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School Council & Rights Respecting


​Mrs Pinches
​Email PinchesT2@hwbcymru.net
School Council & Rights Respecting Committee
​2021-2022


Y2 Demi Morgan, Rosina McCarron
Y3 Bella Griffin, Veronica Mcardle
Y4 Ania Rees, Oliver Newman
Y5 Ruby Sheehan, Marlie May Hobbs
Y6 Ollie Gregory, Leo Mills
Y6 Eliza Greenway, Alithia Mcardle 


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OVPS Rights Respecting Calendar
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Who are the Rights Holders under the UNCRC?
ALL children - Check your rights.

Who are the Duty Bearers under the UNCRC?
ALL adults, at home your parents and carers are the duty bearers, in school all grown ups are the duty bearers.
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Let's welcome our new OV Rights characters. Look out for them around school.
They highlight some of your Rights from the UNCRC.
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The certificate has arrived.
​Ogmore Vale Primary is
Bronze Rights Committed.
Well done everybody
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Article 29 Your right to become the best that you can be.

Marnie and Tess Y6
Celebrating International Women's Day
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​We are beginning our Rights Respecting Journey.
​Please click on the link to read the introductory letter .
More details to follow
Becoming a Rights Respecting School
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Spring News
The top fundraising ideas voted for were:
  • £1 Own clothes Fridays
  • Sponsored treasure hunt
  • Sponsored dance/exercise
  • Donations for an activity day

Dates will be put into the diary soon.

Take a look at the School Council Mission statement and Action plan. The are also displayed in the hall at school.

It's been decided to dress as a superhero or wear red for Comic Relief this year. Any donations can be made via the Comic Relief website.

Thank you
School Council
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​INTERNET SAFETY WEEK

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​Hearts for homes! 

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​The children from Nursery to year 6 have been busy writing jokes and Christmas messages to cheer up the residents of Cwrt Gwalia

Merry Christmas everyone!

December News
The Head Boy and Girl have represented the School Council at a meeting with our Senior Leader team to discuss the children's fund raising ideas. A shortlist has been drawn up and has been sent out to each class for voting. We have asked the children to chose 4 ideas from the list - 1 for each half term.

Details to follow shortly 

Thank you
School Council
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More November News....

It's a bit tricky for us all to meet up this year so Mrs Pinches has decided to give each member missions within their own class bubbles.
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Mission 1
  1. Introduce themselves and the School Council  to their bubbles and to put up their picture into each class. 
  2. Canvass their classes for ideas for easy fundraising ideas prior to a meeting with SLT

More missions to follow...................

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November News

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Children in Need

As a school we raised £170 pounds

​Movie afternoon was a great success and lots of fun has been had by everyone

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Anti bullying week

​The Friendship tree
All children were involved from Nursery to Year six.

What we wish for in a good friend

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​October News

The Head Boy, Girl and their Deputies have met with SLT to discuss Anti bullying week and Children in Need ideas

After some discussion the decision was made the have and own clothes and movie afternoon for Children in Need and for the whole school to be involved in creating a friendship tree.

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SCHOOL COUNCIL 2020

The new School Council has been elected for 2020 and will be supported by our new Head Boy and Deputy Head Boy, Head Girl and Deputy Head Girl

Head Boy - Zachary       Deputy - Reuben                          Head Girl - Emily      Deputy - Marnie

School Council 
  1. Leo 
  2. Tomos
  3. Ruby
  4. Lily
  5. Ania
  6. Sofia
  7. Caleb

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Our Next Steps:
We have been working in classes to determine which of the rights are the most important to the children of Ogmore Vale.

Details to follow...……………………………………….

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Holly one of our super Ambassadors working with an animator to turn the mascot into a gif

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​Winning entry

United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child  Mascot

Ogmore Vale Primary
January 2020

 The School Council and the Super Ambassadors to the Children's Commissioner ran a competition to design a mascot for Children's Rights at our school

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​Competition winner Aaron Pope Year 6 with the original design


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​Pupil Voice Newsletter February 2020

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​Our Head Boy and Head Girl presenting information to the Governing body 

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​Pupil Voice Newsletter December 2019​

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​Ogmore Vale Primary
welcomes 
Sally Holland
The Children's Commissioner for Wales
Sally came into school to lead an assembly and to work with the School Council as we begin our
'Rights Respecting Journey'.
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​ Ogmore Vale Primary School recognises the importance of the ‘pupil voice’ involving the ‘people who count’ effectively in the development of the school. The school has a democratically elected School Council , where children deliver their September Manifestos before appealing for votes!! The School Council were involved in creating our school vision and mission statement and have raised funds for various charities.
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