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19th January 2018 19 Ionawr 2018

Issue No. 68 Cyhoeddiad 68 Online Brynteg News

Newyddion Brynteg Ar lein

Contents: Computer Science / I.C.T Department News

Drama Department News

English Department News

Language Department News

Music Department News

P.E Department News

P.S.E News

Psychology News

RE Department News

Young Enterprise

Pupil News

Staff News

Charity Information

Exam Information

Star Reader

Literacy Focus

Book of the Fortnight

Medical News

Thought of the Week

Calendar: 23.01.2018 - Year 7 Parent Partnership Evening

31.01.2018 - Sixth Form Open Evening

06.02.2018 - Year 7 Parents Evening

07.02.2018 - Year 8 HPV Vaccinations

09.02.2018 - Year 9 HPV Vaccinations

15.02.2018 - Year 8 Parents Evening

19.02.2018 - Half Term

26.02.2018 - School for all

Staff Training Days:

Friday 16th February 2018

Thursday 29th March 2018

Monday 23rd July 2018

Tuesday 24th July 2018

Important Health and Safety reminder for Parents or carers:

Please could parents or carers with cars ensure they drop their children off outside the school site. This is due to health and safety reasons. We have had a number of incidents where cars have driven up the Ewenny Road entrance on the upper school site in order to drop off children. This route has no pavement and these cars are being driven up a narrow road with children nearby.

Thank you for your consideration.

Computer Science & I.C.T Department News Newyddion yr Adran Cyfrifiaduron a T.G.Ch

Information supplied by: Mr D Pearce

On Tuesday 12th December Neil Aubin, Digital Advisor for Microsoft Services United Kingdom, visited Brynteg School to deliver a computer programming workshop to a group of our year 9 girls. The first computer programmer was Ada Lovelace who wrote code with Charles Babbage for his Analytical Engine in the 1830’s. The year 9 girls worked in groups to solve challenges like programing a robot to build a structure. They were also introduced to programming by writing code for the Minecraft computer game. After discussing “The Internet of Things” (IoT) they came up with technology that has not been invented like a contact lens that displays data that you might need when you blink, for example a shopping list. The visit highlighted the lack of females in the challenging, creative but very rewarding career of computer programming. All our year 9 pupils will develop their programming skills in their ICT lessons this year.

Drama Department News Newyddion Yr Adran Ddrama

The cast of High School Musical rocked Sainsbury’s on Tuesday 12th

December 2017, raising funds for the School Show! Super proud of their

energy, talent and enthusiasm! Well done all! #WeAreInThisTogether

Information & photographs supplied by: Mrs P Beesley

Please note the different end times for rehearsals. Please listen to the stage version of the songs on YouTube before singing rehearsals so you are familiar with it.

Thursday 15

th

February

Lunch After School 3.30 - 5

Room 22 Lower Girls Gym

CHORUS Taylor, Chad, Troy, Zeke, Gabriella, Cheerleaders, Brainiacs

Dance We’re All in This Together (Reprise) EM / Mrs R Dance Counting on You EM / Mrs R

Monday 26

th

February

After School 3.30 – 4.30

Lower School Hall

Main Cast Blocking / Singing PB / ZF

Wednesday 28

th

February

Lunch After School 3.30 – 4.30

Room 19 Lower School Hall

Troy and Gabriella Main Cast

Singing I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You ZF Blocking PB

Monday 5

th

March


Lower School Hall

Main Cast

Blocking / Singing PB / ZF

Wednesday 7

th

March



Troy and Gabriella Main Cast

Singing Breaking Free ZF Blocking PB

Thursday 8

th

March

Thursday 8

th

March


Lower Girls Gym Lower Girls Gym

Cheerleaders, Troy, Zeke and Chad Sharpay and Ryan

Dance Getcha Head in the Game EM / Mrs R Dance What I’ve Been Looking For / Bop to the Top EM / Mrs R

Monday 12

th

March


Lower School Hall

Main Cast


Wednesday 14

th

March



Cheerleaders, Zeke, Chad, Taylor and Brainiacs Main Cast

Singing Counting On You ZF Blocking PB

Thursday 15

th

March


Room 22 Lower Girls Gym

Zeke, Chad, Cheerleaders, Taylor, Kelsi, Brainiacs ALL CAST AND CHORUS

Dance We’re All in This Together EM / Mrs R Dance Megamix EM / Mrs R

Monday 19

th

March


Lower School Hall

Main Cast


Wednesday 21

st

March



Gabriella, Troy, Zeke, Chad, Brainiacs Main Cast

Singing When There Was Me and You ZF Blocking PB

HSM Rehearsal Schedule

English Department News Newyddion Yr Adran Saesneg

What is BBC News School Report? BBC News School Report gives 11-16 year-old students in the UK the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience. Using lesson plans and materials from the BBC website, and with support from BBC staff and partners, teachers help students develop their journalistic skills to become School Reporters. On 15th March 2018, Brynteg school will take part in an annual News Day, simultaneously creating video, audio and text-based news reports, and publishing them on a school website, to which the BBC aims to link. Following on from the BBC School Report, the BBC have introduced a work experience scheme for 16 to 18 year-olds. We have some excellent news Dylan Pritchard's application for BBC Young Reporters has been successful.

Dylan from year 11 has been selected by the BBC to have a 5 day placement with them and he will be going to the 6 Nations Training Camp to interview Rhys Webb the Welsh international rugby union player.

He wrote an excellent piece about the importance of working hard and being determined to be successful and he used Rhys Webb as an example.

Well done Dylan!

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport

Information and photograph supplied by: Miss K Jones

We were impressed by all efforts and the judges were looking for readers that read with expression, fluency and engaged the audience. Our winners did just that and really brought the text to life. The Reading Champions were joint winners, 7Y and 7E.

The 7Y Reading Champions were:

Ashlyn Morgan, Grace Thompson, Carly Davies, Kaitlyn Perry, Harvey-Jai Edwards, Lois Davies, Ella Matthews.

The 7E Reading Champions were: Maisie Davies, Isabelle Davies-Embling, Niamh Delaney, Emilie Porter-Strong

The Writing Champions were: Jude Williamson 7B, Layla Johns 7R, Grace Thompson 7Y, Jolene Quick 7N, Brianna Davies 7T, Ben Beckinsale 7E, Stacey Kwan 7G, Leo Manley 7S.

Information supplied by: Mrs E O’Brien / Mr C Wade

As is the custom, every December Brynteg celebrates with the annual celebration assembly "A Child's Christmas in Brynteg". This is where the competition winners showcase their talents in assembly. The first competition is the Reading Champions and the winners read an extract from "A Child's Christmas in Wales" by Dylan Thomas.

Well done to all those involved!

English Department News Newyddion Yr Adran Saesneg

Congratulations to all our reading champions. This year the competition was fierce! Congratulations to the joint winners 7Y and 7E.

On 15th December 2017 they performed their interpretation of 'A Child's Christmas in Wales' by Dylan Thomas in our special assembly.

Information supplied by: Mrs E O’Brien / Mr C Wade

Cymdeithasu Socialise

Blwyddyn 7 &

Blwyddyn 8

Dydd Mercher Amser Cinio 1:40 - 2:10 Room 503

Celf A

Chrefft

Art and

Craft

Gemau Games

Language Department News Newyddion yr Adran Ieithoedd

Information supplied by: Mrs Z Fender

Music Department News Newyddion Yr Adran Gerddoriaeth

Our annual Carol Service on 19th December is an opportunity for us, as a school community, to come together in this season of praise and thanksgiving. The evening also provides us with the opportunity to allow many of our talented pupils to perform. This truly became an evening of celebration. Well done to all pupils who took part, they were such a credit to the school. Once again St Mary’s Nolton Church, was packed to the rafters. The evening was a musical treat with performances from pupils across all year groups and abilities performing well-known and newly discovered Christmas songs and music. Engaging, polished readings of the Christmas story and congregational carol singing ensured that all who attended felt that Christmas had begun. For some pupils it was their very first Carol Service in Brynteg and for others their last. I hope that those who leave Brynteg this year, leave with very fond memories of Christmas in Brynteg. Thank you to all of the staff involved in preparing the pupils for the Carol Service. Thank you all once again for making another treasured Christmas memory for me. Mrs Fender

“What a superb Carol Service. The pupils who performed were such a credit to the school. A big thanks to the

staff who supported as well”.

Mr R Davies - Headteacher

What a fantastic morning Brynteg’s Performing Arts Department had spent entertaining the Adult Special Needs Unit in Bridgend on 21st December. A lovely mix of year 10 Drama sketches, poetry, flute choir and junior and senior vocal motion carols. A truly magical feeling and sharing of Christmas cheer from our pupils! Well done all!

Mrs Z Fender

Calling all pupils!

All pupils are welcome to attend Vocalmotion. No audition or previous

singing experience is necessary.

Please note that all pupils having instrumental peripatetic lessons in school should be attending their

music lessons and school ensemble rehearsals each week, as well as

practising their instrument each day at home.

Recently year 9 students studied a variety of pop genres and they went on to write their own lyrics and compose their own song entitled 'Respect Yourself' in the timeless style of Country and Western. They rocked the music room with a truly memorable performance and the audience just couldn't help joining in with catchy chorus. Da Iawn!

Mrs J Morgan

Megan Hooper from year 12 and Joe Elliott from year 9 are pictured during the recent Four Counties Youth Music course that they recently attended.

Pupils in attendance from Brynteg were:

Joe Elliott from year 9 - Orchestra and Wind Band

Dafydd Rees from year 10 - Orchestra and Wind Band

Oliver Millen from year 11 - Brass Band

Megan Hooper from year 12 - Wind band and Brass Band

Photographs kindly supplied by: Megan Hooper

Big congratulations to all pupils who have

passed their recent ABRSM music exams

We are all very proud of you.

PE Department News Newyddion yr Adran Addysg Gorfforol

Photograph: Harry Harries year 12 &

Thomas Zielinski year 13

Congratulations to Harry Harries and Thomas Zielinski who

proudly represented Welsh Academicals v Llandovery on

Tuesday 9th January.

Photographs of the excellent game of senior rugby between Rhydywaun and Brynteg on 11th January. There was lots of effort and some superb skills from both teams

The Senior Rugby Team won their first round in the Welsh Cup match v Rhydywaun in convincing fashion with the result 56-0. There were tries from Daniel O'Sullivan, Joseph Watts, Thomas Davies, Morgan Williams, Cael Chamberlain and 100% kicking record 8 from 8 from Matthew Hobby!! Well done! We now await the draw for the next round...

Year 8 are yet to find out who they will be playing in the next round of the Welsh Cup. They will play the winners of St Thomas Picton or Aberaeron! Year 9 have their match scheduled for the 24th of January v Bro Myrddin a home game. Bro Myrddin are a traditionally strong Rugby school from the Scarlets region. This should to be an exciting match! Touring schools On the 10th of February year 8 and year 9 will play a home match v Wirral Grammar School. On the 12th of February year 8 will play a home match v Ibstock Place.

Photograph from 2016 - Brynteg hosting Bear Creek Canadian Touring School

Cross country dates: 25th January: Newbridge Fields, Glamorgan Valleys

Bear Creek In March we welcome our friends from Bear Creek in Canada. We will be hosting them for two nights from the 6th - 8th March and we will also be playing boys and girls sports fixtures. Letters for hosting will be sent out soon.

Barry 7s 4th March Year 9

Llandovery 7s 7th March Seniors Year 11

Urdd 7s 12-16th March All Years

Rosslyn Park 7s 18th-23rd March Year 8 Year 9 Year 11 Seniors

Upcoming Rugby 7s Competitions

Date for your Diary: 10th July Sports Day at Leckwith

On Wednesday 6th December years 7, 8 and 9 had the opportunity to see ‘The Shades’ band perform on stage in the lower school hall. As well as this performance the band were on hand to provide advice on how to stay safe online as well as discussing cyber bullying and where to go for help. Furthermore, they discussed the importance of treating each other fairly. The talk was educational, interactive and enjoyable for our pupils.

P.S.E

Photographs by: Mrs J L Davies

Information supplied by: Mr S Vicker

Psychology News Newyddion Seicoleg

Is Psychology a science? This was a challenging question that was posed to 13 Sixth Form Psychology students at a Psychology Conference in Bristol on 4th December. How do we know Psychology is a science? Is the scientific research gathered robust and accurate enough or is Psychology really a Pseudoscience? These are the kinds of questions that year 12 and year 13 students will face on their examination paper next summer and so they listened intently to lecturers from top universities such as Bath Spa and Nottingham Trent who put forward their arguments both for and against. Students had the opportunity to learn about scientific psychology experiments and even had the chance to participate in the some such as the ‘stroop effect’. They also explored the boundaries between science and pseudoscience, looked at examples of ‘bad’ science and considered how evidence is gathered scientifically in psychology.

Following on from this, they learnt about Dr Lovatt's Dance research and how the way a person moves on the dance floor is influenced by hormones and genetic make-up. They also listened to Oliver Meech discuss the psychology of magic! Apparently the real secret behind magic tricks is that they bamboozle the brain, rather than fool the eyes. Finally, students had a demonstration of hypnosis where they had the opportunity to watch the process and consider the implications on how people think and act. This was a trip that was enjoyed by all, and one that will be on our department’s calendar again I am sure.

Information supplied by: Mrs R Jones

Religious Education Department News Newyddion Yr Adran Addysg Grefyddol

On Tuesday 12th December, a variety of Religion, Ethics, and Philosophy (REP) students from year 8 attended a performance of The Nativity Story at Tabernacle Chapel. The performance was organised by different denominational churches of Bridgend as an initiative to familiarise people with the biblical story of the birth of Jesus in the lead up to Christmas. Our year 8 pupils are currently working on evaluating the question ‘Has Christmas lost its true meaning?’, and this was an excellent and enjoyable opportunity for them to learn more about the Christian story.

“I was given the opportunity to go and see a nativity at a local church. All of the costumes and props were amazing and overall the play was very well rehearsed. I enjoyed watching it as it taught me the meaning of Christmas.” Neve Hayter (8N)

“The church was very kind and helpful after the show. The costumes and props were amazing, especially the wise men’s. Afterwards they were kind enough to let us have a photo with the cast. All in all it was a really good nativity that explained the real meaning of Christmas well.” Freya Williams (8N)

Mrs Thomas and Ms Waters of the REP department were delighted to take these students, and were very proud to receive so many positive comments about the excellent behaviour and enthusiasm of our pupils. Da iawn pawb!

Article supplied by Mrs G Thomas (Department of Religion, Ethics, and Philosophy).

Year 11 had an absolutely fantastic day trip to the Winter Wonderland in

Cardiff on Wednesday 20th December. It was a well deserved day of

fun. The pupils were complimented by the Winter Wonderland staff on

the way they conducted themselves.

Mrs J Morgan

Young Enterprise make the connection between

school and the world of work, enabling young

people to develop the knowledge and attitudes

they need to succeed, building on 8 key skills:

Communication, Confidence, Financial Capability,

Initiative, Organisation, Problem-solving, Team

work and Resilience.

On 30th November our year 12 Young Enterprise

company ‘Diverge’ attended the Young Enterprise

Christmas Trade Fair event in Ikea Cardiff.

The pupils had a fantastic time and they learnt a

great deal. Brynteg won the Ikea award for Best

Product.

Congratulations!

Information supplied by: Mr J Catton

Diverge pictured during the Oldcastle Primary Christmas Craft event during December Photograph: Mrs J L Davies

Our year 12 Young Enterprise company ‘Diverge’ also attended various

Christmas craft events in the Bridgend area. Here are some images:

Diverge pictured with their stall at the Brackla Community Centre Photographs supplied by: Diverge / Mr J Catton

Congratulations to Kevin Jarvisto & Mamoon Ahmed from year 13 who have completed a skydive in order to raise funds for the Papyrus charity who help support teenagers all over the UK. £597 was raised with the skydive and £103 was raised via Sixth Form donations.

They would like to thank everyone for the support received. Well done both!

Information and photographs supplied by Kevin Jarvisto

Pupil News Newyddion Disgybl

Photographs: Left - Kevin Jarvisto and Mamoon Ahmed pictured before the skydive Right - Kevin Jarvisto pictured during the skydive!

The amount raised £700.00

Huge congratulations to Megan Hamilton of year 13 who has made it through to the final of the Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers competition. What an amazing achievement. Well done Megan!

The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition aims to recognise and reward young people's achievements in all areas of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and provide them with the opportunity to build their skills and confidence in project-based work.

The competition offers opportunities for more young people than ever to showcase their STEM projects and recognise and reward their achievements.

The Big Bang Competition Finals 2018 will take place 13th -15th March 2018 at The NEC in Birmingham. Finalists will compete for a number of exciting prizes, including top and runner up prizes in the Junior, Intermediate and Senior categories for Science and Engineering, as well as the coveted title of GSK UK Young Scientist(s) and UK Young Engineer(s) of the Year 2018.

Good luck Megan competition.thebigbangfair.co.uk

Well done Tyler West of year 8 who raised over £300 for the Macmillan Cancer charity. What an achievement!

Brynteg School is so proud of you!

The before and after shots....

Staff News Newyddion Staff

Source: http://hockeywales.co.uk/wales-captain-abi-welsford-retires-from-international-hockey/

Good luck to Brynteg’s very own Miss Welsford who has announced her retirement from international hockey after amassing 141 caps!

Welsford, who has amassed 141 caps has seen a sporting career span nearly two decades after joining the Wales squad in 2003. Earning her first cap that same year during the Celtic Cup held in Cardiff, Ms Welsford has been a fierce competitor for Wales as well as an inspirational role model both on and off the field. These qualities saw her named captain in 2013 an honour she has held to this day. In her time, Ms Welsford has played for Wales during both the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and the 2014 Games in Glasgow, an incredible feat, although she states earning her 100th cap in Lille in 2015 was her favourite sporting moment.

During the European Championships II held in Cardiff this summer Ms Welsford sensationally broke the record for most caps held by any Welsh female hockey player, alongside fellow team mate Leah Wilkinson. With 141 caps apiece, they both overtook Wales legend Anne Ellis’ tally of 138.

Whilst representing Wales on the International stage, Welsford has also been working full time as a P.E. teacher for Brynteg Secondary School; something she explains has been difficult to juggle.

“It’s not easy to be involved in an international programme and it takes a lot of hard work both in squad weekends, but mostly daily, you always have to make sacrifices and the right choices to try to live the life of an international athlete as much as possible”.

Head Coach of the women’s squad, Kev Johnson explains how Ms Welsford has been a role model leader during her time as Captain.

Source: hockeywales.co.uk - 4 January 2018

Source: hockeywales.co.uk

Wales Captain, A Welsford has announced her decision to retire from International hockey; a decision she’s not taken lightly.

“I’ve been contemplating retiring for a while now, and started to think more seriously about it leading up to the Home Europeans in Cardiff. But after that tournament I wasn’t 100% decided on what to do and I didn’t want to regret retiring too early, so I decided to stay part of the programme and literally take each squad weekend at a time to see how things went. Although I absolutely love being part of the team I came to the realisation that the enjoyment had gone for me personally and it was last Sunday when I finally found peace with the decision that I was ready to stop playing at this level”.

“The greatest tribute I can give about Ms Welsford is that she has been the very embodiment of all of our team values in the time that I have known her, and I have no doubt for a long time before that. As a group that take our values seriously as a way of ensuring we are demonstrating positive behaviours at all times, she has been a role model to all players under her leadership and has certainly led by example. On and off the pitch she has played a key role in what has been a successful year in 2017, which started with a very positive World League 2 performance in Kuala Lumpur and ended in a memorable home Europeans where Ms Welsford herself jointly broke the Welsh women’s caps record with Vice-Captain Leah Wilkinson.

In this time, as a group we moved 6 places up the World rankings and Ms Welsford and her family can be exceptionally proud of what she has achieved as both a player and a Captain. Making the lifestyle choices you must to be an International Hockey player in a part-time programme such as ours is a demanding thing to do for a short space of time, let alone for the years of commitment Ms Welsford has shown. I am sure all staff and players both past and present will join me in thanking Ms Welsford for all she has done for Hockey in Wales and celebrate all her achievements and contributions in this time”. Stepping down from International hockey would be a challenge in itself for any athlete but even though unclear as to her next steps right now, Ms Welsford has confirmed she won’t be packing away her hockey kit entirely just yet… “I will look forward to having a bit more time and money to do other things. What that will be I don’t know exactly, but I know I’ll stay active and try out some other sports…but probably ones that are indoors in the winter! I will continue to play for Swansea Spartans, so I won’t finish playing hockey completely”.

Report and Images by Source: Laura Hallsmith http://hockeywales.co.uk/wales-captain-abi-welsford-retires-from-international-hockey/

Brynteg school would like to say how proud we are of Ms Welsford’s achievements

Source: hockeywales.co.uk

On Friday 15th December Brynteg supported the Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day appeal. In total £432.60 was raised for this worthy cause.

Thank you

Photograph of staff involved in Movember 2017

Mr Hopkins, Mr Wallace, Mr Copp,

Staff in Brynteg recently supported Movember and raised a total of £393.12.

Well done!

In the ‘run up’ to Christmas form classes busy themselves with their fundraising ideas for the Santa Appeal. All form classes have one thing in common, to raise as much money as possible to purchase presents for families in Bridgend who find Christmas a difficult time of year financially. Historically Brynteg have endeavoured to fundraise as much as possible for this cause and this year was no exception. What a fantastic year of fundraising for the Santa Appeal we have had, the best ever! This year Brynteg have raised a staggering £4757.32. We bought presents for 160 children in the Bridgend area including 8 Brynteg pupils and a donation to the Women’s Refuge of £500.00. Well done to all involved with fundraising this year. What superb pupils we have at Brynteg!

On Sunday 3rd December 8E and Mrs Beesley walked 7.7km in aid of the Santa Appeal along Porthcawl’s coastal path. The sun shone and they walked for 1hr 20 minutes attempting Christmas songs along the way! Mrs Beesley is super proud that 16 of her form turned up to raise funds for others less fortunate than themselves!

Well done 8E!

Is it ok to eat cake when you are raising money for a good cause? Well done to our amazing pupils.

Here are some images of the various fundraising activities that pupils and staff have been involved with:

Congratulations to the Winners of the lovely hampers made by 12R for the Santa Appeal.

1st - Mrs M Hughes

2nd - Emma Davies 8Y

3rd - Mrs G Thomas

Thank you to all those who bought tickets, this raised £88 toward the Santa appeal.

Well done to 11T who raised over £160 toward the Santa Appeal. There were some very sore legs amongst the male members of staff after the leg waxing auction!

http://pngimg.com/uploads/santa_claus/santa_claus_PNG9992.png

Here are 9N rowing and cycling the 402 miles from

Brynteg school to the Eiffel tower raising over £160

toward the Santa Appeal.

Get your delicious jelly cups here! Well done fundraisers!

Yet more fundraising for our

Santa Appeal!

Year 7 pupil Francesca crafted a

selection of knitted goods to sell for

the Santa Appeal.

http://pngimg.com/uploads/santa_claus/santa_claus_PNG9992.png

Kind-hearted residents, schools, organisations and businesses have donated hundreds of Christmas presents for disadvantaged children in Bridgend so they won’t go without during the festive period.

This year, more than 300 underprivileged children will receive presents to open on Christmas Day thanks to Brynteg Comprehensive School, Bridge FM, Hafod Y Wennol, plus residents and businesses.

Christmas is a time for giving and who more worthy of receiving a Christmas cheer than vulnerable children, particularly those in care who can find this season extremely difficult.

As part of their annual ‘Santa Appeal’, Brynteg Comprehensive School raised an impressive £4757.32 by organising an array of activities, such as: selling sweets, sponsored walks, bake sales, a carolathon, and bag packing at Sainsbury’s.

In total, pupils were able to purchase presents for 160 children and young people across the county borough. In addition, they have donated £500 to the Women’s Refuge. The presents were delivered to the council offices courtesy of Apsee Removals where the Brynteg pupils were waiting to hand-deliver the gifts themselves.

Ryan Davies, Head teacher of Brynteg, was overwhelmed with the efforts of the school children, saying: “This is a great effort from the whole of the school and I am very proud of all my pupils who raised a phenomenal amount of money and were able to buy so many gifts - the lorry was jam-packed!

“I hope there will be a lot of happy children across the county borough this Christmas. Well done to everyone at Brynteg School.”

Cabinet Member for Social Services and Early Help, Councillor Phil White, said: “For many of us, Christmas is a time for celebration but there are some children who have very little to cheer about and who may not receive a single present without the generosity of local people.

“Every child deserves to have a special Christmas, so I’m absolutely delighted and overwhelmed that so many presents have been donated for disadvantaged children and teenagers in Bridgend. These gifts are truly going to make a huge difference so thank you to everyone who has taken part and donated.”

Priority will be given to those children and young people who have entered the care system at what should be a festive and fun period for them, or those who might not receive anything or very little due to their difficult family circumstances.

21 December 2017 Bridgend County Borough Council Media Release: www.bridgend.gov.uk/media-centre.aspx

Information and photographs supplied by: Mrs G Vicker / Ms E Cornwall (Careers Wales Advisor)

On 30th November 2017 a group of year 12 and year 13 pupils attended the Apprenticeship event at the Bridgend Life Centre. Careers Wales, in partnership with Bridgend County Council, organised the Choose Your Future Apprenticeship event. This was an interactive careers and skills event designed to inform young people about the variety of Apprenticeship, Higher Apprenticeship and Traineeship opportunities available across a range of sectors. Young people had the opportunity to speak to some of Wales' biggest employers including Renishaw plc, GE Aviation, Aldi, Willmot Dixon, T2, XR Training and many more.

At the event, pupils could: Get information on a large range of Apprenticeship routes Interact with different employers and training organisations Meet people who work in different sectors Talk to current apprentices Take part in interactive activities and 'Have a go Equipment' Speak to Careers Wales advisers for information, advice and guidance Apply for live job vacancies using the Apprenticeship Matching Service on

careerswales.com

Key Stage 3: Internal Examinations 2018 – April/May 2018

Dear Parent/Carer

We wish to inform you of the dates for the internal examinations for Key Stage 3 this year; please refer to timetable overleaf.

Pupils should register as normal and when there are no examinations scheduled, should go to normal lessons and bring all books and equipment. There is no time given in class for extra revision and as such, pupils must prepare and revise for all exams at home. We advise pupils to spend at least 1 hour revising each subject.

All KS3 internal examinations are 45 minutes in duration (pupils who currently receive Learning Support will receive their extra time allocation). Pupils sit in their registration groups in the same seat for every exam and this seating information will be cascaded to pupils in due course.

Pupils should come to all examinations prepared with all equipment, including calculators (lids removed), pens, pencils etc. All examinations should be completed in black pen. All equipment should be kept in a clear pencil case or clear plastic wallet. The only food/drink permitted in exam venues is a clear/see-through bottle of still water, if required, with the label removed.

Any pupil not adhering to our school behaviour policy during the examination period will be reported to the Head of Year and parents will be informed. Similarly, pupils found in possession of electronic equipment during an examination, such as mobile phones, data watches or similar, may be subject to disqualification.

I would like to stress the importance of attendance in school for these internal examinations and I look forward to your support in this matter. If you have any further questions I will be happy to answer them.

Yours faithfully

Mr R Martin

Assistant Headteacher

Statutory Reading and Numeracy Tests – April/May 2018

Dear Parent/Carer You may be aware of the Welsh Government’s annual schedule to hold statutory reading and numeracy tests for all pupils in Wales in Year 2 to Year 9. These tests will be administered in April/May 2018. The Welsh Government has specified a test window and schools are expected to administer the tests in this period. The expectation is that these tests are to have the same security and protocols as those for all external exams and they will be treated as such. At Brynteg, the test schedule is as follows:

Year/ Numerical Reasoning Numeracy Procedural Reading

Year 7 Monday 30 April Thursday 3 May Friday 4 May

Year 8 Tuesday 1 May Thursday 3 May Friday 4 May

Year 9 Wednesday 2 May Thursday 3 May Friday 4 May

The test venues will be the Sports Barn and the Upper School Hall. Pupils will sit in the same seat as for their internal exams for the Procedural and Reading tests. The Numerical Reasoning test will take place in the Upper School Hall and pupils will be seated on the day. The Reading Test will take up to one hour, the Numerical Reasoning Test up to an hour and a half and the Numeracy Procedural Test will take 30 minutes. The Welsh Government usually releases the results of the tests to schools in the last week of the Summer Term. You will be informed of the results as soon as feasibly possible thereafter. Support materials for pupils aimed at parents/carers are linked on our school website. I would like to stress the importance of attendance in school for these tests and I look forward to your support in this matter. If you have any further questions I will be happy to answer them. Yours faithfully Mr R Martin Assistant Headteacher

Year 7 Internal Exams (S/Barn) ALL staff timetabled during an exam to go to Sports Barn

Friday 20th April Monday 23rd April Tuesday 24th April

Lesson 1 English Maths 2 Science

Lesson 2 NORMAL LESSONS NORMAL LESSONS NORMAL LESSONS

BREAK

Lesson 3 Maths 1 History Geography


LUNCH

Lesson 5 Welsh French RE

Year 8 Internal Exams (S/Barn) ALL staff timetabled during an exam to go to Sports Barn

Wednesday 25th April Thursday 26th April Friday 27th April

Lesson 1 English Maths 2 Science


BREAK

Lesson 3 Maths 1 History Geography


LUNCH

Lesson 5 Welsh French RE

Year 9 Internal Exams (S/Barn & Upper Hall) Staff Supervision Timetable to follow

Wednesday 18th April Thursday 19th April

Lesson 1 Maths 1 Maths 2

Lesson 2 NORMAL LESSONS NORMAL LESSONS

Lesson 3 Biology Physics

Lesson 4 NORMAL LESSONS NORMAL LESSONS

Lesson 5 Chemistry RE

KS3 Exams 2018

Numerical Reasoning Test – Upper Hall

PUPIL SEATING ON THE DAY IN UPPER HALL

Monday 30 April Year 7

Tuesday 1 May Year 8

Wednesday 2 May Year 9

Lesson 1 7B, 7R, 7Y 8B, 8R, 8Y 9B, 9R, 9Y

Lesson 2 7N, 7T, 7E 8N, 8T, 8E 9E, 9N, 9S

Lesson 3 7G, 7S + catch up 8G, 8S + catch up 9G, 9T + catch up

Numeracy Procedural Test & Reading Test – Upper Hall / Sports Barn

PUPILS - SAME SEATS AS FOR INTERNAL EXAMINATIONS

Thursday 3 May Friday 4 May

Lesson 1 Year 7 Numeracy Procedural

9-10.30am Year 7 Reading


10.30-12.00pm Year 8 Reading


12.00pm-1.30pm Year 9 Reading

Lesson 4 NORMAL LESSONS Lesson 5 NORMAL LESSONS

Lesson 5 NORMAL LESSONS

Welsh National Tests Schedule

EXTERNAL INVIGILATION

KS3 Exams 2018

Please note that these timetables are provisional.

WEEK B Friday

9 February

WEEK A Monday

12 February

WEEK A Tuesday

13 February

WEEK A Wednesday 14 February

WEEK A Thursday

15 February

WEEK B Monday

26 February

WEEK B Tuesday

27 February

OPTION A OPTION B OPTION C

L1 L2

09:05- 11:10

Religion and Philosophy

2 hour FULL COHORT

(SB)

Business Studies 1 hour 15 (SB)

Food & Nutrition 1 hour 15 (SB)

Computing

1 hour 15 (SB)

History 1 hour (SB)

Music

1 hour 30 (Rm 18)

Product Design 2 hours (SB)

Sociology

1 hour 45 (SB)

CIDA 2 hours (68)

2 hours

Geography

1 hour 15 (SB)

Health & Social Care 1 hour 15 (SB)

History 1 hour (SB)

Sociology

1 hour 45 (SB)

Textiles 2 hours (SB)

CIDA

2 hours (21) 2 hours

Maths 4

Sets 1 Only

Lessons for all other pupils

Business Studies 1 hour 15 (UH)

Geography

1 hour 15 (UH)

Product Design 2 hours (UH)

Child Development

1 hour 15 (UH)

Welsh 1 hour

Sets 1-2 Higher (UH)

Sets 3-5 Foundation

(SB)

L3 L4

11:30-13:35

Maths 1

Sets 1-4 1 hour 45 (SB)

Set 5 – 1 hour 30 (SB)

Maths 2

Sets 1-4 1 hour 45 (SB)

Set 5 – 1 hour 30 (SB)

Triple Physics

1 hour (SB)

Double Physics 1 hour (SB)

Maths 3

Sets 1 Only


Triple Chemistry

1 hour (SB)

Double Chemistry 1 hour (SB)

Triple Biology

1 hour (SB)

Double Biology 1 hour (SB)

PE

1 hour 30 (UH)


L5

2:20 – 3: 20

Year 10 Mock Examination Timetable February 2018

GCSE External Examination Timetable

FEBRUARY 2018

MONDAY 5 February

TUESDAY 6 February

WEDNESDAY 7 February

THURSDAY 8 February

FRIDAY 9 February

Morning Session 09:00 EXAM START

Year 11 Re-sits only BTEC Engineering Online Test – computer room Unit 1: The Engineering World 1 hour 11A/Ep1 – 9-10am 11B/Ep1 – 10.30-11.30am 11B/Ep2 – 12-1pm 11C/Eg1 – 2pm


Additional information : Wales National Tests for Years 7 - 9 is 25th April to 9th May 2018.

GCE Summer External Examination Timetable 2017-2018

MONDAY 14 May

TUESDAY 15 May

WEDNESDAY 16 May

THURSDAY 17 May

FRIDAY 18 May


Drama (GCE AS) 2690U20 1 hour 30 mins Economics (GCE AS) NEW 2520U10 1 hour 15

Film (GCE AS) Bridgend College LEGACY 1182/01 2 hours 30 Physics (GCE AS) NEW 2420U10 1 hour 30 Sociology (GCE AS) NEW 2200U10 1 hour 15

Health & Social Care (GCE AS) 1621 1 hour 30 Maths (GCE AS) 0973/01 C1 – LEGACY RE-SIT 1 hour 30 Maths (GCE AS) NEW 2300U10 2 hours 30

Economics (GCE AS) 2520U20 2 hours Religious Studies (GCE AS) NEW 2120UE 1 hour 15

English Lit & Lang (GCE AS) 2710U10 2 hours English Lit (GCE AS) 2720U10 2 hours Physical Education (GCE AS) NEW 2550U10 1 hour 45 Physics (GCE AS) NEW 2420U20 1 hour 30

Afternoon Session 13:00 EXAM START

D&T Product (GCE AS) LEGACY 1111/01 2 hours D&T Product (GCE AS) NEW 2603U10 2 hours D&T Textiles (GCE AS) TEXT 1 AQA 2 hours Psychology (GCE AS) 2290U10 1 hour 30 Maths (GCE) FP1 0977/01 1 hour 30

Geography (GCE AS) NEW 2110U10 2 hours Law (GCE AS) Bridgend College 1251/01 – LEGACY 1 hour 30 Law (GCE AS) 2150U10 – New 1 hour 45

German (GCE AS) 2820U20 2 hours 30 History (GCE AS) 2100UH0 1 hour 30

Psychology (GCE AS) NEW COURSE (also Bridgend College) 2290U20 1 hour 30

Business Studies (GCE AS) NEW 2510U10 1 hour 15

GCE Summer External Examination Timetable 2017-2018

MONDAY 21 May

TUESDAY 22 May

WEDNESDAY 23 May

THURSDAY 24 May

FRIDAY 25 May


Electronics (GCE AS) Re-sit Only 1141/01 1 hour 15

Chemistry (GCE AS) NEW 2410U10 1 hour 30 Music (GCE AS) Porthcawl Comprehensive LISTENING 2660U30/1 1 hour 30 Sociology (GCE AS) 2200U20 2 hours

Maths (GCE AS) LEGACY 0974/01 C2 1 hour 30 Maths (GCE AS) NEW 2300U20 1 hour 45 Health & Social Care (GCE AS) HSC03 1 hour 30

Geography (GCE AS) NEW 2110U20 1 hour 30

APPLIED ICT (GCE AS) LEGACY COMPUTER ROOM PART A - 1641/01 1 hr PART B - 1641/02 2 hrs 3 hours APPLIED ICT (GCE AS) NEW COMPUTER ROOM 2535U10 3 hours Chemistry (GCE AS) 2410U20 1 hour 30 3 hours Religious Studies (GCE AS) NEW COURSE 2120U20 1 hour 45


Welsh (GCE AS) NEW 2020U30 2 hours

History (GCE AS) NEW 2100U20 1 hour 45

English Lang & Lit (GCE AS) 2710U20 2 hours English Literature (GCE AS) 2720U20 2 hours

Biology (GCE AS) NEW 2400U10 1 hour 30 Electronics (GCE AS) 1142/01 1 hour 15 Law (GCE AS) 2150U20 1 hour 30 Welsh (GCE AS) NEW 1020U50 2 hours

Business Studies (GCE AS) NEW 2510U20 2 hours


MONDAY 4 June

TUESDAY 5 June

WEDNESDAY 6 June

THURSDAY 7 June

FRIDAY 8 June


Computer Sci-ence (GCE AS) NEW 2500U10 2 hours French (GCE AS) NEW FN2 LISTENING 2800U20 2 hours 30 Welsh (GCE) NEW 1020U60 2 hours

German (GCE) 1820U40 1 hour 45 Relgious Studies (GCE) 1120UE0 1 hour 30

Maths (GCE) 0975/01 C3 1 hour 30

Biology (GCE) NEW 1400U30 2 hours 15

Computer Science (GCE AS) COMPUTER ROOM 2500U20/01 2 hours D&T Product (GCE) 1113/01 2 hours 30 Film (GCE A) Bridgend College 1184/01 2 hours 45 German (GCE) 1820U50 1 hour 30 Physics (GCE) NEW 1420U40 2 hours Psychology (GCE) NEW 1290U40 1 hour 30


Biology (GCE AS) NEW 2400U20 1 hour 30 Physics (GCE) NEW 1420U30 2 hours 15 Psychology (GCE) NEW 1290U30 2 hours 30

Chemistry (GCE) NEW 1410U30 1 hour 45 Economics (GCE) NEW 1520U30 2 hours Sociology (GCE) 1200U3 2 hour 30

Electronics (GCE) 1144/01 1 hour History (GCE) 1100UH0 1 hour 45

Business Studies (GCE) NEW 1510U30 2 hours 15 English Lit (GCE) NEW 1720U30 2 hours English Lang & Lit (GCE) 1710U3 2 hours

Geography (GCE) NEW 1110U30 2 hours

MONDAY 11 June

TUESDAY 12 June

WEDNESDAY 13 June

THURSDAY 14 June

FRIDAY 15 June


Computer Science (GCE) 1500U30 2 hours Drama (GCE) NEW 1690U40 2 hours 30 Physical Education (GCE) 1550U30 2 hours Religious Studies (GCE) 1120U40 1 hour 30

Law (GCE) Bridgend College 1253/01 1 hour 30

Maths (GCE AS) LEGACY 0983/01 S1 1 hour 30 Maths (GCE) LEGACY 0984/01 S2 1 hour 30 Sociology (GCE) 1200U4 2 hour 15

Computer Science (GCE) NEW 1500U40 2 hours


Biology (GCE) NEW 1400U40 2 hours 15 Business Studies (GCE) NEW 1510U40 2 hours 15

Chemistry (GCE) NEW 1410U40 1 hour 45 Economics (GCE) NEW 1520U40 2 hours 30 English Lang & Lit (GCE) 1710U4 2 hours English Lit (GCE) 1720U4 2 hours

Electronics (GCE) 1145/01 1 hour 30 History (GCE) 1100U10-1100U80 1 hour 45

Geography (GCE) 1110U40 2 hours

Maths (GCE) LEGACY 0976/01 C4 1 hour 30


MONDAY 18 June

TUESDAY 19 June

WEDNESDAY 20 June

THURSDAY 21 June

FRIDAY 22 June


Music (GCE) 1550U80 2 hours 15

French (GCE) 1800U50 2 hours

Health & Social (GCE) HSC10 AQA 2 hours Maths (GCE) 0982/01 M3 1 hour 30 Maths (GCE) 0985/01 S3 1 hour 30


Health & Social Care (GCE) HSC07 AQA 2 hours Law (GCE) Bridgend College 1254/01-03 1 hour 30 Religious Studies (GCE) 1120U50 1 hour 45

Maths (GCE AS) 0980/01 M1 1 hour 30 Maths (GCE AS) 0981/01 M2 1 hour 30

MONDAY 25 June

TUESDAY 26 June

WEDNESDAY 27 June

THURSDAY 28 June

FRIDAY 29 June


Maths (GCE) 0978/01 FP2 1 hour 30

Maths (GCE) 0979/01 FP3 1 hour 30



GCSE Summer External Examination Timetable 2017-2018

MONDAY 7 May

TUESDAY 8 May

WEDNESDAY 9 May

THURSDAY 10 May

FRIDAY 11 May


BANK HOLIDAY

Years 10 & 11 Maths (GCSE) NEW WALES UNIT 1 NUMERACY 3310U10 – Foundation 1 hour 30 3310U30 – Intermedi-ate 1 hour 45 3310U50 – Higher 1 hour 45

Years 11 Re-sits Welsh Second Language (GCSE) 4551/01 4551/02 1 hour

Years 10 & 11 Maths (GCSE) NEW WALES UNIT 2 NUMERACY 3310U20 – Foundation 1 hour 30 3310U40 – Intermediate 1 hour 45 3310U60 – Higher 1 hour 45

Year 10 BTEC Engineering Online Test – computer room Unit 1: The Engineering World Please note group timings 10B/Eg1 – 9am 10C/Eg1 – 10.30am 10B/Eg2 – 12 noon 1 hour Year 11 Welsh Second Lang (GCSE) 4554/01 4554/02 1 hour

Afternoon Ses-sion 13:00 EXAM START

MONDAY 14 May

TUESDAY 15 May

WEDNESDAY 16 May

THURSDAY 17 May

FRIDAY 18 May

Morning Session

09:00 EXAM START

YEAR 10

ICT (OCR National)

R001 1 hour

Year 11

Computer Science (GCSE)

4341/01 1 hour 30

Year 11

ICT (GCSE)

Edexcel 5IT0101

1 hour 30

Year 11

French (GCSE)

LISTENING 3800U20

35 minutes

French (GCSE) LISTENING 3800UB0

45 minutes

French (GCSE) READING 3800U30

1 hour

French (GCSE) READING 3800UC0 1 hour 15

Year 11

PE (GCSE)

AUDIO VISUAL PAPER 3550U10 2 hours

PE (GCSE)

AUDIO VISUAL PAPER 3555U10

1 hour

Year 11

Chemistry (GCSE) - Triple

NEW WALES 3410U20 Unit 2 – F 3410UD0 Unit 2– H

1 hour 45

Year 11

Chemistry (GCSE) - Double NEW WALES

3430U50 Unit 5 – F 3430UE0 Unit 5– H

1 hour 15

Year 11

French (GCSE)

WRITING - Founda-tion

3800U40 1 hour 15

French (GCSE)

WRITING - Higher 3800UD0 1 hour 30

Afternoon

Session 13:00 EXAM

START

YEAR 10

Religious Studies (GCSE)

3120UA0 2 hours

Year 11

Biology (GCSE) - Triple

NEW WALES 3400U20 Unit 2 – F 3400UB0 Unit 2– H

1 hour 45

Year 11

Biology (GCSE) - Double NEW WALES

3430U40 Unit 4 – F 3430UD0 Unit 4– H

1 hour 15

Years 10 & 11

Religious Studies

(GCSE) 4451/01

1 hour 45

Year 11

Computer Science (GCSE)

COMPUTER ROOM 4342/01 2 hours

Year 11

Drama

3690U30 1 hour 30


MONDAY 21 May

TUESDAY 22 May

WEDNESDAY 23 May

THURSDAY 24 May

FRIDAY 25 May


Year 11 Sociology (GCSE) 4511/01 1 hour 30

Year 10 & 11 English Literature (GCSE) 3720U10 – Foundation 3720UA0 – Higher 2 hours

Year 11 D&T Product (GCSE) 4141/01 2 hours

Years 10 & 11 Maths (GCSE) NEW WALES – UNIT 1 3300U10 – Foundation 1 hour 30 3300U30 – Intermediate 1 hour 45 3300U50 – Higher 1 hour 45

Year 10 & 11 English Literature (GCSE) Option A 3720U20 – Foundation 3720UB0 – Higher 2 hours Option B 3720U30 – Foundation 3720UCO – Higher 2 hours


Year 11 Geography (GCSE) 3110U10 1 hour 30

Year 11 Physics (GCSE) – Triple 3420U20 – Foundation 3420UB0 – Higher 1 hour 45 Year 11 Physics (GCSE) – Double 3430U60 – Foundation 3430UF0 – Higher 1 hour 15

Year 11 Religious Studies (GCSE) 4452/01 1 hour 45

Year 11 D&T Textiles 45701 AQA 2 hours Year 11 Sociology (GCSE) 4512/01 1 hour 30

MONDAY 4 June

TUESDAY 5 June

WEDNESDAY 6 June

THURSDAY 7 June

FRIDAY 8 June


Year 11 History (GCSE) 4271/04 1 hour 15

Years 10 & 11 English Lang (GCSE) 3700U20 – Unit 2 2 hours

Year 11 CIDA DA201 (Re-sits only) 2 hours 30

Years 10 & 11 Maths (GCSE) NEW WALES – UNIT 2 3300U20 – Foundation 1 hour 30 3300U40 – Intermediate 1 hour 45 3300U60 – Higher 1 hour 45

Years 10 & 11 English Lang (GCSE) 3700U30 – Unit 3 2 hours


Year 11 Geography (GCSE) 3110U20 1 hour 30

Year 11 Business Studies (GCSE) 4080/01 2 hours Year 11 Music (GCSE) LISTENING 3660U30 1 hour

Year 11 History (GCSE) 4272/04 1 hour 15


MONDAY 11 June

TUESDAY 12 June

WEDNESDAY 13 June

THURSDAY 14 June

FRIDAY 15 June


Year 10

Biology (GCSE) – Triple 3400U10 – Foundation

3400UA0 – Higher 1 hour 45

Year 10

Biology (GCSE) – Double 3430U10 – Foundation

3430UA0 – Higher 1 hour 15

Year 10

Chemistry (GCSE) – Triple

3410U10 – Foundation 3410UA0 – Higher

1 hour 45

Year 10

Chemistry (GCSE) – Dou-ble

3430U20 – Foundation 3430UB0 – Higher

1 hour 15

Year 11

Home Economics

Child Development (GCSE)

4291/01 1 hour 30

Year 10

Physics (GCSE) NEW WALES

3420U10 Unit 1 – F 3420UA0 Unit 1– H

1 hour 45

Year 10

Physics (GCSE) – Double 3430U30 – Foundation

3430UC0 – Higher 1 hour 15


Year 11

History (GCSE)

4373/03 1 hour 15

Year 10

History (GCSE)

3100UG0 1 hour

Year 11

Health & Social (GCSE)

4722/01 1 hour 15

Year 11

Food & Nutrition

(GCSE) 3560UA0 1 hour 30

Year 11

Electronics (GCSE) COMPUTER ROOM

4162/01 1 hour

MONDAY 18 June

TUESDAY 19 June

WEDNESDAY 20 June

THURSDAY 21 June

FRIDAY 22 June


Year 11

German (GCSE)

LISTENING 3820U20 - Foundation

35 minutes

LISTENING 3820UB0 - Higher

45 minutes

READING 3820U30 - Foundation

1 hour

READING 3820UC0 - Higher

1 hour 15

Year 11

Additional Maths

9550/01 2 hours 30

Year 11

German (GCSE)

WRITING 3820U40 - Foundation

1 hour 15

READING 3820UD0 - Higher

1 hour 30

After-noon

Session 13:00 EXAM START


Literacy Focus for January Ffocws Llythrennedd ar gyfer Mis Ionawr

Each month as a school we have a specific literacy focus to improve literacy skills and help pupils gain a better understanding of different grammatical points.

You can help to reinforce each literacy focus at home by:

testing your child on the definition of each literacy skill or grammar point.

asking your child to give you examples of sentences where they would use a particular literacy skill / grammar point.

asking your child to give you examples of lessons where they have used each literacy skill / grammar point.

Year 7—Simple Sentences

A simple sentence has one main idea/clause and must contain a noun and a verb.

For example :-

I play tennis.

Tom shut the door.

My mum likes Eastenders.

Year 8—Complex Sentences

Complex sentences are a type of multiple sentence and have more than one clause.

For example :-

Clause 1 — John hit the ball.

Clause 2 — The ball smashed through the window.

Complex Sentence — John hit the ball which smashed through the window.

When John hit the ball, it smashed through the window.

Year 9 — Semi-colons

Like commas, semi-colons mark where you would normally pause when speaking. A semi-colon can sometimes be used to replace a full stop. It links two complete sentences and turns them into one.

For example :-

The door sung open; a masked figure strode in. He never took any exercise; consequently he became fat. She was very tired; she had worked late the night before.

Numeracy Focus for January Ffocws Rhifedd ar gyfer Mis Ionawr

Numeracy — try these riddles.

1. What number do you get when you multiply all of the numbers from a telephone’s number pad?

2. What is the next number in the sequence? 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211, …

3. A rat is placed at the beginning of a maze and must make it to the end. There are four paths at the start that he has an equal chance of taking :

Path A takes 5 minutes and leads to the end,

Path B takes 8 minutes and leads to the start,

Path C takes 3 minutes and leads to the end,

Path D takes 2 minutes and leads to the start.

What is the expected amount of time it will take for the rat to finish the maze?

(Answers at the end of the Bulletin)

Literacy and Numeracy News Newyddion Llythrennedd a Rhifedd

Each year we decide upon our whole-school priorities for literacy and numeracy. This year, our literacy foci will be the higher-order reading skills of inference, deduction and synthesis. For numeracy, our whole-school foci will be on constructing and interpreting graphs. So that you can help support your child at home with these whole-school foci, we thought we’d pro-vide you with some information on some of the strategies and resources we use in school to help teach these.

Higher-order Reading Skills

What is inference? Inference is the skill of exploring what is suggested by words, phrases and images. The types of questions that test inference skills are: What impressions do you get of John in this text? How does the writer present the issue of bullying?

What is deduction? Deduction is the skill of working something out with the information provided. The types of questions that test deduction skills are: From those that have sent between 1,000 and 2,500 troops, which country has sent the least?

What is synthesis? Fusing multiple elements, often from different areas, into something new (A+B+C=D). The types of questions that test synthesis skills are: What do you learn about Henry VIII from reading the text? How does Macbeth change in the play?

Here are some examples of questions your child might be asked to answer in class or in

an assessment to show their use of higher-order reading skills.

Interpreting and Constructing Graphs What types of graphs might my child be expected to construct? Subject areas across the school now expect pupils to be able to construct a range of graphs based on data they have collected or been given. The types of graphs pupils will be expected to construct include: Pictograms – pictures are used to represent the data. Bar Graphs – bars of equal width with varying height are used to represent data. Pie Charts – data is represented though proportions of a whole (pie) Line Charts – these can be used to show how data has changed over distance or time.

Favourite Sport Group of Year 8 Students

Interpreting graphs

TVA is a useful strategy pupils are encouraged to use when interpreting graphs.

We also encourage pupils to use the correct vocabulary when interpreting graphs.

Book of the Fortnight Llyfr Y Pythefnos

The Dead of Winter by Chris Priestley Michael Vyner recalls a terrible story, one that happened to him. One that

would be unbelievable if it weren't true!

Michael's parents are dead and he imagines that he will stay with the

kindly lawyer, executor of his parents' will . . . until he is invited to spend

Christmas with his guardian in a large and desolate country house.

His arrival on the first night suggests something is not quite right when he

sees a woman out in the frozen mists, standing alone in the marshes. But

little can prepare him for the solitude of the house itself as he is kept from

his guardian and finds himself spending the Christmas holiday wandering

the silent corridors of the house seeking distraction.

However, lonely doesn't mean alone, as Michael soon realises that the house

and its grounds harbour many secrets, dead and alive, and Michael is set

the task of unravelling some of the darkest secrets of all.

This book falls in the Horror & Supernatural Genre.

Recommended by Mr G Lewis Librarian

Medical News Newyddion Meddygol

IMPORTANT:

Please keep your child's medical information up to date,

informing the school of any changes.

If your child suffers from asthma, please ensure they carry

their asthma pumps daily.

Should your child require an EpiPen please ensure that your

child carries this with them daily, checking expiry dates

regularly as out of date EpiPens cannot be used.

During inclement weather please ensure children wear their

coats over their blazers.

Thank you

J Jones

Pupil Health & Wellbeing Officer

Year 8 HPV vaccinations will take place on Wednesday 7th February. Year 9 HPV vaccinations will take place on Friday 9th February.

Consent forms need to be signed and returned as soon as possible to the

Pupil Health and Wellbeing Officer located in the lower school.

Thank you

Answer - Numeracy Challenge

1. 0 2. The next number is 13112221. Each number describes the previous number. Starting with 1, the second line describes it 11 (one 1). Then the third line describes 11 as 21 (two 1’s). Then the fourth line describes 21 as 1211 (one 2, one 1). This is the pattern. 3. 9 Minutes. Each path has an equal chance of occurring and if B or D are chosen, they will just add 8 or 2 minutes to the time because the rat must restart the maze . Time = (1/4)*5 + (1/4)*(8 + time) + (1/4)*(3) + (1/4)*(2 + time).

Bridgend Designer Outlet Mobile Donation Clinic The Derwyn Bridgend CF32 9SU Friday 26th January 2018 10:45 - 1:45 & 3:15 - 6:30 Appointment and Walk in

Bridgend Heronston Hotel Ibis Court, Ewenny Road, Bridgend CF35 5AW Monday 19th February 2018 10:00 - 1:30 & 2:00 - 4:20 Appointment and Walk in

Thought of the Week Meddyliad yr Wythnos

Photographs of the Fortnight Ffotograffau y Bythefnos

Photograph of the week:

The winner week commencing 18th December was really was one of those which was so obviously going to be chosen as soon as it was taken! I just think it communicates a huge sense of fun and friendship which I know are things which we all believe are incredibly important.

Photograph of the week:

The winner of the week commencing 8th January comes from a science lesson with the pupil being totally engrossed in the experiment.

Supplied by Mr Ryan Davies - Headteacher

‘The beginning is always today’ (Mary Wollstonecroft)

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