On Friday, the PPS football team travelled to Penybont Fc to take part in a tournament involving several Bridgend schools. After winning 5 of their 7 games, the boys then had the pleasure of meeting Wales football manager Chris Coleman who posed for photos and signed autographs! 

Pencoed Primary School's Football team had a great day at the Cardiff City FC Kids Cup on Tuesday 13^th January.  

After seven matches they were crowned group winners and have progressed to the next round on Thursday 29th January 2015.

The team played against schools from Cwmbran, Cardiff, RCT and the Vale of Glamorgan and scored lots of fantastic goals.  Captain Luis Barham-Young scored the most memorable goal which crashed against the cross bar from 20 metres out.  It really was a superb goal which would be better suited to ‘Match of the Day’. 

There was lots of tension at the end of the tournament because Pencoed had to wait for confirmation of their win.  They and Ysgol Y Wern (Cardiff) were level on 16 points but Pencoed won the group with a much higher goal difference. 

Well done to the boys and good luck in the next round.

 

Squad

Luis Barham-Young, Rhys Jones, Llyw Gibbons, Ethan Sutton, Harri Pascoe, Joshua Davies (all Y6), Sam Rowlands (Y5) and Eduardo Bregua (Y4).

 

 

We have had the following thank you letter from Simon Bugler, manager of NatWest Bank Pencoed, who attended our Community Coffee Afternoon in December.

 

“The invitation delivered by Julie Jenkins and two pupils said, “Please come along to our Community Christmas Coffee Afternoon where you can enjoy some of our preparations for Christmas”.

So it was with excited anticipation that I went along not quite knowing what to expect. The next hour was a most enjoyable and impressive affair as Pencoed Primary School welcomed the close community of Pencoed and the young pupils showed just what future talent the town has to offer. From Christmas carols to the School Council talking about their important job giving the pupils a voice and pupils reciting poems about their favourite teacher which brought a tear to the eye-it was a fantastic insight to the great talent and the way the pupils are truly involved in all aspeacts of the school. Roll on December 2015!

Simon Bugler

NatWest Bank 

On Monday the school held its first ever Christmas Community Coffee Afternoon. We invited representatives from a number of local groups and invited local businesses and groups who have supported us throughout the year.

We had a fantastic response, with representatives from Open the Book, WI, Healthy Schools Team, local residents and the Pencoed OAP society.  Coffee and cakes were provided (home baked by our very kind staff members) and a full programme of events occurred, showcasing the diverse talent throughout the school.  We ended the afternoon with traditional carols, led by the excellent school choir.

Many thanks to everyone in the local community who has supported the school thorough the year; Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy and healthy 2015.

On the 25th September 2014  Richard Clark and Lynn Griffiths took part in Survival of the Fittest, Cardiff.  They both completed the challenge in 2 hours 16 minutes!

 

We would like to say a big thank you to them both for raising an amazing £243 towards for our Observation and Assessment Class.

Go to School Clubs - PPS Radio to hear the latest edition of the PPS Radio show, featuring music, news and features from our year 6 pupils.

As part of our topic "Keen to be Green", Year 6 were treated to a series of workshops on Thursday as the excellent Tony and David from ADA Recycling spent the day with us. Pupils learnt all about the importance of recycling, and the different ways in which we can recycle goods at home and in school. The day was extremely fun and engaging, and we can't wait to welcome our visitors again next year!

As part of our year 6 literacy work, our pupils recently entered the Central South poetry competition, entitled "What makes a great teacher?". Pupils from across the region (Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend, Merthyr & RCT) took part, and the top 100 poems have been displayed at the Cardiff City stadium. Remarkably, 11 out of the top 100 were from Pencoed Primary! A massive congratulations to the following pupils:

Sophie Bowen, Millie Andrews, Freya Thomas, Iestyn Deere, Morgan Sweet, Hope Evans, Dan Johnson, Harison Eden, James Roberts, Laini Lewis and Shirley Chen.

 

This really is a marvellous achievement. Da Iawn pawb!

As part of our topic " Keen To Be Green", Year 6 travelled to the Brecon Beacons on Monday to explore the national park and to find out more about the landscape, wildlife and activities in Mid Wales. The pupils had a wonderful time and as usual, the behaviour of our pupils was commended by our hosts. 

I was very honoured to be part of the very moving Remembrance Day service in Pencoed on Sunday. It was fantastic to see so many people marking this very important occasion, where we remembered all the local people who have lost their lives, not only in the first and second world wards but in more recent conflicts.

I was incredibly proud of all the children from the school, who showed great respect and responsibility.