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June 22nd 2020
Important Updates
Brynmawr Foundation School
Ysgol Sylfaenol Brynmawr Weekly Bulletin 11
Please find below the information below which was circulated via social media on
Friday:
Return to School Video
If you haven’t already had the opportunity, please do watch our video which has been
created to help provide you and your children with some further reassurance of the
measures we have taken to ensure that we are fully prepared for your child’s return to
school.
It is available to watch on You tube.
Special thanks to David Long, our Site Manager, and his team, for all of their hard work
in helping to ensure that the school is fully prepared.
Social Distancing at Brynmawr School and is accessible via You Tube
https://youtu.be/nUdqJjVZqN0
In the meantime please do email the school if you have any questions you would like
to ask and we will try our best to answer any queries you may have at this time.
In this bulletin you will find:
Celebrations of pupils’ efforts and work this past week from staff
Information from each faculty area and examples of pupil work
Important information from School
Wellbeing information
Key information from Blaenau Gwent
Home Learning access information
Contact details for all of our staff
Home Learning
Please see the school website for Home Learning work Submission of Home Learning
We appreciate that some of our pupils are completing their work on paper rather than electronically and this is
completely fine. Can we ask when the work is returned to school and given into the member of staff in
reception that the name of the pupil and the teachers/subject the work is for is written on the work. This is just
to ensure that the work is able to get to the appropriate staff member as quickly as possible.
Home Learning Award
The first set of Home Learning certificates will be on their way to some of you now! Those pupils in the top
20% of achievement points in Classcharts have been selected for this award. Well done!
Remember you and your child are able to access Classcharts regularly to see the achievement points on your
child’s account. Please continue to praise them on their efforts and engagement. If you do not have access to
your account, please don’t hesitate to contact the school at [email protected].
Please encourage your child to try their best!
EXPRESSIVE ARTS Drama
Year 7- Alex Griffiths, Jax Kirwan, Morgan Spence, Caleb Withers Year 8- Seren Davies, Briony Langford Year 9- Mason Thomas, Eve Worrell, Chloe Suter Williams Year 10- Josh Power ART Year 7- Lewis Hannom, Caleb Withers, Finley Wheeler Year 8- Nate Oram, Seren Davies Year 9- Meng-Ji Chen Music
Year 7 – Ieuan Green, Morgan Spence and Alex
Griffiths
Year 8- Briony Langford and Saul Williams Year 9- Logan Pugh
PE: Year 7 - Jax Kirwan, Kian Wedgbury & Caleb Withers Year 8 - Callum Barrett, Daniel Broad & Seren Davies Year 9 - Rhys Cooper, Ellie Gray & Mason Lewis Year 10 - Tomas Hawkins & Carys Jenkins
LANGUAGE, LITERACY & COMMUNICATION Poppi Marie Edwards Sienna Griffiths Jack Beddis Finley Wheeler Mason Thomas Ellie Hughes English GCSE Learners of the Week: Cole Price Chloe Burchell Oliver Lewis Spanish Learner of the Week for participating in the daily quizzes: Poppi Marie Edmunds Caleb Withers Miya Preece
MATHEMATICS Year 7 Morgan Spence, Lois Thomas, Harri Tiernan Year 8 Abby Hopkins, Callum Barrett, Ella Ambler Year 9 Cashera Williams, Joshua Samuel Davies, Ieuan Scott Year 10 Lewis Jayne, Joshua Woodward, Caitlin Gallacher SCIENCE Year 7 - Caleb Withers, Morgan Spence, Hadlee Davies Year 8 - Holly Harris, Ellie Morris, Corey West Year 9 - Tom Snell, Sadia Ali, Mason Lewis Year 10 - Callum McCloy, Mia Smith, Ben Dunlop HUMANITIES
Year 7 Geography: Anthony Thomas, Harvey Roberts-Goddard, William Parry, Lois Thomas, Tia Wyer-Samuel History: Leonie Edwards, Isobel McDonald, Caleb Withers ICT: Ieuan Green, Beth Spence, Aaron Walker, Lewis Hannam, Mali Thomas RE: Braydon Francis, Dane Oram, James Snell, Izzy Coles, Leonie Edwards, Aaron Walker, Morgan Spence DT: Braydon Francis, Morgan Spence Year 8 Geography: Cory Hughes, Daniel Broad History: Seren Davies ICT: Lainie Curtis, Seren Davies, Maisie Evans RE: Sam Arnold, Seren Davies Year 9 Geography: Kaycee Thomas-Evans, Bradley George, History: Melissa Roden, Mason Thomas ICT: McKenzie Maggs, Elouise Matthews, Sophie Price, Ben Targett, Chloe Suter-Williams RE: Megan James, Cara Jones Year 10 Geography: Joel Broad, Tomas Hawkins, Jack Thomas, Charlie Jones History: Mia Smith, Beth Cantle, Kirsten Silcox, Jessica Edwards, Owen Nash, Jacob Phillips, Josh Chislett
ICT: Calum McCloy, Jay McCloy, Tegan Mogford DT: Tegan Mogford
Overall Learners of the Week
Year 7 Morgan Spence Year 8 Seren Davies Year 9 Kaycee Thomas-Evans Year 10 Beth Cantle
Year 7 and 8 students have just completed
their Folly Farm Project, where they have been
planning of baking and selling cakes to raise enough
money to adopt an animal of their choice. Well done to
all who completed the project. Please, see below some
of the fantastic contributions sent in to us.
Callum Barrett Yr 8:
Lois Thomas Yr 7:
Daniel Broad Yr 8:
If you need any help with accessing the work, please contact
one of the Maths teacher using email listed below:
Mrs Watkins-Hughes: [email protected]
Mr Hoskins: [email protected]
Miss Lorimar: [email protected]
Miss Moss: [email protected]
Miss Korpacka: [email protected]
Each week tasks are set on Mathswatch. It is
important that your child attempts the retrieval
tasks that have been set by their teacher. The
table shows the participation made by each class.
you are having problems accessing Mathswatch
This week has brought continued success with the new round of learning. Years 7 and 8 have been working on projects and Years 9 and 10 have a variety of tasks to complete for biology, chemistry and physics. Continue to work on your projects next week, we can’t wait to see them! Scientists of the week: Caleb Withers, Morgan Spence, Hadlee Davies, Holly Harris, Ellie Morris, Corey West, Tom Snell, Sadia Ali, Mason Lewis, Callum McCloy, Mia Smith and Ben Dunlop.
Science Videos This week we have posted a variety of walk-through videos to help with your home learning. Check them out on Google Classroom! Soon we will be looking for some feedback on these
videos.
Examples of work: Morgan Spence Year 7 Hadlee Davies Year 7 Ffion Williams
Year 10
Sophie A Williams Year 9 Key Contacts Please send work to: Biology – [email protected] Chemistry –[email protected] Physics – [email protected] Applied - [email protected] Y7 – [email protected] Y8 - [email protected]
Kahoot Challenges! New challenges are posted weekly for all year groups. Check out google classroom for more details! Top Players – Melissa,
Craig and Ben D.
Faculty
of
Below is an extract from a story written by Oliver
Lewis of Year 10. This story took inspiration from
a poem called Mid-Term Break by Seamus
Heaney. Oliver’s story really captures the
helpless-horror and awkward-understanding
experienced by the young persona in the poem.
Well done, Oliver!
THE LLC BULLETIN
Monday 22nd June 2020
Languages, Literacy and Communication
What are the LLC Staff Reading this
Week?
This week, Miss Jones is reading The Gender Game
by Bella Forrest
This dystopian novel is part of a 7 book Series which
is recommended for fans of ‘The Hunger Games’ and
‘Divergent’. As a fan of both I had to read this.
This book follows the story of Violet Bates who is a
citizen of Matrus - the matriarchal society which
elevated the powers of women whilst denying men
most of their rights. As part of a deal to escape the
juvenile faculty she is part of, Violet agrees to a
secret governmental mission which involves
marrying Lee and moving to Patrus. As you may have
guessed, Matrus is the patriarchal society which
strips women of their rights whilst men enjoy
elevated powers. Each society reveals individuals
who are unhappy with their life but everyone
conforms to the government. Throughout the novel
we see Violet adapt to her new marriage and society,
make an unlikely alliance and find out more about
her secret mission.
By the end of the novel I was invested - I NEEDED to
know more. I’m currently on the fourth novel ‘The
Gender War’ and the series has kept me guessing.
It’s been weeks since the nightmare started but finally he’s coming home
where he belongs. The days have turned into weeks, It has been so long
since I’ve seen him. The private ambulance along with the nurses brought
him home, as they walked through the door there was silence apart from
the angry tearless sigh from my brave mum as she squeezed my hand
tight.
No one spoke it was airy, silence was all around. Not much sleep was had
by anyone, I could hear the sobbing of my parents as I led there still trying
to get to sleep.
Morning came, I knew I had to go into the bedroom and see him for the
first time in six weeks. The room had been made to look beautiful, with
snowdrops and candles around his bed. My heart was pounding out of my
chest as I’ve never seen a dead body before especially my little baby
brother.
‘How can this happen, why? He is only a 4 years old’. This was the
conversation going around and around in my head. As I peered over the
bed he’s was wrapped in blankets looking peaceful, just like he was
sleeping. Only a small poppy like bruise on his temple. The car must have
hit him hard and his little body just couldn’t cope with the impact.
‘Sleep tight’ I whispered ‘until we meet again’.
Did you know that the most popular baby names chosen in England so far this year are Luna and Asher?
Miss Williams’ Fact of the Week!
We pronounce the combination "ough" in 9 different
ways, as in the following sentence which contains
them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful
ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough;
after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."
Outstanding Work!
Monday 22nd June 2020
THE LLC BULLETIN
CYMRAEG DEPARTMENT
PRIOD-DDULL YR WYTHNOS
Weekly Idiom
“Mae’n bwrw hen wragedd a ffyn” Lit: It’s raining old ladies and sticks
- It’s chucking it down!
WYDDOST TI…? Did you know…?
We have many famous landmarks in Cymru. Here are some facts about two of them. Can you find out about any other landmarks?
Y Stadiwm Principality – The Principality Stadium – was built in 1999. Though it’s known today by its above name, it is officially called the Millennium
Stadium and has been called The Principality Stadium since 2016.
Who designed the Stadium?
The Guardian of the Valleys is a memorial to the
miners who lost their lives in the 1960 pit explosion in Six Bells, Abertyleri. In total, 45 men were killed.
Who designed the Guardian?
CÂN I FEDDWL A Song for Reflection
“Colli Iaith” (The Loss of a Language) was composed by a famous Welsh composer, Harri Webb. It’s a song of loss of the Welsh language over time, and all that comes with it – status, heart, and soul. It also tells of the loss of famous Welsh places, such as Elan, Tryweryn, Claerwen, and Llanddwyn, many of which were drowned to provide water to surrounding English villages. The translation can be found here: https://www.gtleisure.co.uk/welshsongs/colliiaith.htm
“Colli iaith a cholli urddas, Colli awen, colli barddas;
Colli coron aur cymdeithas Ac yn eu lle cael bratiaith fas.
Colli'r hen alawon persain, Colli'r corau'n diasbedain,
Colli tannau'r delyn gywrain Ac yn eu lle cael clebar brain.
Colli crefydd, colli enaid,
Colli ffydd yr hen wroniaid; Colli popeth glân a thelaid
Ac yn eu lle cael baw a llaid.
Colli tir a cholli tyddyn, Colli Elan a Thryweryn;
Colli Claerwen a Llanwddyn A'r wlad i gyd dan ddwr llyn.
Cael yn ôl o borth marwolaeth Gân a ffydd a bri yr heniaith; Cael yn ôl yr hen dreftadaeth
A Chymru'n cychwyn ar ei hymdaith.”
Listen to the song on YouTube, sung by Elin Fflur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21jEnbEpGZA
Monday 22nd June 2020
THE LLC BULLETIN
Mrs Twinberrow’s pick of the week!
The Chorus (French: Les Choristes) is a 2004 French
drama film directed by Christophe Barratier. Co-
written by Barratier and Philippe Lopes-Curval, it is
an adaptation of the 1945 film A Cage of
Nightingales (La Cage aux rossignols). Pierre (Jean-
Baptiste Maunier) is an aimless child at an austere
boarding school in France. The students and faculty
are constantly at odds with one another, until a
music teacher, Clément Mathieu (Gérard Jugnot),
arrives and starts a choir. Clément -- who has
troubles of his own -- tries to change the
reactionary policies of the school, choosing instead
to encourage his students. His efforts have a
particular impact on Pierre, who shows great
musical promise.
You can access this classic French film on youtube for
free using the following address
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGkFW8tHbAo
Spanish and French Department
MFL Star of the Week
I would love to hear your opinions on any
of the films that you have watched!
Seren Davies, Year 8
Did You Know?
Louis XIX was the king of France for just
20 minutes, the shortest ever reign.
Did You Know?
The Louvre in Pais is the most visited art
museum in the world. The famous Mona Lisa
painting is on display in this museum.
As a Drama Department we
encourage pupils to view as
much Live Theatre as possible
during this time. This is where
students will enhance their
knowledge and understanding
of performance & technical
aspects of a production. Here
are a few you can stream to
your Home!
Practical Activities/Competitions for Key Stage 3 & 4
The Drama Department continues to receive excellent work. Key Stage 3 are working on the
Follow the Drama Department
on Twitter:
@Drama_PA_BFS
Music
Considering news this week about Vera Lynn, we thought it would be a fitting tribute to share some of the
great research work that has been completed by year 7 and 8 about her.
Morgan took
inspiration from ‘We’ll
Meet Again’ to write
his own song about
hopes for the future!
Some more from our Brynmawr ‘Feel-Good’ Playlist:
Miss Webb- Mine is ‘I predict a Riot’ by the Kaiser Chiefs. This song
reminds me of my teenage years when I used to listen to indie bands
and think I was cool. I tried to teach myself to play guitar once and the
first riff was one of the only things I managed to learn. It makes me feel
happy as I can picture myself when I was younger, completely carefree
and loving life. The lyrics also suggest breaking out and of course,
rioting which I like to do in the form of dancing.
Mr Smith- ‘Slow Life’ by ‘The Super Furry Animals’ always makes me
think of lush sunny days with friends, barbecues, and chilling in the
summer.
Mrs Burns- Mine is ‘I will Survive’ by ‘Gloria Gaynor’. I used to sing this
with my best friends when in school, we used to use our hairbrushes
instead of microphones. We still meet up after all these years!
This week our KS3 pupils have been busy completing their Olympic projects by designing and
participating in their own ‘At Home Olympics’. There has been some fantastic and creative work sent in
and we have loved seeing all the family competitions that have taken place over the past week, with
many parents showing the young ones how it’s done! Examples of this great work can be found on our
social media accounts.
Year 9 GCSE PE pupils are now combining all the knowledge and understanding they have gained over
the school year to answer a number of past paper questions over the coming weeks. Our Year 10 GCSE
pupils are now beginning their contemporary studies by researching the factors that affect
participation for minority groups within our society. The Prize Question for last week was won by Year
9 pupil Rhys Phillips with a perfectly applied answer to the training zones question – well done Rhys!
Home learning can and does present many different challenges for each of our pupils and we are
especially proud of all their hard work, independence and resilience in overcoming many of these new
challenges – a huge well done to all and keep it up!
*If any pupil is having difficulty accessing or submitting the work please do not hesitate to get in
touch by contacting the school or email to: [email protected]
Here are our ‘Two2Watch’ for this week:
Lots coming up over the next few weeks, more information can be found over the next few
pages and our social media accounts, but here are some important dates for the calendar:
Monday 22nd – Friday 26th June: National School Sport Week Friday 17th July: BFS Virtual Sportsday (Deadline for entries – 5pm Friday 10th July)
Above are a full list of the activities and challenges for the National School Sport Week…..each day at
10am we will post the full explanations/ videos/ links for all activities that day.
We are hoping lots of pupils and their families will take part and share their efforts and a National School
Sport Certificate of Participation will be awarded to all those that do.
@PE_BFS
@PhysicalEducationBFS
A virtual sportsday is a first for the department but we feel it is definitely worth attempting! We hope
all pupils will enter at least one of the events in order to make it a success and ensure we have a
winning house for Sportsday 2020.
- All entries will receive 3 Classchart points.
- All entries will receive 2 house points.
- Finalists will receive an extra 3-8 house points depending
on their final positions
Videos can be sent by:
- Uploading to the newly created SPORTSDAY GOOGLE CLASSROOM – CODE: iallzp4
- Messenger to our social media accounts
- Emailing to [email protected] (depending on the video file size)
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY JULY 10TH
All Art Home Learning Tasks should be
sent to your Art teacher, either:
Miss Flyng – [email protected]
Mrs Burns- [email protected]
Log into Classcharts, to see all Art tasks
set.
Bill
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Ye
ar 8
Miss Flyng’s favourite website this week:
Tate kids https://www.tate.org.uk/kids
Lots of short animations, videos and
quizzes on art
Lew
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ann
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Ye
ar 7
Caleb Withers
Year 7
Callum Barrett Year 8
Nat
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Ye
ar 8
Careers Wales have published some new resources that pupils
can use now they’re working from home – see link below https://careerswales.gov.wales/news/careers-wales-launches-new-home-schooling-resources
Wellbeing and Support for Families
Please remember, if you have any concerns or questions about your child’s wellbeing at this time, please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected] and a member of our wellbeing and pastoral support staff will contact you. Please provide a phone number in your email if you would prefer a phone call. Please find below some more useful information to help us all to understand what is happening around us at this time. Parent link - Looking after your physical wellbeing with Care first Lifestyle
Parents’ & Carers’ Support Line
Blaenau Gwent Educational Psychology Service (BG EPS)
We in BG EPS will continue to support our community in these challenging times. We recognise that the
current school closures and the concerns about Corona Virus may increase the worries of children and
families.
We will be available to provide advice to help parents and carers in meeting the learning and wellbeing
needs of their children. We have set up an ‘EPS Support Line’ for parents and carers to contact us.
They should email
and include a telephone contact and brief information about advice required. We will respond as soon as
possible.
Please note that this offer applies only for parents and carers who would like some extra advice around
supporting their children’s learning needs and / or emotional wellbeing during the period of school
closures.
We are also providing information packs for:
learning at home;
helping with worries; and,
promoting emotional well-being.
The EEF website has a lot of useful information for both schools and families. This document has been useful for me when considering my own children’s routine. ( See documents below) https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/
School Nurses and Looked After Children`s Services
Until further notice, our Services can be accessed via a:
This service is available for parents & carers, schools,
children and young people.
Contact us for advice and support.
You can contact us Monday to Friday between the hours
of: am until 2pm 10
You Can also find us on:
FACEBOOK @SchoolnursingABUHB
TWITTER @SchoolUhb
Or check out our webpage:
07500 124208
This short guide has been
sent to all parents via
Classcharts. Please email us if
you are not signed up to
Classcharts.
Home Learning Codes You will find all planned work for your child on the school website under the COVID-19 Home Learning and Support Tab. Here you will have found work which was organised for pupils to complete every day. Resources for this work and extra support can be found on the following online platforms and have been organised by your child’s teachers as a way of keeping in touch. Please also see below all username and passwords that you and your child will need. Class Charts Pupil Code: Class Charts Parent Code: Hwb Username: Hwb Password: Google Classroom Codes To access Google Classrooms pupils need to create a Gmail account first and then log into Google Classrooms. A parent guide had been emailed out to all pupils. Maths Year 7: ybzrsvh Year 8: dgkw6oa Year 9: gsfm4wh Year 10: gw54py2 English Year 10: bps6x74 Year 9: zcwex3t Year 8: r7thpwr Year 7: hjilygj Science Year 10 Triple: prqucnx Year 10 Double Aw: mdwpse3 Year 9 Double Aw: xgfq24z Year 9 Triple Award: maayycj KS3: rinszwl Welsh Year 10: w5wayg4 KS3: 7o4nk7m MFL Year 7 French: wkz7cnu Year 7 Spanish: mxkc4zd Year 8 Spanish: 6v7g5ew Year 9 Spanish: 2mnbykz
PE KS3 : utfygo7 Year 10: pg77fxx Year 9: gz5vayi DT/Construction Year 7: gj3fhif Year 8: mhmpq7h Year 9: w7nguqi Year 10: wk7fusm Geography Year 7: cvvtfiq Year 8: pqbdjiz Year 9: hfv4lqi Year 10: 2lxnaix Music Music work can be found on ClassCharts –please log in with details provided ICT Y9 and Y10 Please log into Microsoft Teams using your Hwb Log in details provided KS3 work can be found on ClassCharts All pupils can continue to access Maths Watch. Y10 pupils also have access to GCSE POD (app)
As much as possible, please do send your queries to the main school email address at:
Please find attached other contact details for staff you may need to contact for specific enquiries.
Senior Leadership Team
Mr. McNamara [email protected] Headteacher
Mrs Lake [email protected] Deputy Headteacher
Mrs Burns [email protected] Assistant Head teacher and Art
Mrs Price [email protected] Assistant Head teacher and English
Miss Griffiths [email protected] Assistant Headteacher and Maths
Miss Gunter [email protected] Business Manager
Mr Williams [email protected] Assistant Headteacher (Seconded) and PE
Mrs Pearce [email protected] Assistant Headteacher (Seconded) and English
Heads of Year
Miss Griffiths [email protected] Head of Yr 7
Mrs Jones [email protected] Head of Yr 8
Mr Bartlett [email protected] Head of Yr 9
Mr Williams [email protected] Head of Yr 10 ( and 11 temporary)
Faculty of Language, Literacy and Communication Mrs Pearce [email protected] Head of Faculty
Mr Atkins [email protected] Second in English and Whole School Literacy Coordinator
Miss Williams [email protected] English
Miss Olden [email protected] English
Miss Bentley [email protected] English
Mrs Twinberrow [email protected] Languages
Mr Wall [email protected] Second in LLC (Welsh)
Miss Jones [email protected] Welsh
Mrs Lewis [email protected] Literacy support
Administration/Pupil Support Mrs George [email protected] Inclusion/RESET
Mrs Phillips [email protected] Governor Support and Inclusion/RESET
Mrs Williams [email protected] Reception
Miss O'Brien [email protected] Pastoral support
Mrs Copik [email protected] Attendance Officer
Mr Davies [email protected] Inclusion/RESET
Mrs Davies [email protected] Inclusion/RESET and Governor support
Mrs Williams [email protected] Learning coach
Mrs Preece [email protected] CLA support
Humanities Faculty + (ICT/D & T) Ms Hughes [email protected] Head of Faculty and ICT
Mr Owen [email protected] Second (Temporary) in Faculty and Geography
Mr Thomas [email protected] D and T
Mr Tibbs [email protected] Geography
Mrs Thomas [email protected] BTEC/Skills/Music
Mrs Harris [email protected] RE
Mr Richards [email protected] History and Sociology
Mr Smith [email protected] D and T/ALNCO
Mrs Badham [email protected] History/Sociology and RE
Mrs Jenkins [email protected] D and T technician
Expressive Arts Faculty
Mrs Jones [email protected] Head of Faculty and Drama
Ms Jay [email protected] Second in Faculty and PE
Miss Flyng [email protected] Art
Mr Sweet [email protected] PE/Development officer
Mrs Rice [email protected] Music
Mathematics Faculty Mrs Watkins-Hughes [email protected] Head of Faculty
Mr Hoskins [email protected] Second in Faculty ( Temporary)
Mrs Korpacka [email protected] Maths
Mrs Lorimar [email protected] Maths
Miss Moss [email protected] Maths
Science Faculty
Ms Marasco [email protected] Head of Faculty
Miss Webb [email protected] Second in Faculty
Mrs Jones [email protected] Science
Mrs Mole [email protected] Science Technician and Child Development teacher
Mr Wiltshire [email protected] Science
Mr Bartlett [email protected] Science and Head of Yr 9
Site staff
Mr Long [email protected] Site manager
Mr Worton [email protected] Caretaker
Stay Safe