12 June 2025
Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr
Behind the scenes at rehearsals for Made in Dagenham 2025!
As the final half-term of our academic year gets underway, time is accelerating towards the LHS summer production of ‘Made in Dagenham.’ With every production, the cast and crew transport us to another place in time and unravel a powerful story. Made in Dagenham is set to unleash upon us on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of July 2025.
Tickets are selling fast so don’t delay, get booking today. Once your ticket is secure, you can relax in the knowledge that you will enjoy a mind-blowing experience. On the night itself you will be able to invest further in a quality programme, the raffle bonanza, and a wide range of refreshments.
I was privileged to gate crash rehearsals to capture some snaps of the production in action. It was amazing to see the inclusive cast (ranging from Year 7 through to Year 13) getting into character and getting into fine voice. The atmosphere was electric. Caring. Encouraging. Fun. Expressive. Vibrant. Terrifying! Passionate. And real.
These lot have some serious moves. And it was amazing to see some faces that are new to our school productions! Please go quickly to ParentPay to book your seats now!
Year 9 go Gorge Scrambling!
Next today, let’s see how brave we are! How many of us would throw ourselves into freezing cold water?! Well – Year 9 certainly did!
Last week, Mr Owen and Mrs Beck accompanied 10 of our well deserving Year 9 students on an exciting day of Gorge Scrambling at the beautiful waterfalls in the Brecon Beacons National Park. They made their way up the river gorge by climbing and scrambling, finishing with adrenaline-pumping jumps into the waterfalls. The rivers were in prime condition offering a unique opportunity to learn all the techniques that are needed to scramble along a river journey. The trip also encouraged team bonding and helped everyone to overcome personal challenges.
We were incredibly proud of all of our students who demonstrated a number of our core values including ambition and resilience. The trip was a great success and we would encourage all pupils to take up such opportunities in the future.
Updates from our Learning Support Team
This week the Learning Support ‘Star of the Week’ award goes to Logan Cocks in Year 9.
Logan showed amazing enthusiasm and effort in his PE session. He’s had a brilliant week, well done Logan 😁
We are also exceptionally proud of the team who ran their 5k at Roath Park last month.
The final fundraising total was over £1,500. The power of the team and the impact of building resilience! A superb effort.
PRIDE is alive!
As June continues, we would also like to take the opportunity to celebrate our LGBTQ+ community. It’s not just about flying the flag. It is about showing up as yourself and supporting others to do the same.
Our Pride Alliance always welcome new members to keep pushing for freedom, acceptance and understanding. Not just in the month of June, but every day. It is not just for members of the LGBTQ+ community but for any member of the school that is interested in promoting respect and kindness. Please see Miss Evans, Assistant Headteacher, for more information.
LHS Radio Station and some amazing prizes!
We finish strong today with some incredibly exciting news. For this, I am going to hand over to Mr Young to explain….
“Hi all, Mr Young from Learning Support here!
We are running two huge prize draws over the next two months to raise money for LHS’ very own Radio Station
Round 1 of the prize draws, with all prizes below will run online and in person every break time at LHS for students (Mon – Fri) 11th – 26th June. Round 2 with over 20 more prizes will run on a new page online and in person every break time at LHS for students (Mon – Fri) for the entire week of 7th July – 13th July.
We have over 30 amazing prizes up for grabs for Round 1:
– 5 x £20 vouchers for Creams Queen Street
– A pair of tickets for any show in The Globe Cardiff
– A signed tour poster from the band Skindred
– A signed setlist from the band Skindred
– A signed dressing room sign from the band Skindred
– A voucher for 2 people for Escape Rooms Cardiff
– A £50 bowling voucher for Roxy Lanes Cardiff
– 4 tickets for Freddie’s House Party show at Cardiff Theatre Cafe (over 18s) – 28th June
– 4 tickets for Queen of the Horror show at Cardiff Theatre Cafe (over 18s)- August 2nd
– 2 Adult weekend passes for Glastonbarry Festival in Barry (over 18s)
– 3 tickets to any show at DISTIRCT Cardiff (over 18s)
– 2 tickets to any non-sold-out show at The Exchange Bristol
– Collector’s starter pack bundle of Pokémon Cards from Spawn Point
– A signed book from Author Lloyd Markham
– A hamper from Blue Banana
– A pair of free smoothies from Fuel Juice Bar Cardiff
– A £15 voucher for The Entertainer
– A £30 voucher for Record Exchange Cardiff
– ‘A Hard Days Night – The Beatles’ vinyl from Record Exchange Cardiff
– A bottle of wine courtesy of Mrs Campbell
– A Captain America graphic novel from Bear Island Books Cardiff
– Merch from the band Hacktivist
– A own brand hoody (size medium) from Damaged Society
– A plush dragon from Castle Welsh Crafts
– A £10 voucher for Galactic Attic Cardiff
– A Yellow Ukulele courtesy of Mr Young’s friend Lyndsey
– A hand made Vinyl Record clock made by Mr Young
Phew! that’s a long list, and a lot of prizes to be won!
For every £1 spent your name will go into our draw. For example, if you spend £2 your name will go in twice, etc. We appreciate any amount we receive!
For those of you wondering what we are raising money for, have no fear as I will explain…
I come from a Radio background, having hosted, produced and edited various shows including my own for a number of years on Xpress Radio Cardiff.
When I joined Llanishen High School I worked with Mrs Pawar to set up our very own radio station for our students, and we got recording! Unfortunately, our equipment was damaged in an accident a few years ago and are now fundraising to buy new equipment and to get back to where we were, with a HUGE schedule of amazing radio and podcast shows hosted by our wonderful students!
I have planned this prize draw and the other that will happen in July, to raise as many funds as we can and to give back to our students and parents with over 50 wonderful prizes over 2 prize draws.
Best of luck to you all! Don’t fret if you don’t win in the first round because there is always the 2nd round in July with a further 20 prizes to be won. All the best, may the odds be ever in your favour, and may the force be with you!
– Mr Young
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So, that’s a wrap for another week.
It’s not too early to commend Years 10 through to 13 on an exemplary exam series. The end is in touching distance next week.
We look forward to celebrating with our Year 11 students in their leavers assembly on Thursday. We’ll be signing shirts and taking them down memory lane! Also, it’s the end of an era for Year 13 as they put on their finery for their leavers dinner next Friday. More to follow on these milestones and more…..
Thank you for reading/Diolch am ddarllen,
Mrs Sarah Parry, Headteacher