Latest information and news!

• New Curriculum for Wales session for Y7 and 8 parents

  Wed 30 Mar 2022

  All Year 7 and 8 parents and carers are invited to attend a short session at school on Wednesday 6th April at 1.30pm regarding the new Curriculum for Wales and how Ty Gwyn will be delivering this in September. A letter has been sent via Royal Mail.

  Please confirm via email or phone if you will be attending, many thanks. 

  Please see the attached document. 

  

• Comic Relief Red Nose Day 2022 🔴

  Fri 18 Mar 2022

  It’s never been more important to help others if we can, lots of children in Wales and the UK, Europe and the world are in need of our help. Everyone is our neighbour and we think of young people across the world and their needs today 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿   
  Article #27 the right to a good standard of living (children in Nepal) 🇳🇵 

  Article #38 the right to be protected from war and armed conflicts (young people in Ukraine) 🇺🇦 
   

  Wearing red and donating £1 alongside our bake sale 😋 raised £80!

  

• 💯 attendance week is off to a great start!

  Mon 07 Mar 2022

  Everyone who attends every day this week will be eligible for the well-being visit on Friday. 
  Just a reminder, your child should be in school every day unless genuinely too unwell. 
  Dental and medical appointments should be after school or during holidays. Days off for shopping, the gym or birthdays are not permitted.

  Poor attendance or broken weeks affect how well your child does at school! 
   

  Update 

  Well done to the 10 learners who attended every day and received a post card and award. 
  The winner of the £10 gift voucher prize draw was Logan P! 

  

• “A book is a kind of portable magic” Stephen King

  Thu 03 Mar 2022

  World Book Day 2022

   

  Like lots of schools Ty Gwyn celebrated World Book Day today. Why is it important? 
  Reading is a life skill 📚 

  Reading is necessary 📚 

  Reading is escape, adventure, dreams and fun 📚 

  We undertook lots of activities and focussed on the books that we have enjoyed, staff and learners alike, from the BFG to 1984! 
  All learners had a book and some treats to take home. 
  As the world faces a very uncertain time, lots of children and young people are being displaced and may not be able to access any of their possessions, including their books.
  Treasure what you have 📚 

  Article #2 all children have the rights within the UNCRC, rich or poor, including refugees.

  Article #28 the right to an education, to the highest level you can. 
   

  Check the picture gallery for more photos! 

  

• 💯 Attendance Week 7th March 💯

  Wed 02 Mar 2022

  It’s our second 100% Attendance Week from

  March 7th. Attend every day and join us on Friday 11th for our postponed well being visit to Limitless and a takeaway treat back at school.

  Everyone who completes a full week will be in school and making progress, enjoying the Skateboard Academy, Parkour and Rugby skills and joining our exciting Friday!

  See you every day!  

• Children's Mental Health Week

  Tue 08 Feb 2022

  The Young Person’s Mental Health Toolkit has recently been reviewed and updated to ensure that it meets the changing needs of young people, at what has been a challenging time for all of us.

  Please go to: https://hwb.gov.wales/repository/resource/e53adf44-76cb-4635-b6c2-62116bb63a9a/en and view the playlists:

  Crisis

  Anxiety

  Keeping Healthy

  Low Mood

  Loss

  Also check out the official website: childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk for activities around this year's theme "growing together". 

   

  

• Sports Leaders with Dallaglio Rugby Works

  Sun 06 Feb 2022

  Well done to the following learners:

  Ethan and Harley Y10

  and

  Rhys and Michael Y11

  for achieving part of their Sports Leaders Award with Dallaglio Rugby Works sports mentors. 
  You may have also seen the boys playing in the background whilst our mentor Dan was interviewed on BBC Wales news on Wednesday! Famous for five minutes!

  Very well done boys, using these skills will ensure your success as you move through life. 
  Article #31 the right to play and leisure! 🏈 

  

• Kooth launch in school today!

  Wed 02 Feb 2022

  We were pleased to welcome Evan to school assembly today to tell us about Kooth, an online platform and counselling service for young people in our area. 

  Evan showed a short presentation with the type of threads, conversation topics, types of support and most importantly how to log in if you need help or support or a listening ear.

  This is so important with social isolation being a challenge for children and young people across Wales at times, the need to access confidential, free and quick help is stronger than ever.

  Each learner will also be given a card they can keep in their phone case or purse/wallet and it's there when needed. Article 27 the right to the conditions you need to live well.

  Check kooth.com for more information!

  

• Careers visit to Tilbury Douglas @ Prince Charles Hospital

  Tue 01 Feb 2022

  Y11s had the chance to tour the refurbishment of the hospital site and participate in some mock interview sessions! This group of learners will be leaving us soon and entering the workforce so this is a great opportunity.

  Thanks also to Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board.

  

• Holocaust Memorial Day in KS3

  Thu 27 Jan 2022

  KS3 learners enjoyed an uplifting assembly with Mr Silezin our Chair of the Management Committee. He has personal experience of the Holocaust as his father fled Nazi persecution in World War ll. 

  He was pleased with the interest and respectful behaviour of the learners and really appreciated their writing, story telling and imaginative work on this important issue.

  #bethelight 🕯 

  article #30 the right to your culture, beliefs and identity