A Note from the Headteacher  

It has been lovely getting to know the children and see them settling in. We have shared an assembly about the importance of Community. I am looking forward to taking forward some of the brilliant suggestions they have given. 

We are grateful as ever to our Friends of Brynmill Primary PTA for giving up their time to host a pre-loved uniform sale. It is lovely to see so many in our school colours. 

From Monday next week, we have a change of gate in the morning to announce for both Caswell N and Oxwich M on De Breos Street. Pupils for these classes will now use the Trafalgar Place entrance at Gate 2 in the morning. They will continue to use the De Breos Street gate to leave at the end of the day. This will help streamline site security and allow pupils to socialise with all their peers in the morning. 

Super Mascots 

If you’ve been at Brynmill for a while, you may have heard your children talking about the Mindset Mascots.  Since their inception, they helped encourage the children to develop certain growth minds sets and gave teachers a cohesive way to talk about them . Over the years, they’ve become a bit tired and the way they were being used had changed.  Last year, staff with the help of the Learning Detectives Pupil Voice group gave our Mascots a makeover to better represent their new roles.  They are no longer called the Mindset Mascots, they are now the Super Mascots!  

 We have Resilient Rocky Raccoon, Collaborative Buzz-Bee, Creative Daisy Dog, Independent Isha Iguana, Cennin Swper, and Reflective Ozzie Owl.  Over the next few weeks, we’ll introduce them to you in the newsletter.  Hopefully, you’ll be hearing more about them from your child as the year goes on as well.  They will also feature on the Star of the Week badges, reflecting which Super Mascot was exemplified during the week. 

Bay Team Meetings 

These are opportunities for parents / carers to come in and informally meet with their child’s class teachers, and other parents, to learn a bit about the curriculum and routines in their Bay Groups.  

Gates will open at 3.30pm, ready for a 3.45pm start. 

• Monday 22nd September – Bracelet (Mrs Lewis, Mrs Breeze, Mrs Roach) 

• Tuesday 23rd September – Oxwich (Mrs Evans, Mrs Hogan, Miss Martin) 

• Wednesday 24th September – Pobbles (Mrs Nicholas, Mrs Coghlin, Mrs Stewart) 

• Thursday 25th September – Caswell (Mrs Howard, Miss Maliphant, Mr Newey) 

Caswell Class Trip  

The Caswell Trip to the National Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon is coming on September 24th. The cost is £25 per child. We appreciate that this is a lot of money, but we know that the experience will bring learning to life! Contributions can be paid in full or instalments via iPay. If you haven’t already done so, please fill in the consent/lunch form as soon as possible.  https://forms.office.com/e/KZpvwFnBqE  

Friends of Brynmill PTA News 

Uniform Sale – thank you! — A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our recent uniform sale. From now on, if you would like pre-loved uniform items, you can pop into the Friends of Brynmill Uniform Shop every Wednesday afternoon, 2:30-3:00pm at school.  Just come to the main office and ask for Iza Fleming. 
 
Save the Date – Brynmill Autumn Boogie! — We’re excited to announce our Brynmill Autumn Boogie is coming up on Thursday the 9th October after school. DJ Dan will be back to work his disco magic.  There’ll be prizes for the best autumn-inspired costumes (think Fall Fairy rather than Scream Queen!) We’ll also need some extra hands on the day to ensure the success of the event (13:30-15:30 for set-up, 15:30-16:45/ 16:45-17:45 for disco, 17:45-18:15 tidying). So if you’re able to help, please let us know by emailing friendsofbrynmill@gmail.com.   

 PTA Annual General Meeting (AGM) Get Involved —  Our Annual General Meeting is just around the corner. Please have a think about whether you’d like to join the committee or get involved in a small way. It’s a great chance to support the school, meet other parents, and help shape what we do. Details coming soon. 
 
As always, thank you for your support! 

Reminders 

Inset Day 3 – Friday October 24 

Parking – Please do not park on the double yellow lines or zig zag lines outside the school when dropping off or picking up. Your assistance in keeping our children safe is greatly appreciated. 

Appointments During School – Please endeavour to book dental/medical/etc appointments outside of school hours.  If it cannot be avoided, please let the school office know in advance,via Class Dojo, email: brynmill.primary@swansea-edunet.gov.uk, or phone: 01792463019 

Gates  

Pobbles classes – Gate 5 on Waterloo Place 
Bracelet classes – Gate 3 on Kemble Street 
Caswell M & Caswell H – Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place 
Caswell N & Oxwich M – Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place in the morning, and Gate 4 on De Breos Street in the afternoon. 
Oxwich E & Oxwich H – Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place in the morning, and Gate 1 on Trafalgar Place in the afternoon.