Week 4 - Friday 27th September 2019

Week 4 - Friday 27th September 2019

Welcome to our weekly newsletter for week 4 of the school year.


Trip letters and Media Consent letter

Thank you to those parents who have completed and returned the trip consent and media consent forms. If you have not returned your child's copies please return as soon as possible. Your child will not be allowed to attend any external trips without a completed form. Replacement forms are available from our website if required. Please click here.

Parents Presentation - Wednesday 25th September

We hope parents that who were able to make it to the parents presentation found it useful and enjoyed hearing about the exciting plans your child's class teacher has for this school year. If you were unable to attend, a copy of the class presentations are available on our website.

Children's Voice Elections

Children who have applied for the Children's Voice Council will be presenting their ideas to their class next week and following this we will be holding our elections. We will share the results following the elections.

Music Scholarship

Pupils who have applied for the music scholarship will be informed of their audition date next week. The auditions will take place week beginning 7th October.

Panto - Years 3 to 6

Years 3 to 6 will be visiting the Panto in Porthcawl this years on 18th December. This years children will be entertained by a cast performing Snow White. The performances are always enjoyable. The cost of the trip is £11 and children will require a packed lunch on the day. If you wish your child to attend please ensure payment is made through Parent Pay by Thursday 24th October. Tickets will be booked and paid for on Friday 25th October and we cannot guarantee a place if you have not paid by this date.

Macmillan Coffee Morning - Friday 27th September

Thank you for all parents and children who supported our Macmillan coffee morning today. We are delighted to inform you that we raised over £80 for the charity.

School Holiday Club - October Half Term

The Oldcastle holiday club will operate from Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November from 9am to 3.30pm at a cost of £18 per day. Children from the age of 5 years to 11 years will be able to attend the club. Children will be able to participate in a range of exciting sports, and arts and crafts activity sessions throughout the day provided by our qualified staff. The Club will operate in the main hall and nursery areas in the school and utilise other areas as required. Children will need to bring a packed lunch and water to drink throughout the day. Please complete a booking form for each child. Once your booking form has been received we will issue a Parent Pay invoice to you. Discounts are available for sibling and weekly bookings. Please contact the admin team on 01656 815790 or by email holidayclub@oldcastleprimary.co.uk if you have any questions.

Booking forms are available here.

Choir concert - Friday 11th October

Our school choir will be performing at the Bridgend Male Choir Annual Concert on Friday 11th October at the Sony Theatre, Bridgend College. We have a limited amount of tickets available for parents to buy. Parents of choir children may buy 2 tickets per child at a cost of £10 per adult or £2.50 per child. Please contact the admin office if you would like to purchase tickets. Tickets are also available from the Bridgend Male Choir website.

Harvest Festival

As part of our school harvest festival celebrations we are collecting items for Bridgend Foodbank. The foodbank have advised us of items that they require - please refer to the image below. In particular the following items would be helpful:

  • Tinned meat (corned beef / ham)
  • Tinned fish
  • Tinned vegetables
  • Tinned fruit / rice puddings / sponge pudding / custard
  • UHT Milk
  • Spreads (jam, marmalade)
  • Coffee
  • Crackers

They do not need baked beans or pasta at the present time. Please bring any donations into school by 18th October. Thank you for your support.

P.E.

P.E. will be held on the following days for each year group:

  • Nursery - Friday
  • Reception - Friday
  • Year 1 - Monday
  • Year 2 - Tuesday
  • Year 3 - Monday
  • Year 4 - Wednesday
  • Year 5 - Thursday
  • Year 6 - Thursday

Schools Cross Country Event - Years 3 to 6

The first event for the Schools Cross Country competition will be held at Bryntirion Comprehensive School on Saturday 28th September. Good luck to all that attend!

There are 4 races, with the first race beginning at 10am and therefore attendees must arrive no later than 9.30am. The competition is for junior age children (years 3-6) and children must be accompanied by an adult, who is responsible for their child’s welfare at all times at each venue. The events should be finished by 11am. NO DOGS ARE EVER ALLOWED AT THE EVENTS.

To enter children and parents simply need to meet at the venue and a parent has offered to coordinate children from Oldcastle on the day. Children will be provided with Oldcastle bibs to wear for the competition - these bibs were provided by the PTA and Bridgend Male Choir.

Two further events are provisionally arranged for Saturday 19th October and Saturday 23rd November. Venues tbc.

Sporting Success

Congratulations to Florence in year 5 who has been selected for the Under 13's Wales National Basketball team. Well done Florence.

Headteacher Award

The following children were presented with a Headteachers Award during assembly today. This weeks theme is 'Confidence to have a go'.


  • Year 1 Mrs Morcom-Lewis - Abigail
  • Year 1 Miss Vaughan - Osian
  • Year 2 Mrs Roberts - Harley
  • Year 2 Miss Lewis / Mrs Guy - Charlie
  • Year 3 Brotherton / Mrs Burr - Dmitrijs
  • Year 3 Miss Davies - Kelsey Mae
  • Year 4 Miss Radford - Lewis
  • Year 4 Miss Craven - Tabitha
  • Year 5 Miss Jones - Iris
  • Year 5 Miss James - Ryan
  • Year 6 Mrs Coleman - Charlie M
  • Year 6 Mrs Evans - Ella


Year 5 had a very informative visit from Madeleine Moon MP today as part of their parliament topic.

Year 4 learnt a variety of first aid techniques with St John Cymru this week.

Don't forget School Savings Club every Wednesday

Diary Dates

  • Saturday 28th September - Schools Cross Country event years 3 to 6
  • Tuesday 1st October - Year 2 trip to Techniquest
  • Thursday 3rd October - Years 5 and 6 visit to Welsh National Opera at Millennium Centre
  • Friday 11th October - Choir concert at Sony Theatre
  • Monday 14th October - Reception Autumn Walk to Newbridge Fields
  • Friday 18th October - PTA Clothing Collection
  • Friday 25th October - Term Ends
  • Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November - Half term
  • Monday 4th November - Inset Day
  • Tuesday 5th November - Inset Day
  • Wednesday 6th November - Back to School
  • Wednesday 18th December - Juniors to visit Pantomime
  • Friday 20th December - Term Ends
  • Monday 6th January - Back to School
  • Monday 17th February to Friday 21st February - Half term
  • Monday 24th February - Back to School
  • Monday 6th April to Friday 17th April - Easter holidays
  • Monday 20th April - Back to school
  • Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May - Half term
  • Monday 1st June - Inset Day
  • Tuesday 2nd June - Inset Day
  • Friday 17th July - Term Ends
  • Monday 20th July - Inset Day

Inset Days 2019/20

  • Monday 4th November 2019
  • Tuesday 5th November 2019
  • Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd June 2020
  • Monday 20th July 2020