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SCHOOLS
PORTHCAWL COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
During lock down/ home schooling Jessica Jones, Meryn Bridge and Rhiannon Matthews from Year 8 took part in a Girls’ Cyber Competition. The competition was run by the National Cyber Security Centre and the girls were questioned under the categories Cyber Security, Cryptography, Logic and Coding. The girls worked really hard together even though they were working independently and beat over 600 schools to qualify for the semi-finals - a terrific achievement! Particularly impressive considering that they had to work remotely to complete it. The semi-final was a whole day event where they competed live against other schools around the UK. The girls worked really hard and it was a very intense day. Unfortunately, they didn’t make it through to the final but the character and enthusiasm that they showed during the day was of credit to us all. Well done girls. Pupils and staff are thoroughly enjoying being back in school and many have taken up offer of the Covid testing kits that are available to all staff and students. Younger year groups have been completing national tests in Maths and English and pupils in Years 10-13 have been completing assessments that will help determine their GCSE, AS and A Level grades this summer. We hope to commence some Transition events later on in the term and if you are interested in joining PCs in September, please contact school on info@porthcawlschool.co.uk
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NEWTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
Year 2 have learnt so much during their Dinosaur topic over the last term. It all started with a shock discovery in the Dino Den, the children found a dinosaur egg with a letter requesting their help to keep the egg safe until it hatched. They wrote letters back and forth to the Pterodactyl, whose name they discovered was Terry. They had a huge shock when they turned up to school one day to find that the egg had hatched, leaving the classroom in a mess and green slime was everywhere! They have learnt so much about dinosaurs; including classifying them into carnivores and herbivores, learning about and investigating real fossils before making their own with salt dough. Keep an eye out for a dinosaur wandering around Newton very soon... Our nursery children were fortunate enough to have some small fluffy visitors in their classroom - baby chicks. It was amazing seeing the children react so tenderly when holding them. It’s also been lovely welcoming our new Rainbows (Rising 3’s). If you have a child who turned three before April 12th 2021 and would like them to join our fun and vibrant Nursery, please contact us on admin.newtonprimary@bridgend.gov.uk. We are so lucky to be situated so close to the beach and we therefore seek every opportunity to utilise this beautiful natural resource. Staff and pupils have organised a Beachathon during the summer term which will provide enviable opportunities for our learners to develop their health and well-being which is of paramount importance to us all at Newton Primary.
Rachel John, Head Teacher
ST CLARE’S SCHOOL
In an uncertain world, one thing every parent needs to be sure of is an excellent and uninterrupted education for their child. Which is why there’s never been a better time to invest in your child’s future at St Clare’s School. Whether our pupils are studying online or in school, we’re committed to providing seamless innovative teaching, so they always feel part of an exciting community that continues to excel. In choosing St Clare’s as a school for your child, you are ensuring that they are educated in a nurturing environment and will realise their full potential. Academic results at GCSE and A-Level are excellent and consistently well above the national average, thanks to specialised teaching delivered by experienced subject specialists and examiners. We are in the top 5% of schools in the UK for ALPS (A-Level Performance System). St Clare’s will always be small enough to ensure that we have a deep and valuable knowledge of every individual pupil but large enough to create meaningful communities and provide a wide and varied academic, pastoral, enrichment and extra-curricular offer. Our admissions window for September 2022 is now open. Don’t miss our June Open Morning. Visit www.stclares-school.co.uk or call 01656 789966.
Helen Hier, Head Teacher
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PORTHCAWL PRIMARY SCHOOL
We’ve had great fun engaging with Mental Health Awareness Week. Activities included cloud watching, yoga, meditation, massage, blowing bubbles, painting, gardening, sea music and relaxing in the sun whilst listening to the amazing Seren Wind Quartet. Although we teach Health and Wellbeing every week, it was great to try new activities and discover further ways of paying attention to the present moment. Learning how to relax and feel positive is an important life skill – we want all our children to have excellent levels of mental health. We are holding ‘PPS FEST’ on Thursday 8th July to celebrate how wonderful our children have been through the pandemic. Thank you so much to Donna at Hasbro Games, Richard at Seaside Bouncy Castle Hire, our Blue Light parents for getting the fire and police services to do some demonstrations and the local bands, dance troops and belly dancers who have all volunteered to give the children a really special day. If you are a local performer or catering business and are willing to volunteer or charge a reduced fee, please contact us ASAP and help give our children a day to remember. To learn more about our school, you can visit our website, Facebook page or ring me for a chat on 01656 815660.
Jo Rowley, Head Teacher
NOTTAGE NEWS
Our year 4, 5 and 6 pupils topic for this term is ‘Champion’ and have been researching their sporting champions and looking at the Commonwealth and Olympic Games including the Paralympics, the British and Irish Lions tours and other famous sporting fixtures. They have had some fabulous live online Q&A sessions with the likes of Dafydd James and Richard Hibbard, both Welsh Rugby Internationals and Lions players and Charlotte Craddock, former Team GB Hockey squad member at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and gained a fantastic insight into the lifestyle choices, attitudes and values of professional athletes who strove to achieve their dreams. The pupils have also been practicing their running, jumping and throwing skills and analysing the data from times and distances and looking into the value of good nutrition and food groups. Our fingers are crossed for holding our own Nottage Champions Day.
Tracy Foster
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REST BAY
LIFEGUARD CLUB
REST BAY Nipper section are now recruiting children born between 2014 and 2008.
If you would like your child to learn important lifesaving skills, how to be safe in the sea and have loads of fun at the same time with like minded kids, then get in touch.
Our club’s Nipper section are aged between 7-13. As a Nipper your child will be taught surf safety, basic lifesaving skills, surf and beach sports (wading, surf swimming, boardpaddling, beach flags, beach sprints and relays).
We also run lifesaving training sessions at Pyle pool all through the year. Children are also able to obtain various national surf safety awards and are taught valuable lifesaving and safety skills at both the beach and the pool.
We are a family orientated club and also run a Junior, Senior and Masters section for all to join in.
