On Monday 4th April, runners from our Key Stage 2 classes took part in the Newtown Cluster Cross Country Event at Dolerw Park.
We had a fantastic time and the children represented our school very well – showing amazing support for their fellow runners and giving their all in their own races. There was also a great deal of success for Penygloddfa on the track as we had a number of race winners and many pupils finishing inside the top ten. Those top ten pupils will now have the opportunity to compete in the North Powys Finals in May.
Llongyfarchiadau pawb, we are very proud of all of you who took part!
On Tuesday 22nd March, Years 5 and 6 were immersed in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Day involving lots of fun, creative and educational learning experiences.
The ‘Who Wants to be a Superhero?’ show was packed full of fantastical science experiments and demonstrations, with lots of pops, bangs and spillages, which whetted the appetite for further learning and discovery.
Thankfully, the weather was on our side too, as we headed out into the gorgeous sunshine to learn about the special ‘powers’ of tetrahedrons. Armed with their new-found knowledge about this super-strong shape, pupils used their teamwork skills to set about building a giant tetrahedron which towered over the playground.
Inside the building, Year 6s constructed a circuit board, complete with flashing LED lights, by soldering on the components. This was no easy task as the components were tiny and had to be fixed to the board in exactly the right way in order to conduct the power from the battery. Not to mention the use of the soldering iron which can reach temperatures of 400 degrees Celsius!
We would like to say a BIG thank you to Mid Wales Manufacturing Group and MadLab for preparing and delivering this fantastic day. The children learned some excellent skills to take forward into secondary school and beyond whilst having a fantastic time. Diolch yn fawr a da iawn pawb!
This week, a group of our Year 3/4 pupils organised a sale in aid of Hope House, selling loom band rings, bracelets and keyrings to help raise money for their chosen charity. Showing an incredible amount of initiative, the girls planned the entire event, bought all of their own resources and even made posters to promote the event.
Mrs Crees said “I was so impressed with them for using their own initiative and with how organised they have been. They have spent a lot of their own pocket money to buy the loom bands. Great work by all of them!”
Following their meeting last week, one of our Penygloddfa Wellbeing Warriors suggested that it would be a good idea to visit some of the residents of our local community to deliver some daffodils and say hello. Pupils were warmly greeted as they stopped by for a quick chat and dropped off the much-appreciated flowers. Da iawn pawb!
The first round of the CogUrdd took place at Ysgol Penygloddfa this week, with an impressive 34 Key Stage 2 pupils entering to see who could construct Penygloddfa’s finest fruit kebab. The level of competition was extremely high, with pupils being judged on categories such as their attention to cleanliness and hygiene, the organisation of their workspace, time-keeping and the overall presentation of their dish. It was a very difficult final decision for our guest judge Mrs Latham, in fact, the standard of the entries was so high that deliberation over the overall winner went on for some time – leaving our budding chefs with a tense wait to see who came out on top.
Finally though, the candidates were narrowed down to a top three.
In 3rd place was Faye Evans of Dosbarth Y Don with her immaculately presented effort, which featured a raspberry and blueberry dip.
A close 2nd was Hollie Davies from Dosbarth Seren with her impressive ‘Rainbow Peacock’ design.
But in 1st place, with his amazing ‘Cebabs Enfys Ffrwythau Ioan efo dip iogwrt ffrwythau trofannol’ was Ioan Rees of Dosbarth Afallen.
Llongyfarchiadau Ioan, who now has the opportunity to move forward into Round 2 of the competition, where contestants will repeat their fruit kebab recipe whilst also cooking a stir-fry. Pob lwc!
As you can see from the pictures, we had a great deal of fun but we would also like to thank all pupils who took part for the huge amount effort they put into their entries and for creating such a wonderfully positive atmosphere in the hall on the night. Da iawn pawb!
Today was Christmas Dinner Day at Ysgol Penygloddfa. We would all like to say a big thank you to Jacqui and the kitchen staff for providing so many delicious platefuls of food in such a short space of time. Roedd y bwyd yn flasus iawn!
The children were in great spirits and had a lovely festive sing-a-long, accompanied by our in-house brass band, who performed impressively at short notice. Cawson ni amser bendigedig!
