Outstanding Performance at Torfaen Dance Festival
23 May 2018
Our children have done it once again, they've given all they've got with an amazing performance on the third evening of the Torfaen Dance Festival. This is the first year the festival has been held and it provides the opportunity for schools to showcase their dance skills, alongside raising money for charity. They performed to Little Mix 'Word Up' brilliantly and were met with rapturous applause. Dylan from Year 5 was highly commended for his performance and awarded a Torfaen Dance Festival T-shirt. The event was well attended by staff and parents, and we are all already looking forward to next year's event! A picture of the team has been added to full story which you can see by clicking on the news title.
Kier Colouring Competition Winners
20 May 2018
A massive well done to the winners of the Kier Colouring Competition. We've added some lovely photos of them to the gallery section on the website. We really do have some fabulous artists here at Penygarn!
Congratulations to Ryan
18 May 2018
Congratulations to Ryan in Year 6 who recently competed in the prestigious DC Thomas Cup at the Principality Stadium! Our school rugby team were there to support him and the atmosphere in the stadium was amazing and the cheers and chants from the supporters in the stand was exactly what the players needed to hear! You can read more on this story by clicking on the title and following the link.
Congratulations to our boys!
18 May 2018
Penygarn versus Griffithstown primary was a great game of competitive rugby showcasing some exceptional young talent. Throughout the thrilling fixture both teams played some fantastic rugby, eventually resulting in a hard fought 2 tries to nil win for Penygarn. This was Penygarn’s first win of the season and one that will be enjoyed for a very long time. All of the boys played should feel proud of their performance but two boys, in particular, stand out: Kye and Kai. Keep working hard! We've added photos to the gallery section of the website.
Year 5 Pupils and Tesco - The Official Launch of a Business Partnership
16 May 2018
Tuesday 15th May 2018 marked the official launch of a business partnership between Penygarn Community Primary and Tesco store in Pontypool. A group of Year 5 pupils recently spent a day at Tesco researching and recording relevant data. The pupils are then creating, marketing and selling a product they are in the process of developing which they describe as “A ‘must have’ for every shopper in the town.” Tesco store has kindly made a donation of £50 to ‘kick-start’ the project. The product is soon to be on sale in Pontypool market so keep an eye for further information.
Mikey wins at Crufts!
14 Mar 2018
Mikey, one of our wonderful Pets as Therapy dogs has won second place at Crufts. We are all super proud of Mikey, and he looks rather proud of himself in the photo we've added to social media. You can see a copy of it in our Twitter feed here on our website.
Football Success
15 Feb 2018
Our brilliant Year 2 football team came second recently in the Year 1/2 Football Festival. Well done boys, we are super proud of you!
Donation to Newport Foodbank
13 Feb 2018
We've had the most lovely feedback from one of the foodbanks that received donations from our reverse advent calendar project in December last year. Thank you again to all that gave, you really have made a difference. "Thank you to you, the staff and the pupils of Penygarn Community Primary School for your kind donation of 17.2 kg of food to us here at Newport Foodbank. We have seen a big increase in people accessing the Foodbank during December and January so your donations have gone a long way to helping needy people in our area." Lynda Johnston Administrator Newport Foodbank