Attendance – Congratulations to Y1/2H who achieved 94.7% and to Y3/4J with 98.1% attendance this week. Da iawn!

Y1/2H – We are very pleased that Mrs Howard will be returning to work next week on phased return. For the next two weeks Y1/2H will be taught  by either Mrs Howard or Mrs Timaeus.

Cake sale – Our Criw Cymraeg have their cake sale on Monday to raise money for Welsh Resources. We would be grateful for donations of cakes on the day, and children are invited to bring a small amount of money to buy the cakes (suggested amount 50p to £1.00)

Y5/6 Residential Trip – Reminder that the next installment of at least £50.00 is due next Thursday 31st January.

Y1/2H Class Assembly – Friday 1st February at 9.00am – All Welcome.

Y3/4 Cardiff Urdd Trip – Following this week’s meeting, paperwork has been sent home, please complete and return the Health form as soon as possible.

Parent Workshops – Following Mr Davies’ recent questionnaire, parent workshops have been organised for 5.00pm on Wednesday 6th Feb. Please follow the link for the questionnaire.  https://sway.office.com/nQ53BlzwdFbTht4g?ref=Link

Y3/4 LC Trip – Please can we have voluntary contributions towards the Y3/4Trip to the LC for a sports session with the UWTSD. Please remember to let us know if you would like to have a school packed lunch so that we can order it.

Parents Meetings -we have changed the dates of the parents meetings with teachers. They will now be the week of Monday 18th March, more information to follow.

Events – Please remember to have a look at our events page, for dates of Class Assemblies, Inset Days etc. https://brynmill-primary-school1.j2bloggy.com/en_GB/events/

After School Activities next week – Monday – Football Match, Wednesday – Cross Country. Please note even though Mrs Howard will be coming back to work next week, there will be no Choir for the next few weeks.

PTA Disco – Valentines Disco – Wednesday 13th February  – Look out for the posters for more information

School Equipment –  Just a little reminder that children should not be playing with any of the outside equipment before or after school, this refers to the activity trail, as well as items in the Foundation Phase yards. Thank you

 

 

After School Clubs next week – Cross Country on Wednesday, Football on Thursday.

Children late for school – We are being monitored by the local authority for the quantity & frequency of late pupils. Please ensure that your child is either in the yard at 8.40am ready for the bell at 8.50am or in our early Bird/ Breakfast Club. Our Education Welfare Officer will be doing spot checks on late pupils.

Attendance – Congratulations to Y1/2H with 97.2% attendance, and to Y5/6M with 97.9% attendance. Both classes are above our 96% attendance target. Llongyfarchiadau !

Techniquest – Unfortunately we did not receive enough voluntary contributions to cover the cost of the recent Techniquest Workshop, which jeopardises further trips and visits. If you were intending on contributing, but have forgotten, we would be grateful for your contribution. If you can’t remember whether you have paid or not, we are happy to check. Some people have indicated that they will pay on sQuid, but unfortunately we have not received payment, please check your sQuid account to ensure the payment has gone through. Thank you.

We are going cashless! In line with other schools and following on from the success of going cashless for school dinners, we are rolling this out for trips and offers.  We will implement this from Monday 4th March, which will give parents who are not already using it, plenty of time to register. Please contact the school office if you need any help with registering, or have any other queries. Thank you.

Cake Sale – Our Criw Cymraeg are organising a cake sale on Monday 28th Jan to raise money for Welsh resources. We would be grateful for donations of cakes on the day, and please could children bring a small amount of money to enable them to buy cakes. (Suggested donation 50p – £1.00) Diolch!

 

Y5/6 Residential – Just a reminder that the next installment of at least £50.00 for the Y5/6 Residential Trip is due by Thurs 31st January.

Y3/4 – Overnight Trip to Cardiff. There is brief meeting next Wednesday (23rd) at 3.30pm for parents of Y3/4 children going on the overnight trip. If you are unable to make the meeting, we will send home any information. Please ensure that you have paid for the trip in full as the deadline was today. Diolch.

Happy New Year and welcome to the Spring Term.

Please have a look at our Events page which has been updated with forthcoming events such as Class Assemblies, PTA events etc.

A message from Friends of Brynmill Primary  about ways to raise free cash for the school.

Wow! I just wanted to say a massive thank you again to everyone who is supporting easyfundraising or has linked the PTA as their Co-op community cause!

Donations are still being added to easyfundraising every day as the less efficient Christmas retailers start adding in their pennies. While I completely appreciate that nobody has much money in January, please remember to keep completing any online purchases you do make through the app. Interestingly, you also receive donations for paying your utilities online, or booking holidays through Expedia etc, so please always check before hitting the Buy Now button! We’re now up to £112.35 in donations- a fantastic effort and will help to buy some much needed IT resources for the school.

Wow, what a busy week with concerts, School Christmas Dinner, and Christmas Jumper Day!

A big thank you to everyone who supported the Christmas Concerts, we hope you enjoyed them as much as we did.

The Christmas Hamper Raffle has been drawn, and winners contacted. Thank you for buying a ticket.

A big thank you to our hardworking PTA members who as well as serving refreshments at the concerts this week, have supplied crackers for each child to have with their Christmas Dinner or Packed lunch today.

Dangerous Driving – Following an incident a couple of weeks ago, when a parent parked on double yellow lines/zigzags drove into another parent on purpose, we would like to remind you  that we take incidents like this very seriously, and the matter was promptly reported to the police. The car driver has been traced and has had to attend the police station. Thankfully the second parent was not seriously injured, and the matter has been settled via restorative justice.

Applying for holidays during Term Time.In line with National, Welsh Government and Local Authority guidance we actively discourage taking holidays during term time, and would like to remind you of the link between attainment and attendance, and that there is no automatic right to withdraw your child from school during term time. Any request for authorised term time absence will be judged on merit and may not be authorised.

Please complete the Notification of Absence, and return to the school at least 10 school days before the holiday. This allows time for the School Attendance Officer and Headteacher to consider the merits of any application. Any forms submitted less than 10 school days  will  not be considered and will automatically be unauthorised.

For holidays of 10 school days or less the School Attendance Officer and Headteacher will consider the merits of the application.

For holidays of over 10 school days, or if the application will bring the pupil’s attendance below 90%, we will notify the schools Education Welfare Officer.

For holidays of over 20 school days, or if the pupil does not return on the agreed date the pupil will be taken off roll, and the parent will have to reapply. Please note we cannot guarantee that a place will be available on your return.

The Local Authority may (depending on circumstances) issue a fixed penalty notice or commence formal prosecution for failing to secure regular attendance at school.

Y3/4D – Sadly Mr McCoy will be leaving us at the end of the term, as he has got a job in another school, we wish him all the best. Y3/4D will be taught by Mrs Jordan for the first couple of weeks, while we sort out a replacement.

Y1/2H – Mrs Howard popped in to see us this week, and we are very pleased that she is on the mend, unfortunately she is not well enough to return just yet, so her class will continue to be taught by Mrs Timaeus for the next few weeks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please could you take 30 seconds to complete this questionnaire for us. Thanks. Mr D

Questionnaire on Community Links December 18

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After School Clubs Next Week – Monday –  Chess, Tuesday –  Mad Science

Christmas Fete – Thank you to everyone who supported the Christmas Fete, and apologies for the fact we were unable to draw the raffle on the night (due to half of the tickets being locked in the safe!) The draw has now taken place, and winners have been notified.

Signed Swans Shirt – This was an item in the auction, but it did not make it’s reserve price.  If you would like bid anything over £20.00 please contact the school office. The highest bid received by noon on  Friday 21st December will win.

Parking – We have had a complaint from a neighbour in Waterloo Place who said a parent in a white car, picking up a morning Nursery child,  pulled out of Residents Parking and bumped into a parked car, before driving off. Please can we urge everyone to drive and park safely around the school.

Reception Meetings – Parent/Teacher meetings for Reception children take place next week. Mrs Roach’s are on Monday between 2pm & 5pm, and Miss Maliphant’s are on Tuesday between 2pm and 5pm.

Christmas Concerts – What a fantastic start to our Christmas Concerts, with Nursery & Reception performing theirs today. Next week we have Y1/2 on Tuesday, Y3/4 on Wednesday and Y5/6 on Thursday, with performance at 9.30am and again at 5.30pm. Parents are asked to bring the children back at 5.00pm for the evening performances.£1.oo entry fee, payable on the door, all welcome.

Welsh Growth Mindset Mascot – Congratulations to Sama for her winning design, it will be on display in the main hall together with our other mascots.

Christmas Dinner – Next Friday is the school Christmas dinner, if your child normally has a school dinner on a Friday then you do not need to do anything, if however they do not normally have a school dinner, and you would like them to join in, please make sure they have £2.30 in their sQuid account. Unfortunately we are unable to accept cash for school dinner on the day. Don’t forget we are also joining in with Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Appeal next Friday, so please can children wear their Christmas Jumper and donate £1.00.

Christmas Parties – on Thursday 20th December, we are having our Christmas Parties. Please can your child wear party clothes and bring in the following party food to share. (Please make sure there are no nuts in the food)

Y5/6D & Y3/4J & Y1/2L	Multipack of crisps/popcorn, cocktail sausages, mini pizza bites, or bread sticks
Y5/6M & Y3/4N & Y1/2B	Sandwiches, individual wrapped cheese sticks, samosas, bhajis, crudités or other savoury snack
Y5/6E & Y3/4D & Y1/2H	Mini desserts, cakes or biscuits
Nursery & Reception – Individual labelled paper plates with a selection of party food

End of Term – We finish at 3.20pm on Friday 21st December, and the new term starts on Monday 7th January 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

After School Clubs next week

Monday – Chess

Tuesday  – Mad Science

Wednesday – Choir

No football or Cross Country until next term.

Christmas Fete – Next week is the FBP Christmas Fete, Thursday (3.30pm to 5.00pm). We have two special guests attending – Leon Britton & Lee Trundle! Thank you to everyone who has donated items so far for the hampers or tombolas, if you haven’t yet donated there is still plenty of time.

Christmas Concerts – The concerts start next week, as usual we do not sell tickets but ask that anyone attending pays £1.00 on the door, with the money raised going towards much needed resources for the school. We will also be selling tickets for  a Christmas Hamper Raffle

Friday 7th December – LFP Christmas Concerts 9.30 am and 1.30pm. All welcome

Tuesday 11th December – Y1/2 Christmas Concerts 9.30am and 5.30pm (please could all children arrive back at school at 5.00pm) All welcome

Wednesday 12th December – Y3/4 Christmas Concerts 9.30am and 5.30pm please could all children arrive back at school at 5.00pm) All welcome

Thursday 13th December Y5/6 Christmas Concerts 9.30am and 5.30pm please could all children arrive back at school at 5.00pm) All welcome

Carol Aid – Mr McCoy and the choir will be performing at Carol Aid in Pantygwydr on Friday 7th December.

Christmas Jumper Day  – On Friday 14th December children are invited to wear their Christmas Jumpers and donate £1.00 for Save the Children.

Christmas School Dinner – The school will be having their School Christmas Dinner on Friday. Children who normally have sandwiches are welcome to have a dinner on that day, but must pay in advance through sQuid. Please contact the school office if you need your registration details.

Reception Parent Meetings – Monday 10th Dec – Mrs Roach, and Tuesday 11th Dec  – Miss Maliphant.

Christmas Carol Service – The whole school (except Nursery) will be going to St Gabriel’s on Tuesday 18th December for our Annual Christmas Carol Service ( if you do not want your child to take part due to religious reasons please contact your child’s teacher). Sorry,this event is not open to parents.

Christmas Parties – Our Christmas Parties will be on Thursday 20th December, children are invited to dress in party clothes, and bring in some food to share, please look out for the list of suggested items being sent home in due course.

Last Day of Term – Friday 21st December is our last day, we will finish at the normal time of 3.20pm. Children are invited to bring in a toy. As usual we ask them not to bring in anything expensive, or with lots of small parts, or anything that will need charging, as we are unable to plug in any untested equipment.

First Day of Spring Term – We start back on Monday 7th January 2019.

 

Llongyfarchiadau – We are very pleased to announce that following an extensive refurbishment of the school kitchen, we have recently been re-inspected by environmental health and awarded 5 stars!

Eco Club – The Eco club have an after school session on Monday until 4.15pm, when they will be making an Eco friendly craft to sell at the Christmas Fete. All existing Eco Club & Eco Council members are welcome. Sorry but we will not be able to take anyone new.

Birthday Cakes – Just a reminder that we are only able to accept either a large cake pre-cut into 30 pieces, or individual cakes such as fairy cakes, cupcakes, mini rolls etc.

Y5/6 Residential – The first instalment of at least £50.00 is due next Friday 30th November.

Child Absent from school – Please remember that parents should contact the school by 9.30am if their child is going to be absent from school due to illness.

Attendance  – Congratulations to Y1/2B with 94%, and to Y3/4N with 98.4% attendance this week, keep up the good work. Da iawn!

Class Dojo – Please remember to check your Class Dojo regularly for important messages.If your child attends one of our after school activities please make sure you are linked to the group on dojo, so that you can receive reminders.

After School Clubs next week

Monday – Eco Club  (all ages) & Chess (all ages)

Tuesday – Mad Science (all ages)

Wednesday – Choir  (Y3/6) & Cross Country (Y5/6)

Thursday – Football (Y5/6)

Criw Cymraeg – Y Criw Cymraeg have set homework for the whole school this week. The task is a competition to design a Welsh Mascot to join our Growth Mindset Mascots. It’s powers would be to make people proud to be Welsh. To help people use Welsh around the school and at playtime and to promote bilingualism. The mascots will need to be in by the end of the day, Wednesday 28th November for the Criw Cymraeg to judge. Don’t forget to name your mascot!. Diolch!

Next week – FBP Movie Night – There are some tickets left for the movie night on Thursday 29th November starting at 5.00pm. The movie is Home Alone, tickets cost £5.00 and include a drink, popcorn & a hotdog. Cakes and sweets will be available for sale. Please note:-Foundation Phase Children (Nursery to Y2) must be supervised by an adult.

 

Advent Calendars – On sale at the school office, £4.00 each, filled with delicious chocolate, with a picture of school staff on the front, and the names of the children on the back.

A big thank you to everyone who has supported Children In Need today.

Attendance  – Congratulations to Y1/2B with 98.8% and to Y3/4D with 98.2% attendance this week. Llongyfarchiadau

Cycle Training – Our Y6 children had the opportunity to do some cycle training this week, and gained Level 1 or Level 2 certificates in Cycle Proficiency.

After School Clubs

Monday – Chess

Tuesday – Mad Science

Wednesday – Choir

Wednesday –  Cross Country

Y5/6 Residential – The cost of the trip has been set at £160.00, there is a meeting on Thursday (22nd) at 3.30pm with a presentation on the trip, and the chance to speak to the teachers who will be going.

Fri 23rd November – Y5/6M Class Assembly

Eco Club – Monday 26th November – After School Club until 4.30pm

Movie Night – The tickets for the PTA movie night on 29th November are going fast, please call into the school office or send £5.00 in an envelope if you would like to attend.

Xmas Fete – The PTA Christmas Fete is on Thursday 6th December, letters are being sent home asking for donations of items for the hampers or tombola games.

Choir/Carol Aid – Mr McCoy has kindly offered to run choir and Carol Aid in Mrs Howard’s absence. Carol Aid is at Pantygwydr on Fri 7th December.

Parking – As you are probably parking around the school is a problem. However, we repeat our request that that you:-

 – please do not park on the double yellow lines

 – please do not park on the zig zag lines

 – please do not park in the residential bays

 – please do not go the wrong way down the one way streets

– please do not take it upon yourself to confront anyone, we would prefer it if you went through the proper channels, i.e. contact the civil parking enforcement officers 01792 635959, or our local PCSOs on 07825430377 or 07469907939.

Our PCSOs and civil  parking enforcement officers are aware of the problem and are monitoring the situation.

Reception Parents – Individual Meetings with the teachers will take place on Monday 10th December  (Mrs Roach) and Tuesday 11th December (Miss Maliphant) between 2.00pm and 5.00pm. Appointment letters will be sent home in due course.

 

Monday marks the start of our Anti Bullying week, children are invited to wear blue.

Friday we will be celebrating Children In Need Day, Pupils are asked to Dress Up, or Dress Down, and bring in £1.00 donation towards the charity.

School Christmas Meal – This will be on Friday 14th December, and traditionally lots of children who normally have packed lunches choose to have a school dinner on this day. As we are now cashless for School Dinners, if you would like your child to have a  Christmas Dinner, please make sure that you are signed up to sQuid. We will not be able to take cash on the day. If you are not already signed up, and would like a reminder of the registration details for your child’s account please contact the school office.

Choir – Mr McCoy has kindly offered to run Choir on Wednesdays after school. If your child is new to choir, please complete the forms that have been distributed, or collect one from the school office. (Y3 to Y6).

Rags2Riches – These are being collected on Tuesday, please return any full bags to the school office by Tuesday morning. Thank you

Attendance – Congratulations to Y1/2H with 97.4% and to Y3/4J with 96.2% attendance this week. Da iawn

Reception Parents – Individual Meetings with the teachers will take place on Monday 11th December  (Mrs Roach) and Tuesday 12th December (Miss Maliphant) between 2.00pm and 5.00pm. Appointment letters will be sent home in due course.

PTA events – Thursday 29th November – Movie Night, please see the Friends of Brynmill Primary Facebook page for more details.

Thursday 6th December – Christmas Fete from 3.30pm to 5.00pm.

Advent Calendars, on sale now at £4.00. each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great News! – We have been chosen as one of the Coop’s local causes for this year (starting this Sunday).  Please pick up a  membership card next time you are in a Coop branch, nominate us, and we receive a small donation every time you spend on Coop own brand products.  If you are already a member, please log on to your account to change  who you would like to support this year. This could potentially raise over £1,000 for the school to improve the playground facilities. A big thank you to Cat Davies and Leanne Clulee for applying on our behalf.

Attendance – Congratulations to Y1/2B with 99.3% and Y3/4J with 96.2% attendance this week. Llongyfarchiadau!

Staffing Update – We are pleased to inform parents that Mrs L. Davies will be returning to support pupils in Foundation Phase after half term.

Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond the school’s control, Mrs Howard’s absence will be continuing after half term; for continuity, the class will again be covered by Mrs Timeaus.  We do not yet know when Mrs Howard will be returning but we will keep you informed. If you have any concerns, please either contact the class teacher or Mrs Lewis, Foundation Phase Leader directly.

Mrs Davey’s Y3/4D class will continue to  be covered by Mr McCoy for the foreseeable future.

Fundraising – Thank you to those who have signed up to Easy Fundraising, the donations have started to come through. If you haven’t signed up, please go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/brynmillps. Before you do your internet shopping with places such as Amazon, ebay, Argos and hundreds of other shops, click through the app, and the school will get a donation at no extra cost to you.

Eco Club – Some members of our Eco Club had a trip to the Baling Plant this week. Here is what they thought about it :- Poppy – the best bit was seeing Jess the hawk, who kept the seagulls away from the food waste bags. Lilias – I learnt that everyone needs to recycle more. Mrs Morgans – I learnt the difference between stretchy plastic, such as carrier bags, which are recyclable, and crinkly plastics such as salad bags, which are not! Miss Rees – I found out that black plastic food trays can be recycled by Swansea Council.

Y5/6 Residential – Letters have been sent home, please can we have deposits of £20.00 as soon as possible.

Proposed Y3/4 Trip to Cardiff – Please return the slip as soon as possible so we can gauge interest for a Y3/4 Overnight Trip to the Urdd, Cardiff.

Christmas Concerts – Please refer to our events page for details of the Christmas Concerts.

Rags2Riches, collection bags are being sent home, please collect old clean clothes, shoes, soft toys, towels, belts & handbags, jewellery & accessories, bedding  & household linen (sorry no badged school uniform) for the collection on 13th November.

Attendance – Congratulations to Y1/2B with 98.5% and to Y3/4J with 98.8% attendance this week.

Halloween Disco – The FBP are having a Spooky Disco this Thursday. Nursery to Y2 children can join us from 5.30pm to 6.30pm, and must be accompanied by an adult,  Y3 to Y6 children can join us from 6.30pm to 7.3opm. Entry is £1.00 for children, and refreshments will be on sale.

On Tuesday representatives from our Eco club are going to the Baling Plant in Llansamlet to find out what happens when we recycle.

Mad Science – We have a Mad Science Assembly next week, and an After School Club starting after half term.

Y3/4J have their class assembly on Friday,  parents and grandparents are welcome to come and watch. It starts just after 9.00am and will last about 20 minutes.

Flu Vaccinations – The school nurses are in School on Friday to give flu vaccinations to those who have given consent. Reminders have been sent home for missing consent forms. Please sign YES or NO and return.

Half Term  – Monday 29th October to Friday 2nd November

INSET DAYS

Inset Day 4 – Monday 3rd June

Inset Day 5 – Monday 22nd July

Rags2Riches Collection – Please start collecting old clothes, bedding shoes etc (Sorry no school uniform with badges) for the collection on 13th November. This raises much needed funds for our school. Thank you

Year 6 Cycle Training starts on Wed 14th November.

Year 5/6 Residential –Letters are being sent home next week about the Residential Trip to Llanmadoc In April. The cost will be between £150.00 and £200.00, depending on numbers.

Harvest  – A big thank you to everyone who supported our Harvest Festival, either by donating tins of food to people in need, or by coming to watch the fabulous performances at our festival. Diolch