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!

Ymweld a'r Ysgwrn

Aeth disgyblion Blwyddyn 12 i'r Ysgwrn heddiw i weld cartref Hedd Wyn a chlywed ei hanes gan aelod o'r teulu, Gerald.

Year 12 pupils visited 'Yr Ysgwrn' today to see the poet Hedd Wyn's home and to hear about Hedd Wyn's life first hand from a member of his family, Gerald.

Jamie Ferguson:

"Es i heddiw i gartref Hedd Wyn, 'Yr Ysgwrn'. Mwynheuais i weld y Gadair Ddu - cadair yr Eisteddfod enillodd Hedd Wyn ar ol marw yn y rhyfel. Hefyd hoffais i weld y gegin fach a'r parlwr lle roedd teulu Hedd Wyn wedi cadw'r cadeiriau Eisteddfodol. Mae 'Yr Ysgwrn' yn le hyfryd ac arbennig iawn."

Marnie Adams:

"I enjoyed seeing all the chairs Hedd Wyn won for poetry competitions at different Eisteddfods. We learnt about the different symbols carved into the chairs and what they represented. I also thought finding out new information about the family, farm and house from Hedd Wyn's nephew, Gerald, was an unforgettable experience."

Matthew Davies:

"Seeing the chairs Ellis (his bardic name was Hedd Wyn) won was an amazing experience. But also I enjoyed learning about the view of someone related to Ellis, especially regarding the film. Ellis' nephew and the family disagreed with the 'Hollywood' portrayal of Ellis' social life and love life as they believe him to have been a normal family man."

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.

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).

Fidio 3 - Dydd Sul ar Lyn Tegid

Cliciwch ar y llun i wylio'r fidio.

Click on the picture to watch the video.

Glan-llyn by Maddy Bolton

Glan-llyn by Emily Bluck

Fidio 2 - Dydd Sadwrn yng Nglan-llyn

Cafodd y disgyblion ddiwrnod llawn cyffro ar Ddydd Sadwrn. Cliciwch ar y llun uchod i wylio fidio.

The pupils had a day full of excitement on Saturday. Click on the image above to watch a video.

Fidio 1 - Dydd Gwener yng Nglan-llyn

Ein fidio cyntaf o Lan-llyn. Click on the image below to watch a few highlights of Friday afternoon.

 

Bore da! / Good morning!

Dydd Gwener yng Nglan-llyn / Friday at Glan-llyn

The pupils have had a very busy day, starting from Cowbridge Comprehensive School at 7.15 to travel to the Urdd Camp near Bala in north Wales. This is an account of the afternoon by one of the pupils. 

Trydar / Tweeting

Mae'r Adran Gymraeg yn trydar yn fyw o Glan-llyn ar @CowbridgeCS ac ar gyfrif newydd yr adran @CymraegCCS.

The Welsh Department is tweeting live from the Urdd camp at Glan-llyn - take a look at @CowbridgeCS and at the department's new Twitter account @CymraegCCS.

Cofio Senghenydd 1913

Ar 14 Hydref, 1913 lladdwyd 439 o lowyr mewn ffrwydrad yn Senghennydd - y trychineb glofaol gwaethaf yn hanes Prydain. Mae disgyblion Y Bontfaen wedi dysgu am hanes y digwyddiad trist a maen nhw wedi gwylio'r rhaglen Cofio Senghenydd ar S4C. Isod, maen nhw wedi ysgrifennu am y raglen a hanes y trychineb.

On 14 October 1913, 439 miners were killed in an explosion in Senghenydd - the worst mining diasater in British history. Cowbridge pupils have learnt about the history of this sad event and they have watched the programme Cofio Senghenydd (Remembering Senghenydd) on S4C. Below, they have written about the programme and the history of the disaster.

Am fwy o wybodaeth/For more info:

http://www.s4c.co.uk/ffeithiol/e_cofio-senghennydd.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-24506122
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/24465242
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/senghenydd-centenary-dan-oneill-nations-6183097

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)

Cambridge researchers to study evolution of Welsh Language through Twitter!

Wyt ti wedi Trydaru yn y Gymraeg? Have you Tweeted in Welsh?

It has become a social media phenomenon keeping millions of people in touch, whether it’s sharing their politics with followers or updating their mates with the trivia of everyday life.

Now researchers at Cambridge University have launched a new study into the evolution of the Welsh language – using Twitter as the basis of its research.

Researchers are using a database of Welsh tweets to identify the characteristics of the changes in the language.

Dr David Willis from Cambridge’s Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, who is heading up the study says:

“My focus is on the syntax of language – the structure or grammar of sentences – and my long-term aim is to produce a syntactic atlas of Welsh dialects that will add to our understanding of current usage of the language and the multi-stranded influences on it. To do this relies on gathering spoken material from different sectors of the Welsh-speaking population to make comparisons across time and space.”

 

More information about the study can be found here:

 

Cambridge University

Wales Online

Study Welsh at Cambridge!

Welsh students can now study Welsh at Cambridge As part of the University's courses in Linguistics and Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic as degrees.

Some of the research into Welsh which is currently taking place at Cambridge can be seen by clicking here, to find an article on the work of Dr David Willis (Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics) on the language's modern evolution.

Nos Sul - gwyliwch Gwaith/Cartref

Peidiwch ag anghofio i wylio cyfres newydd Gwaith/Cartref nos Sul.

Don't forget to watch the new series of Gwaith/Cartref Sunday night.