Abercarn Primary

Newsletter 36 - Thursday 25th June 2026

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK

School reopens tomorrow - Friday 26th June 2026 - Please read Seesaw message

Sports Days
Sports Days start on Monday!
The weather is looking much cooler and even a little showery. We will aim to go ahead with sports days even if there are light showers.
Fingers crossed the weather will be on our side!
Please make your way to the 3G pitch when the front gate is open – walk down the drive to the gate on the 3G pitch. A member of staff will guide you to an area on the pitch.
Please wear appropriate footwear and please bring a drink if it is hot! There is no shade on the pitch. First Aid for visitors is available at the school office.
Do not take photographs or videos as there are many children who do not have consent!
Monday 29th June – Nursery and Reception Class at 10am.
Tuesday 30th June – Y1 at 9.30, Y3 at 10.30 and Y2 at 2.15pm.
Thursday 2nd July – Year 6 at 10am, Year 4 and Year 5 at 1.30pm
Summer BBQ / Fair
Don’t forget to buy tickets for our Summer BBQ that will be held next Friday - Friday 3rd July 2026. Tickets are available from the school office.

School Term Dates
School finishes for the summer break on Friday 17th July 2026 at 1.30pm. School reopens for the new academic year on Wednesday 2nd September 2026.

Sun Safety – Health Matters!
During the warmer weather can I please remind Parent/Carers to put sun cream on pupils before sending them to school? Please ensure that your child brings a bottle of water every day and wears a hat as necessary. Water is available for children during the school day although water bottles help with top ups and health and safety!
Parents should apply sun protection cream to exposed body parts. Although it is not possible to allow pupils to bring such creams to school, there are now products on the market which give protection for the whole of the school day. The school will also encourage the children to sit in the shade out of direct sunlight for part of the lunch break.
Shaded areas are provided, and children are encouraged to use these areas

REMINDERS

Dates for Diary – Summer Term 2026

End of Year reports – 30th June 2026
Meet new Teacher - Thursday 9th July 2026 – 9.30-11am
Year 6 Prom – Monday 13th July 2026 – 6pm – 8pm at School.
Year 6 Leavers Assembly – Friday 17th July 2025 – 9.30am – All Year 6 families are welcome – let us know how many are attending.
End of Term – Friday 17th July 2026 – School finishes at 1.30pm

Newsletter 35 - Friday 19th June 2026

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK

INSET Days
Don’t forget – school is closed this coming Monday and Tuesday – 22nd and 23rd June 2026 for INSET.

Car Park
Please can everyone who uses the car park outside school, please drive slowly and carefully. There are lots of children and adults walking during drop off and collection. Please drive slowly.

Sports Days
Sports Days start a week on Monday!
Fingers crossed the weather will be on our side as we may not be able to reschedule! Please make your way to the 3G pitch when the front gate is open – walk down the drive to the gate on the 3G pitch. A member of staff will guide you to an area on the pitch. Please wear appropriate footwear and please bring a drink if it is hot! There is no shade on the pitch. First Aid for visitors is available at the school office. Do not take photographs or videos as there are many children who do not have consent!

Monday 29th June – Nursery and Reception Class at 10am.
Tuesday 30th June – Y1 at 9.30, Y3 at 10.30 and Y2 at 2.15pm. (Wed reserved just in case).
Thursday 2nd July – Year 6 at 10am, Year 4 and Year 5 at 1.30pm

Summer BBQ / Fair
Don’t forget to buy tickets for our Summer BBQ that will be held on Friday 3rd July 2026. Tickets are available from the school office.

School Term Dates
School finishes for the summer break on Friday 17th July 2026 at 1.30pm. School reopens for the new academic year on Wednesday 2nd September 2026.

REMINDERS

Sun Safety – Health Matters!
During the warmer weather can I please remind Parent/Carers to put sun cream on pupils before sending them to school? Please ensure that your child brings a bottle of water every day and wears a hat as necessary. Water is available for children during the school day although water bottles help with top ups and health and safety!

Parents should apply sun protection cream to exposed body parts. Although it is not possible to allow pupils to bring such creams to school, there are now products on the market which give protection for the whole of the school day. The school will also encourage the children to sit in the shade out of direct sunlight for part of the lunch break.
Shaded areas are provided, and children are encouraged to use these areas

Dates for Diary – Summer Term 2026

INSET Days – School Closed – Monday 22nd and 23rd June 2026

Sports Days
Monday 29th June – Nursery and Reception Class at 10am.
Tuesday 30th June – Y1 at 9.30, Y3 at 10.30 and Y2 at 2.15pm. (Wed reserved just in case).
Thursday 2nd July – Year 6 at 10am, Year 4 and Year 5 at 1.30pm

Year 6 Transition to High School – Thursday 25th June 2026 – All day

IDP Reviews – 24th and 25th June 2026

End of Year reports – 30th June 2026

Meet new Teacher - Thursday 9th July 2026 – 9.30-11am

Year 6 Prom – Monday 13th July 2026 – 6pm – 8pm at School.

Year 6 Leavers Assembly – Friday 17th July 2025 – 9.30am – All Year 6 families are welcome – let us know how many are attending.

School Summer Fair / BBQ and Drinks- Friday 3rd July 2026

End of Term – Friday 17th July 2026 – School finishes at 1.30pm

Pupil of the Week - Friday 19th June 2026

Newsletter 34 - Friday 12th June 2026

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK

Sports Days
Fingers crossed the weather will be on our side as we may not be able to reschedule!
Please make your way to the 3G pitch when the front gate is open – walk down the drive to the gate on the 3G pitch. A member of staff will guide you to an area on the pitch.
Please wear appropriate footwear and please bring a drink if it is hot! There is no shade on the pitch.
First Aid for visitors is available at the school office.
Do not take photographs or videos as there are many children who do not have consent!

Monday 29th June – Nursery and Reception Class at 10am.
Tuesday 30th June – Y1 at 9.30, Y3 at 10.30 and Y2 at 2.15pm. (Wed reserved just in case).
Thursday 2nd July – Year 6 at 10am, Year 4 and Year 5 at 1.30pm

Welsh Family Quiz
Please join us for a Welsh Family Quiz next Friday at 2.30pm – You and your child can join the quiz q=with the Criw Cymraeg – Details on Seesaw as only 40 places available.

Summer BBQ / Fair
Don’t forget to buy tickets for our Summer BBQ that will be held on Friday 3rd July 2026. Tickets are available from the school office.

Message from Criw Cymraeg
Her y Mis - Mis Mehefin
Diolch for completing last month's Her y Mis. We love the people we learned about and presented in our Welsh assembly, and we hope you enjoyed your prizes.

This month’s her y mis is baking something Welsh. This could be Welsh cakes, a cake with a Welsh decoration (think of the symbols of Wales - leeks, sheep, dragon, Mr Urdd, daffodil), decorated cookies or shaped cookies or cawl (a welsh soup).

This is to bring the family together to celebrate our Welshness, so please send in photos of the finished items and the process to show the family involvement as much as possible.

INSET Days
Don’t forget – school is closed Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd June 2026 for INSET.

Swimming –Year 5
Don’t forget, swimming for Year 5 continues next week. Dress appropriately as they will be walking to the leisure centre - be prepared for rain!

School Term Dates
School finishes for the summer break on Friday 17th July 2026 at 1.30pm. School reopens for the new academic year on Wednesday 2nd September 2026.

Sun Safety – Health Matters!
During the warmer weather can I please remind Parent/Carers to put sun cream on pupils before sending them to school? Please ensure that your child brings a bottle of water every day and wears a hat as necessary. Water is available for children during the school day although water bottles help with top ups and health and safety!

Parents should apply sun protection cream to exposed body parts. Although it is not possible to allow pupils to bring such creams to school, there are now products on the market which give protection for the whole of the school day. The school will also encourage the children to sit in the shade out of direct sunlight for part of the lunch break.
Shaded areas are provided, and children are encouraged to use these areas

REMINDERS

Year 6 Cycling
Year 6 will have safe cycling lessons on 6th, 7th and 10th July 2026 – More details to follow

Summer Term Trips Summary
Nursery– Cefn Mably – 16th July 2026
Reception, Year 4 and Year 5 - Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm – 15th July 2026
Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 – Parc Play – 14th July 2026
All letters are now sent and on Seesaw!

Dates for Diary – Summer Term 2026

INSET Days – School Closed – Monday 22nd and 23rd June 2026

Sports Days
Monday 29th June – Nursery and Reception Class at 10am.
Tuesday 30th June – Y1 at 9.30, Y3 at 10.30 and Y2 at 2.15pm. (Wed reserved just in case).
Thursday 2nd July – Year 6 at 10am, Year 4 and Year 5 at 1.30pm

Year 6 Transition to High School – Thursday 25th June 2026 – All day

IDP Reviews – 24th and 25th June 2026

End of Year reports – 30th June 2026

Meet new Teacher - Thursday 9th July 2026 – 9.30-11am

Year 6 Prom – Monday 13th July 2026 – 6pm – 8pm at School.

Year 6 Leavers Assembly – Friday 17th July 2025 – 9.30am – All Year 6 families are welcome – let us know how many are attending.

School Summer Fair / BBQ and Drinks- Friday 3rd July 2026

End of Term – Friday 17th July 2026 – School finishes at 1.30pm

Pupil of the Week - Friday 12th June 2026

Newsletter 33 - Friday 5th June 2026

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK

Please remind yourself of a few important dates below and check the diary of events for Summer 2026 for all dates over the next few weeks (especially Sports Days).

INSET Days
Don’t forget – school is closed Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd June 2026 for INSET.

Swimming – Year 4 and Year 5
Don’t forget, swimming for Year 4 continues next week. Year 5 are going swimming from 15th June 2026

School Term Dates
School finishes for the summer break on Friday 17th July 2026 at 1.30pm. School reopens for the new academic year on Wednesday 2nd September 2026.

Current Nursery Lunch Days
Nursery will be staying until 12.15pm on 8th and 18th June and have lunch in the hall in preparation for staying all day in September. They have already stayed for one session and really enjoyed it!

Year 6 Cycling
Year 6 will have safe cycling lessons on 6th, 7th and 10th July 2026 – More details to follow

Summer Term Trips Summary
Nursery– Cefn Mably – 16th July 2026
Reception, Year 4 and Year 5 - Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm – 15th July 2026
Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 – Parc Play – 14th July 2026
Letters will be coming out shortly!

Sun Safety – Health Matters!
During the warmer weather can I please remind Parent/Carers to put sun cream on pupils before sending them to school? Please ensure that your child brings a bottle of water every day and wears a hat as necessary. Water is available for children during the school day although water bottles help with top ups and health and safety!

Parents should apply sun protection cream to exposed body parts. Although it is not possible to allow pupils to bring such creams to school, there are now products on the market which give protection for the whole of the school day. The school will also encourage the children to sit in the shade out of direct sunlight for part of the lunch break.
Shaded areas are provided, and children are encouraged to use these areas

REMINDERS

Tiny T’s
Tiny T’s will be operating from the school site from September 2026.
Please find full details of Tiny T’s attached, including session times and contact information. We would strongly encourage parents and families to register their interest now, so that when formal registration forms become available, you will be able to secure a place promptly.
To register your interest, please email: [email protected] or call 07907 546365 (Contact: Sarah or Robin) – Check out their page at https://www.facebook.com/share/18XzjSMVL5/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Dates for Diary – Summer Term 2026

Welsh Government Personalised Assessments and School Based Assessments – From 11th May 2026 to 12th June 2026 – Class teachers can provide specific dates.

INSET Days – School Closed – Monday 22nd and 23rd June 2026

Sports Days
Monday 29th June – Nursery and Reception Class at 10am.
Tuesday 30th June – Y1 at 9.30, Y3 at 10.30 and Y2 at 2.15pm. (Wed reserved just in case).
Thursday 2nd July – Year 6 at 10am, Year 4 and Year 5 at 1.30pm

Year 6 Transition to High School – Thursday 25th June 2026 – All day

IDP Reviews – 24th and 25th June 2026

End of Year reports – 30th June 2026

Meet new Teacher - Thursday 9th July 2026 – 9.30-11am

Year 6 Prom – Monday 13th July 2026 – 6pm – 8pm at School.

Year 6 Leavers Assembly – Friday 17th July 2025 – 9.30am – All Year 6 families are welcome – let us know how many are attending.

Culture / Eco Day – Friday 10th July 2026

School Summer Fair / BBQ and Drinks- Friday 3rd July 2026

End of Term – Friday 17th July 2026 – School finishes at 1.30pm

Tiny T’s Childcare Abercarn Tiny T’s Childcare 🧸
Opening September 2026 in Abercarn Primary School
Providing wraparound and after school care for children aged 3–11 years.

Message us or contact [email protected]

Pupil of the Week - Friday 5th June 2026

Newsletter 32 - Friday 22nd May 2026

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK

End of Term
School finishes for half term today at 3.30pm. We reopen after half term on Monday 1st June 2026.

INSET Days
Don’t forget – school is closed Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd June 2026 for INSET.

School Dates
School finishes for the summer break on Friday 17th July 2026. School reopens for the new academic year on Wednesday 2nd September 2026.

Swimming – Year 4
Don’t forget, swimming for Year 4 starts on Monday 1st June 2026

Sun Safety – Health Matters!
During the warmer weather can I please remind Parent/Carers to put sun cream on pupils before sending them to school? Please ensure that your child brings a bottle of water every day and wears a hat as necessary. Water is available for children during the school day although water bottles help with top ups and health and safety!

Parents should apply sun protection cream to exposed body parts. Although it is not possible to allow pupils to bring such creams to school, there are now products on the market which give protection for the whole of the school day. The school will also encourage the children to sit in the shade out of direct sunlight for part of the lunch break.

Shaded areas are provided, and children are encouraged to use these areas rather than being in the sun for the whole play time!

REMINDERS

Personalised Assessments and School Assessments
This week, children have started completing Welsh Government Assessments and these along with school-based assessments will continue over the next few weeks. Please reinforce with your child there’s no need to worry—just tell them to do their best and show how fabulous they are. These tests are only one small part of everything that makes them special and brilliant. We are proud of every child already. Please tell them to confident, stay calm, not to worry in the slightest and to shine! Some children will not realise they are even completing assessments so please do not make a big deal of the assessments.

Tiny T’s
Tiny T’s will be operating from the school site from September 2026.
Please find full details of Tiny T’s attached, including session times and contact information. We would strongly encourage parents and families to register their interest now, so that when formal registration forms become available, you will be able to secure a place promptly.
To register your interest, please email: [email protected] or call 07907 546365 (Contact: Sarah or Robin) – Check out their page at https://www.facebook.com/share/18XzjSMVL5/?mibextid=wwXIfr

A message from the Criw Cymraeg:
We're starting to create a Her y Mis (Challenge of the Month) for each month of the academic year. These are completely optional challenges that pupils can complete at home, and if they complete them, there will be a Welsh prize for them to choose.

As Progression Step 3 have been learning about WW2, we'd like to learn more about members of our community who served in the war effort. Please can you find and share photos on Seesaw to your class teachers, and if you have any stories that you know about them, that would be fascinating to read about.
Diolch,
Criw Cymraeg.

Current Nursery Lunch Days
Nursery will be staying until 12.15pm on 3rd, 8th and 18th June and have lunch in the hall in preparation for staying all day in September.

Summer Term Trips Summary
Nursery– Cefn Mably – 15th July 2026
Reception, Year 4 and Year 5 - Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm – 15th July 2026
Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 – Parc Play – 14th July 2026
Year 6 – TBC
TryBooking for permission and contributions details will be sent via Seesaw.

Year 6 Cycling
Year 6 will have safe cycling lessons on 6th, 7th and 10th July 2026 – More details to follow

Toddler – Stay and Play Sessions
Our FREE toddler continues. They are every Thursday at 2pm in our school Nursery. No session during half term! These are free sessions for prenursery children. Please give us a call to let us know you will be coming – 01495244566!
Our toddler sessions are going from strength to strength – join us or spread the word!

Dates for Diary – Summer Term 2026

Welsh Government Personalised Assessments and School Based Assessments – From 11th May 2026 to 12th June 2026 – Class teachers can provide specific dates.

Half Term – 25th – 29th May 2026

INSET Days – School Closed – Monday 22nd and 23rd June 2026

Swimming - Class 4 and 5 – Class 4 from 1st June for two weeks and Class 5 from 15th June for 1 week.

Sports Days
Monday 29th June – Nursery and Reception Class at 10am.
Tuesday 30th June – Y1 at 9.30, Y3 at 10.30 and Y2 at 2.15pm. (Wed reserved just in case).
Thursday 2nd July – Year 6 at 10am, Year 4 and Year 5 at 1.30pm

Year 6 Transition to High School – Thursday 25th June 2026 – All day

IDP Reviews – 24th and 25th June 2026

End of Year reports – 30th June 2026

Meet new Teacher - Thursday 9th July 2026 – 9.30-11am

Year 6 Prom – Monday 13th July 2026 – 6pm – 8pm at School.

Year 6 Leavers Assembly – Friday 17th July 2025 – 9.30am – All Year 6 families are welcome – let us know how many are attending.

Culture / Eco Day – Friday 10th July 2026

School Summer Fair / BBQ and Drinks- Friday 3rd July 2026

End of Term – Friday 17th July 2026 – School finishes at 1.30pm

Pupil of the Week - Friday 22nd May 2026