Newsletter 28/06/19
Attendance – Congratulations to LFPR with 95% and to Y3/4D with 99.6% attendance this week. Llongyfarchiadau!
School Holidays – Please remember that applications for time off school must be submitted to the school office 10 days in advance.
School Letters – Please note we require 5 working days notice for letters for Embassies, Visas, or for confirming attendance at the school.
What’s on next Week?
Tomorrow, our PTA have a stall at the Brynmill Park Fun Day, please pop by and say hello if you are going.
On Wednesday some of our KS2 children have been invited to Victoria Gardens for the Royal Visit by Prince Charles & Camilla. We had over 90 expressions of interest, so had to do a random draw to select the 30 children that will go. Any one who didn’t get picked first time will go on a reserve list.
On Thursday we welcome parents of children starting with us in September.
Friday is the Y3/4J Class Assembly,
After School on Friday is the FBP Summer Fete. If you have any donations for the hampers or tombola please can you bring them to the office as soon as possible. Thank you
What’s Coming Up?
Monday 15th July – Transition morning – Children will spend time in their new classes.
Monday 15th July – Open afternoon for Parents to come and see their children’s work
Wednesday 17th July – Leavers’ Assembly
Thurs 18th July – Y5/6 trip to Bishop Gore to see School of Rock
Fri 19th July – Last Day of term – Toy Day – 3.20pm finish
Monday 2nd September – Inset Day 1
Tuesday 3rd September – Inset Day 2
Newsletter 21/06/19
Royal Visit – KS2 (Year 3 to 6) children have been invited to put their names forward to attend the royal visit to Swansea on the 3rd July. We have had over 60 names already, and will be doing the draw next Wednesday, if you would like your child to be included into the random draw, please make sure you have returned the slip to the office by Wednesday morning.
Congratulations to LFPR with 99% attendance and to Y3/4N with 98.5% attendance this week. Llongyfarchiadau!
Lost Property – We have sorted through the lost property, and all labelled items have been reunited to their owners. However there are still 33 school jumpers, 50 pieces of other clothing, 9 lunchboxes, 15 coats, and 2 superhero capes left. If your child has lost anything please claim it within the next two weeks. Anything left will be reused or recycled.
Sports Day – Our sports day is next Tuesday, and letters have gone home with more information. Parents are invited to join us at St Helen’s Rugby Ground from 9.30 until 12ish. If the weather is bad we have a reserve date of Wednesday 26th June.
School Dinners – Please remember, if your child has school dinners it is your responsibility to ensure there is enough credit on your sQuid account. Please ensure that sQuid is topped up regularly, and consider setting up the auto top up feature, which means that you will never run out of funds. The council has a No Debt Policy letter. If there is no money on your account then unfortunately you will have to provide a packed lunch.
Health & Wellbeing Fortnight – We are off to a flying start with this whole school project, with healthy eating workshops, mindfulness, and extra fitness sessions. We also have football sessions and food demos coming up in due course.
What’s on Next Week ?
Monday – Eco Club, Football Match
Tuesday – Sports Day
Wednesday – Reserve Sports Day
Thursday – Bishop Gore Transition Day for Y6 pupils.
Friday – LFPR Class Assembly
Friday – Bishop Gore Transition Day
What’s Coming Up ?
Wed 3rd July – Royal Visit to Swansea – 30 KS2 pupils to attend.
Thurs 4th July – Meeting for parents of children joining us in September ( resheduled from Wed 3rd July)
Fri 5th July – Y3/4j Class Assembly
Fri 5th July – PTA Summer Fete
Wed 17th July – Y6 Leavers Assembly
Thurs 18th July – Y5/6 trip to Bishop Gore to see School of Rock
Fri 19th July – Last Day of Term, Toy Day, 3.20pm finish
Monday 2nd September – Inset Day 1
Tuesday 3rd September – Inset Day 2
Wednesday 3rd September – School starts
Newsletter 14/06/2019
Inspection:- thank you for the support during our Inspection, the results will be shared with the school and parents in due course.
Attendance:- Congratulations to Y1/2L with 96.2% & to Y5/6E with 98.9 attendance this week. Llongyfarchiadau!
Enterprise Week – All the classes have been busy designing and making products to sell, and some of our Enterprise Troopers went to Castle Square today to sell the products to the general public. The products will also be on sale at the FBP School Fete.
Vacancy for Parent Governor – Nomination forms have been sent home for our Parents Governor Vacancies, please return by 3.30pm next Friday. Please contact Mrs Morgans if you need any information on being a school Governor.
What’s On Next Week ?
Monday – Eco Club until 4pm
Wednesday – Y5/6M Swimming
Wednesday pm – Nursery Open Session
Thursday am – Football Club
Thursday am – Nursery Open Session
Friday – Y1/2H Class Assembly
What’s Coming Up ?
Tuesday 25th June am Sports Day for Reception to Y6 at St Helen’s Rugby & Cricket Ground
Wednesday 26th June am Reserve Sports Day
Wednesday 26th June pm – Nursery Open Session
Thursday 27th June am – Nursery Open Session
Friday 28th June – LFPR Class Assembly
Fri 5th July – Y3/4J Class Assembly
Fri 5th July – PTA Summer Fete
Monday 15th July – Open Afternoon
Wednesday 17th July – Leavers Assembly
Thursday 18th July – Y5/6 trip to see School of Rock in Bishop Gore
Fri 19th July – Last Day of Term, Toy Day, school finishes at 3.20pm
Newsletter 24/05/19
Happy Half Term! We hope you all have a lovely break, and we’ll see you on Tuesday 4th June.
Attendance – Congratulations to Y1/2H with 97.6 % and to Y5/6E with 98.5% attendance this week. Llongyfarchiadau
Fruit Tuck Shop – Please remember to pay for Fruit in advance ( Summer 2nd half on sQuid)
Dinner Money – Please remember to top up the Catering Purse for School Dinners.
Inset Days – Our next Inset Days are Monday 3rd June, Monday 2nd September, and Tuesday 3rd September
Happy Eid al Fitr to those celebrating the end of Ramadan.
What’s happening after Half Term?
Wednesday – Choir
Thursday – Football
Friday – Y3/4D Class Assembly – All welcome.
What’s coming up?
Sports Day – Our sports day is on Tuesday 25th June. It will be in the morning at St Helen’s Rugby/Cricket Ground. Parents are welcome to join us (Reception to Y6 only). If the weather is bad, the reserve sports day will be on Wednesday 26th June.
Governor Elections – We have a vacancy for a Parent Governor coming up, if you are interested or require more information please contact Mrs Morgans. Nomination forms will be sent out in due course.
School Fete – The School Fete will be on Friday 5th July, we hope you will be able to support this event run by the Friends of Brynmill Primary.
School of Rock – Y5/6 have been invited to see School of Rock at Bishop Gore on Thursday 18th July
Sun Hat/Sun cream – As the weather is getting warmer, please can we remind you to ensure your child is wearing long lasting sun cream, and has a sun hat for outdoor play. Diolch.
Mad Science – There are a few spaces available for the Mad Science After School Club starting on Tuesday 11th June. Click The Link to Book Online: https://bit.ly/2GQpRqW
Rags 2 Riches – We are running our Rags 2 Riches Recycling/Fundraising Scheme again. Please donate clean old clothes for collection on Wed 12th June. Unfortunately we cannot accept donations until Monday 10th June. Money raised will be used to purchase Eco topic books for the classes.
Newsletter 17/05/19
Inset Days – The Inset Days in September are Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd, school will start on Wednesday 4th September.
Next Academic Year – If you are not going to be with us in September, please contact the school office to complete the appropriate paperwork. (This does not apply to Y6 who will be moving on to Secondary School.)
PTA -Movie Night. Tickets are available from the office priced at £5.00 which includes the price of the film and refreshments. The arrangements are:- KS2 children can be unaccompanied, Foundation Children must be supervised by an adult. The children will leave their classes just before the end of the day and go straight to the Dining Hall for their refreshments. Any adults who are coming to accompany their children are asked to make their way to the Fire Escape outside Mrs Jenkins’ classroom (De Breos Street) where they will be let in just after 3.20pm to join their children.
Attendance – Congratulations to Y1/2L with 98.9% attendance and Y3/4J with 99.3% attendance this week. Llongyfarchiadau!
Medicine – The school has a small supply of Calpol & Piriton for use in an emergency, however if your child is under the weather before coming into school, and you want them to have medicine during the school day, please send in a labelled bottle together with written instructions (child’s name, dosage, timing etc). Thank you
Competition Time – we have a lovely competition to design an engraved wooden sign for the Discovery Centre in Brynmill Park. If you are interested please pick up an entry form from the school office.
What’s on next week ?
Monday – Eco Club until 4pm
Wednesday – PTA Movie Night (please see above for arrangements)
Wednesday – Y5/6E Swimming
Thursday – Football Club
Friday – Y5/6 River Trip. We are asking for voluntary contributions of £3.00 towards the cost of the bus.
What’s Coming Up ?
Half Term – Monday 27th May to Fri 31st May
Monday 3rd June – Inset Day
Tuesday 11th June – Mad Science After School Club
Wednesday 12th June – Rags to Riches, collection of clean old clothes.
Fri 14th June – Y3/4N Class Assembly
Fri 21st June – Y1/2H Class Assembly
Newsletter 10/05/19
Plastic Free Day – Thank you to everyone who joined in with Plastic Free Day, a lot of children had reusable water bottles and plastic free lunches, we even had the milk delivered in glass bottles, which was nostalgic for some members of staff, and a complete novelty for the children! The Eco club were interviewed by Bay TV about the initiative, and we will let you know when you can see it.
School Photographer is with us next week on Wednesday for Class & Team photos, please can all children wear school uniform or school colours. Y6’s can wear their leavers hoodies.
Y5/6 Swimming Sessions – Please note that these have changed from a Thursday morning to a Wednesday afternoon.
What’s on next Week ?
Monday – Eco Club
Wednesday – School Photographer
Wednesday – Choir, Y4 to Y6 for existing members of the choir.
Thursday – Football
What’s Coming Up?
Fri 24th May – Y5/6 River Trip. Please pay voluntary contributions of £3.00 on sQuid
Monday 3rd June – Inset Day
Wed 5th June – Eid – Please let the school office know if you will not be attending school due to religious observance.
Mad Science After School Club, in a change to the advertised dates, these will now start on Tuesday 11th June, and finish on 16th July.
Wed 12th June – Rags to Riches appeal, collection of clean used clothing.
Eco Club Update
We have a busy couple of months!
We had a recycling assembly for the whole school, and were visited by Sammy the Seagull, who helped us decide what items to recycle and which bag to put them in.
We encouraged the whole school to get involved with the Big School Spring Clean, and every class did a litter pick in or around the school.
The Eco Club wanted to take it one step further and so we did a Beach Clean, the children were amazed at the amount of plastic litter and micro plastics that they found on the Beach.
We attended an Eco Brick workshop in the National Waterfront Museum, and will share what we have learnt with the rest of the classes.
We now collect empty crisp packets for recycling, as well as batteries and writing implements.
All our events have spurred us on to do a Plastic Free Day in School. Children were invited to choose reusable alternatives to single use plastic in their lunchboxes, and we had the school milk delivered in glass milk bottles, instead of the plastic containers.
The Eco Club was interviewed by Bay TV about our Plastic Free Day, and what the school is doing to encourage pupils and staff to Reduce, Reuse & Recycle.
Parent Information Summer Term 2019
In the Summer Term we will be covering the following Whole school projects:
*Well-Being Week * Enterprise Week * Transition Week
As a Y3/4 Phase, we will be covering the topic of Disaster Zone and we will also have a 2-week project following the interests of the children in class.
Questions for you to discuss:
• What do you know about natural disasters?
• How do we impact on our natural environment?
• Where was the most recent natural disaster?
If you have any items (e.g. books) that you believe might be linked to this topic and would support learning, then please bring them in to class
Other Information
• Please can reading books be returned at least once a week. Pupils are involved in a range of other reading activities in class but it is important that pupils can practice at home. We encourage that all pupils enjoy reading and listening to stories at home.
• Please can your child bring a pencil case to school with a pen, pencil, rubber and ruler.
• PE Kit is required for all lessons and should include clothes that can be left in school. If your child is unable to do PE for a medical reason, then a note must be provided.
PE Days:
Y3/4J – Monday
Y3/4N & Y3/4D – Thursday & Tuesday
Assembly themes include: The Dot, Charity, Special places and celebrations, Gwasanaeth Cymraeg, Special books e.g. Bible or Qu’ran, Values, Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Topic, Here comes the Summer, Right to relax and play, Changes (SEAL), Leavers.
Rights of the term:
Article 24
Right to food, water and medical care
Article 13
Right to find out things and share what you think with others
Article 6
The right to life and to be healthy
Article 31
Right to relax and play
Thank you for your continued support,
Y3/4 Team