Miss Thompson

Our annual sports day has come & gone, this time for Yrs 7 & 8. It was great to see so many pupils participating, with many doing multiple events. Also, a huge thank you to all the form tutors, staff and our Yr 9 & 10 helpers for ensuring a successful sports day! Da iawn all👏🏻

This years final addition of our monthly newsletter👇🏻 🏆 BG 7s Success 🏏 Girls Cricket Matches 🏃‍♂️ KS3 Athletics ⭐️ Pupils of the Week Plenty of sporting & curricular achievements to celebrate, da iawn to all our learners👏🏻

A month full of rugby! Here’s what happened in May👇🏻 🏆Yr 10 & 11 Cup Final Wins 🏆Dragons Cup Success 🏏School Cricket Leaders 🆚10 vs 11 Charity Match ⭐️Pupils of the Month Another successful month here at ALC, with plenty more to come 🔜 @MrPopeHWB @DanNewbs

Good Luck to our Year 11 GCSE PE cohort, who are sitting their GCSE PE exam today!🍀

Great day delivering our Sports Leadership course to @ALC3to16 year 9 pupils. Pupils were a real credit to the school, thanks to the PE staff for the support.

Our Yr 10 squad for the Urdd 7s tournament tomorrow👏🏻 Please can those selected ensure they bring their PE kit, boots, a packed lunch, plenty of fluids and sun cream. Meet in school reception for 8:20, bus leaving at 8:30. Return time TBC, depending how far we get🏉 @MrPopeHWB

Da iawn to Year 9 for winning the league vs Ebbw Fawr. Great to see another fantastic achievement from these group of girls. HWB are so proud of you!

Da iawn Year 10 for coming runners up in the South East Wales School League v Croesyceiliog.

Da iawn Year 8 for winning the South East Wales Schools League vs Caldicot!

A huge well done to our Year 8 team for finishing as runners-up in the South East Wales Tournament in Croesyceiliog this week! Your hard work, teamwork, and determination truly paid off, and we are so proud of your achievement.

Well done to our Year 8 team for taking the win against Tredegar in their League Match. Da iawn!

Da iawn Year 7 for winning their friendly netball match against Tredegar!

Congratulations, Year 8!🎉 Amazing job winning your league match against Gwynllyw! Your teamwork and effort were outstanding. Special congratulations to Kaidi and Darcey for earning Players of the Match—well deserved! Well done, team! 🏐👏

A massive well done to our Year 8 team for winning their first-ever league game for ALC v Monmouth! Your hard work, determination, and teamwork have paid off, and we couldn’t be prouder. Here’s to many more victories ahead!

Excellent effort from Y10 GCSE PE and Sports Coaching completing their fitness test in preparation for their Assignment. Miss Thompson and Mr Pope enjoyed observing their commitment and motivation within the pupils. Da Iawn!🙂

Congratulations to Libby (Y10) who has been invited to play football in Barcelona with the BGCW Boys and Girls Clubs of Wales to represent Wales between the 12th and 17th of October. Da iawn Libby, what an amazing achievement!

Thank you Starling Bank for our generous gift of football kits, footballs, cones, and bibs for our girls football team. The girls are excited to put these to good use in the upcoming academic year of 2024/25.

Great to deliver some Flag football sessions to over 190 year 7 and 8 pupils from @ALC3to16 as part of their wellbeing programme "try a new sport" loads of fun and lots of smiles

Please share your wishes, have the conversation with those you love. Thank you to our amazing NHS staff, the brave donors and their families for their selfless gift at often their worst times. #OrganDonationAwareness #WorldTransplantDay

Great final game of the competition. Congratulations to @ALC3to16 Year 9 on winning the Blaenau Gwent Schools Cup 24-21 against @KingHenrySchool in a game that came down to the final play. 2 Players or the Match were chosen: Jack Williams of KHS & Liam Edmunds of ALC 👏