Mini beast Mansion

During our after school teacher club this term the children have been extremely busy.  They have been making a 'Minibeast Mansion' in an attempt to attract more mini beasts into our school gardens which obviously has a vast amount of benefits for these mini beasts.  However, at the same time it will provide an excellent stimulus when learning about animals and their habitats.  All the children (and teachers), despite getting extremely dirty and wet,  have been enthusiastically being gathering resources to fill the mansion! Da iawn to all involved and to Mrs Bailey for coming up with the wonderful idea!

Rag Bag Day

On Friday 28th January we are having a 'Rag Bag Day'. As you know we are taking part in the 'Rag Bag' Campaign which encourages the recycling of any clothing, textiles, shoes, handbags and accessories so why not bring your black bags of clothes etc into school on this day. Not only are you encouraging your child to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle but you are also fundraising for the school.  Bags of clothes means bags of cash.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!!!!!!

Recycling Ink Cartridges

Have you got any Inkjet Cartridges?

Help us to raise money for our school.


We will receive cash for each ink cartridge you collect

(We accept all brands, makes and models except Epson & Brother ink cartridges and Toners)


Please collect as many cartridges as possible from neighbours, co-workers and family send the cartridges into the school and place them in the recycling box outside Class 5.

Thanks for supporting us.

Ist Meeting

Thank you to all Eco committee members for making our first meeting so interesting. We decided on a new Eco-code for the school, which was an extremely difficult decision as the entries were of such a high standard. We also discussed targets for the term which will be displayed shortly on our Eco Notice Board.

We are looking forward to being visited by Matthew Bunt, Keep Wales Tidy coordinator for the area. He will be meeting with the Eco-committee and Mrs Howells to discuss new ideas for the forthcoming year.

We hope you will continue to support us over the next year in making Ffynnon Taf a greener and healthier place.

New Eco Council

Here is a picture of the brand new Eco Committee. All the members are very excited about the year ahead, particularly our Year 6 eco representive who said, "I am very excited to be part of the eco commitee because we will be helping the teachers and pupils make the school a greener place."

Rag Bag Recycling Campaign

After our initial launch in the summer term, there is now a permanent Ragbag Recycling Bank within the school (in the hall) which you can use at any time throughout the year. The “Rag Bag” School Recycling Scheme has been developed to:

• Raise awareness about Textile Recycling in the UK

• Increase recycling rates, helping the environment and helping Local Authorities to meet challenging recycling targets

• RAISE SCHOOL FUNDS
So if you are having a sort out why not drop your old clothes, shoes, bags etc into the recycling bank as you bring or collect your child/ren from school

Thanks for supporting us in trying to make our school and community more ECO-friendly!

A Home Energy Monitoring Calculator

We are planning to start monitoring our use of energy (gas and electricity)within the school to see if all our tremendous efforts are having an impact in reducing our carbon footprint. Why not use the same tool? Log on to http://www.imeasure.org.uk and use the online Home Energy Monitoring Calculator
A simple & fun way to help you:
★ Cut energy
★ Save money
★ Protect the environment
Track your energy use and compete with others for the lowest carbon footprint!
All that is needed is to regularly enter your gas and electricity meter readings.