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Christmas Fayre 🎄
Tue 17 Dec 2024A huge thank you!
Thankyou to everyone who joined us for our postponed Christmas Fayre today, perhaps it was meant to be as we had even more guests than we could have hoped!
It was lovely to see everyone and when we have “repaid” the cost of materials, there will be over £200 raised for our school account where all funds are devoted to enriching the school experience of our pupils.
Head over to the gallery section to see some pics!Merry Christmas everyone!
Nadolig Llawen pawb!
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Battery Recycling Challenge
Sat 07 Dec 2024Ty Gwyn is taking part in the battery recycling challenge with Bryn Pica Waste and Recycling facility.
Its the time of year when you get the decorations out, change the batteries, get batteries for the toys and gifts too, so send them in (in a secure bag) and we'll take them off your hands!
Lets see how many bins we can fill #reducereuserecycle
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Stars in our Schools!
Wed 04 Dec 2024This week is a time to celebrate the Stars in our Schools, the teaching assistants! These are the biggest part of our school and essential to the smooth running of the school and much needed support for our vulnerable learners.
Thanks to the local branch of UNISON for the goodie bags.
We also had a lovely celebration for our temporary teaching assistant Demi who won "TA of the Month" from her employment agency Vision for Education. Well done and congratulations, enjoy the hamper!
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Ty Gwyn Christmas Fayre 🎄
Sat 30 Nov 2024All are welcome to our Christmas Fayre!
12th December 2024
1pm onwards, hope to see you there!
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Remembrance Day 2024
Thu 14 Nov 2024Ty Gwyn marked Remembrance Day in school with an assembly and very respectful 1 minute silence.
We shared the beautiful and haunting poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae:
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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OperationBang! Came to visit today with PC Stacey and PCSO Danielle!
Fri 25 Oct 2024The message is safety first!
Pumpkin-carving, fancy dress and spectacular firework displays; Halloween and Bonfire Night are often highlights in the family calendar.
But with a small minority seeing the autumnal events as an excuse to act in an antisocial manner, the period can leave many in our communities feeling anxious, intimidated and fearful.
With that in mind, South Wales Police will once again be supporting Op Bang, helping our communities to enjoy the festivities safely while asking them to remember that Halloween and Bonfire Night are Not Fun For Everyone.
The period is traditionally extremely busy for the emergency services; last year South Wales Police received just over 1,828 calls for service* on Halloween, October 31st, and a further 1,534 on November 5th, Bonfire Night. Of those calls 757 were via the emergency 999 number on Halloween, while 694 emergency calls were received on Bonfire Night.
While demand often peaks on those dates, the period before, during and after those dates is also often extremely busy, placing additional demand on police and partners.
Our officers will continue to be visible in our communities in the run up to, and during, the festivities to help prevent and detect antisocial behaviour (ASB) and disorder.
Neighbourhood teams will be working closely with local authority partners and retailers during the next few weeks, reminding everyone of their responsibilities and sharing materials which can be displayed in shops to how a united front against ASB.
Our School Liaison Co-ordinators and partner agencies will also be visiting schools throughout the force area to educate pupils on the dangers of fireworks and bonfires as well as the consequences of antisocial behaviour.
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Show Racism the Red Card @ Ty Gwyn
Fri 18 Oct 2024Wear it Red Day!
Everyone at Ty Gwyn has worn red to show our support for the Show Racism the Red Card campaign today!
In our assembly we showed a great video from Shaka Hislop the Newcastle United footballer (retired) about the racism he experienced and how the power of an individual can make a difference. If everyone takes a stance, we can change this!
PC Arndell and PC Gardener also visited us with the Hate Crime roadshow and engaged with everyone over lunch, taking a few fingerprints and details (!) but also focusing on the serious messages of Hate Crime week.
See: https://www.theredcard.org
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Goodbye and Good luck to our Cover Supervisor Pip!
Sat 05 Oct 2024Today we said good bye to our Cover Supervisor Pip Goswell-Milne, after just over 2 years.
Pip will be missed by pupils and colleagues alike as a great support, source of knowledge and useful information but more importantly someone child focused, caring and conscientious.
They leave us to take a post with the emergency services closer to home. It might be a bit quieter than Ty Gwyn and we are sure you will miss it as much as you'll be missed!
As Pip has learned so much Welsh since moving to Wales:
Pob lwc gyda'ch dechrau newydd!
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Macmillan Coffee Morning
Fri 27 Sep 2024Thank you everyone who came!
We had a great afternoon and the Taylor Swift theme was a hit! We enjoyed cake,
cookies, tea and hot chocolate and raised over £50!
A great charity that that helps anyone touched by the cruelty of cancer 💚
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Welcome to the new school year!
Fri 13 Sep 2024Welcome back to school!
At the start of the new school year we have many previous pupils returning and are welcoming many new learners to Ty Gwyn! For some of these pupils it’s their first experience of secondary school and all the challenge and positives that brings.
It’s important to stress the need for regular attendance at school, your child should be at school unless unwell or there is a medical or dental appointment. Please ensure you ring school if your child is absent so it can be recorded, unexplained absence will be followed up by Ellie Weatherill our new Family Engagement Officer. We can support you in many different ways but this is a focus for us this year.
A polite reminder, term time holidays must be authorised to avoid a fine, please complete the holiday form on our attendance page. Thank you!Further, while we don’t have a uniform, your child should wear appropriate shoes and clothing, for example no sliders or flip flops. Phones are not permitted in school, likewise vapes and chargers of any kind.
We will contact you regularly and where there are areas where we can work together to support your child we will ask you to be our partners in this and follow up with your child.
We will shortly be organising a parent/carer/guardian evening and will offer in person, phone or video appointments and look forward to meeting you then. We do have some new staff for you to be aware of:Chris Mackie KS3 Teacher
Nathaniel Freeman English Teacher
Kelly Blenkinsopp-Clarke Therapeutic Practitioner
Christian Davies Temporary KS3 Teacher
Their photos will shortly be on our website staff page. Our next community event is the Macmillan Coffee Morning to which you are all invited: 27th September 1.30pm hope to see you there!
Victoria Cox-Wall Head of Ty Gwyn Education Centre
