Minera Voluntary Aided Primary School
Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Weekly Newsletter - Christmas Special
Thu 22 Dec 2022 -
Issue with Parent Pay for Christmas Lunch
Wed 21 Dec 2022Dear Parent/Carer,
I have been made aware of an issue with ordering the Christmas Party lunch on Parent Pay. Thankfully this has now been resolved and you will find the correct menu available for Thursday.
Unfortunately, in making this change, Wrexham Catering Department have erased all existing orders. If you have already ordered please can you re-order. Children will be able to order on the day in class. Payments have not been affected.
I apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Kind regards,
Spencer Williams
Headteacher
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What's happening in school this week?
Mon 19 Dec 2022
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Weekly Newsletter - Friday 16th December 2022
Fri 16 Dec 2022Dear Parent/Carer,
Read all about what has been happening at Minera School this week. Also included is some important information about our Panto visit on Tuesday and Wednesday.
https://express.adobe.com/page/WHtua1l90FT1m/
Have a lovely weekend,
Mr Williams
Headteacher
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School Christmas Dinner (Tomorrow)
Wed 14 Dec 2022Dear Parent/Carer,
We are looking forward to the annual Christmas Dinner tomorrow.
- If you wish your child to have a Christmas Dinner, please can you order through Parent Pay.
- If children are staying for Nursery Plus, they can order a dinner if they wish.
- Reception pupils do not need pay as they have Universal Free School Meals but they still have to order through Parent Pay
- Children are welcome to wear their Christmas Jumpers on Thursday to get into the Christmas Spirit.
Kind regards,
Mr Williams
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School Christmas Dinner - Thursday 15th December
Tue 13 Dec 2022Dear Parent/Carer,
We are looking forward to the annual Christmas Dinner on Thursday. If you wish your child to have a Christmas Dinner, please can you order through Parent Pay by tomorrow morning at the latest. This will allow Mrs Roberts time to ensure enough food is ordered and that nobody will be disappointed.
Kind regards,
Mr Williams
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School Update - Monday 12th December
Mon 12 Dec 2022Dear Parent/Carer,
As you are probably aware, we are currently experiencing high levels of staff and pupil absence due to a number of positive Covid cases and other illnesses in school.
This will have an impact on the daily running of the school and staff are doing everything to provide the best possible education for our children during this challenging time.
This week, Mrs Armstrong is absent so there will be nobody covering the school office. If you wish to contact school either leave a message on the answer machine or send an email and we will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible. During school hours, there may be a delay in answering the front door.
This is a reminder about school's covid guidance
Pupils
- Pupils who present with mild symptoms such as a runny nose, sore throat and/ or a cough can go to school if they feel well enough (For a full list see Welsh Government Guidance).
- Pupils with a high temperature (37.8 degrees or above) are to stay off school until they no longer have a high temperature.
- If a parent chooses to test and a pupil tests positive for COVID-19 using a lateral flow test kit they should remain in isolation for 5 days (after the day of the test).
Please note:
There is no legal requirement to test children using lateral flow tests and test kits are no longer freely available.
Although you may feel well you could be putting others at increased risk of catching COVID-19 and their symptoms could potentially be worse than your own.
Please Note:
There is no legal requirement for staff to test themselves using lateral flow tests and test kits are no longer freely available.
Also, I have included a link for the Exclusion Period for Common Infections form Public Health Wales which outlines the exclusion periods from school for pupils with common infections such as chicken pox and sickness.
Exclusion Period for Common Infections
Kind regards,
Spencer Williams
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Weekly Newsletter - Friday 9th December 2022
Fri 09 Dec 2022Read all about what has been happening at Minera School this week. https://express.adobe.com/page/i9hVaMJAxfZXO/
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Tomorrow - Friday 9th December 2022
Thu 08 Dec 2022Dear Parents/Carers,We have a busy day in school tomorrow (Friday 9th December):- Christmas Jumper Day - If you are able, please also make a donation to Save the Children by following the link below.
- Year 3 and 4 Swimming
- Christmas Fair - Doors open at 2:30pm. Please note that children in Years 3 to 6 will finish at 3:00 p.m. The Friends of Minera still need helpers for stalls, if you can help, please contact school.
Kind regards,Spencer Williams
Headteacher
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School Update - Staff and Pupil Absences
Thu 08 Dec 2022Dear Parent/Carer,
We are currently experiencing high levels of staff and pupil absence due to a number of positive Covid cases and other illnesses in school. We are struggling to cover these absences due to the lack of availability of supply staff. This will have an impact on the daily running of the school and staff are doing everything to provide the best possible education for our children during this challenging time.
The Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Christmas Presentation which is scheduled for Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th December will now take place on Wednesday 21st December, 2pm at St Mary's Church. We apologise for any inconvenience with the short notice of the change and appreciate that you may have taken time off work to join us on the original dates. We hope you can join us on the rescheduled date.
At the moment, all the other Christmas events will go ahead as scheduled.
Kind regards,
Spencer Williams
Headteacher
