Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been a wonderfully busy week across the school, with so many opportunities for our pupils to engage in a wide range of activities. It has also been a pleasure to welcome our visiting teachers from Lesotho, who have been spending time getting to know our pupils and staff—this has been a valuable and enriching experience for all involved. Thank you to all the parents, carers, and families who joined us on Wednesday for our Explorational Pathway ‘Pop and Play’ afternoon. Your support and involvement are greatly appreciated and help to make these events so special. On Thursday, pupils at our Ffordd Derwen site enjoyed a fantastic morning of play-based activities as part of the International Day of Play. It was lovely to see so much enthusiasm, creativity, and teamwork on display. Today, we send our very best wishes to our Basketball team, who have travelled to Aberystwyth to compete in the Jr. NBA ALN Tournament. We are extremely proud of their efforts and achievements, and we wish them the very best of luck. Have a lovely and restful 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 16th June - Friends of Tir Morfa - 10am in Brew Cafe
- Friday 19th June - Morning - Sports Day (Aled, Alwen, Tegid classes only)
- Friday 19th June - Afternoon - Sports Day (Brenig, Famau, Findeg, Siabod, Tryfan classes only)
- Tuesday 23rd June - Therapy Dogs at Ffordd Derwen
- 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 3