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Ysgol Gynradd Tre’r Llai / Leighton CP School

NEWSLETTER February/March 2016

Contact: Telephone 01938 553261 Email: [email protected]

In February pupils celebrated Chinese New Year by engaging in Chinese activities, dressing in a Chinese theme, and being visited by Jenny Davies, who presented photographs, stories and artefacts gathered from her travels around China last year.




Key Stage 2 pupils were recently

visited by PC Jones, from Dyfed

Powys Police Force, for a fire

safety presentation. Pupils were

told about the dangers from

everyday things that shouldn’t be

overlooked, such as leaving

chargers on overnight, and

overloading plug sockets and

extensions.




Offa and Hafren classes had a real treat last month when Summer and her Dad brought a live

owl into school for a ‘show and tell’ activity. The owl was very friendly, waving his wings at

the children. Summer presented some interesting facts to the classes and Dad answered

questions. The visit was excellent and we all really enjoyed having the opportunity to get so

close to such an amazing bird.

We have a new group in school – Criw

Cymraeg. With representatives from

every year group in school, Criw Cymraeg

will meet regularly with Mrs Senior, and

our Welsh teacher Mrs Andrews, to

promote Welsh speaking around the

school, especially during break and lunch

times. Criw Cymraeg

will also be responsible

for awarding the best

speakers with ‘Token yn

Cymraeg’s’ – and

choosing our weekly

‘Siaradwr yr Wythnos’.




On March 1st pupils celebrated

St David’s Day with a special

assembly featuring music,

traditional Welsh songs, poetry

and stories, sharing the story of

St David, dressing in a Welsh

theme, and making Welsh cakes.




As part of National Shakepeare celebrations, commemorating 400 years since his death, Year 5/6 Elystan Class are taking part in a performance at Theatre Hafren on Wednesday 16th March. Leighton pupils will perform a song they wrote themselves, supported by visiting musicians from the performance, on stage, in front of an audience of school children and teachers from around Powys. Leighton pupils are very proud to be the only school represented in such a way and I am sure all will thoroughly enjoy the chance to perform their own compostion, live, in the theatre; well done to all involved! A full report on the performance will follow in our next newsletter.

Well done to all recent Leighton participants in the area cross country run, and swimming gala, but especially to Mackenzie McCourt who has

qualified to take part in the next round of swimming gala competitions, and also finished a close 2nd place in the cross country run at Llanfair Caereinion High School last week.




Henry

Lucy

Lexi

Noah

Ewan

Nia

Catrin

Summer

Millie

Skye

Owen

Neveah

Jack

Rubie




Coed Coch

Eddie

Oliver

Lucie Alex

Mackenzie

Charlie

Elizabeth Charlie Lylla Leo

Kayleigh




Mason

Owain Katie

Laura Scott

Zac

James

Sam

Niamh

Macey

Flo

Snejana




Notices

Please inform the school office if you change your mobile

phone number, so that we can keep the Text2Parents list up

to date.

Diary Dates

Term Ends: Friday 18th March

Summer Term (2016)

Non Pupil Day: Monday 4th April

Term Starts: Tuesday 5th April

Half Term – Monday 30th May to Friday 3rdJune

Term Ends: Friday 15th July

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