Dear Parents and Carers,
What a week it’s been! A huge thank you to all our pupils, staff, and families for your resilience during this week’s heatwave. The temperatures have certainly kept us on our toes, but everyone’s efforts to stay cool, safe, and hydrated have been brilliant. We really do appreciate it. We are also incredibly proud to celebrate the achievements of our pupils who took part in the ALN E-Steddfod this week. We are delighted to share that we achieved 2nd place overall in the competition – an outstanding accomplishment! Da iawn to everyone who took part – you have done yourselves and our school proud! Have a lovely weekend.
Kind regards,
Susan H. Roberts
Headteacher
Official School Facebook & Instagram
We are pleased to share that we have launched our new official Instagram and Facebook pages to celebrate the wonderful learning, achievements, and experiences of our pupils. These platforms will allow us to showcase school events, classroom activities, educational visits, and the vibrant life of our school community.
Click on the links below to follow us
Summer Term
- Monday 8th June to Wednesday 1st July - Visiting Teachers from Lesotho, Southern Africa
- Tuesday 7th July - Summer Fair, Ffordd Derwen - 10am to 12 Noon
- Wednesday 8th July - Therapy Dogs at Grange Road
- Friday 17th July - School closes to pupils for the summer holidays
2026 - 27
- Tuesday 1st September - Staff Training Day
- Wednesday 2nd September - Staff Training Day
- Thursday 3rd September - School open to pupils
Attendance Information for Parents and Carers
As part of our continued focus on attendance this year, we have decided to share attendance data regularly with parents and carers through our newsletter. Attendance remains one of our school priorities, and we believe that sharing this information helps keep everyone informed and working together to support our pupils. In Wales, the Welsh Government defines good attendance as 95% or above. Attendance of 90% or below is classed as persistent absence. These benchmarks are used nationally across schools in Wales. We would like to reassure families that we fully recognise that many pupils at YTM have significant health or medical needs which may make it difficult, or sometimes impossible, to meet these targets. As a school, we understand this and want to be very clear that no parent or carer should feel pressured or judged where absences are due to genuine health-related reasons. Our intention in sharing attendance data is simply to ensure transparency and awareness of our overall school attendance and the expectations placed upon us as a school. We value our strong partnership with families and appreciate your continued support in helping pupils attend whenever they are able to do so. If you would like to discuss attendance in relation to your child, please do not hesitate to contact the school - we are always happy to work together to provide the best possible support.
The dinner menu at Ffordd Derwen next week will be: Week 2