Our trip to St Fagans

On Tuesday the 17^th of October year 3 and 4 went to Saint Fagans by bus. First we went through the forest, and ended up in a Celtic round house. We visited a woman called Eleri and she told us all about when the Celts lived. Later Eleri took us into the house. The first house was joined to another one, which looked a lot like a kitchen with a bed in it. The bed had a mattress that was made out of straw and had a deer skin on top because it was getting cold in the winter.

 She also showed us weapons and a helmet and reminded us what they looked like. The Celts had an oven that looked like an igloo and there was a pot above the fire that looked like a witch’s cauldron. The Celts had to go to the river every day to get water or do their business. A bit later we went back into the other room to hold some Celtic objects. The objects we held were a little wooden horse, a comb, a rock and a piece of metal that sparked to make a fire, a necklace, a little sword. After we felt the objects we took turns in having a go at grinding grain into flour.

 After that we left the Celtic house and ate lunch. Soon after we went to the castle, in the castle we saw a bedroom, a kitchen, a living room and an office. Later we came out of the castle and explored in a chapel. In the chapel there were special seats for the rich people which were surrounded by boxes and above that was a platform with more seats on, next to the box were stairs leading to the platform. Finally we went back on the bus and went back to school.

We had a lovely day in Saint Fagan’s.   

By Lili Hughes & Caitlin Evans

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Warburtons

Our Visit from Warburtons

     On Wednesday 13^th September, our class had a visit from Warburtons. They spoke to us about healthy eating and making sure we eat a balanced diet, to stay fit and healthy. They explained that we would be making a sandwich from a variety of ingredients. We would be encouraged to make  some healthy choices for the fillings.

     We made sure our hands were clean and we also put on a hair net, along with an apron. There were lots of fillings to choose from to make our sandwich healthy and tasty.

      We had lots of fun. We were allowed to take our sandwich home as well as a pack of Warburtons Toastie Pockets. An enjoyable time was had by all.

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Daerwynno

Our Trip to Daerwynno Outdoor Centre

    On Thursday 25^th May our class visited Daerwynno Outdoor Centre in Llanwynno near Ynysybwl. It was a lovely hot day, perfect for a visit to a forest.

    We were split into three groups to take part in different activities. One of the tasks was to develop our orienteering skills. We had to use a map and compass to find different letters hidden around the forest. We managed to find them all.

    Another activity involved working as a team to build a den. The den had to be large enough for the group to fit inside to have lunch.

       We also took part in different ‘team building’ games where it was very important to communicate with each other and help and encourage each other.

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World Book Day

On Thursday 6^th April we celebrated World Book Day. We dressed up as a character from a book or wore our pyjamas and brought in a book we like to read at bedtime. In class we did lots of activities like writing a ‘synopsis’ for a book, designing our own book covers & book marks as well as writing book reviews. We had lots of fun.

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Our Eisteddfod

On Wednesday 1st March we had our School Eisteddfod in the top block hall and Mrs Ward was in charge. We sang lots of welsh songs & recited poems in welsh.  

    Our class performed the song ‘Fi yw plentyn yn gorau yn y byd’ on stage in our houses – Crwys, Gwyndaf & Trefin. We also recited the poem ‘Sbwriel’ using expression and some actions. 

We also took part in Handwriting & Art competitions.

This was the result of our Art Competition: -

1^st = Kayla Reeves

2^nd = Francesca Azzopardi

3^rd = Amy Gray

H/C = Jaysen Jones

H/C = Macie-Jo Parfitt

This was the result of our Handwriting Competition: -

1^st = Amy Gray

2^nd = Ivy Rees

3^rd = Kayla Reeves

H/C = Owen Couldridge

H/C Tomos Jones

When the total scores were added together, Crwys were the winners.

 We all had a lovely day.

Our photographs show the competition winners & our houses Crwys, Gwyndaf & Trefin.

Chinese New Year

On Wednesday 15^th February, all the pupils in Year Four celebrated Chinese New Year.

We started the day by watching some clips of children celebrating Chinese New Year. We found out about the decorations, food, clothes, dancing and gifts.

Next, we made Chinese lanterns and decorated them. We even counted in mandarin and did some writing.

We ended the morning by singing Chinese songs and doing the actions.

In the afternoon, we ate lots of delicious Chinese food. There was plenty for everyone! We sang more songs and then went into the hall to watch a video of Chinese children doing their daily exercises in school. We tried to copy their movements. It was a lot of fun!

We would like to thank Mrs Woo for helping to organise such a fun learning experience for us.

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Llancaiach Fawr

       On Friday 13th January, our class visited Llancaiach Fawr, a manor house built in Tudor times.

       During our visit, we found out lots about the everyday life of the Tudor people in Wales. We went inside different rooms in the house. First, we visited the servant’s hall where we made our own ‘plague bags’ or ‘herb bags’ as they were sometimes called. We used some cloth, string and a selection of pleasantly scented herbs. We were allowed to take these home. In the kitchen, Kai had to pretend to be the ‘spit boy’ turning the spit. In the armoury, Danny was asked to try on some armour. It was very heavy.  

     After lunch, we took part in a writing activity where we wrote with hand cut quill pens & real ink. We concentrated well & Mrs King couldn’t believe how quiet we all were!

    Later we had chance to try on some Tudor clothes and to sit in the stocks. It’s a shame we didn’t have any rotten tomatoes to throw!!

     A good time was had by all! 

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