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 Greetings from the School

 School Calendar 2016/17

 School Trips 2016/17

 School Holiday Dates 2016/19

 Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

 Eco-Schools

 Department News

 Year Group News

 100% attendance pupils

Greetings from the school

Dear Parents/Carers,

As another academic year draws to a close, I would like to take the opportunity of thanking you all for your continued support of the school. It has been a busy and pro- ductive year at Stanwell and I am sure you will enjoy reading about all the achieve- ments contained in this newsletter. Our pupils are presented with a wealth of opportuni- ties for extra-curricular activities, both in school and in the wider community. We be- lieve that they benefit immensely from taking these opportunities and it is pleasing to see that so many of our pupils are doing so.

Highlights of this year have included our stellar productions of ‘Evita’ and ‘Aladdin’ , the establishment of Stanwell School as a regular blood donation centre for staff and students and the first successful winter of our long awaited all-weather pitch.

I wish you all a relaxing and enjoyable summer break and look forward to the next year of working in partnership with you to provide the best possible education for your chil- dren.

Yours faithfully,

Derek Jones,

Headteacher.

School Announcements

 The first day of the Autumn term for pupils is Monday, 5th September.

 All pupils wishing to sign up for peripatetic music lessons will need to attend a meeting on Tuesday, 6th September— lessons will begin the following week beginning 12th Sep- tember.

CALENDAR FOR 2016/17

September 1 Thursday INSET DAY 2 Friday INSET DAY 5 Monday FIRST DAY OF TERM FOR PUPILS October 18 Tuesday OPEN DAY - Half Day 21 Friday LAST DAY OF HALF TERM HALF TERM 31 Monday FIRST DAY OF TERM November 1 Tuesday Year 13 Parents' Evening 8 Tuesday Year 7 Pastoral Evening December 16 Friday LAST DAY OF TERM CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS January 3 Tuesday INSET DAY 4 Wednesday FIRST DAY OF TERM FOR PUPILS 24 Tuesday Year 11 Parents' Evening 31 Tuesday Year 9 Parents' Evening February 7 Tuesday Year 12 Parents' Evening 14 Tuesday Year 11 Options Evening 17 Friday LAST DAY OF TERM HALF TERM 27 Monday FIRST DAY OF TERM March 7 Tuesday Year 10 Parents' Evening 21 Tuesday Year 8 Parents' Evening April 4 Tuesday Year 8 Options Evening 7 Friday LAST DAY OF TERM EASTER HOLIDAYS 24 Monday FIRST DAY OF TERM May 1 Monday Bank Holiday 9 Tuesday Year 7 Parents' Evening 26 Friday LAST DAY OF TERM HALF TERM June 5 Monday FIRST DAY OF TERM 4 Tuesday NEW YEAR 7 PARENTS' EVENING 19 Wednesday LAST DAY OF TERM FOR PUPILS 20 Thursday INSET DAY 21 Friday INSET DAY

Proposed Overnight Visits 2016 ‐ 2017

This is a proposed list of overnight trips for the next academic year. There may be some changes to it but you will be notified accordingly.

Year Group Department Location Date 6th Form History London 2 nights March 2017 6th Form Geography Fieldwork 2nd – 3rd Feb 2017 6th Form Re / Media Rome 6th – 10th April 2017 6th Form Physics Cern, Switzerland 30th Mar – 2nd April 2017 6th Form Mathematics Space Centre, Florida, USA 2nd – 8th July 2017 6th Form Music Technology Monmouth 17th – 19th Oct 2016 6th Form RE London 9th – 10th Feb 2017 Years 10 to 13 Ski Trip Austria 17th – 25th Feb 2017 Years 9 to 13 Art Rome 16th – 19th Feb 2017 KS4 & 6th Form Performing Arts New York, U.S.A. October 2017 KS 4 Drama London 26th & 27th Jan 2017 KS 4 French France 10th – 13th Feb 2017 KS 4 BiS / I.C.T. ICT / BiS Conference – 25th – 1st March 2017 Euro Disney, France Year 10 Geography Iceland 12th – 16th Oct 2016 Year 10 History Berlin, Germany 6th – 11th April 2017 Year 9 Welsh Glan Llyn 4th – 6th Nov 2016 Year 9 PE Storey Arms 2 nights April 2017 Years 8 & 9 Ski Trip Austria 7th – 15th April 2017 Years 8 & 9 History France 25th – 26th May 2017 Year 8 History London 8th – 9th Dec 2016 Year 8 DT France 19th – 21st Oct 2016 Year 8 Welsh Euro Disney, Paris 2nd – 3rd March 2017 Year 7 Pastoral / Welsh Llangrannog 21st – 23rd Sept 2016 Year 7 French Boulogne, France 6th & 7th July 2017 There will be many other day trips and Duke of Edinburgh expeditions taking place during the next academic year and you will be notified accordingly via your child.

If you wish for your child to attend a trip but feel that there are financial difficulties preventing your child from attending please do not hesitate to contact your child’s Year Tutor to discuss a payment option.

Term Dates 2016-2019

2016/2017

Thursday 1st September 2016 and Friday 2nd September 2016 are INSET Days. First day for students is Monday 5th September 2016.

Tuesday 3rd January 2017 is an INSET Day. First day of Spring term for students is Wednesday 4th January 2017.

Thursday 20th July 2017 and Friday 21st July 2017 are both INSET Days.

All schools will be closed on Monday 1st May 2017 for the May Day Bank Holiday.

Additional INSET days are to be taken at the school’s discretion and will be communicated to parents via printed material.

Please note that these dates have been directed by Welsh Government in accordance with Regulations as All Wales agreement was not reached on them.

2017/2018 Monday 4th September 2017 is an INSET Day (TBC). First day for students is Tuesday 5th September 2017 (TBC).

All schools will be closed on Monday 7th May 2018 for the May Day Bank Holiday.

Additional INSET days are to be taken at the school’s discretion and will be communicated to parents via printed material.

2018/2019 Monday 3rd September 2018 is an INSET Day First day for students is Tuesday 4th September 2018.

All schools will be closed on Monday 6th May 2019 for the May Day Bank Holiday.

Additional INSET days are to be taken at the school’s discretion and will be communicated to parents via printed material. Duke of Edinburgh

Award Scheme Miss H Jenkins

It’s been another successful season for the Poppy maintained an exceptionally high spirit Duke of Edinburgh Award in Stanwell throughout and her confidence developed School. The Bronze Award in Year 10 has greatly over the 3 day expedition with her own 180 pupils participating, with pupils working navigational skills. It was a pleasure to see. very hard in after school sessions and at home to achieve their expedition section of the award. The practice expedition was un- dertaken on the coastal path around Ogmore by Sea and then the assessed expedition went to the Gower, with all pupils completing their two days hiking in very good spirits!

It is the responsibility of the pupils to com- plete the other three sections—Volunteering, Physical and Skills. The volunteering they participate in for this award also covers them for their GCSE Welsh baccalaureate. With- out the evidence for their volunteering pupils will need to undertake an additional volun- teering section for their WB.

The Gold participants in Year 12 (52 in total) have undertaken their practice expeditions in March and their 4 day assessment in July in

Mid Wales. (Those participants who are on the Borneo trip have to wait until September for their expedition). Again, as part of the ethos of the award the pupils must show the independ- ence and responsibility for completing their Gold Award. There have been a number of pu- pils who have completed gold over the last The Silver award in Year 11 had 71 pupils year and Dewi Fford and Megan Stealey at- enrol, all of whom are well on their way to tended the Palace last February to receive their gaining their award. The pupils have showed certificate and badge. Well done. great determination to complete all sections of the award even in this busy exam time. A thank you as always to staff and parents for Their expeditions to the Brecon Beacons this their support in the running of the expeditions. March showed this determination with virtu- ally all pupils completing the 60+ kilometre Next year will see pupils in Year 9 and Year expedition with smiles and good team spirit. 10 doing their Bronze Award and Silver will A particular well done goes to Poppy Pinker- remain in Year 11 for this upcoming year. ton who has received this year’s PTA Award.

“Pupils must show independence and responsibility” Eco-Schools Mrs J Laity

Another busy year comes to a close and Eco Victoria Primary School and Stanwell Eco Stanwell Committee members must be com- Committees’ joint litter picking event. This mended for another successful and produc- was held in the car park and lanes at the back tive few months with regards to environmen- of Victoria School. The group with the help of tal issues. A special mention must be made to members of KWT and a community police of- the Board of Directors who have led with ficer successfully filled over 10 bags with rub- maturity, enthusiasm and commitment. Mi- bish. chael Conway, Robert Brown, Harry New- man (all Year 11 pupils) and Neil Power in Year 9 have worked tirelessly in the green initiatives the committee have participated in over the year. The committee consists of rep- resentatives from most year groups including some of the following: Year 12 — Sali Harmes, Owain Cwyfan Hughes, Sean Mian, Rosina Peterson, Hannah Phillips, Ffion Phillips and Rebec- ca Johnson The Litterless Project. Year 11 — Rose Wilcox, Jade Eastwood Littering is a major environmental issue and as Year 9 — William Cornelius, Tomos Hughes such the committee has been working hard to Year 8 — Sabian Fayers try and educate the school community in dis- Year 7 — Caitlin Herdman, Eve Jeffreys, posing of waste more responsibly. The com- Kevin Guo, Rebecca George, Randa Ibra- mittee and several Year 7 pupils have complet- him ed a number of surveys on this theme. These Summarised below are some of the activities results will be published in the near future. the committee has been working on since One area the Eco group has targeted is chew- January. ing gum waste. Did you know that chewing Fairtrade Fortnight. This involved com- gum is litter and in 2014-15 it was found on mittee members baking Fairtrade muffins in 76.5% of Wales’ streets? an after school session to provide pupils and Specialist, expensive and labour intensive staff a ‘Big Fairtrade Breakfast’. The event equipment is required to remove chewing gum. not only raised over £200 but also promoted While each piece of gum costs just 3p on aver- the hardship farmers in the poorer parts of age for the customer, the cleansing cost to lo- the world face if Fairtrade is not supported cal authorities is 50 times greater (£1.50 per by people in richer countries. piece). Stanwell Wildlife Garden The designated area for this garden has now been cleared and a small pond created. The committee and other pupils within the school are busy integrating seeds and plants, many of which have been donated to the school. The committee wishes to thank all those who have kindly supported this project and a special mention must be made to Mr and Mrs Do- novan who have donated so many, thank you. “Fairtrade fortnight” Department News

Arlunio Miss R Lewis John Avon: Artist Visit The department was delighted to host a por- The Art & Design Department was thrilled to traiture workshop ran by the Royal Academy welcome world renowned graphic illustrator Outreach Programme on Tuesday 5th July. and past pupil John Avon, his mother Marion Pupils received expert tuition on facial propor- and sister Lydia to our Year 7 assembly. tion, different mark making techniques and- During the assembly, seven pupils presented a stunning powerpoint display highlighting the working on large scale format. stages of John’s career as a science fiction/ Amsterdam fantasy artist from his beginnings as a pupil at Stanwell School to the present day. We were all overwhelmed by the sheer talent contained in his work. By way of thank you to John for donating two of his limited edition books to the school ‘Journeys to Somewhere,’ pupils gave him a personalised book of their own studies of his work to keep. Well done to all the pupils who produced work for the booklet From the 12th to 15th February, pupils ex- and to those who presented the assembly: Be- plored the artistic delights of Amsterdam visit- than Daly(7A), James Brindle (7O), Zain ing the Rijksmuseum, the Stedelijk Museum, Haq(7W), Niamh Rind (7T), Hiba Nadeem (7M), Rebekah Williams(7R) and Elsa Rembrandt’s house and the Van Gogh Muse- Clarkson(7O). um. A thought-provoking guided tour of the Here is John’s reaction to the afternoon: Anne Frank House provided them with a stark ‘I am personally very moved by the whole reminder of Amsterdam’s history. The visit event. I did not quite know what to expect. But was concluded with a canal cruise looking at WOW. The pupils did so well! Only now have the architectural and cultural features of this I had time to really take in the book of their city. work. I am beyond proud.’ Creative Learning Workshop 2016

On Thursday 30th June the Art & Design De- partment welcomed visitors from a number of South Wales schools to the Sensational Sym- metry workshop. The pupils from Year 4 - 8 produced some fantastic and eye-catching de-

signs.

From l-r: Miss Lewis, Mr Jones, Zain Haq, Elsa Clarkson, Rebekah Williams, John Avon, Hiba Nadeem, Niamh Rind, Marion Avon, Bethan Daly, James Brindle and Mrs Penny.

“sensational symmetry workshop” Astudiaethau Busnes Mr J Crook

Year 9 Year 9 pupils began the year learning about the different forms of business ownership. Summer term has been very exciting as stu- dents were given the opportunity to create a marketing plan for the launch of their own business idea. Their products and services were innovative and well researched and were then presented to a panel of ‘Dragons’ in Stanwell’s own ‘Dragon’s Den’. Look out as we certainly have some budding en- Year 13 trepreneurs in our midst! This term has been spent applying theoretical knowledge to a pre-released case study on the Year 10 sports brand, New Balance. Students learned This has been an exceptionally busy term. about investment appraisal, mergers and acquisi- Classes have covered many different topics tions, Ansoff’s matrix and substituting nodes for including economies of scale, methods of cupcakes when investigating critical path analy- production, location, breakeven analysis sis. The class has worked exceptionally hard and and of course the EU, with referendum de- we would like to wish them every success in their bates held on 23rd June. future endeavours.

40 pupils went on the trip to Land Rover, Solihull which included a facto- ry tour and a 4x4 experience. This provided a fantastic oppor- tunity for pupils to witness oper- ations management and see for themselves the principles of ‘Total Quality Manage- ment’ and ‘Just in Time.’ Special congratulations go to Alicia Chapple who received the Amey Industry Award at this Year 12 year’s Awards Ceremony for her excellent effort Students have been able to enjoy learning and positive mindset throughout the course. about a range of topics with a hands-on ap- proach including the marketing mix, Kai- To keep up with Business-related news through- zen, JIT stock control and recruitment out the year, please follow us on Twitter: methods. @Business_2xl

“referendum debates held on 23rd June” Drama Mrs S McGowan West End Theatre Trip Aladdin: Junior production 2016 The Drama department has organised a visit Well done to all pupils (cast, crew and to London’s West End next year for GCSE orchestra members) who participated in this Drama pupils (Years 9 and 10). This will year’s mesmerising production of give pupils the opportunity to watch an ex- Aladdin. They have dedicated a great deal citing piece of theatre (Matilda), and work of time, effort and enthusiasm to making the with West End professionals during a theatre show a great success with audiences. Thank workshop. The trip includes an overnight you also to the staff who made such an in- stay in a 4* central London hotel. The pupils valuable contribution to this year’s produc- and staff are very much looking forward to tion. the trip in the new year! Drama Awards 2016 Congratulations to Ellie Reid (Year 8), Henry Waddon (Year 11) and Eleanor Webster (Year 13) for winning the Dra- ma Cups this summer! Well done for your hard work and effort.

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Audition Lecture Year 12 pupils thoroughly enjoyed the visit from the RWCMD who helped give advice about auditioning for Drama School next Shakespeare Schools Festival 2016 year. The Autumn term is very exciting for Year 8 Clock Tower Theatre Company Visit Drama club as they will be in their final Year 13 pupils enjoyed participating in the preparations for the Shakespeare Schools Clock Tower Shakespeare workshop which Festival. This is the first year that Stanwell was specially designed for the Year 13 pu- School has been involved in this prestigious, pils to help them prepare for their DA4 ex- national event. We are very excited about bringing Richard III to life on stage at the Sherman Theatre in November.

End of term examinations It has been a busy and successful year for the Drama department. Pupils in Years 11,12,13 have taken their external examina- tions, and we wish them every success in the summer! Well done to Years 9 and 10 who have been producing excellent devised work this term. We wish all the best to the Year amination in June, “It was informative, and 13 Drama pupils who are sadly leaving this inspired many text in performance ideas term. which I can use in my examination”.

“It was informative, and inspired many text in performance ideas” Dylunio a Thechnoleg Mr N Gifford

It has been another very busy yet fantastical- KS3 ly rewarding year in the DT department. Staff and pupils have enjoyed participation in Students in KS3 have this year worked in all a wide range of activities across the school and two DT educational visits. Pupils from Year 5 have enjoyed work- ing on their en- terprise project producing arte- facts that they can sell from

clay and participating in the Creative conference held in July. In DT stu- the DT areas pro- dents were asked to de- ducing some fan- sign and make either a tastically creative genie’s lamp or a charac- products in all pro- ter mask. The A level students visited the V&A and the Design Museum both in London as a part of their studies. The

jects. In Product Design stu- dents have been producing MP3 amplifiers range of work and creativi- and bookends, while in Textiles, some won- ty on display was impres- derfully creative bags and pillow slips have sive and left all enthused. been pro- duced. The GCSE Graphics class were able to visit the Graphic Design Museum and Thorpe Park, the London Eye and a visit to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory during a two day trip to London.

“the Graphic Design Museum” Design Technology Mr N Gifford

KS4 &5 AS/A2 Level This year’s coursework submissions in AS and A2 stu- all the Design & Technology project are- dents assem- as proved to be yet another creative ex- bled a display ample of the abilities of the pupils study- for the visiting ing this subject. WJEC modera- GCSE tor. At GCSE level, students studying Textiles and RMT were singled out for praise by the visiting moderator who felt that their creativity was im- pressive. He praised the range and variety of work on James Morgan display and the skill was singled out level of the students from the RMT involved. He was im- submission for pressed by the creativi- his quirky ‘lego’ ty displayed in sketch- inspired display books.

From Yr 12, Joel Cockerill-Evans has been selected to submit his fire sword for the innovations award and from Y13, Kate Wilkins’ laser cut dress has been selected.

system for lego ac- tion figures. GCSE Stuart Keeling has been exceptionally creative with the design Textiles students of his steam punk inspired lamp. have made inspirational use of the subli- mation printer and the laser printer.

“innovations award” Economeg a Gwleidyddiaeth

Mr J Crook and Mr G Penny Year 9 students have been enjoying their first Government and Politics introduction to Economics by looking at the scarcity of resources, opportunity cost and the Government and Politics students have been world of work. They have also started to ap- extending their understanding of the democratic processes in the UK and the USA. Year 13 stu- preciate the importance of relating our class- dents have taken a keen interest in the mechan- room studies to the world around them. ics of the US Government this year—including To encourage the pupils to increase their analysing the evolution of the US constitution awareness of current affairs, in rotation, they and evaluating the effectiveness of the US Con- research and present a recent article from the gress, the Supreme Court and the Presidency. news. The news article they have chosen then Key questions included whether the Supreme goes on the Department’s “News of the Court is too political (in terms of the impact of Week” notice board. its rulings) and whether it plays a significant role in the protection of civil liberties. They also considered which of the Executive or the Legislative branches are the most influential.

Year 12 students have been busy studying key aspects of UK Politics. For example, they in- vestigated the role of leadership in political par- ties to ascertain whether the leadership or the Most recently, Year 10 pupils have been in- mass membership dominates. They have re- vestigating the advantages and disadvantages cently investigated the impact and effectiveness of being part of the European Union. This was of the Welsh Assembly. followed by a series of class debates. We even had our own mini referendum! In addition, Year 12 and 13 Politics students enjoyed the experience of a lecture held by Jer- emy Greenstock, a former UK Ambassador to the UN and a former UK Special Envoy for Iraq based in Baghdad who discussed issues in relation to foreign policy and the situation in Iraq. Year 12 students also attended the “Wales 2016 and beyond’ Conference at the National Assembly for Wales which gave them Students also had the opportunity to expand a valuable insight into the mechanisms of the their understanding and the background to the Welsh Assembly. banking crisis with a cinema visit to see the film “The Big Short” . In addition, we have all watched the European To complete the year students have been ana- referendum and its impact on the parties in- lysing government policy and the economic volved with great enthusiasm and interest. objectives. In teams, pupils had the opportuni- ty to run the country for a year proposing their Keen readers are welcome to follow us via own fiscal policies. Twitter on Politics2XL

“analysing government policy” Peirianneg Mr K Pepper

It has been an industrious year for all the en- gineering classes, especially for Years 11-13 who have been busy finishing their course- work and preparing themselves for their Summer examinations. The workshop has been alive with the sounds and sights of welding, brazing, electronics, laser cutting, and many other processes.

Year 9 have been developing their skills, throughout the year ranging from technical drawing to CAD to manufacturing using nu- merous materials. Particular highlights were the destruction testing lessons, and the test- A team from the Year 9 class (in association ing of their mini siege engines. with ARUP) participated in this years GO4SET scheme. Tariq Amari, Franklin Att- wood, Eleanor Cole, Miller Coyle, Robert Creaven, Isobel Duffy and Kayci Yip took on the project ‘My School is an Island’ which required them to design a school similar to Stanwell on an island of their choice. After much deliberation Skokholm Island was cho- sen as the home for their state of the art and fully sustainable facility. As the only team to be invited to participate from outside the south west of England area, they had great success with their entry with excellent feedback from the judges.

“Skokholm Island was chosen as the home for their state of the art facility”

Engineering Mr K Pepper

Desk Lamps and Bicycles have been the themes for Year 11. All pupils were re- quired to manu- facture a desk lamp and design a storage device to be attached to a mountain bike as part of their controlled assessment. There Engineering club has been going from strength has been great innovation displayed in their to strength with numbers increasing almost on a design work this year. weekly basis. The club have been involved in numerous activities based upon sustainability, Health and safety was a major influence for structures and mechanisms. both Year 12 and Year 13 with their course- work. Projects included a storage ‘cage’ for Year 10 students have recently been experiment- transporting gas canisters, a device for sup- ing with 3D modelling using Autodesk Inventor. porting materials during welding, adjustable Whilst learning how to navigate and utilise the torch holders for the brazing hearth, and even software they have been developing prototype a portable, flat-pack fire pit! designs for potential entry in the ‘F1 in Schools competition.’

“..and even a portable, flat-pack fire pit!” Saesneg Mrs M Williams

Pen pal letters Of Mice and Men The English Department continues its long- In May, Year 9 pupils visited the New Theatre, running ties with Futsu Junior High School, Cardiff to watch a production of John Stein- Japan. Following an earthquake in April in the beck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ The pupils enjoyed city of Kumamoto, Southern Japan, members the production and their conduct was a credit of Year 10 wrote postcards of support to stu- to the school. dents living in the city, which is only 20 miles from our correspondence school. Year 10 have also been involved in writing let- ters to St Agnes High School an Lionli School in Lesotho. Primary Visits Pupils in Year 8 have been working closely with pupils from Evenlode Primary School to draft and re-draft online books. The Year 8 pu- Write On Revision Day pils have really encouraged and enthused the In March , over 40 Year 11 pupils attended a budding authors in Year 6 to create some series of GCSE English workshops at Cardiff amazing stories. Our Year 8 pupils have also City Stadium. This thoroughly enjoyable day, been inspired to begin writing their own novels organised by the Central South Consortium, in the hope that these will also be published helped pupils prepare for their GCSE English online in the near future. Language examinations. ‘Goodnight Mister Tom’ Recently, Years 7 and 8 attended a showing of ‘Goodnight Mister Tom’ at the New Theatre in Cardiff for the afternoon. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the show, and the actors were all ex- tremely talented, especially the children. The set was cleverly designed, with the stage floor rising to show a hidden setting underneath for some scenes. The students were all very taken English Revision Club with the animal puppets used, as the dog was Year 10 students showed real dedication in the incredibly convincing, and the puppeteer very run up to their English Literature examination skilled. By the by attending after school revision club. Pupils end of the really got stuck in to our ‘circuit training’ on show, many of ‘Of Mice and Men’! Everyone worked very the students hard and had a positive attitude, which helped and teachers create a lovely learning environment. Pupils were quite worked on whole-class activities, carried out emotional, and group discussions and were enthusiastic about everyone the ‘quick-fire’ revision tasks. We wish them agreed that the show was brilliant. Kitty Bax of the very best for results day and well done for Year 8 said; “I first read the book years ago, working so hard. and it was lovely to see it come to life.”

“I first read the book years ago, and it was lovely to see it come to life.” Daearyddiaeth

Mrs H Jarman

2016 has been an extremely busy year for the Geography department at Stanwell School. The theme for this year has been ‘Geography and the wider world’. As a department, we felt that the various fieldwork visits and class activities have enhanced the pupils’ geographical concepts and understanding of the wider world. Year 7 have been exploring the topic of Rivers and Water Aid with particular focus on Zimbabwe in Africa. They have also been Continuing with the Tropical Rainforest investigating Tourism in the UK with case theme, the whole of Year 8 on Monday 27th study evidence from the coastal resort of June took part in a series of workshops Porthcawl in South Wales. conducted by the Rainforest charity ‘The Size of Wales’. All pupils had a very In Year 8 pupils have been delving into the informative day and by comparing topic of Tropical rainforests looking at deforestation rates in the rainforests of the location, climate, adaptation, deforestation world to the land area and population of and sustainability. In May, 110 pupils had Wales was a real eye opener. the opportunity to take part in Tropical Rainforest workshops at Bristol Zoo. While As part of their GCSE Geography studies at the zoo, pupils located rainforests around Year 9 have been exploring Dynamic the world, identified the different layers of Landscapes in the UK and Wales. As part of the rainforest, investigated the problems of their course they have also looked into rainforest exploitation and offered ideas for Tectonic Hazards around the world. In future conservation and sustainability. The February, the Year 9 Geographers had the opportunity to get up close to snakes, hissing opportunity to take part in a day of cockroaches and other rainforest animals was interactive hazard management provided by an added bonus! the British Cartographic Society in association with the Geographical Association. During the day, entitled ‘The Restless Earth’, the pupils mapped and managed the Japanese earthquake and subsequent tsunami using GIS strategies and IPad technology. The well deserved winners were: Jacob Adams, Max Baker, Samuel Charles, Toby Chinneck, Miller Coyle, Robert Creaven, Reuben Jones, Zachary McLellan-Morgan, Neil Power, Joe Ramage and Jacob Randall.

“Geography is important because it is relevant to all that we do and opens our eyes to the world we live in.” Geography Mrs H Jarman

This year the Year 10s and Year 11s had the As part of our Summer Primary Transition opportunity to take part in extra revision project we welcomed a number of Year 6 sessions provided by all the teaching staff pupils from our feeder schools into the within the department. The aims of the Geography department. Whilst they were sessions were to revisit examination visiting, a number of teachers in the techniques and to ensure that case studies department delivered a lesson on ‘The concerning a variety of world wide locations geography of conflict ’ and ‘The impact of were thoroughly embedded. conflict on geography’. As part of their geographical studies, the pupils had to During February half term, 36 sixth form explore the key question - Why did Anna fall students and 3 members of staff visited asleep in Germany and wake up in Poland? I geographical places of interest on the West think the primary pupils would agree that Coast of America. Places visited included Geography is everywhere! San Francisco, Yosemite National Park, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon National Park, Hoover Dam and Los Angeles. A fantastic time was had by all involved in the visits to these amazing locations and the trip was made even more special by Brian, the American bus driver!

On the 4th of July, three pupils from Year 8; Oliver Evans, Anna Hughes, Charlie

Jowett and three from Year 9; Arianne Banks, Enyala Banks and Tomos Hughes, attended the Geographical Association Welsh Wize Quiz in Cardiff University. Both teams made an excellent effort and represented the school brilliantly. A massive well done to both teams. Keep up to date with the latest news from the Geography department by following us on Twitter: Stanwell Geogra- phy@GEOG2XL

“Geography is found in everything we do and everywhere we go.” Hanes Mr G Morgan

It has been another very busy and enjoyable They also experienced many of London’s cul- term in the History Department. tural hotspots including the London Eye and the West End. The trip was enjoyed by all and Throughout the year, Year 7 pupils have been their excellent behaviour should be commend- studying Medieval Life and the challenges ed. Well done! facing people at this time. They have been studying many diverse and interesting topics, Once again, the thriving annual History De- ranging from the Black Death to medieval partment visit to Berlin was a huge success. It medicine. The pupils have thoroughly en- is now in its seventeenth year and is more pop- joyed studying such interesting topics and the ular than ever. 85 Year 10 pupils travelled to quality of the work produced has been out- Berlin over the Easter holidays to visit several standing. sites of historical interest with particular em- phasis on Nazi Germany and the Cold War. Year 8 have been thoroughly interested in Sites visited included Sachsenhausen Concen- studying World War One throughout the sum- tration Camp, the Olympic Stadium, Check- mer term. Topics studied have included the point Charlie, the Brandenberg Gate and the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the Reichstag building. On a lighter note, pupils many reasons why the men of Great Britain watched, listened and danced to tribute acts joined up in their millions. The enthusiasm such as Elvis, Sting, and Tina Turner. All of for History has been a delight to see and their the pupils should be congratulated on their ex- work in class has been most impressive. cellent behaviour on the trip.

Year 9 pupils have been studying the rise and the fall of the American economy as part of their USA 1910-1929 course. Topics covered include the causes of the economic boom and the Wall Street Crash. They have worked su- perbly all year and will no doubt carry this through into Year 10.

In May 2016, 81 pupils from Year 8 and 9 visited London to enhance their understand-

Year 13 pupils Anastasia Mirza-Davies and Lowri Thomas had the privilege of being selected to participate in the Auschwitz Initia- tive this year. They met with a Holocaust sur- vivor before visiting Auschwitz in February. Both pupils remarked that it is an experience that will never leave them.

“The enthusiasm for History has been a delight to see” Technoleg Gwybodaeth Mr P Davies

Primary Liaison and positive use of technology Stanwell School through delivering an assembly to the year group We’ve had a number of successful transition on Safer Internet Day. Our digital leaders are Eve visits this year in IT from Year 6 pupils. Jeffreys, Caitlin Herdman, Davis Hedgecoe, Pupils created some programming codes in Sonny Sobieraj, James Brindle, Aqib Hussain SCRATCH to raise awareness of the and Lloyd Rodd. importance of coding. These sessions introduced pupils to managing objects and Key Stage 4 attaching code to enable them to work as part of a game. Pupils will further develop these There were some excellent graphics work skills in Year 7 . produced in the department. In Year 9, Ella Guppy-Green produced imaginative hero & Key Stage 3 villain character nets in preparation for the Cida coursework next year. Year 11 pupils completed Year 7 have been producing presentations on their CiDA graphics coursework unit recently, their local area. Beth Munro-Morris and Nia notably Aaron Wong, who won the GTi Tricklebank had particularly thought Information Technology Award in the recent about the audience and purpose when creating annual Awards Ceremony. Aaron produced their slide shows – keep up the good work! particularly pleasing vector work, with some At the end of Year 7, pupils have been excellent map symbols being designed. introduced to Scratch and have been making Year 10 and 11 GCSE Computer Science students their own computer game programs. Year 8 completed their controlled assessment, which have also been introduced to Python counted towards 25% of their final grade. programming and computer graphics, along Michael Conway, Alister Dillon, Alex Hodges, with developing their skills of Database and Dylan Hughes, Benjamin Roderick, all Spreadsheet work. produced some very good programming projects using unique effective and efficient Python code. Da Iawn. Pob Lwc to all Year 11 pupils who will be getting their results back this summer.

Sixth Form

There was some excellent A2 pupils’ work for their Multimedia and Graphics Unit this summer, notably Ellen Ashton and Gabriel Harding. The programming work produced at AS and A2 by computing students was also first class, of particular note was in Year 13 and in Year 13 Jack Jones and Jack Bosley produced excellent computing projects. Jack Jones also won the AP Bartlett Cup (Computing) in this summer’s Our Digital Leaders have worked hard Awards Ceremony. I wish all our AS and A2 throughout the year to help to inspire the safe students all the best for this summer’s results.

“raise awareness of the importance of coding” Mathemateg Mr A Meddins

It has been another successful year in the Year 11 – Ben Roderick (best in year), Dylan Mathematics department. Following on from Hughes the GCSE exams sat in November by Year In April, the top sets from Years 7 and 8 also 11, the results in January were very pleasing! took part in the National UKMT Maths chal- 83% of the pupils who sat the exams lenge at Junior level. Again, congratulations to achieved a C grade or higher. All the pupils the following pupils who all achieved silver or and staff are to be praised for the effort put gold certificates: in—the year group really bought in to the Year 7 – James Brindle (best in year), Sonny revision process and the opportunities pre- Sobieraj, Ben Mulcahy, Chiara Baker sented to them showing that real hard work Year 8 – Lucas Groves (best in year), Adam and determination can be rewarded! Years 12 Grosfils and 13 have also taken their AS and A Level examinations respectively with many revi- sion sessions taking place in the run up to their exams. We take this opportunity to say goodbye and good luck to our Year 13 stu- dents and look forward to welcoming back some Year 11 pupils for AS Maths and Fur- ther Maths in September and our Year 12s who will continue with their A level studies. Year 10 pupils have nearly finished the new GCSE Maths course. It is now their time in the spotlight where, following the summer break, they will be continue to concentrate on revision techniques and practising past Year 7 pupils with their certificates papers in preparation for their exams in No- vember. At the end of the process, the pupils, Well done to all 328 pupils who took part in for the first time, will hopefully gain two the UKMT Maths challenges, in particular qualifications in Maths—Maths and Numera- those that achieved gold, silver or bronze cer- cy. To increase their opportunities of success, tificates. a weekly homework club will run from Sep- tember on a Monday evening and it is hoped In May, Years 7, 8 and 9 sat their Welsh Gov- that the pupils will take this opportunity to ernment National tests. Pupils worked hard in reinforce their skills and boost their confi- the run up to these and fingers are crossed for dence! a successful outcome. In February, the top sets from Years 9, 10 & 11 took part in the National UKMT Maths Finally, and once again, a big thank you to the challenge at Intermediate level. Congratula- Year 13 pupils who completed their communi- tions to the following pupils who all ty service with the Maths department. Whether achieved gold certificates in their respective it’s helping in Key Stage 3 or Key Stage 4 challenges: Homework Clubs or assisting within Maths Year 9 – Max Baker (best in year), Neil lessons, their time and efforts are greatly ap- Power preciated.

“National UKMT Maths Challenge” Media & Film Y Cyfryngau a Ffilm Mr I O’Rourke

2016 has been another productive year in the this year went to Emma Davies. department. We continue to be amazed by the standard of our students’ work both creatively and academically. Year 9 & 10 students have started to become confident media analysts, with two examina- tions under their belts and some very promis- ing pieces of early coursework – especially the Year 10 Science Fiction Controlled Assess- ment. Students of note include Dylan McKee, Hannah Ross, Caitlin Keating, Freya Hall and Ben Hanson.

Year 11 students applied themselves through- out the year to the task of becoming thoroughly prepared for their GCSE examination. This involved the production of a coursework folder Film Studies reflecting their very best work and sitting a 2015/2016 has been a superb year for Film Stud- written examination in June. Outstanding con- ies. The standard of filmmaking has been excep- trolled assessment folders were produced tional. Lauren Faulkner, Ioan Morgan-Jones, Joe across all the classes. The GCSE Media prize Andrews, Morgan Davies, Curtis-Lee McDon- this year went to Daniel Holman. nell, Calum O’Neil, Joseph Moon, Edward Weeks, Maisie Hallett, Fynn Lacey and Mor- Year 12 students seem to have relished their gan Lee all produced superb work in Y13. first year of A Level study and have just fin- There have also been excellent creative screen- ished the first two of their four modules. The plays and digital storyboards submitted for assess- first module was a series of coursework pieces ment. The annual Film Studies prize went to Lau- that tested their creative and analytical skills to ren Faulkner for her increasingly mature the limit; the second was a tough external exam filmmaking. that focused this year on the representation of issues in the media. Students of note for BTEC Creative Media Production coursework excellence include Hugo Dodd, The department’s third qualification also went from Kate Hayward, Ethan Inker and Ellie strength to strength this year with a number of stu- Ritchie. This year was characterised by dents in Year 13 attaining a Distinction: Rhys Fford, some excellent print-based work. Isabella Kuck, Chloe O’Callaghan, Madison Pateman-Chang and Chantelle Reed. Harriet Year 13 students have concluded their two year Alderman and Joe Andrews both achieved a programme of study and we wish them all the starred Distinction. very best for their exam results and future Extra-curricular choices. We have seen some accomplished The department has also been extremely busy coursework pieces from this cohort, particular- with extra-curricular activities this year, including ly from Joe Andrews, Ioan Morgan-Jones, the design and production of the promotional ma- Emma Davies, Lauren Faulkner and Rebec- terial for ‘Evita’ and ‘Aladdin Jnr’. The depart- ca Egerstrom. The 6th Form Media prize ment also designed and produced the programme for the Stanwell School Awards Ceremony. “excellent print-based work” Ieithoedd Modern

Mrs T Davis

The 5th July then saw the return of our

German partners to Penarth, who stayed

with our families for ten days. They came

to lessons in order to get a taste of what a

British school is like. which they always

find most interesting. They loved the later

start as their lessons begin at 7.45am but

they weren’t so keen on the school uni-

form!

All pupils enjoyed an excursion to St. Fa-

gan’s where they visited the museum of Easter saw the German department on the Welsh life and enjoyed see- move again, as Mrs Davis and Mrs Jones ing farm animals and the accompanied 27 pupils from Y8 and Y9 beautifully tended gardens. on its biennial exchange to Staufen in the There was also a visit to Black Forest, celebrating the 34th year of Oakwood and a great day this wonderful link. This time we flew out was had by all, despite from Heathrow and enjoyed a very some getting rather wet! smooth and speedy journey. In addition, the German children visited As well as attending lessons and learning Cardiff, as well taking part in a treasure what our partner school is like, there was hunt in Penarth. also an excursion to see the lake at Titisee, It was all rounded off with a farewell BBQ complete with a walk through the Black at Penarth Lawn Tennis Club and the visit Forest. We visited the beautiful city of was voted a great success. We look forward Freiburg, as well as competing in a treas- to our next exchange in April and July ure hunt around Staufen, after climbing up 2018. to see its castle ruins. At the end of May we said goodbye to our The day spent at the Europapark was French assistant Léonie Hivin and our Ger- once again a real highlight. The rides get man assistant Franziska Schoppe. They bigger and more terrifying every time we both did a fantastic job helping prepare our go! The trip was rounded off with a fare- A level students for the oral exams. well party with many pupils sad to leave their partners.

“celebrating the 34th year of our German exchange” MFL Mrs T Davis

The pupils visited Nausicaa, Boulogne’s aquarium where they were able to see In June we were invited by Sully Primary some very interesting specimens of sea School to take part in their MFL week and life. taught French and German to pupils rang- One of the highlights was most definitely ing from Reception class to Y6. We were making and, bien sûr, eating our own very impressed by the level of understand- crêpes in a traditional restaurant. C’était ing and of course, the enthusiasm shown super! by the pupils and look forward to taking

part in this event again next year.

Pupils also had the chance to barter for

trinkets at the morning market in The French department rounded off the Wimereux. summer term with a visit to the seaside Football fever arrived in the MFL depart- town of Boulogne in July. 37 pupils from ment in June with the Euro champion- Year 7 spent two days practising their ships. Pupils in Y8, Y9 and Y10 all had French and sampling the delights of the opportunity to take part in predicting French culture and cuisine. winners in various categories and there were many prizes distributed.

“taught French and German at Sully Primary School” Cerddoriaeth Ms K Lomas

As always, the dark days of winter through to As usual, the production was a massive team the warmer months of summer have been a effort with staff from all departments coming hive of activity in the Music department. together to support a cast, crew and orchestra of 300 pupils to produce a truly spectacular run GCSE, BTEC and A Level Music, Music of final performances. A special mention must Technology and Performing Arts students go to the talented staff of the Maintenance have been working diligently to prepare for team who created a stunning set complete with assessed performances, controlled assess- magic carpet! ments, written examinations and the submis- sion of portfolios. Practical work from stu- The casting process began in March with Mu- dents at all levels has been highly praised by sical Director Miss Ghazi-Torbati and Director visiting examiners. Miss Edwards having the difficult decision of allocating the many roles. After extensive de- The amount of extra hours put in by students liberations Will Hardy (Year 9) and Nia Hop- in devotion to their studies has been stagger- kins (Year 9) were cast as Aladdin and Prin- ing and we are hopeful of some fabulous re- cess Jasmine respectively. sults in August. The orchestra was made up of pupils in Year 7- 10 who tackled the challenging music which includes famous numbers such as A Whole New World and A Friend Like Me.

The production is currently on Broadway and, as usual, pupils rose to the challenge of emulat- ing professional standards with spectacular re-

sults. There were so many stand out perfor- mances (far too many to name individually!), a huge well done to all performers, musicians and crew involved.

Junior Production - Aladdin

The end of term would not be the same with- out the traditional Junior Musical! This year, students in Year 8 and 9 were given the chance to tread the boards in a spectacular production of ‘Aladdin’. The evocative crowd scene set in the market- place of Agrabah

“...practical work from students at all levels has been highly praised”

Music Ms K Lomas

A Friend Like Me

Tour to Lake Garda

To bring a very successful year to a close, the department went on a concert tour of the Lake Garda region which departed from Stanwell on July 8th and returned on the 15th July.

The action packed itinerary, expertly The spectacular entrance of “Prince Ali” on planned by Mr Sambell, included several an elephant! lakeside concerts as well as excursions to Verona, a water park and a lake cruise to Sirmione. Concert items were performed by Orchestra, Choir, String Group and Cham- ber Choir. Rehearsals took place throughout the busy examination period in order to pro- vide the best possible performances for dis- cerning Italian audiences.

We hope that all students enjoyed the trip and look forward to our next concert tour in Summer 2018, location to be decided! The magic carpet

“action packed itinerary”

Music Ms K Lomas

Treorchy Male Voice Choir Concert Eisteddfod 2016

On Thursday 17th March the world renowned As is tradition, the Music Treorchy Male Choir conducted by Jeff How- department thoroughly ard, joined forces with Stanwell School Senior enjoys supporting the choir to give show-stopping concert in the annual Eisteddfod organ- school auditorium. The concert was in support ised by the Welsh team of Penarth and District Lesotho Trust and fea- and this year was no ex- tured memorable performances of a wide vari- ception. ety of repertoire including the very special joint item Y ou Raise Me Up that closed the Over 50 competitors en- concert. Several upper school pupils also per- tered the various music competitions which formed solos which were warmly received; featured a wonderfully diverse range of per- Emma Davies (Year 13), Samuel Jennings formances; from songs from the shows to (Year 13), Paul Monaghan (Year 12) and Erin classical. The event provided a great plat- Summerhayes (Year 12). form for students to showcase their individ- ual musical talents and the standard was so All students enjoyed sharing the stage with high, we are sure the task of singling out such legendary performers. winning performances must have been very difficult indeed! BTEC L3 Production – Rent Results Congratulations to our talented Performing Arts students who put on a fantastic produc- Category Winners - Year 7 tion of selections from the musical ‘Rent’ on two consecutive nights, 8th and 9th February. Piano - Kevin Guo Audiences were blown away by the talent on Instrumental - Jedrek Holownia display and the way in which the thought- provoking subject matter of the show was pre- Voice (a capella) - Stella Wright sented in such a moving manner. Huge praise Voice (accompanied) - Mollie Parker & must go to all involved with a special mention Sian Webber to Director extraordinaire Miss Ghazi-Torbati. Category Winners - Year 8

Piano - Huw Boucher

Voice - Ella Radford

Wind, Brass & Percussion - Tom Walters

Strings & Guitar - Huw Boucher

“...the thought-provoking matter subject matter was presented in such a moving manner” Music Ms K Lomas

St David’s Day Parade MAT Orchestra Course

Linked to the Eisteddfod festivities, we were On 16th June the Music department wel- very proud to support the St David’s Day pa- comed 40 young musicians from our partner rade held in Cardiff city centre. Under the Primary schools to Stanwell to take part in guidance of Mr Giles, Year 7 trumpeters en- an all day orchestra course in which they tertained the crowds with Welsh favourites performed a challenging programme of clas- Sosban Fach and Calon Lan. sical works ranging from Adams’ A Short Ride in a Fast Machine, to Vivaldi’s Autumn from The Four Seasons. The day culminated in a short concert to showcase their achievements which was met with rapturous applause by the invited audi- ence. Well done to all students who took part in the event.

GAMTA Workshop

In January, Year 12 and 13 BTEC Performing Arts pupils participated in workshops deliv- ered by GAMTA, a specialist musical theatre college that has bases in Glasgow and, more recently, Cardiff. The workshops focused on “triple threat” training and were lead by Head The string section of Courses, Fergus Logan, supported by many of their talented current students. The sessions were of great benefit to the pupils, many of whom are pursuing future careers in the Arts.

The percussion section

“...a challenging programme of classical works”

Music Ms K Lomas

arts, both in and out of school.

This year, the winners of the Key Stage 3 Young Musician Award were Huw Boucher and Emily Reypert. The Hilary Midlane Young Singer Award was presented to Emi- ly McConnan, Curtis Lee McDonnell and Cerys Salter received the Sixth Form mu- sic cups. The joint recipient of The Glenda Palmer Award for Extra-Curricular Per- forming Arts was Year 11 student Tomas McSorley. Warm thanks and congratula- The woodwind and brass sections tions to all students involved!

Award Ceremonies

Many students have represented the Music department through their performances at award ceremonies throughout the year.

Liz Ingram (Year 12) and Erin Summer- hayes (Year 12) performed instrumental and vocal items in the A Level certificate presentation ceremony at the start of the spring term. The returning students present at the ceremony were impressed and touched by the quality of their performances. Year 9 student Thomas Martin

In the main school awards ceremony that took place on Wednesday 22nd June, ‘cellist Thom- as Martin performed a moving rendition of Faure’s Elegie and Emma Davies (also recipi- ent of the Glenda Palmer Award for Perform- ing Arts) performed All that Matters from Finding Neverland. Both items were extreme- ly well received by the audience in the packed auditorium.

Deciding the recipients of the music awards is always a challenge for staff due to the great number of talented musicians at the school Year 13 student Emma Davies who show a great deal of commitment to the “the great number of talented musicians at the school who show a great deal of commitment to the arts, both in and out of school.”

Music Ms K Lomas

Performing Arts Tour to New York Lesotho Concert

During February half term, 40 students from The annual concert in aid of the Lesotho Years 10-13 and 5 members of staff visited trust is always a special occasion. The event New York on a Performing Arts trip. Miss is organised by a team of Sixth Form stu- Ghazi-Torbati planned a wonderful itinerary dents, this year led by Olivia Dwyer (Year that included seeing a performance of Finding 13). The concert culminated in a massed Neverland on Broadway, a workshop with performance of Heal the World in which performers from the show, excursions to Ellis performers from Stanwell and schools in the Island and the Empire State Building, and ice locality joined together to sing as one! skating at the Rockefeller Centre. Well done to all involved in the planning of A fantastic time was had by all involved in the such a successful venture. visit! Minnehaha Academy Orchestra Visit

Students from Minnehaha Academy, Min- nesota visited Stanwell School in March as part of a music tour of the locality.

They joined with some of our upper school musicians to workshop and perform items by American composers Sousa and Copland on stage in the school auditorium.

New York 2016 Tour Party All students enjoyed their time so much and it was a pleasure to host such a wonderful Rotary Club Concert event.

Stanwell had the pleasure of hosting the 24th annual concert held by the Rotary Club of Penarth on May 18th.

The Jazz Band, directed by Mr Sambell, per- formed two items I Got Y ou (I Feel Good) and Play that Funky Music. The band’s drum- mer Thomas Keenan (Year 13) deserves a no- table mention for his memora- ble playing. Over £700 was raised for the nominated charity The joint orchestral forces of Stanwell and ‘Supporting Young Carers’. Minnehaha academy

“...performers from Stanwell and schools in the locality joined together to sing as one!”

Music Ms K Lomas

Lead Creative School Instrumental ,Vocal & Digital Music Lessons Stanwell School was fortunate enough to be Academic Year 2015/16 designated as a Lead Creative School by the Arts Council of Wales. The scheme has in- Every September, peripatetic music teachers volved using creative strategies to enhance hold a meeting so that existing and potential learning. This year the project has involved learners can sign up for lessons – this year, pupils creating their own films based around the meeting is scheduled to take place on: the theme of “A Survival Guide for Boys”. All involved have enjoyed the project im- TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH IN THE mensely and produced some super outcomes, SCHOOL AUDITORIUM at 2.00pm da iawn! Interested pupils should excuse themselves from lessons period 6 and report to the audi- torium. They will also be given the oppor- Producing tunity to meet up with the peripatetic teach- beat-boxing ers who are from CAVMS, Cardiff and the sound tracks Vale County Music Service and Reid’s Dig- ital Music. It is important that everyone in- terested in receiving tuition via the school attends this meeting; it may not be possible to sign up so easily at a later date.

We advise that the decision to have peripa- tetic lessons is discussed carefully at home.

There is a cost attached to lessons; this is dependent on the lesson length and group size; this information will be available from instrumental teachers. Bills for tuition are then sent out at the end of every term. For further information please see a member of the Music team.

Film-making workshops .

“Stanwell was fortunate enough to be designated as a Lead Creative School by the Arts Council of Wales.” Astudiarthau Corfforol Mrs M Hunter

Tennis cas French, Emily Griffiths, Gabe How- Stanwell School enter the AEGON tennis ard, Lily Ireland, Tom Jenkins, Lucy competition at U13 and U15 age group. The Jones, Rhys Lewis, Rhys Meddins and U13 Vale tournament was held at Dinas Pow- Rhys Woolmer. ys Tennis club and both the boys and girls U15 Boys and Girls Tennis team team won all their matches and now progress to the South Wales final in September. The U13 team are: Ella Davies, Anna Hughes, Rowan Jenkins-Roberts, Charlie Jones, Alex Lewis, Iwan Meddins, Beth Munro- Morris, Gabriel Pryde, Jack Rees and Cer- ys Warlow. U13 Boys and Girls Tennis team

The biggest achievement of the tennis year must go to the Senior boys, girls and mixed tennis team. All three teams were entered in the Senior AEGON Tennis tournament and after successfully winning some excellent matches against some very tough teams lo- cally and in the South west region made it to the National finals in Bolton! Eight teams from around Great Britain made the final and all pupils involved in the weekend played some incredible tennis. The mixed The U15 team competition was held at team finished 8th, the boys’ team 7th and the Penarth Windsor Tennis Club and although girls’ team 4th. It was an amazing weekend the boys and girls played well, the boys unfor- of tennis playing against schools like Mil- tunately lost to Barry Boys and the girls to field, Strathallan and Exeter college. The St.Cyres. A great day was had by all at the Senior tennis team consisted of: Rhys competition. The U15 team consisted of: Lu- “AEGON National Tennis finals” Physical Education Mrs M Hunter Fford, Jacob Grant, Ethan Hutchings, Seren As a result of their excellent performances the Marsh, Will Marsh, Annabel Richards, following pupils have been selected to represent Spencer Robinson, Grace Samuel, Niall See- the county in the Welsh Schools competition on ley, Niamh Sweeney and Libby Smith. July 2nd. Tom Atkinson (Year 10), Richard Lee (Year 11) and Jay Morse (Year 10). Good luck to everyone involved. In the combined events the Jones sisters – Belle Jones (Year 7) and Taiya Jones (Year 10) teamed up to compete with Taiya finishing 2nd which led onto her being selected for the Welsh schools combined evens held in Swansea where she also finished 2nd. In the Year 7 girls championships- Beth Munro Morris came 3rd in the 100m and the relay team also came 3rd. Belle Jones came 3rd in the high jump.

Athletics There have been a number of Cardiff and the Vale athletics competitions throughout the summer with many pupils representing the school. In the middle championships there were good individual performances from Jay Morse (Year 10) who won the shot, discus and javelin. Taiya Jones (Year 10) won the long jump and hurdles. Richard Lee (Year 11) came 2nd in the 100m and Tom Atkinson (Year Netball 10) 2nd in the hurdles. Rhys Jones (Year 11) Back in February the Vale tournaments took came 1st in the 3000m and Morgan Ashton place with the Year 7 and 9 netball teams be- (Year 11) 1st in the 300m. In the knock out cup coming Vale champions. Both also won their competition the boys and girls from the u16 round of the Cardiff and the Vale tournament team qualified for the finals the boys narrowly and played in the county finals held at Talybont missed out on going to Brecon in the plate in March. The Year 7 finished 3rd in the county competition by coming 3rd. Great individual and the Year 9s finished 2nd losing by 1 goal to performances again from Tom Atkinson, Tai- Glantaf! Both teams are unbeaten within the ya Jones and Jay Morse Vale and they are already looking forward to next season.

“ Excellent performances from Stanwell pupils” Physical Education Mrs M Hunter Gymnastics.

Football The year 9 and 11 football teams made it through to the Cardiff and Vale cup semi fi- nals, with the Year 9 team progressing to the finals. Unfortunately they were beaten by a A number of our gymnasts represented the very strong Whitchurch team but have gained school in the Cardiff and Vale Schools’ Tum- vital experience by reaching the finals of a ble and Vault competition in January. The tough cup competition. Special mention goes squad consisted of Boe Beighon, Sofia to Will Hardy in goals for his outstanding per- Creedon, Belle Jones, Elena Kenaj, Sophie formance. Lias, Amelia McClymont, Flora McWilliam, Beth Munro-Morris, Jessica Powell, Eva Tomalin Reeves, Grace Wing and Stella Wright.

The girls all performed very well on the day, achieving some excellent individual scores. Congratulations to Beth Munro-Morris who achieved 1st place in the individual competi- tion. She secured a place in the Cardiff and Vale Team in the final round of the competi- tion.

“Cardiff and The Vale Football Finals”

Physical Education

Mrs M Hunter

A great time was had by all.

Storey Arms Sky Sport Living project Stanwell have signed up to Sky Sport Living project where a sporting mentor comes into school to discuss the six steps to being success- ful. Tom Haffield (ex-olympic swimmer) came in July to speak to the PE learner voice group. The group will now take this project forward coaching primary school children.

England Cricket practice Year 8 pupils had the opportunity to watch the England Cricket team train prior to their match against Sri Lanka at the SWALEC Stadium. The PE department ran another successful trip The boys thoroughly enjoyed the day and man to the Storey Arms Centre, an outdoor activi- aged to have some pictures with the players and ties weekend at the end of June. The Year 9 autographs.

trip consisted of 50 pupils who were able to experience a range of activities from gorge Year 7 Rugby walking to caving in a variety of challenging settings. The Year 7 rugby team made it through to the Based at the foot of Pen-Y-Fan in the Brecon final of the Vale cup, losing narrowly to a very Beacons national park, all pupils had to over- good Cowbridge team. The result went the oth- come a series of challenges which were de- er way in the final of the Vale 7s tournament signed to build teamwork skills, develop confi- where they beat Cowbridge to win the tourna- dence and create a sense of achievement. All ment, playing some excellent 7s rugby. They pupils enjoyed learning from their instructors’ were also invited to play at the Blues cup finals in-depth knowledge which had links to Sci- day where all pupils played very well and the ence, Geography, History, Maths and Welsh, foundations were laid for next season in Year 8. as well as developing their physical abilities Well done for a great start to Stanwell rugby! under the watchful eyes of their expert leaders.

“Successful trip to Storey Arms”

Physical Education Mrs M Hunter

Year 8 Rugby ning the Vale 7s at Llantwit Major. Year 11 Rugby The Year 8 rugby team reached the final of The Year 11 rugby team members, led by Ge- the Vale cup losing to a much improved and raint Williams, have had their most success- very strong Barry team. They finished in the ful season far so by progressing to quarter fi- top 4 of the national Urdd 7s tournament in nals of the Welsh 16s Cup. After winning Llanelli and were runners up in the Vale 7s against teams such as Glantaf, Bassaleg and tournament. Like Year 7, the Year 8s perfor- Greenhill, they narrowly lost to the eventual mance in the Vale Cup earned them an invi- winners Brynteg. The boys have shown a real tation to the Blues cup finals day where commitment to the team both on and off the some new combinations were tried with half pitch and hope to make a real impact when the an eye on next season. Well done to all in- progress to the 1st XV next year. volved in another successful season! Year 9 Rugby The Year 9 rugby team has had a successful season, making it to the final of the Vale cup at Cardiff Arms Park, losing to a very strong Cowbridge team. They attended Bishopston School 7s tournament in Swansea, coming runners up in the plate final. The highlight of the season was winning the Vale 7s tour- nament, held at Llantwit Major School, where they demonstrated both excellent at- tacking flair and a strong, organised de- fence. Ryan Allen, Max Crandon, Evan Lloyd, Drew Musa, Aled Rees, Rhys New- man and Will Hardy have all made the final cut for the u15 Vale Schools’ Squad. Well done to all involved and good luck for Senior Rugby next year! The 1st XV rugby team has had yet another Year 10 Rugby successful season by winning the Cardiff and The Year 10 rugby team have performed Vale Division 2 Senior League. The boys were well throughout the season having only lost one match. The squad is growing in size undefeated in the league and managed to score every game and players are improving at an a total of 188 points for and only 7 points impressive pace. Many players such as Jay against. They were also successful in the Urdd Morse and George Price have had an out- 7s where they got to the semi-finals and nar- standing season and bring a huge physical rowly lost in sudden death. However, the high- presence to the team. George Cowley and light of the year was Rhys Jones showing his Ellis Smith have also had an excellent sea- excellent bilingual skills while beginning in- son representing the Vale of Glamorgan U15s. The highlight of the season was win- terviewed by S4C!

“Quarter finals of the Welsh cup”

Seicoleg Mrs K Cox

AS Psychology believes that social media is anti-social’, stu- Year 12 students have returned to school fol- dents were invited to deliver an assembly to lowing their examinations and are enjoying their peers in Year 12 and 13 on the issue. The the opportunity to apply their psychological assembly was excellent and raised a number of knowledge and understanding to their Welsh important issues. Baccalaureate Individual Projects. Students have covered a range of interesting contempo- rary topics such as psychopathy, perceptions of mental illness and the impact of sporting head injuries. In lessons this term they will be beginning to explore some of the topics they will cover as part of the A2 course such as schizophrenia and addictive behaviours.

A2 Psychology The Department bids farewell to a number of excellent students this year and we wish them As part of the AS course, students have been the best of luck for the future. studying Positive Psychology and a key part of Congratulations to Annabel Richards on win- this approach is the use of mindfulness to pro- ning the Psychology Award for her excellent mote well being. In February we were visited attitude to learning and aptitude for the sub- by Clare McRobbie, a mindfulness practitioner. ject. She is looking forward to studying Psy- She delivered an informative talk on the bene- chology at University next year, as are a num- fits of the technique and gave the students the ber of our students. opportunity to try out some mindfulness exer- cises. The students really enjoyed the session

and found it very helpful in improving their un- Trips and Visits derstanding of this every growing field of psy- We were delighted to be visited by a former chology. student last term. Elinor Cheason is in her fi- nal year of studying Psychology at Notting- Health and Social Care ham University and used some our students as participants in her final year research project. AS students delivered some excellent heath pro- It was very valuable for the students to take motion campaigns to lower school students and part and see some of their research methods children in local primary schools on a number knowledge being put into practice. of interesting topics. The campaigns were praised by staff and students alike, testament to Following attendance at the first Royal Col- the hard work students put into producing them. lege of Psychiatrists Young People’s Mental Health Debate in Wales entitled ‘This house

“The assembly was excellent and raised a number of important issues” Addysg Grefyddol Mrs J Skilton

RE Club have once again been busy with the It is common to have one meal just before sun- NATRE Spirited Arts competition, and have rise and another directly after sunset. But this submitted an entry from Sabian Fayers in Year means a very long, and at times, difficult day. 8. The theme this year was ‘Could Britain be a Saleh Mohamed (Y10) completed Ramadan Rainbow Nation?’ reflecting RE’s interest in this year for the first time the whole way diversity and respect for all. Sabian’s entry cel- through. Perhaps surprisingly, Saleh commented ebrates the fact that in Britain today we have that it had been “easier than he thought”, but that people from many different religions living in the first couple of days were the hardest. “I have harmony together. About his entry, Sabian ex- been avoiding the dining hall, and not going out- plains “Britain is a rainbow nation! My picture side at break because it is too hot. But actually includes a cauldron with the British flag repre- with my exams I found I had increased focus. senting the melting pot of beliefs that Britain is It’s also helped me to appreciate how fortunate I today. On the cauldron is a robin, which may am. That’s not to say I didn’t spend the day look- seem strange at first, unless you know that the ing forward to the evening meal!”. Uzma robin has been nominated as our national bird. Maskeen (Y9) said tiredness made exam week hard but that “...revision was harder than the ex- ams themselves. Finding the energy when you get home to sit down and concentrate was very

difficult.” The pupils discussed how much they actually enjoyed Ramadan and taking the time to feel close to their religion.

The Rigour of Ramadan

No one has escaped exam season, and especial- ly KS4 and KS5 pupils who have just finished their GCSEs and A Levels respectively. How- ever, imagine sitting all your exams whilst at the same time not having had anything to eat or drink since about 3am that morning and not Year 13 being able to eat or drink again until 9.30pm Ellie Donovan and Olivia Dwyer (pictured that evening. That was the reality for several above) have been offered places at Bristol and students in our school who recently finished Mansfield college Oxford respectively to study fasting for the Muslim holy month of Rama- Religion and theology. The girls have ap- dan, which this year, rather challenging, fell proached their A Level Studies with genuine en- during the exam period. thusiasm and dedication and we look forward to hearing all about their degree courses. The RE Amaree Ali Y7 explained, “You don’t fast Department is delighted with the continued suc- just because you’re a Muslim and you have to, cess of A level Religious Studies and we hope to you need to think about why you are fasting!”. see more students choosing to take their studies Fasting is intended to help teach Muslims self- further in future.

“promoting understanding and harmony”

Gwyddoniaeth

Dr H Roberts

It has been a busy and successful year for the Biology Science department. Pupils in Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 have taken their external examinations, One of the highlights of the year has been and we wish them the best of luck. We say a sad some Year 7 pupils participating in the Royal farewell and good luck to all the Year 13 pupils Horticultural Society “Rocket Science” as they go on to pastures new, but look forward to project. Pupils had to grow two sets of rocket welcoming back many of the current Year 11 seeds, one which had been to the pupils for AS Levels next year. International Space Centre with British astronaut Tim Peake. Pictured are Julien Coulibaly, Leoni Palmer and Josh Yeoman.

Applied Science

It has been a positive year for the Year 11 Applied Scientists with the majority of them completing good coursework in plenty of time for The results have been combined with the the May deadline. This has allowed almost results from hundreds of other schools and everyone to achieve the level 2 (GCSE will be published later this year. equivalent) qualifications on offer. Year 10 have Year 12 visited a “Biology and Health” day a tough act to follow but are currently on track to at Cardiff University and were able to be equally successful. experience life as an undergraduate, The Year 13 class had all of their coursework sent participating in lectures and practical off and we wish them every success on results workshops. Pictured opposite are Jonathan day. Ignacio, Seren Marsh, Chloe Parselle and Lucy Richards completing a practical In other news Year 12 begin the most exciting task. part of their course as they research their individual project over the summer holidays. Stanwell also hosted a Wales Gene Park Each pupil has to design and investigate a topic of lecture event with speakers from Cardiff their own choice. University and the University of South Wales.

“Royal Horticultural Society Rocket Science” Science Dr H Roberts Chemistry To celebrate the launch of Tim Peake to the International Space Station, Stanwell had a The pupils studying Chemistry have had a visit from astronaut Pedro Duque. Pedro busy and challenging year. Many of them sat flew a mission on the Space Shuttle external examinations in both January and ‘Discovery’ in 1998, and also lived on the June, and we wish them all the best in the International Space Station for 10 days in a summer. We all hope their hard work and more recent mission. He is now one of the commitment is reflected in some excellent flight / mission managers for the ESA results in August. The practical aspect of the control centre. Students thoroughly enjoyed course, while challenging, has been enjoyed his talk about life in space and asked a by all. Pupils in Year 10 and 11 completed their controlled assessment tasks and should be commended on their efforts.

Year 12 pupils started a new specification that has both challenged and inspired them. The dedication of some pupils has been outstanding, and all the teachers have been variety of questions about the space industry impressed by their mature and conscientious and how to become part of it. Pictured are approach. Nimrod Abramovic and Joseph Scrivens sitting in on the question and answer A number of the modular results for Year 13 session. were exceptional. Katie Macleod dropped just nine marks in two modules, while William More recently in June a group of Year 7 Chappell scored full marks in both his pupils took part in the Bloodhound rocket written examinations. Well done to William car challenge. The students are pictured who is the deserved winner of the Winifred braving the rain with their rocket cars prior Bevan Prize for A Level Chemistry. testing with the British Army rocket engineers. The cars managed speed of 30 Physics mph and the pupils enjoyed the design, making and testing of their cars. It has been a rewarding and challenging year for students in Physics. There have been many events throughout the year to inspire and motivate students. The effort and commitment of pupils from all Key Stages should be commended this year. Good luck to all the pupils who will receive their results in the summer, hopefully all your hard work will be rewarded.

“Stanwell had a visit from astronaut Pedro Duque” Cymraeg Mrs C Flaherty

We are delighted with the successful events that the Welsh Department has organised dur- Diwrnod Crysau Coch ing the last two terms. Many pupils and staff in Stanwell wore St David’s Day Parade 2016 red tops on St David’s Day to raise money for The Stepping Stones appeal. We raised The Welsh department and a selection of a total of £655.53. This charity event is in Year 7 and 8 pupils took part in the St Da- memory of Mags Roberts, the former head vid’s Day parade in Cardiff on the 1st of of the Welsh department, who is greatly March. 23 pupils from Stanwell School missed. marched in the parade led by Mr Giles and Year 7 trumpeters. It was a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the day and soak up the lively atmosphere. The parade finished at Cardiff castle.

The event was widely publicised in the Penarth Times, South Wales Echo and Wales on line and also on the evening news on BBC and ITV. A group of Year 11 students enjoyed their visit to the Millennium Centre to watch a Welsh language production called ‘Cysgu’n Brysur’, featuring fiery perfor- mances from 11 young actors, cutting edge scriptwriting and iconic choreography based on the brilliant songs of the Welsh- language band ‘Bromas’. Jeremy Turner, Arad Goch’s Artistic Di- rector and Cysgu’n Brysur’s Director, de- scribes the production as a contemporary Welsh-language show about being young in Wales the 21st Century:

“Diwrnod Crysau Coch” Cymraeg Mrs C Flaherty Congratulations to Joseph Duffy,Liam The Year 7 and Year 8 Eisteddfodau were Richardson, Niamh Sultana and Dev- very successful with many talented students on Tyso for winning the Year 8 Welsh taking part in the homework and stage com- Haka. petitions. These included the Welsh Haka and Congratulations to the following pupils French recitation as well as vocal solo, musi- who came first in the Year 8 Welsh cal theatre and popular music, instrumental homework competition: 3D design of a and many more. Gwent won the Year 7 Ei- Welsh symbol: Kieran Marshall, Nataya steddfod and Powys won the Year 8 Eistedd- Birchall, Jacob Donovan, Sam Dob- fod once again. Llongyfarchiadau! son, Tia Donelly-John, David Keane, James Harvey, Mahanoor Hussain, Tia Lee, Leah Meek, Olivia Morse, Ben Sale, Sophie Thomas, Lauren Whittaker, Tomos Watkins. Llongyfarchiadau i Huw Boucher.

A big congratulations goes to Huw Bou- cher of Year 8 who competed at the National Urdd Finals in Flint on June 1st representing Stanwell and was awarded first place in his Harp category.

Congratulations to Amelia Brenan, Eleanor Garvey, Rosheen Khan and Caitlin West- moreland for winning the Year 7 Welsh Haka. Awards Ceremony 2016 Congratulations to the following pupils who Congratulations to the following who came first in the Year 7 Welsh homework won awards for their enthusiasm and competition: 3D design of a Welsh symbol: commitment towards the Welsh language and culture: Rebecca Grant Griffiths, Reuben Hicks, Joshua Slatter-Mags Roberts Award for Francesca Hopkins, Emilie Jones, Anousha Welsh (Key Stage 3) Khan, Maja Osiedlewicz, Joshua Pedwell, Hannah Ross-Mags Roberts Award for Sam Sully and Welsh (Key Stage 4) Cerys Warlow. Phalisha Valji- Alwyn Prosser Memorial Cup for Welsh Tomos Watkins– Ann Johnson Eistedd- fod Cup. Finally, we, of course, wish our GCSE Year 10 and 11 pupils, all the very best as they await their exam results. Pob lwc! “Pob Lwc Blwyddyn 11”

WorkSkills Mr. R Deighton-Jones

These Year 9 students along with Ollie Lloyd We bid farewell to the Year 11 class & Sofia Gema have been undertaking the James Alsop. Jonathan Bennett, Mat- short course Level thew Binding, 2 BTEC in Mon- Thomas Bul- ey and Finance leb, Joshua Skills. They com- Cheeseman, pleted the course Luke Cole, in June and Mason Dargie, achieved accredi- Lia-Maree Dy- tation. I know that er, Morgan they are looking Evans, Owen Harvey, Katie Hudd, forward to under- Cameron Jenkins, Cerys Johns, Katie taking some fur- Thomas, Rhys Walker, Chelsea Wil- ther volunteering liams and wish them good luck as they work in the Au- move onto Further Education, Appren- tumn term and ticeships programmes or employment. hopefully the We hope they put to good use the skills weather will re- they have learnt over the past three main favourable! years. I am sure that the students will

look back and have good memories of The Year 10 group undertook their volunteer- their volunteering work at Barry Island ing in Penarth with a litter pick along the old and Penarth. railway line and Penarth beach. The group

were Rhys Chick, Ashleigh Clarke, Harrison The Year 9 & 10 classes have undertak- David, Sam Ferriday, Sam Froggatt, Joe en their Griffiths, Jack volunteer- Harding, Jose- ing with phine Harris, the Vale of Luke Haynes, Glam Jack Matthews, council. Kieran Murphy, The Year Jacob Rosser, 9s, Eve Cabral, Dan Cheeseman, Brooklyn Scully Kayleigh and Paula Wil- Fisher, liams. Gethin

Glynn, Jor- This term, the Year 10 pupils have been using dan Jones, the WorkSkills course to prepare for their Kaci John- Work Experience placement in July. Good luck son, Megan to all students and make sure you get your Proctor and Chloe Williams experi- booklets completed please! enced the litter pick for the first time at Barry Island. “prepare for their Work Experience” Year Groups Blwyddyn 7 Miss A. Wilson and Mr M Baldwin

rifle shooting, archery and hiking. Nia A pupil`s first year in Secondary can often be challenging but I am pleased to relate that our Tricklebank goes to dance lessons each pupils have left an excellent impression on the week and enjoys golf twice a week and staff. They have achieved in so many fields of competes regularly in competitions. Henry endeavour. The following commentaries detail Scott-Lawson goes boxing each week as all of the amazing sporting and musical awards well as playing the piano. that our pupils have worked so hard for. I am grateful to all those pupils who have assisted 7E our school with the form and year group councils. We greatly value their contribution. One of 7E's sporting heroes this year is Wherever our pupils have represented Stanwell, they have behaved impeccably. Their Evan Donlan, who scrummed down for contribution to charity fund-raising was most second place at the Abergavenny rugby notable. tournament with Penarth RFC. Georgina Fitzgerald also deserves tremendous 7T recognition for her Sports Relief swimathon. Meanwhile, Anna Friedl is Chris Lannon takes part in scouts and planning to complete a 100k triathlon over regularly swims competitively and recently the summer to raise money for charity. Will won a silver and bronze medal at a scouts gala; Martin will be representing the GB his team also won the overall scouts trophy. junior sailing team at the national Caitlin O'Toole won an ice skating gold in championships in Ireland. Jedrek Holownia February. Amy Mulcahy takes regular Karate and Evan Jones were an integral part of the classes and swims competitively. Sian Webber touch rugby team which became South recently took part in the Freedom of Barry Wales champions. Ffion Hutcheson March with the Royal Marines and attended an continues to sing for the Welsh National armed forces day in Caerphilly Castle. Kavan Opera, while Mia Fellows is hosting a disco Lucas plays hockey regularly and has to raise money for Macmillan Cancer. received grade 3 in the drums. Lloyd Rodd plays for Penarth Rugby and Davis Hedgecoe 7M plays touch rugby for Phoenix Touch. Shannon Peterson regularly attends Army Cadets. Congratulations to the gifted Amelia Amelia Smith trains in kickboxing and Brenan who has passed grade 5 harp, grade 7 piano and grade 3 ballet. Well done plays for Sully Pinks. Libby Johns is also a to Lucy Cutts who has raised money for member of Sully Pinks, her favourite sport is Cancer Research by participating in the 5K horse riding where she has completed grade 2. Race for Life and for passing her grade 3 Niamh Rind recently passed her silver piano exam. Rose Finnes also passed her medal in swimming and regularly attends grade 3 piano; a huge achievement. Hiba theatre group. Cooper Hughes takes part in Nadeem worked hard to raise £52 for

“contribution to charity fundraising” Year 7 Miss A Wilson and Mr M Baldwin charity. Ethan Barry passed his grade 5 Pinks won second place in the league. Rowan Trumpet exam, and plays for Penarth Under Jenkins-Roberts won his tennis match 12s. With impressive skills and teamwork, against Swansea enabling Penarth Lawn they won the Abergavenny Tournament. Tennis Club to win their league. Simon Francesca Hopkins was involved in a 3.5K Smithson completed a cycling challenge of charity swim and raised a remarkable £2000. 86 miles through the Black Mountains. In Maddie McKee moved on to Level 3 Rock Climbing. Alvi Segovia is an Air Force kickboxing, Tia Wellington has been awarded Cadet, Squadron 1148. What a talented and a red belt whilst Francesca Perez was awarded charitable form - da iawn pawb! the purple belt with white stripe. Kiki Sandhu took part in a swimming gala in Newport in February. Amira Arish danced in the New 7X York Times Square Rock Café. She also took

Pupils in 7X have taken part in a number of part in an advertisement for Asda and extra-curricular activities throughout the auditioned for Notonthehighstreet.com. We are year. Sofia Creedon is a member of the Sully very proud of Jensen Clarke for winning the Pinks football team that came second in the Nancy Jones cup for progress in Stanwell’s league. Charlie Flowers-Evans took part in Award Ceremony. Duke Pearce auditioned and a gym competition and achieved first place was re-called for the television series of overall. Jake Hu achieved his Scout Sherlock Holmes. expedition badge and his Master of Arms badge. Madeline Lavender achieved red belt 7O in karate. Louis Matthews-Ratner achieved As the form tutor of 7O I am extremely proud a merit in his grade five cornet exam. In of their achievements this year. Two students February, Leoni Palmer danced in the Hard have both raised money for charity, Isla Rock Café in New York as part of the Dance Carpentier by swimming 100 lengths and Angels group. Joseph Tailby achieved the Elena Warlow by competing in a fun run. Chief Scout Silver Award. There have been many athletic achievements; Josh Sellek and Rhys Stout both play rugby. 7W Rhys was rewarded with parents’ player of the year at Old Penarthians RFC. Two boys take 7W has had a busy term with extra-curricular part in sailing, Ethan Kneale came first in a activities, particularly in the domain of sport. competition and Phoenix Richards achieved a Gruffydd Hughes has continued his level 3 qualification. William Watt is an international sporting career by competing in excellent runner and came first in an 800m the World Karate Championships in June in athletic competition. Many students play Ireland and came in 12th place out of 68 football, Szymon Polewski won player of the year at Inter Penarth FC, Ffion Ross and Elena people. Rebecca George has been enjoying Warlow both play for the Sully Pinks and football training and her team, The Sully their team came second in the league last

“cycling challenge of 86 miles” Year 7 Miss A Wilson and Mr M Baldwin season. Ben Perry won a trophy in Boxing and Amy Denton won a show jumping Aaron Noormohamed, Aron McJennett- competition. There are also several extremely House, Ali Arshad, Ayman Abdi, Thomas academic students in the form, James Johnson are all keen football players who Brindle, Kevin Guo and Ffion Ross all regularly play for various clubs. Dylan gained medals in the UKMT maths Priestley-Bell who plays football for Inter Penarth was top goal scorer this season. challenge. I look forward to their continued Aron McJennett-House who plays success in the future. football for Sully received the coach’s player award. Ali Arshad received the top goal scorer award for his football team CF 7R dragons.

Phoebe-Mai Bagshaw and Lily Francis- Chiara Baker has become the girls under Oaten got into the official South Wales 13s World champion in karate. Zoe football squad as well as this, they both came Cornelius was given a certificate for nd 2 in the league, playing football for their being one of the top 27 netball players in team Sully Pinks Under 12s – well done. Wales. Aron McJennett-House came first rd Rebekah Williams came 3 in netball place in a Welsh trampolining competition. playing for Penarth All Stars. Josh Edwards who plays rugby for Old Tomasz Bailey received an award in Pens received player of the year. football for the most improved player. Elys Johnson and Iwan Meddins 7L represented Wales at a hockey tournament in Nottingham. The pupils have settled in well this year to Charlee Swain came 3rd in the GB the school day and the routines at Stanwell. Championships riding Rocky at the Some of the pupils participate in activities Chricklands, David Broomes equestrian outside of school. Isabella McGrath centre. All the class are receiving a lot of praise and postcards from various subjects. It participates in netball, Taite Trivett plays is fantastic to see so many of them football and Erin Gardner does dance. succeeding in school. George Jones takes part in lots of musical activities including trumpet, singing and music theory as well as tennis and coaching 7K rugby at his old primary school. It is lovely

to see a number of the pupils so active, as Aron McJennett-House and Zoe Cornelius are 7K’s form reps and have done a fabulous well as enjoying the extra curricular job this year. Ellis Thompson-Criddle has activities here. A very good start and I wish done well to become a senior cadet at Sea the form well for Year 8. Cadets. Chiara Baker has recently passed her grade 5 in tenor horn.

“show jumping competition” Year 8 Mr A Chambers and Miss R Sterlini

It has been a very busy and exciting spring and The Key Stage 3 Musical ‘Aladdin Jr’ kept many summer for Year 8 pupils. They have taken pupils busy, with a special mention to Steffan great care and consideration in selecting their Crimp whose portrayal of Jafar’s right hand option choices for the GCSE programme after bird, Iago, was superb. presentations were given for the various new subjects available. In pastoral lessons, pupils have learned about a range of events and they have benefited from the experience and knowledge of guest speakers on topics such as E-Safety, bullying and the use of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in many of the varied careers available in the RAF and beyond. They have also improved their awareness of global citizenship through ‘The Size of Wales Project’ who are involved in protecting areas of the rain forest. PC Mudie has delivered a range of informative sessions on drugs awareness, social media and internet safety. The results have been worth the incredible effort Pupils also had the opportunity to be involved of staff and pupils. The initial 3 nights sold out in a TES article by discussing the top 100 and an extra matinee performance was allocated things to do before you are 16. Year 8 also for the Sunday which was also a full house. came up with some impressive ideas when they Great acclaim was given to all performers and were set the challenge of designing and those behind the scenes. presenting a concept for a new app during The annual school Eisteddfod was also very Proto Toy Day. The groups were judged on successful with many pupils showcasing their creativity and originality of the idea, a poster, talents on stage and in homework competitions; their advert, social media site and final well done to all those involved, especially Huw presentation. Congratulations to the winning Boucher who gave a stunning performance on group who are pictured below. the Harp and who went on to achieve 1st place in the Eisteddfod yr Urdd. Congratulations also to those pupils who have achieved 100% attendance during the year, an impressive achievement. Well done to; Charlie Alsop, Ashlin Blackburn, Ellen Carolan, Lloyd Clarke, Benjamin Donovan, Megan Drake, Charles Edawrds, Sadie Evans, Oliver George, Adam Grosfils, Lucas Groves, Evan Hocking, Ben Sale, Charlie Smith, Molly Stroud, Eva Tomalin-Rees, Devon Tyso, Kieren Utting, Cyprian Wachowicz and Imogen Williams.

“option choices for the GCSE programme ” Year 8 Mr A Chambers and Miss R Sterlini

with the German exchange programme, thank you to Marisa Crandon, Maxwell Davies and Our form representatives this year have been: Anna Hughes for their participation making the exchange a success. The 8T - Lloyd Clarke and Jessica Hayes following students all held roles within the 8E - David Youngs and Sally Henry junior school production of ‘Aladdin’, 8A - Cameron Fofana and Tilly McKechnie congratulations to Ellen Carolan, Tia Criddle, 8M - Conner Sullivan and Marcy Chivers William Davies, Naomi Edgell, Myah 8X - Joe Duffy and Scarlett Russell Jemmett, Tara Jones, Emma Morgan, 8W - Isaac Phillips and Grace Hynes Joseff Morris and Luca Nardone for their 8O - Leon Sinden and Megan Hitchen involvement. 8R - Ben Donovan and Cerys Porter 8E Max Bradley-Glinster represented Windsor lawn tennis club in a team tennis match. Nicholl Chishimba and Liam Richardson both represented Sully A in the International Super Cup Tournament. Angel Curtis has achieved her level 5 ice skating. Robyn Gracia- Thomas represented Cardiff and the vale in rowing at Eton Dawney. Charlie Jowett has captained the school rugby team. He also played in the Blues cup final representing Penarth. Tia Lee has achieved level 1 ice skating. Morgan Lloyd-Williams attained 8K - Steffan Crimp and Anoushka Broughton grade 5 piano. He also achieved Black Tag in 8L - Francis Dawson and Lucy Roderick Tae Kwon-Do. Luke Newman has achieved Marcy Chivers and Ben Donovan were elected level 3 in climbing with Boulders Climbing as the year representatives and took the ideas put Club. Seren Ruge-Edwards danced on the forward by each form to the school council London Palladium stage as Alice in a meetings for further discussion and then feeding production of Alice in Wonderland with the back to the year group. Anthea King School of Dance. Callum Steacy represented the Cardiff Devils under 14 in an Huge congratulations to the following pupils for ice hockey competition. receiving an award at the school’s annual Award Ceremony: Ashlin Blackburn, Huw Boucher, 8A Sabian Fayers, Oliver George, Charles Jowett, Lili Rees has achieved grade 4 in singing Matthew Pringle, Ellie Reid, Emily Reypert, and grade 2 in piano. Juliet Nottingham has Ellis Selman, Joshua Slatter and Tomos competed in a football tournament for Cardiff Watkins. Well deserved! city ladies and girls. Oliver George is a flag bearer and townsperson in the school 8T production and has achieved a silver certificate Three students from 8T were selected to assist in archery. Morgan Pratt is an evil dancer in

“the school’s annual Award Ceremony” Year 8 Mr A Chambers and Miss R Sterlini the school production and has competed in an athletics completion representing Cardiff. Sabian Fayers has competed in a drum festival for his band ‘bloco fogo’. Millie 8X Pinketon is an evil dancer and a towns Daniel Botfield part of a rowing team who person in the school production. Ellie Griffin is came first in a competition for Sea Cadets. He an evil dancer and townsperson in the school is also set to become one of the youngest ever production. Tom Hurlstone has achieved level First Class Cadets. Daniel Gibson has passed 10 in swimming. Kieran Jenkins competed in grade 3 on the guitar. Siobhan Ip has achieved the vale cup for sully football team and has grade 4 in ballet and a black belt in karate. scored 11 goals this season. Jacob Bowman was Joseph Turner has strummed his way to a male guard in the school production. Megan grade 2 on the electric guitar. You probably Webber was a villager in the school saw Niamh Murray on television playing production. Osian Saunders-Jones achieved football as part of the ‘save Port Talbot grade 5 in drums. Thomas Adams helped the steelworks’ campaign. Emily Richards recently history department on open day. Alivia played the role of Juliet in the Jeff Guppy Williamson was a harem dancer in the school School of Drama and Musical Theatre production and has achieved level 8 in horse production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Scarlett riding. Isabelle Carter has competed in an Russell won a gold medal throwing the athletics competition in Swansea as well as javelin representing Cardiff Athletics Club. being a harem dancer in the school production. Kai Scurlock has achieved a black belt in Jacob Sweeney has played in a Welsh Tae Kwan-Do. Arron Smith competed in the championship golf competition and achieved 6th Cardiff Blues rugby cup final for Penarth RFC. place. Lucas Groves achieved the best result in the

8M Jacob Bannister has competed for Wales in a water polo tournament and is part of the National Childrens Orchestra for Great Britain. Marcy Chivers has represented Wales in a dance competition and is also passed level 8 in swimming and grade 7 on piano. Ella Courtney passed grade 2, Rachel Togden passed grade 3 and Matilda Whiting passed grade 5 on the violin. George Marshall achieved grade 5 on piano. Leah Meek got her coaching certificate for Guides. Rose Southard gained her level 9 in school in the UKMT Junior Mathematics kayaking. Finn Keane passed his grade 1 on Challenge and was selected to complete the piano and gained a brown belt and Ellie Price second round of the competition. achieved a black belt in karate. Joe Lewis Carter Staples represented Wales sprinting passed his grade 10 in Tae Kwon Do and over 60m, 100m and 200m. Niamh Sultana has Mahnoor Hussain achieved a bronze medal played basketball for Wales as well as in a recent ice skating competition. captaining the under 14s Sully team.

“represented Wales” Year 8 Mr A Chambers and Miss R Sterlini

8R 8W Well done to Sophie Thomas and Rhys Musically, 8W have excelled this year. Anton Knapper who achieved grade 2 and grade 6 Rogan achieved a grade 4 on the piano and in piano. Tilly Mallory has gained level 4 in performed in front of the Welsh National Opera. gymnastics. Tom Walters got in to the last 40 Emily Reypert achieved grade 6 on the cello. of the Young Drummer of the year Maddie Thomas will be competing in the competition. Kobe Stephenson is now the British Athletics Championship. Marcy Webbe holder of a red belt in kick-boxing. Ben Sale has represented Cardiff and the Vale in Welsh has achieved a level 8 in his swimming. Athletics and Eddie Norton represented Cardiff Sophie Lias has gained level 10 in and the Vale and gymnastics. Toby Chapman, Rhys Knapper won the Welsh and Lloyd Kaged played in the vale cup Cup Final representing Sully FC. Angharad Sommerin has been playing a mersister in the production Huw Boucher of The Little Mermaid. Jacob Ringer has achieved a represented Penarth U13s RFC in the Blues grade 8 and Cup Final. distinction on the harp and 8K piano. He also Steffan Crimp in cricket and Jessica Bullock won first place in football represented Wales. Luca Gentile, in the National Ben Harvey, Lauren Whittaker, Jamal Eisteddfod on Awed and Skye Regan all take part in the harp and first watersports outside of school representing place in the Vale their clubs in competitions. Danielle Ensor Music attending athletics in Cardiff and Aimee Tournament. Fletcher is a Gymnast for Barry YMCA and Amina Miah uptakes free running. 8O Besides sports, Aaron Millar playing grade 8 Congratulations to India Lenney, Emily Bickel, in piano and going for his diploma and Sadie Will Odgers, Flora McWilliam, William Evans playing flute at grade 2. Heale, Sophie Dicks, Alana Harris, Seren 8L Baker, Jessica Jones and Megan Hitchen who Eva Keogh represented Penarth All Stars performed in the junior school musical netball team in the nationals held recently. ‘Aladdin.’ Daniel Shore successfully completed Both Evan Hocking and Dafydd Hobbs have his blue belt in karate and Hashaam Khan has received extra badges at ‘Scouts’. Ellie Reid completed his black belt in Tae Kwon-Do. Well has recently been accepted into the Royal done to Benjamin Price achieved his RYA Level Welsh College of Drama and Performing 2 Powerboating and Sailing qualifications. Flora Arts. Thomas Savill has impressively been to McWilliam has competed regularly in Scotland recently to play golf in the European gymnastics for Cardiff. Morgan Inker and Championship and Eva Tomalin-Reeves has Tasneem Ali have represented the school in been selected to represent Wales in the table tennis club tournaments. ‘Dance World Cup’, in Jersey.

“first place in the National Eisteddfod” Blwyddyn 9 Mr G Penny and Miss K Collins

The junior production of ‘Aladdin’ has It has been a very busy and challenging year proved to be one of the most spectacular and for our pupils after embarking on their GCSE well-praised productions at Stanwell. The courses. Overall, pupils have shown great effort, commitment and talent of the Year 9 determination and endeavour during this key pupils involved has been outstanding and transitional period in their education. The inspiring; huge congratulations to all of those vast majority of pupils should be very proud who contributed to a memorable production. of their individual accomplishments through- out the year. 9T

In pastoral lessons, pupils have learned about There have been numerous achievements a range of events, both local and global, and from the 9T form class this term. Liam New- have benefited from the experience and man and Gabe Howard represented Sully knowledge of guest speakers. Pastoral ses- FC who managed to reach the league cup fi- sions have covered a range of themes, includ- nal. Jack Mudie won three silver medals and a gold medal in two Tang Soo Do competi- ing anti-Smoking awareness, the life and tions. Sasha Holland and Charlotte Peach achievements of Muhammad Ali, water safe- have been very successful, achieving ty and summer safety, Holocaust Memorial Kayaking and Paddle boarding qualifications Day, anti-bullying and Welsh culture. In at Cadets. International honours were gained terms of external agencies and visits the year by Ryan Allen who represented Wales in group have also benefited from a Going Pub- basketball in a tour of Malta. Holly Jenkins lic presentation and workshop which focused also represented Wales in the U17 girls foot- on relationship issues, an E-safety presenta- ball team. Zeus Kampas impressed on the ice tion and a recent RAF careers talk. reaching gold level in ice skating and Han-

“Congratulations to all for your wonderful achievements! Blwyddyn 9 Mr G Penny and Miss K Collins

their fashion course in Llandover Hall, mak- ing their own clothing. Musically we have seen members of the form achieve suc- cess, with Sophie Hunnam achieving grade 6 piano, Rory Skinner his grade 3 guitar and John Hanlon also learning to play guitar. Thomas Martin continues to attend Car- nah Evans achieved a lifeguard award at diff County and Vale Youth Orchestra and bronze 3. has been accepted into Wells Cathedral School in Year 10 with a cello scholarship. 9E In the world of theatrics, Hywel Edwards- Sims has been acting as a runner on some Form 9E pupils have had a successful term major film sets in the UK. Lana Spender con- so far with a wide range of achievements in tinues to develop as a dancer in Nico- sporting activities, performing arts and in la Pero’s Ballet School, and also further their own communities. Cameron Willan, hones her acting at Shelley Norton Stage Michael Bennett, Mohamoud Awed and School. Alex Powell attends the Performing James Steele are all active members of Arts Academy of Wales, having performed Penarth Rugby and football in many shows and winning a talent show- clubs. Mohamoud and Michael are also case at the academy. Ben Johns members of the Penarth Boxing club. has achieved the top scouting award, receiv- Rhys McGowan achieved success in foot- ing his Gold Scouting Award this term. ball with Sully Sports, coming third in a re- cent tournament. Tom Jenkins is a member 9A of Penarth Tennis and a member of their youth team. Denis Yang has recently Many members of the form have been show- achieved his swimming grade 10, and Josh- casing their talents in the fantastic school ua Donaghy has earned his Silver award in production of ‘Aladdin’, including: Amelia free running. Rhys Lewis continues to shine Cummins, Mia Gordon-Davies and Mat- as part of the GB Optimist Sailing Team and thew George with Tom Griffiths and Joe is a member of the Welsh optimist and 420 Moores taking on principal roles. Tom sailing squad. Sophie Hunnam continues to and Joe also achieved excellent sporting suc- be a valued member of Cardiff Archers bas- cess with Tom gaining the title of ‘Man of ketball team, while Maisy Gibbs and Ophe- the Match’ in the Penarth Hockey Club final lia Scott both have been included in the league game and Joe winning the boxing title Welsh Development Netball squad. Ophelia for the middle weight division for Splott is also a member of the Cardiff and Vale net- Boxing. The sporting achievements continue ball squad, while Maisy has found suc- to impress with William Bennett winning ceswith the Vale Girls U14 Football team, two first place kickboxing trophies this term. winning both cups and the league this year. Joseph Ramage and Thomas Ramage at- tended both the school ski trip and the Ger- In the world of fashion, Sophie Hunnam man exchange trip this year which they thor- and Alexandra Preece continue to shine in oughly enjoyed. Ollie Lloyd continues to be “Many members of the form have been showcasing their talents in Aladdin” Blwyddyn 9 Mr G Penny and Miss K Collins a member of the Air Cadets and has recently also been using her skills, umpiring at match- completed his practice run for the Duke of es for younger players and has been selected Edinburgh Silver Award which involved to trial for Welsh development netball. Zach- three days in the Brecon Beacons. Ella Gup- ary McLellan-Morgan and Calan Cross py-Green gave an assembly to Year 7 to enjoyed their victory with Cogan football promote languages and Imania Malik- club, winning the Vale of Glamorgan Cup. Stephens participated in a Marie Curie Aled Rees and Will Hardy also enjoyed charity event for the school. Congratulations being on the winning team when Penarth to all for your wonderful achievements! RFC won the Cwmbran rugby 7s tourna- ment. 9M Congratulations to Megan Lages who came Members of the form have enjoyed participa- first at a ballet workshop and now has her tion in many school activities. On a sporting ‘Pointe’ shoes. note many of the clubs have been enthusiasti- cally supported. Ethan Mills and Raheem 9W Khan have participated in the rugby Form 9W has been involved in a wide range teams while Jack Pritchard has played for the of activities inside and outside school this school football team and the victorious 5-a- side football team while Sachin Bhatia, Shafi Chowdhury and Owen Wilby have partici- pated in the school 5-a-side tournament. Reuben Jones has represented the school in cross country competitions, while Faith Mattinson has contributed to the school athletics team. term. A large number of the form have been Members of the form have also contributed to the performance arts. Nia Hopkins took involved in sporting achievements. In rugby, the part of Jasmine in the successful school Adam Hall won the Old Pens Under 14s production of Aladdin, with Jack Pritchard, Clubman of the Year award, whilst both Ow- Sofia Gema, Harriet Marshall and Famke en Evans and Evan Lloyd reached a cup Ashmore also taking key roles both on final with the Vale of Glamorgan, with Evan stage and in the orchestra. captaining his side. Liam Perry and Zoya Yousef have been involved with tennis,

9X with Liam reaching the semi-final in the A very sporty form! 9X pupils have been Road to Wimbledon tennis tournament and busy this year. A big well done to Dan Mun- Zoya representing the school in the tennis ro-Morris who won the Easter Cup at team and playing seed 1. Sophie Whittaker Glamorganshire golf club. Dan was also part and Tristan Evans have had success in their of the hockey team that won the Welsh Cup. water based activities with Sophie achieving Olivia Tyso participated in the Cardiff and Vale netball team and they have man- a medal during the Summer Sprints at her aged to gain 2nd place in Wales. Olivia has swimming club and Tristan rowing for Car- “pupils have learned about a range of events, both local and global.” Blwyddyn 9 Mr G Penny and Miss K Collins diff and the Vale in many regattas. Jagjeet gal, Pia Sully won 5 gold medals in her Singh-Landa has achieved brown belt in swimming club championships, Fin Evans karate (3rd Kyu), Emily Griffiths is boxing in played in the League Cup for Penarth Foot- the British Championship, Aliyah Jama won ball Club, Morgan James was player of the the football league with Vale Girls FC and year at Old Penarthians and David Thomas Joseff Thompson achieved a gold star won the Life Guarding Rookie Gold Award. whilst skiing. In the arts, Olivia Rees partici- 9K pated in a Sweeney Todd production and fi- There have been a number of sporting nally, Josephine Paine and Aleena Akhtar achievement this term. Rhys Newman and have volunteered by assisting a Beavers Cameron Sultana won an U14s sevens group. tournament in Rugby for Penarth. Carys Thomas has passed her grade 4 violin ex- 9O am with a merit and William Cornelius 9O are a form of helpful students with Me- passed his grade 4 guitar exam. Tomos gan Strong volunteering as a Beaver Scout Hughes achieved 2nd Kyu in Shotokan Kara- Leader. Miller Coyle completed the Go 4 Set te and Jack Garett came 2nd in UK and Den- scheme guitar grade. Lilly Coughlan now mark for Kyokushin Karate. Max Baker competes for the county in athletics. Gethin achieved the players player for Sully Blues Lloyd has been involved in a drama club U14s. production "The Unmasking of Macbeth" 9L outside school. Louis Foscolo, Louis Spen- There were many sporting achievements cer, Henry Lloyd and Matt Wiltshire were within the form this term. Well done to Dein- selected for the school football team final iol Knight who won the Wales cup in against Whitchurch school. Neil Power is Hockey as well as gaining his black belt in now a young leader for Cub Scout Group karate. Congratulations to Megan Edwards and Franklin Attwood finished the Go 4 who has won the best improved handicap for set engineering scheme. her archery club. Many of the pupils have also achieved great progress in their musical 9R interests, including Emma Monaghan who

came third in the musical theatre category Eleanor Cole played drums in the orches- when she sang in the South Glamorgan Festi- tra for the production of Aladdin. Ethan Mil- val for Young Musicians. Congratulations to linship won the school linguist award. our musical trio Arianne Banks, Enyala Wyn Price passed grade 5 piano and also Banks and Seren Sullivan who participat- gained a Bronze UKMT Challenge medal. ed in a show with Welsh National Opera - da In sport a number of pupils have been very iawn ti! Well done also to Olivia Tucker who busy; Ellie MacMillan has competed for gained a distinction in her ballet and modern Wales Basketball in Belgium and Andorra, dance exam, as well as all of those participat- Megan Sully has attended a training camp ing in the school production of Aladdin this with Barry and Vales Athletic Club in Portu- term. Da iawn pawb.

“Huge congratulations to all of those who contributed”

Blwyddyn 10 Miss L Jenkins and Mr R Macpherson

It has been a very busy term for Year 10 pu- pils, both in terms of academic challenges and extra-curricular activities and we are very proud to look back over a very varied and suc- cessful year. Pupils have had to apply them- selves fully as the prepared for their external GCSE exams and they have coped admirably with their external modular examinations.

Many have already completed numerous con- In addition, the pupils who attend Cardiff & trolled assessment tasks that contribute to their final GCSE grades. Good luck to all who have Vale College have successfully completed their worked so diligently. first year of their qualification. Our pupils are Our Pastoral programme has included a varied enrolled on hair and beauty and motor vehicle and diverse selection of topics and Year 10 courses and will continue with these studies in pupils have explored themes such as coping Year 11. As expected, the level of participation with failure, Civil Rights Movement, revision, in the Duke of Edinburgh scheme has been im- finance, Internet Safety, Mental Health and pressive. As part of the scheme the pupils have Toxic Relationships. We have also had a host of visiting speakers including Bullies Out, undertaken fundamental first aid training and Feed my Brain, Teenage Cancer Trust, First most pupils have completed their assessed ex- Aid training and our police liaison office PC pedition. Many pupils in Year 10 have also Emma Mudie. Our pupils have responded to been involved in the numerous departmental some very thought provoking topics with ma- trips that have taken place this year. turity and sensitivity and for this they should Extra-curricular activities and indeed home- be congratulated. work club provision have been well attended Our Military Preparation College pupils have successfully completed their first year qualifi- by many Year 10 pupils. These clubs benefit cations. These pupils have been involved in our pupils immensely and are a source of great exciting expeditions/military style exercises educational support and enjoyment for those whilst practising their skills of planning and involved. These clubs will continue in Year 11. preparing a small expedition, living and cook- A big thank you to all the Year 10 form repre- sentatives in particular Kate Buckland and An- drew Te Water Naude on representing Year 10 on the School Council.

“It has been a very busy term for Year 10”

Blwyddyn 10 Miss L Jenkins and Mr R Macpherson Well done to Lowri Bullivant who took part in a national cheerleading competition and skating levels at Ice Arena Wales and Nathan her squad came 5th. James Gilbert is pleased Terry achieved a green belt, blue strip in to be a yellow belt with two tabs in judo now. taekwondo. Da iawn. It was an interesting year Taiya Jones has qualified to represent Wales for 10M with some particular highlights. in the Welsh Indoor Combined events Niamh Bannister is a member of the championships in Glasgow and got 4 personal National Children’s Choir of Great Britain bests. She also came 6th in her first heptathlon, which was the opening act at the Edinburgh competing with 30 other girls. We are also very Fringe, where she sang a solo. She has also proud that she came 1st in the county for the been selected to go on the choir’s tour to 800m with a time of 2.24s. Well done Taiya! Spain. Her musical talents also extend to the Molly Newman has rowed and coxed for the viola, recently achieving a high merit in her Penarth rowing team recently. Congratulations grade 6 exam. She is currently a member of to Hannah Stephens who has been promoted to the Welsh National Opera’s Youth Chamber division 5 for sprint kayaking marathons and is orchestra. Mila Monaghan has been competing also now a member of the Welsh kayaking in many national sailing events this year, often squad. I has been a very busy and successful against Olympic class competition. In the year for 10 E. Special congratulations goes to British Youth competition, she was the first Andrew Te Water Naude, who has received placed Welsh girl in the Laser Radial class. the Lily Ann Rogers award for service to the This summer she has been selected to school in the recent awards ceremony. We’ve represent Great Britain in the Youth (under had sporting success from Niamh Taylor- 18) World championships in Ireland. James Hoare who will soon be competing in the Dawson has been volunteering with the trampolining nationals and Anna Bunford- Year 9 football club and the athletics club in Davies who has qualified for the Stanwell. Dylan Penry-Williams has been Championships of Great Britain in show volunteering at Penarth leisure centre with the jumping. Well done girls and pob lwc! A large swimming club. Elinor Hawkins has been number of the form have also completed their busy out on the water and has recently and has Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award. They battled received an award for being 'The most with the weather and all showed their improved oarsman' at her rowing club. determination to succeed. Llongyfarchiadau i William Hall is also a keen sailor and will bawb. 10A have enjoyed many extra-curricular soon be participating in the sailing world achievements this year. Guillaume Bigsby has championships which is being held in San won the Paul Davies trophy for Dinas Powys Remo, Italy. Ellie Barrington has reached FC under 15s. A creative Imogen Hopkins has level 8 in ice skating and will soon achieve made her own dress in sewing club. Hannah level 9. Ellie Adams and Tara Robinson have Ross was picked for Penarth ladies Hockey. been assisting as stage crew for the Aladdin Team and Jack Ruelle has passed his grade 7 production. Tom Atkinson and Lucas Murray cornet. Furthermore in sporting success, Amy have joined the Newport County football Stout managed to complete eight figure academy, Tom has also been selected for the

“Llongyfarchiadau i bawb!”

Blwyddyn 10 Miss L Jenkins and Mr R Macpherson

Cardiff & Vale Athletics squad. Morgen Jay Cutts is in training for the 5k race for life performed at St David's Hall with the Angels taking place on July 19th. Matthew Frost Dance Troupe. Lydia Millward has been plays centre back for the Cogan football selected for the District Triathlon team. Ellis club and they have one the Vale of Smith won the award for top try scorer at Glamorgan league championship. Eleanor Llandaff Rugby club. Rhys Woolmer has been Rose-Griffiths is working towards her selected to play football for Barry grade 5 singing exam. Matthew Hocking Town. Harrison Williams is the UK U15 and George Jones are singing in the CIKA Karate champion winning the title in Arabian chorus in the school production of Liverpool in May. Ardderchog! Josh Cook Aladdin. Katie Streets attends a Musical continues his Gymnastics, he came 10th in the Theatre school and has recently taking part Under 16 British Championships and 9th in in a shoe called ‘Show Me’. the Portugal International (under 18) which 10K pupils have enjoyed this academic included making the men’s vault final. George year. In the sporting world, Stanley Murphy Cowley has competed in the shotput event -Johns has got into the Wales water polo for Stanwell School in the County Athletic squad. He will be playing a number of Competition. He also competed outside of school in the Ball Cup South Rowing Regatta games in the summer. Mini Terao-Rich and won as part of a quad and double race for competed in a regatta in Cardiff Bay for Cardiff and Vale. Yaseen Ghandour continues Cardiff Yacht Club and has also contributed to compete in the British Karate to painting a huge canvas explaining the Championships in Bristol. Harmony Hewlett different stages of trauma and setting up an has recently achieved a distinction in her exhibition with Barnados Cymru. Stanley grade 8 piano and has completed her Bronze has also passed his grade 3 piano exam and Duke of Edinburgh Award along with several will be moving on to grade 4 soon. Pob other members of the form including; Nancy lwc! Blenkinsop, Josh Cook, George Cowley, Sophie De Grey, Joe Driscoll, Yaseen 10 L has had an interesting year, achieving Ghandour, Jacob Hatcher, Anthony success in a range of pursuits. Brooklyn Jomon, Kelli Poole, Jacob Rosser, Joseph Scully has been selected for a dance Williams, Samuel Wright. Anthony Jomon troop that will perform flash mobs across has also completed a Heartstart CPR course. Cardiff next year. Ashleigh Clarke took part Well done to all. The following members of in a small YouTube studio collaboration. 10 R will have taken part by the end of the Amoy Brown and Gabriella Merrick had sporting success this year; during a netball summer term in the DOE expedition in the tournament their team was placed in the top Gower thus completing the Bronze Award: three teams. Renee Eshel also excelled in Jozef Bailey, Katy Cutts, Eleanor Rose sport this year, by competing in the Welsh Griffiths, Joel Heaton-Jones, Matthew Championship for trampolining. Darcy Hocking, George Jones, Holly Keith, Mary- Richardson represented Wales in a Kate McGrath and Connie Shah. Katy trampolining competition.

“Pob lwc!” Blwyddyn 11 Mrs R Connor and Mr B Crompton

Since Christmas, Year 11 have undertaken Year 11 pupils attended MPCT one day a GCSE modular examinations, been preparing week and studied BTEC Public Services, themselves for the summer GCSE assess- along with many pupils from other schools ments and deciding on their options for Sep- from Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. tember; whether to stay in Stanwell, to study at college or to seek employment. Students have attended the 6th Form Options Evening, intention interviews and assemblies to intro- duce the new subjects available in the 6th form and the conduct required to excel at AS/ A Level.

Pupils have also benefited from various ge- neric revision sessions delivered by both ex- The Awards Ceremony was for MPCT’s ternal and internal providers. These sessions three South Wales Centres: Cardiff, Rhum- focused on providing practical suggestions to ney and Bridgend. This makes the achieve- aid revision and also aimed to provide an un- ments of the Stanwell pupils even more prestigious.

The afternoon started with a fabulous dis- play of PT skills and students on parade, fol- lowed by presentations to our pupils. Naomi Hills and Gabi Summers spoke in front of a large audience made up of dignitaries, par- ents and fellow students. They spoke very well about their experiences during their time at the Military Preparation School and derstanding of the psychology of revision. their hopes for the future. It was with great pride that we witnessed Gabi Summers win- The summer GCSE examinations started on ning the Best Academic Student; Jonathan Thursday 12th May and ended on Tuesday 21st Bennett being nominated for the best PT June, during which time formal revision ses- student and Jack McConkey winning Learn- sions were held and other sessions were ar- er of the Year. ranged by various departments in order to consolidate learning and ensure key skills were refreshed immediately prior to the im- portant external exams. Attendance at the for- mal revision sessions was very good, which shows the enthusiasm and commitment of Year 11 pupils.

On Tuesday, 26th April the MPCT held its annual Awards Ceremony. Nine Stanwell “Attendance at the formal revision sessions was very good” Blwyddyn 11 Mrs R Connor and Mr B Crompton

The afternoon ended with Gabi, Jack, Jon Congratulations to all pupils in Year 11 and Naomi reading Rudyard Kipling’s po- who have participated in extra-curricular em ‘If’. activities this year. 100% of Year 11 pu- pils have participated in one or more ex- Congratulations to all pupils who completed tra–curricular activities, which is fantas- Cardiff & Vale College courses and the Mili- tic. The Year 11 Moodle pages have been tary Preparation School course in Cardiff. successfully developed and enhanced throughout the year. They have proved to be an invaluable source of information to pupils and parents with details of exam timetables, GCSE re-sits and homework clubs being published there. In particular, key information was communicated to pupils once the GCSEs had commenced and pupils were on study leave. Details of arrangements for results day will be published via Moodle and the school A big thank you to all the Year 11 form rep- website, so please keep checking for up- resentatives in particular Oliver El- Jawhari dates. You could also follow us on Twit- and Rose Wilcox on representing Year 11 on ter: @StanwellYr11 the School Council. This has also been a very exciting year for Indeed, we look forward to results day on th Year 11 with regards to their sporting Thursday 25 August where we hope achievements. Worthy of a special mention is that the pupils’ hard work will be suitably the Year 11 rugby team who successfully rewarded with excellent GCSE grades.

We wish our Year 11 students every suc- cess and look forward to seeing many of got to the last eight in the Welsh School’s the pupils return to Year 12. It has been a Cup Competition. The whole year group great year with many fantastic achieve- were very supportive of this achievement and ments. We wish those not returning to even attended the last 16 match in order to Stanwell the very best of luck in their show their support. chosen career paths.

“We wish our Year 11 students every success” Year 12 Mrs A Mansfield and Mr M Gershenson

As always, both the spring and summer portunities to revisit assessed work on both the terms have been busy periods for year 12 Enterprise and Employability and Community students. We have been encouraging the challenges were offered. Flexibility for those year group to consider their post A Level attending open days and undertaking work ex- options and to start planning for the future. perience during this period was given; the Mr Deighton-Jones led an assembly on ap- Week beginning July 4th allowed students to prenticeship opportunities and arranged a ensure that all tasks were completed in full . visit to the Apprenticeship Fair at the Bir- All work needs to be submitted and uploaded mingham NEC with a mixture of Y12 and on to Moodle in order for students to enrol for 13 students attending. Martin Blamey vis- Year 13. ited to give a presentation to our prospec- tive medics and dentists, and visited on a The prefect team for 2016/17 has been chosen second occasion to guide them through the introducing whole school subject and year new requirements of the UKCAT test. group prefects for the first time. Prefects will Katherine Paggett of Birmingham Univer- be attached to certain departments and year sity also gave a presentation introducing groups with the role of supporting staff during the year group to the benefits of higher ed- whole school events and in their work with ucation whilst prospective Oxbridge stu- younger pupils. Interviews for the positions of dents attended the Oxbridge Conference at Head Boy, Head Girl and deputies are also Liberty Stadium, Swansea in March. In- underway. Good luck to all. deed, many students have been attending university open days over the last couple of We wish all students a restful summer after a weeks as they start to prepare for the very busy academic year. The AS results will UCAS process which will start in earnest in be available to collect from the Year 12 study September and a Higher Education evening area from 10am on the morning of Thursday, for parents has been arranged at the school August 18th where Miss Menhenitt, Mrs on Monday, July 4th at 6pm in order to ex- Mansfield and Mr Gershenson will be availa- plain the process and offer advice and guid- ble to formally enrol the students into year 13 ance on how to support their children. and offer advice on programmes of study.

Students have been focusing on several as- WO1 pects of the Welsh Baccalaureate through- Well done to William Gale who has been out the post examination period. All stu- played for Sully Sports 1st team in the FAW dents were required to complete an individ- Trophy final this year. He also won their ual project on a subject area of particular “Young Player of the Year” award. Congratu- interest to them. Several workshops such lations to William Marsh who has secured a as sessions on referencing correctly, analy- place on the Medical Work Observation Pro- sis and evaluation skills and collecting pri- gramme taking place during the last few mary evidence were organised in order to weeks of the summer term and to Poppy Wilde support the students in this work. Several who has been offered a place on a Physics pro- controlled assessments on the Global Citi- gramme at Queen Mary University of London. zenship challenge were completed and op- Paul Monaghan performed in Only Boys Aloud’s fifth anniversary concert at the Wales “encouraging the year group to consider their post-A Level options” Year 12 Mrs A Mansfield and Mr M Gershenson Millennium Centre, as well as at a Concert in the St David’s Hall to celebrate 1000 years of Welsh Music. He has also been accepted in their annual prestigious summer school, the Only Boys Aloud Academy, taking place in Atlantic College, for the second year in a row. Paul also competed in the South Glamorgan Festival for Young Musicians winning both the Classical and Musical Theatre Categories for his age group.

WO2 Rachel Short, the gymnastics coach

Caitlin Ellis has been accepted into the jun- WO4 ior conservatoire at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Seren Marsh was a Congratulations to Joseph Short who has secured member of the girls' tennis team that came a place on the Medical Work Observation Pro- third in the National Senior Tennis Team Fi- gramme taking place during the last few weeks nals this year. Seren has also secured a place of the summer term on this summer’s Medical Work Observation Programme WO5

Congratulations to Benjamin Stewart who was the victor in a 75Kg class boxing match against Charley Sture of Pembroke Dock ABC, a victory which brought him closer to the Welsh title in this category. Commendations also go to Jacob Troth who has been selected to play for the Welsh U19s lacrosse team.

Seren Marsh and Grace Samuel, members of the successful girls’ tennis team.

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Well done to Rachel Short who achieved the level 1 coaching qualification in gymnastics last month. Benjamin Stewart with his coaching team

“National Senior Tennis Team”

Year 12

Mrs A Mansfield and Mr M Gershenson WO6

Well done to Linda Saji who has also secured a place on this summer’s Medical Work Ob- servation Programme and to Amy Walsh who has passed, with merit, the Grade 7 LAMDA Musical Theatre exam and who has also been selected as club captain at Penarth Swimming and Water Polo Club. We would like to wish Isabel Grafton the best of luck for her impending grade 8 ballet exam. the St David’s Hall to celebrate 1000 years of Welsh Music. He has also been accepted in their annual prestigious summer school, the Harri Pain performing at a poetry and music Only Boys Aloud Academy, taking place in night in Foxy’s Deli, Penarth. Atlantic College, for the second year in a row. Paul also competed in the South Glamorgan Festival for Young Musicians winning both WO9 the Classical and Musical Theatre Categories for his age group. Very well done to Lloyd Hanson who partici- pated in the Cardiff triathlon and came second WO7 in the under 23s category and 9th overall. Be- than Lock has been filming for a Channel 4 Harri Pain has been asked to perform at feature film called 'Ellen' and has also for a next year’s Green Man festival. Harri has BBC Science documentary about diabetes. been performing in local events throughout the year and is building quite a following. Con- gratulations to Elizabeth Ingram who has WO10 passed grade 7 on the viola with distinction Well done to Charlotte Hardy who has sat her WO8 grade 8 flute exam and on being accepted into the Young Actors Studio in the Royal Welsh Joshua James is another student who has College of Music and Drama starting in Sep- secured a place on the Medical Work Observa- tember. She is also involved in the Welsh Na- tion Programme taking place during the last tional Youth Opera’s summer showcase. Ruth few weeks of the summer term whilst Grace Blenkinsop was also accepted into the Samuel was a member of the girls' tennis RWCMD Young Actor’s Studio. Both students team that came third in the National Senior were required to audition and perform a mono- Tennis Team Finals this year. We would also logue. like to wish Emma Spray the very best of luck for her impending grade 8 ballet exam.

“Great achievements by Year 12 students” Blwyddyn 13 Miss L Bekker and Mr K Watkins The summer term is always a hectic one for year group issues and they have generally pro- Year 13 and this year has been no exception. vided an excellent, effective and supportive link All students have been very busy ensuring that between staff, students and senior management. final pieces of coursework were submitted and that all aspects of the Welsh Baccalaureate were completed before timetabled lessons ceased and their study leave began. They have worked hard to cover all elements of this qual- ification, and it has been encouraging to see the vast majority of Year 13 rewarded for their efforts, with the ‘Welsh Bacc’ featuring in many of the offers they have received.

164 students applied to UCAS and our stu- dents have now confirmed their firm and in- surance choices. Indeed, 4 students have re- ceived offers from Oxbridge. Congratulations to all those who have received offers and good luck in meeting the requirements.

Visiting speakers have, once again, contribut- ed to the pastoral programme. Stephanie Leech from Swansea University spoke to the year group about the realities of Higher Edu- cation, Julie Grady from Atal y Fro ran work- shops on Healthy Relationships whilst Clare McRobbie delivered a presentation on Mind- This academic year drew to a close with the fulness. Our Head of Psychology, Katherine year group photograph and final assembly. This Cox, delivered a session just before the exami- was a fitting way for students to reflect upon nation period began on the “Psychology of their school life in a light-hearted and nostalgic Revision”. All sessions were highly informa- manner, before embarking on the intensity of tive and most interesting. the examination period, which we hope went well. Thanks must go to Joshua Lewis and Alexan- dra Warren, our hard-working Head Boy The Valedictory Dinner at the Radisson Blu and Girl, who along with their deputies Ellen Hotel in Cardiff on the 8th July was a wonder- Ashton and William Brown, have led our ful occasion and we wish all members of Year senior prefect team with dedication and com- 13 the very best, not only for Results Day on mitment throughout the year. All have worked August 14th, but in everything they do in the tirelessly, contributing to whole school events, future. We have enjoyed working with them.

“students to reflect upon their school life” Stanwell School’s Attendance figure Well done to the following pupils for 2015‐16 is 95.7%. Thank you for who have attended school every day your continued support in raising the since September.

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