The School Council held a meeting today to discuss ways to improve our playground , especially in the junior department. We were very privilged to have people from outside agencies to join us who included, Mr C. Gregory (Youth of Betws), Mrs A. Lewis (Wales and West Housing), Mrs S. Davies (Flying Start),Mrs R. Lewis (Communities First) and Mr R. Jamil( Reach Rural Development Programme). We walked around the playgrounds discussing ways to improve the areas, [...]
This term, Betws was fortunate enough to be visited by the travelling Listening Bus which is a very informative experience and offers children a chance to really appreciate the challenges of having a hearing impairment. The listening bus was based at the Life Centre and throughout the course of a day, Betws Primary visited the bus, class by class. A lot of fun was had by all and it was unanimously agreed that we had [...]
We had a fantastic day 16th March when all the children and staff wore trainers. The infant children walked around the yard and the junior children walked a mile around the school grounds. A massive thankyou for all your support, we raised an astounding £94 from collecting loose change. Mrs Matchett has very kindly agreed to find money from the school fund and match that sum and add a little bit more to make it £200 ! [...]
What a day! Nursery, Reception, Yr 1 and Yr 2 all visited Margam Park today and had a great day exploring the surroundings. More to follow….
Betws Primary has joined Sumdog! So all you maths lovers make sure you pester your teacher for your own logins. Enjoy
Today saw our topical trip to Big Pit. Big Pit is situated around 10 miles north of Newport and is now a world heritage site. Year 5 and 6 had a hands on experience of what mining is and what it would have been like to work down the mines all those years ago. Our children also had the chance to meet Maggie Morgan who gave us first hands experiences of what the work conditions were like and [...]
Today saw the grand unvailing of our new Eco lodge here in Betws by no other than rugby legend Shane Williams!!!! Betws Eco Lodge offers a brand new first class accommodation in the heart of Betws, Bridgend with a quality all purpose and inclusive youth provision and facility that is accessible at all times, all year round. Betws Eco Lodge gives visitors the ideal base to explore this attractive and historic area of South Wales, [...]
Dave Penny Jones joined us here at Betws Primary today for our ICT INSET. All members of staff were able to brush up on ICT skills such as data handling and maths within ICT. Dave was a great host and showed all members of staff many different ways and how to apply ICT effectively across these subject areas.
Betws Primary would like to invite all its pupils and parents to the super smiley world of SMILEY TALK. Please visit the smiley talk website for full details and guidance Click here to navigate to the site. All pupils within the junior department have been allocated a user name and password. So please contact your class teacher for your log on.
