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Rhondda Netball
Rhondda Netball
Rhondda Netball visited the school to tell us about the netball clubs that are available around the local community. Lots of our pupils already play around the county and some even feature on the advertisments!
Swimming
Swimming
This term, we are attending weekly swimming sessions in Tonyrefail Leisure Centre in order to improve our swimming skills. We love attending these sessions!
Race Against Hate
Race Against Hate
On the 27th of September, we attended the Race Against Hate cross country event; organised by South Wales Police. We participated in the 1200m Cross Country event!
We were incredibly proud of our effort and perseverance during the race; with every single pupil completing the race! Da iawn pawb!
South Wales Fire Service
South Wales Fire Service
We were very fortunate to have a visit from South Wales Fire Service.
We were very fortunate to have a visit from South Wales Fire Service.
They spoke to us about how to contact them in an emergency.
They spoke to us about how to contact them in an emergency.
We also learnt lots of fire safety tips for the house including:
We also learnt lots of fire safety tips for the house including:
Remembering to not overload extention leads;
Placing hot objects on hard surfaces after use;
Not having our phones on charge on the bed overnight;
To always call for help in a fire emergency!
World Mental Health Day 2024
World Mental Health Day 2024
On Friday 11th October, we participated in World Mental Health day. We wore something yellow to school and participated in lots of different mindful activities.
Whole school assembly
Whole school assembly
To discuss mental health and how we can help ourselves. We also discussed kindness and how we can be kind not only to others but to ourselves too.
FORCES FITNESS
FORCES FITNESS
Rob from Forces Fitness came to visit us on World Mental Health Day. We discussed TLC which stands for -
T - TEAMWORK
L - LEADERSHIP
C - COMMUNICATION
We also played "Riverbank" and "Ever decreasing Circles"
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We loved challenging ourselves to beat the Forces Fitness Records including fitting 29 pupils in a hoop...
We loved challenging ourselves to beat the Forces Fitness Records including fitting 29 pupils in a hoop...
IMG_9542.mov... and having a chain of 29 pupils run under a skipping rope at the same time!
... and having a chain of 29 pupils run under a skipping rope at the same time!
Show Racism The Red Card!
Show Racism The Red Card!
PobUrdd 2024!
PobUrdd 2024!
This year, four year 5 pupils competed in the school round of the Urdd Baking competition - PobUrdd! They had to bake and decorate 4 muffins. The pupils in first and second place have now been entered into the reigional schools competition in November! Pob Lwc - Good Luck!
This year, four year 5 pupils competed in the school round of the Urdd Baking competition - PobUrdd! They had to bake and decorate 4 muffins. The pupils in first and second place have now been entered into the reigional schools competition in November! Pob Lwc - Good Luck!
Cardiff Blues Rugby
Cardiff Blues Rugby
We have been fortunate enough to receive the opportunity to work with Cardiff Blues Rugby for 6 weeks during the Autumn term.
During the sessions, we have been focusing on health and well-being in sport, whilst thinking about physical health and fitness, mental well-being and healthy eating.
Cardiff Blues Competition
Cardiff Blues Competition
We were set a competition to design a healthy plate for a Cardiff rugby player and were reminded that they train for 3 to 4 hours a day, 3 to 4 times a week so would need lots of protein! We were asked for a volunteer to stand up and show our work.
We had joint winners who were...
Congratulations to Ella and Lillie!
Anti- Bullying Week
Anti- Bullying Week
"CHOOSE RESPECT "was this years theme with Odd Socks Day to celebrate what makes us all unique.
BBC Children In Need 2024
BBC Children In Need 2024
We took the chance to design some emoji's for Children in Need!
PobUrdd - Regional Semi-Finals!
PobUrdd - Regional Semi-Finals!
Although they did not qualify for the National Eisteddfod, they did a great job and enjoyed tasting the other competitors cakes!
Da iawn merched!
In November, Tobi-Rae and Lily competed in the regional finals of this years PobUrdd competition in Garth Olwg! They had to bake 4 decorated cupcakes for this round.
Cardiff City Football Tournament!
Cardiff City Football Tournament!
On 6th December, some pupils represented the school in the Year 5 and 6 Cardiff City football tournament.
After some tough games, the team came 5th!
Da iawn merched!
Cardiff Rugby - Arms Park Experience!
Cardiff Rugby - Arms Park Experience!
Following our Health and Wellbeing workshops, we were invited to visit Cardiff Arms Park!
We were incredibly greatful to Cardiff Rugby and their Community team for allowing us to visit!
We started the day with an "Open Your Eyes" workshop where we looked at a variety of jobs within Cardiff Rugby. It included:
Rugby players
First Aiders
Admin Teams
Dietitians
Physiotherapists
Marketing
We completed tasks like creating a game day poster, writing a breakfast menu for players and then finished by budgeting and getting some signatures from some players!
After our workshop, we were taken on a backstage tour of the Cardiff Arms Park! We had access to areas that the public cannot see like the changing rooms, gyms and hospitality boxes!
(Here are some sneak peaks!)
Then.. we finished the visit by playing some games on the pitch!
We played the "Floor is Lava" with rugby equipment, "Tag Rugby2 and "Chicken or Hero!"
We had the best time and learnt so much about Cardiff Rugby.We cannot wait to work with them again in the future!
Christmas Pantomime - Aladdin in Aberdare Coliseum
Christmas Pantomime - Aladdin in Aberdare Coliseum
We were very excited to return to Aberdare Coliseum to watch Aladdin this year!
We loved watching Aladdin - especially when we learnt the HOTTOGO dance as an audience!
Christmas Concert -
The Wizard of Christmas!
Christmas Concert -
The Wizard of Christmas!
This year, we performed The Wizard of Christmas as our Christmas concert! We explored Kansas, the Emerald City and had lots of fun learning new songs!
Our playlist included:
Rocking Around the Christmas Tree
Bye, Bye, Bye
A Sky Full of Stars
Merry Christmas Everyone
Emerald Express
Fresh Witch of Oz
Underneath the Tree
I wish it could be Christmas Everyday
We loved stepping into the roles of Dorothy, Tinman, Scarecrow, Lion, Minions, Flying Monkeys, Narrators and Munchkins and learning lots of Expressive Arts skills.
We developed skills such as:
Projecting our voices
Acting as a character
Singing
BSL
Using facial expression and tone of voice to portray emotions
Public speaking
A huge thank you to parents and carers who provided brilliant costumes for the concert!
BBC 500 Word Competition
BBC 500 Word Competition
We are delighted to announce that Mabon Williams has made it through to the next round of the BBC 500 word competition with his story "How I Became a Star". Massive congratulations Mabon! 🥳🤩✍️
Christmas Centrepiece
Christmas Centrepiece
A HUGE thank you to Samara from Best Buds who came to school to teach us how to make a Christmas Centre piece and we are very proud of what we have created!
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