On Saturday 16th January Dwr-y-felin Music Department were part of a special screening of the hit film ‘Pride’ in the Gwyn Hall Neath organised by the British Film Institute (BFI) for the ‘Britain on Film Special Screenings’. The film is set in the summer of 1984 during the Miner’s Strike and at the same time there is the Gay pride march taking place. Mark Ashton along with friends from ‘Gays the word’ bookstore take note of the miners struggle and…
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A reminder that your child will be sitting Unit 1 English Language on 08/01/2016 (am) and Unit 2 on 12/01/2016 (am). All pupils have revision tasks to practise their exam skills so please encourage them to complete these over the next two weeks. Additional past papers can be found on the WJEC website.
The Festival of Music last night was fantastic! A big thank you to all staff and pupils that were involved but especially Rachel and Hywel. Our pupils were an absolute credit to the school. Parents, family and governors said it was one of the best concerts yet! Well done all. Sue Handley (Headteacher)
Successful night of netball last night. Girls from Years 7 – 10 played in an inter-year tournament showcasing their skills. A successful event that will be replicated in the New Year. Reminder that there are NO clubs after school next week. They will commence again after the Christmas break.
Dwr-Y-Felin Comprehensive School winners of the 2015 Safety Quiz. Congratulations to year 8 pupils Luke Powell, Rhys James, Charlotte Beynon and Lucy Berni for getting 117 out of a possible 120.
During 2015, 44 year 10 pupils completed their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh at Dwr-y-Felin. They completed their final Expedition in the Gower. The pupils involved were fantastic. After 2 days of hard hiking they all completed the challenge and made some brilliant memories. Also during 2015, 29 year 11 pupils completed their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Expedition in the Brecon Beacons. They faced some of the harshest weather conditions that we have experienced in recent years – walking through…
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During October 2015, 29 year 11 pupils completed their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Expedition in the Brecon Beacons. At Dwr-y-Felin we have a fine tradition of delivering the Duke of Edinburgh Award, national qualification, which helps teach students how to work as part of a successful team, along with developing communication and leadership skills. Our Silver group 2015-16 were a credit to the school and are now busy volunteering in the community and completing their skill and physical sections of…
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Year 11 have enjoyed their fieldwork visits. It is important that they attend every Geography lesson until the end of term to complete the write up.
Digital literacy is an increasingly important aspect of children’s education so we are always looking for ways to integrate ‘digital working’ into the curriculum. With this in mind we recently challenged some Yr10 pupils to design a Christmas themed banner for our school website. The creative talent on show was superb with pupils submitting lots of great designs. We have chosen the three best designs and we can reveal that they were created by Cadeyrn Davison, Kia Sambrook and Luke…
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Last night our Year 7 netball team were victorious over Maesydderwen with a 5-1 win. Jessica Richards was awarded player of the match. Year 9 netball were also victorious in a tough, well fought match winning by 15-13 against Maesydderwen mix of YEAR 10/11 team! Well done to Megan Johns who was awarded player of the match. The girls are our Canada Squad who will be heading on tour in 2017. All of the extra training and fitness sessions are…
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