School Activities

The children enjoy a variety of activities, including sports, workshops, visits in the locality and beyond, drama performances, fund-raising for various charities and musical performances.

Browse through our gallery of events. The page will be updated for this academic year and each month from last year replaced in turn.

September, 2009

School Visit to Bwlchywernen Farm

We all enjoyed our visit to Bwlchywernen Farm.

		Here we all are, almost raring to go. We were given maps so that we could follow the route along the perimeter of the farm.
	Miss Lorenz checks that the troops are still on the path. A few pupils seem to have their attention taken by the nature surrounding us. Who's been camouflaged by that fern?
Oh miss, what have you done with my welly? Now how am I going to keep my lovely new socks clean?		How will the rest of us manage? Let's see how many other wellies go off on their own walk leaving us stranded. We'll have to be extra careful as we climb over the style.

	Several pupils were enthralled by the reeds growing in some of the wetter fields. Would these make a bouquet for mum? Or perhaps, I could use them to make some candles. Decisions, decisions.
We couldn't resist touching and even tasting some of the fruits along the route. Luckily we had reference sheets so that we could check whether or not the fruits were suitable and edible to young humans.
As we were learning about life on the farm we were interested in knowing why someone had dug trenches along the edges of some of the fields. Do you know why? The pipe gives a good clue.			This photograph shows the opening of one of the many badger tunnels that we passed on the way. Sadly, we saw no badgers - perhaps a late night visit in very quiet company would be successful.

	A little rest at the top of the hill before lunch.
During the afternoon we went on a tour of the farmyard. As you can see we visited the milking parlour.
	So, what happened to all this milk? Well after a short time in the cooler, it is ready for the production section of the farm.
Let's see if you can follow the steps for making this dairy product and do you know what is being made?
Well, were you right? Did you expect to see Hafod cheese, ready for consumption? We were all offered a taste and all those who accepted a piece were impressed. So we'll have to keep an eye out in future for Hafod Cheese.
At the end of a very enjoyable and an informative day we thanked Beccy for welcoming us and taking us on a tour of the farm and Iona for arranging the farm visit. Let's hope that we get a chance to visit a farm again in the near future.

October 2009

The School Council

New officers were elected. They are pictured below:

Chairperson - Zara	Secretary - Anwen	Treasurer - Dylan	Infants Class Representative - Grace

Parlez vous francais?

Pupils in years 4 and 6 began receiving lessons in French this month. Here are two pupils practising the art of looking French.

 Nature Studies in the Infants Class

The Infants Class was very busy this month. Pupils went out of school for nature walks to collect various items to bring back to school.

		The girls look very pretty in their nature hats - they could start a new fashion. I wonder where the boys went to hide from the camera!
After enjoying a nature walk, there is a great deal of work to be done studying and arranging the leaves, not to mention searching for the small creatures amongst the leaves.
	It was impossible to avoid all the blackberries so they just had to be collected. But, what next?
Well blackberry crumble of course. So, the all-important task commenced with everyone wanting to contribute.

Fair play to the budding chefs - they shared the delicious crumble with everyone else in school- and very tasty it was too!

Safety and Re-cycling Road Show

Pupils and staff looked forward to the safety and re-cycling road show that visited school. Pupils and staff from Cilcennin School joined us for the event. Below are photographs of the official performers, guest performers and the pupils. 

As soon as the naughty brothers appeared on stage the entertaining commenced and carried on non-stop, wih many important messages delivered at the same time.		Fair play to the Gregory Brothers for helping this poor bewildered grandmother. Grandad seems to be much more of a catch - there's probably a lot of demand for his company around the country.
Some pupils were kind enough to help the performers. Josh helped Ceredig the cob to cross the road safely whilst Gareth and Morgana were both willing and able to shake a leg and dance to the beat.
	The Gregory Brothers diplayed many examples of re-cyclable rubbish.  Perhaps it's of no worth to the thrower but could be very useful to someone else.
		Well! Well! Someone's grown recently. I doubt that this pretty little cardigan will fit you again. Why don't you re-cycle it? It might be just the thing for another young man.
"Rhowch y rhaw o dan y baw,  rhowch y baw yn y bin," were the words of the song encouraging dog owners to clear up after their dogs whilst out and about.		Whilst out cycling the importance of wearing a helmet was stressed - after all we want to keep those lovely brains intact.

As you can see we had a very enjoyable morning.

November 2009

Cookery Club in the Junior Class Thirteen pupils joined the cookery club that started after half term holiday. Below are photographs of the participants during the first session.   Three groups began on different projects this evening. Year 6 began making scones.  Year 4 were busy making "cheese straws." First of all the tins had to be greased. Here are two pupils in Year 3 preparing bacon for the "spaghetti carbonara".   Dried spaghetti was weighed carefully.  No-one lost a tear chopping up the onions.. Deep concentration was required whilst crumbling the mixture for the "cheese straws".           And there we have it - cheese straws ready to be placed in the oven. Right, the scone mixture is ready. What next? Before long, after rolling and cutting round shapes, they were placed on a greased tin.     Whilst the scones and "cheese straws" were in the oven, everyone took advantage of the opportunity to taste the spaghetti carbonara.  ..  some sucked the spaghetti  ...after twisting it around the fork.         Some took time to contemplate the success of the spaghetti whilst others were busy swallowing as fast as they could. ...and swallowing.... Was the spaghetti carbonara tasty? It's difficult to say, isn't it!

December, 2009 

Willow Tree Development

As part of the project to develop the outside area of school, the next step is to create a willow tree area in  Llecyn ar y Bryn. Mr. Andrew Roberts visited school to give a presentation on willow trees and to show some plans to the Junior Class. the children worked with Mr. Roberts to plan the development at Llannon School. This work is due to be carried out during the week before half term holiday in February.

Lessons in French

The pupils have thoroughly enjoyed these lessons.  Mrs. Davies is using Rigolo to present a lesson in the photos below..

Our Christmas Concert

This year, pupils in the Infants Department gave a presentation on the first Christmas. Below are photos of some of them during the last practice showing their outfits. 

The theme for the Junior Class was a Christmas Fashion Show.

Our Visit to the Parish Church

Pupils in the Junior Class accepted an invitation to attend a special presentation at  Llansanffraed Church by Mrs. Wendy Morgan. Below are some photos of us during the visit.

January

The year started with a great deal of excitement in school as the pupils prepared for a concert with the world famous Catrin Finch. Below are some photographs taken during the evening.

	Ieuan and Gethin performed solo and duet items on the clarinet.
Pupils sang and acted traditions of the New Year.
	Catrin performed several pieces entertaining all of the audience from the youngest to the eldest. At the end of the evening Gethin presented a bouquet of flowers to Catrin.
On the right, Zoe has just presented a bouquet of flowers to   Mrs. Lewis, who attended with her husband Mr. Les Lewis, the evening's president.		Far too soon, the evening came to an end and we now look forward to the next event.

Visits to School

A very special guest came to visit us at the end of the month. We celebrated Red, White and Green Day and were delighted to welcome Mr. Urdd to school.

Theatre in Education

Arad Goch Theatre in Education Group visited school on the same day to perform the show Merched y Gerddi. Pupils in Years 5 and 6 enjoyed the performance.

Celebrating the Chinese New Year

Pupils in the Infants' Class enjoyed learning about the Chinese New Year.

February

Below are pictures of pupils in the Infants Class during various activities.

Pictured on the left are some world-famous characters who visited school. The Muppets were greeted with a great deal of excitement.

All we needed was a fine day and that's what we got so out we went to design a map with various buildings and a road. Let's hope the rain keeps off!

Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday was a day for enjoying some home cooking. Pupils in the Infants' Class were all more than willing to lend a helping hand - in fact there were quite a few hands at work at each task.

Unfortunately the pancakes didn't last long enough to be photographed being eaten! Busy hands had soon placed them in hungry mouths.

March

Bobby Busters Success

Easter Visit to Llansantffraed Church

Pupils in the Junior class were invited to Llansantffraed Church for a presentation on the Holy Week by Mrs. Wendy Morgan. Reverend Julian Smith welcomed us to the church.  Then Mrs. Morgan took us on a tour of the church whilst presenting information on Christianity's most important festival. The children were very interested and responded well by asking relevant questions. Diolch yn fawr Mrs. Morgan.

Healthy Eating - and it's delicious too!

Miss Amy Jones, Healthy Schools' Co-ordinator joined us for an afternoon of cooking. First of all we considered the food groups and why each type of food was needed then we placed the food items in the appropriate groups. Some of the foods belonged to more than one group so we had to discuss and decide which was the most suitable group for one or two food items.

We thoroughly enjoyed the practical session of preparing the foods. By the end, of the afternoon we had a feast ready and waiting to be eaten. Then came the proof of the pudding...... and we enjoyed proving that we had prepared a delicious selection of foods - as you will see below.

April

Year 6 pupils travelled to Ysgol Coedybryn to compete in the county round of the Bobby Busters Quiz. They co-operated well in the various rounds and enjoyed the fruits provided for them. At the end of the morning they were delighted to be declared the winners and were presented with individual cups for their accomplishment. Well done to the four of you.

Developing a Playing Area at the Front of the School - stage 2

Work has been carried out for a number of weeks on this area. There has been a transformation that the pupils have approved.

Procedure! Procedure!

Year 3 pupils enjoyed testing the procedure to be followed in order to make sandwiches.

May

The Infants Department

Pupils in the Infants Department enjoyed themselves both inside and outside the school building.

The Salvation Army

On thelast day before the half term holiday we welcomed  Mr. Roger Thomas of the Salvation Army to school.  The theme of morning assembly was the Good Samaritan and all pupils of the cluster schools listened attentively whilst aso looking at the wonderful cartoon pictures that Mr. Thomas used whilst presenting the parable.

June

Developing the School Yard

A group of parents have started on the latest stage of our project to develop the school yard. A paintbrush, can ofpaint ad some old clothes were the requirements for the job in hand  - together with a sackful of enthusiasm. The pupils are already excited at the prospect of following paths all over the yard. Let's hope for a fine, sunny summer so that the we have a colourful and entertaining yard by September.

Re-cycling Clothes

Pupils, staff and parents decided it would be a good idea to re-cycle old clothes whilst at the same time raising funds for the school. Quite a bit of re-arranging and weeding out less-used clothes went on in the area and bags of clothes were put together for the company bag2school. The bags were collected and brought to school to be taken and passed on for re-sale and re-cycling. We intend to repeat the activity next term so if you're interested in re-cycling clothes that are un-damaged and fit to be worn again keep an eye on our website news page.

A pair of strong masculine arms do occasionally come in useful  .....	... as well as a recipient for the cargo!

Re-cycling Milk bottle Tops

We got the opportunity to support a campaign to buy a wheelchair by collecting enough milk bottle tops to balance the weight of a wheelchair. The bootle tops are taken from Llannon to Aberaeron and then to Tregaron Hospital. The Junior Class are pictured below with some of the bottle-tops received at school - in bags of 500 tops. 

The Infants Class Learn About Plants

Pupils in the Infants Class, led by  Miss Alisa Lloyd went on a nature walk to collect wild plants that are numerous in the locality. Then, came the opportunity to learn about them in class.

Pupils enjoyed planting various seeds and then transplanting them later on.

Fair Trade

Pupils in the Junior Class learned about Fair Trade during the term. Below are some photographs of them learning and an exhibition of their research into Fair Trade produce.

Pupils in Years 2 to 6 enjoyed using Fairtrade produce to make truffles with our student teacher,  Mr. Ben Beard.  The truffles were  delicious.

A Three Day Break at the Urdd Centre, Cardiff Bay.

Five pupils in Years 5 and 6 travelled with Mr. Newcombe to Cardiff for three fun-filled days of activities in Cardiff. Perhaps you can identify the plaves where the following photographs were taken.

Celebrating Canada Day

Whilst one crew of pupils were enjoying the high-life in Cardiff another crew were having some fun at school. As part of a mini project on Canada we celebrated Canada Day and what better way to celebrate than by ending the day preparing pancakes with maple syrup and bananas. Here we are prreparing and tasting our produce.

July

School Trip

The end of the summer term is nigh and high time for our annual trip. All puils travelled to Pembrokeshire for the day.  Pupils in the Junior Class spent the day at Canastan Bowling Centre and the Blue Lagoon. Both pupils and staff enjoyed as much as each other and the peace and quiet on the way home on the us was proof that everyone was well and truly tired. Below are some pictures of us playing ten-pin bowling.

Unfrtunately, we were having far too much fun in the swimming pool and on the various slides to take pictures at the Blue Lagoon.

Pupils in the Infants Department enjoyed a day at Folly Farm. Photographs will follow soon.

Relaxation and Enjoyment

As always, we take advantage of every opportunity to enjoy ourselves. Here we are, doing our best - as always!

	Fortunately, some pupils in the Junior and Infants Department know how to sit at a picnic table. The blue coloured ground has confused at least one of the older pupils!

Sports' Day

As always the childen looked forward to Sports' Day and were very excited on the day. The pictures below show some of them competing and the staff enjoying themselves.

At the end of the day, shields and cups were awarded to winners in their age groups. Cledan was the victorious house and the cup was awrded to the captains.

Below are photos of the members of Cledan, Peris and Ysig.

The Sunnycroft Cup

The Sunnycroft Cup is presented annually to the pupil who has performed best in Sports. This year, the Sunnycroft Cup was presented to Ieuan Paske.