SCHOOLS

NOTTAGE PRIMARY - EARLY YEARS OPEN MORNING

If you are still undecided about which Early Years/Nursery best fits your family and child, Nottage Explorers are having an open morning on Thursday 29th June at 10:30am and we welcome you to come and explore! This will be a chance to meet our Head Teacher, Mrs. Thomas and Deputy Head Teacher, Mr. Owen who will guide you through a PowerPoint presentation giving information about the Curriculum for Wales and what this looks like here at Nottage and will begin at 10:30am, there will also be a chance to take a tour of our Early Years provision. You will also meet the experienced team of professionals who work with the children and you can find out about the exciting indoor and outdoor learning opportunities we provide. On the day, you will be able to ask our staff any questions you may have. Here at Nottage, our approach is child-centred ensuring your child is safe, happy and has a love for learning which continues through their years!

Cynffig News

It’s been a great month for sport at Cynffig. Key Stage 3 competed in the Junior Athletics Championships in Aberdare. Congratulations to our Year 7 boys Athletics team who came second overall. Special mention must go to Jacob Maund who won the 100m, Kaci Williams 2nd in the 200m, Phoebe Harris 2nd in the 1500m and Lottie- Anne Zennad 2nd in the High Jump.

We are also delighted to congratulate Carter Ronan and Sampson Jeanes Year 8 who achieved the titles of ‘Welsh Champion’ boxers for their weight categories. They look forward now to the British Championships. And there’s been more success for the super talented Ellie Lewis who has been selected on to the British Gymnastics Performance Pathway. We are proud of you all.

Our Science department provided Key Stage 3 pupils with a unique outdoor learning experience at ‘The National Botanical Gardens of South Wales this month. Highlights included a Falcon led session, a Bird of Prey show and time to explore the amazing gardens and glasshouse. And finally we say goodbye to Year 11 2023. It’s been a pleasure to watch you learn and grow. We now wish you all the very best as you pursue your next ventures.

Hannah Castle, Head Teacher

Newyddion Sg R

May and June have been extremely busy at Ysgol y Ferch o’r Sgêr. Mr Coleman held an all-school assembly on the importance of being grateful for what we have. Pupils from years 3 to 6 took part in the Apollo football tournament. We also celebrated Diwrnod Seren a Sbarc. We have taken advantage of the fine weather to undertake more outdoor learning. The Foundation Phase have been planting seeds, releasing butterflies, and taking part in Clwb Cwtsho Coed. KS2 spent an entire day putting up tents, toasting marshmallows and completing word hunts. The author and artist Siôn Tomos Owen held workshops with KS2 as part of Bridgend’s Childrens’ Literature Festival. The pupils turned scribbles into cartoons and some of the work was excellent.

Alicia Kidner from year 5 competed at the National Urdd Eisteddfod in the Disco, Street and Hip Hop dance solo. It was a wonderful experience, and we are very proud of her achievement.

Year 5 and 6 spent 3 days at Parkwood Outdoors Dolygaer participating in adventurous activities. Year 3 and 4 participated in swimming lessons for 2 weeks to learn new skills and improve their fitness. For further information contact 01656 754865 or admin@ yfos.pen-y-bont.cymru

Nottage Primary News

Nottage Primary are proud to announce the achievement of a triple crown this year with the recent award of a Silver in The Rights Respecting School Award, our second Platinum Eco Green Flag and Bronze in the Cymraeg Campus Siarter Iaith with huge thanks to the whole school and our School Council, Eco Committee and Criw Cymraeg.

We are sailing through our Summer Topic, “The Blue Abyss”, with sea creature studies, their habitats and food chains, and the human impact on our environment. We have developed our knowledge through nautical themed stories, beach visits, fact files, beach safety awareness, sea themed creative writes and ocean themed scientific investigations. We must say a big thank you to our parents who supported us in our 5-7 year old Litter Pick and well done to our year 3 and 4 Sea Shepherd litter pickers too. Our Eco Committee are planning more!

It has been a term of sporting success with numerous sports fixtures, the County Cross Country Final, Rugby Sevens, Football Festival, Cricket Festival, Bridgend Athletic Track Sports Day and Laurie Brophy Memorial Sponsored Walk.

You can now pick up spare uniform from our Rail of Kindness and we are planning a weekly coffee morning with our Big Bocs Bwyd!

For information contact 01656 815540 or admin@nottageps. bridgend.cymru

Amanda Bloomfield

If you would like your child to learn important lifesaving skills, how to be safe in the sea and have lots of fun at the same time with like minded kids, then get in touch.

Nippers are aged between 7-13. As a Nipper your child will be taught surf safety, basic lifesaving skills, surf and beach sports such as wading, surf swimming, board paddling, beach flags, beach sprints and relays.

Nippers train indoors at Pyle pool throughout the year, and at Rest Bay beach during the summer months.

Nippers are able to obtain various surf safety awards, and are taught valuable lifesaving and safety skills at both the beach and the pool.

If you would like more information please contact:

Tools For Self Reliance

Porthcawl Nci Report

We are busy working on a group carpentry kit so any carpentry tool donation would be greatly appreciated, particularly old wood saws, (not hard point), wood chisels, ‘G’ clamps, we are very short of carpenters vices on all sizes or any other tools of any kind or condition you may want to donate.

We also do work for the community; the picture is one of our members refurbishing the cross from Trinity Methodist Church. The wood was very badly weathered so we removed the old paint, repaired the damaged parts then repainted. The Metal cross that fits onto the wooden part will be cleaned and polished; we hope to refit it very soon.

If anyone is interested we have several sash clamps of various sizes that we have collected over the years. They are not sent in any of our kits so are surplus to requirements; we are selling them off at a very low price. Please contact John on 01656 786367, also please use this number for tool donations.

We will be closing the workshop for the summer break, from Wednesday July 26th and restart on Tuesday September 5th.

David Cook (Workshop Manager)

Porthcawl Wi News

This June’s meeting was very well attended with only one member absent despite the unusually hot weather. However our speaker let us down at the last minute . Our brilliant President saved the day with an afternoon of old fashioned games, such fun and laughter . Good to chat and relax with friends.

Normal WI business was followed by tea and cakes. We agreed that a good day was had by all.

Next meeting is on the second Tuesday of July at 2pm at the All Saints church hall.

New members always welcomed. Tina Richards: 01656 788725

Well, June saw a big increase in the activity on the beaches and in the sea around our stations patch. We have had quite a few incidents, from paddleboarders being swept out to sea by the easterly winds to a light aircraft ditching in the sea in front of the tower! As usual with these incidents we work closely with the other search and rescue organisations including the Coastguard, Lifeboat, Lifeguards, Coastguard Rescue Teams, Police and Rescue Helicopter. I’m sure July will be even busier, especially if the warm, sunny weather continues. We are starting to think about recruiting new watchkeepers for the station, to cover for the natural loss of some of the team due to health, work, family and other commitments. If you are thinking of joining, please email anne.price@nci.org.uk or come up to the tower and have a look around, leave your details and we will be in touch. You don’t need any previous knowledge or experience as we provide comprehensive training in all aspects of the Watchkeepers duties. The main requirements are to be physically fit enough to access the tower to maintain a 4-hour watch and to be enthusiastic and willing to learn new skills.

Laurence Bater Media Officer, Porthcawl NCI

OPENING TIMES

MON - FRI: 7:00am - 5:00pm

SATURDAY: 7:00am - 4:00pm SUNDAY: CLOSED