Parent’s Bulletin – April 28th 2025
Dear Parent/Carer,
Please find information below about all our upcoming events, assessments and activities and get in touch via the contact details at the bottom if you have any further questions.
School Times
All students are expected to be on the school site at 8.50am in readiness for registration.
School Uniform
Thank you for your support in maintaining the standards of uniform at Ysgol Y Grango. Polite reminder that skirts need to be of an appropriate length and footwear needs to be all black. Please see the uniform guide below for more information.
https://www.grango.co.uk/school-information/uniforms.php
Attendance – End of Term Absences
In the remaining days prior to the Easter holiday, we ask for your support to ensure your child attends school every day for the rest of this half term, when they are able to do so. This includes the final day of this term, which is Friday 11th April closing at 3.10pm as usual. Students do not need to take additional days off school, they have two weeks to relax and rest. The “odd day off” soon adds up and can impact on your child’s learning in the long term.
Thank you in anticipation of your support in this matter.
All absences should be reported to the school on the morning of each day of absence before 9.15am and provide a valid reason for absence either by:
1.Email – info@grango.co.uk
2. Telephone – 01978 833010
3. Free text – 07908670242
Failure to report your child’s absence from school creates a safeguarding issue
Year 11 Skills
Year 11 students will continue their individual projects this week as part of the Welsh Baccalaureate. These skills days will run on Monday, Wednesday and Friday April 11th. It is really important that students attend these days.
Year 11 Revision Sessions
Revision sessions for year 11 students will be running over the Easter holidays. A timetable for these sessions has now been compiled and will be handed to students and emailed home on Monday April 7th. We would encourage all students to take advantage of these sessions.
Community Focused Schools
Calling all parents/carers and families. The Family Engagement Officers at Grango School would like to invite you to a “family brunch” on Wednesday 9th April 9.30-11.30am, an opportunity for you to come and meet the FEOs (Family Engagement Officers) at Grango with a hot drink and refreshments. Share ideas with us and chat with other like-minded parents.
Also, we are holding a parent Easter craft session on Friday 11th April from 4.30pm-6.30pm. Have a night off and join us for a wreath making session with tea, coffee and other parents. Please follow the link below to register your place on this event.
https://forms.gle/7cXGFd8RTVhFaLey6
If you would like any other information please contact us on 07570 367232 (Holly) or 07467 687086 (Cheryl)
Nurture Bake Sale
The Nurture department will be holding an Easter Bake Sale on Friday April 11th to raise money for trips and activities. If anyone can contribute by baking or donating cakes, cookies or other sweet treats, donations can be dropped off at the Library before school on the day.
A reminder will be sent home nearer the time. See the poster below for more information.
Year 11 Prom
This year’s Prom will be held on July 2nd. Letters with information have been passed to all those pupils who are eligible to attend. The payment on Parent Pay and is due to be paid by May 30th.
Football Boots Needed
The PE department are in desperate need of football boots for the department. If you have any that your child has outgrown or that you no longer use, please consider donating them for students to use in their PE lessons. We can only use boots with moulded studs on our 3G pitch and are particularly looking for size 4 and above.
Donations can be brought to the front office, or handed to a member of the PE department.
Well-being Equipment Plea
Can you support wellbeing sessions in school?
We are looking for sports equipment such as: boxing gear, yoga mats, weighted balls, skipping ropes, resistance bands, sports bottles, etc. to help deliver wellbeing sessions to young people. If you can help, please bring donations to the school office.
Brilliant Books
Each week we recommend a ‘Brilliant Book’ for students. These books will always be aimed at young people and are available in the school Library. Our recommendation this week is ‘The Poet x’ by Elizabeth Acevedo. A poetry novel about family, love and culture. Poet X is a story about how to survive when the whole world is against you. Suitable for key stage 4 students.
Film Club
Continuing our Science Fiction season of films, this week we will be watching ‘The Adam Project’ (12) 3.10 – 4.55pm in the Library.
All students are welcome to attend but please make sure you let someone know if you are staying behind after school. For those who are new to Film Club, please fill out the form below to give permission for your child to attend.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScR7c2Ac_l5OtXf4VN255W_0vYuN9bhvXfDmbeC8r6M7jS_Qw/viewform
Dates for Your Diary
Monday April 7th Individual Project – Y11 (2 and 3)
Wednesday April 9th Community Focused Schools ‘Breakfast and a Brew’
Wednesday April 9th Individual Project – Y11 (2 and 3) continued
Friday April 11th Individual Project – Y11 (2 and 3) continued
Friday April 11th School closes for Easter break at 3.10pm
Monday April 28th School reopens to students at 8.50am
Monday 5th May School closed for May Day Bank Holiday
Wednesday 15th May Year 10 trip to see ‘An Inspector Calls’
Upcoming Exams
Monday April 28th French Speaking & Listening GCSE exams – all day
Tuesday April 29th French Speaking & Listening GCSE exams – all day
Thursday 1st May Art GCSE exam – all day
Friday 2nd May Art GCSE exam – all day
Tuesday 6th May Digital Photography GCSE exam – all day
Wednesday 7th May Digital Photography GCSE exam – all day
Thursday 8th May 9am Numeracy GCSE exam
Friday 9th May 9am Drama GCSE exam
Friday 9th May 1pm Business Unit 1 GCSE exam
Monday 12th May 9am English Literature Unit 1 GCSE exam
Monday 12th May 1pm Computer Science Unit 1 exam (at Coleg Cambria)
Tuesday 13th May 9am Geography Unit 1 GCSE exam
Tuesday 13th May 1pm Biology GCSE exam
Wednesday 14th May 9am Welsh Unit 3 GCSE exam
Timetable
This week the timetable will be on the Week 2.
The week after Easter, beginning Monday April 28th will be on Week 1.
Contacting School
Telephone: 01978 833010 Email: info@grango.co.uk
Diolch yn fawr
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