Category Archives: News

Blyddyn newydd dda!  Happy new year! Welcome back to a new spring term.   Attendance Our attendance target is 95% and our current attendance is 94.4% which is slightly below the target so we need your support in hitting 95%. Please ensure you children are in school when they are fit and well.   Unicef […]

Christmas Concerts I am so proud of all our children’s performance in the Christmas concerts this year. All concerts were fantastic I’m sure you’d agree. Thank you to our children, all the staff for their efforts  and to all our families for your support.   Mini Enterprise Sale Thank you to all those who attended […]

I can’t believe Christmas is nearly here! Our little elves in Nursery have certainly been very busy getting ready for all the festivities. It is a very exciting time with lots going on. Here is a little reminder of what is happening over the next two weeks, hope it is helpful.   Date Event 12th […]

Christmas concerts It’s that time of year again with Christmas concerts starting next week. Can I please remind parents not to park in the car park when you come for the concerts.   Photographing children in the Christmas concerts Parents please be advised that our school is committed to working within the Data Protection Act […]

Family Breakfast Please join us for our second family breakfast this Friday from 8:30am. A text has been sent out which must be responded to if you wish to attend as the kitchen staff need to have numbers beforehand.   Foundation Phase trip to Treasure Island Pupils in Foundation Phase will enjoy a session at […]

KS2 cinema trip All pupils in KS2 enjoyed a trip to the cinema in Newport this week. We are only asking parents/carers for transport costs for our Autumn term ‘treat’ trips.  Pupils in Foundation Phase (FP) will be going to Treasure Island in Pontypool Active Living Centre before the end of term. We are awaiting […]

New Parent Governors We are extremely pleased to introduce our new parent governors Mr Robert Whittington and Mrs Toniann Phillips to Cwmffrwdoer Governing Body. They will begin their role in the new year. Marvellous Maths Day Thank you to those parents/carers and grandparents who came in last week for our Marvellous Maths Curriculum Day to […]

Harvest donations Thank you for your donations which pupils delivered to the food bank in Pontypool. We were told the food was enough to feed 2 families over the Christmas period. Marvellous Maths Day Next Thursday, we are holding a Marvellous Maths Curriculum Day for parents/carers to experience how maths is taught in Cwmffrwdoer in […]

Parent Teacher Consultations Many of you came to meet teachers for consultations this week. I hope you found them informative and useful. It is important that you attend these meetings in order for all our children to get the best possible experiences at school. If you were unable to make the appointment, please contact your […]

Wear Red Day Thank you for your support with your children wearing red today to make a stand against racism. We are proud to support Show Racism the Red Card, the Welsh anti-racism educational charity. There is no place for racism or hate in our society and our children have participated in workshops this week […]