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School Council Date May 2019 Headteacher - Mrs. H. Millard B.Ed.(Hons) N.P.Q.H. Deputy Headteacher - Mr N. Fitzgerald B.Ed. (Hons) Issue 4 Chair of Governors - Mrs. C. Worthington 2018 - 2019 School Council The school Council’s aim this term been to make links Spring with the Governing Body of the school. During this Term school council meeting, they met Lynn McHugh who is 7th Jan a Parent Governor at YMH; questions were fired at her, To as the pupils wanted to know what the Governors do 12th April in their roles for the school and how the council can work with them. Half Term Lynn also asked the school council members questions 15th April about what they feel is going well and what their to thoughts are on what we need to improve on. 26th April The school council have also given me lots of ideas for our coffee mornings and how they would like to be Summer involved in them more. Also, some cooking sessions Term may be coming up in the future for parents/carers with their children. 29th April Tanwen Messum Family Engagement Worker To 19th July Inset Days 24th May 3rd June 22nd July H5 enjoy Comic Relief H5 worked particularly hard for comic relief. They kindly offered to run SUDs car wash all day and all money raised was donated to comic relief. They worked hard throughout the day in all weathers and raised a fantastic sum of £58. Thank you to all the people who supported us by having their car / mini bus washed. In addition we enjoyed using our maths and cookery skills to make microwave – red nose cakes. H2 Flint Walk As part of our project on Wales, H2 went on a learning walk from Flint Castle to the old Flint Dock and to see the ruins of the Courtaulds factory that was a major employer of Flint people. We were comparing what Flint looked like in the past even going back to John Speeds map of 1611. The pupils enjoyed imagining what Flint looked like in the past. Friends of Committee BINGO Another busy term gone, thank you to everyone who has donated Easter Eggs and wine for the Easter BINGO on the 11th April, please make sure you get yourselves here for a fabulous evening to raise money for school. There will be lots of prizes raffle and refreshments. Coffee Morning Democracy in Action Day Thank you to Kelly from NEWCIS who attended our last coffee morning, Some members of our our next coffee morning school council will be will be Friday 12th April representing the school starting at 10.00 a.m. in in Mold Alun in May to our hall, we will have a attend an event ran by performance from the Hannah Blythyn AM and YMH choir and some to meet the new Youth food tasting courtesy Parliament leader. of our pupils. Ysgol Pen Coch parents are welcome to join us. Health, beauty and relaxation option We are very lucky to have Jo helping in our health and beauty option. She has taught us about massage, focusing on Indian head massage, what it is, where it originates from and the various techniques and terms we use. Some of the benefits of Indian Head Massage are; relieves muscle tension and improves mobility in the upper body, neck and head, improves the circulation, relieves headaches and migraine, improves lymphatic drainage, improves concentration and helps to improve memory. We worked in pairs and took turns in giving and receiving the massage. Transport Training Being able Becoming to travel to more work confident What it means to me Being independent Empowerment Chris Cameron Transport Trainer Investor in Families I attended a Conference in Cardiff with four representatives from other schools in North Wales in March and we all shared effective practise on what we do to engage parents. We have already achieved our Accreditation and we continue to evidence all the workshops and events that we carry out at YMH. Mental Health & Well-Being I continue to offer support for the pupils as part of my Mental Health First Aid role within the school, the pupil and staff well-being is paramount within school. Also I can signpost and advise for any parents/carers who think they may need support in any of the above areas. I am also the Self- Harm Link Officer and work closely with CAMHs and other agencies to gain support for pupils who need it Attendance and Punctuality Our whole school attendance stands at 92.1% for the year so far. There has been a slight improvement over this term compared to last term with certain individuals. Please remember to call the school before 8:55am if you know that your child is going to be absent. A medical note/letter should be provided if your child has a medical appointment during school hours. We aim to improve our attendance next term, please make sure you get in touch if you require any support. Please contact me if you would like advice on EMA, PIP, Free School Meals, bullying, Direct Payment support, Housing, Parental groups and workshops, financial advice and health & well- being, help with integration and social groups and community work for your children and lots more... Tanwen Messum - Family Engagement Worker H3 Pupils have continued to study the theme “Music” this term. This half term, we have been looking at “The Ugly Bug Ball.” Pupils have taken part in various craft activities including making bug masks and tabards, papier mache bugs, preparing ugly bug food and writing invitations to an Ugly Bug Ball. We had an Ugly Bug Ball party on Friday and pupils from the class chose a friend in another class to come. They gave out their invitations. We made snail sandwiches, slug slime, spider biscuits, butterfly cakes, beetle juice and fizzy spider sweets. We danced to different “bug inspired” songs and then ate our food. As a class, we took part in World Book Day. We looked at the story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We visited the shops to choose our favourite chocolate bar which we bought. We also bought dark, milk and white chocolate and had a taste test when we came back. We made chocolate angel delight in class and also chocolate cornflake cakes. We made a life size model of Charlie by drawing round a pupil in the class and decorating it as well as Violet Beauregarde out of papier machee and balloons. To end the day, we performed an Oompa Loompa dance. We have been to the Castle Café in Flint for snacks and were served by pupils in H5 who were working there as part of our accreditation. We also supported the pop up charity shop held there. I ran a six week DVD based parenting programme this term, which was successful; I had a variety of parents who attended, including, single parents and grandparents. I will be looking to re-introduce the programme in the summer term and would love to see some new faces, I will also be looking in to some parenting workshops specifically for those with Additional Learning Needs. The Sleep Tight Programme At the beginning of May, I will be trained to run a five week parent workshop about Children’s sleep. It will cover bedtime routines, sleep and diet and some therapy techniques. I am really looking forward to being able to share my new knowledge with you as parents/carers. Tanwen Messum Family Engagement Worker Safety Responses Do you suffer due to your child’s behaviours at home? Mr Wynne ran an awareness session for parents/carers to give advice and tips on how to keep safe. ASDAN Pupils in H3 have also been working on their Personal Health as part of their ASDAN accreditation. L3 News This term in our ICT lessons, we have been looking at using the spheros. We have used different programmes on the Ipads to control the spheros. All the class has enjoyed using the spheros. In Science we have been looking at sound. We have taken part in different experiments with sound. Here we are thinking about vibrations. When we bend the ruler off the table, we can feel the vibrations. YMH Pop Up Charity Shop We had a great couple of days down at the River Dee Centre, where we set up a second hand shop, thanks to all who donated items. We raised close to £100 for the committee. I would like to say a massive thank you to all the pupils who helped out over the two days. If anyone knows of anywhere we can use for our shop in the future, please contact me, it would be very much appreciated! Key Stage 3 News Well, a short but productive term! Even with the changing spring weather Key Stage 3 have achieved lots of brilliant things this term. Pupils have worked really hard. We have visited the Royal Philharmonic at Liverpool, taken part in Saint David’s Day celebrations and of course, lots of hard work. Pupils from Pen Coch and L1 have made excellent use of play equipment such as cardboard boxes, wigs, drain pipes, old clothes, plastic buckets, saucepans, plastic sheets etc from Playshed. ‘Playful Futures’ is project which equips children with the skills to develop their imaginations and encourage team building and is also good fun. Pupils worked together to build a shelter. Well done everyone We had a fantastic World Book day, lots of pupils dressing up at their favourite character from a book by Roald Dahl.
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