Rydym yn gyffrous iawn i gyhoeddi ein bod ni’n lansio Cymdeithas Athrawon Rhieni yn yr ysgol, Ffrinidiau Bae Baglan. Rydym yn chwilio am wirfoddolwyr i fod yn Cadeiydd, Ysgrifenyddes, Trysorydd ac aelodau pwyllgor. Os oes diddordeb gyda chi, plis ebostiwch ein Swyddog Ymgysylltiad Teulu, Mrs Jenny Thomas ar thomasj1861@hwbcymru.net

We are very excited to announce that we are launching a Parent Teacher Association at the school, the Friends of Baglan Bay. We are looking for volunteers to carry out the roles of Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and committee members. If you are interested, please email our Family Engagement Officer, Mrs Jenny Thomas on thomasj1861@hwbcymru.net

Am ddiwrnod, llongyfarchiadau enfawr i’n grwp llefaru, 1af yn y gystadleuaeth Grwp Llefaru BL10-19oed yn Eisteddfod Yr Urdd ym Mharc Margam. Pencampwyr Cenedlaethol – Rydym yn falch iawn ohonoch!

What a day, huge congratulations to our recitation group, 1st in the Year 10 – 19 years old Group Recitation competition at the Urdd Eisteddfod in Margam Park. National Champions – We are very proud of you!

Mi rydym yn ysgol hynod o falch heddiw! Mi roddodd Amahrae, Izzie, Harri a Callan o Flwyddyn 7 cyflwyniad Cymraeg arbennig o dda i staff Llywodraeth Cymru a gwestaion ym mhabell Llywodraeth Cymru yn Eisteddfod Yr Urdd Parc Margam y bore ‘ma. Ar ol y cyflwyniad roedd y grwp yn falch iawn i dderbyn y Wobr Aur Siarter Iaith o ran yr ysgol. Disgyblion anhygoel a diwrnod bythgofiadwy yn hanes yr ysgol.

We are an exceptionally proud school today! Our year 7 pupils, Callan, Izzie, Harri and Amahrae gave a fabulous Welsh language presentation to Welsh Government staff and invited guests in the Welsh Government Tent at the Urdd Eisteddfod Dur a Mor in Margam Park today. After their presentation the group were very proud to receive the Siarter Iaith Gold Award on behalf of the school. Amazing pupils and a very memorable day in the history of our school.

Diolch yn fawr i chi am bleidleisio yn ein Cystadleuaeth Gwyddoniaeth Blwyddyn 7, dyma’r canlyniadau:

Diolch yn fawr to you for voting in our Year 7 Science Competition, here are the results:

1af/1st: Anna 7AJH
2il/2nd: Elian 7SLS
3ydd/3rd: Livie 7MLA, Toby 7AJH and Lilly 7AJH

Diolch yn fawr i’r Adran Wyddoniaeth am ei threfnu/Diolch yn fawr to the Science Department for organising the competition.

Llongyfarchiadau enfawr i’n timau blwyddyn 7 a oedd yn cystadlu yn y Gystadleuaeth Futurescape yn Parc Y Strade, Llanelli heddiw. Roedden nhw’n cystadlu yn erbyn ysgolion o Sir Benfro, Abertawe, Castell Nedd Port Talbot a Sir Gaerfyrddin. Enillodd ein Tim Heat clod am eu cyflwyniad arddechog ac enillodd ein Tim Baglan Badgers y gystadleuaeth cyfan.

Huge congratulations to our year 7 teams who were competing in the Futurescape Competition at Stradey Park, Llanelli today. They were competing against schools from Pembrokeshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthen. Our Heat Team earned a commendation for their excellent presentation and our Baglan Badgers Team won the overall competition.

Mwynheuodd bawb gweithgareddau rhifedd hwyliog yn yr ysgol y bore ‘ma i ddathlu Diwrnod Rhifedd Cenedlaethol. Diolch yn fawr i Mrs Griffiths am ei drefnu.

Everyone really enjoyed some fun numeracy activities in school this morning as part of our National Numeracy Day celebrations. Diolch yn fawr to Mrs Griffiths for organising the event.

Llongyfarchiadau enfawr i’n Tîm Pel-droed Blwyddyn 8 am ennill y Cwpan Pêl-droed Blwyddyn 8 Afan Nedd heddiw. Chwaraeodd y tîm yn arbennig o dda mewn buddugoliaeth 3-1 yn erbyn tîm cryf o Ysgol Cwmtawe.

Huge congratulations to our Year 8 Football Team on winning the Neath Port Talbot County Football Cup today. The team played fantastically well in a 3-1 victory against a strong Ysgol Cwmtawe team.

Please see the photo attached, showcasing the five finalists in our year 7 Science Competition – making a cell model. Please help us select the winner by clicking on the link below and choosing your favourite design A, B, C, D or E.

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Twrnamaint NPTC Blwyddyn 10 Dydd Mawrth, yn ail mewn grŵp cystadleuol iawn, yn cyrraedd y rowndiau cynderfynol. Yn anffodus, rhedodd y Coleg allan o amser i chwarae’r rowndiau cynderfynol.

Year 10 NPTC Tournament Tuesday , runners up in a very competitive group, reaching the semi finals. Unfortunately, the College ran out of time to play the semi finals.

Ar 1 Mai, cymerodd grŵp o ddisgyblion o 7AHA a 7AJH ran yn Her Mathemateg Iau Ymddiriedolaeth Mathemateg y DU.  Llongyfarchiadau i bawb a gymerodd ran.  Clod arbennig i George Cooper, Chelsea Woodham ac Oscar Stiff sydd wedi ennill gwobrau efydd.  George hefyd a gafodd y wobr orau yn yr ysgol.

On 1^st May, a group of pupils from 7AHA and 7AJH took part in the UK Maths Trust Junior Maths Challenge.  Congratulations to all who took part.  Special mention for George Cooper, Chelsea Woodham and Oscar Stiff who have achieved bronze awards.  George was also awarded best in school.

Roedd yn hyfryd i groesawu camerau ITV Cymru i’r ysgol heddiw i ffilmio ein disgyblion a staff am ein gwaith ysgol gyfan wrth hyrwyddo’r Gymraeg. Bydd y fflmio (yn Saesneg) yn ymddangos ar y rhaglen Sharp End nos fory am 10:45pm a hefyd ar y newyddion ITV Cymru am 6pm ar nos Fercher.

It was lovely to welcome the ITV Cymru cameras to the school today to film our pupils and staff on the subject of our whole school work in promoting the Welsh language. The broadcast (in English) will appear on the Sharp End program tomorrow night at 10:45pm and also on the ITV Wales news at 6pm on Wednesday night.

Yn ogystal a’n trefniadau yr ysgol am gofnodi VE Day heddiw, mi gaofdd grwp o’n disgyblion y cyfle ardderchog i ymuno a’r dathliadau yng Nghanolfan Siopa Aberafan. Mi roedd ein disgyblion yn fendigedig wrth ddangos parch i’n cyn-filwyr, mi wnaethont cardiau diolch personol iddynt. Profiad gwerthfawr iawn a mwynheuont y cacennau hefyd wrth gwrs.

In addition to our in school arrangements for marking VE Day today, a group of our pupils enjoyed a fabulous opportunity to join the celebrations at Aberafan Shopping Centre. We are very proud of their mature attitudes and understanding of the event. They showed excellent respect to our veterans and had made personal thank you cards to present to a veteran of their choice. A very valuable experience and they really enjoyed the cakes too of course.