Litter – A Community Partnership Approach
February 1, 2012 by jatkins
Lunchtime litter patrols
A selection of pupils are currently working alongside local Police and RCT Streetcare Enforcement Teams in tackling litter issues in and around the school grounds during the lunchtime hours.
Regular litter operations will be conducted as and when deemed necessary by the teams and any person caught in the act of littering will be [...]
Year 9 P.U.P.I.L. Scheme – visit to Tonypandy Library Coffee morning
February 1, 2012 by jatkins
Last Friday a group of year 9 pupils – all boys- attended the fortnightly coffee morning held for members of the local community at Tonypandy Library. The main aim of the visit was to find out what the group knew about distraction thefts and whether they had been personally affected by this crime. The pupils [...]
Ugandan Fundraising Evening – 16/1/2012
January 25, 2012 by jatkins
On the evening of Monday January 16th a fantastic evening took place at Ystrad Sports Centre in aid of The Ugandan Building Fund. For the past three years Tonypandy Community College has been linked to a school in Mable that is in great need of help and support. A team of staff and community members [...]
Youth Speaks
January 22, 2012 by jatkins
Students from The College were highly commended in the Annual Youth Speaks Competition last week.
Hannah Smith, Hannah David and Alex Flook debated the controversial topic ” Should schools spend more time on academic subjects and less time on sport.”
The competition was held in the College and was a great success.
The college and [...]
Fundraising Event on Monday January 16th at Ystrad Sports Centre
January 5, 2012 by jatkins
We are holding a Fundraising Event on Monday January 16th at Ystrad Sports Centre and we would really appreciate your support!
The Spectacular Evening will include a 3 Course Meal, Auction, Disco and Performance from Sophie Evans.
Sophie is an ex-pupil of Tonypandy Community College who rose to fame on the BBC Programme “Over the [...]
School Work – Moodle Log in
January 5, 2012 by Gethin
If the College is ever forced to close work can be found for students here:
https://rctmoodle.org/tonypandycommunitycollege/
To do this go the web address given.
Enter student details into login box.
User names are firstname.secondname (please email me if password needs to be reset).
Once logged in hover over the ‘Courses’ box
Select ‘My Courses’ and select the relevant subject.
If your child [...]
College Open Monday
January 5, 2012 by ebeasley
On Thursday afternoon (5th January) the very high winds caused damage to part of a roof in the College which resulted in an early closure. This closure was precautionary and carried out to ensure the safety of students and staff. The College remained closed today ( Friday 6th January) to [...]
Welsh Table Tennis news
December 19, 2011 by jatkins
Megan Phillips, from Denbigh who now lives in Cardiff, teamed up with Guernsey’s Alice Loveridge to finish 4th at the portugal Open in Tavira over the weekend
After coming through the group stage, they faced favourites and eventual winners, Portugal, in the semi finals. Losing 0-3 put them into a 3rd/4th place showdown with Holland who [...]
5×60 KS4 Basketball Tournament.
December 8, 2011 by jatkins
Wednesday 7th December saw six Year 11 boys from Tonypandy Community College set off to Tylorstown Sports Centre for a 5×60 KS4 Basketball tournament.
The team of John Plenderleith, Conor Edwards, Jarrad Morrissey, Sam Lee, Ryan Jones and Jay Shallish were excited at the thought of playing some familiar teams from last year’s tournament.
The boys were [...]
Ugandan Building Fund
December 8, 2011 by jatkins
Congratulation to Randal Gaya who won the Choclate Hamper in a draw held this week.
The raffel raised £115.00 in support of our Ugandan Building Fund.
Many thanks to all.
