Big Pedal – first throughout Wales

We are very proud that Ysgol Henblas has come first throughout Wales in the small schools category in the Big Pedal. This is an achievement and a half and we wish to thank everybody who took part, the children and their parents for their support. Thank you also to Mrs Owen and the Eco Group for co-ordinating the campaign.

Year 6

We would like to wish all the pupils of Year 6 the best on the next venture in their education at Secondary School. They are a very special crew and we know they will doing well in Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni. Enjoy and go for it!

Gwynedd and Môn Sports Awards

We are so proud of the fact that Ysgol Henblas has received the second prize in the Gwynedd and Môn Sports Awards. This is a bit of an achievement and it reflects on all the activities that have happened in the Physical Education side over the last year.
Congratulations to everyone and thank you to all the staff that have been helping to ensure that the children at Ysgol Henblas enjoy numerous experiences.

Busy Afternoon

Thank you to the healthy group and year 6 for arranging an afternoon of health and fitness activities on the school field. There were four activities and the children worked energetically in each activity station.

Henblas Talent

As there is so much talent in Henblas, the school council decided to arrange a special morning for all of the children to show their talent - dancing, gymnastics, singing, acting and more. All who performed were amazing and congratulations to Jasminne and Sion Gwilym for receiving the most nominations in the Foundation Phase and Junior class.

Jac Jones

We welcomed Jac Jones the Artist to the school, he visited children of year 3 and 4 as they had been reading the novel ‘Diwrnod Ofnadwy’ by Haf Llewelyn. Jac Jones had designed the pictures in the novel. He showed the children how he goes about designing pictures for books. A lovely morning was had in his company and the children were amazed at his artistic skills.

People who help – Anti Julie

Reception Year and Year one pupils would like to thank Anti Julie for coming into the school us as part of the themed work on ‘Jobs – People who help’. The children asked various questions, and learned how to use medical equipment. Everyone had fun learning about how important a Nurse’s job is. Thank you Anti Julie for your time.

Farewell

We would like to thank and show our appreciation for the contribution of two members of staff who have left, Miss Ceri Roberts and Miss Medwen Humphreys. We are very thankful to both of them for their contribution to Ysgol Henblas and for giving the children valuable experiences. We send our best wishes to Anti Ceri at Ysgol Bodedern and Miss Humphreys at Ysgol Brynsiencyn.

Welcome back!

At the start of the new school year we warmly welcome the children back to Ysgol Henblas.
Mrs Roberts’s reception children have settled in well and are now enjoying their early school days.

Sports Day / Summer Fair

One of the highlights of the school year is the sports day and again this year we had a lovely afternoon of great competition from the younger pupils to the eldest. It was a fun filled afternoon as everyone competed, there were two teams - Cybi and Seiriol. By the narrowest margin, Cybi won the trophy this year.Thanks to all the parents for their support and also for taking part in the races at the end of the afternoon.
Following the sports afternoon the Summer Fair took place where there was an assortment of stalls for everyone to enjoy. A huge thanks to the Schools’ Parents Association and staff for their hard work in arranging the fair. During the afternoon a healthy sum of £700 was raised during the activities.

Bethan Wyn Jones

Bethan Wyn Jones visited the school to speak with pupils of Year 5 and 6 about the habitats on Anglesey. The children had thought of questions to ask Bethan during the question and answer session. They learnt the correct terminology about plants, birds and animals that can be seen on the Island of Anglesey. Thank you very much Bethan for an afternoon that will be remembered for a long time.

RNLI – Lifeboat

Children from the Foundation Phase visited Moelfre Lifeboat Station during this half term to learn about the work of the Lifeboat men who save lives. A very good visit was had and the children enjoyed going on the new lifeboat called Kiwi and saw the smaller boat which is called Enfys. Following the visit the children had a picnic and a walk along the beach where they had a lovely ice cream from the Ice Cream Parlour, Moelfre. Thank you Paul Roberts for paying for the ice creams.

Anglesey Sea Salt

Year 2 pupils visited Anglesey Salt Centre so that they could learn the process of how the salt is processed from the sea. The children had fun comparing salts and they got to do some workshop activities and were allowed to go the factory to see the production process of the Sea Salt. The children were amazed by the process of making a successful business using local and natural resource.

Royal Charter / Amlwch Copper Centre

Pupils of Year 5 and 6 went to Moelfre to learn about the history of the Royal Charter. Waiting for the pupils in the Chapel was the Reverend Huw John Hughes who gave a talk about the background of the ship before it sank. The pupils saw the place where the ship sank and also noticed the beauty of the Anglesey Coastline. Thank you to Mr Hughes for a memorable morning. After lunch we visited the Amlwch Copper Centre where the pupils could learn about the copper industry at Mynydd Parys and the importance of Amlwch Port in its days to ship the copper to the rest of the world. Porth Amlwch and the Copper Museum is beautiful – a place worthy of a visit if you can during the Summer holidays.

Haf Llywelyn

Pupils in Years 3 and 4 have been studying ‘Diwrnod Ofnadwy’ by Haf Llywelyn and recently the author came to the school to discuss the book and what inspired her to write the novel. The pupils had prepared questions to ask Haf Llywelyn, an hour of questions and answers was held and it was a very interesting session.
Thanks to Haf for attending and spending time enriching the education of Henblas School pupils.

Rugby Tournament

Congratulations to Year 3 and 4 rugby team and year 5 and 6 team for their good performance at the Island tournament which was held at the Rugby Club fields, Llangefni. Thanks to Mrs Sue Legge and Mrs Eleri Stephen and the parents for your support.

Thomas Telford Centre

Year 5 and 6 pupils went on a visit to the Thomas Telford Centre, Menai Bridge to learn about the history of both bridges which cross the Menai Straits and the general structure of both bridges. On a sunny day in June walking over the Menai Bridge was an exceptional experience. The pupils then built their own bridges and each of the bridges built succeeded in supporting the weight that was put on them. Well done all and thanks to the staff at the entre for their time.

Urdd Athletics (Anglesey)

There was serious competing at the region’s Urdd Athletics following the success in the catchment area athletics. Well done all for giving your best. Congratulations to the following pupils on their further success:

Long Jump Yr 5 & 6 1st – Gruff Parry
Ball throwing Yr 3 & 4 1af – Sion Stuart
600m single race Yr 5 & 6 1af – Gruff Parry
Ball throwing Yr 3 & 4 1af – Sara Coyne

Condolences

As a school and community , we would like to send our deepest sympathy to Ms Carol Jones or Auntie Carol as the children call her following her recent bereavement of losing her mother. We are all thinking of you Carol at this sad time.

Edward Morus Jones

Well – the sound of energetic singing could be heard at the school at the beginning of June, it was a pleasure to welcome Mr Edward Morus Jones to the school for an afternoon of upbeat and joyous singing. We always welcome Mr Jones to Ysgol Henblas and thanks for his enthusiasm and inspiring the pupils every time. We look forward to welcoming you back to the school soon.

Summer Fair

Click here to see all the fun of the summer fair which followed our great sports day. Thanks to all who supported and to the energetic team who organized so efficiently.

Edward Morus Jones

Ysgol Henblas pupils singing their hearts out with the talented Mr Edward Morus Jones. Click here to see the photos and the videos

Spring Fair

At the beginning of May a lovely evening of socialising was held at the school. The Hall was full and the school field was full of activities. Thank you to all who helped on the stalls, and for the sporting activities on the field, the lovely musical performances by members of the ‘Adran’ yr Urdd and also for the tasty food in the kitchen. Click here to see the photos

Aberystwyth

We are very proud of our Netball and Football team who represented the Adran at a weekend of national sports arranged by the Urdd. Praise was given to both teams over the weekend, everybody enjoyed themselves and gave their all in the competition. Thank you to everybody who supported the school and especially to Eleri Stephen and Barry Edwards for their hard work in training both teams.

Big Pedal

More good news was received by the school – Henblas School was placed third throughout Wales during the Big Pedal fortnight. This was quite an achievement.
Well done everybody for supporting and being so energetic.

Urdd Athletics

Congratulations to all the children who competed in the Urdd Athletics for the catchment area on Tuesday. There were many successes and we wish all the pupils well in the regional competition. Thank you to Siwan Gwilym for her hard work arranging everything.

Art & Leisure Path, Llangristiolus

In the sunshine of May, it was nice to meet Mr Rhun ap Iorwerth, AM, when the Art and Leisure Path was launched through the village. You can see the children’s Art work by the Village Hall and then you will be able to go for a walk along the path. Click here to see more photos

Visits

We have been lucky to have had some interesting visitors to the school who have been able to share their experiences with the children. Chief Bard Cen Williams has been to the school to compose poetry with pupils of Year 5 and 6. Canon Emlyn Williams visits fortnightly to give the children a service to the whole school. Also, PC Owain has attended to give important information to all the pupils with regards to Safety on the Internet.

Outside Area

A huge thank you to all parents and children for their hard work hard over the past few weeks. We are very thankful to everybody who has helped to change the outside area in the Foundation Phase. The children have been busy planting lettuce, peas, broad beans, broccoli, flowers and spices in their new garden. Thank you very much to Michael Allen and Anti Nia for their donations.

Fitness and athletics

Once again we are lucky that Ysgol Henblas pupils are having Physical Education Training with Barry Edwards. The Pupils are enjoying the workouts on Friday mornings and also getting the opportunity to participate in all activities. Thank you Barry.

Get Well Wishes

We wish to send our get well wishes to Anti Dianne who is getting better following her recent operation, we all at Ysgol Henblas are pleased that you are getting stronger. Get well soon.

Biking to School

During the last week of April and first week of May, we at Ysgol Henblas have taken part in the ‘Big Pedal’ 2018 Challenge. Every day the pupils, parents and members of staff are being urged to use their bike, scooter or walk to school. Ysgol Henblas catchment is broad and rural. This means that some pupils has to travel up to 2 – 3 miles daily, others have to climb steep hills, which is a great effort. On the last day of the challenge the pupils were allowed to wear as their favourite superhero. Last year the school came second through Wales in the competition and we hope that we will better this this year.

Kerbcraft

Not only the biking, scooter to school is happening, Year 1 pupils has had lessons on how to cross the road safely by looking each side to make sure that no cars are coming. By carefully listening and walking in pairs the children have developed important skills.
Very good Year 1 pupils.

Urdd Success

We are very pleased for all of our pupils who has been competing in the Urdd Eisteddfod before the Easter Holidays. We would like to thank everyone who has been involved in the
Teaching and of course, congratulate all the pupils for giving their best.
Good luck to Greta (Wind Instrument Solo), Eluned (Cerdd Dant soloist for Year 3 and 4) and to the Unison Party who will be travelling to the National Eisteddfod at the end of May.
Good luck to you all and congratulations on your achievement.

Visit to Melin Llynnon

Year 3 & 3 pupils has been on a visit to Dean Lligwy and Melin Llynnon as part of their Celtic Times project. The saw old ruins of an old village from the Celtic times before heading to see a reproduction of a round house. The children enjoyed listening to Ash who spoke to them about the Celts by trying to light a fire and produce pottery made from clay.

Outside Area

It’s lovely to see the outside area of the Foundation class, it has been transformed over the last weeks. Thank you to the parents who has been volunteering and has prepared equipment and resources. Also, thank you to the children who has been hard working during the Easter Holidays. By now there is a mud kitchen, large area and sand area and the children enjoy learning by playing in these areas.

Urdd Crafts competition

Many congratulations to the children who competed in the Urdd Crafts competition. The school was awarded four first, two second and two third prizes. Fantastic!

Success for the Choir

Congratulations to the School Choir on their success in a competition held in Menai Bridge Chapel on October 19th. The choir won the competition and received a cup and a cheque for £350 for the school. Thank you to the conductor, Mrs Kelly Owen and to the accompanists, Mrs Bethan Roberts, piano; Mrs Bryony Mundy, flute; Mrs Lois Roberts and Mrs Mair Eleri Jones, violin. Thank you also to Mr Edward Morus - Jones for his translation of one of the songs. But, most of all, thank you to the children for all their hard work and for singing beautifully on the day. Well done you!

Young Ambassadors

Congratulations to Osian Iorwerth and Elin Rowlands on being chosen as Sport Young Ambassadors for the coming year. They have already received a morning of training with the Sports Development Team in Plas Arthur and had an opportunity to discuss and share ideas with Ambassadors from other schools on the island.

The Climbing Frame

There was great excitement when the children returned to school after the half term holiday to discover that a climbing frame had appeared on the younger children’s play area. The general verdict seems to be “Cool”!

The Happy Tree – October

Here are the children who were nominated to be on the Happy Tree for October.

Children In Need

There was a hive of activity in school on Friday, November 14th as the children raised money for Children In Need. The day was organised by members of the School Council and a fantastic total of £392-29 was raised. Well done everyone!

MMM! These cakes are delicious!