HALF TERM – Next week is Half Term, school starts back Monday 3rd March.

St David’s Day Celebrations – We will be celebrating St David’s Day on Friday 7th March. Children are invited to wear Welsh costumes, Rugby or Football Shirts, or anything red.

After School Activities – There is no Choir or Netball for the week after half term.

World Book Day – We will be celebrating World Book Day on Friday 14th March – children are invited to dress up as their favourite book character, or bring their favourite book in to school. Here are some links to easy costumes.

https://www.goodto.com/family/world-book-day-costume-ideas-

14804https://www.redtedart.com/world-book-day-easy-costume-ideas/

https://www.madeformums.com/toddler-and-preschool/last-minute-easy-world-book-day-costumes/

Class Assemblies. Please queue at Gate 2 once you have dropped your child off. Parents/Grandparents welcome.

Friday 14th March – Caswell M – Miss Maliphant

Friday 21st March – Pobble N – Mrs Nicholas (Reception children only)

Friday 28th March – Pobbles T Mrs Timaeus (Reception children only)

Friday 4th March – Bracelet L – Mrs Lewis

Family Learning Session – Wed 12th March – Please see the post on the School Story on Dojo

Parent/ Toddler Group – Monday 10th March – Please see the post on the School Story on Dojo

Easy Fundraising

Brynmill Primary School has been paid £162.73 this week thanks to our community shopping online! A huge thank you to everyone who supports us. Want to get involved? Sign up to easyfundraising so your online shopping at your favourite retailers turns into much-needed funding for us. It’ll take you two minutes to sign up: https://join.easyfundraising.org.uk/brynmillps/kay456/dda/U5SijpKB/Q4244/facebook/162.73

PTA News: We have a fantastic lineup of events planned for parents, carers, and children after the half-term break! Take a look at the poster below for all the details. 

To stay updated on PTA news and events—or if you’re interested in helping out—follow our Facebook page or join our WhatsApp group on the link below:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/DXuGTJivzjEGr03Bmosqvv

You can also find all PTA updates in the school newsletter and on Dojo. Thank you for your continued support!

Green Scene: Thank you so much to those who joined us for last weekend’s Green Scene volunteer session!

We did some weeding, topped up around the tree in Bracelet yard, decorated milk planters and planted some flowers in them for Oxwich & Caswell yard, watered the bamboo in Pobbles yard, found caterpillars, cocoons and worms, repotted the Christmas tree and ate the most delicious cookies! 

We also practiced our wheelbarrow skills! Top work, Kai, Mark, Mari, Dillon and Bethany. We also found a buried egg in Oxwich & Caswell yard which we think might have been a fox. The veg in Oxwich & Caswell yard is also doing great and we’ve spotted our first turnip. 

Our next session will be on Sunday March 16th from 10-12:30pm and we’d love to see as many of there as possible.

Follow us on Instagram for more updates: 

https://www.instagram.com/greensceneswansea?igsh=a2xrenY2bTkxMnJv

Dropping children off –

A reminder to parents that dropping children off on the zigzag lines outside the school is illegal, and stopping in the middle of the road causes obstructions, here is a link to Police guidance https://www.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/rs/road-safety/parking-outside-schools/

After School Activities Next week

Monday – Choir until 4:15pm

Thursday – Netball – Until 4:15pm

School Essentials Grant – Families on lower incomes with children in Reception to Year 11 could be eligible for the School Essentials Grant:

✔️ £200 for learners entering year 7.

✔️£125 for other year groups.

Your school will receive funding too.

Visit: https://www.gov.wales/get-help-school-costs

Family Learning Session

We are excited to launch our ‘Family Learning’ sessions at Brynmill. After working closely with our Community Group, we have decided that the sessions should be a fun and engaging way for the whole family to learn together. Please bring your children with you. We look forward to seeing you soon! Please see the ClassDojo post to sign up.

Parent & Toddler Session

We are very excited to share with you that after half term, our wonderful community group will be running a weekly ‘Parent & Toddler’ session.

This is a great opportunity to build connections with other parents and our school. If you would like to come along, please see the Class Dojo post to sign up.

The sessions will start on Monday 10th March (9:15 – 10:15) and will run weekly.

Diolch,

Mrs. Nicholas & The Community Group

Community Group Meeting

Next Wednesday, the Brynmill Community Group will be meeting at 2:00 – 3: 00 pm in our school hub. Anyone can come along. Please come via the main gate and someone will sign you in. Looking forward to seeing you all then and updating you on some exciting news.

Green Scene:

Join us on Sunday, 16th February, from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM for our monthly Green Scene volunteer session at Brynmill Primary School! This session helps maintain the gardens that Green Scene has created for the school. Everyone is welcome—parents, carers, children, students, and community members.To help us plan equipment for the session, please let us know if you can attend by emailing Jodibethanmoss@gmail.com. All equipment will be provided, along with tea, coffee, fruit, and cake—we’d love to see you there!

PTA News

On Thursday, 6th March, Friends of Brynmill Primary will be holding another second-hand uniform sale! We are currently accepting donations of outgrown uniforms, including:

• T-shirts• Jumpers• Cardigans• Coats• Trousers• Dresses• Skirts• Tights• Shoes

If you have any items to donate, please drop them off at the school office. We kindly ask that all donations are clean and dry. Thank you for your support!

We’ll also be announcing dates soon for our upcoming Board Game Nights—a fun events for all parents and carers.

To stay up to date with our events, check our Facebook page, WhatsApp group, school newsletter, and Dojo. If you’d like to join our WhatsApp group, feel free to email us at friendsofbrynmill@gmail.com.

Dates for the Diary

Friday 31st January – Caswell H Class Assembly – please queue at Gate 2, after the children have been let in at the beginning of the school day.

Friday February 7th – Bracelet R Class Assembly

Friday 14th February – Oxwich D Class Assembly

Friday 21st February Oxwich J Class Assembly

Friday 14th March – Caswell M Class Assembly

Please check our school calendar to keep up to date with all school events

BRYNMILL SCHOOL CALENDAR

If you would like to subscribe, click HERE using your phone, and you can automatically add all school events into your own calendar.

After School Activities

Choir & Netball are back on next week, if you would like to join but haven’t yet completed a form this academic year please find links to the forms below.

Monday – Choir – Caswell & Oxwich classes https://forms.office.com/e/Bt9B1gm62P

Thursday – Netball – Oxwich classes https://forms.office.com/e/VhfjmFMhfT

Safety Drills

We would like to inform you about our upcoming annual Invacuation practice, scheduled for next week.This mandatory exercise is a part of our commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of all our children.

We understand that discussions about safety can be sensitive, and we want to reassure you that our approach is thoughtful and age-appropriate.

For more details about our sensitive approach and what the practice entails, please visit our website https://brynmill-primary-school1.j2bloggy.com/fire-drills-evacuation-and-lock-down-drills-invacuation/

Thank you for your continued support as we work together to keep our school community safe

PTA News:-A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our second-hand uniform sale yesterday. It was wonderful to see so many families finding what they needed. We are now collecting uniform donations for our next sale. If you’re having a clear-out, we’d greatly appreciate any of the following items: 

 • Jumpers 

 • Cardigans 

 • T-shirts 

 • Polo shirts 

 • Trousers 

 • Skirts 

 • Dresses 

 • Shoes 

 • Coats  

Please ensure all donated items are clean and dry before dropping them off at the school office.  Thank you for your continued support!

Green Scene:– Want to make a positive impact at our school? Join us for Green Scene Swansea’s next volunteer session!

School Comms – Advance notice, we will no longer be using School Comms by the end of March. We therefore ask that all correspondence comes in to us via dojo message, email or phone call. If you are currently using School Comms to send absence messages, please start using Class Dojo to send a message to the school office instead. Thank you

Our school payments are fully cashless with iPayimpact, the ultimate school payment app!

At Brynmill Primary School we use iPayimpact so that parents can enjoy hassle-free and lightning-fast school payment experiences right from the palm of your hand. From small purchases to quick top-ups, iPayimpact is your go-to app for managing all your school payments with ease.

It’s the perfect solution for busy parents and guardians who want to keep track of school-related purchases anytime, anywhere. You can check your live cashless balance and manage all school purchases in one place, including trips, events, and clubs.

With iPayimpact, you can easily manage school purchases from your desktop, tablet, or mobile app. For registered parents, you can access iPayimpact via:

• Download app from Apple Store: iPayimpact – Apps on Apple Store
• Download app from Google Store: iPayimpact – Apps on Google Play
• Website: www.ipayimpact.co.uk

 To register for iPayimpact, please get in touch with the school directly.

Second Hand Uniform Sale – Our lovely PTA – the friends of Brynmill Primary will be running a second hand uniform sale on Thursday 23rd January ( times to be confirmed) If you have any uniform to donate please send it in to the school office. Thank you

Dates for the Diary

Fri 24th January – Bracelet B Class Assembly – please queue at Gate 2, after the children have been let in at the beginning of the school day.

Friday 31st January – Caswell H Class Assembly – please queue at Gate 2, after the children have been let in at the beginning of the school day.

Please check our school calendar to keep up to date with all school events

BRYNMILL SCHOOL CALENDAR

If you would like to subscribe, click HERE using your phone, and you can automatically add all school events into your own calendar.

After School Activities

There are no After School Activities next week.

Welcome to the new term, we hope you had a lovely break.

After School Activities

There are NO after school activities for the next couple of weeks. Please keep an eye on the newsletter for information on when they will restart.

Parent/Carer Workshop – Parents and Carers are invited to a workshop on how to support their child with Big Emotions- Worries, next Friday in School.

Fruit Tuckshop –

SCHOOL FRUIT can now be paid for the next 6 weeks. It is available for pupils in Bracelet, Caswell and Oxwich classes. If you would like your child to have a daily piece of fruit at break time, please pay £7 for this half term on iPay.

Please note – the option to pay for fruit is now in the SHOP section:

– Log into iPay
– Go to the menu, accounts, and select your child
– Find the Shop fund and click the shop button
– Choose Fruit tuckshop category
– Click on the offer and change quantity to 1
– Save the item in your basket and then check out

Any problems, please contact the school office.

Governors

Here is an updated list of our Governors.

Chair of Governors – Anwaar Younis – Community Governor

Vice Chair – Graham Davies – Parent Governor

Rosh Ali – Parent Governor

Balaussa Shaimakhanova – Parent Governor

Hywel Vaughan – Local Authority Governor

Cllr Peter May – Local Authority Governor

Julie Warren – Community Governor

Owen Davies – Teacher Governor

Angharad Timaeus – Teacher Governor

Kim Morgans – Clerk to Governors

Dates for the Diary

Please check our school calendar to keep up to date with all school events

BRYNMILL SCHOOL CALENDAR

If you would like to subscribe, click HERE using your phone, and you can automatically add all school events into your own calendar.

Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! Whether you are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, or just having a break in the lead up to the New Year, we wish you a relaxing break. We will see you all for the start of Spring Term on Tuesday 7th January 2025.

Fruit Tuckshop

SCHOOL FRUIT can now be paid for the next 7 weeks after Christmas. It is available for pupils in Bracelet, Caswell and Oxwich classes. If you would like your child to have a daily piece of fruit at break time, please pay £7 for this half term on iPay.

Please note – the option to pay for fruit is now in the SHOP section:

– Log into iPay
– Go to the menu, accounts, and select your child
– Find the Shop fund and click the shop button
– Choose Fruit tuckshop category
– Click on Autumn Term 1 and change quantity to 1
– Save the item in your basket and then check out

Any problems, please contact the school office.

The School Nursing service are holding drop in Flu catch up clinics between 10am and 3pm on the following days. Please bring your child along to any of the sessions to receive their flu vaccine.

Monday 30^th December – Cwmbwrla Clinic (10-3pm)  80 Caebricks Road, Cwmbwrla, SA5 8NS

Thursday 2^nd Jan 25- Resource Centre (10-3pm) Morr Road, Port Talbot SA12 7BJ

Friday 3^rd Jan 25 Gorseinon Hospital (phlebotomy) (10-3pm) Brynawel Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4UU

Here is the link for the Consent form, Please note –  If you have previously completed a consent form there is no need to complete another one. Fluenz Nasal Vaccination Form

PTA News:  

Thank you so much to everyone who entered and shared our Christmas Raffle Fundraiser. You helped raise £795 for our school! 

This money will be spent on vital school resources. All winners have been contacted via email or text. 

Thank you so much for your support during the last month and throughout 2024. We can’t wait to host more events next year! 

What’s coming up?

Half Term – Monday 30th October to Friday 3rd November

Friday 10th November – Caswell N – Class Assembly. Parents and Grandparents welcome from 9.00am to 9.30am approximately. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in.

Fri 17th November – Oxwich J – Class Assembly. Parents and Grandparents welcome from 9.00am to 9.30am approximately. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in.

Christmas Holidays – Monday 25th December to Friday 5th January

Inset Day – Monday 8th January – School closed to pupils for staff training.

Fruit Tuckshop – The offer for next half term’s Fruit Tuckshop is now on iPay.

Holidays & Planned Absences – please remember to give as much notice as possible and complete the form which is available on the website https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Ug4_TzS3ZEGUCRtgHRR5k9M40GLX4EVEsx4bV2V1syJUNFhTTVBDQk9XOEoxUkJFSlA4WVhVMDRNUy4u

Tesco Blue Token Scheme – If you are in either the Marina or Fforestfach branch of Tesco, please pick up the blue tokens and vote for us!

Admissions for Reception/ Year 7 for September 24 – The application process has started, and the link to the online forms has been sent out to parents. if you have recently changed address, please provide proof of address. Your application may be delayed if the address on your application does not match the one on our system.

Oxwich Classes – Residential Trip – Advance Notice – The dates of the residential are 12th to 14th June 2024, and it will be at the St Madoc Centre in Llanmadoc, Gower. Look out for more information, coming soon. Please complete the form so we can guage interest, thank you if you have already done so. https://forms.office.com/e/c8Cjm29J4M

iPay – We have had a few queries from parents who can’t find the various offers such as fruit Tuckshop/ Y6 Hoodies. The iPay home page only shows a couple of offers, to find the rest:-

Log in to iPay – ipayimpact.co.uk

Click the three horizontal lines/ menu button

Select Account

Select your child

Scroll down

You should now be able to see all relevant offers.

PTA News

Save the date: Half price book fair with Scholastic Thursday 30th November and Friday 1st December 3:20pm (after all children have been collected) until 4:30pm.

We will also be hosting a second hand uniform sale at the same time. We are very keen for any donations. This can include coats, P.E kit and shoes with lots of life left in them as well as any uniform. Please can any donations be dropped off at the school office in a bag. All donations must be washed and dried. 

We are making a call for prize donations for our annual Christmas raffle and would love to know if any individuals or local businesses would consider donating a prize. Prizes can take the form of a physical item or a gift voucher. 

We’re so lucky to have secured donations from Thirty Pieces of Silver, Common Meeple, Brynmill Coffee House, Joio Day Nursery, Lc2 Swansea, Dr. Organic and RAVS Vintage as well as an incredibly special prize in the form of a flight with Swansea’s very own team Raven! 

Please email friendsofbrynmill@gmail.com if you’re able to support with a donation. Thank you so much for all of your continued support. 

Green Scene 

Green Scene’s next monthly volunteer session is taking place tomorrow Saturday 28th October at Brynmill Primary School in gardening alley. Come join the fun from 10-12pm we’ll be preparing the veg beds for sowing winter veg with the children, sweeping the yard and weeding. 

This will be our last session this year but don’t worry we’ll be back in February 2024. 

Please contact Jodi Moss on 07910705147 if you’d like to join.

https://instagram.com/greensceneswansea

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 e.g. 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 October – You have the right to clean water, healthy food, a clean environment, and good healthcare.

Value of the Month for October – Tolerance

https://forms.office.com/r/gUSxsjUVmG

What’s coming up?

Tuesday 24th October – Individual & Sibling Photos – School Photographer. Please ensure you have completed the consent form. https://schools.rozandkirsty.co.uk/add_consent/brynmill?pin=5825

Fri 27th October – School Nurse – Flu Vaccinations for those who have given consent ( Reception to Year 6)

Fri 27th October – Oxwich E – Class Assembly. Parents and Grandparents welcome from 9.00am to 9.30am approximately.Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in.

Half Term – Monday 30th October to Friday 3rd November

Friday 10th November – Caswell N – Class Assembly. Parents and Grandparents welcome from 9.00am to 9.30am approximately.Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in.

Fri 17th November – Oxwich J – Class Assembly. Parents and Grandparents welcome from 9.00am to 9.30am approximately.Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in.

Christmas Holidays – Monday 25th December to Friday 5th January

Inset Day – Monday 8th January – School closed to pupils for staff training.

Tesco Blue Token Scheme – If you are in either the Marina or Fforestfach branch of Tesco, please pick up the blue tokens and vote for us!

Admissions for Reception/ Year 7 for September 24 – The application process has started, and the link to the online forms has been sent out to parents. if you have recently changed address, please provide proof of address. Your application may be delayed if the address on your application does not match the one on our system.

Flu Vaccine – We have recently sent out the forms, and ask for them to be completed and returned as soon as possible, even if you are not giving consent. Please ask at the office if your haven’t received a form.

Oxwich Classes – Residential Trip – Advance Notice – The dates of the residential are 12th to 14th June 2024, and it will be at the St Madoc Centre in Llanmadoc, Gower. Look out for more information, coming soon. Please complete the form so we can guage interest, thank you if you have already done so. https://forms.office.com/e/c8Cjm29J4M

iPay – We have had a few queries from parents who can’t find the various offers such as fruit Tuckshop/ Y6 Hoodies. The iPay home page only shows a couple of offers, to find the rest:-

Log in to iPay – ipayimpact.co.uk

Click the three horizontal lines/ menu button

Select Account

Select your child

Scroll down

You should now be able to see all relevant offers.

Free Period Products – We have some Eco Friendly free Period Products to give to girls in the Caswell & Oxwich Classes. Please complete the form if you are interested https://forms.office.com/e/wtdsC1mriN

Contact Forms – Please help ensure our information is up to date by completing our Contact Form, you can put all siblings attending Brynmill on the same form. https://forms.office.com/r/gUSxsjUVmG. Thank you to those who have already completed it so far this term.

PTA News:  –

PTA News: 

Thank you so much to all of the children and parents who attended our Spooktacular disco last week. You helped raise an amazing £360 for our school! 

We’re going to be hosting another second hand uniform sale in November and we’re keen for any donations. This can include coats, P.E kit and shoes with lots of life left in them as well as any uniform. Please can any donations be dropped off at the school office in a bag. All donations must be washed and dried. 

We’re making a call for prize donations for our annual Christmas raffle and would love to know if any individuals or local businesses would consider donating a prize, that could take the form of a physical item or a gift voucher. Please let us know by emailing friendsofbrynmill@gmail.com if you can donate a prize. We would be incredibly grateful and will ensure to circulate prize details via our social media channels and via the school comms channels.  

Thank you so much for all of your continued support! 

Green Scene 

Green Scene’s next monthly volunteer session is taking place tomorrow Saturday 28th October at Brynmill Primary School in gardening alley. Come join the fun from 10-12pm we’ll be preparing the veg beds for sowing winter veg with the children, sweeping the yard and painting pallets. 

Please contact Jodi Moss on 07910705147 if you’d like to join.

https://instagram.com/greensceneswansea

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 e.g. 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 October – You have the right to clean water, healthy food, a clean environment, and good healthcare.

Value of the Month for October – Tolerance

https://forms.office.com/r/gUSxsjUVmG

What’s coming up?

Thursday 19th Oct – Non Uniform Day – Children and staff are invited to wear Red to support Show Racism the Red Card. Suggested donation £1.00 per child.

Friday 20th October – Harvest Festival – Parents and Grandparents welcome. The classes taking part are – Bracelet B, Caswell M, Caswell H, and the Reception children from both Pobbles classes. It will start at 9 ish. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am (after the children have been let in).

Tuesday 24th October – Individual & Sibling Photos – School Photographer

Fri 27th October – Oxwich E – Class Assembly. Parents and Grandparents welcome from 9.00am to 9.30am approximately.Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in.

Half Term – Monday 30th October to Friday 3rd November

Harvest – Traditionally we ask for donations of tins of food to donate to Local Food Banks.

Below are some suggested items for different classes. (This to ensure we have a variety of donations.) But please feel free to donate anything suitable, as long as it is in date.

Pobbles – Tinned meat, tinned fish, tea or coffee
Bracelet – Long life milk, tinned fruit, tinned vegetables
Caswell – Pot noodles, instant mash, tinned meals eg. Ravioli, soup, beans
Oxwich – Toiletries including toilet roll, toothpaste, feminine hygiene products

Tesco Blue Token Scheme – If you are in either the Marina or Fforestfach branch of Tesco, please pick up the blue tokens and vote for us!

Admissions for Reception/ Year 7 for September 24 – The application process has started, and the link to the online forms has been sent out to parents. if you have recently changed address, please provide proof of address. Your application may be delayed if the address on your application does not match the one on our system.

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.

Flu Vaccine – We have recently sent out the forms, and ask for them to be completed and returned as soon as possible, even if you are not giving consent. Please ask at the office if your haven’t received a form.

Oxwich Classes – Residential Trip – Advance Notice – The dates of the residential are 12th to 14th June 2024, and it will be at the St Madoc Centre in Llanmadoc, Gower. Look out for more information, coming soon.

iPay – We have had a few queries from parents who can’t find the various offers such as fruit Tuckshop/ Y6 Hoodies. The iPay home page only shows a couple of offers, to find the rest:-

Log in to iPay – ipayimpact.co.uk

Click the three horizontal lines/ menu button

Select Account

Select your child

Scroll down

You should now be able to see all relevant offers.

Free Period Products – We have some Eco Friendly free Period Products to give to girls in the Caswell & Oxwich Classes. Please complete the form if you are interested https://forms.office.com/e/wtdsC1mriN

Contact Forms – Please help ensure our information is up to date by completing our Contact Form, you can put all siblings attending Brynmill on the same form. https://forms.office.com/r/gUSxsjUVmG. Thank you to those who have already completed it so far this term.

PTA News:  –

A huge thank you to all of the teachers, parents and carers who helped out, baked cakes and brought their children along to our Spooktacular disco yesterday evening. It was so much fun. We couldn’t do it without everyone’s collective effort. Absolutely amazing costumes and pumpkin designs by the children too! 

We’re going to be hosting another second hand uniform sale in November and we’re keen for any donations. This can include coats, P.E kit and shoes with lots of life left in them as well as any uniform. Please can any donations be dropped off at the school office in a bag. All donations must be washed and dried. Thank you 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 e.g. 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 October – You have the right to clean water, healthy food, a clean environment, and good healthcare.

Value of the Month for October – Tolerance

https://forms.office.com/r/gUSxsjUVmG

Admissions for Reception/ Year 7 for September 24 – The application process will start next week, and we will be sending out the link to the online forms on Monday, if you have recently changed address, please provide proof of address. Your application may be delayed if the address on your application does not match the one on our system.

Inset Day – A reminder that next Friday is an Inset Day, when school will be closed to pupils for staff training.

Flu Vaccine – We have recently sent out the forms, and ask for them to be completed and returned as soon as possible, even if you are not giving consent. Please ask at the office if your haven’t received a form.

Vacancy – Casual/Relief Lunchtime Supervisor – we have a vacancy for a casual/relief lunchtime supervisor to cover occasional staff absences. The post will be subject to references and a enhanced DBS check. If you are interested and/or require further information please contact the school office.

Oxwich Classes – Residential Trip – Advance Notice – The dates of the residential are 12th to 14th June 2024, and it will be at the St Madoc Centre in Llanmadoc, Gower. Look out for more information, coming soon.

Oxwich Classes – Theatre Na Nog – The children are going to the Theatre on Wednesday to see The Butterfly Hunter. Please complete the permission form and choose your packed lunch option on this form. https://forms.office.com/e/0AAvmUGa62

iPay – We have had a few queries from parents who can’t find the various offers such as fruit Tuckshop/ Y6 Hoodies. The iPay home page only shows a couple of offers, to find the rest:-

Log in to iPay – ipayimpact.co.uk

Click the three horizontal lines/ menu button

Select Account

Select your child

Scroll down

You should now be able to see all relevant offers.

Free Period Products – We have some Eco Friendly free Period Products to give to girls in the Caswell & Oxwich Classes. Please complete the form if you are interested https://forms.office.com/e/wtdsC1mriN

What’s coming up?

Monday 2nd October – Application Process for next years reception & Y7 admissions start

Wed 4th October – Oxwich Classes – Theatre trip to see the Butterfly Hunter

Thurs 5th October – Bishop Gore Open Evening for Year % & Year 6 pupils from 4pm to 6pm. Booking information can be found at www.bishopgore.net

Fri 6th October – Inset Day – School closed to pupils for staff training.

Thurs 12th October – Halloween Disco

Fri 13th October – Caswell H – Class Assembly. Parents and Grandparents welcome, from 9.00am to 9.30am approximately. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am, after the children have been let in.

Thursday 19th Oct – Non Uniform Day – Children and staff are invited to wear Red to support Show Racism the Red Card. Suggested donation £1.00 per child.

Friday 20th October – Harvest Festival – Parents and Grandparents welcome. The classes taking part are – Bracelet B, Caswell M, Caswell H, Oxwich D, and the Reception children from Pobbles T. It will start at 9 ish. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am (after the children have been let in).

Tuesday 24th October – Individual & Sibling Photos – School Photographer

Fri 27th October – Oxwich E – Class Assembly. Parents and Grandparents welcome from 9.00am to 9.30am approximately.Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in.

Half Term – Monday 30th October to Friday 3rd November

Contact Forms – Please help ensure our information is up to date by completing our Contact Form, you can put all siblings attending Brynmill on the same form. https://forms.office.com/r/gUSxsjUVmG. Thank you to those who have already completed it so far this term.

PTA News:  – Save the date! Less than two weeks to go until our annual Spooktacular disco with DJ Dan, Thursday 12th October. Don’t forget to get a costume ready! 

Disco times have changed and are as follows:

Pobbles & Bracelet 3:30-4:30pm 

Caswell & Oxwich 4:30pm-5:30pm 

Please note that all older siblings attending the first disco session must stay with their parents to avoid overcrowding. If it’s possible for older and younger siblings to wait at home with a parent or carer then please can you do so. Children in Pobbles and Bracelet are welcome to wear costume to school. We will be running the pumpkin competition again, so if you’d like to take part, please don’t forget to bring yours along to the disco with a label that includes your child’s name and class. Finally, please remember this is a cash only event and entry per child is £1.50. 

We’re looking for volunteers to help with our Spooktacular event, if you’re keen to lend a hand setting up, during the event, cleaning up or baking something for the bake sale, please drop us a message on friendsofbrynmill@gmail.com

We’re going to be hosting another second hand uniform sale in November and we’re keen for any donations. This can include coats, P.E kit and shoes with lots of life left in them as well as any uniform. Please can any donations be dropped off at the school office in a bag. All donations must be washed and dried. Thank you for your support! 

Green Scene: – Green Scene’s next monthly volunteer session is taking place tomorrow Saturday 30th September at Brynmill Primary School in gardening alley. Come join the fun from 9-11am, we’ll be preparing the veg beds for sowing winter veg with the children, sweeping the yard and weeding. 

Please contact Jodi Moss on 07910705147 if you’d like to join.

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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 e.g. 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 September – You have the right to an Education.

Value of the Month for September – Respect

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