Newsletter 21/06/2024

What’s coming up?

After School Clubs (week beginning 24th June)

Choir (Caswell and Oxwich): Monday 3.20-4.15pm
Please note that the choir will not be singing in the fete next Friday.
NO netball this week

Dates for the Diary

  • Summer Fete – Friday 28th June
  • Sports Day – Thursday 4th July
  • Pobbles T Class Assembly – Friday 5th July
  • Reserve Sports Day – Monday 8th July
  • Pobbles R Class Assembly – Friday 12th July
  • Year 6 Leavers Concert – Wednesday 17th July
  • Last Day of Term – Friday 19th July
  • Summer Holidays – Monday 22nd July to Friday 30th August
  • 2024/2025 Inset Day 1 – Monday 2nd September
  • 2024/2025 Inset Day 2 – Tuesday 3rd September

Lockdown Drill

Please see the link below to a page on our website which has further information about lockdown drills

Universal Free School Meals

Message from Swansea Council: Further to previous correspondence, we are pleased to announce we will be rolling out free school meals to all year 6 pupils from 2 September 2024 (after summer holidays). Please note this will be automatic and there will be no requirement to apply for the meals. This completes the roll out of universal free school meals to all year groups in primary schools.

Swansea Council: Keeping Safe Online – Tip of the week

Tip thirty-two encourages a healthy balance between online and offline activities and links to a Hwb guide https://shorturl.at/4LF5Z

PTA News

Our Summer Fete Raffle is now live! Check it out on the link below: 

https://go.rallyup.com/brynmillsummerraffle

Tickets will also be available to purchase at the Summer Fete using cash and the winners will be announced on Friday, during the Summer Fete, at 4:50pm. Tickets start at £2 for x10 entries with a host of prizes from the likes of Folly Farm, Crazy Climb and Exist Skatepark! 

Thank you so much to everyone who has put their name down to volunteer during our Summer Fete on Friday 28th of June. We’re still looking for helpers between 1:30-3pm on the day to help set up and string up all of our beautiful paper bunting we made last night! If anyone is able to help us then before pick up, please do get in touch via friendsofbrynmill@gmail.com 

We can’t wait to see you all next week at the fete! Please remember that this event is CASH ONLY so please make sure to bring cash with you. 

Thank you all for your support. 

Green Scene

Thank you so much to everyone who attended our last volunteer session at the school. We weeded, harvested a ton of Mint, did a lot of watering and made some awesome bubble machines out of old plastic bottles and fruit net amongst other things! We will definitely be making these again during our next volunteer session as it was a huge hit with the children and adults. 

Our next volunteer session will be taking place on Sunday 21st July 10-12:30pm. We hope lots of you can join us! Volunteer sessions will be taking place on the 3rd Sunday of every month going forward.

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 June

You have the right to rest and play (Article 31)

Value of the Month for June

Fairness