Our E-safety Journey so far!

Calling all KS2 pupils! Please take the time to complete this survey from the Children’s Commissioner for Wales. Thank you.

Are you a young person in Wales? How is lockdown affecting you? Are there any issues that are making you worry or concerned? Or perhaps you’ve had a positive experience of lockdown? Whatever it is, please share your views through this survey, #CoronavirusAndMe:

www.childcomwales.org.uk/coronavirusandme/

The closing date is 29th January and it takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. Thanks.

Can we once again say thank you so much for your continued support over the Autumn Term. Putting together a virtual concert was never going to be the same as a concert with a live audience, but we are truly proud of what the children and staff have achieved.

We hope you enjoy the show. Please click the picture link to watch:

 

In case of a positive Covid test result – If you contact the school to inform us of a positive test result there are some questions we will ask you, so that we can pass them on to Track and Trace.

• Child’s name
• Year Group
• Last Date in School
• Your address
• Child’s Date of Birth
• Contact Telephone Number
• Symptoms – Cough/Fever/ Anosmia (lost of taste and/or smell)
• Date of swab
• Was the child in school of the day of the 1st symptom onset/swab?
• Was the child in school on the two proceeding days to onset/swab?
• Was the child in school during 5 days after onset/swab?

Hamper Raffle – We have received a donation of a lovely hamper which we are raffling to raise funds for the school. If you would like to buy tickets please go to Squid/ Trips & Offers purse/ Raffle – Hamper. Tickets are £1.00 each and you can buy as many as you like.

Free School Meals over the Christmas Holidays – The council will be supporting free school meal children by offering either a payment or a food parcel over the Christmas holiday period.  If you have previously received a payment you do not need to do anything. If you have not received anything previously you can either contact the school by 16 December to request a food parcel delivery or await email instructions on how to apply for payment.

Our School Christmas Dinner is next Friday (11th December) If you haven’t done so already please complete this quick questionnaire. Please complete the form even if your child will be bringing a packed lunch, so we can gauge numbers.

Next Friday is also our Christmas Jumper Day in aid of Save the Children, pupils are invited to wear their Christmas Jumper in exchange for a donation to the Charity.

Lateness – We are seeing an increase in the number of pupils who are arriving at the school gates after 9.00am. Please try to be on time. Remember you can bring siblings at any time from 8.30 to 9.00am to Gate 1 on Trafalgar Place.

Elf Day – Thank you to everyone who has supported the staff with their Elf Day today, in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society.

School Christmas Parties – These will take place during the last week of term, children are asked to bring in some party food for themselves, as we are unable to share like we normally do. The party food should be in addition to their normal school dinner or packed lunch.  Children are welcome to dress in party or fancy dress clothes. Please see below for which day each class is having their party.

Monday 14th December – Y1/2H

Tuesday 15th December  – Y1/2L, Y5/6E, Y5/6D

Wednesday 16th December – LFPR, LFPM, Y1/2B Y3/4N, Y4/5J

Thursday 17th December – Y3/4T

Last day of Term – Friday 18th December, we come back on Monday 4th January 2021

Year 6 Leaver’s hoodies. If you would like to order these in time for Christmas. Please click on this link to go to your login page https://www.schoolleaverscompany.co.uk/leavers-hoodies-login . Or alternatively go to our website and click on “Login” at the top of our home page.

Your login details are as follows: USERNAME: SL52921  PASSWORD: 52921brynmill

You can share these login details with everyone in the year and each person can order and pay for their hoodies online. They can choose their own style, colour and size. Price includes delivery to your home address. We have set the shop to close on the 06/12/20 so please let everyone know that they must place their order by then.

If you haven’t filled in the questionnaire we sent a couple of weeks ago about including your child’s name on the back of the hoodie, please complete this as well.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Ug4_TzS3ZEGUCRtgHRR5k6mkg3WKSypOgoWVPLnRvGNUNUc3U0kwTk05NElCQUxJU1U4WTdCUlNUUi4u

 

At the time of writing we have not had any positive Covid cases at Brynmill. We would like to thank parents and carers for continuing to keep everyone safe by:-

• Wearing face masks at drop off and collection time.
• Answering our questions as to whether everyone in the immediate family is well, and if there are any Covid symptoms.
• Socially distancing on the pavement outside school.
• Seeking medical advice if the children or anyone in their immediate family develops any of the Covid symptoms.
• Keeping children away from school while they or family members await test results.

We continue to try to keep everyone safe in school by:-

• Keeping children in class bubbles.
• Regular hand washing or hand sanitising.
• Having a one way system in school.
• Regular cleaning throughout the school day of high touch points such as door handles and hand rails.
• Regular cleaning of class chairs and tables.
• Disinfecting or quarantining shared equipment such as ipads, books, stationery and play equipment.
• Wearing face masks at drop off and collection time.
• Keeping visitors to the school to a minimum.
• Socially distancing in class rooms and staff rooms.

 

Face Masks – As per our message earlier this week, we are asking parents to please wear face masks at drop off and pick up time. We continue to appreciate your support and patience while we take time to check if anyone in your immediate family has any Covid Symptoms.

Informing the School of a Child’s Positive Covid Test – Fortunately we have not had any Covid cases to date, but if your child develops symptoms and you receive a positive test result, we would be grateful if you could let us know as soon as possible (as well as liaising with Track & Trace). During the school day you can ring the school number on 01792 463019, or if you receive the result outside of school hours please send a message via ClassDojo to Mrs Morgans.

School Christmas Dinner – If you haven’t done so already please complete this quick questionnaire about the School’s Christmas Dinner on Friday 11th. Please complete the form even if your child will be bringing a packed lunch, so we can gauge numbers.

Elf Day – Next Friday staff will be dressing up as Elves to raise money for the Alzheimer Society, it is completely optional but if children would like to join in too, for a small donation towards the charity, that would be fantastic. There is a Charity Donation offer in the Trips and Offers part of sQuid.

Inset Days – We have two Inset days on Monday 21st & Tuesday 22nd December, which means our last day in school this term is Friday 18th December. We start back on Monday 4th January 2021.

Urgent – Christmas Concerts Consent – Mr Davies has sent out a link to a parental consent form to allow us to film children performing their Christmas item.  If you haven’t done so already please complete the form here .

Christmas Jumper Day – To coincide with our Christmas Dinner Day children are invited to wear their Christmas or Festive Jumpers on Friday 11th December in exchange for a donation to Save the Children. There is a Charity Donation offer in the Trips and Offers part of sQuid.

Parent Governors – Thank you to everyone who returned a voting slip. The votes have been counted and verified, and we would like to welcome Mr David Rees & Mr Steven Lovatt as our new Parent Governors.

A big thank you to everyone who donated to last week’s Children in Need, we raised £ 270.00.

Parent Governor Elections – Please look out for the letter coming home today. Please complete the form and return by next Friday morning.

 

Elf Day – On December the 4th the school staff will be dressing up as Elves and donating money to the  Alzheimer’s Society.

If any children would like to join in too they are more than welcome, and there will be an offer on sQuid for  any donations.

 

 

 

Our School Christmas Dinner is on Friday 11th December, if you haven’t done so already please complete this short questionnaire.  That day is also our annual  Christmas Jumper Day in aid of Save The Children,  children are welcome to wear a festive jumper and there will be an offer on sQuid for  any donations.

Christmas Concerts –  Unfortunately we will not be able to put on our Christmas Concerts this year, however we hope to be able to film each class performing an item, and edit them together into a video. We are still working out the details, and will need to get parental consent for children to appear in the video, but this will be in the next couple of weeks.

Welsh government launches ‘Parenting. Give it time’ campaign
The Welsh Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, Julie Morgan has launched a new campaign to give information, support and advice to parents. “Parenting. Give It Time” recognises that the pandemic has had an impact on families, including through increased isolation, supporting children who are self-isolating, or dealing with children’s anxiety. The new campaign provides information to parents on how to understand and respond to their children’s behaviour. It offers practical tips and advice on a range of issues. The core three themes are: your child’s behaviour, giving your child time, and supporting parents through the challenges they face. Full details available here: https://gov.wales/parenting-give-it-time.

COVID-19: Useful videos 

Self-Isolation and a negative test. What happens next?

Has your child tested positive for COVID-19? 

What are the symptoms of COVID-19?

There are loads of benefits to sending your child back to school

As always, a big thank you for bearing with us at the beginning of the school day while we check that everyone is well and doesn’t have any Covid symptoms, and for keeping everyone safe by adhering to social distancing. Diolch

New arrangements for Gate 1 & Gate 2 – From Monday we will be altering the arrangements slightly. If you are bringing your child to line up with their class ( Y1/2L, Y4/5J , Y3/4N) please use Gate 2 (the double gates). If you are bringing siblings or you are late for your class line up, please use Gate 1 (the single gate). Thank you.

Earlier this week we sent home a questionnaire about Service Children, thank you if you have already completed it. If you haven’t had the chance please take a few of minutes to answer a couple of questions here.

Children in Need – Thank you to everyone who joined in today, and for the donations. The offer will remain open on sQuid for a few days if you haven’t had the chance to make a donation yet.

Parent Governor Elections – we received three nominations for the two vacancies, so we will be sending home ballot papers for an election in the next week or so.

Reminder – Please can children bring in their own pencil cases (Year 1 to Year 6) with some pens/pencils/ruler/eraser/sharpener etc. We do have some items to lend children but they have to be thoroughly sanitised/ quarantined before they can be lent out again.

School Dinner Menu – The options have changed, and Miss Rees has sent a copy of the new menu out via Dojo today.

Message from the Local Authority – Digital Exclusion – During the first lockdown, schools looked to identify those pupils that were digitally excluded and with the support of Swansea Council and Welsh Government, provided connectivity and devices to learners. We are currently trying to ascertain any further barriers to home/blended learning, especially those caused by digital exclusion. The responses from this survey will enable us to find what these are and help us to provide appropriate strategies for the continuation of learning.   https://forms.gle/ZVZvpALvVnbsVfWUA.

Just a reminder that if any pupils or members of their household are showing any Covid symptoms please isolate immediately and seek medical advice.