Welsh Language Charter
Learning Welsh sessions in the classroom for parents
The school has organized Welsh learning sessions in the classroom for parents during the Spring term and the Summer term. The sessions take place monthly where they have the opportunity to come to class to learn with the children. In the first session we learned how to greet in Welsh, sing nursery rhymes, discuss the weather and follow simple sentence patterns when sharing milk in the milk shop. The parents and children thoroughly enjoyed it and everyone is looking forward to the second session.
Welsh Music Day
As part of celebrations leading up to Welsh Music Day, Welsh Whisperer came joined us for a composition workshop with the children. Also, Mr T and Dafydd Eurgain from the Gwynedd and Mon schools Music service came to teach the children how to enjoy using various musical instruments. On Welsh Music day, we listened to a variety of Welsh songs and we had a disco in the afternoon. Congratulations to Efan Gwern's parents for winning the Pwy 'di Pwy competition and recognizing all the Welsh celebrities!
St David's Day
Members of Merched y Wawr and Gweill Gobaith joined us to celebrate St David's Day. They enjoyed a cup of tea and cake while listening to the children sing a variety of songs to remember Saint David, and songs about Spring.
World Book Day
The School Council's idea this year was for everyone to come to school in pyjamas. We enjoyed various stories throughout the day and the eldest children read a story to nursery, reception and year 1 pupils. Everyone enjoyed taking part in the blended learning task which was to share photos of themselves enjoying reading at home, and reading in a different place than usual.
The World Cup
One of the special results of the presence of the Red Wall in Qatar is the increase in awareness of the Welsh language. We followed the 'World Cup' theme at school and we loved watching and supporting the games. Everyone had the opportunity to create a bucket hat and decorate it with pictures of things that represent Wales.
Jamboree
In November, we had so much fun joining all the schools in Wales in the Urdd Jamboree to wish the Welsh football team the best of luck in Qatar. It was a privilege to sing along with the hero himself, Dafydd Iwan.
Shwmai, Su’mae day
Thank you to the families of the school for taking part to help us create a video to promote Shwmae Su'mae day in October. Remember to greet in Welsh...try it!
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'Diwrnod Shwmae Su'mae!' |
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Ysgol Morfa's attempt |
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Dydd Miwsig Cymru |
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St Davids day celebrations |
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St Davids day parade |
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Welsh Language music day |
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Santes Dwynwen |
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Welsh language music day |
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Shwmai, Su’mae day |
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Welsh music day |
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Eisteddfod Congratulations to these three pupils in the Eisteddfod in Pwllheli and good luck to them in the county Eisteddfod in Bangor. |
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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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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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: |
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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. |
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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.
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10 Good Reasons To Learn Welsh! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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