CYLCHLYTHYR EBRILL 2025 / APRIL 2025 NEWSLETTER

We can’t quite believe how quickly this half term has flown by. Time really does fly when you’re having fun and working hard! Once again, the children have been absolutely fantastic. Their enthusiasm, effort, and positive attitudes have shone through in everything we’ve done. Our main focus this half term has been the magical and mysterious story of Blodeuwedd, a traditional Welsh legend. We’ve immersed ourselves in the tale – creating story maps, learning to recite the story aloud, and even writing our own versions. We’ve been learning how to send emails and put our new skills into action by emailing Mr Jones to ask if we could have some bird boxes around the school to help attract more birds. Fingers crossed we’ll hear some chirping around school very soon! We were also very proud to complete the Kerbcraft course this half term, where the children learned all about road safety and how to be safe and sensible pedestrians. Everyone worked really hard and showed great listening and awareness – and they were all awarded a special certificate to celebrate their achievements! Another highlight this half term was winning Class Readers of the School last term! As a special treat, we voted to visit the local café for some delicious cake and then spent some well-earned time playing in the park. In PE, we’ve been combining storytelling with movement by creating a creative dance inspired by the story of Blodeuwedd. Each group interpreted different parts of the legend, and one of our favourite parts was dancing to the dramatic, angry music – the energy and expression were amazing! The real showstopper of the half term was our class assembly, where we acted out the legend of Blodeuwedd for the whole school and parents. We had so much fun performing and sharing everything we’d learned. The children’s singing and acting were truly something special. Well done to all our wonderful pupils – we hope you have a restful and fun-filled break. We can’t wait to see what next term brings!

Blwyddyn 3

Yr hanner tymor yma rydym wedi mwynhau parhau i ddysgu am Gwenllian. Yn ystod y cyfnod fe wnaethom ddatblygu ein sgiliau ysgrifennu trwy ddysgu sut i ysgrifennu adroddiad papur newydd. Dros yr wythnosau rydym wedi dysgu am ferfau’r gorffennol, nodau dyfynodau ac ysgrifennu capsiynau, a gan ddefnyddio’r wybodaeth a ddatblygwyd tymor diwethaf, bu modd i ni ysgrifennu adroddiad yn disgrifio'r frwydr rhwng Gwenllian a’r Normaniaid. Wrth barhau i ddatblygu ein sgiliau llythrennedd rydym wedi bod yn dysgu am sillafau. Roeddem yn gallu defnyddio’r sgil hon i greu ein cerdd Haiku ein hunain. Dechreuon ni’r tymor trwy ddysgu am onglau sgwâr a wnaethon fwynhau mynd o gwmpas dir yr ysgol yn darganfod onglau sgwâr yn ein byd. Yn dilyn ymlaen o hyn dysgom am gynhwysedd. Roeddem wrth ein bodd yn gweithio yn y dŵr yn mesur meintiau amrywiol mor gywir ag y gallem, ac yna defnyddiwyd y sgiliau hyn i'n helpu i ddatrys problemau sy'n seiliedig ar gynhwysedd. Rhan fawr o’r hanner tymor yma oedd ein gwersi nofio dyddiol dros y 3 wythnos diwethaf. Mae wedi bod yn anhygoel gweld y cynnydd sydd wedi'i gyflawni ac yn gweld hyder pawb yn cynyddu’n ddyddiol. Mae’r tair wythnos diwethaf wedi hefan ac ni allwn aros i groesawu ein teuluoedd i weld y cynnydd rydym wedi’i wneud ar diwedd y cyfnod. Gobeithio y cewch chi seibiant hyfryd ac edrychwn ymlaen at ddychwelyd ar ôl y Pasg

This half term we have enjoyed continuing learning about Gwenllian. We continued to develop our writing skills by learning how to write a newspaper report. Over the weeks we have learnt about past tense verbs, speech marks and caption writing, and using the knowledge we’d developed last term about Gwenllian, we were able to write a report describing the event of the battle between Gwenllian and the normans. Continuing to develop our literacy skills we have been learning about syllables. We were then able to use this skill to create our own Haiku poem. We started the term by learning about right angles and enjoyed going around the class and outside area discovering right angles. Following on from this we learnt about capacity. We loved working in the water measuring various quantities as accurately as we could, and we then used these skills to help us solve capacity based problems. A big part of this half term has been our daily swimming lessons over the last 3 weeks. It has been amazing to see the progress that has been achieved confidence grow. The last 3 weeks has gone so fast and we can’t wait to welcome our families to see the progress we have made at the end of the last week. We hope you have a lovely break and look forward to returning after Easter.

Blwyddyn 4

Mae’r dair wythnos ddiwethaf wedi bod yn brysur, gyda ni yn mynd i ganolfan hamdden Llanelli pob bore. Rydym wedi dysgu sut i gadw’n ddiogel yn y dŵr wrth ddysgu neu uwch-sgilio y strociau. Mae pob un ohonom wedi gwneud ein gorau glas yn y pwll. Rydym wedi ffocysu ar fathemateg ac iaith pob prynhawn. Rydym wedi dadansoddi graffiau, casglu data a chreu graffiau bar, llinell, pictogramau a diagramau venn. Yn ein sesiynau iaith rydym wedi bod yn canolbwyntio ar nodweddion iaith ysgrifennu dwyn i gof. Gan ein bod wedi penderfynu i beidio mynd i ogof Twm Sion Cati, aethom ni i Lyn Llech Owain. Fe wnaethon ni gerdded o amgylch y Llyn, gweithio mewn timoedd i chwarae gemau a braslunio llun o’r llyn. Roedd yn ddiwrnod bythgofiadwy. Yn ôl yn y dosbarth edrychom ar yr artist Nia Owen ac efelychom un o’i lluniau. Mae’r lluniau yn wych. Mwynhewch y bythefnos gyda’ch teuluoedd.

Year 5 have had a busy and exciting time recently! They visited a local care home to spend time with dementia patients, enjoying a morning of dancing, singing, and socialising with the elderly at Llanelli Library. In maths, they have been learning about coordinates through fun activities like playing Battleships. As part of their digital competency tasks, they have been developing their Excel skills, focusing on spreadsheet tasks and learning useful keyboard shortcuts for working online. Additionally, they have been using Charanga, an online music tool, to compose pieces of music to include in their documentaries.

In their writing lessons, Year 5 have been busy delving into discussion texts. They’ve produced some thought-provoking debates on the Chwedl Branwen, exploring who was truly at fault in the story. They also tackled the topic of Formula 1, weighing up the arguments for and against the sport. Bringing together everything they’ve learned over the term, Year 5 created an impressive documentary on the tale of Branwen, complete with original music, their own commentary, and video editing within different apps, like iMovie.

Year 5 have also been working hard in their collaborative groups, focusing on developing their teamwork skills. We've been exploring the different roles and responsibilities involved in working together effectively, and learning how each team member can contribute to a shared goal.

Blwyddyn 6

Mae’r dosbarth wedi parhau gyda’r thema ‘Llais a Chymunedau Coll’. Maent wedi bod yn trafod hanes Capel Celyn gan ysgrifennu trafodaeth ac ystyried os oedd yn deg i foddi Cwm Tryweryn. Maent hefyd wedi bod yn sgriptio a chreu podlediad gan ddefnyddio rhaglen Adobe Creative Cloud.

Mae’r dosbarth wedi coginio nifer o bethau gwahanol gyda Mrs Evans a Mrs Davies yn ystod yr hanner tymor gan gynnwys cacen gaws, sgonau a phitsas. Diolch yn fawr i Mrs Evans a Mrs Davies am eu gwaith caled yn paratoi a helpu’r disgyblion wrth iddynt ddysgu nifer o sgiliau coginio newydd. Bu’r disgyblion hefyd yn gwerthu’r cacennau caws yn y bocs bwyd blasus i’r gymuned.

Mae cwmni CYCA wedi dechrau cynnal sesiynau gyda disgyblion blwyddyn 6. Gwytnwch digidol yw ffocws y sesiynau gyda’r disgyblion yn dysgu sut i fod yn ddiogel a hapus ar-lein. Mae athrawes hefyd wedi bod yn cynnal sesiynau ‘Cerdded drwy’r Beibl’ gyda’r disgyblion gan ddysgu am rai o storiâu’r Beibl.

Bu nifer o ddisgyblion yn canu a llefaru yn yr Urdd. Da iawn i’r disgyblion am ddysgu a pherfformio mor dda yn y gwahanol Eisteddfodau. Hefyd aeth griw o ferched blwyddyn 6 i gystadlu yng nghystadleuaeth pêl droed yr Urdd. Profiad hollol newydd i rai o’r disgyblion gyda phawb wedi mwynhau. Mae Blwyddyn 6 yn edrych ymlaen at eu tymor olaf yn Ysgol Trimsaran.

The class has continued with the theme ‘Voices and Lost Communities’. They have been discussing the history of Capel Celyn by writing a discussion piece and considering whether it was fair to flood the Tryweryn Valley. They have also been scripting and creating a podcast using the Adobe Creative Cloud program.

The class has cooked a variety of different things with Mrs Evans and Mrs Davies during the half term, including cheesecake, scones, and pizzas. A big thank you to Mrs Evans and Mrs Davies for their hard work in preparing and helping the pupils as they learned a number of new cooking skills. The pupils also sold the cheesecakes in the tasty food box to the community.

The company CYCA has started running sessions with Year 6 pupils. Digital resilience is the focus of the sessions, with the pupils learning how to be safe and happy online. The teacher has also been running ‘Walking through the Bible’ sessions with the pupils, teaching them about some of the Bible stories.

A number of pupils have been singing and reciting in the Urdd. Well done to the pupils for learning and performing so well in the various Eisteddfodau. A group of Year 6 girls also went to compete in the Urdd’s football competition — a completely new experience for some of the pupils, and everyone enjoyed it. Year 6 are looking forward to their final term in Ysgol Trimsaran.

Cystadleuaeth/Competition

Diolch i'r Gymdeithas Rhieni ac Athrawon am gyfrannu gwobrau ar gyfer ein cystadleuaeth 'Addurno Wy'. Dyma'r enillwyr.