Following the disappointment of having to postpone the Denbighshire Eisteddfod 2020 until 2021, Eisteddfod T will be seen and heard on television, radio and internet between May 25 and 29 this year.

There are traditional competitions (singing, reciting, dancing) and some completely different (sports, cooking, comedy, family competition).

For more information and a full list of competitions follow this link http://s4c.urdd.cymru/en/

The deadline for entries is noon, May 11th.

The Eisteddfod, but not as you know it.

Turn your sofa into front row seats!

I hope that you and your families are staying safe and well at this extraordinary time. It has been around a month since I last wrote to you to introduce our new way of working. Can I take this opportunity to thank the many of you who have supported your children with logging in to teams and completing work. At this unprecedented time more is being asked of all parents with the education of their children. We know that this additional pressure is a challenge in already challenging times. We remain committed to providing the best education possible for students, and as this period continues we are adding more structure to what pupils are expected to do. We ask for your support in encouraging the learning of your children and supporting them to complete the work set.

To add structure to the learning we are providing a suggested timetable of work for students. Teachers will use this use when setting work. We do not expect pupils to be sat working all day, but to allow reasonable time for their learning. We suggest 60-90 minutes as a maximum on each subject’s work per day. Work will focus on enjoyment of learning as well as literacy and numeracy skills. All teachers will set work using Microsoft teams as before, and pupils will receive feedback on the work they have completed. If your son/daughter is struggling with the work please encourage them to contact their teacher.

Download the guide – Distance Learning V2

Equally important to learning is physical, emotional and personal wellbeing. This is why a cornerstone to our learning programme is to set aside time for both physical wellbeing, social wellbeing and creativity/enjoyment. There are suggested activities for this in the learning guidance, but pupils should be given the opportunity to lead their own learning in this regard. We are in the process of setting up a wellbeing page on the website with suggested activities for physical, creative and personal wellbeing, and links to helpful websites and sources of support.

As we have no clear indication of when schools will reopen it is important that pupils do complete work. This will support both their development educationally but most importantly has positive effects on their wellbeing and emotional development.

We thank you for your support in this difficult time.
Please continue to follow the government advice on regular hand washing and to stay at home in order to protect the NHS, yourselves and your loved ones, Stay safe.

Distance Learning V2 a helpful guide with structured pupil timetable
Student work Apr 2020-A copy of this original letter

We hope you enjoy these PE resources – they will be there for you as long as you need them through this difficult time.

General physical activity can also provide valuable, fun breaks in the day and support wider learning. Please adapt these activities to suit your home environment.

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https://www.prestatynhigh.co.uk/?page_id=8761

Parents! @CareersWales are running a live Q&A session across their Facebook and Twitter channels on Thursday 23 April 2pm – 3pm to answer any concerns you may have around your child’s future opportunities.

Keep checking their social media channels for further information.

This is an important update on the status of trips.

Please read if you are involved in any school trip that was due to take place over the lockdown period.

Download the letter – Trip letter

Dear Parents and Carers

As I am sure you are well aware, all schools and therefore all school trips have been impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19. We are hugely disappointed that trips are not going ahead and our pupils are not getting these wonderful life changing experiences. The lockdown has resulted in all trips both within the UK and abroad to be either cancelled or postponed.

To keep you updated and informed, here is the latest information we have about the trips.

At this moment we can confirm the following:

Cancelled Trips.

Chateau De Broutel    – 19^th March – 23^rd March 2020

Holland Trip                – 26^th May – 30^th May 2020

New York                    – 20^th Oct – 26^th Oct 2020

Postponed Trips (new dates to be published as soon as possible).

Geneva                        – 30^th June – 2^nd July 2020

PGL (Y7)                      – 30^th March – 1^st April 2020

Anglesey (Biology)      – 24^th June – 26^th June 2020

Trips still going ahead (provisionally) – we are taking payments from parents at this time.

Austria Ski Trip            – 16^th Dec – 23^rd Dec 2020

Iceland Trip                 – March 2021

What is certain is this period of lockdown, school closures and social upheaval will end.  As soon as it is safe to do so, our numerous and amazing school trip and experiences will resume.

We ask for your patience at this time as we are in discussion with several companies, holiday providers and insurers.

We will contact you as soon as we can with updates on refund details.

With kind regards

Neil Foley – B.Sc. MA.

Pennaeth Headteacher