Diary

jayne.howard@assembly.wales
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01656 865508
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NIGHT
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at 9pm
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FREE WI FI
now available
the 2nd Bridgend Schools Cross
Country team race at Brynteg
Comprehensive. It was a really
windy day but despite that the
school still had lots of top ten
runners. Well done to everyone
who came. The next race is
provisionally set for the 23rd
January.
CHILDREN IN NEED
On Friday 13th November,
children and staff fully
supported Children in Need
again by coming into school
dressed in ‘onesies’ or pyjamas
and donated a £1. By donating
an extra 20p, pupils also
brought their favourite teddy
bears with them to school
that day. The total raised was
£562.76! Another fantastic
achievement and the school
thanks you for your continued
support.
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS
It was that magical time of year
again when the sound of Jingle
Bells filled the air! Once again
the children of Dolau Primary
School have done themselves
proud with excellent Christmas
Concert performances. Nursery
and Reception children in both
departments sang their hearts
out in a fantastic Carol Service.
Year 1 and 2 put on a baa-rilliant
performance of the nativity
musical Hey Ewe! With a gospel
choir of angels, calypso-ing
kings and square-dancing sheep
the children had the mums and
dads clapping and cheering with
pride. Blwyddyn 1 a 2 put on
a performance of a favourite
winter tale Yr Arth Eira / The
Snow Bear. All children acted
and sang wonderfully and the
audience enjoyed each scene
with different characters and
songs, especially the Penguin
Rap! The junior department
held their Carol Service outside,
around the Christmas tree
this year. There was a special
Christmas feeling as the pupils
sang and recited around the
tree with their candles and
lanterns, creating that special
warm glow!
TREE FESTIVALS
The School Council chose a
‘Winter’ theme this year to
inspire decorations for the
Christmas trees at both the
Llantrisant and Llanharan
Christmas Tree Festivals. Thank
you for all the donations of
cardboard, wool, plastic bottles
and buttons. The Junior
children enjoyed recycling
them to make a collection of
snowflakes, stars and pom-pom
decorations. The Christmas
trees were eye-catching and
Key Stage 2 looked like it had
been hit by a glitter snowstorm
by the time the children had
finished! Many thanks also to
the school choir for performing
wonderfully at both churches
during the festivals.
MAYOR’S PARLOUR
On Monday 7th December
Dolau Primary School’s Eco
Council attended the Mayor’s
Parlour to meet the Mayor
Barry Stephens. They had a
fantastic time learning about
what the Mayor does and they
discussed what they had been
doing in school to keep it a
sustainable and environmentally
friendly place.
RECEPTION TRIP TO SANTA’S
TOY MINE
This term the Reception classes
visited Santa’s Toy Mine at
Rhondda Heritage Park as a
lovely way to conclude their
theme ‘Icicles and Igloos’. The
children explored deep in the
mine, and followed Caradog
the Welsh Reindeer’s clues
to find Santa Claus. On the
way, they found an ice cave, a
candy cane and even Santa’s
train full of presents! Finally,
the children made their way
to Santa’s workshop and were
lucky enough to meet the man
himself! They even received an
early Christmas present, what a
fantastic day.
SWIMMING GALA
On Monday the 30th of
November a team of 26
children travelled to Ynysawdre
Swimming Pool for the Urdd
Swimming Gala. It was the
school’s most successful year at
the gala with 11 medals being
won throughout the day. The
girls in the year 3-4 relay team
came away with a gold medal,
boys 3-4 a silver medal, Paige
Richardson won two individual
bronze medals and Troy
McDermot winning a silver in
his individual race. The school
is very proud of all of the team
as the children were fantastic!
BRAZIL VISIT
It had been a very exciting year
for Dolau Primary School and
their international school links.
There are partnerships being
built all over the world with
the aim of developing global
citizenship skills. Miss Gwenter
and Miss Jenkins spent a week
visiting Dolau’s partner school
in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as part of
the British Council Connecting
Classrooms Project. They had a
fantastic welcome and had the
opportunity to teach in several
schools, including their partner
school, Alfredo Inacio School.
They taught the students about
Dolau, the local area and Wales.
The students responded well,
showed fantastic discipline and
thoroughly enjoyed and even
learnt a few Welsh phrases. The
students in the schools in Sao
Paulo presented presentations
and taught the teachers about
their culture, beliefs and daily
lives. Both teachers thoroughly
enjoyed and are excited to
bring a part of Brazil back to
Dolau. Dolau are now preparing
to welcome their partners in
January, and hope that this is
another sustainable partnership
that will continue to grow. You
can watch the journey of Miss
Gwenter and Miss Jenkins on
Dolau Primary’s Twitter page.
BANGLADESH VISIT
In November Miss Pugh and
Miss Osborne travelled to
Bangladesh as part of the
Connecting Classrooms project
funded by the British Council.
Dolau Primary in Llanharan
are partnered with Shabandar
Government Primary School
in Sylhet. During their visit,
Miss Pugh and Miss Osborne
received a warm and friendly
welcome from pupils, teachers
and members of the local
community. The welcoming
ceremony showcased
the culture and heritage
of Bangladesh and their
enthusiasm and commitment
towards the school partnership
was evident. A plaque was
revealed and a tree was planted
in honour of the connecting
classroom project. A teacher
from Shabandar Primary School
will visit Dolau Primary in
January 2016 to further develop
the partnership between both
schools.
POKER CHAMPION
Every Wednesday night at
the Mountain Hare Inn the
Poker players arrive to pit their
wits against each other. It’s
fascinating to see the chips
changing hands as the players
bluff and counter bluff their way
through the evening.
Although, its an honour to win
any of the Wednesday night
poker games the ultimate
prize is to win the Christmas
tournament.This year the
Christmas tournament was
held on Wednesday the 9th
December.After a close run
contest the eventual winner
was Keith Hughes[affectionately
known as ‘Crash’.]
Congratulations!
`CRASH` with his £1,000,000 bar
credit voucher First Prize,Ha! Ha!
NEW RECYCLING CENTRE IN
LLANTRISANT.
It’s so pleasing to inform
you that RCT council has
opened a new Community
Recycling Centre (CRC) in
Llantrisant which is a huge
bonus for all the residents who
live in this part of the borough.
The site is situated on Panty-Brad
Road, off Heol-y-Sarn,
Llantrisant Industrial Centre
CF72 8YR.
The new site will be a 100%
recycling facility and therefore
will only accept recyclable
material. It is hoped that
residents and users of the site
will welcome this new initiative
and by doing so will help drive
up the recycling levels for the
Council.
Items that can be taken to the
CRC
Wood, Batteries, Polystyrene,
Fridges/Freezers Green Waste
Mattresses, Engine Oil TVs/
Computers/Monitors Gas
Cylinders, Glass Carpets/Rugs
Paint, Paper, Books, Plastic,
Plasterboard, Mobility Aids
(Wheelchairs and Walkers]
Fluorescent Tubes, Rubble,
Scrap Metal, Tiles and Ceramics,
uPVC Windows and Doors,
Cardboard, Cooking Oil,
Electrical Items e.g. Kettles,
Toasters, Textiles and Shoes (NO
pillows/duvets), Cables
Opening Hours for this New
Recycling Facility are:
8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. 7 DAYS a
Week.
HAPPY RECYCLING!
Roger K Turner
County Borough Councillor
01656 863045