Cwmbwrla Primary wow crowds at John Lewis

A children’s choir, winners of Save the Children’s ‘Born To Sing’ competition, recently gave shoppers at the John Lewis Store in Cardiff a musical, festive treat. Pupils from Cwmbwrla Primary School in Swansea won the competition sponsored by Colorfoto and part of their prize was a Christmas guest appearance at the store. The event was organised by the Cardiff Branch of Save the Children and held at Howell’s School, Llandaff.

After the huge success of the 2010 competition when over £3000 was raised for Save The Children, 9 schools were selected to compete in the 2011 event which exceeded all expectations in terms of the quality of the singing and support from parents.

Cwmbwrla pupils out-sang tough competition from schools across South Wales and impressed the judges’ panel chaired by Angela Livingstone, Head of Voice at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with their moving performance of Light a Candle and Hallelujah.

Congratulations to pupils and staff from all of the schools for your dedication and hard work which made for another success story for Save The Children. We aim to make this an annual November event so watch this space for 2012 competition details on how to enter.

Pupils from Ysgol Y Wern Choir collect their prize

A whole year in the planning by 9 primary schools, Save The Children, Colorfoto and Howell’s School, Cardiff; this was the huge undertaking by dedicated teams to achieve a Christmas extravaganza success. Colorfoto’s sponsorship of the Christmas Past Fair at Howell’s School on 28th November was a most memorable event, particularly for the pupils and staff of the schools that took part in the main feature of the fair, the ‘Primary Schools’ Choir Competition’, which was won by Ysgol Y Wern, Cardiff. 800 visitors came along to support the event, held in aid of Save The Children. It was the first one of its kind and the school’s Victorian building proved an ideal setting. A huge thank you goes to Sally Davis, Principal of Howell’s School and her wonderful staff for hosting the fair, which we are certain will become an annual event. Our thanks also go to The High Sheriff of South Glamorgan, Mrs Anne Campbell for presenting the prizes and Mr Richard Powell, Director of Global Child Safeguarding in his role as MC. We will keep you posted on how much money was raised for Save The Children.

Celebration at Cyfarthfa Junior School

Estyn inspectors gave Cyfarthfa Junior School a Grade One rating in all seven areas of educational provision they assessed on a two and a half day inspection . Headteacher, Owen Morgan, said: “This is a very satisfying report as it highlights the care, commitment and sound teaching practice of the staff and the good behaviour and positive outlook of the pupils contributing to their high level of achievement. These things only come about in a happy and caring environment, the product of the excellent rapport between the staff and the pupils, solid parental backing and the support of the wider community. Many congratulations from everyone at Colorfoto.

Celebration time at Colorfoto Studio

Colorfoto’s support for Save The Children continued in 2010. Our school customers came up trumps again when they helped us raise £1363.62 at our 6 Nations Rugby events. Save The Children’s Fund Raising Executive, Jess Evans said, “Colorfoto’s support has been wonderful over the past few years and this payment will make a huge difference to the lives of many children. The current situation in Niger requires urgent action, and we are providing monthly cash transfers to help tide families over until the next harvest, as well as treating severely malnourished children. We need to take immediate action and Colorfoto’s kind donation will help tremendously.”

Save The Children Fashion Show

Cardiff City Hall was the venue for the annual Save The Children Ladies’ Luncheon in Cardiff this year, where 500 ladies were entertained by Owen Money and Hywel James. Colorfoto was present to record the event and all images are now on-line to purchase at www.colorfoto.co.uk
The guests witnessed a plethora of wonderful auction and raffle prizes, including a Gucci bracelet, a diamond ring, and a framed print and portrait studio voucher from Colorfoto. While guests relaxed over fine food and wine, a consortium of businesses from Cowbridge delighted everyone with a splendid fashion show and for more information on fashion outlets in Cowbridge please visit www.cowbridgefashion.co.uk  Save The Children was Colorfoto’s Charity of The Year in 2009 and our support continues in 2010.

Head Teacher Mr Brookman & pupils

Children and Staff are celebrating success following a recent Estyn inspection. Upon arrival the registered inspector, Dr. David Ellis informed staff that this was his 99th inspection – that’s a lot of inspections.
The report stated that Beaufort Hill Primary School in Ebbw Vale is an exceptionally good school, where standards, teaching, provision and management have many outstanding features. Dr. Ellis went on to say that out of the 99 schools he has inspected it was the first time that he had awarded seven grade ones and how impressed the team had been not only with the school’s achievements but also with the exemplary behaviour of the children.
Head Teacher, Phill Brookman, along with his staff and pupils are over the moon with the report, and he is so pleased that the hard work of his staff and pupils has been recognised. Many congratulations from all at Colorfoto!

Bloodhound SSC Project

The Engineering Education Scheme – Wales operates in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering. The aim of the scheme is to encourage the best talent in our schools to take up engineering as a career, following a university degree in an engineering discipline. The mechanism for this is to organise industrial-based engineering projects for teams of talented sixth form students, which they will find both challenging and stimulating. The culmination of the project was the Awards & Presentation Day at The Celtic Manor Resort on Monday 22nd March where the schools displayed their projects. Each school was assessed and the ten category winners presented with their prizes.
The highlight of the event was the spectacle of the full size replica of the Bloodhound SSC. Wing Commander Andy Green, who will be piloting this supersonic car, was one of the guest speakers. He gave an exciting account of the Bloodhound project, and of how he hopes to break the previous land speed record by achieving 1000 miles an hour, when he gets behind the wheel in 2012!

Pencoed Students' Magazine Cover

Colorfoto recently welcomed Year 12 Media students from Ysgol Pencoed School in Bridgend. Photographers and creative artists were on hand to give camera and software tuition to the pupils to produce their own magazine covers. Jayne Slater, Head of Media at the school said, “Colorfoto’s facilities are fantastic; we simply don’t have access to this type of technology at school. The company’s photography and design experts helped create and implement the magazine concept from scratch. The pupils were amazed at what they were able to produce and Colorfoto printed the final magazine covers as posters, which we will be proudly displaying at our forthcoming inspection. The whole experience was unbelievable`’

School Educational Tour

What better way to introduce your pupils to the business community? They will experience the workings of a photographic laboratory and have great fun posing in our portrait studio. The school is presented with a framed, montage of the studio images, and each pupil has a copy to take home.