Wishing all our pupils and families a great half term break. School starts back on Monday 4th November.

What’s coming up?

After School Clubs (week beginning 4th November)

Choir (Caswell and Oxwich) – Monday 3.20-4.15pm
Netball (Oxwich) – Thursday 3.20-4.15pm

Dates for the Diary

See the link below to our new school calendar for all upcoming events, inset days, holidays etc.

Brynmill Primary School Calendar

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

Class Assemblies

Parents / carers / grandparents are welcome to join us for class assemblies. They start at approx. 9.00am and last about half an hour. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in. These are the class assemblies coming up:

• 8th November – Caswell M
• 15th November – Caswell N

Fruit Tuckshop

School Fruit can now be paid for the next 7 weeks after half term holiday. 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

Period Products

We have some free period packs to give out to girls in Caswell and Oxwich. They include some period product samples and an information leaflet. We will be giving these out after half term. Please contact the school office if you would not like your daughter to receive this.

Vacancy

We currently have a vacancy for a Teaching Assistant. If you are interested please see the link below for more information:
https://www.swansea.gov.uk/article/33030/Brynmill-Primary-School–Teaching-Assistant-Temporary

Road Safety Reminder

• 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

PTA News

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our Spooktacular disco! You helped raise just over £500 for our school. Thank you so much to all of those who helped us make the event a huge success, without you there would be no disco.

We know we’re not technically in the season just yet….but we’re trying to get organised for our annual Christmas raffle! This raffle is run to raise much needed funds for the school and will be spent on vital school resources and equipment.  

We’re making a call for prize donations and would love to know if any local businesses would consider donating a prize, that could take the form of a physical item or a gift voucher. Our last Christmas raffle raised an amazing £1,000 and we’d love to match that this year! Could you help us reach that goal? 

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!

What’s coming up?

After School Clubs (week beginning 21st October)

No Choir this week sorry
Netball (Oxwich) – Thursday 3.20 – 4.15pm

Dates for the Diary

See the link below to our new school calendar for all upcoming events, inset days, holidays etc.
Brynmill Primary School Calendar

Class Assemblies

Parents / carers / grandparents are welcome to join us for class assemblies. They start at approx. 9.00am and last about half an hour. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in. These are the class assemblies coming up:

• 24th October – Oxwich E
• 8th November – Caswell M
• 15th November – Caswell N

Great Athletes

Thank you for all your amazing fundraising efforts for our Great Athletes event with Natalie Powell. Prizes have been given out to pupils today. The final total raised for new sports equipment is an incredible £1,744.98! The Health and Wellbeing Ambassadors pupil voice team will be creating a questionnaire so that all pupils can have a say in how the money is going to be spent.

Leaving Brynmill?

If your child is leaving the school please give us as much notice as possible and complete our leavers form: https://forms.office.com/e/1ymErcyq6b

Help with School Costs

Struggling with school costs? Your child may be eligible for additional support through the School Essentials Grant. Check your eligibility today: https://www.gov.wales/get-help-school-costs

Easy Fundraising

Sign up to support Brynmill Primary School on #easyfundraising today and you’ll enter us into a prize draw to win a £300 donation. From then on, you can also raise free donations for us when you shop online with all your favourite retailers! That’s right, you can raise money for us every time you buy clothes, groceries, takeaways, insurance, holidays or anything else you buy online at no extra cost. Make every shop count, join here: https://join.easyfundraising.org.uk/brynmillps/mvmcld/s2s/hsI3VlTQ/SE875/facebook/

Local Half Term Activities

PTA News

There’s less than one week to go until our Spooktacular Disco with the amazing DJ Dan on Wednesday 23rd October! Don’t forget to get a costume ready. Disco times are as follows: 

Pobbles & Bracelet 3:30-4:30pm 
Caswell & Oxwich 4:45-5:45pm 

Entry to the disco is via Gate 2. So once your child has been collected, please queue up from there. 

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 their costumes 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 mostly in need of helpers for the first disco from 3:30-4:30pm.

Green Scene

Our next Green Scene volunteer session will be taking place on Sunday 20th October from 10-12:30pm. This will be our last session of 2024 and we’d love to see a host of lovely faces there.

As always, there will be lots of jobs to get stuck in with and all equipment will be provided. We also provide refreshments and offer a creative activity for children after our break around 11:30am. Please let us know if you can attend by emailing jodibethanmoss@gmail.com Thank you so much!

What’s coming up?

After School Clubs (week beginning 14th October)

Choir (Caswell & Oxwich) – Monday 3.20 – 4.15. Consent: https://forms.office.com/e/Bt9B1gm62P
Netball (Oxwich) – Thursday 3.20 – 4.15. Consent: https://forms.office.com/e/VhfjmFMhfT
Please note – you only need to complete the consent form once

Dates for the Diary

• Wear Red Day (Show Racism the Red Card) – Fri 18th October
• Parent Workshop – Emotional Regulation – Fri 18th October 9.15am
• Halloween Disco – Wed 23rd October
• Parent Workshop – Everyday Welsh at home – Thurs 24th October 3.45pm – 4.30pm
• Inset Day 3 – Fri 25th October – school closed to pupils
• October Half Term Holiday – Mon 28th October to Fri 1st November – school closed
• Individual / Sibling Photos – Tues 5th November
• Parent Workshop – Big Emotions – Anger – Fri 15th November 9.15am
• Pobbles Christmas Concert – Fri 6th December
• Bracelet Christmas Concert – Tue 10th December
• Caswell Christmas Concert – Wed 11th December
• Oxwich Christmas Concert – Thurs 12th December
• Christmas Holidays – Mon 23rd December to Fri 3rd January – school closed
• Inset Day 4 – Mon 6th January – school closed to pupils

Class Assemblies

Parents / carers / grandparents are welcome to join us for class assemblies. They start at approx. 9.00am and last about half an hour. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in. These are the class assemblies coming up:

• 24th October – Oxwich E
• 8th November – Caswell M
• 15th November – Caswell N

Harvest

Thank you so much for your generous Harvest donations, which will be given to The Salvation Army to distribute to those in need. If you haven’t had chance yet and wish to donate there is still time to bring in items next week.
Diolch

School Battery Recycling Competition

We want your old batteries! We are taking part in the School Battery Recycling Competition, where winning schools will receive Amazon Vouchers.

Please start collecting your old household batteries, and send them into school. We have a few battery collection boxes, if you would like one please call into the school office to pick one up, or send the School Office a message on Dojo, and we can send one home.

The winning school will receive Amazon Gift Vouchers.

International Walk to School Month

October is International Walk to School Month and to celebrate, Living Streets have created an Autumn Street Safari. If you don’t do so already, why not try walking to school, or if it’s too far – parking a little further away and walking the rest of the way. How many of the activities you can do on your walk? Children who walk to school can also earn WOW badges, with a different fun design each month.

Attendance Reminders

• If your child is going to be absent from school please inform the school office by 9.30am by phone, email, or messaging ‘The Office’ on class dojo.
• If your child has an appointment during the day, please try to minimise the amount of school missed by bringing them in before and/or after wherever possible.
• For planned absences / holidays please complete the form: https://forms.office.com/e/MruSui5Lfc
• Please try to arrive to school on time (between 8.40am and 8.50am). If you arrive after the gates have been closed you will need to accompany your child to the school office to sign them in.

PTA News

 There’s less than two weeks to go until our annual Spooktacukar Disco! 

These events are only possible because of our wonderful volunteers, if you’re able to help out during any of the times below, please can you email us on friendsofbrynmill@gmail.com: 

Set up: 2pm-3:15pm 
Pobbles & Bracelet: 3:15-4:30pm 
Oxwich & Caswell: 4:30-5:45pm 
Clean up: 5:45-6:15pm 

Equally if you’re able to help for the duration of the event, please let us know! We’re so grateful for your support. 

We’re also seeking donations of baked goods on the day. If you’re able to donate something, please can you email us on the address above. Anything donated must have a clear list of ingredients written on the back of the box they are dropped off in as well as the name of the person the box belongs to. 

Please don’t forget, we’ll be running our carved pumpkin competition during both events, any pumpkins that would like to be entered, need to be brought to the disco and given to a member of staff or of the PTA. Please make sure they are clearly labelled with the child’s name and their class. Prizes will be given out towards the end of each disco! 

Please see poster below for all event details. Don’t forget your costume!

Green Scene

Our next Green Scene volunteer session will be taking place on Sunday 20th October from 10-12:30pm. This will be our last session of 2024 and we’d love to see a host of lovely faces there!

As always, there will be lots of jobs to get stuck in with and all equipment will be provided. We also provide refreshments and offer a creative activity for children after our break around 11:30am.

Please let us know if you can attend by emailing jodibethanmoss@gmail.com Thank you so much!

What’s coming up?

After School Clubs (week beginning 7th October)

Choir (Caswell & Oxwich) – Monday 3.20 – 4.15. Consent: https://forms.office.com/e/Bt9B1gm62P
Netball (Oxwich) – Thursday 3.20 – 4.15. Consent: https://forms.office.com/e/VhfjmFMhfT

Dates for the Diary

• Wear Red Day (Show Racism the Red Card) – Fri 18th October
• Parent Workshop – Emotional Regulation – Fri 18th October 9.15am
• Halloween Disco – Wed 23rd October
• Parent Workshop – Everyday Welsh at home – Thurs 24th October 3.45pm – 4.30pm
• Inset Day 3 – Fri 25th October – school closed to pupils
• October Half Term Holiday – Mon 28th October to Fri 1st November – school closed
• Individual / Sibling Photos – Tues 5th November
• Parent Workshop – Big Emotions – Anger – Fri 15th November 9.15am
• Pobbles Christmas Concert – Fri 6th December
• Bracelet Christmas Concert – Tue 10th December
• Caswell Christmas Concert – Wed 11th December
• Oxwich Christmas Concert – Thurs 12th December
• Christmas Holidays – Mon 23rd December to Fri 3rd January – school closed
• Inset Day 4 – Mon 6th January – school closed to pupils

Class Assemblies

Parents / carers / grandparents are welcome to join us for class assemblies. They start at approx. 9.00am and last about half an hour. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in. These are the class assemblies coming up:

• 11th October – Caswell H
• 24th October – Oxwich E
• 8th November – Caswell M
• 15th November – Caswell N

Athlete Visit

Our Great Athletes visit on Wednesday was a huge success. The children had fun doing their sponsored circuits, learning about the benefits of keeping fit, and meeting Natalie Powell who talked about her journey to becoming an Olympic athlete, and demonstrated some of her judo skills!

Thank you so much for all of the sponsorship money, the current total is over £1300 to spend on sports equipment. If you haven’t had chance to sponsor yet, there is still time, you can sponsor online here: https://sportal.greatathletes.org/events/landing or send in the sponsor form and money next week.

Reception / Year 7 applications

The admission window for parents to apply for Reception and Year 7 places for September 2025 is due to open on Monday 7^th October 2024 and will close on Friday 29^th November 2024.

Please look out for more information which will be sent out by email on Monday.

PTA News

Spooky season is here! Which means there’s less than three weeks to go until our Spooktacular Disco on Wednesday 23rd October. Check out the poster below for full details: 

These events are only possible with the help of our amazing volunteers. If you’re able to help with this event, even if that’s for just one of the discos or the full duration, please get in touch via friendsofbrynmill@gmail.com 

Finally we’re calling for donations of baked goods to sell during the disco. If you’re a dab hand in the kitchen, and would like to donate something tasty, please get in touch via the email address above. 

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 October

You have the right to clean water, healthy food, a clean environment and good healthcare (Article 24)

Value of the Month for October

Tolerance

What’s coming up?

After School Clubs (week beginning 30th September)

Choir (Caswell & Oxwich) – Monday 3.20 – 4.15. Consent: https://forms.office.com/e/Bt9B1gm62P
Netball (Oxwich) – Thursdays 3.20 – 4.15. Consent: https://forms.office.com/e/VhfjmFMhfT

If you would like your child to take part in choir or netball please ensure that you have completed the consent form for this school year, even if your child was already attending last year. Thank you!

Dates for the Diary

• Olympic Athlete Visit – Wed 2nd October
• PTA meeting – Fri 4th October 9am
• Wear Red Day (Show Racism the Red Card) – Fri 18th October
• Parent Workshop – Emotional Regulation – Fri 18th October 9.15am
• Halloween Disco – Wed 23rd October
• Parent Workshop – Everyday Welsh at home – Thurs 24th October 3.45pm – 4.30pm
• Inset Day 3 – Fri 25th October – school closed to pupils
• October Half Term Holiday – Mon 28th October to Fri 1st November – school closed
• Individual / Sibling Photos – Tues 5th November
• Parent Workshop – Big Emotions – Anger – Fri 15th November 9.15am
• Christmas Holidays – Mon 23rd December to Fri 3rd January – school closed
• Inset Day 4 – Mon 6th January – school closed to pupils

Class Assemblies

Parents / carers / grandparents are welcome to join us for class assemblies. They start at approx. 9.00am and last about half an hour. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in. These are the class assemblies coming up:

• 11th October – Caswell H
• 24th October – Oxwich E (CHANGE OF DATE due to inset day)
• 8th November – Caswell M
• 15th November – Caswell N

Athlete Visit

We are getting excited for our visit from Olympic athlete, and Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Natalie Powell on Wednesday 2nd October. Natalie will be giving an inspiring assembly, and putting the children through their paces in a sponsored fitness circuit. To sponsor your child you can use the QR code below, go to the link: https://sportal.greatathletes.org/events/landing, or send in cash with the paper sponsor form that was sent home last week.

Parent / Carer Workshops

We are in the process of creating a workshop programme offering a variety of informative, useful workshops for parents / carers in our Community Hub room. If you would like to attend any of the upcoming workshops please complete the forms below:

Emotional Regulation – 18th October 9.15am: https://forms.office.com/e/C1fVfB81Jy
Everyday Welsh at Home – 24th October 3.45-4.30pm: https://forms.office.com/e/bnH2axJugd
Big Emotions – Anger – 15th November 9.15am: https://forms.office.com/e/E5T6cpLgBd

If you have any ideas for future workshops or ways that we can support our school community please fill in the form below:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Ug4_TzS3ZEGUCRtgHRR5k5hoAZQj7BZDppSZ0B6wzlhUNFQ5TlhHM1pFU05CU1pVNFpDNVo4OE9GTC4u

Welsh Questionnaire

We are gathering information on parent knowledge / confidence of the Welsh language, and how we can help you to support your child with Welsh. If you did not get chance to fill in the questionnaire at the Bay Team meetings and you would like to contribute your views, the link is here: https://forms.office.com/e/C7h2dWNGc7

Wear Red Day

On Friday the 18^th October children and staff are invited to wear something red for Wear Red Day 24, raising money for Show Racism the Red Card. Suggested donation £1.00. Please pay in cash, or into the Charities Offer on iPay.

Show Racism the Red Card is an anti-racism education charity which utilises the high profile of professional footballers as anti-racist role-models to combat racism in society. They produce educational resources and deliver training events and workshops. For more details please see www.theredcard.org

PTA News

A huge thank you to everyone who came to our second hand uniform sale and donated items, we raised a brilliant £57 for our school! 

On Friday 4th October at 9am we’ll be hosting a meeting in the community room to organise our upcoming Spooktacular disco! We’d love to invite any volunteers to this meeting and equally if you’d like to just turn up on the night to volunteer or bake something we can sell to raise funds, please email us on friendsofbrynmill@gmail.com  

Please note the Spooktacular disco will take place after school on Wednesday 23rd October and the main doors will open the following times: 3:30-4:30pm Pobbles & Bracelet 4:45-5:45pm Caswell & Oxwich Don’t forget your fancy dress! We can’t wait to see you all there.

What’s coming up?

After School Clubs

No After School Clubs this week. Choir and Netball to start week commencing 30th September. Please complete the consent forms below if you would like your child to take part:

Choir (Caswell and Oxwich) – Mondays 3.20 – 4.15: https://forms.office.com/e/Bt9B1gm62P
Netball (Oxwich) – Thursdays 3.20 – 4.15: https://forms.office.com/e/VhfjmFMhfT

Dates for the Diary

• Meet the Bay Teams – week commencing Mon 23rd (see below)
• Uniform Sale – Tues 24th September
• Bishop Gore Comprehensive School Open Evening – Thurs 26th September 4-6.30pm (for Year 5 and 6 parents)
• Olympic Athlete Visit – Wed 2nd October
• Halloween Disco – Wed 23rd October
• Parent Workshop – Everyday Welsh at home – Thurs 24th October 3.45pm – 4.30pm
• Inset Day 3 – Fri 25th October – school closed to pupils
• October Half Term Holiday – Mon 28th October to Fri 1st November – school closed
• Individual / Sibling Photos – Tues 5th November
• Christmas Holidays – Mon 23rd December to Fri 3rd January – school closed
• Inset Day 4 – Mon 6th January – school closed to pupils

Meet The Bay Teams

These are opportunities for parents / carers to come in and informally meet with their child’s class teachers, and other parents, and find out a bit about the curriculum and routines this year. Gates open at 3.30pm, ready for a 3.45pm start.

• Monday 23rd September – Oxwich (Mr Davies, Mrs Evans, Mrs Jenkins)
• Tuesday 24th September – Caswell (Mrs Howard, Miss Maliphant, Mr Newey)
• Wednesday 25th September – Bracelet (Mrs Lewis, Mrs Breeze, Mrs Roach)
• Thursday 26th September – Pobbles (Mrs Timaeus, Mrs Nicholas)

Class Assemblies

Parents / carers / grandparents are welcome to join us for class assemblies. They start at approx. 9.00am and last about half an hour. Please queue at Gate 2 on Trafalgar Place from 8.50am after the children have been let in. These are the class assemblies coming up:

• 11th October – Caswell H
• 25th October – Oxwich E
• 8th November – Caswell M
• 15th November – Caswell N

Emotional Wellbeing Workshops

We are thrilled to be able to offer these emotional wellbeing workshops, run by CAMHS school in-reach service. All parents / carers welcome. If you are interested in attending the workshops, please book your place using the links below. If you would like any further information or have any questions, please contact Mrs Ciaburri.

Emotional Regulation https://forms.office.com/e/C1fVfB81Jy
Big Emotions – Anger https://forms.office.com/e/E5T6cpLgBd

Harvest Collection

This year we will be collecting for The Salvation Army to distribute to those in need. They are looking for food items for people who have limited access to cooking facilities, these are known as kettle packs. If you would like to donate, these are suggested items that would be gratefully received:
– noodles
– rice
– cup-a-soups
– pasta
– tinned meat / fish
– tinned fruit
– long life milk
– cereals / cereal bars
– crisps
– biscuits
– toiletries
Please can donations be brought in the week beginning 7th October

Diolch

Free Smoke Alarms

This week we had a visit from South Wales Fire Service who informed us that FREE smoke alarms are available by calling 0800 169 1234

PTA News

Thank you so much to all of those who attended our AGM this morning. It was a great chance to catch up on what we’ve been up to and what we’ve got coming up for the year as well as welcome some new committee members. 

Please don’t forget on Tuesday next week (24th September) we’ll be hosting our second hand uniform sale after drop off at 9:15am and after pick up at 3:15pm. Please remember this is a CASH ONLY event and to bring a bag with you to take home any purchases. Items start at 50p each. Come and grab a bargain!

Green Scene

Our next Green Scene volunteer session will take place this Sunday 22nd September 10-12:30pm on school grounds. Everyone is welcome to join, both parents, carers, children and members of our local community, just please let us know if you’re coming. 

We look forward to seeing you there for lots of weeding, planting and painting! Green Scene sessions usually take place every 3rd Sunday of the month. Please follow us on Instagram for more updates: https://www.instagram.com/greensceneswansea