Siarter Iaith

Mission Statement

Our purpose is to promote the Welsh Language and to inform staff, governors, pupils and parents on our progress in working towards achieving our Gold Siarter Iaith. 

Our Aims:

• Set up opportunities for other classes to link up, via Teams, to develop the Welsh language.  
• To support Welsh language development for the whole school
• To build on our progress from the Silver award. 9Awarded Summer 2023)
• To complete a few targets each year – aiming for our gold award.

We have been:

• Making posters on power point to encourage people to speak more Welsh.

• Walked around the village to say Shwmae to everyone.

• Going outside to play cymraeg games with parachute to help use more Welsh. 

• We have watched a video and read a book about the history of quilts in Wales. We also talked about making our own paper quilts and started drawing our quilts. 

• We have made cards for Santes Dwynwen. We have also been splitting the classes in half for 20 minutes to play Welsh games then we will switch so everyone can get to do everything.

•  We Recorded a message for the Wave, and it will be on the radio on Saint David’s day. We have also joined with the Welsh Healthy Heroes to play games in Welsh.

• Year 6 for supported Mrs Evans (Welsh Coordinator) to organised welsh week and St David’s Day Eisteddfod.

 

Information & Resources

Urdd Membership

Meeting Notes

Week 1- 15/9/2022 

• First, we introduced our selves and talked about what we would be doing in the future.
• Then ,we went outside and took our pictures for the wall display.

Week 2- 22/9/2022

• First, we introduced our chair, vice chair, sectary and our treasurer.
• Next, we talked about why we should join the Urdd and what activities are included.
• Then, we each got a sheet with a plain t-shirt that we had to design for the Urdd.

Week 3- 29/9/2022

• First, we told everybody what we were going to be doing in todays session.
• Then, we did the register.
• After, we all did our t-shirt designs for the Urdd.

Week 4 & 5

• No pupil voice groups due to class photographs/staff absence.

Week 6: 18/10/22 

•  First, we discussed what we would be doing in todays session.
• Then, we got into groups.
• After, we all went outside. Group 1 went to the top of the yard, group 2 went on the pitch, and others went to the bottom of the yard.
• Then, we all played different Welsh games. e.g. what’s the time Mr. Wolf in Welsh, Welsh Jenga and  Welsh animals.

Week 7: 27/10/22 

• First, Miss Evans showed us a presentation with questions about the Criw Cymraeg that we had to answer.
• Next, we had a vote to decide if we are making a mascot or a banner, but we decided on both.