SCHOOLS

NOTTAGE PRIMARY YEAR 4 RESIDENTIAL

After a challenging two years we were delighted to take our Year pupils on their first residential trip. This is the first time at Nottage we have offered a residential trip to our Year 4 pupils to Manor Adventure at Abernant Lake, Llanwrtyd Wells. We couldn’t be anymore proud of the way the conducted themselves, demonstrating independence and maturity beyond their years. Their behaviour was commended not only by the staff of Manor Adventure, but also of the teaching staff of the other visiting schools. All our children challenged themselves, were stretched out of their comfort zone and all developed the essential self-belief and resilience whilst tackling the activities. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the staff that attended the 3-day course and all of the parents for their support and lovely comments of gratitude. We now look forward to our Year 5 & 6 Outdoor 5 day residential to the Bushcraft Company.

BRYNTEG SCHOOL NEWS

A group of our Year 12 students were involved in the Young Enterprise Wales initiative. They have been working as small business teams to design a product. The product was then entered in the Wales area finals located in Coleg y Cymoedd Cardiff on 27th April. This Area Final event brings together student groups from across Wales who have formed a Young Enterprise company this year. As part of the initiative the students displayed and presented their ‘story’ to a panel of four judges from local businesses and public sector organisations. Our students went on to win the best team award. What a great opportunity for students across Wales. Well done to all involved!

Jen L Davies Marketing and Communications Officer

PORTHCAWL COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

Pupils are in the throes of a full season of examinations for the first time since the Summer of 2019. Students and staff have worked incredibly hard to prepare for these exams and have coped so amazingly well with all the changes that have been thrown at them. I wish them all the very best of luck and hope that they all get what they deserve. I am immensely proud of the strength of character and resilience that they have shown and know they have exciting times ahead after their exams with their Prom at Miskin Manor on 1st July and Legally Blonde at the Grand Pavilion soon after. Tickets for Legally Blonde are now on sale at awenboxoffice.com/grand-pavilion and the Box Office number is 01656 815995. Our Wellbeing Ambassadors in Year 9 have been busy recently visiting our feeder primary schools as part of our transition programme, which will culminate in welcoming Year 6 pupils to PCS for Transition Day on 30th June. We are so delighted that this excellent programme is back up and running and are looking forward to meeting everyone then.

Andrew Slade, Head Teacher

ST CLARE’S SCHOOL

The early years are the crucial years for your child’s education and from their very first day at St Clare’s, we immerse our Infant pupils in a rich academic and extra-curricular programme, delivering a unique Early Years and Key Stage 1 experience enhanced by subject specialist teaching. From Spanish and Forest School to Music and Drama, we take children beyond the national curriculum to enhance their academic and personal development, continuously tracking their progress through both formal and informal assessment. We place particular emphasis on daily reading. At St Clare’s, we deliver the Early Years Foundation Phase curriculum and so much more. Children benefit from subject specialist teaching in Spanish, Music, PE and Drama (Ballet optional) whilst progress-enhancing initiatives such as Forest School are timetabled into the school week. Children have room to grow in our eleven acres of magnificent grounds. In our deliberately smaller classes, staff are able to truly tailor their teaching expertise to pupils’ individual needs and abilities. As pupils progress from Reception through Years 1 and 2, they often demonstrate advanced reading levels for their age. Pupils are encouraged to be innovators and creative and use iPads and Smart boards to enhance teaching and learning. www.stclares-school.co.uk

Helen Hier, Head Teacher

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The perfect setting for little learners

St Clare's Prep School & Nursery offer weekly Forest School and Spanish, enviable sporting facilities and eleven acres of idyllic grounds to focus on play, exploration and discovery. Deliberately smaller class sizes ensure our teachers can give your child the time, individual attention, academic support and stretch to achieve their full potential. From 2 1/2 years to Sixth Form.

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PORTHCAWL PRIMARY NEWS

Year 6 have had an exciting summer term with lots of events and activities. They started the term working with CISP - a multimedia production company specialising in cartooning. The children are part of a project working on climate change and coastal erosion. The children’s topic is Sand Dunes and they have really enjoyed creating their designs and seeing them come to life! Eventually their work will be part of a digital resource, which will be displayed in Porthcawl. The children are also busy preparing for their end of year show. After missing the show in 2020 and having to perform outside last year, our Year 6 want to make this year’s show bigger and better than ever! They will be performing Cinderella Rockafella and rehearsals are already well underway. Everyone from the three bears to the fairy godmother are super excited to get on stage later in the year. We are also looking forward to our first residential since the pandemic. We will be going to Manor Adventure at Abernant Lake in Powys. We are looking forward to an action-packed weekend full of raft building, abseiling, zip lining and paddle boarding.

Mr Richards Deputy & Yr 6 Teacher

BRYNTIRION COMPREHENSIVE

It’s been another busy month at Bryntirion Comprehensive! Year 9 pupils took part in their Victory for Velindre Enterprise and Employability Challenge pitches. 51 teams pitched their fundraising ideas over two days to a panel of external business experts, with 17 teams winning a place in the school final later in the summer term. Our Performing Arts department were able to welcome back audiences to watch our latest school production, the hit musical Matilda. Pupils from our local primaries and infant schools visited for an exclusive preview during the school day and the doors opened to the public for two sell-out evening performances. It was a spectacular show – funny, poignant, and incredibly entertaining - and a privilege to see our pupils shine on the stage. A massive congratulations to everyone involved! Thank you to all who came to watch the show and who have supported the department over recent weeks. Preparations and rehearsals are already underway for our next school show, West Side Story, with three evening performances scheduled. We look forward to opening the doors to audiences once again on the 13th, 14th and 15th July. Tickets will be available from school soon

Katie Poole Head of Year 10

THE BRIDGE

Although we are looking forward to our busy summer term, we started it with sad news; our family liaison officer Lyndsey Vaughan Gibson left to start a new job with the NHS. We’ll miss all your hard work! Our term’s topic is Pits and Ponies and as well as learning historical facts about Victorian child miners, we have tried to link them to our school rights by finding articles which these children didn’t have access to. For example, Article 19: “You have the right to be protected from being hurt or badly treated”. This certainly wasn’t the case for the poor Victorian children! We have been busy planting lots of vegetables and we are planning to sell our tomato plants to raise money for a chosen charity. Years 7,8 and 9 have been doing their national tests in numeracy and Literacy and we want to wish luck to our year 10 and 11 in their GCSEs. Finally, we will be ending our half term celebrating the platinum jubilee, making bunting and preparing sandwiches and cakes for our class.

Cameron & Harry

Together We Can. Gyda’n Gilydd Ni’n Gallu.

Calling all Tiddlers!

Are you thinking about a school place for your toddler?

Why not pay a visit to Nottage Tiddlers, a purpose-built nursery tucked safely away at the heart of Nottage Primary School? Here, you will find a team of experienced practitioners waiting to welcome your little one into the wonderful world of Tiddlers! To find out more, contact us on 01656 815540 or send an email to admin@nottageps.bridgend.cymru or visit our website www.nottageprimary.com you can even like us on Facebook @NottagePrimary