Cafodd ein disgyblion Ffotograffiaeth a Thecstilau Blwyddyn 10 ddiwrnod ysbrydoledig ym Mhrifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant! Cawsant y cyfle anhygoel i weithio mewn lleoliad proffesiynol gydag arbenigwyr yn y diwydiant, gan ennill mewnwelediadau gwerthfawr ac archwilio technegau newydd i wella eu sgiliau.

Fel rhan o’r diwrnod, bu’r disgyblion yn gweithio mewn grwpiau gyda Mr. Larkman ac yn cymryd rhan mewn sesiwn ffotograffiaeth gyffrous o amgylch dinas Abertawe. Fe wnaethant archwilio’r farchnad eiconig, gan ddal lluniau trawiadol o gynnyrch Cymreig anhygoel wrth arbrofi gyda chyfansoddiad, goleuo a phersbectif.

Our Year 10 Photography and Textiles pupils had an inspiring day at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David! They had the incredible opportunity to work in a professional setting with industry experts, gaining valuable insights and exploring new techniques to enhance their skills.

As part of the day, pupils worked in groups with Mr. Larkman and took part in an exciting photoshoot around Swansea city. They explored the iconic market, capturing stunning shots of amazing Welsh produce while experimenting with composition, lighting, and perspective.

Am gamp – llongyfarchiadau i Rylan ym mlwyddyn 11 ar ddod yn Bencampwr Iau Cenedlaethol Cymru 57kg yn ei dymor cyntaf o focsio. Mae Rylan wedi ymrwymo’n fawr i’w focsio ers peth amser bellach, yn hyfforddi tair gwaith yr wythnos ac yn gwneud hyfforddiant arall ar ben. Rydym mor falch ohono fe!

What an achievement – congratulations to Rylan in year 11 on becoming Welsh National Junior 57kg Champion in his first season of boxing. Rylan has been very committed to boxing for some time now, training three times a week and doing extra training on top. We are so proud of him!

Mae Blwyddyn 8 wedi bod yn gweithio ar brosiect sy’n gysylltiedig â Cymrogi (cwmni addysg gynaliadwy), YBB a Morgan Sindall y cwmni adeiladu ar gyfer Ysgol Gynradd newydd Rhosafan.  Mae’r disgyblion yn helpu i ddylunio’r ysgol newydd gyda’r amgylchedd ar flaen y gad.  Hyd yn hyn yr wythnos hon mae Blwyddyn 8 wedi cwblhau ‘saffari systemau’ o YBB yn edrych ar yr hyn sy’n gweithio a ddim yn gweithio yn ein hysgol yn amgylcheddol a sut y gallant ddylunio gwahanol rannau o’r ysgol ar gyfer Rhosafan.

Year 8 have been working on a project that is linked with Cymrogi (a sustainable education company), YBB and Morgan Sindall the building company for the new Rhosafan Primary School.  Pupils are helping to design the new school with the environment at the forefront.  So far this week Year 8 have completed a ‘systems safari’ of YBB looking at what is working and not working in our school environmentally and how they can design different areas of the school for Rhosafan.

Hyfryd iawn oedd croesawu Tim Hoci Ia Cardiff Devils i’r ysgol y prynhawn ‘ma. Mwynheuodd blwyddyn 8 gwasanaeth diddorol iawn gan y chwaraewyr, yn wreiddiol o Canada ond nawr yn chwarae hoci ia a dysgu Cymraeg yng Nghaerdydd!

It was lovely to welcome members of the Cardiff Devils Ice Hockey Team to school this afternoon. Year 8 really enjoyed an interesting presentation from the players, who are originally from Canada but now playing ice hockey and learning Welsh in Cardiff!

Heddiw roedd disgyblion mewn gwyddoniaeth yn dysgu am losgi magnesiwm a haearn mewn ocsigen. Pan fyddwch chi’n chwistrellu llenwadau haearn i’r llosgwr bunsen rydych chi’n creu sparkler!

Today pupils in science were learning about the combustion of magnesium and iron in oxygen. When you sprinkle iron fillings into the bunsen burner you create a sparkler!

Am ddiwrnod ar gyfer ein Tim Rygbi Merched Blwyddyn 7. Mi enillon nhw’r Pencampwriaeth Rhanbarthol Y Gweilch ac yn sgil byddan nhw’n mynd ymlaen i’r Rownd Cenedlaethol ble byddan nhw’n chwarae yn erbyn yr enillwyr o’r rhanbarthau eraill. Llongyfarchaidau anferth merched mi rydym yn eithriadol o falch ohonoch! Diolch yn fawr i Mr Bramwell am ddarpuru’r cyfle gwych yma i’r merched.

What a day for our Year 7 Girls Rugby Team. They won the Ospreys Year 7 Regional Rugby Championships and as a result they will be going to the National Finals where they will be playing against the winners of the other regions. Huge congratulations girls, we are extremely proud of you. Diolch yn fawr to Mr Bramwell for providing the girls with this fabulous opportunity.

Canlyniadau/Results:

Ysgol Bae Baglan 50 Ysgol Maesteg 0

Ysgol Bae Baglan 30 Ysgol Cynnfig 5

Ysgol Bae Baglan 20 Ysgol Brynteg 5

Rownd Terfynol/Final: Ysgol Bae Baglan 25 Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen 5

Byddwn yn dathlu Dydd Gwyl Dewi yn yr ysgol ar ddydd Llun 3 Mawrth 2025. Bydd y gweithgareddau canlynol yn mynd ymlaen yn ystod y dydd. We will be celebrating St David’s Day in school on Monday 3rd March 2025. The following activities will be taking place throughout the day.

Diwrnod Gwisgo Coch, Gwyn a Gwyrdd/Wear Red, White or Green Day: All pupils and staff are kindly requested to wear a red, white or green top to school (normal school uniform on the bottom half). Each pupil is kindly requested to bring a £1 cash donation to school, to be collected in during registration by our class/form teachers. All money raised will support the development of Welsh across our school with particular focus on our pupils taking part in the Urdd National Eisteddfod for the first time this year.

Gweithgareddau hwyliog mewn gwersi/Fun activities in lessons: Our normal curriculum will be transformed into a feast of fun activities, celebrating our language, heritage and culture.

Cwpan Gwyl Dewi/St David’s Cup: We have started a new tradition with our neighbours Ysgol Bro Dur. Each year from now will see a sports competition between the 2 schools to earn possession of the St David’s Cup. In this inaugural year the competitions will be rugby and netball for Year 7 and 11 respectively.

Diolch o galon am eich cefnogaeth parhaus a dymunwn Dydd Gwyl Dewis hapus iawn i chi gyd/Sincere thanks for your continued support and on behalf of all at Ysgol Bae Baglan we wish you a very happy St David’s Day.

Mae disgyblion blwyddyn 8 wedi bod yn gweithio’n galed wrth ddysgu am beryglon ysmygu dros y deudydd diwethaf. Maent wedi dysgu sgiliau newydd a byddant yn parhau eu gwaith caled ar ol dychwelyd i’r ysgol i gefnogi’r flwyddyn cyfan i wneud penderfyniadau iach yn eu bywydau. Llysgennad ardderchog ar gyfer Ysgol Bae Baglan.

Year 8 Pupils have been working hard to learn about the dangers of smoking offsite these last two days. They have learnt some fantastic skills and will continue the work hard on their return to school to support the whole year in making healthy choices for life. Fantastic ambassadors for YBB.

Hyfryd iawn oedd cynnal Cystadleuaeth Hoci Blwyddyn 8 Gorllewin Morgannwg yn yr ysgol heddiw. Da iawn i’n tim ni am berfformiad ardderchog a hefyd i Ysgol Tregwyr, Ysgol Bishopston ac Ysgol Gwyr am chwarae hoci campus. Llongyfarchiadau mawr i Ysgol Olchfa am ennill y gystadleuaeth ac i Ysgol Ystalyfera sydd hefyd yn mynd trwyddo i’r rownd cenedlaethol. Diolch yn fawr iawn i Mrs Austin, Adran Addysg Gorfforol Ysgol Bae Baglan am yr holl waith trefnu, cyfle gwych i’r merched.

It was lovely to hold the Year 8 West Glamorgan Hockey Tournament in school today. Well done to our team on an excellent performance and to Ysgol Gowerton, Ysgol Bishopston and Ysgol Gower on playing some very accomplished hockey. Huge congratulations to Ysgol Olchfa on winning today’s tournament and to Ysgol Ystalyfera on also qualifying for the national finals. Diolch yn fawr i Mrs Austin, Ysgol Bae Baglan PE Department for all of the work in organising and hosting the event, a fabulous opportunity for all the girls involved.

In partnership with Swansea University we are excited to announce fun maths sessions for year 7 pupils and parents. There will be three sessions in total and the first one will take place at the school for pupils in classes 7KCP, 7 HAU and 7DNO and their parents on 10 March 6-7pm. Full details have been sent out on Satchel. We very much look forward to welcoming our pupils and parents for the sessions.

Mewn partneriaeth gyda Phrifysgol Abertawe rydym yn gyffrous i gyhoeddi sesiynau hwyliog mathemateg ar gyfer disgyblion a rhieni blwyddyn 7. Bydd tri sesiwn cyfan cwbl a’r un gyntaf yn digwydd yn yr ysgol ar gyfer disgyblion dosbarthiadau 7KCP, 7 HAU a 7DNO a’u rhieni ar 10 Mawrth 6-7pm. Mae manylion llawn wedi cael ei anfon allan ar Satchel. Edrychwn ymlaen yn fawr at groesawu ein disgyblion a rhieni am y sesiynau.

Eisteddfod Caerdydd/Cardiff Eisteddfod

33 pupils from across year 7-11 travelled across to Ysgol Glantaf to compete in Eisteddfod Caerdydd 2025 on Friday evening. They enjoyed a very successful evening and another fabulous opportunity to use and hear Welsh in an authentic context. Our pupils competed in individual and group recitation competitions on stage and Welsh literacy competitions off stage. Diolch yn fawr iawn to Mrs Mel Harries and Mrs Claire Thomas for training up the group and providing another fabulous experience for our pupils. 

Results:

Individual Recitation Years 7-9

1^st Amahrae Evans Ysgol Bae Baglan

Joint 3^rd Callan Boxall/Harri Jon Buhler Ysgol Bae Baglan

Individual Recitation Years 10-13

1^st Phoebe Gorvett Ysgol Bae Baglan

2^nd Gracie Paisey Ysgol Bae Baglan

3^rd Amelia Davies Ysgol Bae Baglan

Group Recitation Years 7-13

1^st Grŵp Caradog Ysgol Bae Baglan

2^nd Grŵp Dur a Môr Ysgol Bae Baglan

3^rd Grŵp Glyndŵr Ysgol Bae Baglan

Literacy Competition Years 10-13

1^st Amelia Davies Ysgol Bae Baglan

2^nd Chloe Evans Ysgol Bae Baglan

Overall winning school

Ysgol Bae Baglan

Mae’n Ddydd Miwsig Cymru ar ddydd Gwener 7 Chwefror a bydd dathliadau yn Ysgol Bae Baglan trwy’r dydd. Mae gig roc a pop cerddoriaeth Cymraeg ar gyfer Yr Ysgol Isaf yn y bore a’r Ysgol Ganol/Uchaf yn y prynhawn gan band HKH. Hefyd mae gweithdai Telyn Cymreig yn mynd ymlaen yn ystod y dydd. It is Welsh Language Music Day on Friday 7th February and there will be celebrations at Ysgol Bae Baglan through the day. There are Welsh language music gigs by the band HKH in the theatre for Lower School in the morning and Middle/Upper School in the afternoon. We will also have Welsh Harp workshops running throughout the day.

Bore da,

Dyma gan y dydd gan ein Criw Cymraeg, Bydd Wych gan Rhys Gwynfor.

Am fore hyfryd yng nghwni ein disgyblion ac athrawon clwstwr heddiw! Braf iawn oedd cynnal yr Eisteddfod Clwstwr Ysgol Bae Baglan cyntaf yn Theatr Michael Sheen. Diolch o galon a llongyfarchiadau i bob disgybl a wnaeth cystadlu a llongyfarchiadau enfawr i Ysgol Baglan ac Ysgol Blaenbaglan – cyd-enillwyr eleni! Diolch yn fawr hefyd i Wasanaethau Addysgu Apollo am noddi’r Eisteddfod newydd hon dros y tair blynedd nesaf. What a fabulous morning in the company of our cluster pupils and teachers today! It was lovely to welcome them all for our inaugural Ysgol Bae Baglan Cluster Eisteddfod in the Michael Sheen Theatre. Sincere thanks and congratulations to all pupils who competed on stage and huge congratulations to Ysgol Baglan and Ysgol Blaenbaglan – joint overall winners this year. Thanks also to Apollo Teaching Services for sponsoring this new Eisteddfod over the next 3 years.