Congratulations to James who came first in a Trampolining Competition, scoring a 6.0 and a 6.6 in the event. Well done James - we are very proud of you!
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Blood Brothers
Published 30/11/22
In November GCSE drama and some of year 9 visited the Wales Millenium Center to watch Willy Russel’s musical ‘Blood Brothers’. A grant was gained from the Arts Council Wales in order to significantly reduce the cost of this trip for pupils.
It was clear by the interval tha... Read More
First meeting of the Pupil Senedd
Published 25/11/22
The first meeting of the St Cenydd Senedd was a great success with over 30 of the elected pupils present. Our Head Girl and Head Boy, Katie and Kyle, led the meeting and after a thorough discussion the Senedd members will now work across 3 sub-committees to focus on Charity, Opportunities for pupils... Read More
Diana Award
Published 10/11/22
We are delighted to announce our new anti-bullying ambassadors after their completion of the Diana Award. Congratulations to all!
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Spooky Maths
Published 08/11/22
Well done to year 7 on their end of half term maths project work, and all the pumpkin winners.
Thank you to Tesco for their kind donation of pumpkins which pupils used to weigh, measure and estimate. We are very grateful for the support.
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Maths Award Winners
Published 07/11/22
Well done to all the ks3 maths award winners for this half term.
Winners include, numeracy ninja of the half term, times table rockstars champion and highest positive points in maths.
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Free Books!
Published 24/10/22
Before October Half term all pupils in years 7, 8 and 9 were given the opportunity to select a free book. Each year group was given a list of 20 books from which they could select. A range of genres, formats and lengths were offered so that there was a book for everybody!
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Voices Theatre Company
Published 18/10/22
In October we welcomed Voices Theatre Company to present their touring production of ‘Kindness.’ A short 1 hour play about the Holocaust.
All of year 10 were able to benefit from both the production and a question and answer session with the director. Pupils were able to directl... Read More
Senghenydd Memorial Service
Published 14/10/22
Senior students and members of our Pupil Senedd along with Miss Collins and Mr Barrow attended the annual memorial service for those who lost their lives in the Universal Colliery disasters of 1901 and 1013 at the Welsh National Universal Mining Memorial and Garden in Senghenydd.
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Art memorial display
Published 12/10/22
The Art Department have been busy the past weeks creating a memorial installation for Queen Elizabeth; reminiscing on our memories, involvement and the impact that our late Queen had on our lives. It has been so wonderful to work closely with all pupils across year 7, 8 and 9 and to bring... Read More
Talk the Talk
Published 20/09/22
In September year 11 hit the ground running with a public speaking day workshop from Talk the Talk.
Pupils worked in their tutor groups to construct a speech that they built towards at the end of the day. They learnt about techniques they could use to engage their audience as well as how to... Read More
GCSE Geography Fieldtrip
Published 16/09/22
On Friday 16th September, Year 11 Geographers visited Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes to collect data in order to answer the question: " How does vegetation change along a sand dune transect?" They collected data about vegetation cover, biodiversity and plant height. They will now be writing... Read More