Christmas Jokes

By: Daniel and Ryan

Q. What is the

best Christmas

present in the

world?

A. A broken drum

you can’t beat it.

Q. Which elf is the

best singer?

A. Elvis Presley

Q. What kind of

Motorbike does

Santa ride?

A. A Holly

Davidson

Q. Why did no –

one buy Rudolph

and Blitzen on

eBay?

A. Because they

were too deer.

Q. What do

monkey sing on

Christmas day?

A. Jungle bells,

Jungle bells...

Following their topic Charlie and The Chocolate Facto-

ry, Dosbarth Caerffili and Aberystwyth went on their

class trip to Cadburys World. The children really en-

joyed learning all about how the chocolate was made

and where it came from. They had the opportunity to

design their own chocolate bars. Mrs Hall said “It was

a fantastic trip”.

Aberhonddu have been working hard in RE this term. We have been learning

about different types of prayer and different festivals. We have enjoyed exploring

different religious artefacts and tried making our own. RE has been fun. The staff

said “Bradley really enjoyed the activities and learning through creative play”.

As part of their ‘Food and Farming’ topic class Caerdydd went to

Cwmbran community farm. They looked at how a cow gets milked

and practiced on an artificial cow. Joseph

said the trip was “ fantastic ” and Aaron really enjoyed

seeing Elvis the pig. As part of the same topic class Con-

wy made animal masks.

Class Ogwr have enjoyed making things for their ‘ busi-

ness enterprise and are planning some work experience the BRFM. The students

are settling in well in college.

Class Caldicot and Fflint have been learning about light and dark using tents,

torches and sensory. They also made lanterns learning about Diwali. Callum

Preece has settled in well in his new class.

Class Harlech went up to the Garden Festival to find their secret Santa presents.

As part of their topic ’ people who help us ’ they have also become the Christmas

Post Office.

Class Morlais’ topic was Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and they have enjoyed all the

creative work .

Inclusion— many of the pupils have been attending mainstream schools with our

inclusion team. They have enjoyed various activities such as drama and PE.

After months of anticipa-

tion the first and second

of December finally ar-

rived and the pupils of

Pen-y-Cwm finally left for

Lapland UK. The trip

followed months of

fundraising events by the

PTA, which involved the

selling of cakes, gala

dinners, parties, raffles

and many other events.

The pupils were transport-

ed on luxury coaches to

Ascot in Berkshire, on a

journey that took more

than two and a half hours.

On arrival they were greet-

ed by elves. Following a

little play by the elves they

stepped out to a magical

world covered in snow.

The path led them to the

toy factory, where the pu-

pils were met by more

elves. These elves needed

help to make some of the

toys for Father Christmas.

The pupils made

reindeers and wooden

horses, before learning to

play a song on the

xylophone.

Following this the pupils

were led to Mother

Claus’s kitchen where

they decorated ginger-

bread houses. The pupils

really enjoyed this activity

and were able to take the

biscuits home. Mother

Claus then read the story

of “The Ginger Bread

Man” while the pupils lis-

tened carefully and joined

in.

Next staff and pupils put

on their ice skates to

skate around the

village ice rink. The rink

was the centre piece of

the village surrounded by

gift shops, restaurants,

post office and iron mon-

ger. There were also

husky dogs in the village.

The finale was a visit the

man himself—Father

Christmas. The pupils

met his reindeers on the

way, before their visit to

his hut. Father Christ-

mas knew the name of

every pupil and knew

facts about them such

as their pet’s names. He

gave each pupil a soft

toy of a husky and told

them they were on the

good list. After an event-

ful, exciting but exhaust-

ing day the pupils and

staff returned safely to

Ebbw Vale. A massive

thank you to all the par-

ents that attended and

all the parents that

raised the funds for the

trip of a lifetime.

B Y J O S H UA

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Lapland 1

Psalty 2

Signalong 2

Harvest/Foodbank 2

Macmillan 3

The Queen 3

Class Activities 4

PEN-Y-CWM POST

Merry Christmas

and a

Happy New Year from all the staff and

Pupils at

Pen-y-Cwm.

Nadolig Llawen

Parents and friends of

Pen-y-Cwm were treated to

a fantastic play called

Psalty ‘s Christmas

Calamity . The play was

about a hymn book by the

name of Psalty.

Reverend Shopland asked

Psalty and the children to

sing in a Christmas

Concert .

But Psalty’s pages

were very dusty and

the music didn’t sound

very good. They tried to

fix it by washing the

pages but that didn’t

work.

They tried to give Psalty

Tonic but that made

him feel sick. The

children put their faith

in God and the concert

went well Psalty was

played by Miss Hall and

all the children sang

fantastically. The

parents enjoyed and

joined in with some of

the carols. Mrs Williams

would like to thank

Everyone involved for a

marvelous show that

recognized the real

meaning of Christmas.

food collected

was 56.7kg. The

food that was

collected by the

school was sent

to the Church on

the Rise for distri-

bution. A big THANK

YOU to everyone.

This term for harvest

class Cyfarthfa

collected food for the

local people in need.

The whole school

donated food items.

The donations have

made a big difference

to Blaenau Gwent Food-

bank. The weight in

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S I G N A L O N G

P S A LT Y B Y O L I V I A

H A R V E S T / F O O D B A N K B Y M A R G A R E T

skills. The following

children have elected to

take part in the group:

Alisha, Ellie, Abie, Ffion,

Callum, Ben, Ryan and

Paige. Mrs Barrett hopes

they are all looking

forward to it as much as

she is.

In January Mrs

Barrett will be start-

ing Signalong lunch

time club. This will

run on Tuesdays and

Thursdays in the com-

munication room. The

group will be signing

and playing games to

improve their signing

Welcome! A big welcome to all new staff and Pupils at Pen-y-Cwm.

New Pupils

Tymek Jarzynski

Jayden Davies

Jordan Horton

Jonny Santwris

Jenson Butler

Henson Griffiths

Mylie Williams

Caitlyn Jones

New Staff

Miss E Hall

Miss J Llewellyn

Mr C Hearne

Mr L Hodson

Pen-y-cwm post

As part of their literacy

lessons Dosbarth

Aberystwyth wrote

letters to the Queen to

say congratulations for

being the longest reign-

ing monarch in British

history. The pupils were

delighted to receive a

letter from the Lady in

Waiting replying to

their letters.

She really enjoyed it

and is hoping to start

full time next

year .

One of our pupils visited

Plas Dwbl college in

Pembrokeshire this

term she had an

overnight stay and tried

many different

experiences such as

weaving, metalwork and

pottery she also helped

with catering at college.

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M AC M I L L A N C O F F E E M O R N I N G B Y V I C T O R I A

TH E QU EEN

N E W B E G I N N I N G S

turned the class into

a café . On the day

there were a variety

of cakes on sale as

well as hot and cold

drinks. A very big thank

you to everybody that

bought a cake on the

day and helped us

raise £144.

At the end of September

Dosbarth Cyfarthfa and

Aberdyfi organised a

Macmillan Coffee Morning to

raise money for cancer

sufferers . The students

baked the cakes and iced

them .The students also dec-

orated the life skills room and

Message

from the Headteacher

Another term has

flown by but what an

exciting term it’s

been!

I am delighted to

report that Christmas

this year has been

second to none!

Lapland UK was a

truly magical

experience and has

made this year

memorable for pupils

and staff alike!

Thank you to our

brilliant parent

fundraisers.

All pupils had a great

term and many

successes have been

shared week by week.

I am very proud of our

wonderful pupils and

look forward to

acknowledging many

more of their

achievements in

2016.

A very Happy

Christmas and

healthy, peaceful New

Year to you all!

Darya

Children in Need

Pupils from all classes

supported the Children in

Need appeal with various

activities including wear-

ing Pyjamas, selling

cupcakes and painting

faces. Thank you to

everybody that supported

the cause. We raised

over £160. Thank you!