Newsletter 24/11/2023

LauraR News

What’s coming up?

After School Clubs:

Dates for the Diary:

  • Y5/6 Residential meeting: Wednesday 29th November at 3.30pm
  • Half price book fair / Christmas jumper and Christmas costume swap shop : Thursday 30th November and Friday 1st December 3:30pm until 4:15pm. 
  • Carol Aid: Friday 1st December 6.30pm Pantygwydr Church – Choir performing
  • Christmas Concerts:
    Pobbles – Friday 8th December 9:30am and afternoon time TBC
    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.

WOW – The Walk to School Challenge

We are taking part in the WOW – Walk to School Challenge from Monday 28th November.
WOW is a pupil-led initiative where children self-report how they get to school every day using the interactive WOW Travel Tracker. If they travel sustainably (walk/wheel, cycle or scoot) once a week for a month, they get rewarded with a badge. It’s that easy! Look out for more information coming by email.

Nut-free Classes

Due to severe allergies, the following classes are nut-free zones:
– Bracelet B
– Bracelet L
– Bracelet N
– Caswell M
– Caswell N
If your child is in one of these classes please check the packaging of packed lunch items or any other food items being sent into school to ensure that they do not contain nuts. Thank you.

Christmas Swap Shop

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.

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.

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

Save the date: Half price book fair with Scholastic Thursday 30th November and Friday 1st December 3:30pm (after all children have been collected) until 4:15pm. 

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.

If anyone would like to volunteer during these events, please get in touch via email (friendsofbrynmill@gmail.com) 

Don’t forget you have until November 27th to enter our book fair competition. Using paint, pencils, crayons, markers, pastels etc create an image of your favourite book character. Hand it into your teacher by Monday 27th November to be in with a chance to win a voucher to spend at the half price book fair. Winners will be announce during Star of the Week assemblies. 

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.

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 November – You have the right to be kept safe (Article 19).

Value of the Month for November – Peace