Ysgol Borthyn is a Voluntary Controlled Church in Wales Primary school which has occupied its present site since February 1990 following an extensive remodelling programme. Ysgol Borthyn is a Category 4 school with the English as the main Language and Welsh being taught as a second language.
Ethos of the School
Recognising its historical foundation, the school will preserve and develop its religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church in Wales and in partnership with the Church at parish and diocesan levels.
The school aims to serve the community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith and promotes Christian values through the experience it offers to all its pupils.
The School Building
The school provides quite spacious accommodation for its pupils having seven teaching areas, a hall/gymnasium, library/quiet room, craft area and separate boys and girls changing rooms. There is a large playing area at the rear of the school and the school also has a large playing field.
The School Day
Morning session : 08:55a.m. – 12pm
Afternoon session : 12.55p.m. – 3.10p.m. Foundation Learners
12.55p.m. – 3.15p.m. Year 3-6 Learners
Nursery sessions : 9.00a.m. – 11.30a.m. (5 mornings per week)
At Ysgol Borthyn we work very hard to make our school a creative, happy place for your child to flourish and grow. We aim to deliver learning that develops all their skills through Christian Values and equips them for life in the twenty first century and the next stage in their education. Ysgol Borthyn has a tradition of fostering a happy and hardworking atmosphere based on sound interpersonal relationships between pupils and teachers. We constantly strive to create a school environment which is caring and stable.
The school is known within Ruthin for its warm, friendly, family atmosphere and Christian ethos where children feel valued and secure. Our school motto is:
Believe, Aspire, Try, Succeed
We provide additional support for pupils who are more and less able. We are an inclusive school and work with other local schools and agencies to ensure the highest standard of provision for all our pupils. Your child’s talents and achievements are as important to us as they are to you and are celebrated by the whole school community at every opportunity.
We recognise, the partnership between home and school is a vital one and we appreciate parents, carers, Church and the community in Ruthin working together with us. We endeavour to support our pupils to grow into valuable citizens of Ruthin.
Ar ran yr holl staff a’r Llywodraethwyr mae’n bleser mawr gennyf eich croesawu a’ch plentyn i Ysgol Borthyn, Wirfoddol a Reolir Eglwys yng Nghymru.
Yr wyf yn gobeithio y byddwch yn dod o hyd i’r llyfryn hwn yn ddefnyddiol fel canllaw cyffredinol i’r gwaith, gweithgareddau’r ysgol ac ein bywyd bob dydd.
Yn Ysgol Borthyn rydym yn gweithio’n galed iawn i wneud ein hysgol yn, le hapus creadigol ar gyfer eich plentyn i ffynnu a thyfu. Ein nod yw darparu addysg sy’n datblygu eu holl sgiliau drwy werthoedd Cristnogol ac yn eu paratoi ar gyfer bywyd yn yr unfed ganrif ar hugain a’r cam nesaf yn eu haddysg. Mae gan Ysgol Borthyn draddodiad o faethu awyrgylch hapus a gweithgar yn seiliedig ar gydberthynas gadarn rhwng y disgyblion a’r athrawon. Rydym yn gyson yn ymdrechu i greu amgylchedd ysgol sy’n ofalgar ac yn sefydlog. Mae’r ysgol yn adnabyddus yn Rhuthun am fod yn gyfeillgar, awyrgylch deuluol gynnes ac ethos Cristnogol lle mae plant yn teimlo eu gwerth ac yn ddiogel.
Ein Arwyddair yw:
Credu, Dyheu, Ymdrechu, Llwyddo
Rydym yn ysgol gynhwysol ac yn gweithio gydag ysgolion ac asiantaethau lleol eraill i sicrhau ein bod yn darparu y ddarpariaeth o safon uchaf ar gyfer ein holl ddisgyblion. Mae doniau a chyflawniadau eich plentyn yr un mor bwysig i ni ag y maent i chi ac yn cael eu dathlu gan y gymuned ysgol gyfan ar bob cyfle.
Rydym yn cydnabod, bod y bartneriaeth rhwng y cartref a’r ysgol yn un hanfodol ac rydym yn gwerthfawrogi rhieni, gofalwyr, yr Eglwys a’r gymuned yn Rhuthun yn cydweithio gyda ni. Rydym yn ymdrechu i gefnogi ein disgyblion i dyfu’n ddinasyddion gwerthfawr i Rhuthun.
