Approaching Easter Break
Welcome to the School Blog. With just one more school week to go before the Easter break, we would like to thank you for all of your support and understanding as we have tirelessly sought to keep all students in school, despite ever-increasing COVID rates amongst students and staff. On a few isolated occasions, it has been necessary to amalgamate classes, but to date, we have not yet had to deliver remote learning to a year group working from home.
As you are probably aware, this is not the case in many schools now, and it is possible that we may also have to choose this option in the interests of health and safety at some point in the future.
Farewell to Mr. Carl Pugh
After 23 years of distinguished service at Castell Alun, Mr. Carl Pugh, Assistant Headteacher, will retire at the end of this academic year. Mr. Pugh’s shoes take considerable filling! We will miss him greatly.
Examination Updates
Examination class students are now on the last lap of their studies, and we would like to congratulate students in Years 10 and 11 who have sat their Welsh oral examinations this week. A number of Year 11 students will take their spoken exams next week, and we wish them all the very best. Please remember that if students are struggling with anxiety about examinations, they should speak to a member of staff as soon as possible.
Geography Field-trip and Drama Performances
Our Year 12 Geographers went on their coursework field trip to Talacre Beach earlier this week and were blessed with fine weather to accompany their eagerness to learn and strong progress. Also this week, dramatists in Years 10, 11, 12, and 13 put on their coursework piece for an invited audience. The standards of performance were high, and we were thrilled to have a real-life face-to-face audience with us once again to admire the wealth of talent on show. Well done, everybody – great job – and a big thanks to all staff involved also!
Upcoming Events and Reminders
We look forward to meeting all parents/carers of Year 7 students virtually on Thursday evening next week. Also, please remember that Monday, 25th April, is a staff training day, which means the school will be closed to all students.
Attendance at study club sessions is strong, and a great number of subjects are running revision classes for students in examination classes. We strongly encourage students to participate in these free sessions – there is nothing like face-to-face revision tuition before examinations!
Sports Achievements
Year 8 boys enjoyed a play night at the Alun School, Mold, this week, and levels of participation were high. On Tuesday, our Year 10 and Sixth Form girls’ netball teams participated in competitions. Everyone had a great time, and although Year 10 did not win, the Sixth Form team completed a tense victory over the Alun and thus progressed to the next round of the President’s Cup competition where they will play against a team from Wrexham or Denbighshire.
Looking Forward
We all look forward to the return of warmer weather. See you back here soon for the next School Blog!
