Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Ysgol Bryn Hedydd blooms thanks to the 'Gardening Club'!

  Thu 31 Mar 2011

  Some of our Year 5 pupils have been working hard to brighten up our school. The team of 5 pupils have been really dedicated throughout the year to achieve what they have done so far. 
   

  At the front of school, they have planted lots of spring bulbs which are blooming now and looking fantastic. Take a look at the photos below.
  
  On the school field, they have planted carrots, turnips, onions, cabbages and sweetcorn. We can't wait to see/eat the products of their labours!
  
  Gardening club members are busy watering everything during this dry period and are hoping to plant lettuces and radish next week. 
  
  Ysgol Bryn Hedydd would like to say a great big 'THANK YOU' to Ms Cate Porter, a parent who has given up countless hours of her spare time making our school a brighter place.

  

• Rugby Team come up just short!

  Wed 30 Mar 2011
  The School Rugby Team were beaten in the Final of the Rhyl and Prestatyn Rugby Finals today. They won 5 games on their way to the final after losing their first game against Ysgol Hiraddug. 
  
  In the final they were beaten 3-2 by Ysgol Y Llys in a nail biting final. The team got better and better as the tournament went on and were a credit to the school. The Squad was:
  
  Kai Wallis , Max Evans, Louis Morgan, Corrine Hughes, Andrew Wilson, Philip McDonald, Joseph Prime, James Wright, Olivia Trimm, Sam Chadwick, Rubie Hughes, Jacob Howard and Cloe Rawlinson. 
  
  Lets hope they have qualified for the Denbighshire Finals. Well done to all who helped and were involved. 
   

  

• Sicily Visit a Huge Success!

  Sun 27 Mar 2011

   Mrs Rodgers, Mrs Lees and 8 lucky children from Year 5 had a superb time in Sicily. The visit to our partner school in Bagheria was the final link between the five schools who have been working together on a Comenius project.

   

  The project has focussed on local culture through traditional stories and legends. The children took with them a board game designed by our Year 6 pupils along with stories about Welsh legends and brochures about Rhyl which had been made by Year 5 pupils.

   

  The children took part in lessons with Italian students, presented their own Welsh songs and a poem, met up with pupils also visiting from our partner school in Munich, visited the capital city Palermo, had a day trip to the Valley of the Temples, ate pizza, pasta and ice cream, drank Coke …………… The whole project was a huge success and we hope to keep our links with our new friends in Europe.

  

• What has been going on this week..

  Fri 25 Mar 2011
  Check out what has been going on in RE week and how the Newspaper editiors met 'The Wanted' for a quick interview. 
  
   Well done to all those who took part in the Big Pedal where we were the 3rd best school in Wales and came 34th Overall. 
  
  Have a look in the Gallery page for more details on the 'Wanted' interview and RE week. 

• Our F1 in Schools Team Teardrop win in Wrexham

  Fri 18 Mar 2011
  The F1 in Schools Team won the North Wales Science Week F1 in Schools Competition today. They had travel to Glyndwr University in Wrexham and performed very well to scoop top prize. They met Lesley Griffiths Assembly Minister for Science and Technology whislt there.
  
  The team of Niamh Langford, Toby Hutchinson, Joe O'Mahony, Elise Hayward, Aiden Kinsella and Andrew Wilson were a credit to the school and scored very highly in the presentation and race. 

  

• Our school container gets a 'new look'!

  Thu 17 Mar 2011

  Have you noticed our school container? 
  It has been given a new lease of life thanks to Andy, a graffiti artist!
  
  Andy came in to work with the Reception classes as part of a 'Good Graffiti'project. 
  He started by talking to them about what they would like to see on the container, following a beach theme. The children helped him by talking about it and drawing lots of pictures.
  
  The graffiti artist then went away to draw up his plans.
  On Tuesday 15th March, he came back to school and started work.
  
  He worked very hard all day, with the help of all the children [and grown ups!]
  Everyone 'made their mark' by spraying the container.
  
  Have a look at some of the fantastic pictures.
  
  Thank you so very much Andy!

  

• What a roaring time we had with the 'Road Safety Show'!

  Tue 15 Mar 2011

  A review written by Year 3LW.
  
  On Monday 14th March, in the afternoon, Year 3,4 5, and 6 went to the hall to watch a show about road safety. The show was called 'The Courtroom' and was put on by three people called Nick, Matt and Alice from the 'Tiny Giant Company'. They played different parts in the show, for example, Judge Mental [yes he was!] Terry McDermott, Pamela the lolly-pop lady, the Defence and the Prosecutor. We, as the audience, had to act as the jury. 
  
  Terry McDermott, a 10 year old boy, was being charged with playing on his mobile phone whilst crossing the road. Unfortunately, the car had to swerve to avoid Terry and crashed into another car. One of the passengers in the car wasn't wearing a seatbelt and so was thrown out of the car through the windscreen.
  
  As the jury, we decided that Terry McDermott was not guilty of being a foolish child, it was just an accident.
  
  We learnt some phrases to help us remember 'Road Safety'
  
  STOP....
  LOOK ALL AROUND...
  LISTEN.....
  and
  THINK......
  
  
  Also, making sure we don't cross between parked cars.
  
  Don't go between, if the drivers seen
  Don't go between, if the lights are gleam
  Don't go between, if smoke is seen
  Don't go between, if you hear the beats
  
  Also, to remember to wear your seatbelt....
  
  CLUNK
  and 
  CLICK
  
  We really enjoyed the show and will think about all these things next time we cross the road.
  
  
  Kallum Gorry said, 'It was really good. I liked it when Alice pulled Judge Mental's ear."
  
  Jac Armstrong said, "I liked the acting. I thought the actors put a lot of expression into their performance."
  
  Sophie Gurney said, "I liked it when the Prosecution kept on shouting at the other actors."
  
  Ellie Robinson said, " My favourite part was when Judge Mental ran over to Mrs Williams and hugged her shouting 'I love teachers'. Mrs Williams was very embarrased!!!"

  

• Keep pedalling for 'The Big Pedal 2011'

  Fri 11 Mar 2011
  Thank you for all of your effort so far in 'The Big Pedal'
  
  So far, we are in position 33 out of 1029 schools. This is fantastic news!
  
  We would ask for your support for 2 more weeks.
  Children and adults are asked to either use their bikes or scooters to come to school. The people who join us, the more journeys we can count!
  
  The children are then able to receive a 'Bike it' token which is then put into a raffle.
  
  Well done all of those children who have taken part so far.
  
  Follow the link to keep track of our progress on the internet.
  
  Thanks!
  
  http://thebigpedal.org.uk/

• Wonderful new Website - http://www.poissonrouge.com/

  Mon 07 Mar 2011

  Mr Cannon has discovered this wonderful new website for all ages but in particular the KS1 or Infant children. Have a look at http://www.poissonrouge.com/ and don't be put off that it is initially in French as it changes into English once you get on the website. Enjoy.

• Ysgol Bryn Hedydd celebrate their School Eisteddfod!

  Thu 03 Mar 2011

  All week, we have been celebrating 'Welsh Week' 

   

  On March 1st, Year 3 performed their Saint David's Day service, which went very well.
  
  Today, March 3rd was the day for our whole school Eisteddfod.
   

  We met in the hall at 9.15a.m and started by listening to Year 3 perform 'Mae Hen Wlad fy Nhadau', the Welsh National Anthem.
   

  Mr Cannon then introduced the service by looking at some of the teachers favourite places in Wales.
  
  Reception performed 'Mochyn y dw i', which everyone enjoyed.

   

  Following that, the winners were announced from Reception art competition.
  
  Reception.
  1st - Lexi Berger
  2nd - Oliver Birch-Jones
  3rd - Ellie Gardiner
  
  Year 1 sang 'Ty bach twt'
  
  Then the winners of the Year 1, 2 and 3 art competition were read out.
  
  Year 1.
  1st - Lani Hughes
  2nd - Maddison Whyte
  3rd - Harvey Stoddard
  
  Year 2.
  1st - Cory Spotswood
  2nd - Samuel Wilson
  3rd - Scarlett Powell
  
  Year 3.
  1st - Isabelle Langford
  2nd - Chloe Maguire
  3rd - Ellis Payne
  
  
  Just before we finished for a break, Year 3 then performed 'Joio' gan Mair Elwyn, a poem they had learnt for their year group service.
  
  After a lovely play outside, we came back into the hall to see a surprise guest.... it was...... Mr Gallagher! our old Headmaster. It was lovely to see him again.  

   

  The winners were announced from the Year 4, 5 and 6 art competition - 'Our local area'
  
  Year 4. [Collaborative art work]
  1st - Team Charlie
  2nd - Team Conner
  3rd - Team Isaac
  
  Year 5.
  1st - Ben Steel
  2nd - Imogen Kulavuz and Nathan Jones
  3rd - Holly Jones 
  
  Year 6.
  1st - Maia Roberts
  2nd - Elise Heyward
  3rd - Michael Hindley
  
  Year 2 performed their song 'Dw i eisiau'

   

  Following that, the winners from the home competition were announced for Years 1,2 and 3.
  
  Year 1.
  1st - Georgia Hughes
  2nd - Maddison Whyte
  3rd - Harvey Stoddard
  
  Year 2.
  1st - Thomas Bevan
  2nd - George Parry
  3rd - Cory Spotswood
  
  Year 3.
  1st - Grace Scott
  2nd - Jonathon Dawes
  3rd - Emily Rice
  
  
  Next, Year 4 performed 'Dyma'r tywydd heddiw' in our School Eisteddfod
   

   

  Winners were also announced from Year 4,5 and 6 photograph competition - 'My favourite place in Wales'.
  
  Year 4.
  1st - Lee Sheldon
  2nd - Tia Breese
  3rd - Kyle Spotswood
  
  Year 5.
  1st - Mollie Desmond
  2nd - Ellie O'Mahoney
  3rd - Ben Steel
  
  Year 6.
  1st - Joseph Prime
  2nd - Amber Agha
  3rd - Holly Newnham
  
  
  Thank you to all the children who entered that competition!
  
  Year 6 were up next to perform. 
  Firstly, a selection of groups from Year 5 and 6 performed a very unique event! They showed us what they had been creating during Welsh Week...a rap about Wales!
  [see the video clips below]
  
  Then the whole of Year 6 performed 'Yma o hyd'
  
  Announced next was the 'Medal y Dysgwydr'. This is a very special award given to someone from Year 6 who has shown an outstanding attitude and enthusiasm towards the subject.
  This years winner went to Sean Jones, Year 6CE. Ardderchog Sean!
  
  Year 5 then performed 'Fy ngol cyntaf'. We enjoyed that! 
   

  As we neared the end of the Eisteddfod, Year 6 performed 'Haleliwia'. A very moving performance.
  [see the video clip below]
  
  To close our service, 'Y Gadair' was announced. This award is a welsh writing competition. A competition which they carry out at home.
  This year, 'Y Gadair' was awarded to Maia Roberts, Year 6 DTV.
  Ardderchog Maia!

   

  To end our Eisteddfod on a high, the whole school sang 'Mae Hen Wlad fy Nhadau'.
  
  What a busy but excellent Eisteddfod today!
  Thank you to all of those who took part and well done to all the winners!