News

17-07-2020

September’s reopening arrangements

September’s reopening arrangements – please click on the link –Trefniadau ailagor mis Medi 2020

16-07-2020

End of school year

Dear parents,

Well, we’ve reached the end of the school year and we certainly won’t forget this one!

Without a doubt, this has been a very challenging year for us all. However, I’m extremely proud of the way the whole of the Melin Gruffydd community has responded and has supported the school in its efforts this year. This is a special school and its strengths – ethos, a caring attitude, supporting each other, a happy positive environment – have ensured that we have coped well with the difficulties of the past few months. Thank you all for your support!

I have to give the school staff, every single one of them, a huge thank you for their dedication during the past three months! They have responded positively to all the challenges that have been thrown at them recently, being flexible in response to the challenges that have arisen and continually adapting the way that they have been working. What they have achieved during the lockdown period is immense. I wish them all a relaxing summer and a well-deserved break.

There will be challenges again next term and it will also be a time of uncertainty. We will communicate further information on September’s arrangements once they have finalised.

Keep safe!

Yours faithfully,

Mr Illtud James
(Headteacher)

15-07-2020

Year 6 – arrangements for September – Year 7

Please click on the link – Llythyr Croeso Disgyblion Bl 7 2020-21

08-07-2020

A tour of the Meithrin classroom

Unfortunately, we were not able to invite the new Meithrin/Nursery parents to school this year. As a result, we have created a virtual tour of the Nursery for new parents to see the classroom and the grounds outside.

Click on the links to go on the tour …….

Prif fynedfa : https://goo.gl/maps/hDVRvbDAt1pvmjpHA

Mynedfa y Meithrin #1 https://goo.gl/maps/ZotbvZNPVe5rMvYe9

Mynedfa y Meithrin #2 https://goo.gl/maps/NVVMFWeA556jkJFY9

06-07-2020

September’s classes

Please click on the link to view September’s classes –Dosbarthiadau 2020 – 2021

02-07-2020

Healthy Lunch Boxes

Click on the link for information on Healthy Lunch Boxes – Healthy Lunch Boxes

20-06-2020

Noah’s Ark charity

Gwaith arbennig gan un o blant yr ysgol.
Great work from one of our pupils. Da iawn ti!
https://inyourarea.co.uk/news/eight-year-old-raises-hundreds-of-pounds-for-cardiff-childrens-hospital/
#IJ

19-06-2020

The schools reopening plan for June 29th

Please click on the link – Amserlen dychwelyd i’r ysgol (1)

16-06-2020

Director of Education’s letter to parents

Please click on the link to open the letter – Director’s Letter to Parents and Carers

12-06-2020

Preparing for June 29th

Dear parents,

I hope you are all safe and well. As you can imagine, it is an extremely challenging time for us as a school as we seek to plan our new provision from June 29th in line with Welsh Government guidelines published this week. There are a million things to organise – effectively we have to create a ‘new school’ in two weeks – quite a task to say the least!

I know you are eagerly awaiting our plans but unfortunately, that will not be possible until we receive the full and final information from Cardiff Council. It is our intention as a school to publish our plan next week.

However, here’s an idea of ​​how we will operate when we reopen on June 29th:

  • Risk assessments and thorough plans will be in place so that we can do our best to minimize the risk of Covid-19.
  • We aim to offer 2 or 3 visits per child with no more than 10 children in a room
  • There will be different arrival and finish times for groups of children.
  • The children will wash their hands in the toilets immediately upon arrival and then clean their hands again with a gel before entering their rooms. The county will be providing ‘gel stations’ to all schools. The children will wash their hands regularly during their time back in school.
  • Parents will not be allowed into the school building.
  • Where possible, there will be a one-way system around the school and staff will monitor corridors to ensure that the children maintain social distancing from each other.
  • Children will be positively encouraged to keep a distance of 2m from each other. Posters and displays around the school will remind pupils of this.
  • One child at a time will be able to use the toilet.
  • Comprehensive hygiene procedures will be in place – including cleaning surfaces during the day.
  • Pupils will be allowed to use resources in school, but will not be allowed to share these. The children will be allowed to bring a pencil case from the house – again, they will not be allowed to share these.
  • Children will have to bring a packed lunch to school. They will then eat these in their classrooms.
  • There will be a break for pupils to play outside, and they will do this within their groups in a specific area of ​​the playground. We will remind the children often to keep a social distance
  • PPE is available to all school staff if required
  • There will be dedicated ‘isolation rooms’ at the school. If a child exhibits symptoms of Covid-19 they will go to the isolation rooms until parents come to collect them. The member of staff caring for the child will wear PPE.
  • We ask that only 1 parent drops off and collects their child from school. We ask you to keep a distance of 2m at all times

    • We will be sharing more information with you over the next two weeks as we finalise our arrangements.

    As we try to organize and group the children for June 29th, we will still have to maintain the current HUB provision as it is for Key Workers – Health and Care children. We will then have to offer the children of Key Workers – Schools, a place. The guidelines make it clear that the children of Key Workers will be given priority. Once that is done, we will create the groups for the other children. Applications for key workers are not processed by the school – applications must be made to the county (link has been shared on the school app).

    The focus of the sessions in the school will be on the wellbeing and health of the children. Teachers will also have to prepare the online learning that is shared through Google Classroom and Seesaw. On returning to school, it will be crucial for staff to have the time to learn from a distance and respond to your children’s work. This will mean that the school may finish earlier than usual to enable this to happen.

    Online learning ends today for the next two weeks – until June 29th (although a pack of wellbeing activities will be available for the children during this time). Next week, the teachers will be writing the children’s annual reports and of course, those reports will be different and more concise than usual. The following week, starting June 22nd, we as a whole staff will be in school, preparing the rooms, moving furniture, hanging posters, painting lines etc.

    I would like to emphasise that it is your choice to send your child back to school and I understand that this may be a difficult decision for many of you. As a headteacher and a parent myself, I will respect your decision – either way!

    Stay Safe!

    Yours faithfully,

    Illtud James
    Headteacher