We are the Criw Cymraeg. We are responsible for encouraging our peers to speak Welsh confidently, support them when needed and share our ideas for promoting a strong Welsh ethos within our school.
Criw Cymraeg at Ysgol Carreg Hir:
Welsh is taught in a whole school approach at Ysgol Carreg Hir through the use of developmental and progressive language patterns. These language patterns change each half term. There is progression in the linguistic skills throughout the year groups from Nursery to Year 6. Learning in this way allows teachers to differentiate for individual learners in each class. It is very important that pupils are given the opportunities to revise and build upon the skills they have learnt in previous years at the school. The language patterns are used and developed in daily drilio sessions, used incidentally and in conversational Welsh and are also used to promote the use of Welsh in other subjects. It is our goal as Criw Cymraeg at Ysgol Carreg Hir to encourage Welsh to be a living language at our school that pupils speak confidently and with enjoyment.
Please see below for further information about Welsh at Ysgol Carreg Hir:
Supporting Welsh at home – Cymraeg yn yr tŷ
Link to apps and websites to use to support the development of the Welsh language at home:
Helpwr Heddiw:
Every day, in each class, two pupils are chosen to be Helpwr Heddiw (Today’s Helper). The role of the Helpwr is to assist the teacher when completing tasks in Welsh such as Drilio, our weather chart and rehearsing our language patterns. They are also on the lookout for Welsh being used in the classroom.
