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• Things to do during the Summer Holidays

  Fri 20 Jul 2018 Mr Williams

  With the summer holidays coming up thought I would share this list with great days out with things to do around Chester, Cheshire, North Wales, and the Wirral

  OUTDOOR PLAY (not including parks)

  *Gruffalo trail, Delamere forest 
  *Go ape, Delamere 
  *Crocky trail, Chester 
  *Cheshire Ice cream farm
  *Blakemere Village, Cheshire 
  *Otterspool promenade, Liverpool. 
  *Brimstage Maize Maze, 
  *Abergele adventure trail 
  *Greenfield valley museum, Holywell - treehouse, play area, museum, animals. 
  *Greenwood family park, Gwynydd

  BEACHES.

  *New Brighton prom and pirate ship (could check out the arcades too) 
  *Formby 
  *West Kirby 
  *Ainsdale beach, Merseyside 
  *Crosby 
  *Penrhyn Bay
  *Prestatyn 
  *Talacre 
  *Llandudno and prom. 
  *Rhyl
  *Colwyn Bay 
  *Rhos on sea, Conwy 
  *Prestatyn 
  *Anglesey 
  *Tywyn 
  *Black rock sands, Porthmaddog 
  *Blackpool 
  *Southport

  WATER PARKS, AND OUTDOOR POOLS

  *Bubbles world of play and Splash water park, New Brighton 
  *Otterspool promenade, Liverpool. 
  *Manley Mere. Must be 8 years and 1.2m. Nr Ellesmere port 
  *Outdoor water play Chester zoo
  *Sandy Lane park, Mr Huntington
  * Indoor water play at Cheshire ice cream farm 
  *Marbury outdoor pool, Northwich 
  *Nantwich outdoor brine pool
  *Church walk paddling pool, Northwich.
  *Congleton paddling pool
  *Rhos on sea paddling pool.
  *Water World, Stoke

  INDOOR POOLS AND ICE RINKS

  *Skating at Deeside ice rink
  *Chester city baths
  *Northgate arena, chester 
  *ESPV, Ellesmere Port 
  *Plas madoc leisure centre, Wrexham
  *Eirias park and water park, Colwyn Bay
  *Head to your local pool. Keep an eye out on their websites for special events.

  RIVER WALKS, CRUISES, FERRIES

  *Ferry across river Mersey 
  * Liverpool waterfront currently has a range of activities over summer.
  *The Wirral way, Birkenhead 
  *Chester lady Diana boat tour 
  *Hire a paddleboat on the river Dee
  *Feed the ducks along the river Dee or your local canal (we advise against bread in line with the canals trust recommendations). Coffeetots sell duck food. Why not also grab a yummy I've cream from Cheshire farms on the canal? 
  *Sandy lane aqua park, Chester. Again can feed the ducks.
  *Eccleston 
  *Llangollen. You could even take a horse drawn barge 
  *Ty Mawr country Park, Wrexham 
  *Loggerheads, Nr Mold 
  *Alyn Waters, Wrexham 
  *Erddig country park.

  WILDLIFE (not including farms or parks)

  *Chester zoo
  *Falconrry, Chester cathedral, Chester 
  *Blacon adventure playground and city farm, Blacon. 
  *Blakemere Village, Cheshire
  *Cotebrook horse centre, Tarpoley
  *Welsh mountain zoo, Colwyn Bay
  *Gypsey Wood park, Caernarfon 
  *Blue planet aquarium Cheshire oaks 
  *Seaquarium, Rhyl 
  *Gelateria Domingo the Llama, Eryrys
  *Greenfield valley museum - treehouse, play area, museum, animals. Holywell. 
  *Pili Palus nature world, Menai 
  *Trentham gardens and Monkey forest.
  *Sea life, Trafford Centre 
  *Knowsley safari park
  *Norton priory museum, Runcorn 
  *Wirral Donkeys, Birkenhead 
  *Wheelock Hall petting farm, Sandbach

  COUNTRY PARKS
  *Delamere forest 
  *Helsby quarry local nature reserve 
  *Marbury country park, Northwich 
  *The Wirral way, Birkenhead 
  *Eastham country park 
  *Rivacre valley 
  *Loggerheads 
  *Moel Famau
  *Alyn waters 
  *Ty mawr, Wrexham 
  *Wepre park, Ewloe
  *Snowdonia national park 
  *Erddig country park
  *Greenfield valley museum - treehouse, play area, museum, animals. Holywell.
  *Hawkstone park follies, Shrewsbury.
  The Follies is an historic woodland fantasy with cliffs, crags, caves, deep woods and a series of extraordinary monuments built over 200 years ago,

  OTHER PUBLIC PARKS 
  *Grosvenor park, Chester
  *Westminister park, Chester 
  *Countess walk, Chester 
  *Hoole Park, Chester 
  *Christleton Park, Chester 
  *Ashton park, West Kirby 
  *Birkenhead Park
  *Plassy, Wrexham, castle themed play park.
  *Ruthin park, Ruthin

  CASTLES

  *Chester castle (museum)
  *Halton castle, Runcorn (ruin)
  *Mow cop castle, Cheshire (ruin)
  Wittingham castle (small ruin), Oswestry 
  *Beeston castle (smallish ruin), Tarpoley
  *Hawarden castle - only open to the public on select days 
  *Ewloe castle ( small ruin), Ewloe 
  *Caernarfon castle, Caernarfon 
  * Conwy castle, Conwy
  *Rhuddlan castle (ruin), Rhuddlan
  *Penrhyn castle (national trust) 
  *Boddlewyddyn castle 
  *Beaumaris 
  *Flint castle and playground (ruin)
  *Chirk castle
  *Powys castle 
  *Penrhyn castle, Bangor

  NATIONAL TRUST
  *Erddig Hall, Wrexham 
  *Chirk castle, Chirk 
  *Bodnant gardens, Colwyn bay
  *Powys castle, Powys 
  *Penrhyn castle, Bangor 
  *Plas Newydd country house, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  *Speke Hall (can watch planes come in too), Speke, Liverpool 
  *Hardmans house, Liverpool
  *Beetles childhood home, Liverpool
  *Dunham Massey Hall, Altringham. 
  *Tatton Park, Knutsford. 
  *Lyme Park, Stockport
  *Quarry bank mill, Wilmslow
  *Alderley edge and Cheshire countryside 
  *Hare Hill, Macclesfield 
  *Buddulph grange garden, Biddulph
  *Little Moreton Hall, Congleton
  *Rufford old Hall, Ormskirk
  *Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley (further afield)
  *Sudbury hall and toy museum, Ashbourne (further afield)

  NON NATIONAL TRUST HOUSES AND GARDENS

  *Eaton Hall,Eccleston. Only open to public four times a year. 
  *Plas the, Mold (Sunday tours only). Also do ghost tours for adults. 
  *Walton hall and gardens, Warrington 
  *Arley Hall and gardens, Northwich 
  *Capesthorne Hall, Siddington, Cheshire 
  *Addllington Hall, Macclesfield 
  *Cholmondeley gardens, Cheshire. Castle not open to public. 
  *Ness botanic gardens, Little Neston 
  *Castle Park, Frodsham
  *Pet cemetary, Holywell - award winning gardens, statues and memorials.

  FARMS

  *Applejacks adventure farm, Warrington. 
  *Church farm, Thurstaston, wirral 
  *Claremont farm, Birkenhead
  *Tom O Shanters Urban farm, Birkenhead
  *Hayrack Church Farm, Thornton Le Moors, Chester
  *Little Als urban farm, Eastham 
  *Farmer Teds adventure farm, Ormskirk
  * Backford belles, Nr Chester 
  *Blacon adventure playground and city farm, Blacon
  *Snugburys ice cream, Nantwich - Farmhouse ice-cream outlet in a converted barn, with a courtyard and canalside walking trail.
  *Cheshire farms ice cream farm. 
  *Shockley Farm park, Arley, Northwich 
  *Wheelock farm nr sandbach 
  *Greenacres Anjmal park, Mancot, Deeside 
  *Park hall country side experience, Oswestry.

  LAKES
  *Ellesmere, Oswestry 
  *Bala lake
  *Manley Mere Nr Ellesmere Port- large inflatable course. Must be 1.2m 
  *Lake Vernwy, Powys 
  *Tatton Park lakes, Knutsford

  MUSEUMS

  *Grosvenor museum, Chester 
  *World museum Liverpool 
  *Liverpool maritime museum 
  *Lady lever art gallery , Port sunlight 
  *Little edenville child amusement center, Birkenhead 
  *Boat museum, Ellesmere Port
  *Norton Priory, Runcorn 
  *British Iron works, Oswestry
  *Blissts hill museum, ironbridge, Telford 
  *Cadbury world, Birmingham 
  *Manchester museum 
  *Eureka museum, Halifax (further afield)

  SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

  *Imagine that, Liverpool (also so Arts and Crafts).
  *Spaceport, Wallasey
  *Techniquest, Wrexham 
  *Catalyst Science discovery centre, Widnes 
  *Joddrell bank, Macclesfield

  PLANE WATCHING

  *Chocks away diner, Broughton 
  *Speke Hall, Speke, Liverpool 
  *Manchester aviation viewing park. Tours available.

  AMUSEMENT/THEME PARKS

  *Alton towers, Stoke on Trent 
  *C beebies land, Stoke on Trent 
  *Gullivers World, Warrington 
  *Blackpool pleasure beach 
  *Greenwood family park, Gwynydd 
  *LEGOLAND discovery centre, Manchester 
  *Inflatanation, Runcorn - indoor Inflatable theme park
  *Wonderland, Telford
  *Drayton manor theme park, Tamworth (further afield)

  CLIMBING WALLS

  *Climbing Hangar, Liverpool
  *Awesome Walls, Liverpool
  *The Boardroom, Queensferry 
  *Boulder Hut, Ellesmere Port (opens soon)

  TRAMPOLINE PARKS

  *Flip out, Chester gates, Chester
  *Freedome, Ellesmere Port 
  *Jump nation, Widnes 
  *Spring city Trampoline park, Liverpool

  SOFT PLAY

  *Good time Charlie's, Broughton
  *Zippys soft play, Chester 
  *Bubbles world of play andsplash water park, new Brighton prom 
  *Mattel play, Liverpool. Themed soft play. 
  * Cheshire Ice cream farm soft play 
  * Whizz kids saltney 
  *Ty bugs, Mold 
  *Infinity, Mold 
  *Fantastic funhouse, Oswestry

  FOOTBALL AND SPORT

  *Paradise Island Adventure golf, Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port 
  *Bowling (please see your local Bowling alley)
  *LFC tour
  *Everton tour

  READING, FILM, CRAFTS 
  * Please check out your local library for upcoming events. 
  *Weekend kids screening posted on the clued in with kids group each Friday.
  *Grosvenor open air theatre, Chester (Summer)
  *Cheshire candle factory, Cheshire workshops, Beeston.
  *Lady Lever Art gallery, Liverpool. 
  *Lady Hayes, Frodsham 
  *Blakemere Village, Cheshire 
  *Krafty house, Buckley 
  *Jemoleys, Penyffordd 
  *Charlie's ceramics, Boat museum, Ellesmere Port
  *The potting shed, Hoylake
  *Aberkhan, Mostyn - outdoor play area 
  *Spotty pig cafe, Chester 
  *Story house, Chester run a range of activities in the week and during holidays. Please see website

  OTHER

  *Breakout, Chester 
  *Escapism, Chester 
  *Chester ghost tours (Friday, Saturday)

  SUGGESTIONS FOR STAYCATIONS CLOSEBY

  *Betwys y coed - beautiful place. Waterfalls, streams, forests and adventure 
  *Portmerion
  *Harlech 
  *Abersoch 
  *Lancaster 
  *Shrewbury- beautiful city. Boutique independents, river walks, parks etc.

  EATING OUT Chester and surrounding areas e.g. Broughton, Penyffordd, Llay, Ellesmere Port

  *Gelateria Domingo the Llama, Eryrys

  *The crown, Llay. Two for one on adult meals. Climbing frame outside

  *Spavens, Hoole, Chester - sweet shop, ice cream parlour, creperie and desserts.

  *Jemoleys Penyffordd 
  Very tasty cafe. Healthy home cooked food. Kids menu is fantastic e.g. quesadillas, Bolognese etc. Kids can make a ceramic. Fabulous cake.

  *Chocs away diner, Broughton Nr Airbus - a fab place to see the planes (and if you are lucky, you may spot the red arrows).

  *The Running Hare, St David's Park, Deeside. Outdoor play area featuring a wooden train.

  *Princess afternoon tea, Booth mansion, Chester

  *Spavens, Hoole, Chester - sweet shop, ice cream parlour, creperie and desserts.

  *Coffeetots Chester - indoor play area For £1 or free if you spend £10

  *Russian style Crepe cafe, Upton. Play area upstairs.

  *The white horse, Chester racecourse. Fab play area which includes a pirate ship.

  *The little owl, Countess way, Chester. Slide and climbing frame. 2 for 1 on meals.

  *Ring O Bells Christleton - high up on Chester Chronicles list of child friendly pubs. There's steak on the kids menu and a nice play area outside.

  *The plough inn, christleton. Large outdoor play area and family beer garden.

  *Stamford bridge Tarvin road.
  A fab play area with decent swings and a nice outdoor space to burn off some energy

  *The Goshawk, mouldsworth. Large outdoor play area and space to run around.

  *Old Hall farm, Ellesmere Port
  According to the Chronicle there's a nice play area for kids.

  *The Rake. Hungry Horse, little Stanney. Large gardens and play area.

  *Pollards inn, Willaston. Outdoor play area. 200 yards from the Wirral Way, a lovely countryside and coastal footpath.

  *Aberkhan, Mostyn - outdoor play area

• Year 6 Leaver's Service - Friday 20th July

  Wed 18 Jul 2018 Mr Williams

  The Leavers’ Service for pupils in Year 6 is to be held on Friday 20th July at 10:00 a.m. in St. Mary’s Church. We hope to see you at St Mary's for this special service.

   

  Many Thanks

  Mr Williams

• Governors Annual Report to Parents

  Tue 17 Jul 2018 Mr Williams

  Please click on the link below to access the Governors Annual Report to Parents 16-17.

   

  https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/minera-aided-primary-school/UploadedDocument/e118b29928c5478c9901636b9d7c5ecd/format-for-annual-report-to-parents-2016final.pdf

   

  Paper copies are available from the school office on request.

• The Week Ahead - Monday 16th July 2018

  Mon 16 Jul 2018 Mr Williams

  Monday 16th July

  No Dodgeball

   

  Tuesday 17th July

  3:30pm - Street Dance Performance

   

  Wednesday 18th July
  Special Themed Lunch 'Summer Holiday'

   

  Thursday 19th July
  Year 3 and 4 Swimming

   

  Friday 20th July

  10am - Year 6 Leaver's Service at St Mary's.

  3:15pm - School Closes for the Summer Holidays

• July Newsletter

  Fri 13 Jul 2018 Mr Williams

  Please click on the link below to read our latest newsletter.

   

  https://goo.gl/dbvZHL

   

  Many Thanks

  Mr Williams

   

   

   

• Disco - Thursday 12th July

  Tue 10 Jul 2018 Mr Williams

  Friends of Minera
  Summer Disco

   

   

  Thursday 12^th July

  4:30pm to 6:00pm

  Foundation Phase (Nursery to Year 2) from 4:30-4:50pm and whole school (including Foundation Phase, if they wish to stay) 4:50pm to 6:00pm.

   

  Refreshments Available

  £2 per child

  

• The Week Ahead - Monday 9th July

  Sun 08 Jul 2018 Mr Williams

  We have two weeks to go until the summer holidays. Here is a reminder about what is happening in school this week:

   

  MONDAY 9TH JULY

  Cyber Safety Talk for Year 5/6 with PC Ellis

  Dodgeball with George (This is the last session this term)

   

  TUESDAY 10TH JULY

  Dance with Amanda

   

  THURSDAY 12TH JULY

  Music Service Concert for all Years

  Year 3/4 Swimming

  Friends of Minera Disco 4:30pm to 6pm

   

  FRIDAY 13TH JULY

  Get Active 4 Summer - Year 5/6 @ Ysgol Clywedog

  Reports out to parents

   

  Due to the continuing hot weather, children can wear their PE kits to school everyday until further notice.

   

  Many Thanks

  Mr Williams

   

• Sports Day Tomorrow

  Tue 03 Jul 2018 Mr Williams
  Just a reminder that tomorrow is our Sports Day and here are the arrangements:
   
  Races for children in Foundation Phase will take place between 9:30 a.m. and are expected to be finished by 10:15 a.m. Races for children in Key Stage 2 will begin at 10:30 a.m. and are expected to be finished by 11:30 a.m.
   

  Friends and families are invited to come and support the children in their races, but please be advised to bring a chair or picnic blanket.
  
  We ask that children come into school wearing their PE kit for Sports Day, and if possible wear the colours of their house:

  Tudfil – blue; Clywedog – red; Eglwyseg – green.
  
  Don't forget the hats, sun cream and water bottles as the weather is going to be hot tomorrow.

   

  See you tomorrow,

  Mr Williams

• The Week Ahead - Monday 2nd July

  Mon 02 Jul 2018 Mr Williams

  Monday 2nd July
  Year 1+2 Jambori

  Dodgeball @ 3pm

   

  Tuesday 3rd July
  Year 5+6 visit to Llangollen Eisteddfod

  Nursery + Reception Railway Talk

  Dance @12pm
  
  Wednesday 4th July
  SPORTS DAY
  Races for children in Foundation Phase will take place between 9:30 a.m. and are expected to be finished by 10:15 a.m. Races for children in Key Stage 2 will begin at 10:30 a.m. and are expected to be finished by 11:30 a.m.

  Friends and families are invited to come and support the children in their races, but please be advised to bring a chair or picnic blanket. We ask that children come into school wearing their PE kit for Sports Day, and if possible wear the colours of their house:

  Tudfil – blue; Clywedog – red; Eglwyseg – green.

  
  7pm - Concert at St Mary's Church

   

  Thursday 5th July
  Year 5 Playmakers Training in School
  
  Friday 6th July
  Nursery + Reception Visit to Llangollen Railway
  Dodgeball Tournament for Year 3+4

  Summer Fair @ 3pm (Please note Juniors finish at 3pm)

   

  Due to the hot weather, children can wear their PE kits to school everyday until further notice.

   

  Many Thanks

  Mr Williams