ZAMBIA 2009 Mrs Linda Roebuck uo nqvtorchlo d ou mawr

Yn ystod mis Gor ffennaf bu 10 0 fyfyrwyr Blw- i Mrs Linda Roebuc k, yddyn 12 gyda Mrs J e a~ Jon es a Mrs Ce r~ n Prif Gogyd des Ysgol Syr Mu tembo Jon es yn Zambia yn gwneud ,gwalth Thomas Jo nes ar gael ei dyngarol yn Ysgol ltolo. Buont yn dysg u r p lant dewis yn Gogydd y Flw­ac yn gwneud gwalth cynnal a cha~w or yr ys- yd dyn ar gyfer Ynys Mon. g?1. c:awsant gyAe hefyd .l ymweld a Rhaeadr Congratulati on s to Mrs victorio a gwarchod fa a n l f e ~ l l a d gwyll t. Roedd Linda Roeb uc k th e yn broflod bythgoAadwy I bawb! Go be- h I h d k ithir tref nu taith arall i Itala yn ystod Haf 20 10. ~c 005 t e~ th c~o k o~ During July, 10 Year 12 pu pils a long with elng vo e e 00 _ 0

Mrs Jean Jones and Mrs Ceren Mu tembo the Year for Ynys Mon. Jones went on an expedit ion to carry ou t vo luntary work a t the Itala School in Zam­bia. They taught the pupi ls at the school as well as doing practical mainten an c e work. A high ligh t was a lso visiting Vic to ria Falls a nd a Game Reserve . It was a n inspiring a nd un­forg ett a ble experience for everyone. We hope to arrange a nother visit to Itala in 2010.

Dathlu Canlyniadau TGAU Gorau Erioed Celebrating Best Ever GCSE Results

Roedd yna ddathlu maw r yn yr vs­gol ddiwedd mis Awst wr th i ddisgy­blion Blwyddyn 11 gael y canlyniadau TGAU gorau erioed . ll cnqyforchlodou mawr i bawb! Cafwyd canlyniada u Safon Uwch ardderc hog hefyd ac fe ddymunwn yn dda i'r myfyrwyr sy'n ein gadael i fynd i'r Prifysgol ion gan ddiolc h iddynt am eu cyfraniad i fy­wyd yr ysgo l ar hyd y blynyddoedd ._-....

At the end of August w e saw grea t celebra tions at the school with Year 11 achieving the best ever GCSE re­sults. Congra tula tions to everyone! The results at A Level were a lso excellent and we w ish all the stud ents going o ff to university all the best , tha nking them for their c ontribution to the school community . We a lso than k and congra tula te a ll the sta ff who he lped the students to gain these excellent results.

Ma e' n b lese r gennym gyAw yno i chi rifyn Ta ch wedd, 2009 o'r Le inw s Ba c h. Bu cry n weithg ared d yn ystod yr haf a d echrau'r tymor newydd, a thipyn 0 gamp oedd caeI lie i 'r hoi I sto riau a lIu­niau a ddaeth i law . C roesawn yn a rbennig y d isgyblio n newydd i Awyddyn 7 sydd bellach wedi hen se tlo yn ha pus iawn e in p lith . "'ij~3i!:;-;-;:"1I It is w ith g rea t plea sure that we prese nt to yo u th e No vember 2009 II

editio n o f YLein w sBa ch. It has been a very b usy period over the Sum­o mer a nd since the beginning of the new schoo l term with plenty of

~~~~~~~~~~~~illIIJ activities and successes to report. We especia lly we lc o me o ur new [ pupilsto Year7who have all settl ed in well into the sc hoo lcommunity .

Prif Ddisgyblion 2009-2010 Senior Prefects for 2009 -2010

• CD yn gwerthu'n wychFfarwelio / Happy Retlerment Harbour Gems Sing for Macmillan Ar ddiw ed d tymor yr hof buom yn ffarwe- Ma e Katie Collier, Dai re Iio 6 dwy o'n hathrawesa u a fu'n gweithio •• : I • Ro berts, Ben Smith , Amy yn ysgol Syr Thomas Jo nes am d d eunaw Pritc hard a Rachel Hello n mlynedd . Dymunwn ymddeoliad hapus i w edi ffurAo grwp a recor-Mrs Enid Jones a Mrs Elizabet h Jones Griffiths . dio CD newyd d i godi ar ia n gan ddiolch yn ddiffuant am eu cyfra niad tua g a t e lusen Macmil­i'r ysgol ar hyd y b lynyddoedd. We wish Mrs Ia n. Buont yn perfformio yn Enid Jon es a nd Mrs Elizabeth Jon e s Griffiths yr ysgol ac yn y gymuned a ll the bes t a nd tha nk them for their contri- gan godi swm sylweddol bution to YSTJ over the p ast eighteen ye ars. at yr e lusen bwysig hon .

HIYW Katie Collier, Dair e Ro berts, Be n ~~~~~. Smith , Amy' Pritchard an d Rac he l Hel­• WEAAE Ion have formed a grou p to record

Elen Rowlands Bleddyn Man r1~~r:~~. a ne w CD to raise mon ey for the L10ngyfarchi a d a u maw r i Elen Rowlands a Bled­ Macmilla n chari ty. They have performed in dyn Man ar gael eu dewis yn Brif Ddisgyblio n the school and also in the community , raising ar gyfer 2009-2010. Dymunwn y gorau id d ynt a substantial amount for this import ant c har ity . am y Awyd d yn i ddod. Congra tulations to Ele n Mae'r CD ar gael am £5 gan aelodau'r grwp neu Rowland s and Bled d yn Man who have been gan Mr Bryn Roberts yn Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones chose n to be the Senio r Pref ects for 2009-20 10. v The CD is available fo r £5 from the m embers of We w ish them well in this important ro le. Mrs Elizabelh Jones Griffiths the the group or from Mr Bryn Roberts at YSTJ .Mrs Enid Jones

Ben Praised for His Courage and Quick Thinking

Ben Parker, c urrently in Year 7, has rec e ntly re ­ceived a letter o f praise from Nor th Wa les Po­lic e for his c ourag eous actio ns d uring a hor­rific incident w hic h occured in his home w hilst he was a pupil at Ysgol Gynrad d Penysarn . At the end of January 2008, whils t he was at home suffering from food poison­ing , Ben heard his mother's scream com­ing from downsta irs. When he w ent to investigate what had happened he disc overed that some strangers had burst into the house and were threate ning his mum vio len tly and demanding mon ey . Despite being spotted by the g ang and

Dafydd Janesyn derbnyn Tlws Chwaraewr A ebei ng threatened and chased around Rygbiy fiwyddyn gan Keirion Thomas his home, Ben manag ed to eva d e th em

a nd made his way to th e local post o f­ Hwylysydd Owyieithrwydd Newydd fice where he raised the alarm an d asked Our New Bilingual Facilitator

Mae MIss Ing a Price o 'r Adra n Wyddonia- Lauren Gardner yn derbyn Cwpan Goffa Because of Ben's qu ick thinking and the postmaster to ring for the police.

eth wedi cael e i p henodi yn Hwylysyd d Claie H ug~eS gon Mrs J U l ie .H~g hes calm bravery no -on e was seriously hurt Dwyieithrwydd yr ysgol. Byd d Miss Pric e Croeso I Mr John Williams and three members of the vic ious gang yn c e fnogi d isgyb lion sy' n astud io eu Yn ystod absen ol­w ere q uic kly arrested. A fte r a trial th ey py nciau yn ddwyie ith og ga n gy nnwys deb Mr Selwyn were sentenced to terms in pr ison . d arparu c1ybia u gwa ith cartre f ar 61ysgol. Roberts croe­Ben c erta inly d eserves everybody 's Miss Inga Pric e from the Science De­ sawn Mr John praise a nd admira tio n for his leve l­ pa rtm en t has been appointed as th e Willia ms i'r Adran headed a nd courageous action . schools Biling ual Facili tator. Her main Wyd do nia et h. Dy-Da iawn ti Ben! ro le w ill be to support pupils to com­ - munw n wellha d

p le te their work bi lingually; th is w ill in­ buan i Mr Roberts . clude after school homework clubs.

Aelodau Newydd i'r Tim Cymorthyddion Dosbarth New Members to the Classroom Assistants Team

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Croeso iMrsChristineGriffith i'rAdronFothemoteg.Wel­cometoMrs Christine Griffithtothe Moths Department

Coginio 0 Fri! / Masterchefs of the Future? Ceri Evans- Cogurdd 2009 Cynhalwyd rownd gy n derfynnol y g o­gledd 0 gystadleuaeth coginio 'r Urdd sef 'Cog urd d' yn yrysgol ac fe fu cystad­lu brwd yn yr ysta fel l goginio . Y beirniad a fu mor ffodus i gael b lasu 'r d an te ithi on

YSTAFELLOEDD TGCH NEWYDD a ddarpa rwyd gand dynt oed d Dudley, NEW ITROOMS y cogydd enwog ar S4C. Yn ffud dig ol

Dros yr haf fe addaswyd dwy ys­or y diwrn od oedd Ceri Eva ns a c fe fu to fe ll i greu ystafelloedd cy fri­iddi hi fynd ymlaen i 'r rownd d erfynol fiaduron newydd o ' r radd ftae na f. yn y bws c oginio ar fo es Prifwyl yr Urd d Over the Summer b rea k 2 new sta te yng Ng ha erdydd. tl onq vto rc hlo d ou

mawr iddi am ddod yn ai l d rwy Gymru. onqvtorc rvo ou I ay e 9 ug es wyooyn omenr., of the ar t !T rooms were develo ped y gystodleuoethenwi'r Bocs Bwli. Moe'nderbynywobr by adapting rooms 4-4 and 6-6.

gonP.C. Brion Jones Jack Ellis- 'Ready stena Cook' Yn ftynyddol cy nhelir cy stadleuaeth g oginio gan gwmni hwylio Sten a rh­

_ _ .JtIO-.. w ng ysgo lion uwchrad d Ynys Man , a'r das g eleni oedd cynllunio a c hyn­hyrch u eitem y gellid ei rhoi ar fwyd len frecwast y Iiong. Bu i d disgyblio n BI.10 sy' n astudio Arlwyo a L1 etygarwch gystadlu yn y rownd gyntaf ac fe fu i Ja c k Ellis ddod i 'r brig gyd a 'i frecw ast traddodiadol 0 uw d a gra­nola ffrwy tha u Y cam nesa f oedd mynd i Gaergybi i bara to i y bwy d ar y 1I0 ng ac i gystad lu yn erbyn ysg olion erail l Man; p ro fia d gwerth chwei l! A d o yn w ir. fe fu i Ja c k enni ll y gysta d leua eth ac 0 blith ei wobrau roed d i-pod moethu s, trip ar y Iio ng a 'r cy fte i w e ld ei uwd ar y fwydlen yn ogys ­tal a chadw'r tlws yma am ftwyddyn. t lon qvforchiodcu mawr iown. Jack!

NOSON AGORED / OPEN EVENING

- . Ar nos Faw rth y 13eg 0 Hydre f, cynhaliwyd Noson Agored hyn od Iwyddiannus. Croesawyd d isgybli on Mathemategwr Medrusblynyddoedd 5 a 6 o'r ysgolion c ynra dd i fwynhau pob math 0 weithgareddau yn yr adrannau. Edrychwn ymlaen at eu croesawu yn 61am ddyddiau blasu pellach c yn cychwyn yn swyddogo l yma ym Medi 2010. National Moths Winner Diolch i'r holl sa tff am eu c yfraniad gwerthfaw r i'r noson a c i Miss Ffion Wyn Jone sam w neud y tre fnia d au. On Tuesda y the 13th o f October w e held a very successful Open Even ing. We welcomed the Year 5 and 6

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Flwyddyn 9 ar d d od yn y 10 uc ha f mewn c ystad leua eth fathemateg genedlaethol lie roedd dros 2000 yn cystadlu . Da iawn ti! Congro tula tions to I" ich olas Jarret from Year 9 w ho c ame in the top 10 of a na ­tional mathema tic s competition with ov er 2000 parlic ip an ts. Well done ~j i c h o l o s!

Taith Fro Blwyddyn 7 Fel rhan o' r wythn os weithgareddau fe fu di sgyblion Blwyddyn 7 yn crwydro 11­wy brau arfordirol yn ymgyfarwyd d o o'u bro. As part of our Activities Week, Year 7 p upils went on a loc al coasta l walk .

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The Year 11 Young Enterpri se g roup will be selling the OFFICIAL Ysgol Syr Thom as Jones Christmas c ard desi gned by stud ents from Tuesday 17th November. The c ard s c an be purchased in the YSTJ Winter Fayre - Tues­day 17th November 4pm - 6pm, from Project 9 Directors or at the Aml­wch Christmas Fayre in the Memorial Hall on Frid ay 27th November, Y Dirprwy Brif Swyddogion / The Deputy Senior Prefects

pupi ls from the c atchment primary sch ools to enjoy a var ia ty o f ac tivities in the d ep artments. We look for­ward to welcoming them aga in to other taster days before they join us full time in September 2010. Thank you to all the sta ff for their hard w ork durin g the ev ening and to MissFfion Wyn Jon es for organising the event .

Y Chweched yn Ffae'r Dreigiau Taith y bed i Lundain

The Sixth Form in the Dragons Den Fel rhan o 'r cwrs BAC bu Blwyddyn 12 yn 'Ffae 'r Dreigiau' yn c ynllunio a marchnata cynnyrc h 0

ddeunyddiau w edi eu ha il gylc hu. As part o f the BAC c ourse, Year 12 went into 'The Dragons Den' , producing and marketing a product from recycled materials.

Tim 0 weithwyr sy'n cefnogi disgyblion YSTJ Mae d isgyb lion YSTJ yn hyn od 0 ffo dus i gael nifer 0 wei thwyr arbenig ol • • • yn gweithio i'w c efnogi a 'u cynnal. YSTJ pupils are very fortunate to have

External AgenCies Supporting the pupils of YSTJ many external agencies sup porting their need s..'

Callum's Boxing Exploits Collum Gaskell (Year 11) does his Cynllun Mar a Mynydd / Messing About in Boats boxing in Llangefni 3 times a week, and has done so for the post 2-3 years. He recently got through 10 the finals of the Welsh School­boy Championships in Newport. Although he didn't win the fight •••• it was a very close call, and Col­lum is really pleased to be the second best boxer in Wales in his weight category. Collum has regular fights throughout the year, and will hopefully one day make the Welsh finals again, Do iawn ti Callum!

Max Races Ahead / Max yn Representing Holyhead Soiling Club, Max Peters from Year 8 won the Wales Hondo RYA Youth Rib Championship held in Pwllheli dur-t 'LI_ ..~ ing the summer holidays, qualify­ing him for the final at the presti­gious Southampton boot show on Sunday, 13th of September. Thirt competitors from allover the UK, Gi bra Iter, Channel Islands and Isle of Man took part in this timed power boot handling competition. The first prize was a £ 15,000 rib for your soil ing club. Max did two faultless run s and gained 3rd prize. He hopes t try again next year. Well done Max! Llongyfarchiadau mawr i ti Max!

Rasio i'r Brig I !

Fel rhan o 'r cynllun Mar a Mynydd cafodd 30 0 ddisgyblion blynyddoedd 8 a 9 gyfie i fynd gyda Mr Ceirion Parry i Bias Menai i gael hyfforddiant mewn 'caiacio', hwylio a hwylfyrddio. Cafodd pawb wyth­nos i'w chofio a gwlychu at eu croen! As part of the 'Mar a Mynydd' Project, 30 Year 8 and 9 pupils accompanied Mr Ceirion Parry to Plas Menai to experi­ence various water based activities like kayaking, sailing and windsurfmiq. A good time and soaking was had by all!

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Y 6ed yn Adeiladu -Tim Team Building for Year 12

Wrth baratoi or gyfer y Fagloria­eth Gymreig bu myfyrwyr Blwyd­

?.dyn 12 yn gwneud gweithgared­- " d a u adeiladu tim don arweiniad

Y Wylfa a Gyrfa Cymru. As prepa­ration for the Welsh Baccalaure­

- ate, Year 12 students took part in team building activities organ­ised by Wylfa and Careers Wales .

Diolch yn fawr iawn i Mrs Carol Whitaker am gasglu'r lIuniau a'r storiau Many thanks to Mrs Carol Whitaker for colle cting the pictures and stories