Supporting Ukraine
Welcome to the School Blog. As a school community, we have all been horrified by the events unfolding in Ukraine. We are sure that you, too, struggle to make sense of such acts of unwarranted aggression. Several organisations are currently putting great effort into helping those displaced from their homes or those who remain in constant danger, having decided to stay in their country.
At school, we will undertake a collection to support the Ukrainian people in any way possible and will ensure that monies are sent to those in immediate need via aid organisations. We are mindful that these are difficult times for some families in our own country, and therefore, we ask you, if possible, to contribute some money to help Ukraine using our School Gateway payment system. This will be possible any time between Monday, 21st March, and Thursday, 7th April. Thank you so much for your kind consideration.
Comic Relief Non-Uniform Day
Today, we are supporting Comic Relief, and students are not wearing school uniforms. Strangely, they seem to quite enjoy this! Thank you for supporting this annual venture. It would be lovely if such days were no longer necessary, of course.
World Book Day Poster Competition
We are very grateful to our friends at CAFA who recently sponsored a World Book Day poster competition. The aim was to encourage reading across our school population and in the family. Congratulations to the competition winner Ella (Year 7), who designed a fantastic piece on this theme. Ella has won herself a book token, and CAFA were so encouraged by the high standard of entries they will also award bookmarks to all students who participated. Well done, everyone, great job! It never ceases to amaze how getting into a good book can genuinely relax the mind and bring a sense of calm to an otherwise busy day for many of us.
Sixth Form Information Evening
Thanks to everyone who has already registered for a session during our Sixth Form Information Evening on Thursday, 24th March, from 4.30 pm. There are still some spaces available for all students currently considering joining Year 12 next academic year, along with their parents. Subject-specific talks and tailored one-to-one conversations will occur throughout the evening. We look forward to seeing you next week.
A New Year and New Term
This week, the Year 8 Boys’ Rugby team went to Clwb Rygbi Y Bala to compete in an RGC Under 13s North Wales event. The boys won their group, then won the semi-final, but were narrowly defeated by Ysgol Llanidloes in a tense final match. There were many outstanding performances, and it is still possible that we may have progressed to the next round. We await further news but want to congratulate all the lads involved.
Basketball Achievements
Our Years 7 and 8 basketball teams went to Canolfan Brailsford for the MBA Junior Basketball North Wales section of the Welsh Championships this week. Each team was allocated an American Basketball name for the day, and Castell Alun became the ‘Boston Celtics’. In this increasingly popular sport, our team won all their matches and have thus qualified easily for a place in the next round in Aberystwyth in June.
Netball Success
Well done to our Year 7 and 8 Netball teams who played fixtures against Hawarden this week. The standard was high, and it is fantastic to see these kinds of school fixtures occurring once again.
See you back here soon for the next School Blog!
