Taith i'r theatr

Aeth disgyblion Bl 12 a 13 i'r theatr i wylio'r ddrama SXTO gan gwmni Theatr Arad Goch.

Year 12 and 13 Welsh students went to the theatre to watch the play SXTO by Arad Goch Theatre Company.

Adroddiad gan Lydia Gibbs, Bl 13::

"Es i i weld y ddrama SXTO gyda'r ysgol. Roedd y ddrama am sut mae secstio yn beryglus i bobl ifanc. Roedd pedwar cymeriad yn y ddrama. Y cymeriadau ydy Lowri, ei chariad Meic, ei ffrind Jen a Gav ffrind Meic. Fy hoff gymeriad ydy Gav achos mae e’n ddoniol iawn.

Er roedd y ddrama yn syml, roedd hi’n anodd i wybod gyda pwy oedd y cyfrifoldeb am y llun ‘viral’ o Lowri. Lowri tynodd y llun a’i anfon at ei chariad, ond roedd Meic wedi rhoi pwysau mawr ar Lowri i dynnu’r llun. Ond  hefyd, gwerthodd Meic ei ffôn i Gav ac roedd y llun ar y cof. Gwelodd Jen y llun ar ffôn Gav a’i anfon at ffrindiau. Felly, er roedd bai ar llawer o'r cymeriadau, yn fy marn i cyfrifoldeb Lowri oedd tynnu’r llun felly hi oedd ar fai fwyaf."

Adroddiad gan Rebecca Walsh, Bl 12:

"Dydd Iau diwethaf, aethon ni i weld y ddrama ‘SXTO’ yn Ysgol Gyfun Garth Olwg. Roedd y ddrama i ddangos peryglon defnyddio ffonau symudol, a rhybuddio pobl ifanc bod ffonau symudol yn gallu achosi problemau. Yn fy marn i, mwynheuais i’r ddrama achos roedd e’n ddiddorol iawn.

Y prif cymeriadau oedd Lowri, Meic, Jen a Gav. Roedd y stori yn dilyn bywyd Lowri. Roedd hi wedi bod yn secstio Meic, ond gwerthodd e ei ffôn i Gav, felly yn fuan wedyn, gwelodd pawb y lluniau. Ar ddiwedd y ddrama, roedd Lowri ar do’r ysgol. Roedd hi eisiau neidio, a ceisiodd Meic, Jen a Gav ei stopio hi."

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!

Enter #LittleThingsinWelsh competition to win an iPhone 6

If you are aged between 14 and 25 you can try and win an iPhone 6.

To enter you will need to take a picture or create a video showing the little things you do in Welsh.

Your picture or video could include using your Welsh:

• in a shop
• at a gig
• whilst socialising
• whilst playing sports.

How to enter

Post your picture(s) or video(s) on Facebook or Twitter and include the #LittleThingsinWelsh #PethauBychain on your message by 30 November 2014.

For more information follow:

• Facebook: facebook.com/Cymraeg (external link)
• Twitter: @iaithfyw (external link)

More information about the competition is available here in Welsh or here in English.

BEST RESULTS EVER!

Congratulations to all pupils in Year 10 and 11 on your fantastic GCSE results! This year saw 80% of pupils achieving an A*-C in the Full Course GCSE with an amazing 38% of pupils achieving either an A or an A*! We're so proud of you ! Da iawn!

Beatbocsio'n Gymraeg

Daeth Ed Holden, aka Mr Phormula, i'r ysgol heddiw i rhedeg gweithdy beatbocsio gyda disgyblion Blwyddyn 10 a 12.

Ed Holden, aka Mr Phormula, came to the school today to run a beatboxing workshop with Year 10 and 12 pupils.

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!

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!

Spelling Bees take part in South Wales final

Year 7 pupils travelled down the M4 to Bryngwyn School in Llanelli to take part in the South Wales round of Spelling Bee.

The pupils representing the school were Christopher Lewis, Lauren Tweed, Grace Marshall and Josie Corkill in Welsh and Benjamin Batten, Lauren Light and Nia Evans in French.

For the Spelling Bee challenge pupils have 60 seconds to translate as many English words into Welsh as possible and then spell them using the Welsh alphabet - not an easy task. As well as Welsh, there was also a French, German and Spanish competition. 

The pupils performed extremely well in the first round and Christopher Lewis and Lauren Tweed beat off stiff competition to make it through to the second round. 

Christopher Lewis

Lauren Tweed

The competition was too strong and the standard was exceptionally high and therefore, unfortunately, Cowbridge pupils didn't make one of the four spots in the national finals. However, the pupils had a great time and benefitted from the valuable experience of taking part in the competition. They did themselves and the school proud!

Congratulations to Chris, Lauren, Grance and Josie and all the pupils who took part in the earlier stages of Spelling Bee! Llongyfarchiadau!

The Welsh Spelling Bees

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.

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)

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...