Today the Year 6s enjoyed their idea of the Hunger Games, brought to life to Mr Evans-Williams! Dens were built, opponents chosen and battles were won and lost! Cawson nhw hwyl!
The Hunger Games Leavers Style
Our beautiful whole-school mosaic
Wow! Jody Mc Partlin from Stoneglass Mosaics has put the finishing touches to our whole-school mosaic that she has worked with the children to produce. Since Easter Jody has worked with children throughout the school to design and create the mosaic based on our school values. The project has been part funded by a grant from the Diocese. Da iawn Pawb!
Croeso!
Last week we welcomed Education Practitioners from Pennsylvania, USA who visited our school to find out about our Education system in Wales. They enjoyed observing some Outdoor Learning in our recently developed areas and some Forest School activities. They really enjoyed their time at our school and the children made them feel very welcome.
Mabolgampau 2024!
We had a lovely sports day this year, where the Year 5 and 6 children planned a variety of events based on their work on the Olympics. Congratulations to the Purple Team ‘2024 Cup Winners’.
Origami
Today Mercedes, a former pupil of ours, has come in to help pupils make some origami flowers for Mrs Gibbons, a former member of staff! They will be on show at her stall at the Royal Welsh Show. They had to listen carefully and follow the instructions to make the complicated designs!
Refugee Week
We marked Refugee Week by teaming up with volunteers from the local Refugee Support Group and Clayton Engineering to run an activity day on the theme of “Home.”
Children from across the whole school simulated the experience of some refugees. Using donated and borrowed tents, poles, tarpaulins and groundsheets and lots of cardboard, the children separated into four nations and each made their home, as best they could.
Then two of the groups went in search of a better home and they began to travel the world. They helped each other through an obstacle course, before encountering the sea, a huge blue tarpaulin that they had to find a way to get their cuddly toy mascots across without falling in. And would they be welcome?
Nick and Dave from Clayton Engineering joined us with two lifeboat launching tractors. Clayton Engineering builds the machinery that launches all the RLNI Lifeboats all around the British coastline. RLNI volunteers rescue anyone in trouble at sea, including asylum seekers in the English Channel. Their cause is to save lives.
During the afternoon, children returned to their classes.
Children in Reception and Year 1 looked at the story of Paddington and they thought carefully about the things that they would take with them if they had to leave their home.
Year 2 and 3 pupils were inspired by the work of Kate Daudy and they used a tent as their canvas for their ‘home’ inspired creations.
Pupils in Year 4 created artwork based on the work of artist Romero Britto on the theme of ‘hope’.
Pupils in Years 5 and 6 learnt more about the RLNI and created ideas for how they might raise funds for the RLNI.
Jigsaw- The Year Ahead
Today Year 6 completed the final unit of ‘Changing Me’. All topics taught have been dealt with in a really mature manner by all pupils, with open and honest conversations, despite many feeling embarrassed by the nature of the unit. The last lesson was to think about the year ahead and moving on to high school…thinking about any worries (making new friends, losing old friends, getting lost, detentions, missing the bus) they might have and what could help.
Gemau Olympiadd BSL
Kate visited again today to teach us some BSL about sports and the Olympic Games. Did you know there Deaflympics? And that Wales have the world champions for the deaf male and female rugby teams?
Can you guess what some of these signs mean? Ydych chi’n gallu dyfalu?
BSL
Today Katie came in to school to teach us some BSL for food and drinks. We can now communicate about what foods and drinks we like and dislike in 3 languages!
Dysgon ni, caneuon ni, chwaraeon ni.
We learned, we sang, we played!
How do we compare to world records?!
