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Johnston Community Primary School February 3rd 2023

Johnston Community Council

The Community Council have asked the school if they would be able to gather parents' views about a proposed roller rink, which would be added to the play area in the centre of the village.

Parent Governor Opportunity

Early Years Train Trip

In our early years wing pupils have been learning about transport!

Gardening Club

During gardening club on Thursday evening we continued spreading yellow rattle to improve our school field!

Seren yr Wythnos Celebrations!

Well done to our merit winners this week! We are very proud of you.

Outside of School Achievements! Well Done!

Swimming, dance and ice hockey this week!

Attendance

Well done to year five who are the highest attending class this week with 94.5%. You have won five minutes of extra play!

Our average attendance across all classes this week s is: 88.9%. I know that it is difficult with pupils sickness at the moment but we need to do everything possible to improve this figure next week.

Important Dates this Half-Term

  • February 7th - Safer Internet Day
  • Thursday 9th February - Pembrokeshire Dance Competition
  • Tuesday February 14th - School Museum exhibition.
  • Wednesday 15th - School Disco

Information on Free School Meal and School Uniform

Welsh Government PDG Access grant 2022/2023

The Minister for Education and Welsh Language recently announced that the Pupil Development Grant Access scheme will be raised for one year only by £100 per learner eligible for free school meals. This applies to all compulsory year groups (Reception to Year 11) and Looked After Children.

Funding of up to £225 is available for each eligible learner with the exception of those in Year 7. Eligible learners in Year 7 will be entitled to a maximum of £300. Pupils who receive Free School Meals due to transitional protection arrangements do not qualify for this funding.

All eligible pupils will receive their grant in August – we will pay this automatically and there is no need to apply.

If you would like any further information, please contact the School Uniform Grants Team at SUGS@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Please Read This Important Information about Free School Meals.

It is vitally important that any parents who qualify for Free School Meals Register.

Schools receive additional money based upon the number of pupils who are in receipt of free school meals. This money is used to provide additional staffing to support pupils.

Despite the fact that Welsh Government is rolling out universal free school meals, we still need parents to register for free schools meals to qualify for additional funding support.

A pupil may be able to get free school meals if their parent or guardian gets any of the following:

  • Income Support
  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • Guarantee element of Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit (provided the parent isn’t entitled to Working Tax Credit and has an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
  • Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after a claimant stops qualifying for Working Tax Credit to 31 March 2019, Universal Credit 1 from 1 April 2019, Universal Credit, provided the household has an annualised net earned income of no more than £7,400 (as assessed by earnings from up to three of their most recent assessment periods).
  • Pupils who receive Income-related Employment and Support Allowance,
  • Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance in their own right could also be able to receive free school meals.

For children/young people to be eligible to receive free school meals:

  • the parent (or child/young person) must be in receipt of the relevant benefit or support payment
  • an application for free school meals should have been submitted to the local authority
  • the application should have been approved, or documents should have been seen that strongly indicate eligibility.

You can apply by visiting Pembrokeshire County Council Website, or by calling into school.

If you think that you may qualify and you would like support or information, please call into our school office. Mrs. Greenish and the school admin team will be happy to help.

Bonjour!

Les Couleurs

  • bleu - blue
  • rouge - red
  • jaune - yellow
  • vert - green
  • orange - orange
  • violet - purple
  • indigo – indigo
  • rose – pink
  • marron/brun – brown
  • blanc – white
  • noir - black

Ymadrodd y Bythefnos

New Lunch Menu

Next week we will return to week one