Ysgol Babanod Morfa Nefyn

St Davids day celebrations
Everyone looked great in their Welsh clothes today to celebrate St Davids day. Thank you to Mercher y Wawr for joining us in the celebrations.

St Davids day parade
We had so much fun in the St Davids day parade and the children enjoyed singing with Dewi Pws. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Welsh Language music day
We had so much fun celebrating the Welsh Language music day today. We sang kareoke to the new song by Seren & Sbarc and listened to their playlist whilst eating lunch. At the end of the day everyone danced to a variety of Welsh songs; ‘Rhedeg i Baris’ by Candelas being the favourite this year. We set a quiz for parents and children on the playlist – this is a photo of the winner with her special prize!

Santes Dwynwen
Dydd Santes Dwynwen hapus! We took part in a variety of challenges in the learning areas to celebrate. The children created heart crafts and ate the tasty biscuits that LLOND BOL had cooked. Click here to see all the photos.

Welsh language music day
We had so much fun celebrating the Welsh Language music day. We sang karaoke to the new song by Seren & Sbarc and listened to their playlist whilst eating lunch. At the end of the day everyone danced to a variety of Welsh songs; ‘Rhedeg i Baris’ by Candelas being the favourite this year. Good luck to all the parents and children in the quiz this weekend - a chance to win a special prize!

Shwmai, Su’mae day
The school council greeted parents and children in Welsh at the gate this morning to celebrate Shwmai, Su’mae day. Here is a photo of the competition set to parents from the School Council. Do you recognise these famous Welsh faces? Congratulations to everyone who got them right and especially to the winner of the competition; Elin Williams (Nel Lois’ mother). She received a CD of 40 Welsh songs as a prize.

Welsh music day
Thank you to Owain Llyr for bringing his DJ equipment to school to celebrate Welsh music day. We had an amazing disco, listening to Welsh music. A very good idea again from the School council.
Click here to see more photos.

Eisteddfod

Congratulations to these three pupils in the Eisteddfod in Pwllheli and good luck to them in the county Eisteddfod in Bangor.

St Davids day concert

The children came to school in traditional Welsh and red clothes. We learned about St David and took part in many activities. Our concert was held in the Ganolfan and the children sang and told jokes to the audience. Parents who had attended ‘learning welsh’ sessions in the school joined the pupils on stage to sing nursery rhymes. Congratulations to them!

Listen to BBC Radio Wales

Why not listen to BBC Radio Wales 2 when eating your breakfast or preparing your children for school? There is a mixture of Welsh songs and entertainment every morning. You can listen on your phone or ipad, using the BBC Radio iPlayer or through the Wales Radio website. From Monday to Friday at 6:30am, 7am on Saturdays and 8am on Sundays.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09plwg7

New Year Celebrations and Traditions

Nursery, Reception and Year 1 have been learning about New Year traditions. We learned about the traditions in Wales and about interesting traditions in different countries of the World. Click here to see photos of the activities.

Parents learning Welsh - Session 2

Parents who are learning Welsh were invited to school again in January. During this week’s session we learned how to discuss the weather and count in Welsh, recognising numbers up to 10. Every parent had an opportunity to work in the ‘milk shop’, learning new sentences and questions. We would like to thank the parents for joining and look forward to next month’s session.

Learning Welsh

Parents who are eager to learn Welsh are invited to school. In out first session this term, Isobel’s father joined us in the classroom, taking part in many activities and singing nursery rhymes. He learned many Welsh words, including bird names. He also helped to share milk in the ‘milk shop’. We would like to thank him for joining us and for being so enthusiastic!

Welsh Apps

There are many Welsh language and bilingual Apps available to support your child's education. Some of them are useful to help children and parents learn and enjoy the Welsh language.

Click here to choose the apps on the Welsh Government's website:
http://cymraeg.llyw.cymru/apps?lang=en

Celebrating local success

Friday night, 14th of July, 2017, there was a special night to congratulate Mared Llywelyn Williams, former pupil of Ysgol Morfa on her success in the National Urdd Eisteddfod at Pen-Y-Bont ar Ogwr. She received a medal for writing a ‘drama’. Nia W Williams the head teacher was asked to talk about Mared and her time at ysgol Morfa. Also, year 2 and 3 children sang old traditional songs on the night. Mared visited the school the following Monday to talk about her time at Ysgol Morfa, her feelings about winning the medal at the Eisteddfod and to talk to the children about the library’s summer challenge as she is working in the library.

Summer Reading Challenge

After Mared Llywelyn came to school to discuss the reading challenge, all the children walked to the Library in Nefyn to choose 3 books for the summer holidays. The challenge this year is called ‘Animal Agent’, very exciting! Remember to visit the Library two more times during the holidays to complete the challenge and receive a medal. Click here to see photos of the children at the Library.

10 Good Reasons To Learn Welsh!
Follow this link to learn more about the Welsh language and its benefit on 'Canolfannau iaith Gwynedd' website:
http://canolfannau-iaith-gwynedd.cymru/eng

Welsh flag

As requested by the school council, Dewi Pws came to school to raise our new Welsh flag. The parents joined in at the end of the day and watched him cut the ribbon and raise the flag. Everyone sang the anthem 'Hen Wlad fy Nhadau' (Old land of my fathers). Click here to see photos and a video.

St David's day

We learned about St David in school this week. The children came to school in traditional Welsh clothes or red coloured clothes to take part in many interesting activities. Dewi Pws joined the children on stage in the St David's day concert to sing traditional welsh songs. The pupils had so much fun in his company. Click here to see photos.

Singing with Dewi Pws

Dewi Pws came to school to sing St David's parade song with the children. The parade is taking place in Pwllheli on the 25th of February. Everyone is welcome! Click here to see photos and a video of the children singing the song.

Owen Edwards

John Dilwyn Jones from the archive in Caernarfon came to talk to the children about kitchen equipment in Owen Edwards’ age. The children learned about old traditions such as washing day and the importance of the fire to cook and dry clothes. Click here to see more pictures

St Dwynwen

We celebrated St Dwynwen’s day on the 25th of January. The children took part in many activities including a disco and played ‘Sion a Sian’. Congratulations to Cian and Ania from year 3 for winning. Everyone came to school dressed up for the party and paid £1. The school council decided to give the money towards CHD awareness.

Welsh Language Charter

The School Council accepted a 'gold award' certificate from the Gwynedd Welsh language charter for their hard work in promoting the Welsh language in school, with parents and the community. Congratulations!