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St. Cenydd Community School

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  • Buggy Project

    Published 03/03/19
    Well done to Year 7 for completing their cross curricular Buggy project.  Following work on nets in their maths lesson pupils designed and built their buggies in their Design and Technology lessons. They used various Numeracy skills to test their buggies which included calcula... Read More
  • Y7 Art Project

    Published 13/02/19
    Year 7 have been exploring the work  of Jasper Johns (born May 15, 1930)  who is  an American painter, sculptor and printmaker whose work is associated with abstract expressionism and pop art.  We have looked in depth at his work 0 through 9 to understand how the things we take f... Read More
  • Financial Education

    Published 11/02/19
    As part of our ongoing commitment to prepare our students for lifelong learning, we were pleased to welcome Barclays Bank to St Cenydd on Tuesday 5 February.  ‘Barclays in the Community’ is an outreach programme which aims to help students understand the economic and ethical consequ... Read More
  • Pupil Senedd visit to Y Senedd in Cardiff

    Published 04/02/19
    On Tuesday the 29th of January St Cenydd Pupil Senedd members went to Y Senedd in Cardiff Bay. This was an educational visit to see how the real Welsh Assembly functions and operates. We left school at 11:10 am on a bus that took us to Cardiff Bay. Once we had arrived, we ate our lunch in the Mil... Read More
  • Cyber Security Girls Competition

    Published 03/02/19
    A massive congratulations to the girls from 8 1 1 who have been competing in a Cyber Security Competition which aims to encourage more girls to consider careers in Cyber Security. The competition is overseen by GCHQ, the Government's Communication Headquarters. The girls have been working in... Read More
  • Year 10 Art go POP!

    Published 29/01/19
    Year 10 GCSE Art are currently exploring the bold and media driven world of the Pop Art movement. They are drawing their inspiration from the high-impact, iconic images of Roy Lichtenstein and transferring the images from paint into textiles. A great week of workshops has been had by all! Read More
  • Glanllyn

    Published 29/01/19
    ‘A group of KS4 pupils visited the Urdd camp in Glanllyn near Bala over the weekend. They enjoyed two days of  activities such as canoeing, tackling  high ropes, raft building, climbing and bowling. Pupils were also able to hear and practise Welsh in a Welsh speaking environment... Read More
  • 8 2 4 Batik Lesson

    Published 22/01/19
    The art rooms have been awash with colour and creative experimentation this week as 8 2 4 have been experimenting with a new technique called Batik. They have been using hot melted wax from a batik kettle and tjanting tools  to draw with to  experiment with creating bold patterns and mark... Read More
  • Digital Art

    Published 07/01/19
    “Digital art is a term used to describe art that is made or presented using digital technology.” www.tate.org.uk Not since the advent of the camera has something come along to change the very fabric of art making possibilities on such a grand scale as digital art. Digital art can b... Read More
  • Merry Christmas

    Published 20/12/18
    The annual staff panto was a huge success once again.  Jack and the Beanstalk as it has never been told before.  Thank you to all the staff who were involved and made the end of term so special. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at St Cenydd! Read More
  • Year 8 Autumn Headteacher's Awards

    Published 14/12/18
    Congratulations to the winners of the Year 8 Autumn Headteacher's awards: Art Excellence –  Rhiannon Thomas Endeavour –  Harry Clarke D&T Excellence –  Madi Morton Endeavour –  Saskia Williams English Excellence... Read More
  • Year 10 BTEC Christmas Dinner

    Published 13/12/18
    Mrs Ryder’s Year 10 BTEC Home Cooking Skills group cooked Christmas Dinner for themselves and special guests last Friday. They began in the morning by making two different desserts, Chocolate Orange Cheesecake and Pavlova. The next job was to prepare the vegetables – potatoes, parsnip... Read More