Dear Parents, Carers and Friends,
Stamps
– If you have any used stamps from your mail, please can you bring them in to school for us
to forward for Charity. Thank you.
Instrument lessons – Please can you pay for this term’s lessons if you haven’t already
done so. Unfortunately, if lessons are not paid for in advance then lessons will have to be withdrawn.
Book Club
– “Nobody likes going to the dentist, especially when they have to remove a tooth.
But do you ever wonder what they do with the tooth afterwards? Demon Dentist is a comedy thriller written
by David Walliams and it’s packed full of rotten teeth, acid toothpaste and a very evil dentist …….
Our next meeting will be on the 30th January at 2.00pm in the learning lounge with Mrs Seymour. Please
make sure you have read the book. Kindest regards, Benjamin Hathaway 5R.”
“Our next book has been chosen by vote during our last meeting!
David Walliams' Demon Dentist!! "Demon Dentist is a funny book with some sadness in places but laugh
your pants off bits in others! If you're already afraid of the dentist, then DO NOT READ THIS BOOK!"
(Nealah Griffiths)
School Choir
ADS choir will be performing as part of 'Songs for Freya' in Saint
David's Church, Friday 30th January, 7pm. Tickets are priced at £7 and £3.50 for children
with proceeds going towards The Freya Bevan Fund.
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Tickets are available at Shillingfords Neath shop.
FADS -
(Friends of Alderman Davies School) met on Thursday 15th January to plan future fundraising
events. We are planning a Valentine’s Disco (date to be confirmed ASAP but it will be during w/c 9th
February) and some other fun activities.
We would love to see more Friends of Alderman Davies School getting together to plan events and activities
which will raise funds to enhance the children’s education experience – we are currently saving up for
equipment to develop the outdoor play space and for a dedicated Godly Play area.
A huge thank you to everyone who kindly donated prizes and bought tickets for the Christmas Raffle – we
are so grateful for everyone’s kindness and enthusiasm. Your contributions are hugely appreciated.
Our next meeting will be on Thursday 5th February where we will be planning the final details for the
Valentine’s Disco – please join us at school at 5pm, tea and coffee provided and children very welcome.
If you’d like to make contact before then, feel free to email Vicky on
FriendsofAldermanDavies@gmail.com
Huge thanks and best wishes
FADS
Congratulations
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Week ending 9th January 2015
 Mr Williams would like to nominate Amber Williams - for really working hard this week on Place
Value and writing a review!
 Mrs. Partington's Stars of the Week, this week are Ye Shan Chen and Lucas Chen who have been
helping us learn so much about China already. We can't wait to learn more. If anyone has any
interesting items from China they would like to share with us we really would love it.
 Mr Dummer would like to thank Emilia Penfold, Mia Thomas, Thea Williams and Charlie Nicholas
for starting the New Year by working so hard.
 Mrs Roberts would like to nominate the following pupils - Poppy Cashmore and Alfie Veale for
making excellent effort to think carefully about which sounds to use in their independent writing.
Joshua Williams for being a superb mathematician and independently challenging himself to using 3
digit numbers in his work. Alfie Williams for showing wonderful curiosity during our exploration of
St. David's church.
 Miss Williams would like to nominate Liam Harries for doing so much extra work at home for our
class worship and Corey Thomas, Chloe Hunt and Bethany Edwards for their research on the Tudors.
 Nealah Griffiths - has been nominated by one of her classmates for showing great kindness and being
extremely helpful. Mrs Richards would like to nominate Sammi Chen - for taking time out of her
playtime to help others also Rebecca Bartlett and Grace Thomas - for outstanding progress in maths.
 Nursery nominate Louis Gamlin and Grace Power for working together as a team, Lola Saunders for
fantastic name writing, William Prydie for recognising all of the sounds that we have learned so far
and Max Joseph for working hard in school.
 Miss Gwyther's stars: Dylan, Ben Thomas, Tammy and Kyh for an excellent effort in Maths this
week. I was so impressed by them and their attitudes towards their work.
 Class 4P Stars of the week are Amy Duffin for working hard at her Maths including her times tables.
 Freya Newton for excellent Welsh when telling the time.
 Juris Pascual and Dylan Powell for making excellent promises to make God's world a better place
this year.
 Mrs Powell, Miss Yorkshades and Mr Dummer would also like to say a huge thank you to Molly
Fitchett, Seren-Medi Davies, Holly Hulmes and Jodie Shaddick for spending 3 lunchtimes sorting
out our comprehension boxes and to Bethany Hopkins and Shannon Thomas for spending their own
time putting the i-Pads away.
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Week ending 16th January 2015
 2C Star of the week goes to Charlie Birmingham for having a brilliant week in school and working
hard on all challenges he has been faced with.
 Mrs Sydenham's stars of the week are Seren James for an excellent interpretation of a characters
thoughts from the play A Tune of Lies and Wen Mei Tang for beautiful handwriting and
presentation.
 Nursery are proud to nominate Sebastian, Holly, Samuel, Tyler, Eva, Alfie, Harri, Tiana, Nia, Ioan,
Ruby, George, Ellie, Daniel, Demi, Ashton, Max, Lauren, Alex, Madeleine, Scarlett, Amelia, Ava
and Lily for fantastic behaviour and super learning at Zoar's Ark when looking for water features.
 Miss Williams would like to nominate all the Tudor house builders and their mums and dads for
transporting us back in time so imaginatively.
 Mrs Richards would like to nominate - Liam Darvell - for showing great enthusiasm and engaging
well with our 'Film Literacy' sessions. Niamh Tudor - for showing an excellent understanding of
verbs and adjectives. All 5R for their fantastic efforts in making Tudor houses.
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Year one would like to nominate...... Josh Williams for working so hard in both maths and English.
Sofia Fitchett and Owen Stephens for some fab Read Write Inc responses. Niamh Mulhern and Ben
Brown for working so hard in their guided group reading.
Mr Williams’ Stars of the week are: Liliana Mitchell Superb work in Maths and Language
throughout the week and Evan Davies Super work yesterday and today
Class 4P STARS OF THE WEEK Jasmeen Bacter and Molly Fitchett for excellent use of similes in
their poetry writing and Faith Hutchinson for the being the only representative from our school who
has got through to the Urdd Swimming Finals in Cardiff. She was the fastest swimmer using front
crawl in the district and she is now going to compete against other schools from Wales in Cardiff on
Saturday, January 24th so we wish her well!
Mr Dummer would like to nominate Owen Belcher, Evie Littlejohns, Dafydd Brown and Lloyd
Jenkins for fantastic maths work and division this week.
Stars of the week for Reception are – Laila for joining in with team games; Jayden for writing very
sensible swimming pool rules; Tomas Morgan for super Welsh and Cian for being a very kind friend.
Future Events –
INSET Dates for 2015
Monday 20th July 2015
Tuesday 1st September 2015
Advance Notice –
Monday 19th January 2015 5W will be leading Monday worship at 2.45pm in St. David’s Church
Monday 2nd February 4P will be leading Monday worship at 2.45pm in St. David’s Church
Monday 23rd February 3W will be leading Monday worship at 2.45pm in St. David’s Church
Monday 9th March 2C will be leading Monday worship at 2.45pm in St. David’s Church
Monday 23rd March 1R will be leading Monday worship at 2.45pm in St. David’s Church
Parents and family members are welcome to join us. Please remember this is worship and therefore
photography is not permitted.
The dates for classes joining our weekly Eucharist this term, which is held in our school studio at 10.00am,
is below. You are most welcome to join the congregation and our pupils.
Wednesday 14th January
Wednesday 21st January
Wednesday 28th January
Wednesday 4th February
Wednesday 11th February
Wednesday 25th February
Wednesday 4th March
Wednesday 11th March
Wednesday 18th March
Wednesday 25th March
6G
5W
5R
4D
4P
3W & 3S
2C & 2P
1D & 1R
RS & RB
Nursery
Residential visits for junior pupils 2014/2015 Academic
Year
3W Monday 29th June 2015 – Wednesday 1st July 2015
3S Wednesday 1st July 2015 – Friday 3rd July 2015 full payment by 12th June please.
Year 4 Llangranog residential £130 - Wednesday 20th May - Friday 22nd May 2015 full payment by 30th
April please.
Year 5 Pendine residential £170 - Monday 13th July 2015 – Friday 17th July 2015 full payment by 12th June
please
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Our end of year production led by year six will be Into the Woods on 13th July at Gwyn Hall
– more details nearer the date.
Encouraging all to fulfil their potential within a caring Christian environment
Other Organisations –