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Pobl Penweddig is sponsored by the Association of Friends of Penweddig Autumn 2011

Penweddig’s New Inventions Succeed Again! The work of three of Penweddig’s Design and Technology A-level students was chosen to be displayed in North and South Wales, recently. WJEC’s Innovative Awards celebrate different and innovative A-level DT work of a high standard.

A team from the Assembly, industry, business, higher education and WJEC chose the 30 best projects in Wales. The projects of Cern Hyde, Lefi Jones and Kathryn Botting were three of the successful 30. Cern’s invention is the ‘Beat Box’ Cern Hyde which plays very loud music! Lefi’s ‘Stash/Crash’ is a portable chair for the beach which can also carry items and Kathryn’s work is beachwear. The items of clothing can be combined to be worn as one or independently to create a different look. Their work was shown in Venue Cymru, Llandudno and in the SWALEC stadium in Cardiff in October.

Lefi Jones

Kathryn Botting 1 Cycling for Wales Congratulations to Dewi Davies yr. 8 who represented Llanddeiniol, Ceredigion and Wales Young Farmers’ Clubs in the under-16 cycling proficiency competition in England recently. He travelled to Staffordshire showground to compete and came first, gaining 95 points out of 100. Quite an achievement!

Dewi receiving his award from James Chapman, Chairman of the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

PSE We had another successful PSE day once again at the end of September. There were very interesting sessions for all pupils including yoga, a presentation by the National Library, citizenship, HM Coastguard, life in prison and anti-bullying.

First aid session with yr. 7 Yr. 9 in a yoga session

Youth Music Theatre UK Sam Ebenezer yr. 12 attended a course in London over the summer. He spent three weeks training and practising for the show ‘Korczak’, a story from the Second World War. Janusz Korczak ran an orphanage for 192 Jewish and Catholic children in Warsaw and in August 1942 they were sent to Treblinka concentration camp. Although Korczak was given numerous opportunities to remain behind, he decided that he would have to look after the children on their journey and neither he nor the children were seen again. Following weeks of training in Kingston upon Thames, Sam went on to play the part of one of the children, Piotr, in six performances in the Rose Theatre, Kingston.

Sam Ebenezer Yr. 12

2 T. Llew Jones Celebration Day To celebrate T. Llew Jones’ birthday this year on the 11th of October, a special service was held for pupils in the morning and a quiz on one of his most famous novels Tân ar y Comin, in the afternoon. Two teams of year 7 girls were victorious with a score of 15 ½ marks out of 20 and they each won a £5 book token.

The two victorious teams (left to right): Catrin Moon, Kate Williams, Hanna Prytherch, Nerys Davies, Alaw O’Rourke and Efa Gregory.

Penweddig’s Bookworms Presenting money to charities Six pupils were chosen to read At the end of the summer term members of the sixth form held and review books on behalf of a philanthropic service which was led by the Headteacher, Mr. the Welsh books Council. Robin Gwenallt Llwyd Ifan. Tomos, Dwynwen Spink, Daniel Thomas, Ioan Lord, David Michael Representatives of charities and worthy causes were present to and Beca Davies who are all in yr. 9 receive money raised through yr. 12 activities throughout the year. had their photographs and reviews included in a pamphlet which was The service was planned by Trystan ap Owen and Mica Jones distributed to secondary schools and reading with them was Mari Rowlands and Catrin Howells. across Wales. Accompanying on the piano was Marisa Morgan. Pictured are representatives of the charities receiving their cheques; Children in Need, Comic Relief, Japan Appeal, Elain Appeal, Christian Aid, Race for Life, Crossroads, Hafan y Waun, Rhoserchan, Bronglais children’s ward, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Cystic Fibrosis, WYTL Aberystwyth and T. Llew Jones Memorial Award. Thanks go to Miss Howells for assisting the sixth form in arranging the event.

3 Bronze Final The Winning Team Despite the disappointment of Wales missing out on third place in this year’s Rugby World Cup, there was a lot of excitement in the two school halls as the staff and pupils showed their support.

Yr. 7 & 8 pupils watching the game in the multi- purpose hall

New Sixth Form School Officers The school is proud to announce its officers for this academic year. Leading is the head boy,Llŷr Thomas and the head girl, Rhianna Davies. The deputy head boy is David Phillips and the deputy head girl is Heddwen Daniel. Assisting them are the officers Kathryn Botting, Catrin Howells, Aoife Mahon, Eoin Mahon and Goronwy Tawy. Between them they are studying a wide range of A-level courses that the school offers in order to enter University next year. In addition to studying hard this year, they would like to help the younger years of the school and proudly represent Penweddig.

Left to right: Kathryn Botting, Goronwy Tawy, David Phillips, Llŷr Thomas, Rhianna Davies, Eoin Mahon Catrin Howells and Aoife Mahon. Absent from the picture is Heddwen Daniel.

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4 Japan Day 7 feeder primary schools (Myfenydd, Penrhyncoch, Comins Coch, Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn, Llangynfelyn, Talybont and Plascrug) attended this event and in total 170 pupils were able to participate. Activities included: Origami (Folding paper), Trying on Kimono (Japanese traditional clothes), Calligraphy, Making Sushi and experimenting with Hashi (chopsticks). The 6th formers were in charge of all the activities to help primary pupils. Not only did everyone learn more about Japanese culture, they also had a great experience of interacting with different age groups. They all enjoyed the sushi-making experience although some pupils weren’t sure about the taste! However all in all, it was a great day for both primary school pupils and the 6th formers involved.

School Council Elections to the School Council were held on Thursday 14th of November. Following mature and comprehensive speeches, two representatives from every year group were elected to sit on the council this year. Yr. 7: Alwen Morris and Rhodri Davies Yr. 8: Kingsley Botting and Gwenllian ap Robert John Yr. 9: Elliw Dafydd and Isaac Smith Yr. 10: Siriol Dafis and Hillary Nunn Yr 11: Alis Rees and Rhodri James The council’s plans for his year include continuing with the quad’s renovations, developing extracurricular activities and continuing to work with the canteen. Anyone can contact the School Council anytime through their representatives or by e-mail on [email protected] Cadan ap Tomos- Returning Officer

Homework Club Every night the school runs a Homework Club where pupils can use the Resource Centre’s facilities during out-of-school hours. The club starts at 3.30 and a member of staff is present to assist pupils with their work, especially with Welsh spelling and grammar. The club ends at 4.30 and 4.00 on Fridays. There is a page dedicated to independent learning on the school’s website which includes a handbook of Welsh terms, the independent learning timetable and a link to the Welsh Language Board’s support service.

5 Humanitarian Week 2011 On the fourteenth of November, a week of raising money began in the school, called Humanitarian Week. Year twelve students had the responsibility of raising money for the school’s charity fund. We advertised and promoted the week’s events to the rest of the school.

It was decided that there would be a cake stall on the street every break and lunchtime so this responsibility was on the remainder of the pupils to cook. On Monday the 14th of November a group of students and teachers agreed to have cream pies thrown at them. This attracted a full audience in the hall and they had the opportunity to bid to throw the pies.

On Tuesday the fifteenth, the brave boys of year twelve went through the experience of having their legs waxed. Once again the hall was full and the girls enjoyed watching the boys suffer!

With the money quickly increasing, a significant sum was raised as a result of the hockey game between the girls and boys of the sixth form on the school fields at lunch time. It was great fun and the supporters shouted and cheered, but despite the enthusiastic support for the boys, the girls won 3-0.

The week went ahead successfully and the ‘Bushtucker Trials’ added to the sums raised. This was an opportunity for more brave teachers and students to taste horrible foods such as Weetabix and tomato sauce! It was a sweeping success for the fund.

Friday the eighteenth was a big day for year twelve students because this was their opportunity to put on a show for the rest of the school. One was held in the morning for the lower school and one in the afternoon for the upper school. The last-minute practice paid its way because the audience’s response was very positive. The teachers had the pleasure of watching the sixth-form making fools of themselves and so this was one of the week’s biggest successes! People paid 50p at the door so the collection pot filled to the brim! This was an excellent conclusion to the week; everyone enjoyed and year twelve’s activities paid off, with a significant sum of money raised. Catrin Walters

Elis Nunn and his pupils! Rhydian Fitter 6