Four Purposes

Autumn 2023

Collaborative Website

Each child was allocated a country from the 2023 Rugby World Cup and was challenged to become 'an expert' in that country. Pupils carried out their own independent research and worked collaboratively with others to present their information is a shared website (Google Site). This website was continually updated throughout the topic.

Click on the link below to access the completed website.

Click here to access the collaborative website

USW Rugby

The children competed against other schools from RCT in the termly rugby festival at the University of South Wales. The boys involved played 4 and won 4.

PC Leigh - Gryff's Story

PC Leigh visited the children during the Autumn term to deliver a session entitled Griff's Story which focussed on how to deal with uncomfortable situations.

WRU PRIMARY SCHOOL DISPLAY COMPETITION

When carrying out our research around 'Wales at the World Cup' one of the children in the class came across a competition that was being run by the Welsh Rugby Union. Both year 6 classes decided to enter and began planning and creating a World Cup display made from recycled materials (see below). Cwmlai's entry made it through to the final three where the winner would then be decided by a public vote on the social media platform 'X'.

The voting was unanimous and Cwmlai's entry was selected as the winner by the public. The children each received a ticket to watch Wales v Barbarians at the Principality Stadium along with a Welsh rugby shirt signed by the 2023 World Cup squad. The signed shirt was presented to the children in a special assembly by a member of the World Cup squad, Corey Domachowski. The children also had a fantastic day at the Principality stadium.

Dosbarth Efydd's WRU competition entry

Dosbarth Brown's WRU competition entry

Wales World Cup star blown away on school run as pupils welcome him homeThe star was left bursting with pride as he reflected on the 'unreal experience'

Click on the image above to access the Wales Online article. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/wales-world-cup-star-blown-27932342

The Nace Award- 2023

Cwmlai achieved our first accreditation of the NACE Challenge Award. We were assessed by Rhiannon Wynn Jenkins. Our focus was on perfectionism in the MAT learner.

Commitment to challenge and to develop high quality provision for MAT.

NACE Award

The children had a day of interviews and their books were scrutinised.

The assessor also watched our ELSA sessions and our work with Perfectionism, and the effect this had on the More Able children.

The final report stated that Cwmlai had, "clearly made excellent progressin addressing the needs of the MAT and EAT pupils, and the whole school commitment was strongly reflected by the staff members interviewed."

Wales v The Barbarians @ The Principality Stadium

The children from Dosbarth Brown had a wonderful day watching Wales play against the Barbarians at the Principality Stadium

Year 6 Mixed Football Festival at Darran Park 20/10/2023

Anti-Bullying Week Monday 13th November - Friday 17th November

As part of Anti-Bulling Week, the children discussed what bullying meant to them and what different types of bullying there are. In assembly, they listened to the anti-bullying alliance, who shared, "We are stronger as a team if we stand up to bullying, so make some noise." In class, the children carried out their own independent research around bullying and presented their research in a variety of ways in their books.

Anti-Bullying Week

The children wore odd socks to school, and the importance of celebrating difference was discussed.

Cycle Training

The Year 6 children took part in Cycle training delivered by the RCT road safety department. All children passed Level 1 which took place in the school-yard and went on to complete Level 2 on the surrounding roads.

URDD - Rugby Union Tournament, Newbridge Playing Fields

The year six boys competed in the annual URDD rugby union tournament. The boys were unbeaten in the group stages and progressed all the way through to the semi final where they lost narrowly to a strong Pontyclun team. Da iawn pawb.