Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school.

• Eisteddfod 2022

  Mon 28 Feb 2022

  Foundation Phase classes will hold their Eisteddfod on Tuesday, March 1st 2022.

   

  Key Stage 2 classes will hold their Eisteddfod on Friday, March 4th 2022.

• End of term

  Mon 13 Dec 2021

  School will close at 1:30pm on Friday. 17th December 2021.

   

  We wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

• WOW! Travel Tracker

  Tue 12 Oct 2021

  We are using the WOW travel tracker to log our daily journeys to school.  Pupils who walk or cycle or scoot to school aern a badge each month and help our school to win an award.

• Kitchen Closure

  Tue 05 Oct 2021

  Cardiff Council has closed our kitchen due to staffing issues.

   

  Families of pupils in receipt of Free School Meals will be provided with a voucher.

• Fun and Fitness Week

  Thu 24 Jun 2021

  From Monday 5th July to Friday 9th July, we will hold our annual Fun and Fitness week.  Our pupils will enjoy a range of activities that promote good health, fitness and wellbeing.  They will need to wear PE friendly clothing all week and have access to extra water/weak squash to keep hydrated.  Keep an eye on the weather; if it's hot, please give them a hat to wear and slap on the sunscreen.  No sleeveless tops please as shoulders are easily burned in the sun. If it's cool, wear loose trousers like joggers or leggings.  

  Diolch iawn.

• School Photographer visit

  Wed 16 Jun 2021

  We have arranged for Colorfoto, the school photographer, to
  take the annual school photographs on June 16th 2021.
  Unfortunately, this year we cannot put siblings together for
  photographs so all photographs will be individual. All photos
  will be taken during the school time, outside if weather
  permits.
  Please let us know if you DO NOT want your child to be
  photographed by telephoning the school office on
  029 2062 4615. Diolch.

• Return to school information

  Mon 08 Mar 2021

  Please see Return to School information tab

   

  • key stage 2 pupils - to be confirmed 12/03/2021
  • Foundation Phase pupils from February 22nd 2021

• Google Meetings

  Mon 01 Mar 2021

  Google Meet Timetable
  	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
  9:30 - 10	Collen	Collen	Collen		Collen
  9:30 - 10	Llwyfen		Llwyfen	Llwyfen	Llwyfen			Cerien	Mr Knight	Year 3
  10 - 10.30	Castanwydden	Castanwydden	Castanwydden	Castanwydden	Castanwydden			Ceirios	Mrs Dawe	Year 4
  10.30 - 11		Ceirios	Ceirios	Ceirios	Ceirios			Llwyfen	Mrs Sandford	Year 4/5
  11 - 11.30								Collen	Miss Harding	Year 5
  11.30 - 12		Cerien	Cerien	Cerien			Key stage 2	Castanwydden	Mrs Prescott	Year 6

• Back to school January 2021

  Tue 19 Jan 2021

  School is closed to most pupils.

  Face-to-face learning has been heavily reduced across Wales in an attempt to stop the spread of the new variant of Covid-19 and we are now only open to provide part time learning support to the following children:

  • Children of Key Workers - frontline NHS, Blue light, Social Care and Education Services only
  • Children with a Statement of Educational Need
  • Children who are looked after by the local authority
  • Children who are supported by a Social Worker

   

  Please contact the school if your struggling in any way as we can support you via our Place2Be parent counsellor or signpost you to other professionals who can help during this challenging time.

   

   

• End of Autumn Term arrangements

  Thu 10 Dec 2020 Mrs Jenkins

  As you will be aware there has been a dramatic increase in the number of positive Covid-19 cases in Cardiff over the past two weeks.  Schools have put preventative measure in place to minimise the spread of the virus and have worked hard to respond to confirmed cases when these have arisen.  However, despite these measures there has been a pattern of increasing numbers of cases in many parts of the city.

   

  As a result, Cardiff Local Authority has taken the following decisions:

   

  • All primary schools will continue to deliver face-to-face learning until Tuesday, 15^th December 2020.

   

  • From Wednesday, 16^th December primary schools across the city will close to pupils and provide distance learning opportunities until Friday, 18^th December, the final day of the autumn term.

   

  Gabalfa Primary School will therefore close to all pupils at the end of Tuesday, 15^th December. 

   

  Staff will support learning via online learning platforms and will provide all children with paper-based activities to complete during this period.  It is important that the continuity of learning can remain in place and we ask that ALL children complete tasks set.

   

  Several families have contacted me to express their intention to keep their children at home next week so that they are able to pre-isolate before Christmas Day and visit their more vulnerable and/or elderly family members. 

   

  Please be assured that should you wish to do this, contact me via letter or email and your request will be granted and the absences will be authorised.  Please note that this will only apply to absences on Monday, 14^th December and Tuesday, 15^th December.

   

  Cardiff LA has asked all Headteachers to remind families of the importance of following national Covi-19 guidelines.

   

  Thank you for your support.