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VE Day 80th Anniversary

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.

Da iawn Harrison!

Mae ein disgybl blwyddyn 9 Harrison, wedi bod yn gweithio’n galed i greu llyfr stori lliwio dwyieithiog, yn seiliedig ar y cymeriadau mae e wedi’i greu. Mae Harrison yn dwlu ar arlunio, a chafodd e a’i dad syniad i ddod a’i gymeriadau e i fyw gan greu llyfr stori lliwio yn cynnwys ei luniau. Beth bynnag, nid hwn fydd yr unig llyfr. Dyma gyflwyniad i’r cymeriadau, a’r syniad ydy, i gael cyfres o lyfrau stori lliwio dwyieithog i bob cymeriad. Dydy dad na Harrison ddim yn siarad Cymraeg, beth bynnag, maen nhw’n deall y pywsigwrydd o’r iaith Gymraeg ac eisiau creu’r llyfr yma yn ddwyieithog i gefnogi addysg drwy hwyl. Mae’r llyfr hyfryd yma wedi cael ei gynllunio a’i golygu gan Harrison, gyda phob tudalen wedi cael ei harwyddo bant ganddo e cyn ei gyhoeddi.

Da iawn Harrison!

I wybod mwy am y llyfy a’r cymeriadau diddorol yma, ewch i’r wefan yma www.chompersworld.co.uk

Chomper’s Wonderful World. Colouring book.

Our year 9 pupil Harrison, has been working hard on creating a bilingual colouring story book, based on the characters that he has created. Harrison loves to draw, and him and his dad had an idea to bring Harrison’s characters to life and create a colouring book including all his illustrations. However, this won’t be the only book. This is an introduction to the characters, and the idea is, to have a series of bilingual colouring story books for each character. Neither dad nor Harrison are Welsh speakers, however, they understand the importance of the Welsh language and wanted to create this book bilingually to encourage education through fun. This wonderful book has been planned and edited by Harrison, with every page signed off by him before printing.

Well done, Harrison!

To know more about the book and the interesting characters, please visit their website on www.chompersworld.co.uk


Gŵyl Rygbi Blwyddyn 8/9 Ysgol Bae Baglan Year 8/9 Rugby Festival

 Roedd ein tîm rygbi merched blwyddyn 8/9 yn rhagorol wrth ennill Gŵyl Rygbi Bae Baglan heddiw. Roedd y digwyddiad ar gyfer ysgolion ar draws Castell-nedd, Port Talbot a Phen-y-bont ar Ogwr yn wir yn ŵyl rygbi. Cipiodd ein merched y tlws heb eu trechu yn y gystadleuaeth. Diolch yn fawr i,Ysgol Sant Joseff, Ysgol Ystalyfera Bro Dur, Ysgol Cwm Brombil, Ysgol Cynffig, Coleg Cymuedol y Dderwen, Ysgol Brynteg, Ysgol Pencoed ac Ysgol Llangatwg am ymweld a ni. Diolch yn fawr iawn hefyd i’n Swyddog Datblygu Rygbi Mr Aaron Bramwell am roi profiad gwych arall at ei gilydd i’n disgyblion.

Our year 8/9 girls rugby team were outstanding in winning the Baglan Bay Rugby Festival today. The event for schools across Neath, Port Talbot and Bridgend was played in great spirit throughout. Our girls took the trophy undefeated in the competition. Many thanks to Ysgol St Josephs, Ysgol Ystalyfera Bro Dur, Ysgol Cwm Brombil, Ysgol Cynffig, Coleg Cymuedol y Dderwen, Ysgol Brynteg, Ysgol Pencoed ac Ysgol Llangatwg for visiting us. A big thank you also to our Rugby Development Officer Mr Aaron Bramwell for putting together yet another great experience for our pupils.

Gŵyl Rygbi Blwyddyn 7 Ysgol Bae Baglan Year 7 Rugby Festival

Roedd ein tîm rygbi merched blwyddyn 7 yn wych wrth ennill Gŵyl Rygbi Bae Baglan heddiw. Roedd y digwyddiad ar gyfer ysgolion ar draws Castell-nedd, Port Talbot a Phen-y-bont ar Ogwr yn wir yn ŵyl rygbi. Cipiodd ein merched y tlws heb eu trechu, gyda buddugoliaethau dros Ysgol Ystalyfera Bro Dur, Ysgol Cynffig, Ysgol Pencoed ac Ysgol Brynteg. Diolch yn fawr iawn i’n Swyddog Datblygu Rygbi Mr Aaron Bramwell am roi profiad gwych arall at ei gilydd i’n disgyblion.

Our year 7 girls rugby team were fantastic in winning the Baglan Bay Rugby Festival today. The event for schools across Neath, Port Talbot and Bridgend was truly a rugby festival. Our girls took the trophy undefeated, with victories over Ysgol Ystalyfera Bro Dur, Ysgol Cynffig, Ysgol Pencoed and Ysgol Brynteg. A big thank you to our Rugby Development Officer Mr Aaron Bramwell for putting together yet another great experience for our pupils.

Statws Gwobr Aur Ysgol Gyfeillgar Lluoedd Arfog Cymru/Armed Forces Friendly School Gold Award Status

Mae’n bleser gennym rannu, oherwydd gwaith anhygoel ein Pencampwyr Plant y Lluoedd Arfog, Mrs Abegayle Challenger a Jenny Thomas, ein bod heddiw wedi ennill statws Gwobr Aur Ysgol Gyfeillgar y Lluoedd Arfog, yr ysgol 3-16 gyntaf yng Nghymru i dderbyn y gydnabyddiaeth genedlaethol hon.

We are delighted to share that due to the amazing work of our Service Children Champions, Mrs Abegayle Challenger and Jenny Thomas, we have today been awarded the status as a Gold Award Armed Forces Friendly School, the first 3-16 school in Wales to receive this national recognition.

Clwb Celf/Art Club

Daeth 16 o artistiaid brwdfrydig i’n clwb celf ar ôl ysgol cyntaf heddiw. Fe wnaethon nhw archwilio cyfansoddi trwy ddefnyddio dim ond 3 llinell yn arddull yr artist Etel Adnan, roedd hi’n adnabyddus am ei thirweddau syfrdanol, rwy’n siŵr y bydd y rhain yn datblygu i fod yn ganlyniadau gwych yr wythnos nesaf.

16 enthusiastic artists attended our first after school art club today. They explored composition by using just 3 lines in the style of the artist Etel Adnan, she was known for her stunning landscapes, I’m sure these will develop into fantastic outcomes next week.

Summer School Uniform

Dear Parents and Carer,

Each year, depending on the weather we review the wearing of PE kit as a summer uniform. In response to weather reports we will be allowing all pupils to wear PE kit to school after the Easter Holiday.

I would like to be clear that pupils in have two options only.  To wear normal school uniform or to wear normal PE kit. Inappropriate garments such as Crocs, hotpants and normal sportswear will not be permitted, and my team will be contacting home where pupils do not respect our policy.  Our full uniform requirements are set out in full here: https://bit.ly/YBBUniform

If pupils do not have the correct PE kit, then they must wear their normal school uniform.

I would ask that Year 11 continue to wear uniform to their formal examinations which begin in May.  The examination hall has air conditioning.

We hope this compromise to our uniform policy will support pupils to be more comfortable in class without compromising our expectations for high standards.

Yours faithfully.

R. Rees

Headteacher.

Letter_Uniform_April25.pdf

Gŵyl Hoci Cymru/Welsh Hockey Festival

Am ffordd wych o orffen y tymor hoci gyda 2 fuddugoliaeth ac 1 golled i’n tîm Blwyddyn 8 yng Ngŵyl Hoci Cymru heddiw. Gwaith bendigedig ferched!

What a great way to finish off the hockey season with 2 wins and 1 loss for our Year 8 team at the Hoci Cymru Festival today. Fabulous work girls!

Siarter Iaith Gwobr Aur/Gold Award

Rydym yn hynod o falch i gyhoeddi ein bod ni wedi derbyn y Siarter Iaith Gwobr Aur heddiw! Ysgol Bae Baglan yw’r ysgol gyntaf yng Nghastell Nedd Port Talbot i dderbyn y wobr hon. Llongyfarchiadau gwresog i’n disgyblion, staff, llywodraethwyr a rhieni am eu gwaith di-flino wrth hyrwyddo’r iaith Gymraeg a’n hanes, treftadaeth a diwylliant unigryw.

We are extremely proud to announce that we received the Siarter Iaith Gold Award today! Ysgol Bae Baglan is the first school in Neath Port Talbot to receive this award. Huge congratulations to our pupils, staff, governors and parents for their tireless work in promoting Welsh language opportunities for all along with our unique history, heritage and culture.

Rowndiau Terfynol Esports Ysgolion Cymru/Welsh Schools Esports Finals

Llongyfarchiadai mawr i’n Tim Esports o Flwyddyn 8 a daeth yn ail yn y Rowndiau Terfynol Esports Ysgolion Cymru yn Stadiwm Y Prinicipality heddiw. Diolch yn fawr i Mr Watkins am ei holl waith gyda’r grwp.

Huge congratulations to our Year 8 Esports Team on coming runners up in the Welsh Schools Esports Finals at the Principality Stadium today. A massive thanks to Mr Watkins for all of his work and support to the team.

Prosiect Futurescape 7AHA Futurescape Project

Mwynheuodd Dosbarth 7AHA eu taith i Brifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant heddiw yn fawr. Aeth y grŵp i gael mwy o fewnwelediad a datblygu eu syniadau cysyniad tŷ cynaliadwy ymhellach. Edrychwn ymlaen yn fawr at weld y disgyblion yn cyflwyno eu syniadau yn y rownd derfynol ym Mharc y Strade, Llanelli ar 21 Mai.

Class 7AHA really enjoyed their trip to University of Wales Trinity Saint David today. The group went to gain more insight and further develop their sustainable house concept ideas. We very much look forward to seeing the pupils presenting their ideas at the finals event at Stradey Park, Llanelli on 21st May.