Glan-llyn - Dringo ar fore Sadwrn

Ar fore Sadwrn aeth y merched i goncro'r twr a'r cwrs rhaffau uchel.  Ar ol rhoi helmed a gwregys ymlaen roedden nhw'n barod i fynd.

On Saturday morning the girls went to conquer the tower and high ropes course.  After putting on a helmet and harness they were ready to go.

look mum, no hands!

It's a loooong way down!

Conquering fears with the help of friends

Glan-llyn - Bore Dydd Sadwrn ar y llyn

Bore sych ond gwyntog ar y llyn ac mae'r criw yn barod i canwio.

A dry but windy day on the lake and the gang are ready for canoeing.

Glan-llyn - Amser Brecwast

Roedd pawb wedi cysgu'n dda ond wedi blino tipyn bach amser brecwast. Bwyton ni frecwast blasus iawn bore ma!

Everybody slept well but were a bit tired at breakfast. We ate a very tasty breakfast this morning!

Brecwast Mrs Ellis - roedd hi'n hapus iawn!

Canwio gan Molly a Stella

Glan-llyn - Dydd Gwener

Mae disgyblion blwyddyn 9, 10 a 12 wedi cyrraedd Glan-llyn yn saff ac wedi mwynhau gweithgareddau'r prynhawn. 

Roedd y bechgyn yn gwneud saethyddiaeth (archery) ac roedd y merched yn canwio (canoeing). Aeth blwyddyn 12 i ymweld a'r Ysgwrn, cartref Hedd Wyn.

Da iawn Mr Smith!

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.

Hwyl yn y Clwb Cymraeg

A full classroom of pupils came to the first Clwb Cymraeg of the year!

They took part in a competition to build the highest tower possible out of spaghetti, marshmallows and sellotape. A group of Year 7 boys won a box of Celebrations!

Da iawn to everybody who took part. The next Clwb Cymraeg will be the same time, same place next week - Dydd Mawrth, 12.30 in B1C.

Will, Charlie, Joe, Billy, Iestyn

Clwb Cymraeg is back!

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!

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.

Rafftio Dwr Gwyn - White Water Rafting

Tonight, Year 10 and 11 pupils who are considering studying Welsh at AS Level went to 'Cardiff International White Water' in Cardiff Bay to experience the thrill of white water rafting through the medium of Welsh.

Heno, aeth disgyblion Blwyddyn 10 ac 11 sy'n ystyried astudio Cymraeg i Lefel AS i 'Dwr Gwyn Rhyngwladol Caerdydd' ym Mae Caerdydd i brofi gwefr rafftio dwr gwyn trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg.

The trip was organised by the Welsh department with the support of the 'Cymraeg Bob Dydd' (Welsh Every Day) project. The school is one of 11 schools in Wales to be selected by the Welsh Government to take part in ‘Cymraeg Bob Dydd’. Cowbridge School was chosen by the Welsh Government because the Welsh department is seen as a strong and innovative department with excellent GCSE results. Urdd Gobaith Cymru run this project on behalf of the Welsh Government.

The aims of the project are twofold - to increase the uptake of Welsh at AS and A Level and to give students the opportunity to use Welsh outside the classroom to develop their conversational Welsh skills. ‘Cymraeg Bob Dydd’ covered the cost of the white water rafting.

Paige Pendle said: "It was great. We used a lot more Welsh than we would usually use on a Friday night and it really developed my confidence in speaking Welsh in a few hours. This kind of experience also opens your eyes to how you could use Welsh outside school and in the future."

Hannah Williams added: "You don't feel you're learning Welsh even though you are and you're hearing Welsh constantly. For example, all the instructions in the raft were through the medium of Welsh - 'Ymlaen' (forward), 'Yn ol' (backwards), 'pwyso mewn' (lean in), 'i lawr' (down), and 'chwith a dde' (left and right)."

Jamie Ferguson felt that the teamwork involved was one of his favourite parts of the activity and that using Welsh outside school helps to build his confidence to use Welsh more often. 

"We had so much fun. We laughed non stop and it's easy to learn when you're having fun," said Rhiannon. "And also, if we didn't stay 'on the ball' and pick up the vocabulary quickly we would let the team down or worst still, end up in the water! All lessons should be like that - if you get something wrong you get drenched!"