Llangan Primary School Newsletter – September 2025

A Warm Welcome Back!

We hope you all had a wonderful summer filled with sunshine, family time, and plenty of adventures. It has been lovely welcoming the children back to school this week. They have settled quickly into school life and returned eager to learn.

On Monday and Tuesday, our staff completed training to help us continue to improve learning and teaching at Llangan. From Wednesday, the children have been focusing on our school rule “Be Ready” – thinking about all the ways we can be ready to learn, play, and achieve our best every day.

Meet the Teacher Events

These sessions are a great opportunity to meet your child’s new teacher, hear about class routines, and find out how you can support learning at home. After the events, we will share the presentations on the school website along with our Parents’ Handbook for the school year.

• Mon 8th Sept
  3:30 pm – Reception & Year 1 (Miss Llewellyn & Miss Hughes)
  4:00 pm – Year 5 (Miss Spiller)

• Tues 9th Sept
  3:30 pm – Year 2/3 (Mrs Jarman-Davies)
  4:00 pm – Year 4 (Mr Howles)

• Thurs 11th Sept
  3:30 pm – Nursery (Mrs Stevens & Miss Llewellyn)
  4:00 pm – Year 5/6 (Mrs Heavyside & Mrs Antoniou)

We can’t wait to see you there!

Enrichment Clubs – starting week beginning Mon 15th Sept

We’re delighted to share this term’s exciting range of enrichment clubs:

 You will be able to sign your child up to attend from Monday 8th September and they will begin the week beginning Monday, 15th.

Pupil Leadership

On Friday 5th September, our Year 6 pupils took part in the Head Boy and Head Girl elections. Nearly every child in the year group put themselves forward and delivered excellent speeches with confidence and eloquence. Following a whole-school vote, we are delighted to announce:

• Head Girl: Alicia

• Head Boy: Theo

• Deputy Head Girl: Georgiana

• Deputy Head Boys (tie): Isaac & Sebastian

Congratulations to all the candidates – we are so proud of the effort, preparation, and courage shown by every Year 6 pupil.

School Improvements

Over the summer, the railings at the front of the school were replaced. The original railings dated back to 1911 and were long overdue for renewal. We are very grateful to the Local Authority for funding the replacement.

A special thank you goes to:

• Carwyn from CS Building Co Ltd (grandparent of pupils)

• Rhodri Crandon (school governor)

Both kindly gave up their own time during the summer to repoint the stone wall for free in support of the school. Diolch yn fawr iawn!

Attendance Reminder

Good attendance is vital for your child’s learning. If your child is unwell, please call the school office or email office@llanganps.org.uk to let us know.

Good attendance is vital to ensure children make the most of their learning, friendships, and opportunities at school. The Welsh Government states that any child with attendance below 90% is classed as persistently absent. To put this into context, 90% attendance means a child has already missed at least 19 school days over the year.

Missing school not only affects learning now but can also have a lasting impact – studies show that persistently absent pupils may earn up to £10,000 less by the age of 28 compared to peers with higher attendance.

This year, in line with other Local Authorities in Wales, any unauthorised holidays during term time may result in a Fixed Penalty Notice of £60 per child, per parent. Please book family holidays during school holiday periods to avoid disrupting valuable learning time.

The Inclusion Service has also launched a new Parent Padlet, packed with advice, guidance, and information on support available for families. A QR code to access this will be included in the flyer attached to this newsletter.

Llangan Primary School - Attendance Update From Inclusion Team

Let’s all work together to make sure every child has the very best chance to succeed – by being in school, on time, every day.

We are looking forward to a fantastic year ahead with plenty of learning, creativity, and adventure. Thank you for your continued support – Team Llangan is ready for 2025–26!

Junior's Summer Play – The Wizard of Oz

The children in our junior classes are busy rehearsing for this year’s summer production, The Wizard of Oz – and we can’t wait for you to see their hard work come to life!

🎟 Tickets are now on sale via ParentPay. Each family can purchase up to 2 tickets per performance (2pm and 5pm).
📅 Please ensure you book your tickets by Monday 7 July. Any remaining tickets will be released on Tuesday 8 July on a first-come, first-served basis.
👟 A reminder that pupils will need to return to school by 4.45pm for the evening performance.

Dear Families,

Well, the summer term is always full of excitement, and this week has been no exception — despite the unpredictable Welsh weather trying its best to cause a bit of chaos! Here are some important updates and a few lovely highlights from life at Llangan.

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we head into a well-earned half term, we’re reflecting on a wonderfully busy, buzzy, and brilliant few weeks at Llangan! From London landmarks to bee hives, swimming strokes to farming adventures—our pupils have been learning in every direction.

 Year 5 & 6 Visit London & The Houses of Parliament

Our Year 5 & 6 pupils had an unforgettable visit to London, where they explored the Houses of Parliament, learnt how democracy works in the UK, and even imagined themselves as future MPs!

The children represented the school superbly, asking insightful questions and showing genuine curiosity. Alongside the political education, they also enjoyed visiting some of the capital’s famous sights. We are so proud of them all.

World Bee Day – A Buzzing Success!🐝

Happy World Bee Day from Llangan!
This week, we officially welcomed our very own colony of honey bees to our brand-new school apiary—thanks to generous support from @thebritishbeecharity.

To mark the occasion, local beekeeper Leah joined us to share how she produces and sells honey. She brought in a real frame of live bees, giving our pupils a safe and close-up look—an unforgettable learning experience!

We’re excited to continue our outdoor learning journey with our buzzing new friends.

🌊 Year 4 Swimming Week

Our fantastic Year 4 pupils have been making a splash at Fontygary Pool all week. From developing water confidence to life-saving techniques, their progress has been fantastic. They've shown resilience, teamwork and perseverance—true Team Llangan learners!

🌍 Rights Ambassadors Workshop

A big thank you to the Vale Rights Ambassadors for leading an excellent session with Year 5 & 6 this week, helping raise awareness of the UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child). The workshop was informative, interactive, and inspiring.

Thanks also to our cluster schools and partners:
@childcomwales | @stanwellschool2xl | @pencoedtrehighschool1

🚜 Visit to Tytanglwyst Farm

Nursery to Year 2 pupils (Pili Pala and Tylluan Eira) had a brilliant time at Tytanglwyst Dairy Farm. A huge thank you to Rhys and John for a wonderful tour—we learned all about milk production, cream and butter making, and how the farm has diversified with holiday cottages.

🧡 If you’d like to support the farm for offering this visit free of charge, you can still donate via our JustGiving page:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/llanganprimary

🔜 After Half Term

📅 Monday 2nd June – INSET Day

Please note that the school will be closed to pupils on Monday 2nd June for staff training.

🏅 Cluster Olympics

• Tuesday 3rd June – Plaza 2 pupils (Years 1, 2 and 3) will take part in the Cluster Olympics at Y Bont Faen Primary in Cowbridge.
  🧥 Pupils should wear coloured T-shirts (details shared via Seesaw).

• Friday 6th June – Years 4, 5, and 6 will attend their Cluster Olympics event at the NIAC Stadium, Cardiff Metropolitan University.
  👟 Pupils should come dressed in PE kits.

🏫 Year 6 Transition Visit

Wednesday 4th June – Year 6 pupils will take part in a Familiarisation Day at Cowbridge Comprehensive School as part of their transition.

📢 Other Notices

• RSE and RVE Letters will be sent out this week about lessons half term including Growing Up" workshop for KS2 will also take place.

• Our next Family Learning Together course begins on Friday 6th June see letter sent out this week via email.

• 

Thank you as always for your ongoing support. We wish all our families a relaxing and enjoyable half term break!

Cofion cynnes,
Mr Griffiths and Team Llangan 🌼

VE Day 80th Anniversary Commemoration

On Thursday 8th May, we joined children across the UK in marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day. We jhad a reflective minute’s silence to honour those who served and sacrificed, followed by a lovely picnic on the school field in the sunshine.

A huge thank you to Cez, our fantastic Catering Manager, for organising such a wonderful spread for everyone to enjoy.

A special highlight of the day was a visit from Marion, a member of the local Penllyn WI, who shared her childhood memories of VE Day and what life was like growing up during the Second World War.

Thank you, Marion, for bringing history to life for our pupils — it was a privilege to listen and learn.

Period Dignity Workshop – Y5/6

On Friday, our Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in an important workshop led by the charity Period Dignity. The session helped pupils understand the science and facts about menstruation, promoted body confidence, and supported open, respectful discussion. We’re proud to be part of a school where these conversations can happen with maturity and care.

Full Governing Body Meeting

Thank you to our governors who attended this week’s Full Governing Body meeting. Your continued support and strategic guidance are invaluable in shaping the future of our school.

Coding Club Launches!

This week saw the launch of our brand new Coding Club, proudly run by one of our talented Year 6 pupils. Toby kicked off the first session with a brilliant introduction to creating ‘clicker’ games using Scratch. Coding Club is already proving to be a huge hit—bendigedig, Toby!

Upcoming Assessments

Next week, pupils across the school will be completing a range of end-of-year assessments. These will include the Welsh Government’s online Personalised Assessments (formerly known as National Tests), as well as in-house teacher assessments. These help us to track individual progress and will inform the end-of-year Annual Reports to Parents, which will be shared in July.

PTA Summer Planning Meeting

Our next PTA meeting will take place on Monday at 7:00 pm in the Year 5/6 classroom. We’ll be planning our summer events and fundraising activities. Everyone is welcome—we’d love to see you there!

News from Around the School – Headteacher’s Blog

Dear Llangan Families,

As we head into the Easter break, I wanted to take a moment to share some of the wonderful highlights from across the school over the past few weeks. It’s been a truly exciting and inspiring time for our pupils, staff, and wider school community — and I couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve achieved together!