Shwmae! We used our Welsh on 14th Oct!

On Tuesday 14 October, pupils and staff at the school took part in Diwrnod Shwmae or 'Shwmae Day', which is a national celebration of the Welsh language. 

A special effort was made to start conversations in Welsh and to use as much Welsh as possible. Also, the Year 7 and 8 Clwb Cymraeg (Welsh Club) created a collage to mark the occasion and the staff who learn Welsh once a week after school joined in the fun too! The Welsh department would like to thank pupils and staff for their enthusiasm!

Clwb Cymraeg is back!

Llwyddiant Eisteddfod yr Urdd

Llongyfarchiadau mawr i'r bechgyn gwnaeth berfformio mor wych yn Eisteddfod yr Urdd Y Bala. Yn anffodus, gawson nhw ddim llwyfan. Ond, o ddarllen y feirniadaeth, roedden nhw'n agos iawn at gyrraedd y brig ac wedi dod a chlod mawr i'r ysgol. Maen nhw nawr yn edrych ymlaen at gystadlu flwyddyn nesaf yng Nghaerffili!

Congratulations to the boys who gave a fantastic performance at the Urdd Eisteddfod in Bala. Unfortunately, they didn't reach the stage. But, having read the adjudication, they were very close to reaching the top 3 and were a credit to the school. They are now looking forward to competing next year in Caerphilly!

Y bois yn ymarfer yn Borth / The boys rehearsing in Borth!

Ar y ffordd i'r Steddfod

Hufen iâ a gêm o rygbi ar y traeth yn Aberaeron.

A stop for ice-cream and a kick about in Aberaeron on the way to Borth.

Eisteddfod Success

Llongyfarchiadau mawr i'r grwp llefaru am ennill lle i gynrychioli Caerdydd a'r Fro yn Eisteddfod yr Urdd y Bala. Cystadlon nhw heddiw yn yr Eisteddfod Sir yn Ysgol Glantaf a dod a chlod i'r ysgol.

Congratulations to the reciting group who won a place to represent Cardiff and the Vale in the National Urdd Eisteddfod which will be held in Bala in May. They competed in the county Eisteddfod today in Ysgol Glantaf and gave a tremendous performance.

The Year 8 and 9 boys who took part, reciting a poem about a referee in a football match, were Adam Wood, Patrick Sheppard, Morgan Barrington-Williams, Jack Jenner, Angus James, Dylan Lloyd-Doyle, Robert Lewis, Josh Lloyd-Doyle, Thomas Jose and Ellis Cartlidge-Llewellyn.

The Welsh Department is extremely proud of the work they had put in to prepare for the competition and delighted with their success. Pob lwc bois!

The boys celebrating their success - Bala here we come!

Dathliadau Dydd Gwyl Dewi

Ar ddydd Gwener 21 Chwefror cynhaliwyd Eisteddfod yr ysgol.

Uchafbwynt y dydd oedd cystadleuaeth côr y llysoedd - roedd llys Llywelyn, Glyndŵr, Hywel Dda a Gruffydd yn brwydro am y Cwpan Canu. Y darn gosod oedd Calon Lân a codwyd y to!

Enillwyr corau Blwyddyn 8 oedd Llys Llywelyn (8.3 ac 8.4).

Roedd hi'n amhosibl dewis enillydd ar gyfer corau Blwyddyn 7 felly rhanwyd y gwpan rhwng Llys Hywel Dda (7.3 ac 7.4) a Gruffydd (7.7 ac 7.8).

Diwrnod Ieithoedd Ewrop / European Languages Day 2013

 

 Shwmae! Bonjour! Guten Tag! Hola!

To celebrate European Day of Languages pupils enjoyed trying European foods and asking for them in European Languages! Pupils and staff have been taking part in quizzes and activities in regestration and language lessons and have also 'shown us their tongues' for our video. Watch this space for more information!

Arweinydd Dwyieithrwydd/Leader of Bilingualism - Bethan Sloan

Dyma Bethan Sloan! Mae Bethan yn Arweinydd Dwyieithrwydd Ysgol Gyfun Y Bontfaen. Swydd Bethan ydy hybu a chefnogi defnydd y Gymraeg o gwmpas yr ysgol. Bydd Bethan o gwpas gyda'i thim yn helpu staff a disgyblion gyda Chymraeg, gadewch i ni ddod i'w nabod hi'n well...

This is Bethan Sloan! Bethan is Cowbridge Comprehensive School's Leader of Bilingualism. Bethan's job is to promote and support the use of Welsh around the school. Bethan will be around with her team helping staff and pupils with Welsh, lets get to know her a bit better...

"Shwmae! Beth Sloan ydw i, a dw i’n uwch swyddog yr adran Gymraeg. Dw i’n un deg saith oed a dw i’n byw yn Llysworney. Dw i’n wrth fy modd gyda chwaraeon. Yn fy amser rhydd - dw i’n nofio a dw i’n chwarae pêl-rwyd. Dw i’n hoffi mynd i’r sinema a siopa gyda fy ffrindiau hefyd. Fy hoff raglen ar y teledu ydy Gwaith/Cartref. Yn yr ysgol, dw i’n astudio Mathemateg, Cemeg a Bioleg. Dw i’n dysgu Cymraeg achos dw i’n caru’r iaith, ac yn y dyfodol hoffwn i fagu fy mlant i siarad Cymraeg fel iaith gyntaf."

Diwrnod Ieithoedd Ewrop! / European Day of Languages! (Medi 26)

Beth wyt ti'n feddwl o Clwb Cymraeg?

The Welsh Department and the Urdd need your help. Do you have any ideas or suggestions on how you would like the Clwb Cymraeg to run from September?

Sion from the Urdd has been working with us over the past two weeks to show examples of what we could be doing in a KS3 Clwb Cymraeg. We have run Coginio Cymraeg and Sgiliau Syrcas. What other activities would you like to do in Clwb Cymraeg? When would you like it to run?

Leave a comment below to let us know what you think.

Diolch yn fawr!

Sgiliau Syrcas yn y Clwb Cymraeg

Mwynheuodd disgyblion blwyddyn 7 ac 8 ymarfer eu sgiliau syrcas heddiw - ac ymarfer eu Cymraeg.

Daeth Sion o'r Urdd i gynnal gweithdai gyda'r disgyblion yn ystod yr wythnos gweithgareddau. Bydd e nol eto bore dydd Mercher.

Pupils from years 7 and 8 practiced their circus skills today - and practice their Welsh too.

Sion from the Urdd held workshops with the pupils during activities week. He will be back again Wednesday morning.

 

To watch the pupils click on the YouTube video below.

 

Comic-tastig!

Darllenwch comic blwyddyn 7 ac 8 am yr ysgol a'r ardal.

Read year 7 and 8's comic strips on the school and the area.

gan Harrison Boyce 7.4

gan Emma Macey a Chloe Roberts 8X3

Molly Connolly-Davis 8X3

Coginio Cymraeg

Cafodd disgyblion blwyddyn 7 ac 8 llawer o hwyl amser cinio heddiw yn coginio cacen gaws.

Daeth Sion o'r Urdd i dreulio awr gyda'r disgyblion i goginio trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg. Roedd y gacen gaws yn flasus iawn, fel gallwch chi weld yn y lluniau...

Treasoning!

Year 8 have been experimenting with giving 'BETTER REASONS' for opinions. Giving reasons for opinions is really important, and as your reasons get better - so do your levels! Look:

 

Level 5 Speaking: “give reasons to explain your ideas”

Level 6 Speaking: “providing reasons to support your views”

Level 7 Speaking: "express opinions using evidence at times"

In this particular task, Year 8 had to give reasons to support (roots) or oppose (wind)  the statement: "Mae'r Bontfaen yn anhygoel". The better their positive reason - the longer the root and the better the negative reason - the stronger the wind. Decide for yourself - will these trees stay standing because of their strong positive roots or fall down due to the strong negative winds?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coginio Cymraeg!

Any suggestions?

The Welsh Department need your help. Do you have any suggestions about how we can make our Llyfrau Iaith even better? Is there something you would like to know how to do? Is there something  you'd like to know more about? Is there something that works really well? Do you need more help? Have you spotted a mistake? What would you like to see more/less of? These are the questions we'd like you to think about.

Leave a comment below to help us improve our resources for you (remember to say which year group you're in).

Diolch yn fawr!