Criw Cymraeg
Criw Cymraeg is a pupil voice group who are instrumental in leading the Siarter Iaith Cymraeg Campus Charter at Rhydypenau. Their goal is to encourage everyone to speak Welsh and to promote a strong Welsh ethos throughout our school. Criw Cymraeg have developed a Welsh action plan and they meet fortnightly to work on this. The Criw are crucial in encouraging a love for the Welsh language and creating a sense of Cynefin.
Some of Criw Cymraeg’s key responsibilities include: leading weekly Welsh assemblies, giving awards to children for speaking Welsh, planning whole-school events such as our School Eisteddfod and Dydd Santes Dwynwen, as well as supporting younger year groups with Welsh reading and much more!
Meet our Criw Cymraeg 2024-25!
Interests/Hobbies *Acting*Singing*Writing*Stories*Netball*Drawing*Hockey*Welsh *Animals*Family Qualities and skills: I am kind and caring. I will always help anyone with their Welsh if they ask or seem like they need help. I will always listen to you when you have any ideas. I always try to be positive no matter what’s on my mind. I am organised, so whenever we have a meeting I am always on time. If we were to say anything in Welsh, I would be confident with the words I say. We do a Welsh certificate every Thursday, and I am always confident to speak out to give the person I have chosen a big well done. My aims for Criw Cymraeg My aim is to encourage everyone in this school to speak Welsh and to try their best because Welsh is our home language and I think we should try to speak more Welsh. I also think we should make our school feel more Welsh. We also give mention of Welsh celebrations and we in our assemblies, so I think we should do a bit more than just a shout out although we do our own Eisteddfod with the houses of Penfro, Cowny, Harlech and Raglan. I would like to help out though, with some of the events.
Interests/Hobbies*Hockey*Fencing*Football*Writing*Mathematics*Welsh*Languages*Music*Sports* Unicorns*Animals (Not minibeasts) Qualities and skills I am very positive and skilled in different games, activities and lessons. I personally strive for positive and even opportunity for all pupils during different activities such as Welsh lessons and assemblies. I listen to different opinions and questions if needed to answer. I am a very approachable person in general and strive for learning opportunities to develop Welsh throughout the whole school. I am usually very confident and friendly throughout the whole day in and outside of school . My aims for the Criw Cymraeg My aim for Criw Cymraeg is to develop more learning opportunities for pupils across the school to use more Welsh language so they can cooperate with each other on a daily basis. To add to that, I would like to try to earn the Gold award this year (2025). I would also like to share Welsh learning opportunities with different schools or year groups.
Interests/Hobbies*Swimming*Dancing*Art *Drama*Listening to music*Welsh*Watching movies*Playing with my friends*Bike riding*Going to the beach Qualities and skills I am positive I will always be happy and approachable, brave, athletic, confident. I will help you if you are sad, happy, organised, active. My skills are skipping and dancing. I always like to stay active, acting, gymnastics, drawing, swimming and Welsh. My aims for the Criw Cymraeg My aims are to get the Gold award for Cymraeg Campus also to improve welsh skills in our school and make Welsh a comfortable language and to have some Welsh games. We also would like to hear more Welsh around the school and then you will be aiming high! We celebrate the Eisteddfod and all Welsh days that are important to us. I would love to help with the Eisteddfod!
Interests/Hobbies*Gymnastics*Dance*Netball*Art*Swimming*Drama*Listening to music*Welsh*Watching movies with my friends and family*Going to Cornwall Qualities and skills I am funny like if anyone is sad I am happy to help, helpful I would love to help other year groups and even other schools, positive, brave and athletic. I am also confident, happy and active. My skills are skipping, dance, gymnastics, netball, art, drama, swimming and Welsh. My aims for Criw Cymraeg My aim for Criw Cymraeg is that I would love to win the Gold award this year and improve everyone's Welsh even if they learn a couple of words. I bet if your child does not know any Welsh then if they come to Rhydypenau, in around a week they will be aiming high! We celebrate so many Welsh days and Cynefin is really important to us. We celebrate the Eisteddfod, St David’s Day, St. Dwynwen's Day and so many more important days. I would love to help in the Eisteddfod and St David’s Day. I would help in so many different ways.
Interests/Hobbies*Rugby*Football*Reading*drawing Qualities and skills I’m friendly, funny, nice, happy. I'm a good reader and I'm approachable. I am really good at rugby and football. I am caring. My aims for the Criw Cymraeg My aims are to get lots more children to speak more Welsh in the dinner hall, in class on the playground and maybe at home as well. I would like to have lots of Welsh decorations to encourage more Welsh to be spoken. I would like to hear everyone in every year group speak Welsh whenever they can. Because it is our home language, and we should have great pride in being Welsh.
Interests/HobbiesTaekwondo*Singing*Drawing*Reading Qualities and skills I'm kind and approachable. I love animals, especially cats. I'm also really smiley and I care a lot about my friends. My aims for Criw Cymraeg To raise awareness and excitement about Welsh. To get more people to speak more Welsh over the year. To see and hear Welsh around the school and to have more Welsh posters around the school and for more Welsh speaking games on the yard. I also love celebrating Welsh days for example Saint Dwynwen’s day and the Eisteddfod.
