Gair o r Garth Garth Grapevine

Côr yr ysgol yn The Gate School Choir performs in The Gate Gair o r Garth Garth Grapevine Rhagfyr December 2017 COFIWCH: REMEMBER: Tymor y Pasg yn cychwyn 8/1/18 Easter term begins 8/1/18 Côr Ysgol Gwaelod y Garth Choir Mae côr yr ysgol wedi cael tymor prysur iawn. Perfformion nhw gyda Efan Williams, Steffan Jones a Chôrdydd yng Nghapel Bethlehem, Gwaelod y Garth mewn cyngerdd i godi arian i Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Caerdydd a r Fro 2018. Maent hefyd wedi canu yn y ddinas i godi arian i Ymchwil Cancr Cymru. Gwych blant! Diolch yn fawr i Mrs Price a Mrs Catrin Williams am eu gwaith caled. The school choir has had a busy term. They performed with Efan Williams, Steffan Jones and Côrdydd in Gwaelod y Garth to raise money for the National Eisteddfod in Cardiff and the Vale in 2018. They also performed in Cardiff city centre to raise money for Cancer Research Wales. Gwych! A big thank you to Mrs Price and Mrs Catrin Williams for their hard work. Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Diolch yn fawr i n gwestai arbennig, Sion Corn, a ddaeth i ymweld â phlant GWYCH Ysgol Gwaelod y Garth! A big thank you to our special guest Father Christmas, who visited the EXCELLENT children we have in Ysgol Gwaelod y Garth School. Cyngherddau Nadolig Christmas Concerts DIOLCH YN FAWR i r plant a r staff am eu gwaith gyda r cyngherddau Nadolig. Roeddent yn fendigedig! A VERY BIG THANK YOU to the children and staff for their hard work with the Christmas Concerts. They were excellent! Diolch yn fawr i r GRHA am ei gwaith di-flino y tymor yma eto. Maent wedi codi 2500 Y TYMOR YMA! Mae pob ceiniog maent yn codi yn mynd tuag at yr ysgol. A big thank you to the PTA for their hard work this term once again. THIS TERM they have raised 2500! Every penny raised goes towards the school.

Mae r Dosbarth Derbyn wedi cael hanner tymor prysur iawn. Rydyn ni wedi mwynhau darllen stori Elen Benfelen a r dair arth ac wedi cwblhau nifer o weithgareddau diddorol fel; dysgu sut i symud y bee bots tuag at gymeriadau r stori ar y mat mawr Bee Bot, coginio a bwyta uwd, yn ogystal â thorri ffrwythau i roi yn yr uwd- roedd yr uwd yn flasus iawn ac wedi ei goginio yn berffaith! Buon ni yn dysgu cân a rap Elen Benfelen, ysgrifennu Mynydd Stori ac adeiladu gwrthrychau bach, canolig a mawr allan ar yr iard gyda nifer o wahanol ddeunyddiau. Buon ni yn brysur iawn yn dysgu am arian y tymor yma. Agorodd Siop y Nadolig yn y dosbarth, ac rydyn ni wedi mwynhau gwerthu cardiau ac anrhegion yn ein siop arbennig. Buon ni yn chwarae gêm pasio r bag arian o gwmpas y cylch- roedd e fel gem pasio r parsel mewn parti penblwydd! Dydd Mawrth 28ain o Dachwedd aethom ar daith i Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni i weld Sioe Nadolig Cyw. Roedden ni wedi mwynhau canu a dawnsio gyda ffrindiau Cyw. Daeth Sion Corn i weld pawb yn y sioe hefyd. Ar ôl cyrraedd yn ôl i r ysgol aeth pawb i r neuadd i fwyta eu brechdannau. Am fore cyffrous! Roedd pawb wrth eu bodd pan ddywedodd Mrs Ellis mai thema ein sioe Nadolig eleni oedd Mae Robin Goch yn gyffrous! Rydyn ni wedi mwynhau dysgu r caneuon, cyfeilio gyda offerynnau, dawnsio, actio a dysgu r sgript ar gyfer y sioe Nadolig- Am hwyl a sbri! oedd Mrs Ellis yn wên o glust i glust ar ôl ein perfformiad ac fe gafodd pawb sticer arbennig am berfformio yn wych. Daeth Martyn Geraint i r ysgol yn ystod yr wythnos olaf i gynnal Sioe Nadolig- aeth pawb i r neuadd ac fe gafwyd sioe wych yn llawn canu, actio a dawnsio.dydd Iau olaf y tymor trefnodd Mrs Ellis, Miss Ford a Mrs Hobbs barti Nadolig i bawb. Cafon ni lawer o fwyd blasus a llawer o hwyl yn chwarae gemau! Roedd pawb yn dawnsio yn dda iawn i r gerddoriaeth Nadolig.Rydyn ni gyd yn edrych ymlaen at y Nadolig ar ôl gweithio n galed iawn yn y Dosbarth Derbyn. The Reception Class has had a very busy half term. We've enjoyed reading the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and have completed many interesting activities such as; learning how to move the Bee Bots towards the characters in the story on the big Bee Bot mat, cooking porridge, as well as cutting fruit to put in the porridge - the porridge was very tasty and we had cooked it perfectly! We learned a rap about 'Goldilocks, wrote a Mountain Story and built small, medium and large objects on the yard with a variety of different materials. We have been really busy learning about money this season. We opened a 'Christmas shop' in the class, and we have enjoyed selling cards and gifts at our special shop. We played a money bag game - it was like being in a party playing pass the parcel! On Tuesday 28th of November we went on a trip to Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni to see the Cyw Christmas Show. We enjoyed singing and dancing with Cyw's friends. Santa also came to see everyone at the show. After arriving back to school everyone went to the hall to eat their sandwiches. What an exciting day! Everyone was delighted when Mrs Ellis said the theme of our Christmas show this year was 'Robin Goch is excited'! We've enjoyed learning the songs, accompanying with instruments, dancing, acting and learning the script for the Christmas show! Mrs Ellis was full of smiles smile after our performance and everyone had a special Cyw sticker for a fantastic performance. Martyn Geraint came to school during the last week to hold a Christmas Show - everyone went to the hall and it was a great show full of singing, action and dancing. On the last Thursday, Mrs Ellis, Miss Ford and Mrs Hobbs organized a Christmas party for everyone. We had delicious food and lots of fun playing games and dancing to Christmas music. We're all looking forward to Christmas after working very hard in the reception class. Nadolig Llawen iawn a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda gan Dosbarth Derbyn!

W.I. yn dysgu sgiliau crefft i Flwyddyn 5 The W.I. teaching new skills to Year 5 Diolch unwaith eto i r W.I. am ddysgu crefftau amrywiol i Flwyddyn 5 bob dydd Gwener. Rydyn ni n mwynhau yn fawr yn eu cwmni. Mae pawb wedi bod yn dysgu sgiliau gwinio, gwau a choginio ac rydym wedi gwinio hosan Nadolig a bag i ddal pegiau. Thank you once again to the W.I. for coming in every Friday afternoon to teach different skills to Year 5. We really enjoy in their company. We have all learnt lots of cooking, sewing and knitting skills. We have made a peg bag and a Christmas sock. CD Dathlu Doniau Celebrating Success CD Aeth nifer fawr o blant yr ysgol i Stiwdio Acapela i recordio CD o eitemau cerddorol. Mae r CD ar werth yn yr ysgol am 10 ac mae n bleser i wrando ar y canu swynol. Bydd cyfraniad o r gwerthiant yn mynd tuag at Apel Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Caerdydd a r Fro. Many children went to Acapela Studios to record a CD last term. This CD is now available to buy for 10. A contribution will be going to the National Eisteddfod Appeal. Class 2E continue to be very busy. Years 6 and 5 had the chance to go on a residential trip to Call of The Wild in Brecon. They took part in many activities including a very muddy assault course and lots of team building exercises. Unfortunately this year the weather was so bad that the gorge walking had to be cancelled. However, enormous fun was had canoeing, raft building and generally falling into the water! Year 4 continue to learn to play chess every week and we now have some very good players. For our entrepreneur week the class decided to produce paintings of Castell Coch. These were framed and sold for 5, thank you to the parents for supporting this venture. 155 profit was made from this activity and discussions are continuing as to what to buy. The favourite so far being to buy a class parrot because Mrs Broadley would only have to say something once and the parrot could repeat it! All year groups have benefited from learning how to calculate profit after deducting the cost of the paints and frames. As usual for this term we finish with the school Christmas concert. Class 2E have a variety of parts but all are involved as Santa s rapping reindeer!

Yn ystod y tymor yma mae dosbarth 2C wedi bod yn brysur iawn. Ein thema ni ydy Ein Byd Bach Ni ac rydym wedi bod yn dysgu am bentref Gwaelod y Garth. Aethom ar daith o amgylch y pentref i gychwyn ein thema ac yna rydym wedi bod yn creu mapiau, dysgu am yr hanes y Lan, dysgu am goed yr ardal leol a chreu pamffled o ffeithiau amdanynt. Dysgom hefyd am hanes Susan Rees a bywyd plant oedd yn gweithio mewn pyllau glo amser maith yn ôl. Buom hefyd yn dysgu am ddiogelwch y ffordd dros y 6 wythnos diwethaf ac mae Jane wedi bod yn ymweld pob dydd Mawrth i ddysgu ni sut i groesi r ffordd yn ddiogel. Diolch i r mamau sydd wedi ein helpu dros y 6 sesiwn. Ar ddiwedd yr hanner tymor cyntaf cawsom y cyfle i arwain gwasanaeth Diolchgarwch yng Nghapel Bethlehem. Roeddwn yn llwyddiannus iawn yn ein hwythnos Entrepeneriaeth a gwnaethom 95 o elw trwy werthu lluniau o r teulu mewn fframiau. Rydym wedi bod yn dathlu'r Nadolig trwy berfformio mewn 3 cyngerdd Nadolig, cynnal parti dosbarth a gwylio sioe Martin Geraint. Nadolig Llawen oddi wrth bawb yn 2C! During this term 2C have been very busy. Our theme is 'Our Little World' and we've been learning about the village of Gwaelod y Garth. We went on a walk around the village to start our theme and we have since been creating maps, learning about the history of the Lan, learning about trees in the local area and creating a pamphlet of facts about them. We also learned about the history of Susan Rees and the life of children who worked in coal mines a long time ago. Jane Warnock has been visiting us every Tuesday for the last 6 weeks to teach us about road safety and we now know how to cross the road safely. Thanks to the mums who have helped us over the 6 sessions. At the end of the first half term we had the opportunity to lead a Thanksgiving service at Bethlehem Chapel. We wrote prayers for the service, learnt about the Harvest around the World and we collected food for the Cardiff Food Bank. Our Entrepreneurship week was very successful and we made a profit of 95 by selling framed pictures of our families. We have been celebrating Christmas by performing in 3 Christmas concerts, holding a class party and watching Martin Geraint's show. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone in 2C. Noson Tan Gwyllt oedd yn ein croesawu yn ôl ar ôl gwyliau hanner tymor. Cawsom hwyl yn gwneud roced tan gwyllt yn y dosbarth gan ddefnyddio amrywiaeth o siapau 3D a siapau 2D i w haddurno. Dysgom am gynnyrch y fferm fel rhan o n gwaith thema ac agoron ni siop cynnyrch y fferm i ni gael prynu a gwerthu llawer o bethau. Eleni roedd Sioe Cyw yn Ysgol Cwm Rhymni; roedd Ben Dant, Cyw a Sion Corn yno! Wedyn daeth yr amser i ddysgu caneuon, geiriau a symudiadau ar gyfer ein cyngerdd Nadolig roedd hyn yn hwyl. Cawsom amser gwych a phawb wedi mwynhau. Fel gwobr am ein gwaith caled daeth Martin Geraint i n diddanu roedd hwn wir yn dda. Erbyn yr wythnos olaf mae pawb yn flinedig iawn ond yn teimlo n llawn cyffro oherwydd ymweliad Sion Corn a pharti r dosbarth. Ac yn edrych ymlaen yn eiddgar at y Cinio Nadolig. Nadolig Llawen i bawb. After the half term break, it was straight into Bonfire Night. We had fun making a firework rocket using 3D shapes and 2D shapes to decorate it. We learnt about farm produce, making butter and opening a farm siop in class to buy and sell a variety of farm produce. This year the Cyw show was in Ysgol Cwm Rhymni; Ben Dant, Cyw and Sion Corn were there! Then it was time to learn songs, movements and lines for our Christmas concert this was fun. We had a great time and everyone enjoyed themselves. As a treat for all our hard work Martin Geraint came to entertain us this was excellent. By this last week, everyone is tired but very excited having just had our Class Party, a visit from Sion Corn, and looking forward to the Christmas dinner. A Happy Christmas to you all.

Newyddion 5C News Ar ddydd Llun, 20fed o Dachwedd aethom ar y bws i r Jambori yng Nghanolfan y Mileniwm. Gwnes i fwynhau yn y Jambori oherwydd roedd yr athrawon yn gwisgo dillad doniol ac yn chwarae gitars ar y llwyfan, dywedodd Mia. On Monday, 20th of November we travelled on the bus to the Millennium Centre to sing along to the Jambori. I enjoyed going to the Jambori as we all had fun singing and dancing along, commented Lewis. Rydym wedi bod yn brysur iawn yn paratoi at ein sioe Nadolig dros yr wythnosau diwethaf. Gwnaethon ni ddrama am fywyd Sion Corn gan gynnnwys rap amdano, dywedodd Will. Gwnaethon ni hefyd baratoi poster i hysbysebu r gyngerdd yn ein gwersi Saesneg, adiodd Eddie. We ve been very busy learning and preparing for our Christmas show last week. Ant and Dec presented Father Christmas with various treats as he is so kind to us during Christmas, said Evan. As you can see in the photo, we created posters to advertise our concert during our English lessons, commented Daisy. Dros yr hanner tymor diwethaf rydym wedi bod yn gweithio mewn grwpiau yn ystod y prynhawn ar ein thema, Yr Ail Ryfel Byd gan gylchdroi o un weithgaredd i r llall. Buon ni n dysgu ffeithiau am ddogni, creu portread neu silwet o r Blits, taflen ffeithiol am Adolf Hitler neu Winston Churchill, creu gêm am awyrennau yn ystod yr Ail Ryfel Byd, dod a châs dillad a llythyr o adref fel petaen ni yn Faciwîs, creu graff bar i ddangos data o r Ail Ryfel Byd, creu awyren Spitfire 3D a chwarae gem battleships am longau yr Ail Ryfel Byd. Fy hoff weithgaredd yn ystod yr hanner tymor oedd chwarae y gêm battleships achos nes i ennill tair gwaith, dywedodd Ruby. During this half term we ve been busy completing work on our theme, the Second World War. We ve learnt about rationing during this time, wrote a report on Adolf Hitler or Winston Churchill, created and played the game Top Trumps on WWII aeroplanes, packed a bag and a leeter from our parents as if we were to be evacuated, created and completed a 3D model of the Spitfire and played the game battleship with WWII boats. My favourite task was creating my own silhouette using paper tissue and black card. Commented Tanayah. Rydym wedi bod yn dysgu am drychineb y Lan a ddigwyddodd yn 1875. Fe ysgifennon ni ddyddiadur glowr yn y Lan a thynnu lluniau gyda siercol yn null Valerie Ganz. Cymron ni ran mewn Gwasanaeth arbennig i gofio am y bechgyn a r dynion a laddwyd yn y drychineb. We have been remembering the Lan disaster that happened in 1875. We wrote a miner s diary and sketched miners using charcoal in the style of Valerie Ganz. We took part in a memorial service to remember the boys and men that were killed in the disaster. Cawsom gyfle i fod yn entrepreneuriaid o fri! Aethom o gwmpas siopau a busnesau lleol yn gofyn iddynt gael eu cynnwys mewn llyfyn hysbysebion. Postion ni r llyfryn i bobl lleol, busnesau lleol a rhieni r ysgol. Gwnaethon ni 435 o elw. Rydyn ni dal yn trafod sut i wario r elw! We had the opportunity to be entrepreneurs! We asked local businesses to be part of our advertising booklet. We gave parents and local businesses this booklet and made a fantastic profit of 435!

Rydyn ni wedi bod wrth ein boddau yn chwarae gwyddbwyll gyda Mrs Kett yn ystod yr hanner tymor. Cafodd rhai o r plant cyfle i ymweld a Stadiwm Pel-Droed Dinas Caerdydd er mwyn chwarae mewn twrnament. Chwaraeon ni pump gem yn erbyn sawl ysgol arall, roedd yn brofiad anhygoel! Fy hoff rhan yw dal pobl eraill mewn check mate Alfie We have all enjoyed learning how to play chess with Mrs Kett this half term. Some of the children were choosen to take part in a tournament at Cardiff City Stadium. We played five games against many other schools, it was an amazing experience! Cafon ni cyfle i weld y gwaith cartref bendigedig gan adran iau yr ysgol ar thema yr ardal leol. Braf oedd cael gweld yr holl waith diddorol ac yn amlwg roedd pawb wedi trio eu gorau glas! Roeddwn i wrth fy modd yn creu r model traphont Ffynnon Taf Evie We had the chance to see all of the fantastic home work produced by the junior classes based on the theme of the local area. It was fantastic to see all of the interesting work, and it was obvious that everyone had tried their very best. Roedd yn anhygoel i weld yr holl waith a r ymdrech roedd y plant wedi rhoi mewn i w gwaith Efa a Lili Yn y dosbarth rydyn ni wedi bod yn brysur yn cynllunio arfbeisiau personol, ysgrifennu llythyron personol a ffurfiol, creu lluniau mynydd y Garth a darganfod gwybodaeth ynglyn a Crochendy Nantgarw. Hefyd fe gosodon ni dwylo caredig ar ddrws y dosbarth yn ystod wythnos wrthfwlio. Rydw i wedi mwynhau ysgrifennu llythyr i Emma Watson er mwyn ei gwahodd hi i r sioe Nadolig Megan In the class we have been very busy planning personal coats of arms, writing personal and formal letters, creating pictures of the Garth Mountain and finding information about Nantgarw Pottery. We also placed friendly hands on our classroom door during anti bullying week. Cafodd pawb hwyl a sbri yn paratoi a chymryd rhan yn y cyngherddi Nadolig. Rydyn ni n edrych ymlaen at y gwyliau Nadolig ar ôl bod mor brysur! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed taking part in all of the preparations for our Christmas concert. We are all looking forward to the Christmas holidays after being so busy!

Gair o Garth Dosbarth Meithrin Rydyn ni wedi cael hanner tymor brysur yn y Feithrin. Buon ni n darllen a actio stori y Tri Mochyn Bach. Adeiladon ni tŷ gwellt, pren a briciau. Aethon ni am dro i weld gwahanol tai a dysgon ni enwi rhannau r tŷ a ystafelloedd yn y tŷ. Buon ni n cymharu lluniau ohono ni fel babi a llun ddiweddar. Roedd pawb yn edrych yn wahanol! Dysgon ni am waith y Doctor a Nyrs a chwarae rôl. Defnyddion ni ceir dan rheolaith o gwmpas y trac ceir tu allan a ddysgon ni sut i symud y ceir ymlaen, yn ôl, i r dde ac i r chwith. Gafon ni llawer o hwyl! Buon ni hefyd yn dysgu sut i ddefnyddio camera ar yr I Pad. Roedd angen i ni dynnu lluniau o bethau gwyrdd a melyn. Gyda Nadolig yn agosau roedd llawer a ymarfer caneuon ar gyfer ein Cyngerdd Nadolig a gafon ni dwy berfformiad gwych yn neuadd y pentref. Gwnaethon ni llawer o gelf a chrefft Nadolig gan gynnwys cardiau, addurniadau a ddysgu am Sioni Rhew. Aethon ni ar drip i Barc Treftadaeth Rhondda i weld Sion Corn. Roedd Sion Corn yn hapus iawn gyda n dosbarth ni a clywodd am y canu bendigedig yn ystod ein Cyngerdd Nadolig. Cafodd bawb anrheg wrth Sion Corn a ddiwrnod llawn hwyl. Am blant lwcus! Rydym yn mynd i gael parti Nadolig yn y dosbarth i ddathlu diwedd tymor ac ymweliad gan Sion Corn. Diolch am eich cefnogaeth yn ystod y tymor a gobeithio bydd pawb yn cael Nadolig hapus. We have had a very busy half term in the Nursery. We have been reading and acting the story of the three little pigs. We made a straw house, a wooden house and a brick house. We went for a walk to see the different houses in Gwaelod y Garth and learnt to name parts of the house and rooms in the house in Welsh. We looked at photos of us as baby and a recent photo and discussed how we had changed. We learnt about how Doctors and Nurses help us when we are unwell and enjoyed role play. We used remote control cars on our road track outside the classroom and learnt how to move the car forward, backwards to the left and to the right. We had lots of fun! We also learnt how to use the camera on the I Pad and took photos of green and yellow objects. With Christmas fast approaching we learnt lots of Christmas songs and had two excellent Christmas concerts in the village hall. We did lots of Christmas art and craft activities and made cards, decorations and learnt about Sioni Rhew /Jack Frost. We went to Rhondda Heritage Park to see Father Christmas. Father Christmas was very happy with our class and had heard our beautiful singing in our Christmas concerts. We all had a present of Father Christmas- we are lucky! We are going to have a class Christmas party to celebrate the end of term and may be lucky enough to have a visit form Sion Corn. Thank you all for your support during the term and we hope everyone has a Happy Christmas. 1E enjoyed taking part in Enterprise Week. Mrs Owen bought mugs and special pens to design the mugs. Then we started to design and draw our designs on the mugs. We then cooked them! We did this so that the pens didn t rub off when we wash them. We sold them for 5 each and in the end we made a profit of 250. We have already spent some of the profit on magformers, which are magnetic shapes to play with. We created a poem about fireworks and darkness. We heard the story of Plop the baby barn owl that is afraid of the dark. It was fascinating! We re looking forward to reading more stories from this author. Year 2 also made a pamphlet about hibernation. We loved taking part in our Christmas play and we enjoyed seeing Sion Corn this week. We made Christmas cards for our families and hats for the Christmas dinner. Nadolig Llawen from all at 1E!

Sbaeneg / Spanish Mae dosbarth 6C wedi bod yn mwynhau nifer o wersi Sbaeneg gyda Seniora Anderson o Ysgol Plasmawr. Mae r plant wedi dysgu amryw o ymadroddion. Ola, como te llamas? Muy bien Class 6C have been enjoying many Spanish lessons with Seniora Anderson from Ysgol Plasmawr. The children have learnt many phrases. Ola, como te llamas? Muy bien Crucial Crew Aeth 6C i fore o weithdai gan Crucial Crew. Yna dysgwyd am beryglon yn y gymdeithas megis peryglon trydan, peryglon cledrau trennau, peryglon cwn gwyllt a pheryglon tan. Ynghyd a hyn i gyd dysgwyd am hylendid bwyd, sut mae amddiffyn eich hun a sut i gadw yn ddiogel ar y we. Roedd y bore o weithdau yn arbennig o dda ac yn ddefnyddiol. Class 6C went on an activity morning with the Crucial Crew. At the activity morning the class learned about the risk and dangers that are about us in everyday life. These included dangers around electrical sites, dangers around railway lines, the dangers of unruly dogs and the dangers of fires. As well as this the children learned about food hygiene, self-defence and how to keep yourself safe on the internet. The morning was very good and the activities and lessons were worthwhile. Nid Fi / Not Me Yn ystod yr hanner tymor fe aeth dosbarth 6C i weld sioe o r enw Nid Fi. Roedd y sioe am fwlio, gan addysgu r plant sut i ddelio gyda bwlio a pha emosiynau sydd yn codi yn sgil bwlio. Yn dilyn y sioe bu gweithdy ar theimladau ac emosiynau sydd yn arwain at sefyllfoaedd o fwlio. During the half term 6C went to a show called Nid Fi. The show was about Bullying, teaching the children how to deal with bullying and which emotions are likely to lead to or develop because of bullying. Following the show there was a workshop discussing feelings and emotions that lead to bullying. Ffeil Fel rhan o waith siarter iaith yr ysgol fe ddaeth Alex Humphreys i siarad gyda r dosbarth am raglen teledu Ffeil. Dysgwyd sut mai rhaglen Ffeil yn cael ei gynhyrchu yn ddyddiol a sut mae eitemau yn cael eu dewis ar gyfer y rhaglen! Ar ddiwedd y sesiwn bu Merle yn son am draddodiadau Nadolig yr Iseldiroedd o flaen y camera. As part of the Siarter Iaith in the school, Alex Humphreys came in to 6C to talk to the class about her television show, Ffeil. The class learnt about how the programme is planned and produced daily! At the end of the session Merle spoke in front of the camera about how Christmas is celebrated in the Netherlands. Heddlu de Cymru / South Wales Police Daeth PC Evans i fewn i addysgu r dosbarth am gyffuriau a r peryglon sydd yn dod efo nhw. Chwariwyd gemau er mwyn cofio ffeithiau ac er mwyn cofio beth i w wneud os ydym yn dod ar draws cyffuriau neu pobl drwg yn y parc. A policeman, PC Evans came to class to teach the pupils about drugs and the risks that surround them. Games were played in order to remember facts about drugs and to remember what to do if children come across drugs or bad people in parks. Sioe Nadolig /Christmas Show Cafodd pob plentyn yn 6C mwynhad mawr wrth berfformio Sioe Nadolig Diolch yn fawr, Sion Corn. Roedd amryw o blant 6C yn drist gan mai dyma oedd eu sioe Nadolig olaf yn Ysgol Gwaelod y Garth! Nes i fwynhau bod yn Sion Corn, gan ddawnsio o flaen yr holl ysgol a r rieni Max Mohammad. Every child in 6C had great enjoyment taking part in the Christmas show Thank you, Sion Corn. Many class 6C pupils were sad however as this years show was their last Christmas show in Ysgol Gwaelod y Garth. I enjoyed being Sion Corn, having to dance in front of the whole school and the parents Max Mohammad. 60au / 60s Dros yr hanner tymor diweddaraf, rhwng y sioe ac amryw o brofiadau gwych mae 6C wedi bod yn dysgu am yr 1960au. Dysgwyd am y Beatles, Martin Luther King Jr a Rosa Parks, y Beach Boys, trychineb Tryweryn ac am gelf Bridget Riley. Maent wedi mwynhau gwersi egniol tra n gweithio yn annibynnol. During the half term, whilst practising for the Christmas show and taking part in various workshops 6C have been learning about the 1960 s. They have learned about the Beatles, Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks, The Beach Boys, the Tryweryn disaster and the art of Bridget Riley. They have enjoyed lively lessons while working independently.

Newyddion 3C Mae hi wedi bod yn dymor prysur tu hwnt! Ein thema oedd Ein Hardal Leol a r Celtiaid,felly cawsom y profiad o ymweld â Chastell Henllys. Dysgon ni lawer o bethau am y Celtiaid a chawsom gyfle i greu bara. Roedd hi n daith hir ar y bws ond roedd e werth pob munud! Trip a hanner!! Yn ystod y tymor, aethon ni i ganu yn y Jambori. Caneuon ni Hei Mr Urdd a llawer o ganeuon eraill. Roedd pawb yn canu nerth ei pennau,yn enwedig ar y dechrau pan ddaeth y band ar y llwyfan! Aeth yr adran iau i weld pantomeim Culwch ac Olwen. Roedd e n ddoniol iawn! Roedd e n ddiddorol dysgu am hanes y chwedl! Dros yr wythnos ddiwethaf roedd yr adran iau wedi perfformio r cyngerdd Nadolig blynyddol. Roedd ein dosbarth ni wedi mwynhau perfformio yn ein cyngerdd Cyfnod Allweddol 2 cyntaf. Rydyn ni yn edrych ymlaen am y Nadolig ac yna i ddychwelyd ar ôl y flwyddyn newydd i ddechrau ein thema nesaf sef Dwr. It's fair to say that it s been a very busy half term! Our theme was The Local Area and The Celts, so we had the experience of visiting Castell Henllys. We learned many things about the Celts and we created our own bread! It was a long journey on the bus but it was worth it! It was a trip to remember! During the term, we went to sing at the Jambori. We sang 'Hei Mr Urdd' and many other songs. Everyone was singing loudly, especially at the beginning when the band came on stage! Key Stage 2 went to see the pantomime 'Culwch ac Olwen'. It was very funny! It was interesting to learn about the history of the fable. Key Stage 2 performed their annual Christmas concert. We really enjoyed performing in our first ever Key Stage 2 concert. We are looking forward to Christmas and then to returning after the new year to start our next theme Water. Llongyfarchiadau i Mr Geraint Williams sydd yn priodi ar ddydd Sadwrn 23ain o Ragfyr. Pob lwc i Mr a Mrs Williams. Congratulations to Mr Geraint Williams who is getting married on Saturday the 23rd of December. We wish Mr and Mrs Williams best wishes for the future. Croeso nôl / Welcome back Rydym yn edrych ymlaen i groesawu Mrs Lowri Williams yn ôl ar ôl genedigaeth ei merch fach Elsie Nel. We re looking forward to welcoming Mrs Lowri Williams back after spending time with Elsie Nel.