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Recent News....

• Update - Health

  Mon 09 Mar 2020
  Health UpdateWe would like to reassure everyone that the school is working closely with the relevant authorities regarding the situation surrounding the Coronavirus. The school will continue to follow the guidance provided by the Local Authority & Public Health Wales & has put additional measures in place to ensure that good infection controls are in place. We will continue to review the situation & will also update parents/carers if there is any change in the advice from the authorities. We have put information posters around the school & if anyone requires further advice then the latest information is available from: https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2020-02/poster-advice-on-the-coronavirus-for-places-of-education.pdf http://www.wales.nhs.uk/

• Welsh Government Health Information

  Fri 28 Feb 2020

  Please follow the link for important health information from the Welsh Government.

   

  https://gov.wales/guidance-educational-settings-about-covid-19

   

   

   

   

  

• Estyn Inspection Report

  Thu 06 Feb 2020

  Estyn Inspection Report

   

  Not only are we a green school – we are also excellent!

  We have great pleasure in sharing the school’s Estyn inspection report.

  A truly magnificent team effort with every pupil at the heart of everything we do.

  Thank you to everyone for making Oakfield such a wonderful place to be.

  #Opportunity2Achieve

   

  https://www.estyn.gov.wales/provider/6812164

• Wrap Around Care @ Oakfield

  Wed 20 Nov 2019

  Nursery Wrap Around Care @ Oakfield   Oakfield Primary School are seeking an experienced childcare provider for the delivery and management of a new wrap-around provision, to commence in the Spring term 2020 (subject to registration with Care Inspectorate Wales) operating between the hours of 9am and 3:15pm. The provision will focus on children accessing their Foundation Phase Nursery provision in the school, especially those eligible for funding under the ‘Childcare Offer for Wales’.*   In order to understand the demand for the service we kindly ask that parents complete the below survey.     Yes No Is your child already accessing childcare?     If yes to question 1, are you accessing the ‘Childcare Offer for Wales’*?     If there was a Wraparound (full day) service at Oakfield Primary would you access it?     State the term you would require childcare to commence Write ‘Spring 2020, Summer 2020 or Autumn 2020’   Circle the days you would require childcare   M    T    W    TH    F   Would you benefit from any of the services listed below in the future? Breakfast club   After school Club   Holiday Club       Comments: __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ *To find out more information about the ‘Cardiff Childcare Offer for Wales’ (funded childcare for children 3-4 years) and check eligibility, please visit www.cardiff.gov.uk and search ‘Childcare Offer’. *     Pleas

• YEAR 6 PARENTS - High School places

  Mon 23 Sep 2019

  Application to High School – September 2020 – Year 6

  Online applications must be submitted by no later than Monday, 25^th November 2019. Only applications received by this date will be considered in the initial round of allocations.

   

  Applications received after the closing date will be considered as late applications. It is, therefore, important that parents are strongly encouraged to apply on time because if all places are allocated in the initial round it may not be possible for the Council to allocate the parent’s preferred school. 

   

  Letters have been sent home with Year 6 pupils.  Thank you

• The New ALN system - How it may affect your child Information Sessions for parents

  Fri 06 Sep 2019

   

  Children with additional Learning Needs

  Free sessions

   

  Thursday 12th September

  10-12

   

  SNAP Cymru and Cardiff Local Authority

  Will be visiting community centres around Cardiff

  To talk about

  The New ALN system

   

  How and when it may affect your child

   

  How you can get involved and make a difference

   

  Come along and learn more, meet the people involved and ask questions

   

  Saint Mellon’s Hub   30 Crickhowell Rd,

  St. Mellons,

  Cardiff CF3 0EF

  Thursday 12th September

  10-12

  Car parking available

• New School Year 2019-2020

  Wed 28 Aug 2019

  We hope that you are all having a wonderful summer holiday!  Just a reminder that Monday 2nd September is an INSET day, pupils return on Tuesday 3rd September at 8.55am.  Breakfast club for Year 1 to Year 6 from 8.15am. 

   

  Your new teachers and classrooms are all ready and waiting for new adventures to begin!

• Wednesday 12th June - Nursery and Reception Sports Day

  Wed 12 Jun 2019
  Morning Nursery/ Afternoon Nursery and Reception sports day scheduled for today will be postponed to the reserve date of Wednesday 19th June.

• Update - SCHOOL OPEN Wednesday 12th June 2019

  Tue 11 Jun 2019

  Work is still on-going, but school will be OPEN tomorrow Wednesday 12th June as usual (8.15am breakfast club).

   

  All children in Years 4, 5 and 6 will need to go straight to their classrooms.

   

  Children in Years 1, 2 and 3 to line up as usual.  Nursery and Reception classes to go straight to their classrooms.   

   

  We again apologise for the inconvenience we know this has caused the families of the school.

   

• Update - School Closure Tuesday 11th June 2019

  Mon 10 Jun 2019

  The school is presently being cleaned by skilled professionals. In addition there are a number of surveys scheduled to take place to confirm the reasons for the recent flooding. 

   

  We have been advised that the school should remain closed to children tomorrow on health and safety grounds. Again, we apologise for the significant disruption this has caused families.