have in excess of 1000 mobile devices for students so that learning can be ‘cutting edge’.
  We want to be the best school for your child! This means that each student, at the end of their time at Caldicot,
  could not have had a better educational experience at any other school. We want all of our students to achieve
  their full potential in terms of examination results; to gain life-long skills which will enable them to be successful
  in the world beyond school; and to develop a sense of morality, rooted in our core values.
  On Thursday 30th September 2021 we will hold an Open Evening where you and your child will have
  the opportunity to take a tour of the school, followed by a short presentation by me at 5.30pm, which is
  repeated at 7.00pm. We anticipate this being a busy event and, in light of the health crisis, unless you have
  an exemption, we ask that you wear a face-covering. Furthermore, where possible we will try to support
  social distancing by placing capacity limits on rooms. So that we can offer a ‘real’ experience, we ask that you
  support us by observing these safety measures.
  Please take a look at our new website and school prospectus. I hope it gives a flavour of the great things which
  happen at Caldicot School and encourages you to apply.
  I look forward to meeting you at our Open Evening.
  Yours sincerely,
  Marc Belli
  Executive Headteacher

• Training Days for July and September 2021

  Mon 21 Jun 2021 C Swann

  21^st June 2021

   

  Dear Families,                                                                                                                
  The summer is here, though it doesn’t feel like it at today, and the end of term will soon be upon us. We now have 3 staff training days at the end of term, which are the 16^th, 19^th and 20^th July 2021.

  This means that the last day of school for the children is Thursday 15^th July 2021.

  September 2021:

  Apart from the new reception cohort who will have a staggered start, we will return to school after the summer holidays on the 6^th September 2021, with the 2^nd and 3^rd being staff training days. There will be 4 further training days before July 2022, which will be confirmed as soon as we are able to.

  Please can we take this opportunity to wish you a safe and fabulous summer,

   
  Kind Regards

  Caroline Swann

  Headteacher

  Archbishop Rowan Williams CiW Primary School

  01291420526
   

• Luna welcomes the children to school

  Thu 17 Jun 2021 Mrs Hoare

  Luna is enjoying welcoming the children to school at the gate during her weekly visits. 

• Letter from the Queen

  Mon 07 Jun 2021 Mrs Hoare

  Such excitement in Mrs Hoare's class today when we received a wonderful card from the Queen.  The children made her sympathy cards when the Duke of Edinburgh passed away and today she sent them a thank you card. 

  

• Red Nose Day

  Fri 12 Mar 2021 C Swann

  We are excited to say that children and adults can feel free to dress up for Red Nose Day on the 19^th March 2021. We are having the theme of Superheroes. Superheroes are very different to each and every one of us… a person may feel, that for them, it’s a nurse, their Dad, Batman or a person from history etc. It is personal choice, and children may want to come as themselves, as they are Superheroes to both you and us, and therefore would also be a perfect response to Red Nose Day.

  Any donations will be collected through Parent Pay, and we will send further details shortly.