Folly Farm Trip December 2008

On a frosty Sunday morning, a trip of no fewer than 93 of us decended upon Folly Farm for fun and frolics on our Christmas trip.

The day began with excitement and expectations to see the man in red. To keep us going there was animal feeding, fair rides, adventure playgrounds, pet handling and more. Below is just a small selection of the very many photos taken!

First important job of the day was to enter the colouring competition. (I'm not sure if there was an age limit)!

The pets felt soft and fluffy!

After a busy couple of months at the Reindeer Flight School, 2 reindeer take a well earned rest in readiness for a busy night on the 24th !

Waiting to see Santa! Can hardly wait!

Almost there, heading for the door, can taste that mulled wine already!

Ho! Ho! Ho! It's the man himself. Just can't believe Santa took time out of his busy schedule to see us.

There's a hole in your bucket.........

I'm having such a FAB time!

These goats were really thirsty, but I'm not sure who was winning the tug of war with the bottle?

This slide was a huge hit...............................

..........................with BIG kids too!

Everyone had a great day, the trip was a fun family day out .

Special thanks to WCVA and Llanelli Town Council, without whom we could not have run the trip at such a low cost.

All I want for Christmas is..........

Today the School Council held their Christmas sale in the school hall. Each class contributes something, whether it be edible goodies such as gingerbread men, (my favourite) or hand crafted cards, there's something for everyone.

After an initial panic, (please see pic below!) we couldn't unlock the door quick enough to let the eagerly waiting parents in.

The garden club's chocolate logs soon sold out and the christmas balloons, always a hit, didn't last long either! Cards, calendars, juice, cakes, biscuits, dolls and more, what else could you want for Christmas?


Well Done to all the staff and children for working so hard!

A small cheque for Huge smiles!

Today, members of the parent's association visited the school to present a cheque for £200 towards Christmas activities for the children. We appreciate how hard the children work over the festive period and so we wanted to give a little something to bring smiles all round. We were delighted when we not only received huge smiles, but the children also sang a song for us too!

Pictured with the cheque are parent's association members Rebecca Westcott, Louise Rosenthal, Danna Wookey, Joanne Yeo and members of the School Council.

Winter Raffle Winners

On Thursday November 27th, the parent's association drew their winter raffe. They had been busy selling raffle tickets in the school yard the previous week and had raised £100!! Thank you to everyone who had purchased tickets to help support the parent's association, and well done to all the winners, we hope you enjoy your prizes. Thanks to PCSO John Hill for drawing the tickets.

The winning numbers and prizes were:

• 1st Prize - Hamper no.286
• 2nd Prize - Folly Farm Tickets no. 251
• 3rd Prize - Wetlands Tickets no.216
• 4th Prize - Toddler Bike no. 201
• 5th Prize - Breakfast Voucher no.41
• 6th Prize - Children's Toy no. 301
• 7th Prize - Children's Toy no.76
• 8th Prize - Children's Toy no. 96
• 9th Prize - Children's Toy no. 176
• 10th Prize - Morrisons Voucher no. 81
• 11th Prize - Tin of Sweets no. 271
• 12th Prize - Singing Bear no. 156
• 13th Prize - Advent Calendar/Selection Pack no. 311
• 14th Prize - Candle no.171
  
  

Don't put it down or we'll laminate it!!!

Realising that there was a need for a laminator in the community police office, the parent's association decided to take pity on our community police officers and donate one to the office. John and Llinos and the community police team are always supportive of all events that the parent's association does and so this small gesture will hopefully see them busy, merrily laminating away. So watch out, don't stand still too long, or they'll laminate you too!

Anyone for a game of Bingo!

On Wednesday November 19th, pupils from year 2, along with Faye and Bryony from Communities First went along to St. Barnabas Hall in Tyisha for a game of Bingo with the members of Tyisha and Dock OAP Branch! The trip was part of an Intergenerational project organised by Communities First. Faye kick-started the afternoon off by explaining to the children what a community was, and then the games began!



The children enjoyed a game of bingo, and even a magic show put on by one of the members. After some light refreshments, the children entertained the members with a song they have been practicing from this year's Christmas Panto Cinderella.

A fun visit was had by all and I'm sure more visits will be arranged in the future.

Thank you Tyisha and Dock OAP Branch for having us over! Tyisha and Dock OAP Branch meet every Tuesday in St. Barnabas Hall from 2.00pm.

Blinging it up for the Mayors Parlour!

Becci and Joe were invited to attend the Mayors Parlour recently after successfully applying for, and being kindly granted a donation from Llanelli Town Council. The Parent's Association were delighted to receive the cheque, (they always are!), and will be using the money towards this year's Folly Farm trip.

National Road Safety Week November 2008

This week saw the Parents Association taking part in National Road Safety Week alongside Staff, pupils, parents, Communities First, and Community Police Officers. We met at St. Peter's Church and together walked the short journey to school safely.


After arriving, Community Police Officers John Hill and Llinos Phillips, along with community development worker Faye Davies demonstrated how SID (Speed Indicator Device) would have a smiley face if cars were driving below the 30mph speed limit and a sad face if they drove over it, to small groups of pupils. More "walking buses" are planned for the future.

Spooky Party 2008

Copperworks Parents and Friends Association held their annual Spooky Party on November 1st this year at CYCA. Adults and children alike dressed in their scariest costumes and looked absoluteley spooktacular!

All children who attended were presented with certificates from our two judges, Community Police Officers John Hill and Llinos Phillips, who had the very difficult task of judging the fancy dress competition. The PFA are always grateful for all the help they receive from volunteers, and would like to take this opportunity to thank them, and all who attended for their support.