Cross Country Trials

What an overwhelming response to our cross-country running trials today!

We are incredibly proud of every child who took part. Cross-country and long-distance running is challenging, and it was fantastic to see so many children pushing themselves, showing determination and giving their very best. A huge well done and thank you to everyone who participated — you should all be extremely proud of yourselves!

The number of children taking part has certainly shown us that there is a real enthusiasm for cross-country and athletics. It is something we would love to explore further in the future, with more opportunities for all children who wish to get involved.

We were particularly impressed by the supportive and positive attitudes shown by the children, from Year 1 all the way through to Year 6. It was wonderful to see everyone encouraging one another and celebrating each other's achievements. Well done, everyone!

A special congratulations to the children who finished first in their year group and will have the opportunity to represent the school at the ‘Race Against Hate’ event. Your teachers will be sending a message via the school app with all of the information you need. This message will also include a consent form for you to authorise your child’s participation in the event.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support. Most importantly, a huge well done and thank you to every child who took part today. You have truly done yourselves proud! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️👏

📚 Roald Dahl Day – Change of Date 🍫🦊

TUESDAY 15th SEPTEMBER

Just a quick update regarding our upcoming Roald Dahl Day.

As Year 3 will be starting their swimming block next Monday, we have decided to move Roald Dahl Day to Tuesday instead. This will make things much easier for children who are dressing up, as changing from costumes such as The Fantastic Mr Fox or an Oompa Loompa into swimming attire (and back again!) could prove a little tricky!

We hope this change doesn’t cause too much inconvenience and that the children will still have lots of fun celebrating all things Roald Dahl on Tuesday.

Thank you for your understanding and support! 

We look forward to seeing all the wonderful costumes! 📚✨

Roald Dahl Day

Just a reminder that Monday 14th September is Roald Dahl Day! 📚✨

We will be celebrating the work of one of Wales’s most famous children’s authors, Roald Dahl.

To mark the occasion, children are welcome to come to school dressed as their favourite Roald Dahl character. They can also bring in a copy of their favourite Roald Dahl book from home, if they have one.

We look forward to celebrating Roald Dahl Day together! 🍫📖

Place2Be – Place2Talk

We would like to remind parents and carers that Bedlinog Community Primary School continues to work with Place2Be, providing emotional and therapeutic support to our pupils, families and staff.

One of the services available to pupils is Place2Talk, which gives children the opportunity to have a short, confidential conversation with a trained counsellor about any worries or concerns they may have, including friendships and other issues that may be affecting them.

Please see the attached letter for further information about Place2Be and Place2Talk, including details of how to opt your child out of the service if you wish to do so.

If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Jones, our Place2Be Mental Health Practitioner, using the contact details provided in the letter.

The deadline to opt out is Friday 11th September 2026.

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Race Against Hate – Cross Country Trials

As part of National Hate Crime Awareness Week, South Wales Police are organising their ‘Race Against Hate’ Cross Country Event.

To select our school representatives, we will be holding cross-country trials on Thursday 10th September. The trials will take place during the school day, within school grounds.

We will have the opportunity to take children from Year 1 to Year 6 to the event, which will be held in Aberdare.

The trials will be split into three groups throughout the day:

• Year 1 & Year 2
• Year 3 & Year 4
• Year 5 & Year 6

The first boy and first girl from each year group will be selected to represent our school at the event.

We hope that the trials will encourage lots of children to get involved, enjoy running and give cross country a go! We would love this to spark an interest in athletics and running, allowing us to take part in more events in the future and provide opportunities for even more children to represent our school.

If your child would like to take part in the trials, they will need to bring suitable sports kit into school on Thursday. This should include a T-shirt, shorts and trainers.

Unfortunately, children will not be able to participate if they do not have appropriate sports kit.

Bring a Roald Dahl book or even dress up as your favourite Roald Dahl Character!

Y6 transition visit to Afon Taf & Open Evening

Read Write Inc information session - D.Coch

Race Against Hate Cross Country

Macmillan Coffee Morning