Ar lan y mor!

Hello all! Hope you all had a great Easter Holiday.....and can't wait for Tuesday to start  our new topic - AR LAN Y MOR (on the seashore). Mrs Utting Lawson and I have already visited Porthcawl and been inspired as to some possible activities - and of course we want  to know what you children would like to learn and do too...Don't forget we are getting ready for Year 3 this term ...!
Happy Summer term to us all!

Spring Term highlights!

What a busy spring term with lots of enjoyable activities. The children have all been busy and have all progressed very well towards reaching their personal targets - bendigedig! We have enjoyed our "Magic Moments" topic - and we have created plenty magic moments of our own...the highlights? (according to the children....)

• Our show and tell sessions - dogs, mice, horses, Brownie outfits, Welsh cakes, photographs and much more!
• Our time line zig zag books
• St David's Day Eisteddfod rendition of "Parti"
• Trip to Newport Wetlands
• Making our African masks and mother's day pendants
• our African animal homework
• composing and performing animal music
• fun in the Snowdon cafe
• visits to Spar
• sessions in the forest school
• finding the mysterious egg on the playground and creating stories about it..
• kerbcraft road safety
• learning to handwrite
• multiplication sums
• our finale - planning and preparing a birthday party for Mamgu Morgan!- great fun

Have a lovely Easter break ! Pasg Hapus! Hope you get a visit from the Easter bunny!
Mrs Decaro and Mrs Porter

Blwyddyn newydd dda!

Happy new year everybody! We are all busy in class 8 looking at our new topic - "Magic moments". The children are buzzing with stories about their special memories and eager to share their special photographs to produce a time line in their zig zag books. Our show and tell sessions started with Sydney and her golden retrievers Chance and Hope, followed by Luke Usher with Winston, his new puppy. They were both very knowledgable and told us all about how they look after the dogs and some funny stories about them...
Next week we are going to be setting up our Snowdon cafe role play in the classroom ....

So proud of you!

Da iawn dosbarth 8 - and all the infants for a fabulous carol concert! I was so proud of you all and I'm sure your parents were too....one more performance tomorrow.....
Nadolig Llawen to you all! Enjoy the season's celebrations and a well earned break!

Christmas puppets

Our puppet project is well underway! Each child has now designed their Christmas puppet and are in the process  of making them....some have brought in bits and bobs from home - Sydney has brough in some of her dog's hair  ready for her Arthur Christmas elf puppet.....!!!
We all loved the trip to Bethel Baptist Church, Pontyclun. We enjoyed the puppets, cooking mince pies, Christmas craft, stories and puzzles. The children sang well at the end - our hosts commented at the quality of the singing. We are all working hard  preparing for the infant carol service - learning our lines and singing our hearts out!

Calling all grandparents!

Class 8 and 9 are looking forward to entertaining their grandparents next Thursday afternoon at 2pm. They will be treated to a programme of singing   harvest songs, jokes from our ty hafan event and other surprises! There will be a raffle and refreshments available..... Come and watch your grandchildren perform!
I was quite amazed with the dancing in the PTA disco last Thursday - Keiran Jones and Henry Jackson deserve a special mention - ardderchog!
Mrs Decaro

Victorian Day!

What a great day! Diolch yn fawr to all for entering into the spirit  of the day. The children were excellent - we all had a fun day and learnt so much. The first part of the day was very focused, we had lessons as Victorian children  with rows of desks facing the front. We were all in role - and had a visit from an inspector and  the local gentry. Our snack was bread and cheese. In the afternoon we all joined in activities of our choice, planned by the children - indoors we made Welsh cakes, peg dolls, cup and balls, observational drawings, role play and outdoors played marbles, skipping. clapping games, hoop bowling and the favourite - duck, duck goose. A very memorable day indeed! Thank you parents for providing the costumes! Have a great half term!
Hwyl!
Mrs Decaro
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