Picture Gallery
Please be aware many of our children and young people don't feel comfortable with their photos being taken and the picture gallery reflects this.EEP Robotics Programme Regional Winners 2021! Wow!
How much fun was Sports Day?! Ended with singing 😂
Astro Cymru workshop part 2
Always a pleasure to show good work 😊
Transition activities - Y9 to 10 is a jump, even with friends to help 😊
Making Monsters with Spectacle Theatre 🎭
Celebrating our success!
One of our younger learners A using emoji cutters to express his feelings in a well-being session 😋
Time for a quick show off! Well done Ryan ⛳️ 🏉
Well done everyone at Ty Gwyn, one brilliant team 🤩
Fab well-being session with Y10 playing the floor is lava 🌋
Goodbye and Good Luck Y11! If you weren’t in, we’ll post your year book ❤️
End of the week praise postcards for L, C and M, plus 2 positive calls for D and P ✅
Y11 GCSE Art portfolios ready for moderation 😊
Cerulean Blue Water using poster paints by L Y10
Some thoughtful decoupage work from S Y10 🖼
Y11 Brunch was a lovely event with snacks, bingo and kahoot!
Llongyfarchiadau i'r staff canlynol:
Part of enrichment and trying new foods was the bush tucker trial!
We have entered a national robotics competition, watch this space!
KS3 Topic work, this term is "conspiracy theories"...lots of oracy, drawing and writing to explore some intriguing mysteries!
Our Spacedust Workshop - we searched for micro-meteorites and found them in Ty Gwyn...who would have thought such treasure existed!
Voting Day update! What a great experience to “vote” in the Senedd election! #therighttobeheardandtakenseriously 🗳
As part of Project Vote we interviewed Cynon Valley candidate Mia Rees.
Trying new things taster menu with KS4. Its good for our wellbeing too!
A stunning silk painting for GCSE Art by E Y11. Quite amazingly eye catching.
Forces Fitness Day with Paul. A fun team building session and some great competitive-ness!
Eco Schools Silver Award 👏🏼 Gonna need a bigger display wall!
And to end the Spring term, our engagement with families in lockdown is recognised! 👏🏼
Such a kind donation from Mr Collins (grandfather of Ms Jones) we used for everyone to have an Easter treat 🐣
Proud of R today, making yellow hearts to both commemorate and look forward after a tough year for many 💛
Ty Gwyn is a Girls on Board accredited school. This is a girls only toolkit to resolve conflict and friendship issues in and out of school.
Y11 preparing chosen dishes for WJEC Level 2 Catering and Hospitality 😋
National No Smoking Day! Slides from our interactive class assembly :)
Monday is International Women's Day, check Google classroom for an RRS assembly on why education matters to women and girls wherever they are in the world.
Goodbye and good luck to one of our lovely Y10s moving on today ☘️ And update - we've heard he's doing so well in his new school!
Are you ready for World Book Day? Thursday 4th March! RRS Article 31 the right to relax and have an adventure in a book!
Welcome back and welcome to our new street furniture! 🤩
KS3 have been decorating their common room with the Gratitude Tree 🌲
Safer Internet Day 9th February 2021
What are the minimum ages for popular social media platforms?
You need to know to protect yourself!
check here 👇🏼
https://www.internetmatters.org/resources/what-age-can-my-child-start-social-networking/
For parents and carers too:
Its important you know that all social networking platforms (or social networking apps, if on a smartphone) have age limits. Some social networks use technologies that may not be right for some ages or engage with communities that are made up of people much older than your child.
RRS Article of the Month is the right to fair and honest information in the media!
It's Children's Mental Health Week! The theme is..."express yourself". Check out these ideas...
Some of our activities in CMHW!
WJEC Sport and Coaching level 2 session led by Y11. I think R passed with flying colours 🏌️♀️ 🏌️♂️ 🏌️
Aelod o staff yr wythnos Mr Silke! 🤩
Well done KS3 #WeRemember #HMD2021
D and E built Lego models and used code to make them move!
Our Form Family and Welsh icon pictures are now ready!
Aelod o staff yr wythnos Mr Murphy! 🤩
Learning packs to support Google Classroom winging their way home! 📮
Right of the month is article #24 Access to health care is more important than ever during the current pandemic.
Very chilly daily mile! Well done everyone 🥶
Starting 2021 with a lovely comment from our sports mentors at the brilliant Dallaglio Rugby Works!
An unusual end of term in a very unusual year 🎅🏼 Happy Christmas everyone 🤶🏼
Every child/young person won such super prizes in the TG Christmas raffle (all prizes donated by staff) 🧸
Aelod o staff yr wythnos is Lois!
Christmas means thinking of others, KS3 visited the Salvation Army Church in Aberdare.
We had a lovely Christmas Dinner as a whole school ❤️
Exploring forces with spaghetti bridges 🌉
Merry Christmas from the Science Department 🧬 🎅🏼 🎄
Aelod o staff yr wythnos x 2
Friday reward activities! Well done everyone #goodtimes 👏🏼
It’s Robin Gwyn! He’s upholding the right to relax and play in the hall!
Our Assistant Educational Psychologists work with individuals and groups on their social and emotional skills...some of our activities this term.
Aelod o staff yr wythnos Mr Priday yay!
Meet Robin Gwyn our new RRS Mascot, as voted by pupils. You will see him around school wherever a right is being upheld.
Aelod o staff yr wythnos Mrs Pennington 🤩
Some fun with fairground games at break! 🎪
Aelod o staff yr wythnos Mr Murphy 🤩
100% Attenders Draw for the half termly gift voucher prize ✉️
Aelod o staff yr wythnos is Ms Finney! Always working hard and ready to rock at touch rugby 🏉
Rewards Friday (a special one for half term points) was at Ty Gwyn Ice Cream Parlour 🍦
Great end to the half term, raising money for Wear it Pink for Breast Cancer 💗
Staff Well-being event 🏖 well done Ms Browning winning the movie quiz 🍿
Some of our collection for St John’s Church, Aberdare. Thanks all!
Aelod o staff yr wythnos x 2! 🤩
Aelod o staff yr wythnos Mr Lucas!
Enrichment Wednesday #goodtimes
Reward Friday RRS article #31 the right to relax and play!
Aelod o staff yr wythnos! Mrs Rigby 🤩
Some lovely examples of DACW from Y11 looking at children’s rights 🤩
Wednesday Enrichment activities look fab!
Wet lunchtime bingo #fullhouse #line 👏🏼 #winnerwinnerchickendinner 🐓
Aelod o staff yr wythnos! Ms Jones 👏🏼
Enrichment Wednesdays have been a hit!
Jeans 👖 for Genes 🧬 fundraising - £112 raised! WOW 🤩
Aelod o staff yr wythnos is Ms Fowler!
New KS3 pupils learning to use tools safely with Mr Bright in DT :)
KS4 Hospitality and Catering Level 2 learners applying their knife skills to some healthy veggies! Yum...
Mr Lewis worked hard on our allotment this summer! Wow!
Our new trauma informed practice displays reflect our whole school approach.
