News
November News
01/12/20
Learning about world wars
As part of the class theme 'War and peace' the school's oldest pupils had a day of studying artefacts, documents, letters, and photographs relating to the residents of Anglesey during the two world wars. In addition, Mr and Mrs Merfyn Jones joined the session virtually and mentioned close relatives who had been in both wars. There was a remarkably interesting day with the children enquiring skilfully before passing on their findings in the form of a presentation. Thanks to the children for bringing so many family resources to enrich their learning.
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Efa and Lucas learning about the First World War
Teams4U Christmas Boxes
30 Christmas boxes came to school this year for the Teams4U campaign – which will ensure that less fortunate children receive a gift this year. Thanks to everyone for supporting once again.
Internet safety week
There was a week of learning about the merits of the internet as well as learning about negative aspects. PC Owain Edwards joined virtually to deliver a session to each class – from the youngest children learning about people who help us, to the oldest pupils learning about cyber bullying. During the week, many different activities enriched all pupils' understanding of the merits of the digital world.
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Learning about cyber bullying.
Scooters
Foundation phase children learned about travelling safely while having a scooter session on the school yard. There was a lot of fun in the November sun and all the children listened carefully to the training!
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A scooter session on the school yard
SKIP Session
We are incredibly grateful to Mr Barry Edwards who has started fitness sessions with foundation phase children. Barry visits the school twice a week and the children love to work energetically in his company.
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SKIP Session
Children in need
The school children donned their own colourful clothes to school on Friday November 13th to raise money towards the BBC Children in need appeal. Thanks to the children and parents for raising a great sum of £264.75.
Seal
The foundation phase pupils had a lot of fun when joining in a singing session and a virtual story with Selog. Selog is a familiar face to the children of Ysgol Henblas and the children have had many valuable experiences in his company. Thank you for an incredibly fun morning!
Orange class scientists
The pupils in the orange class have been remarkably busy conducting several scientific experiments in conjunction with the class theme. Keeping healthy is particularly important and they have been investigating the question – which liquid causes the most damage to teeth? Five eggs were placed in five different liquids - water, milk, orange juice, coca cola and coffee. The results were extremely interesting, and the dark brown colour of the shell showed the negative effect of the coca cola and coffee on our teeth, while the water and milk caused no remarkable change in the colour of the shell. In addition, they have been tasting different types of bread to make a wholesome sandwich.
Reading books
We are extremely grateful to the Parent Teacher Association for providing a special financial contribution of £400 towards the purchase of new reading books for pupils in the foundation phase department. The choice of books available to the pupils is greatly enriched and we are grateful to the staff of the junior department for sorting and categorizing the books available.
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Reading books
Octoberts News
New chapter
26/10/20
Eight reception age children and eight nursery age children are now well settled with the Yellow Class staff. Seeing their early development and growth in confidence is extremely rewarding for Mrs Owen, Anti Diane and Anti Carol.
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Nursery and reception children alongside their friends in the Yellow Class.
Condolences to Anti Nia
We send our fondest regards to Anti Nia. Anti Nia's father died in mid-October. The Henblas family all think of her during these difficult times.
Thanksgiving
This year for the first time we produced four Thanksgiving presentations that were shared with parents online. The Yellow Class thanked for the creation of the world and the wonders of the world around us; the Green Class thanked everyone who help them in school and in their daily lives; the Orange Class said thanks in different languages, remembering the importance of valuing those who are kind; and the Blue Class gave thanks for food in a peaceful world, looking at the experiences of two evacuees Betty Cambpell and Samuel Lewis during the Second World War. Ysgol Henblas’ new Anthem, written by year 5 and 6 pupils (2019-2020) in collaboration with the Poet Mei Mac, was performed brilliantly, and thanks to former school pupil Beca Lois Keen for composing the melody. These were four special presentations and many thanks to the children for performing so well. Thanks also to the parents for their complimentary comments and positive words of appreciation after watching the presentations. The presentations are available to view on the school website ysgolhenblas.org
Dosbarth Melyn Thanksgiving
Dosbarth Gwyrdd Thanksgiving
Dosbarth Oren Thanksgiving
Dosbarth Glas Thanksgiving
Health drinks
The Orange Class have been learning about the body over the half term and they were busy one day creating healthy drinks – smoothies! The smoothies were a mixture of fruits such as mango and pineapple. Well done for creating such nutritious drinks. The pupils also had a lovely morning watching Mike Allen prepare apple juice using the apples he had grown at home. Crushing the apples was hard work - but the result was worth every effort!
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The Orange Class enjoying their trip to see Mike creating apple juice.
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Orange Class pupils enjoy the healthy drinks!
Gardening
We are grateful to three fathers and one grandfather who have been very busy since the beginning of September tidying the garden, as well as building a shed to store the gardening equipment. Thanks so much to Mike, Bryn, Sion and Wyn for their tireless work - the garden is now worth seeing and is now ready for spring growth. And to top it all off the Green Class children completed the tidying up and preparation - great teamwork.
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The garden on a lovely October morning, the children enjoying the gardening.
Fitness
At present the children throughout the school maintain their fitness levels admirably with outdoor sessions. The Blue Class has been active every Friday morning and the pupils love taking part in the fitness circuits sessions and the inspirational music that inspires them on the yard. Well done everyone.
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Two year 6 girls working energetically.
Cylch Meithrin Henblas
If your child is over two and a half years old before the end of December, remember that they are very welcome to attend the Cylch with Auntie Ffion and Auntie Sophie from Monday to Thursday. Recently, the children have been enjoying the new water area as well as enjoying a treasure hunt in the surrounding area on a wonderful October day. For more information you can contact Anti Ffion at the email address cylchhenblas@gmail.com
Reflection on the half term
At the end of the half term I would like to thank the children for all their efforts and learning at Ysgol Henblas. The eight weeks have gone by so quickly, and all have settled in well to their classes following the period of being away from school. The children are now familiar with our new arrangements and carry on with school life without a hitch - much to their credit. The school's attendance has been exceptionally good since all pupils returned on 14/9/2020. School attendance during this period is 98%, so thank you all for ensuring that your child attends school. Once again, I would like to point out that we as staff and the governing body are grateful to you as parents for your co-operation during this period of returning to as normal a routine as possible.
Following the holidays, we will be slightly changing the release procedure, asking parents to continue following the one-way procedure across the yard.
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• Yellow class will go home at 3:10 pm (plus older sibling)
• the Green will go home at 3:15 pm (plus older sibling)
• the Orange will go home at 3:20 pm (plus older sibling),
• the Blue class goes home at 3:25 pm
INSET:
There will be INSET day on Monday (2/11/2020). The school will also be closed to children for INSET days on 12/2/2021 and 28/5/2021..
July News |
Thank you Mrs Owen
20/07/20
We bid a fond farewell today to Mrs Clare Owen who has been teaching the stars in years 1 and 2. It has been a privilege and pleasure working with Mrs Owen over the last 9 months. We wish you all the best, and please remember that a warm welcome will always await you at Ysgol Henblas. .
Welcome back to Ysgol Henblas
08/07/20
June News |
A message from international singing sensation Nesdi Jones:
29/06/20
Ysgol Henblas' year 5 and 6 pupils have received a message from international singing sensation Nesdi Jones. Nesdi has enjoyed success on the international stage and is a huge star in India. Years 5 and 6 pupils recently learnt about her success as part of their current theme India. Thank you Nesdi for such a wonderful message.
India
24/06/20
Years 5 and 6 pupils are still thoroughly immersed in their current theme - India. The pupils chose this theme. We are fortunate that we can ask Avantika so many questions. Avantika is the headteacher of one of Delhi’s schools. Here, Avantika answers a pupil’s question about India and religion.
India
08/06/20
Years 5 and 6 pupils have chosen their theme for this term - India. Each pupil thought of questions to ask our friend Avantika Sharma. Avantika is the headteacher of Rishikul World Academy Sonepat Haryana India in Delhi. Avantika visited Ysgol Henblas in July 2019. These are Avantika's answers to the questions asked by our pupils.
May News |
Skills at home.
27/05/20
Over the past few weeks the pupils of Ysgol Henblas have been very busy.
The stars of Ysgol Henblas. Spring 2020.
‘Always together, never apart. Maybe in distance but never in heart.’
Thanks to Mr Arfon Wyn for entertaining the children through song - they enjoy a sing along at home!
19/05/20
Codwyr pwysau o fri: (Welsh only..)
Mae disgyblion blwyddyn 5 a 6 wedi paratoi cwestiynau ar gyfer dau athletwr rhyngwladol fel rhan o thema Gemau Olympaidd. Cafwyd cwestiynau aeddfed iawn a diolch i Gareth Evans a Catrin Jones am eu hymatebion manwl. Cafwyd dau gyfweliad fideo diddorol dros ben gan y ddau sydd wedi ennill medalau aur yng nghamp codi pwysau.
March News |
Letter to parents 27/3/2020: HENBLAS CARE CENTREAt the end of the week I’m writing in the hope that you are all well and healthy. It has been a strange week at Ysgol Henblas – we are not operating as a school now of course but rather as a care centre. It’s not the same without the children and we miss them dearly. I’m also sure that the residents of Llangristiolus and the surrounding area miss the hustle and bustle of happy children on the yard. |
Ideas to do at homeHere is Ifan with some ideas for you to do at home!
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Years 3 and 4 fruit shop
Years 3 and 4 class fruit shop opened its doors recently - aiding the pupils’ understanding of dealing with money. It’s great to see Ysgol Henblas pupils eating so healthily! |
Singing to raise our hearts Here are our wonderful pupils singing a song about the various birds we may find this spring. |
Eisteddfod yr Urdd
Congratulations to all who competed at the Urdd local eisteddfod and thanks to Elen and Eirian for preparing them so thoroughly. |
St David’s WeekDuring St David's week 2020 all the pupils took part in various activities celebrating our culture. Click here to view the photos.
Welsh cakesAfter a cookery session with Mrs Owen and Anti Nia wonderful Welsh cakes were produced by our year 1 & 2 chefs. Next stop - Masterchef! |
Folk dancing
Here are the reception class children folk dancing in their world book day costumes! |
St David’s march
Year 5 and 6 pupils marched through Llangefni with their friends from the local schools and enjoyed a concert by Arfon Wyn followed by a disco at the local secondary school. |
Poetry competitionCongratulations to Casi (year 3) and Bedwyr (year 6) on achieving second prize in their respective ages in a poetry competition held for the local schools to celebrate St. David’s Week. |
Welsh traditional instrumentsYears 5 and 6 pupils had a presentation about Welsh traditional instruments, the Welsh costume, as well as folk singing and dancing with Huw and Bethan Roberts. |
World Book Day
On World Book Day years 5&6 pupils read to their friends in the reception class. A wonderful interaction was had.
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February News |
Fitness Club We are grateful for all those who organise classes at the School after 3.15P M. The Urdd Group and football and rugby group meet regularly and asre flourishing. This year two new groups have been set up, namely a Fitness group for the Foundation Class with Mrs Clare Owen, and a Dancing Club with Katie Jones leading. |
Mr Wil Rowlands
Many thanks to Mr Wil Rowlands who taught pop art skills to Class 5 and 6. The class were very interested in pop art, and enjoyed the session. |
Dydd Miwsisg Cymru (welsh only...)Cafodd disgyblion yr adra iau fore arbennig yn Ysgol Llangefni gyda’u ffrindiau o ysgolion y dalgylch yn dathlu Dydd Miwsig Cymru. Diolch i Arfon Wyn am yr holl ganu a da oedd gweld bandiau ifanc Môn yn cael y cyfle.
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January News |
Swimming Gala Pupils took part in the Urdd Swimming Gala, and in particular we would like to congratulate the members of the Year 3 and 4 relay team for coming first. The team consisted of Erin Quin , Ela Edwards , Efa Lois, and Efa Torr. Erin Quin went all the way to Cardiff to compete individually in the National event, and came fourth and fifth. This is quite an achievement! |
Gymnastic Many congratulation to the Gymnastic Team who competed in the Urdd County competition. The group of six came first, the trio came second and the pair came third. Many thanks to Mair, Ruth and Mrs Owen for training them, and best wishes to the group - Ifan Gilford , Ioan Coyne, Ariana Hardy, Mari Roberts and Gwen Coyne in the final at Aberystwyth. |
Christening It was an honour for all pupils to witness to the christening of Anti Aloma and Anti Pat in the school hall recently. The service was led by Cannon Emlyn Williams with all the pupils also taking part . Year 3 and 4 pupils also had an opportunity to question Cannon Emlyn Williams about the history of Cristiolus Church. |
School Cook of the Year Many congratulations to Anti Sian for coming second throughout Wales in The Cook of the Year Competition. As a school we all know that Anti Sian prepares excellent meals , and now she has received just recognition for the fact. |
Saving Life The junior sector of the school had an interesting session with Stephen - a member of St John’s Ambulance – learning about saving a life. They were also shown how to use the defibrillator which is available to villagers, and placed near the school entrance. |
Invited SpeakersWe are always pleased to invite special speakers to the school and during November we invited Sian Parry from ‘Don’t Touch Tell’, Rev. Emlyn Williams and P.C. Owain. |
Christmas Shopping EveningDuring the month a special evening was held at the school, with a wide range of items and Christmas crafts on sale. Santa Claus was also present . Many thanks to everyone who supported and attended the event. A praiseworthy £600 was raised for the school funds. |
Christmas BoxesThank you to everyone who supported the Teams 4U Campaign this year . Bedwyr and Alfie made sure the boxes arrived at Ysgol Llangefni collection point safely. |
Indoor AthleticsCongratulations to the Ysgol Henblas Athletics Team on coming second in the indoor athletics event at Plas Arthur. There were some outstanding performances , with every member of the team giving of their best. |
Community Resource- Defibrillator for the communityA defibrillator has been placed outside the school entrance. It will be a valuable resource in the case of emergency. |
Thanksgiving Service
The Thanksgiving Service was held on the last afternoon before half term. The School Hall was full with pupils and their parents. Each class performed a different aspect of the Thanksgiving theme - the Reception and Nursery Class performed on the theme of Colours; Year 1 and 2 performed a review of the story of the Little Red Hen; Year 3 and 4 were thankful for the food on their tables; Year 5 and 6 were thankful of the targets and ambition they should all attain in life. A collection was made at the end of the Service, which raised £305, which will be sent to help secure a water supply to the village of Kimlili in Kenya, the work being organised by Mr and Mrs Alun Pritchard. |
Journey of the Loaf.
To contribute to the theme of Year 3 and 4 in the Thanksgiving Service, the pupils participated in the baking of bread. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and were able to take their loaves home to eat. |
Science Laboratory
As part of the close collaboration between the secondary school and the local primary schools, Year 6 pupils spent a morning studying Science at Llangefni Secondary School. Many thanks to the Science Departmentn for their welcome. |
Vegetable StallThe Vegetable Stall outside the School has raised £150 over the Summer months. This cash will be used to buy seeds and plants in the Spring. A special thanks to Mike for his guidance and practical help with the stall. |
Stories from the BibleRecently we have welcomed friends from Cildwrn Chapel to read stories from the Bible. Many thanks for your efforts in enlightening our pupils about stories from the Bible. |
Bulbs
Many thanks to the Holland Arms Garden Centre for supplying the School with a bag of bulbs. After planting , we will look forward to the flower show in Spring! |
Bake Off at Ysgol Henblas
One of the most important events in the annual programme of the Parent /Teachers Association is the Bake Off event . It was obvious that a great deal of effort had gone into this event again this year. Once again a feast of food was served, and together with the bingo a total of £380 was raised. Many thanks to everyone who helped in the event. |
Maternity Leave
Best wishes to Mrs Roberts who has taken maternity leave at the moment. Congratulations on the borth of Jac Elis was born at the end of October. We welcome Mrs Clare Owen who will take care of Year 1 and 2 pupils during the next few months. |
Orienteering
Year 5 and 6 pupils spent a very interesting afternoon orienteering at Carreglwyd , Llanfaethlu. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed being outdoors in a pleasant location and learning a new skill. |
Caneuon Diolchgarwch 2019
Can Hosanna Printable Version - click here
Diolch am Roddi i mi'r Bore Printable Version - click here
Glas Glas Blaned Printable Version - click here
Tyrd o Iesu Printable Version - click here
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Farm Visit to Fferam y Llan This term year 3 and 4 pupils are studying the topic “Food and farming” . They visited Fferam y Llan - the home of Mari, Sara, Beca and Elliw. A very interesting afternoon was held there with Sion the farmer and Lois his wife. The pupils watched the cows being milked in the new milking parlour, and a highlight was visiting the calf pens. Many thanks to Sion and Lois for hosting a very educational farm visit.
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Washing Hands Nurse Mandy came to the School to demonstrate the proper way to wash hands. She also demonstrated how quickly germs can spread –a timely visit at the start of the school Year. |
Safety in the Sun Cerys from Tenovus came to the school to talk about how to guard against direct sunlight, a timely warning during the early September hot days. Sun-cream, head cover, plenty of fluids were all mentioned in the talk. |
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Summer BingoA successful evening was held in the bingo session , arranged by the Parent/Teacher Association. Thanks to all who supported the event which raised £248 towards School Funds. |
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Green fingers
An insight into the recent work the children have done in the garden. High praise to Mike Allen for all his fantastic work, enthusiasm and dedication. The children gave gained invaluable experiences and skills and enjoyed seeing the progression from soil to the plate. |
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Welcome to the Reception Class16 children from the Nursery class came to Ysgol Henblas to get a taste of school life before joining in September. Mrs Owen, Anti Diane and Anti Carol had a very enjoyable time in their company, and they look forward to welcoming them in September. The parents were also welcomed and they enjoyed the meals from the kitchen and had a taste of the School activities. An exciting development is the fact that nursery age children will be taught at Ysgol Henblas for 10 hours weekly from September onwards. We look forward to welcoming these new pupils in September. |
Urdd Athletic Meeting31 pupils from the School’s athletics squad went to Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern to participate in the annual athletics competition. Over 1000 pupils took part from the whole of Ynys Mon. Congratulation to all who took part, but in particular to the following for getting into the first three: |
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Cristiolus ChurchIn the weeks up to Easter, Mr Emlyn Williams described the biblical events leading up to the crucifixion. Year 3 and 4 pupils were then taken to Cristiolus Church, and Mr Emlyn Williams described various aspects of the Church building. Many thanks to Mr Emlyn Williams for his warm welcome. |
FootballDuring a break from competition for the Ieuan Wyn Jones Cup, an exciting game took place between Ysgol Henblas School and Ysgol Parc y Bont. Many thanks once again to Barry Edwards for coaching the Henblas team, and congratulations to both teams for playing the game in such good spirit. Thank you Parc y Bont School for your welcome , and good wishes to the Henblas team for the rest of the season. |
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Henblas Gymnastics TeamYsgol Henblas gymnastics team and individual gymnastsc have enjoyed considerable success over the last weeks, in the Anglesey Schools’ Gymnastic Competition and the Urdd County Championship. Following their success in the Urdd competition the team went to Aberystwyth to compete in the National Championship and after an excellent performance they had took home the first prize. Congratulations to the 6 pupils that went to Aberystwyth and a huge thanks to Mrs Mair Eluned, Mrs Ruth Gilford and Mrs Kelly Owen for training the pupils. |
Gala nofioThe pupils had many success in the Swimming Gala for the Cefni and Menai area held recently at Plas Arthur. Osian Keen won the freestyle race for boys, yr 3 and 4, Lena Clode came second in the freestyle race for girls, Year 6, Leo Saxon and Erin Quinn came second in the breaststroke race for years 3 and 4, Sara Coyne, Sion Williams, Sion Williams, Sian Rowlands, Ioan Coyne and Freya Tomblin came third in their races. The relay team, years 3 and 4 came third. Congratulations to everyone on their achievement.
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Individual GymnasticCongratulations to Cairon Rowlands on his success in a gymnastics competition that was held recently. Cai has been working hard to develop his gymnastics skills over recent weeks and the hard work has paid off, he will be going through to the next round in Bala soon and we wish him well. |
FootballIt has been a very successful month for our footballers, they are through to the next round in the Ieuan Wyn Jones trophy, the team won the 5 a side Urdd competition and further success came in the five a side, catchment area. |
Siarter IaithThe Siarter Iaith group has been very busy lately, they gave a presentation for the school governors, sharing the good work they are doing. The presentation detailed their Action Plan for this year and members of the governing body had a chance to ask questions. Thank you to Mrs Legge for preparing the members of the group and to the pupils for displaying and introducing their work so maturely. |
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Outside AreaThere has been some change in the Foundation Phase’outside area over the last few weeks, and the thank you goes to Mr Elfyn Roberts (Awel, Sion and Ellis’ father). Elfyn has been busy creating a mud kitchen and a bench and these are now in place. But, the children have also been busy helping with fitting the new furniture in place in the concrete. Thank you to Eryl and Lisa for their hard work. |
Cooking togetherThere was a lovely smell of food in Henblas School recently, 86 pupils cooking with Richard Shaw from Coginio gyda’n gilydd company together with Carla Desmond (Healthy Schools). |
GoodbyeIt was a pleasure to welcome Mrs Helen Pritchard back to the school recently, we would like to thank her for her hard work whilst working in the kitchen. Together with Anti Sian and Anti Aloma they made an excellent team and the children were very lucky over the years for her care.
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GymnasticsMembers of the school gymnastics team represented the Urdd team and were successful in the Island gymnastics competition when numerous awards were had. Ifan Gilford came second in the singles competition, Martha Gilford and Ariana Hardy came second in the doubles competition, Martha, Arianna and Gwen Coyne came second in the trio competition, and the icing on the cake was the team bewing placed in first position. Congratulations to all who took part and good luck to them when they will be representing the Island in Aberystwyth next month. We would also like to thank Mair Eluned and Ruth Gilford for training the children and to Mrs Owen who for arranging and co-ordinating the event. |
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Robert Recorde‘In Character’ company came into the school to present a lively show involving numeracy. The pupils had an interesting hour and their enjoyment showed as they followed the main character Robert as he asked for answers in order to solve mathematical problems. Eventually the answers to all the problems led to alphabetical letters that created a mathematical word. |
Bird WatchingPupils of year 3 and 4 have been participating in an inspection of bird watching by making an audit of the birds that visit the school garden over a period of two weeks. The pupils enjoyed learning about the different types of birds that come to the garden and it was a good chance for them to further their numeracy skills. |
ScienceMrs Awen Ashworth from Hoizon Company visited the school to educate the pupils in years 3 and 4 about carbon emissions. The session helped the pupils to develop their understanding of how man effects the environment. |
ChristingleA lovely service was held at St Cristiolus Church before Christmas under the leadership of Cannon Emlyn Williams. During the day all the children had been making a Christingle and learnt how all the elements were related to the Christingle. Thank you to the children who performed so well under the leadership of Mrs Legge and to Cannon Emlyn Willimas for his time in giving the pupils such a special experience. |
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Christmas Shopping EveningThe school was transformed on Thursday November 29th - full of stalls for our annual Christmas shopping evening organised by the Parent Teacher Association. A wonderful atmosphere filled the whole school and we are so thankful to all who attended. A fantastic amount of £891 was raised. |
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ThanksgivingIt was lovely to see the hall full for the Thanksgiving service this year. A huge thanks to the parents for their support and to every child for giving their best when performing, from the youngest child from the Cylch Meithrin to the elder child in Year 6. |
Service by the Reverend Hywel Davies and Councillor Dylan ReesThe school would like to thank Rev Hywel Davies and Councillor Dylan Rees for their visit to the school to hold a service about the skate park in Llangefni. |
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Bake OffIf you were passing Ysgol Henblas on Monday evening the 22nd of October you might have enjoyed the beautiful aromas cakes which was a part of the baking competition ‘Henblas Bake Off’. A huge thanks to the children and the parents for their wonderful cakes, a lot of work and effort had been put in to the baking. Anti Sian and Anti Aloma enjoyed the task of adjudicating and tasting the produce. It was lovely to see the school hall full and vibrant enjoying the bingo! |
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Fitness DayThe whole school went to the Mona show ground at the beginning of the month to participate in the ‘ Go Fun Run’ event. The children had a day of physical activities and they had fun in the warming up session with the mascot - dancing to various music. All of the pupils were full of energy, they all ran around the track and completed successfully. |
Welcome to the new pupilsMrs Roberts would like to welcome the new pupils to this years’ reception class. |
DinosaursThe Foundation Phase has had a very busy, fun filled month. The theme at the moment is ‘Dinosaurs’. |
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Language CharterThe Language Charter is alive at Ysgol Henblas. An election was held to choose members for the Language Charter who have already been very busy. They have arranged a competition to create a logo for the group and made sure that the children of the school listen to the band of the month. This month Yr Ods is the band of the month and the children love listening to their songs. Also, the Language Charter group is trying to encourage the school children to use in Idiom of the month daily and this month everybody has been ‘torchi llewys’! |
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Anglesey ArchivesLia from the Archives department came to the school to share information about the effect the war had on Anglesey. The children had created a list of questions for Lia and many interesting facts including data about the amount of bombs that had fallen on houses in Holyhead, Llangefni and Menai Bridge. Thank you for leaving a number of artefacts which will enrich the children’s learning. |
Bread MakingIt was worth seeing every pupil of year 5 and 6 in their baking hats as they created bread shapes with Blodwen and Bryony from Caterlink. Thank you to Auntie Sian, Auntie Aloma and Auntie Helen for baking the bread in the oven. Apparently the bread was very tasty. |
Washing HandsWashing your hands correctly is very important and that is the message that Nurse Mandy gave the children when she visited the school. She showed effectively how simple germs can be spread from person to person, e.g. by shaking hands. Freya, Erin and Morgan modelled how to wash the hands properly and make sure that the soap is put in between the fingers and nails. Thank you Nurse Mandy. |
Rev Emlyn WilliamsThe children enjoy having a service from Rev. Emlyn Williams on a Wednesday morning. It is lovely to hear the children singing their hearts out and moving energetically after hearing the important message. We look forward to more interesting stories. |
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Year 6We 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 AwardsWe 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. |
Busy AfternoonThank 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 TalentAs 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 JonesWe 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 JulieReception 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. |
FarewellWe 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. |
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Bethan Wyn JonesBethan 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. |
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Anglesey Sea SaltYear 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 CentrePupils 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 LlywelynPupils 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. |
Rugby TournamentCongratulations 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 CentreYear 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 |
CondolencesAs 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 JonesWell – 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 FairClick 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 JonesYsgol Henblas pupils singing their hearts out with the talented Mr Edward Morus Jones. Click here to see the photos and the videos |
Spring FairAt 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 |
AberystwythWe 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. |
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Urdd AthleticsCongratulations 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. |
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Fitness and athletics |
Get Well WishesWe 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 SchoolDuring 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. |
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 |
Visit to Melin Llynnon |
Outside AreaIt’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
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Young AmbassadorsCongratulations 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
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The Happy Tree – October
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Children In Need
MMM! These cakes are delicious! |