What’s coming up?

After School Clubs:

• No Choir until after Christmas
• Netball After School Club (Year 5s only): Thursday 3.20-4.15pm.

Dates for the Diary:

• Christmas Concerts:
  Pobbles – Friday 8th December 9:30am and 2.15pm
  Bracelet – Tuesday 12th December 9.30am and 4.00pm
  Caswell – Wednesday 13th December 9.30am and 4.00pm
  Oxwich – Thursday 14th December 9.30am and 4.00pm
• Christmas Dinner and Christmas Jumper Day – Friday 15th December
• Christmas Holidays – Monday 25th December to Friday 5th January
• Inset Day – Monday 8th January – School closed to pupils for staff training.

Road Safety

We are always trying to find ways to keep our pupils and families safe around the school and would like to remind parents / carers about road safety. We ask that you do not stop or park on the zig zag or double yellow lines outside the school. Please find a safe place to park and walk with your child to the school gate.

There is currently a vacancy for a School Crossing Patrol – if you are interested, please see the advert on the Swansea Council website here: https://www.swansea.gov.uk/article/16253/School-Crossing-Patrol-closing-date-31032024

Year 6 Hoodies

We will be putting a mini order of Year 6 hoodies at the end of next week. If you would like to order any extra hoodies please complete our online form https://forms.office.com/e/UfwLMB3gGu, and pay on iPay.

Reporting absence

If your child is absent from school please report this to the school office by phoning the school on 01792 463019 and leaving a message on our attendance line, including the reason for absence. Alternatively you can email the school office at brynmill.primary@swansea-edunet.gov.uk. Please do not rely on passing on messages to staff at the school gate or via class dojo as these do not always reach our attendance officer.

Vacancy – Lunchtime Supervisor

We have a vacancy for a lunchtime supervisor – 5 hours a week (one hour a day) term time only. Starting in January. If you are interested please contact the school office.

WOW – The Walk to School Challenge

Remember to walk to school if you can. This not only helps with congestion and pollution around the school but pupils can also earn badges in the WOW – Walk to School Challenge.

Dinner Money

Reminder that Swansea Council have a zero debt policy, and dinner money must be paid in advance. If your child is having school dinners and is not eligible for Free School Meals, please ensure that your iPay account is topped up.

School Bags

Many children are bringing large school bags into school and we are struggling to accommodate them on our cloakroom trolleys and coat hooks. If you are buying new or replacing any school bags please choose the smallest option where ever possible. If your child has a school dinner and is only bringing a water bottle to school, please consider whether they need to bring a bag at all. We have a lot of stairs in school, and therefore bags with wheels are not suitable and unsafe. Thank you for your understanding.

Easy Fundraising

You can support the school just by doing your usual shopping. To find out more about easy fundraising and to sign up click the link:

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/brynmillps

PTA news

Thank you so much to everyone who came down to the half price book fair! Hope you all grabbed yourselves a bargain. We’ll have an update soon on how much the school will have to spend on books once sales have been counted up. 

Our Christmas raffle fundraiser is now live!

https://go.rallyup.com/christmasraffle2023bps

There’s are loads of prizes to be won including a flight with a pilot from Swansea’s very own Team Raven! Other prizes include jewellery from Thirty Pieces of Silver, a £150 voucher from online shop &Mother, vouchers for Common Meeple, Panshee Indian Restaurant, The Spa at LC2, Brynmill Coffee House, Exist Skatepark, Bluebell Coffee & Kitchen as well as artwork and crafts by local artists and makers. 

All funds raised will go towards new play equipment and other improvements to the outdoor spaces, teaching and reading materials, supports for school trips and social events. Entries can be purchased be purchased at £2 for x10 entries. 

Winners will be drawn and contacted on December 15th 2023. Tickets can be bought from the link above or with cash during our Christmas concerts. Please support if you can and share with family and friends. Thank you so much for your support!

Rights Respecting School

As a Rights Respecting School, we focus each month on a particular Article from the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child. Assemblies, Circle time and class activities are based on these Rights. In connection with these, we also have a Value of the Month. Together, the Rights & Values encourage our learners to be respectful of each other, safe, and to be the best they can be.

Right of the Month for December

You have the right to a proper house, food and clothing. Governments must help families who cannot afford to provide this (Article 27)

Value of the Month for December

Creativity