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Cardinal Newman Catholic School

Pontypridd
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Cardinal Newman RCT
2 years
Thank you, goodbye and good luck Mr Arnold, Mrs Morgan, Miss Reardon, Miss Liffen and Miss Lane.
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We are acutely aware of the impact home schooling is having on our pupils and parents. Next week will be a ‘Catch up, consolidation and well-being’ week. No new work will be set unless requested. Staff will be available to support learning and well-being:
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Congratulations Year 11. Best results ever (Including last 2 years of CDGs)! Best average points score ever, best A/A* ever, best L2+ ever etc. Every measure beaten despite all you went through. We are so proud of you all.
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Always great when a past pupil pops in, but this one is a bit special. Thanks to @RobertEarnshaw for the time he spent with the pupils today. Takes a lot of patience to take that many selfies!
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Thank you to the anonymous parent who sent us a Christmas tree arrangement and a thank you card today. It has been a long term and this has cheered us all up on a grey Monday.
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The end of another week! Thanks to staff for all their efforts again. Thanks to our students for their hard work and excellent behaviour. Thanks to parents for their support and understanding. These five weeks have been a real team effort. Enjoy your weekend.
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We got fairly close!
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Pleased to be able to help the people of Ukraine in a small way with a £1000 donation from our charitable fund. Proud of the pupils for organising. Student council meeting before the end of the week to see what else we can do. #Ukraine @MickAntoniw1
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We’re here!
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Well done to our A Level students who picked up their results today. 100% pass rate! Best results ever! Good luck in your further studies at Oxford, Imperial, Exeter, Cardiff, Swansea etc, etc.....
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Congratulations to our new Head Girl, Head Boy and Deputies. You are already doing a great job!
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Lovely surprise today from an anonymous pupils. Means a lot whoever you are. They have brightened up reception ready for Monday.
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First day back, our first first groups all in class. Welcome back everyone. Thank you to parents for your support and trust.
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Congratulations to everyone collecting their GCSE results. Some of the best of results we have ever had. We are so proud of you all. You will always be part of our Newman community. Remember, your are ‘a link in a chain, a bond of connections between persons’
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It was with great sadness that we learnt of the death of past pupil, George Franks-Herbert. A fantastic young man who will be sorely missed by all who knew him. Whole school prayer was dedicated to him and his family this week. God Bless, George.
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School will be closed tomorrow. We feel there is too much snow to risk people travelling. Have a nice weekend everyone.
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4 years
Today would have been the last day of term and next week is Holy Week. An Easter Reflection is on Google Classrooms. No regular work has been set, but individual teachers may have set assignments. We miss you all, we are here if you need us. Happy Easter, God Bless and stay safe.
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Well done to all our Year 11. Best results we have ever had on every measure. You have done us proud. Enjoy your remaining holidays, you deserve it!
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Thanks to @LeanneWood for the sixth form talk today. It is very much appreciated. Great to see a national politician engaging with schools.
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A great afternoon playing our annual Staff v. Students in the George Franks-Herbert Cup. Great to see George’s family here and the money raised for the @MarfanTrust
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Great first day back as a whole school. Excellent attendance and attitude. Thanks to parents for your ongoing support.
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The school will remain open for pupils from Caerphilly and children in the area are still expected to attend. We understand that parents and pupils may be anxious. Our COVID-19 measures are in place, please contact us if you have any questions.
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Last day of ‘statutory education’ tomorrow. Pupils will be bringing plenty of work home. Online resources already on website. Our interactive ‘Google Classroom’ resources will be ready and up loaded tomorrow. We will share details of how to pick up extra resources tomorrow.
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Happy to say that our school has always been 'Green' since the system was introduced!
@BBCWalesNews
BBC Wales News
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Ratings are improving.... but how's your child's school doing?
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Thanks to @sarah4bridgend and Joe Murphy for presenting the Jim Murphy Award last night. Both past pupils, the award is named after their father who taught at the school for 38 years. Jim is fondly remembered and greatly missed by the school community.
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Thanks to the Kelleher family for attending Presentation Evening last night. Mr Kelleher presented the Rhys Kelleher Award, named in memory of his son. Rhys embodied the values of the school and will be sorely missed by all who knew him.
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3 A*s. A fantastic achievement. Mr O’Sullivan looks pleased!
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The school community reflected on the life and service of Queen Elizabeth II today. A very respectful and prayerful response from all pupils.
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Got here early. Great seats. Just waiting....
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Over £600 raised for @Velindre today in our #WearRedForWales2023 day. Well done everyone, especially Grace who got the organising started.
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Congratulations to past pupil and daughter of much missed member of staff Jim Murphy, @sarah4bridgend on her election as MS for Bridgend and Porthcawl.
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Welsh Government will now honour Centre Assessed Grades for A Level and the forthcoming GCSE results. Great news.
@HeadteacherCNS
Justin O'Sullivan
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U-turn. Finally!
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Sometimes we forget how lovely our school fields are and how beautiful this part of @RCTCouncil is. Have a lovely weekend everyone.
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Look who our pupils bumped into on their way back from Iceland trip! @Nigelrefowens
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Huge congratulations to all of our GCSE students. You have done fantastically well. Best of luck in your next steps into sixth form, college or apprenticeships. God Bless.
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Congratulations to all our GCSE pupils. Excellent results, especially at A/A*. See our website for more details:
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Thank you to parents for all your hard work supporting home learning. We know how difficult it is for everyone. We hope you all have a restful half term. We will be back to help and support on Monday 22nd.
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Great to be back preparing for the return of our pupils. Looking forward to seeing Years 7, 12 & 13 this week and the rest of you on Monday!
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A great time had by all at the Jambori today. Brilliant reaction from pupils. @Urdd @gwylwalgoch #walgoch
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Great to have proper results days back. Well done everyone, we are so proud of you all!
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A lovely evening for our goodbye meal with our last ever Year 13! Bitter sweet, but couldn’t wish for a better group of young people. God bless and goodbye Year 13.
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Although the second half of the week will be (hopefully) cooler, we will be continuing with PE kit as an option until the end of term. Thank you all for your ongoing support.
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Don’t worry parents, we haven’t started charging yet, but we are in the Western Mail’s ‘Independent Schools’ pull out! Check out our website if you want to know more:
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We’re looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Lay out your uniform, pack your bag and get an early night. See you in the morning!
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Hope you all had a good break. Looking forward to seeing everyone bright and early tomorrow. Pupils may wear PE kit instead of uniform if they are worried about the heat. We will put our plans for the rest of the week on the website tomorrow.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Rhys Kelleher. A past pupil who was taken from us far too early. God bless, Rhys.
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We are trying to find out what this means for our pupils and staff that live in Caerphilly. We will share information as soon as we have it.
@BBCWalesNews
BBC Wales News
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Wales' first local lockdown announced as #coronavirus cases rise cause 'concern'
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Additional measures for Monday/Tuesday: No lessons ‘upstairs’ or classrooms identified us prone to heating up, lessons under our covered outdoor areas and the hall. No PE practical lessons. Water and ice pops available. Safe to say these won’t be normal days!
@CNSRCT
Cardinal Newman RCT
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It will be incredibly hot on Monday/Tuesday. There are very few further mitigations that we can put in place. There is very little useful advice from Welsh Government or RCT. Follow link for our statement on these days:
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Great night at Year 11 Prom!
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Three days of transition start tomorrow for Year 6 into Year 7. There will be plenty of us there to meet you on arrival. It’s going to be fun!
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A great start to our new partnership with @stdavidscoll Thanks for hosting the whole of our Year 10. They are excited about the opportunities and motivated to come to you with the best grades possible.
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We hope everyone in our wonderful cluster primary schools is ok. Thoughts and prayers with you all. Just let us know if there is anything you need. @stmichaelswales @ourladysmash @SsLove2learn @StHelensRC
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Group photo. All ready. See you later.
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This week learners in years 7-10 have received their free book, courtesy of @storyvillebook and @Books_Wales Pupils in 7S (pictured) couldn't wait to lose themselves in their new books.  Happy reading!
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A great group photo of the Upper School trip
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A very respectful and solemn silence in school today #DayOfReflection Our school community has been hit by the loss of too many loved ones across this year. We continue to support each other in our prayers, actions and thoughts. We are always stronger together.
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For those pupils who do have to self isolate, we are in the process of putting together packs of work and online resources. Bear with us over the next couple of days.
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It was with great sadness that we learnt of the death of member of staff Mr Domun on Friday. He was much loved and will be missed greatly:
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Well done to all the pupils who attended Presentation Evening last night. Always a great evening but even more special for the level of their achievements and it being the first one in three years.
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Congratulations all!
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We wish everyone a very happy, holy and safe Christmas. We look forward to seeing you all in January.
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We thoughts we would share with you the destinations of our fantastic Sixth Formers. First up, Fiona. Well done and have a great time @UniofExeter
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We are prepared and ready for tomorrow. Can’t wait to see you all over the next two weeks. Have an early night Years 10-13, you are first up!
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" @TweetTFM : A special mention to the Zambian Prince @RobertEarnshaw #King http://t.co/i40KKGbYs3" Also ex-Cardinal Newman pupil.
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We wish everyone a very holy, happy and restful Christmas. It has been a record breaking year. Thank you to those who have helped and supported us. Pupils return on Tuesday 7th January.
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We hope you are able to take some time to celebrate and remember VE Day today. This is an important anniversary made even more poignant by the situation we find ourselves in. We pray for and say thank you to the ‘greatest generation’ for what they achieved 75 years ago today.
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Stayed all night, presented awards and had photos with everyone who asked. What a great ambassador for @cardiff_blues & @WelshRugbyUnion
@HeadteacherCNS
Justin O'Sullivan
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Thanks @samwarburton_ You really made our awards evening. We really appreciate it!
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We’ve got our five golden ticket winners and two additional drawn from the whole school. We’re having a great ‘Dahl Day’ here! @CardiffCatholic @RCTCouncil @RoaldDahlFund
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Great first day back with two year groups. Three year groups in tomorrow and everyone in on Monday. Thank you all for your patience, support and understanding.
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Fantastic results Jac! Have a great time @warwickuni
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Happy New Year everyone. Looking forward to see you all soon.
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Thanks again to @maccarugby91 for delivering our key address at awards evening. Thanks to @cardiff_blues for arranging. Finally able to upload some photos!
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Filling up here!
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Great turnout for past pupil George tonight.
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Thanks @maccarugby91 for your inspirational and moving address at our presentation evening tonight. A credit to @cardiff_blues and Welsh rugby.
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Over £1000 raised for the @MarfanTrust yesterday. Thank you everyone.
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Thank you for all you have done sir. You will be an excellent teacher. Good luck and God bless.
@CNS_HealthandWb
Cardinal Newman Health and Wellbeing
4 years
Today we say "Good Luck" to Mr @LloydEvs who is starting his PGCE in PE @CardiffMetPE next week. ❤👍💪👏❤👍💪👏❤👍💪👏
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Thanks to the mayor of @RCTCouncil for inviting our two top performing students to meet him tonight. 26 A* GCSE grades between them! Well done Jac and Abbie.
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RCT and Caerphilly have suspended all school transport for Thursday and Friday. As a result , the school will be closed for these days. We will post updates about Monday on the weekend.
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Thank you to the parents who sent in this ‘welcome back’ pack. It is really appreciated.
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Thanks to Dr Lyn Evans from @CERN for taking the time to talk to our students today. Inspiring talk. Great for our students to see such an important scientist comes from the same backround as them. @RCTCouncil @CSCJES
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Some more photographs of our brilliant students!
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Another year over! Have a great break everyone. Good luck to those waiting for exam results. See you all when we return on Thursday 5th September.
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Great to welcome everybody back today. A great attitude from all the pupils. Well done everyone!
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Attending school tomorrow is not compulsory. Staying at home is safer for everyone. The school and school transport will be running for essential worker children and vulnerable pupils who have no other option.
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An inspection of the school site and access roads will take place on Sunday. A decision about opening will be made in the afternoon.
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We need all parents to complete the online form on our website. This is crucial information for our planning to reopen from the 29th June:
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Last day of inspection coming to an end! It will be some time until we can share results, but thanks to everyone for the support.
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You are all in our thoughts and prayers tonight. Good luck. We will be in school all day if you need anything.
@CNSRCT
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Every Year 11 should have received a letter about results day on Thursday. There is a copy on our website. Good luck everyone:
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Pupils can wear @CNSRCT PE kit for the rest of the week if they wish. Must be full school kit. No other sport tops, shorts etc. Alternatively, you can just leave your tie off! Temperatures (and uniform) due to return to normal on Monday.
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Well done to Jasmine who achieved A* A* A and will be studying Animal Behaviour at the University of Exeter ( @UniofExeter ). We wish you all the very best in your studies Jasmine.
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Nearly £800 raised for good causes in total today. Great effort everyone.
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Well done to everyone involved. £140 raised for Suicide Awareness.
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Normal timetable suspended for lessons 2&3 tomorrow for the football. Red themed non uniform day, £1. Quite areas and non-football areas for those who prefer not to be involved. Everything as normal lessons 1,4&5. Come on Wales! #cymruambyth #redwall
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Free sanitary products are available in every girl’s toilet and in the front office in school. No girl should find themselves in this position.
@suttontrust
The Sutton Trust
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Nearly 1/3 of girls have had trouble accessing sanitary products during the pandemic. We encourage every school to sign up to this scheme!
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Thank you to everyone who supported us through our inspection this week. We’ll send out the report as soon as we can. We hope everyone has a holy, happy and restful Easter.
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It is with sadness that we have learnt of the recent death of Gareth Morgan. Gareth was Head of Maths at Cardinal Newman for many years. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
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And he got through. Been hinting he didn’t! Well done Jimmy Ray, never knew you could keep a secret so well.
@HeadteacherCNS
Justin O'Sullivan
6 years
Watching Jimmy Ray on The Voice! Coming across so well. Credit to @CNSRCT
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On the 14th April staff will be walking the 14 miles from school to Cardiff Bay in memory of member of staff, Iqbal Domun. They are raising funds for his charity @CharityDEBRA Please support by donating:
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Ysgol Cardinal Newman yn cael hwyl a sbri yn y Jambori/ Cardinal Newman having fun in the jamboree!
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We are really proud of everyone of our Year 13. They are moving on to great employment, fantastic graduate apprenticeships or wonderful university places. Over half will be going to Russell Group universities and two to Oxford. Well done all!
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