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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A busy week ahead!

I hope you are all looking forward to this week - busy, busy, busy!
It's our Harvest celebration on Tuesday, of course - and I am so glad that class 8 is in fine voice - you sing so well, especially the "Paint box" song and "Salad Ffrwythau".
Of course - Victorian school day on Thursday - hope you all have your costumes ready! That should be fun and a great learning experience.
We must all complete  our autumn art and poems too!
We'll be ready for our half term break after all that!
Hwyl!
Mrs Decaro
P.S Da iawn Henry for winning seren yr wythnos - he is working hard to write neatly!

Voices for Ty Hafan

Well done all of you for being so enthusiastic about our Voices for Ty Hafan event. The jokes were so good that we are going to collect them all in a class joke book . there are lots of empty pages left - so keep them coming! Also we discovered we have a wonderful voice in our class - Miah Jenkins - well done Miah for singing in front of the whole school! She was awarded seren yr wythnos for being so brave. Diolch yn fawr Mrs Parfitt for helping us to type out our jokes. We all know now how to change the font.....so exciting...!
Don't forget to think about our Victorian day a week next Thursday - hmmmm, thinking caps on....
from Mrs Decaro
PS - class 8 is great, don't you think? Please leave messages for me on the blog! Diolch yn fawr!