Catering services will be supporting National School Meals week from 13th November to 17th November.  The following menu will be available throughout the week:

 

http://www.bridgend.gov.uk/media/467696/nsmw-13-17-nov-17-primaries.pdf

Dear Parents
This year our pupils in years 3 to 6 are using Accelerated Reader as their main reading focus. Accelerated Reader gives teachers the information they need to monitor pupils’ reading practice and make informed decisions to guide their future learning.
Accelerated reading ensures that pupils are reading the correct books for their reading age. Once they have completed the book the children undertake a quiz related to the book and receive instant feedback. Teachers use Accelerated Reader to monitor independent reading practice and assign close reading skills practice. They receive data that tells them how reading skills are improving.
If you would like further information related to Accelerated Reader, please see the Parent’s Guide on our Website or click on the link below. Alternatively, please discuss with your Childs class teacher

https://www.renaissance.com/2016/09/09/parents-guide-renaissance-accelerated-reader-360/

The Aviva Community Fund gives out funding to local projects that make a positive change to their community.  Oldcastle Primary have been successful in stage 1 of the grant fund and we need you to vote for us!  Projects with the highest number of votes will be successful.  We've applied for funding in the health and well being category and if successful we will use the money to develop our play ground into a multi use games area for all our children.

 

https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/voting/project/view/17-2776

To book parents evening for reception to year 6 please click here.  Parnets evenings are being held on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th November.

Money raised towards school defibrillator!

Oldcastle Primary School is delighted to receive a donation of £500 from the Hub and Intel departments in South Wales Police towards a defibrillator.

 

The money has been raised by PC Ceri Francis, PC Rea Stephens and DI Dean Taylor from sales of their Tuck Shop within the police station. They have been hugely successful with their fundraising for charity and have also recently made a donation to the SCBU in the Princess of Wales hospital.

 

“Oldcastle Primary School is keen to purchase a defibrillator for the school to ensure the safety of our children, staff and other users of the school. The school is often hired privately by various groups so we wanted to ensure we could help someone in need of assistance with a cardiac arrest. We are so grateful to the officers in South Wales Police for this donation”. Jeremy Malessa-Thompson, Headteacher at Oldcastle Primary School.

 

“We were keen to support Oldcastle Primary School as our children, and other family members, attend the School or have previously attended. It has provided our children with a great start to life and when we heard about the fundraising efforts for a defibrillator we were keen to support something that is close to our hearts”. PC Rea Stephens, South Wales Police.

 

Oldcastle Primary is a busy primary school with over 400 children and the school is grateful for any assistance with fundraising and grant funding.