Gala nofio’r Cylch Bu 9 o ddisgyblion CA2 yn cymeryd rhan yng ngala nofio’r cylch. Llwyddodd Finn, Dylan, Connor ag Erin i fynd ymlaen i’r ail rownd. Da iawn blant!
 
Cerddorfa Dechrau mis Chwefror, aeth yr ysgol gyfan i wrando ar gerddorfa’r Sir yn chwarae yng nghanolfan Celfyddydau Aberystwyth. Roedd y plant wedi mwynhau’r profiad yn fawr iawn!

Ysgol Greadigol Y tymor yma, yn nosbarth blynyddoedd 4, 5 a 6, maent wedi dechrau “Ysgol Greadigol” o dan arweinyddiaeth yr artistiaid, Elin a Llŷr. Y bwriad yw i gynyddu diddordeb mewn storïau drwy’r Gymraeg. Mae’r dosbarth ar hyn o bryd yn gweithio’n galed ac yn greadigol iawn ar stori, “Branwen”. Maent wedi bod yn creu cymeriadau allan o glai, gweithio lawr ar y traeth yn gwneud amrywiaeth o bethau ac wedi bod yn brysur yn creu llyfrau braslunio ei hun. / Creative Schools This term, year 4, 5 and 6 have started the "Creative Schools" project under the leadership of artists, Elin and Llŷr. The aim is to increase interest in Welsh stories. So far, the class has been doing work based on the Welsh folk tale, "Branwen”. They've been doing various creative activities such as making characters out of clay, freeze frames on the beach, and making their own sketchbooks.
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​Ymweliad gan Sion Corn a Chinio Nadolig Un bore ar ddiwedd y tymor, fe ddaeth Sion Corn i ymweld a’r plant. Roedd ei sach yn llawn anrhegion i’r plant – roedd ei wynebau yn werth eu gweld gyda llawenydd! Yn y prynhawn, cafodd pawb ginio Nadolig blasus dros ben! Diolch yn fawr iawn Wendy a holl staff y gegin am ei goginio!

Sinema Libanus, Borth
Diolch i Pete yn Sinema Libanus, Borth am roi cyfle i’r plant ddod i’r sinema i wylio’r ffilm “Paddington 2”. Roedd y plant a’r staff wedi mwynhau yn fawr wrth wylio’r ffilm yn y sinema gyfforddus newydd.

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Gig Siarter Iaith Aeth plant blwyddyn 5 a 6 i Gig Siarter Iaith ym Mhontrhydfendigaid i wylio a rocio ar y cyd gyda’r bandiau “Mellt” a “Candelas”. Roedd pob un o’r plant wedi mwynhau mas draw yn dawnsio’r prynhawn bant!

Diwrnod Faciwi Gan taw “Yr Ail Ryfel Byd” oedd thema blynyddoedd 4, 5 a 6 am y tymor, cawsom ddiwrnod Faciwi a buont yn gwisgo i fyny mewn gwisgoedd tebyg i’r rheiny o’r cyfnod. Roeddent wedi gwneud amryw o weithgareddau drwy’r dydd fel datrys posau, chwilio am gysgodfan wrth glywed y seiren ac hefyd ddilyn ryseitiau a choginio ambell o’r bwydydd o’r cyfnod. Diwrnod llawn hwyl wrth ddysgu am y cyfnod.

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“Fee, Fie, Fo, Fum”
Cynhalwyd Cyngerdd Nadolig yr Ysgol yn neuadd y pentref, gan i’r ysgol gyflwyno cynhyrchiad o’r enw, “Fee, Fie, Fo, Fum” sef stori Jac a’r Goeden Ffa. Roedd yn gwbwl amlwg fod pob plentyn wedi mwynhau perfformio. Da iawn chi blant - arbennig o dda! Eleni eto, braf oedd gweld y neuadd yn llawn dop!

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Y Bws Cerdded. Dechrau mis Rhagfyr, dechreuodd yr ysgol wneud “Y Bws Cerdded”, sydd bellach yn digwydd pob bore dydd Gwener. Mae athrawon a rhieni sy’n gwirfoddoli yn dechrau’r daith o’r orsaf dren am 8.30yb ac yn cerdded i’r ysgol, ac mae plant yn medru ymuno a’r bws ar ein taith. Mae’r “Bws Cerdded” yn ffordd o hybu pobl i gerdded i’r ysgol a lleihau y nifer o geir sydd yn dod i’r ysgol yn y bore. Diolch i’r rhieni sydd yn gwirfoddoli!

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Celf a Chrefft yn y Ffair Aeaf Bu plant a fynychodd “Clwb Cŵl” yn wythnosol yn brysur iawn yn creu eitemau, megis masgiau nadoligaidd a hosan Nadolig i gystadlu yn y Ffair Aeaf. Llongyfarchiadau i Lincoln a ddaeth yn 3ydd yn y gystadleuaeth creu mwgwd. Llongyfarchiadau i bawb - roedd pob eitem yn hyfryd ac roeddent yn werth ei gweld!

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Trip CA2 i’r Llyfrgell Genedlaethol. Bu plant Cyfnod Allweddol dau i’r Llyfrgell Genedlaethol a chawsant groeso cynnes. Cawsant ei tywys o amgylch y Llyfrgell gan yna clywed hanes am yr Ail Ryfel Byd. Buont yn gwneud amryw o weithgareddau yn seiliedig ar y pwnc, a chyfle i wneud bathodynnau fel oedd gyda’r faciwis.  

Clwb Cŵl – Creu Torchau Nadoligaidd Ymunodd rhieni gyda’r Clwb Cŵl ar ddiwedd mis Tachwedd i greu torchau Nadoligaidd ar y cyd gyda’r plant ar gyfer eu gwerthu yn neuadd y pentref. Diolch am gyfraniad pawb mewn unrhyw ffordd - y rhai a wnaeth gyfrannu’r adnoddau i greu’r torchau, ei gwneud a’i gwerthu.

Nofio Noddedig Eleni eto, cynhaliwyd “Nofio Noddedig” er mwyn codi arian ar gyfer talu am fws i fynd i nofio. Codwyd llawer o arian tuag at y bws, felly diolch i bawb am noddi’r plant. Hefyd, diolch yn fawr iawn i’r plant am nofio cymaint!
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Plant Mewn Angen Er mwyn codi arian ar gyfer “Plant Mewn Angen” eleni cyfrannodd y plant er mwyn gwisgo i fyny neu wisgo dillad ei hun. Hefyd, diolch i Daisy, Lucy a Finn am goginio a gwerthu cacennau blasus iawn ar ddiwedd y dydd. Diolch – codwyd dros £80 tuag at yr elusen.

Cefnogaeth y Gymuned. Hoffai’r Ysgol ddiolch o galon i Bwyllgor Carnifal Borth am y swm hael iawn a dderbyniodd yr Ysgol wrthynt. Fe fydd yr arian yna yn cael ei wario i roi mwy o gyfleoedd i’r plant fynd ar dripiau addysgiadol ac adnoddau i’w ddefnyddio yn yr ysgol. DIOLCH!

Diolchgarwch Ar gyfer ein Cwrdd Diolchgarwch ysgol eleni, casglwyd bwyd ar gyfer Stordy Jubliee, Penparcau. Cynhaliodd y plant wasanaeth Cwrdd Diolchgarwch arbennig. Diolch i bawb a gyfrannodd fwyd tuag at yr elusen. Aeth dau ddisgybl o gyfnod allweddol 2, gyda Miss Ann i ddosbarthu’r bwyd i’r Stordy ym Mhenparcau.
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Sbri Di-ri'r Urdd Bu plant y Cyfnod Sylfaen yn Sbri Di-ri'r Urdd ym Mhenglais ar ddechrau’r mis. Roeddent wedi mwynhau cyd-ganu a dawnsio gyda phawb yna. Am fore llawn hwyl gyda Mr Urdd a’i griw!
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Bore Goffi McMillan.
Cynhaliwyd bore goffi McMillan lwyddiannus iawn eleni eto! Codwyd tua £150 tuag at yr elusen! Llongyfarchiadau i Ffredi a Daisy am ennill y gystadleuaeth “Bake off” i’r plant, a llongyfarchiadau i Melanie Clift am ennill cystadleuaeth y “Bake off” ar gyfer yr oedolion. Diolch i Yvette am feirniadu’r gystadleuaeth - am dasg anodd! Roedd y cacennau i gyd yn werth ei gweld - da iawn a diolch i’r plant, rhieni a staff a fu’n coginio, y rhai a fynychodd y digwyddiad ac a gyfrannodd mewn unrhyw fodd tuag at wneud y bore yn un llwyddiannus.

Sioe Arad Goch Aeth blwyddyn 4, 5 a 6 i wylio sioe arbennig gan yr Arad Goch o’r enw “Nid fi” a oedd ynglŷn â bwlio yn yr ysgol. Roedd pawb wedi mwynhau'r sioe yn fawr iawn.

Beicwyr o fri! Llongyfarchiadau i griw blwyddyn 5 a 6 a dderbyniodd dystysgrifau am gwblhau’r hyfforddiant beicio.

Cerdded i’r Caffi. I gyd fynd gyda thema dosbarth Derbyn a Blwyddyn 1, “Blasus”, cerddodd y dosbarth lawr i Gaffi Oriel Tir a Mor. Cawsom groeso twym galon gyda’r perchennog, Emma Byrne a’r staff, wrth i ni gael ymweld â’r caffi a chael cacen a diod yno. Diolch yn fawr i Emma a staff Caffi Oriel - fe fyddwn nôl yn fuan am baned eto!

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Trip i Tesco Fel sbardun i’w thema, “Archfarchnad”, ar ddechrau’r tymor, aeth dosbarth Blwyddyn 2 a 3 ar ymweliad i Tesco, Aberystwyth. Derbyniwyd croeso cynnes gan yr adran “Farm to Fork”, ble cawsom gyfle i ymweld â phob twll a chornel o’r siop! Cawsom gyfle i fynd i gefn y siop i weld yr oergelloedd a’r rhewgelloedd enfawr, yr adran dillad, a’r adran Tesco.com. Hefyd bu cyfle i flasu gwahanol fathau o fara ffres, caws a ham. Dysgom lawer iawn o ffeithiau am yr archfarchnad ac o ble a sut yr oedd y bwyd yn teithio i’r siop. Diolch yn fawr i staff Tesco am y croeso.

Llysgenhadon newydd.
Llongyfarchiadau a pob lwc i Glyn a Finn yn ei rôl fel llysgenhadon efydd am y flwyddyn yn yr ysgol.

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Diwedd Tymor, Gwasanaeth Ffarwelio Blwyddyn 6 / End of Term, Year 6 Leavers Assembly.
Ar y diwrnod olaf o dymor yr Haf, cynhalwyd gwasanaeth ffarwelio blwyddyn 6 yn yr Ysgol. Dymunwn pob hwyl iddynt wrth iddynt fynd i Ysgol Penglais ym mis Medi.
           Llongyfarchiadau i'r disgyblion a cafodd eu cyflwyno gyda tystysgrifau presenoldeb aur, arian ag efydd. Hefyd llongyfarchiadau i Elise am ennill tarian Peter Glover am y phriosect orau am "Ddwr". /

​On the last day of the Summer term, the school held a Leavers Assembley to say goodbye to year 6 pupils. We wish them all the best as they fly from Craig yr Wylfa nest and head on to secondary school! We will miss them all!  
               Well done to the pupils who received their gold, silver and bronze attendance certificates! Congratulations to Elise for winning the Peter Glover shield for her Water project this year.

Trip Haf yr Ysgol, 2017 / School Summer Trip, 2017.
Fe aeth y Cyfnod Sylfaen am y dydd i Lanerchaeron, gan iddynt fwynhau adeiladu cuddfannau yn y goedwig, chwilota am anifeiliaid yn y llyn a chael cyfle i edrych o amgylch y Plasdy hyfryd. Tra roedd y Cyfnod Sylfaen yn Llanerchaeron, aeth Cyfnod Allweddol 2 i "Nature Base" yng Ngilcennin i ddysgu sut i wneud tan yn naturiol, coginio ar y tan, blasu amryw o fwydydd megis dail poethion ac adeiladu cuddfannau. Diwrnod llawn hwyl i'r disgyblion oll! / The Foundation Phase pupils went to Llanerchaeron for the day to build dens in the woods, pond dipping and to look around the lovely mansion! While the Key Stage 2 pupils went for the day, "Naturebase", Cilcennin, where they learnt how to make fire, cooked some delicious sugar slugs, and built their own dens. Great team work carried out in all tasks today! Fun filled day for all the pupils!

Proms blwyddyn 6, 2017/ Year 6 Proms 2017. Well done to Oliver, Eliza & Finn who represented the school tonight in the Ceredigion proms at Aberystwyth Art Centre! They were brilliant!

6ed o Orffennaf 2017, Diddanu'r henoed lawr yn y Neuadd am y prynhawn /

​ 6th of July 2017, Entertaining the senior citizens in the hall for the afternoon.
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Mabolgampau'r ysgol 2017 / School Sports day 2017. Da iawn i bob plentyn a wnaeth gymryd rhan ym Mabolgampau'r ysgol. Roeddech i gyd yn ardderchog! Diolch yn fawr iawn i bawb a ddaeth i gefnogi. / Well done to every pupil that competed in the school sports day. Thank you very much to all that came to support the school. The children were brilliant!! Also massive thank you to the PTFA for the excellent food and drinks provided! 

Ysgolion Iach / Healthy Schools. Rydym wedi cael ein gwobrwyo gyda Lefel 3, asesiad Ysgolion Iach. Hwre! / We have passed our Healthy Schools assessment and now have level 3. Hurray!

Hwyl a sbri yn Gwersyll yr Urdd Llangrannog! / Fun filled weekend at Llangrannog Urdd Camp! Plant Cyfnod Allweddol 2 (a'r athrawon) wedi cael penwythnos i'w gofio ar safle yr Urdd yn Llangrannog,  yn gwneud llawer iawn o weithgareddau. / Key Stage 2 children (and the staff) had a weekend to remember at the Urdd Campsite in Llangrannog, doing lots of different activities.

Llwyddiant yn Sioe Aberystwyth / Great success in Aberystwyth Show 2017. ​  Da iawn i sawl ddisgybl am eu llwyddiant gyda'i gwaith celf a chrefft yn Sioe Aberystwyth. / Well done to every child that competed in the Aberystwyth Show with their arts and crafts work. Excellent children! 

Sioe “Oes Rhaid i Mi Ddeffro?” Show
Dechrau mis Mehefin, aeth plant y Cyfnod Sylfaen i stiwdio Arad Goch yn Aberystwyth i wylio sioe o’r enw, “Oes Rhaid i Mi Ddeffro?”. Gadawodd pawb y stiwdio yn wen o glust i glust ac wedi chwerthin tipyn drwy gydol y sioe.
 

Llwyddiant yn Eisteddfod yr Urdd / Success in the Urdd Eisteddfod.
​Llongyfarchiadau i ddisgyblion blwyddyn 3 a 4 a ddaeth yn 3ydd yng nghystadleuaeth celf a chreft, printio ar ddefnydd. Arbennig! / Congratulations to Year 3 and 4 pupils who came 3rd in the Eisteddfod yr Urdd arts and crafts competition for printing on a fabric. The theme was the future. Well done!

Tacluso'r Traeth / Beach Tidy Up
Ar y prynhawn cyntaf nôl yn yr Ysgol ar ol gwyliau’r Pasg, aeth yr ysgol gyfan lawr i’r traeth i’w dacluso i fyny drwy gasglu sbwriel. / First afternoon back in school after the Easter holidays, the whole school went down to tidy up the beach. 

Dathliadau'r Pasg 2017 / Easter Celebrations 2017
Cafodd dosbarth Cyfnod Allweddol 2 gyfle i fynd i Eglwys Llandre i ddysgu mwy am y Pasg. Roeddent wedi ail-actio'r stori'r Pasg allan gan yna iddynt wneud amryw o weithgareddau yna.
               Hefyd cynhalwyd Ffair Pasg ar dir yr ysgol ar ddiwrnod olaf y tymor. Roedd amryw o stondinau yna yn gwerthu cacennau blasus, hen lyfrau ayyb. Cymerodd llawer o'r plant ran yn cystadleuaeth creu het Pasg a'r "Great Egg Drop".

Key Stage 2 class went over to Llandre Church to learn more about Easter. They acted out the Easter story and did various activities. 
                 Also on the school grounds on the last day of term, the school held an "Easter Fair" where there was several different stalls, such as a cake stall, book stall etc. The children took part in an Easter Bonnet competition and "The Great Egg Drop" competition.  

Sesiynau Natur, Tymor y Gwanwyn 2017 / Nature Sessions, Spring Term 2017
Y tymor yma, wnaethom sesiynau Natur unwaith yr wythnos o dan arweinyddiaeth Cath Cave a Rachel Thomas a rhieni eraill a wnaeth wirfoddoli, beth bynnag y tywydd! Buom yn creu dynion bach gwyrdd allan o glai a phethau naturiol, creu "Daliwr Breuddwydion”, adeiladu gwesty i drychfilod, gwneud peli o fwyd i'r adar, adeiladu cysgofannau a llawer mwy o weithgareddau hwyl ar dir yr ysgol. Yn ogystal a gwneud gweithgareddau ar dir yr ysgol, aethom lawr i'r traeth i wneud amryw o weithgareddau hwyl megis creu murluniau a dysgu ffeithiau am greaduriaid y môr, creu cysgofannau ar y traeth, a gwneud amryw o weithgareddau grwp.

During the Spring term we had Nature Sessions once a week, no matter what the weather! We planted cheery trees on the school grounds, made beautiful dream catchers, built bug hotels, made green men, and built shelters. We also went down to the beach and built shelters, played various games, learnt about different sea creatures and made collages of them out of natural material.

Eisteddfod Ysgol 2017 / School Eisteddfod 2017
Ar Fawrth y cyntaf, cynhalwyd Eisteddfod Ysgol Craig Yr Wylfa i lawr yn neuadd y pentref – roedd y neuadd fel tôn o fôr coch gan i bawb wneud ymdrech i wisgo ei gwisgoedd cymreig neu grysau rygbi. Braf oedd gweld pawb wedi gwneud ei gorau glas ar y llwyfan, ond yn bennaf oll – eu gweld nhw’n ddigon hyderus i fynd i’r llwyfan ac yn mwynhau perffermio. Hefyd roedd y plant wedi cystadlu yn y gystadleuaeth celf (tynnu llun 2D) a llawysgrifen, ac roedd plant CA2 wedi ysgrifennu storiau Cymraeg a chreu robotiaid 3D. Gwaith arbennig blant! /

On the first of March, the school held a School Eisteddfod down in the village hall. The children sang and recited excellently! It was lovely to see them all happy and confident on stage.

Senior Citizens​

We are pleased to announce the return of the Community Dinners for the Senior Citizens!
We enjoyed the company of 12 Senior Citizens from both on Tuesday 26th January. We would like to say a massive thank you to Wendy for preparing such a delicious meal and to Harvey and Jac for waiting on them. We look forward to welcoming them in again on the 1st March.

Aberystwyth Area Sports

Well done to all Key stage 2 pupils for taking part in the area sports on the 1st of July. The weather was forecast to be extremely hot, but fortunately it was cloudy and cool for the children to take part.
Thomas Jones in Year 6 came 3rd in throwing the ball
Louis Yabsley came 3rd in High jump
and the relay team - Josh. Louis, Tom and Jac came 3rd.
Congratulations to all who took part.

Cricket
On Thursday the 11th of June, 8 pupils from Key stage 2 took part in a cricket tournament at the cricket field in Aberystwyth. The children did really well to get through to the last eight teams. Congratulations to them

Quackers
Our end of year trip this year was to Quackers, the indoor soft play area. The children and staff thoroughly enjoyed themselves.



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100 Club winners!

April 24th 2015 drawn at the school:
1st prize - No 41 Ray Quant, Llandre
2nd prize - No 48 Yvette Ellis Clarke, Borth
3rd prize - No 73 Glyn Davies, Aberystwyth

May 2015 (drawn June 2nd due to illness) drawn at the school:
1st prize - No 40 Bill Kingshott, Bow Street
2nd prize - No 37 Pete & Grug, Oriel Tir a Mor, Borth
3rd prize - No 21 Lesley Alsopp, Borth


Teaching arrangements during Mrs Edwards' maternity leave

We are pleased to announce that Miss Elen Davies has excepted the role of Foundation Phase teacher to cover Mrs Edwards during her maternity leave and that Miss Lucy Hughes has excepted the role of Assistant Headteacher whilst Mrs Edwards' is away. It will be Mrs Edwards' last day tomorrow, Friday 27th and we wish her all the best. We look forward to seeing her and the new arrival sometime after Easter. 

100 Club winners!

I am pleased to announce the 100 club winners to date.


January Draw (drawn on Friday 30th January): 
1st prize, £20, Toby Whitehouse; 
2nd prize, £10, Mr. Davies; 
3rd prize, £7, Mr T.J. Lloyd

February Draw (drawn on Monday 2nd March): 
1st prize, £20, Carol Bainbridge;  
2nd prize, £10, Ann Newby; 
3rd prize, £7 Jenny Williamson


Thank you for your support and remember it's not too late to purchase a number. Please contact Rachel Thomas for information.

URDD Instrumental Eisteddfod
We are extremely proud of Joshua Williamson-Evans who competed in the Solo Brass Yr 6 and below today at the URDD Instrumental Eisteddfod. We are pleased to announce that he came 2nd in the competition, competing against children from all over Ceredigion! Joshua is the first child from Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa to compete in over 7 years and we are all so proud of his achievement. Da iawn ti Joshua! 

Peter Karrie
Peter Karrie came to school this afternoon to meet all the children and begin rehearsals for the small halls concert that he will be holding in Borth Community Hall on March 20th. The children will be performing alongside the West End star singing some of the famous songs from the musical Oliver. We are all very excited about the concert and have lots of practicing to do. Tickets for the concert are on sale now from the school. Tickets are £10 each and 40% of all money raised goes to the school. I’m sure the children are already planning what they can spend the money on!

Small schools swimming gala
Joshua Williamson-Evans, Louis Yabsley, Harvey Perkins and Kelsey Hemmings all took part in the small schools swimming gala at the beginning of this term. We were very proud of them all. Joshua was fortunate enough to go through to the next round where he was racing against children from all schools in the Aberystwyth area and came 3rd in the breast stroke. Well done to them all.

Singing at the Family Centre
The key stage 2 children attended the Family Centre to sing for the Bishop of Saint David’s Cathedral, parents and children of Plant Dewi, the Borth senior citizens and people from the community. The children performed very well and enjoyed a nice cake and drink before returning to school. Thank you Miss Hughes for teaching the children the songs and thank you children for performing so well.

Drama workshop with Mari from Arad Goch.

We have been extremely fortunate to work with Mari from Arad Goch. Mari will be attending the school for 4 weeks on a Tuesday morning. She will be working with the Key Stage 2 children and the Foundation Phase children. The aim of these sessions is to develop the children’s Welsh and confidence in speaking Welsh through drama activities. The children thoroughly enjoyed the first session and are looking forward to seeing Mari again next Tuesday.

150 years of Borth Station

Borth train station recently celebrated its birthday at 150 years. To mark the occasion, the pupils of Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa performed a set of songs, including one composed especially for the celebration. The song 'These 150 Years' was composed by local musician Michael James FRCO, who has been organist at St Matthew's Church, Borth for over 40 years.  

Good Luck!

We wish Mrs Richards a very happy retirement and thank her for all she has given to Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa over the past 25 years. Good luck Mrs Richards.

Best wishes also to the pupils leaving at the end of the summer term. We wish you the best of luck with your chosen careers. Enjoy your well deserved summer break!

Town Library

The pupils enjoying a story telling session with Sue Jones-Davies at the Aberystwyth Town Library. The children thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the library better and benefitted from an introduction to the summer reading challenge.

Summer Art Project

Some of our pupils busily painting the cabin as part of our summer art project under the direction of local artist, Bodge.  

London Trip

Pictured are some of our Key Stage 2 pupils who travelled to London to meet with our MP Mark Williams and Lord Elystan Morgan at Westminster. The pupils also visited the London Science Museum and thoroughly enjoyed the Science Show 'The Launch Pad' which involved lots of explosions!

Ceredigion Junior Policing Team

Above is Charlotte Roberts pictured with members of the Ceredigion Junior Policing team collecting their certificates in an awards ceremony following the completion of the 8 week course. Congratulations Charlotte!

Winners

Congratulations to Anna, Charlotte and Lauren for scoring the highest points in the Aberystwyth University Science Fair questionnaire recently. The girls are seen collecting their prizes. Well done!

Ynys-hir RSPB

The KS2 pupils had a day fit for a king at the RSPB nature reserve in Ynys-hir recently as part of our terms work on the Dyfi Biosphere. We would like to say a special thank you to Jenny and Monica for their expert guidance and for helping us all enjoy the day's activities. We very much look forward to our next visit!

School Sports

A fantastic afternoon of competing was witnessed by all on the school's fields during this year's school sports day. At the end of the afternoon, Dyfi came out on top, narrowly beating their opponents, Leri. Congratulations to both team captains, Dion and Natty, who each won the highest number of points in year 6 for their team. Congratulations also to Iwan Bishop and Skye Taylor for winning the highest number of points for year 2.

Football

Our footballers battled hard on the playing fields of Blaendolau at the end of April in the Aberystwyth inter-schools football tournament. Craig yr Wylfa won their pool before facing Rhydypennau and losing 1-0 in the semi-final. Well done lads!  

Excellent achievement

Congratulations to Charlotte Roberts, Year 5, who has won a place on the Ceredigion Junior Policing team. Pupils from across Crerdigion had to write a persuasive letter outlining their reasons for wanting to join the team and only the select few were chosen. Charlotte has already attended the first session at Aberystwyth Police Station and is looking forward to the coming weeks where she will have further opportunities to learn more about the work of the police service.   

Visits

A special thank you to the RNLI who visited us recently and lead our assembly. Some very important messages were translated to the pupils and they very much enjoyed the opportunity to act out 'real life situations' which can so easily occur on our beaches. A short test was undertaken by the pupils at the end of the assembly and each and everyone passed with flying colours having been able to recognise all warning flags used on our beaches.
 
The Key Stage 2 pupils were delighted to receive a visit by Monica and Jenny from the Ynys-hir Nature Reserve who held a workshop for the children about the Dyfi Biosphere. The school is involved with several projects within the Dyfi Biosphere and this forms a part of the summer term's schemes of work. We very much look forward to visiting Ynys-hir RSPB in the next few weeks.   

Comenius

Miss Edwards and Miss Hughes both travelled to Italy recently to visit one of our partner schools as part of our European project 'Caring and Sharing'. Our pupils thoroughly enjoyed their presentation and had lots of questions to ask! Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa has been a part of this Comenius funded project for a little over a year and we all look forward to welcoming our international partners to Wales in September.  

Ceredigion Museum

Our Year 6 pupils visited Aberystwyth's old Coliseum, now Ceredigion Museum at the end of term as part of their transition project from primary to secondary school. The focus of the project was 'Film' and the pupils enjoyed a presentation by Ann Evans of Ceredigion Museum, who taught them all about how the first films were made as well as the role of Aberystwyth's Coliseum in film making history. The pupils enjoyed the rest of the afternoon making their own animated film.    

Bags 2 School

We would like to thank everybody who supported the school with the Bags 2 School collection recently. We collected a mountain of assorted materials which will be exported and recycled. The school raised £140.00 Thank you!  

Science Fair

The annual science fair was held during the week of 11th March at Aberystwyth University and our Key Stage 2 pupils had a great time visiting. They had a fabulous educational experience viewing and taking part in the prepared activities offered and every pupil received a resource pack as they left which gave them plenty of homework to complete!    

Celebrating Easter

Our school community, parents and friends came together on Monday, March 25th to support our Easter Fair. A great deal of fun was had by all, particularly the children who enjoyed a challenging Easter egg hunt outside. Congratulations to everybody who took part in our competitions, including the best Easter bonnets, Easter garden on a plate, decorating an Easter egg and guessing the weight of the cake. A special thank you to the PTFA for organising the fair and to the Vicar, Cecelia Charles for judging the competitions.

Thank you

Many thanks to Bryn Davies for laying the 'handprint tiles' in the school hall, free of charge. They have added lots of life and colour to our hall and will serve as a lovely reminder to our pupils of their happy time here when they return as visitors to Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa in years to come.  

Celebrations and visits

It was wonderful to see the children dressed up as characters from their favourite books on World Book Day. It was lovely to hear the pupils discussing their chosen books having been inspired by many fantastic authors.  

We had a series of fantastic celebrations for St. David's Day this year. The pupils spent the morning entertaining customers in Morrison's, Aberystwyth singing St. David's Day songs. The celebrations continued during the evening as the pupils entertained parents and visitors by giving a concert in the school hall. There was an opportunity to socialise and relax following the concert by joining to eat 'cawl' and plenty of Welsh cakes and bara brith. The evening ended with everybody working off their dinner by joining in with traditional folk dancing and singing. A special thank you to Mrs Dulcie James for accompanying and leading the folk dancing. 

Our pupils gave a concert to the Borth Senior Citizens on March 7th as part of our St. David's celebrations. The pupils read, recited poetry and sang as part of their performance and enjoyed a feast of cakes and sweets afterwards, which was prepared by the committee. We would like to thank the Borth Senior Citizens for their warm welcome and also for presenting the school with a cheque as a thank you. 

Pupils from Craig yr Wylfa, Talybont and Llangynfelyn schools came together on 12th March to view a performance by the 'Brodyr Bach' as part of the Ceredigion Recycling campaign. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the interactive performance with the friendly characters and cast.     

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the boys who competed in the Ceredigion Urdd rugby competition recently in Aberaeron. After a full day of tough action-packed games, the team came away celebrating after earning second place which is an excellent achievement. Well done boys!   

Denmark Farm

The school has been successful in obtaining a grant through 'Denmark Farm' in order to run projects to improve the school's external environment. In the picture, we see Josh building a bird box which will be placed on our trees and monitored from indoors via a web-cam.

Comenius

At the end of January, Mr Leggett and Mrs Nelmes travelled to Oulu in Finland as part of our Comenius project 'Caring and Sharing'. The trip was a real eye-opener and an excellent opportunity for our teachers to observe lessons and to discuss and compare educational practices. We hope to set up a video link between classes with our international partners soon.

Eco-Schools

All our pupils have taken part in an Eco-schools review to establish what we do well and to plan improvements to our daily practices. Our Eco Committee has created an action plan with the aim to save energy in our school and to trial the plan during Eco week at the beginning of February.

Partnership

It was great to see all the children from Craig yr Wylfa, Llangynfelyn and Talybont schools come together to take part in a Cultural Diversity workshop. This was an excellent opportunity for our pupils to learn more about other people from different countries and cultures from across the world.

Science and Energy

Our Key Stage 2 pupils visited Aberystwyth University on January 24th to view and take part in a Science and Energy lecture designed by Mr AJS Williams MBE. Many different experiments were demonstrated to the pupils which kept the children entertained for over an hour and a half! Thank you very much to Aberystwyth University for the invitation and to the staff for presenting this wonderful event.  

Snow....snow.....snow!

As the snow began to fall heavily in January, many a smile was raised by excited pupils, until they discovered that school was staying open! Plenty of fun was had playing in the snow and a very respectable snowman was erected.   

Santa and Christmas Dinner

Thank you very much Santa for visitng the children of Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa, Borth Nursery and Borth Family Centre on Tuesday morning, December 17th and for distributing presents to all. Happy Christmas! Thank you very much to Wendy Jones, our cook, for preparing a fabulous Christmas lunch following our visit to Santa. Everybody had a fantastic time!  

Visits

On Friday morning, December 14th, the children had a well earned break by watching 'Arthur Christmas' in the cinema. Following the film, the children visited Ceredigion Museum and were guided around by Anna Evans. After lunch, the children travelled up to Hafan y Waun to entertain the elderly residents by singing carols during their Christmas dinner.

Christmas Show

Our Christmas show 'Home for Christmas' was performed in Borth Community Hall on Thursday evening, December 13th. The show was a huge success and we thank the children for their hard work and for an outstanding performance. The response from parents and from the community alike have been phenomenally positive. Congratulations everybody!

Congratulations

Congratulatuions to the school's 5 a-side football team who came 3rd in the Urdd County football competition in Llangrannog on December 6th. Excellent work boys!

A BIG Thank You!

On Friday evening, November 23rd, the pupils were invited to sing in the Carnival Committee's Awards evening in the comunity hall. The committe presented a cheque of £1,000 to the school. The children, staff, governors and parents would like to thank the committee for their generosity and for all of their hard work during the year.

Comenius

The pupils have been busy creating Christmas cards for our International Parntner Schools and have posted them to the individual schools across Europe. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  

Carol Singing at Morrisons

Following the success of last year's visit, our PTFA arranged for the pupils to return to Morrisons store in Aberystwyth on Tuesday 4th December to sing carols to raise money for the school. We all had a lovely time and we'd like to thank Morrisons staff for being so welcoming and also to everybody who donated money towards Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa. Happy Christmas!  

Energy Workshop

Our Key Stage 2 pupils received an 'Energy Workshop' from Ceredigion County Council workers on Monday 3rd December. The workshop was very informative and helped the pupils understand how much energy we use on a daily basis. On the push bike, we can see Josh pedalling hard to produce enough energy to power a light bulb. (It was tough going!) The pupils also produced an action plan for the school to adhere to in order to save energy. Many thanks to Tim Brew, Bethan Lloyd Davies and Polly Seaton for delivering the workshop.   

Visit to Borth Family Centre & Blue Island Ceramics

The pupils had a wonderful time visiting the Borth Family Centre on Tuesday 27th November. The children got together to produce 'Handprints on Tiles' with Zara from Blue Island Ceramics. Our intention is to create a mural in the school hall with the tiles and add to it year by year as new pupils arrive. This will be a lovely reminder for our pupils when they come to visit the school in years to come, of their happy time in Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa.  

Miss Francis

As we welcome Mrs Edwards back from her maternity leave, we have to say 'goodbye' to Miss Francis who has taught the Foundation Phase pupils in her absence. Thank you Miss Francis for all your hard work and commitment to Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa, and best wishes for the future.  

Children in Need

All our pupils were busy on Children in Need Day, cooking and decorating Pudsey biscuits, dressing up and holding activities to raise money.

Cooking Bus Visit

Our Key Stage 2 pupils had a fantastic time cooking on the visiting 'Cooking Bus' on Thursday, November 15th. The children prepared some very tasty double baked potatoes with vegetables and a healthy fruit salad for dessert.

Emergency Services

The school's eldest children received a visit from the Emergency services on Friday, October 26th to warn them of the potential dangers during Halloween and Bonfire Night.

Performing

The Borth Senior Citizens visited us on November 15th to be entertained by the children singing and reciting in the school hall. The school received a donation of £30.00 from the Senior Citizens Association. Thank you very much for your support during the year.   

Competing

Congratulations to all of the Key Stage 2 children who competed in the area cross country competition recently. Also to the pupils who swam in the Urdd swimming gala on November 14th. Well done!  

Poppy Appeal 2012

Members of the Royal British Legion joined us in school on Wednesday 24th October for the launch of 'Red Poppy Appeal 2012'. A collection box can be found in the main entrance to the school.

Eco-Schools

Our School Council / Eco Committee met with representatives from the Local Education Authority and the Ceredigion Eco Schools Board on Tuesday 23rd October to explain to them what we do to promote the values of Eco Schools in Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa. Our pupils must have been very persuasive, as they've earned themselves and the school the 'Eco Schools Bronze Award'. The pupils spent time planning for the future and drawing up an action plan for future improvements. CONGRATULATIONS EVERYBODY!

Bags 2 School

We had an amazing response this autumn with our Bags 2 School collection. Bags of old clothes and textiles were collected from all over the village and beyond which will be recycled, and the school will receive 50p per kilogram. Thanks to everyone for their support.

Comenius - European Partners

The school has been successful in obtaining a ‘Comenius’ European grant in order to work with partner schools from across Europe. Mr Leggett attended the first planning meeting in St. Damien’s Primary School, Dublin at the end of October. Over the next two years, Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa will be working with partner schools in Finland, Turkey, France, Spain, Greece and Ireland.

Harvest Festival

Our Harvest Festival was held on October 16th in St. Matthew’s Church, Borth. Talybont and Llangynfelyn Schools joined us in our service of thanksgiving and it was lovely to see a full church. Many thanks to the Vicar, Cecelia Charles and to the churchwardens and members of the church for allowing us to use the church. Thank you also to Eleri Barder, the Youth Officer for North Ceredigion Churches, for entertaining the children and congregation with a  Bible story. 

Partnership

The children all thoroughly enjoyed their visit to Ysgol Talybont last week where the Junior Classes had fun competing against each other in competitive games in the village hall. The Foundation Phase classes enjoyed a morning in Ysgol Talybont watching a play by local theatre company 'Arad Goch'.

Police Visit

Thanks to PC Griffiths for visiting us and reinforcing the important message of 'Stranger Danger' and explaining the role of Police Officers.

Football

An exciting game of football took place on Friday afternoon, October 5th against Ysgol Cwmpadarn. Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa came out on top winning by 9-3. Well done boys!  

Congratulations to the 5 a-side football team who came 1st in the Urdd Football Competition on 27/09/12

The artists preparing the fish to hang on the school fence

Enjoying a game of 'giant darts'

Our Solar System

Some of the Foundation Phase children brushing their teeth as part of the 'Design to Smile' scheme

This is the way to play Snakes and Ladders!

'Dance Off' on the yard!

We are very fortunate to have had new playground markings painted on the school yard at the beginning of this term. The pupils were responsible for choosing the markings themselves and costing the work also. This work was made possible by the Peter Glover trust fund.