Having a great time at the Royal Mint

Today we went to the Royal Mint and had a lovely time. We found out how our coins are made and even designed and made our own coin badge. We were amazed how many coins are made a week and that the Royal Mint makes coins for countries all over the world. We held discs of the 2012 Olympic Medals and found that they were really heavy.
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Celtic Soup

As part of our topic on the Celts we made a Celtic soup. We looked at the vegetables that were available in their time and peeled and chopped a selection of them. We used carrots, parsnips, onions and herbs. To thicken the soup we added lentils which were available in the Celtic times. Mrs Davies cooked the soup for us and we all tried it. Some of us enjoyed it and some of us were not to sure about it. Please have a look at our photos.

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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.