Happy Easter!

Wishing all our pupils and families a happy Easter Break. See you on Monday 8th April!

What’s coming up?

After School Clubs (week beginning 8th April)

NO Choir – will start back on Monday 15th
Language Explorers (Caswell): Thursday 3.20 -4.15pm  
Netball (Year 5s only): Thursday 3.20-4.15pm.
*Netball will switch back to Year 6 on 25th April*

Dates for the Diary

• Easter Holiday – Monday 25th March to Friday 5th April – School closed
• Bracelet L Class Assembly – Friday 12th April – Parents / family members welcome. Starts approx. 9.00am and lasts about half an hour. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in.
• Caswell Trip to St Fagans – Tuesday 16th April
• Caswell M Class Assembly – Friday 19th April
• Class Photo Day – Tuesday 23rd April
• Bracelet B Class Assembly – Friday 26th April
• Bracelet N Class Assembly – Friday 3rd May
• Inset Day 5 – Friday 24th May – School Closed to pupils
• Half Term Holiday – Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May – School closed
• Inset Day 6 – Monday 3rd June – School Closed to pupils
• Oxwich Residential Trip – Wednesday 12th June to Friday 14th June

Fruit Tuckshop

You can now pay for school fruit for the next term on iPay. If you would like your child to have a piece of fruit or veg from school during morning breaktime, please go to ‘Fruit Tuckshop 23/24 – Summer Term 1’ to pay £7. If you prefer, your child is welcome to bring a healthy snack from home. Please note that fruit tuckshop is not available to Pobbles pupils.

MMR Vaccine Drop in Sessions

The school nurse has sent letters home to pupils who are not up to date with their MMR vaccine. Please see below for details of drop in vaccination sessions that are available:

Free Packed Lunches in the Easter holidays

PTA News

Friends of Brynmill Primary School are hosting lots of events on over the next few weeks! 

Check out our poster below for dates of all our upcoming events. For more details on each event, please see our Facebook page or Dojo. First Family Film Night details also below. 

We’re looking for homemade cake and biscuit donations that we can sell during our Easter Egg Trail event. If you’re able to donate something please can you get in touch with us on friendsofbrynmill@gmail.com 

All funds raised during our events go towards much needed school resources. Thank you so much for your support.

Green Scene

Thank you so much to everyone who attended our last Green Scene volunteer session at Brynmill Primary School. We had a blast and got lots done!

Our next volunteer session is taking place Saturday 20th April 10-12:30pm. We hope to see lots of you there, everyone is welcome and refreshments are provided. Please message Jodi on jodibethanmoss@gmail.com if you’d like to attend. 

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 March

You have the right to an identity, including a name and nationality (Article 8)

Value of the Month for March

Love

What’s coming up?

After School Clubs

NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS next week due to parental consultations.

Dates for the Diary

• Parental Consultations – week commencing 18th March – please see class dojo for more information
• Trip to Plantasia (Bracelet L and B) – Tuesday 19th March
• Trip to Plantasia (Bracelet N) – Wednesday 20th March
• Pobbles T Class Assembly – Thursday 21st March – Parents / family members welcome. Starts approx. 9.00am and lasts about half an hour. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in.
• Easter Bonnet Parade (Pobbles and Bracelet) – Friday 22nd March – Children are invited to make and wear an Easter or Spring themed hat. Parents are invited to stay after morning drop off to watch the parade in the front yard from 9.10am approximately (weather dependent).
• Easter Holiday – Monday 25th March to Friday 5th April – School closed
• Inset Day 5 – Friday 24th May – School Closed to pupils
• Half Term Holiday – Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May – School closed
• Inset Day 6 – Monday 3rd June – School Closed to pupils

Birthdays

We are happy to help your child celebrate their birthday with their classmates. If you would like to send in cake, please make sure it is in the form of  small individual cakes such as fairy cakes or mini rolls etc. Unfortunately we are unable to accept any large cakes which have to be sliced into smaller portions, gift bags or party decorations. Please check with the class teacher before hand as there may be children with dietary requirements in the class to take into account.

PTA News

Here’s a list of our upcoming events! For more info please email friendsofbrynmill@gmail.com or check out our Friends of Brynmill Primary School Facebook page.

You’re all invited to Green Scene’s first volunteer session of 2024! 

Join us TOMORROW via the De Breos entrance 10-12:30pm. We’ll be repotting strawberry plants and a giant budleja, weeding and having a good old tidy up. Refreshments are provided and the lovely Crewders cafe on Marlborough Road are offering free tea and americano coffee to all volunteers after the session. 

Everyone welcome! Please drop us an email if you can attend or have any questions. 

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 March

You have the right to an identity, including a name and nationality (Article 8)

Value of the Month for March

Love

What’s coming up?

After School Clubs

Mad Science: Wednesday 3.20 – 4.20pm (This is the final Mad Science class)
NO Choir, Language Explorers or Netball for the next 2 weeks due to parental consultations.

Dates for the Diary

• Parental Consultations – weeks commencing 11th and 18th March – please see class dojo for more information
• Caffi Cymraeg – Tuesday 12th March 9.15am-10.15am
• Oxwich D Class Assembly – Friday 15th March – Parents and Grandparents welcome. Starts approx. 9.00am and lasts about half an hour. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in.
• Trip to Plantasia (Bracelet L and B) – Tuesday 19th March
• Trip to Plantasia (Bracelet N) – Wednesday 20th March
• Pobbles T Class Assembly – Thursday 21st March
• Easter Bonnet Parade (Pobbles and Bracelet) – Friday 22nd March
• Easter Holiday – Monday 25th March to Friday 5th April
• Inset Day 5 – Friday 24th May – School Closed to pupils
• Inset Day 6 – Monday 3rd June – School Closed to pupils

Caffi Cymraeg

Our pupil voice group, Criw Cymraeg, would love you to join them for a Welsh themed coffee morning on Tuesday 12th March. Please come to Gate 4 on De Breos Street. Everybody welcome.

Thank you!

A big thank you to everyone who collected the blue tokens at Tesco and voted for Brynmill. We have been awarded £1000 which will be spent on sensory equipment.

PTA News

Details of our upcoming Easter Trail event are below, we hope you can make it! Everyone is welcome. 

If you’d like to volunteer for this event, or if you have a grandparent or friend who would be interested in helping out, please email Friendsofbrynmill@gmail.com

We’re also looking for baked goods donations to sell to raise funds for the school, so if you’d like to donate something please can you also get in touch. 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 March

You have the right to an identity, including a name and nationality (Article 8)

Value of the Month for March

Love

What’s coming up?

After School Clubs

Choir (Caswell and Oxwich): Monday 3.20-4.15pm. Consent form: https://forms.office.com/e/sv4C9BRrfD
Mad Science: Wednesday 3.20 – 4.20pm (for those who have already registered and paid)
Language Explorers (Caswell): Thursday 3.20 -4.15pm (for those who have already registered) 
Netball (Year 5s only): Thursday 3.20-4.15pm.

Dates for the Diary

• World Book Day – Thursday 7th March
• Pobbles R Class Assembly – Friday 8th March – Parents and Grandparents welcome. Starts approx. 9.00am and lasts about half an hour. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in.
• Parental Consultations – weeks commencing 11th and 18th March – please see class dojo for more information
• Caffi Cymraeg – Tuesday 12th March 9am-10am. A Welsh themed coffee morning, being run by our pupil voice group – Criw Cymraeg.
• Oxwich D Class Assembly – Friday 15th March
• Trip to Plantasia (Bracelet L and B) – Tuesday 19th March
• Trip to Plantasia (Bracelet N) – Wednesday 20th March
• Pobbles T Class Assembly – Thursday 21st March
• Easter Bonnet Parade (Pobbles and Bracelet) – Friday 22nd March
• Easter Holiday – Monday 25th March to Friday 5th April

Dropping Off & Picking Up

Please do not stop in the middle of the road to drop your child off in the mornings or pick them up at the end of the day. Please do not pull on to the pavement or stop on the corners or zig zag lines. Please find a safe space to park, and walk with your child to school. (If they are in Oxwich they can walk by themselves). We are aware that parking is an issue for parents and staff, but we need to ensure the safety of all road users and pedestrians. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Green Scene News

Green Scene are starting back their gardening volunteer sessions at Brynmill Primary School.

They will take place every 3rd Saturday 10am-12:30pm at the school grounds. An upcoming session is taking place Saturday March 16th 10-12:30pm.

These sessions are a great opportunity to help keep the school grounds looking lovely and meet other children, parents and local people in the community. We will be breaking for refreshments at 11ish. Jobs will include sweeping, weeding, planting, watering, painting and sanding.

We’d love to see as many faces (adults & children) there as possible. Equipment will be provided. Please email Jodi on jodibethanmoss@gmail.com if you’d like to attend or join our WhatsApp group to find out when sessions are running.

Attendance Reminders

If your child is absent please inform us of the reason in the morning before 9.30am, by phoning 01792 463019 and leaving a voice message, or by emailing brynmill.primary@swansea-edunet.gov.uk

If the absence reaches a third day please contact us with an update

For planned absences such as holidays please fill in the online form with as much notice as possible: https://forms.office.com/e/MruSui5Lfc

PTA News

Great news! After a huge success last year, our Easter Trail is coming back this year at The Hide in Brynmill Park. 

Save the date: Tuesday March 26th 10am-1pm. 

Entry is just £1 which includes a copy of the trail to complete and at the end you can collect a glass of squash, biscuit and a mini chocolate Easter egg. Dairy free option available. 

There will also be a craft table inside for all children to use, as well as tea, coffee and cakes on sale! We look forward to seeing you there.

Please note: parents and carers are responsible for their children during this event.

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 March

You have the right to an identity, including a name and nationality (Article 8)

Value of the Month for March

Love