Issue 14 / May 2020 Clic-it Cymru Clic-itNews from Wales and the World Cymru News from Wales and the World
Authors: Haf Llewelyn, Mali Williams Editor: Karen MacIntyre Huws Welcome to Issue 14 of Clic-it Cymru We are in a situation that’s a bit different to the usual so this Issue of Clic-it Cymru will also be a bit different to the usual! We hope that there will be plenty here to interest you, to raise your spirits and to give you plenty of ideas about things to do. Keep safe everyone! RAINBOWS OF HOPE INGENIOUS! Across the length and breadth of Wales, in Ilan Davies, an Electronic Engineer who works in houses, streets, fields and buildings there Bath, returned home to Bala because of the are rainbows. During this strange time Covid-19 crisis. On realising that there was a because of Coronavirus, people and CARTOON shortage of safety equipment for doctors, children have been making rainbows to Can you fill in the pharmacy staff, nurses and other front line raise spirits, as a sign of hope and to say blanks in the story? workers, Ilan decided to act. thank you to NHS (National Health Back to school! Service) workers. Clic-it Cymru loves this Bethan Emyr Jones, pictures by Cêt Elen: the head of the local PAGE2 school, Godre'r Berwyn was glad to be able to help. Ilan was able to A B make use of the laboratories at the school, and a 3D Ff G printer to create the visors. and this one from Bedo, Nanw, Nel and Nico. Why are visors LL M needed? The visors are made of EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS clear plastic which ALPHABET covers the eyes, nose Can you crack the and mouth, helping crucial workers to stay safe. hieroglyphics code?
Local reaction PAGE4 'Amazing! There is so much demand for the visors, we have issued visors to so many of the local front-line staff,' Ilan said, 'the local pharmacy, surgery, care home and community carers have all been Have you made a rainbow? We would love supplied. It's difficult to keep up with the demand.' to see your rainbows; send them to Ilan wishes to thank the school and all who have been helping him. [email protected]. There are Clic-it-Cymru is certain that the community at Bala are very proud of plenty of rainbow ideas inside this issue Ilan, and want to thank him for all his work! also on pages 5 and 9. CLAP FOR CARERS Every Thursday night at 8 o’clock people all over the AN EXTRA PAGE country open their windows or come out of their homes IN THIS ISSUE! Ideas for more to clap and make a noise to thank the NHS for their hard activities for you to work. Some bang on pots and pans, some shout, some do whilst at home. sing or play instruments; but everyone unites in the important message THANK YOU NHS. Remember to join in making some noise! For more information click on this link: https://clapforourcarers.co.uk/ PAGE 9 Lili and Ela from Efailnewydd banging their saucepans CARTOON Can you think of a story that could fill the empty spaces in this cartoon?
Hush Lilly. Stop Boohoo! Higher! being a pain! Higher!
There you go!
Tom had to look after his little sister, Lilly. She Tom pushed the swing and Lilly squealed - up, ...... was cross and miserable. So Tom took her out up she went! ...... to the garden, and to the swing under the old oak tree......
Haha, hee, hee! Lilly No way- I'm not go up again, again! pushing you that high ever again!
...... Lilly was back on the grass - delighted! She at ...... least had enjoyed the adventure! ...... JOBS AND CAREERS A TEACHER IN CHINA Name: Andrea May things by now? concern yourself with other screen time- this may be useful From where? Originally from We have more freedom and it people! The children and for children in Wales! Caerphilly but now living and isn’t as locked down as it was, families here all stayed in Keeping your mind healthy is working in Dalian, North East but life is still restricted and together. They played family important. It is important not to China. certainly not normal. games and they continued their just sit in front of the TV or play Job: Academic Principal We are preparing to go back to learning using books, online computer games all the time. Try How did Coronavirus school, so the building is being videos and educational games. to have a routine of different affect life in China? thoroughly cleaned. We will go If you stop learning, you will fall things on different days, make sure you change out of your Virus has impacted largely on back at different times as into bad habits. Many have PJs! It sounds stupid but you daily life. I was not able to leave classrooms are not allowed taken up a hobby like singing or can easily become very lazy and my apartment for two weeks more than 15 children due to playing the guitar or improving demotivated and this can affect and had to have the security spacing. We are still teaching their English. It is also important your health more than the virus. guard deliver food to me. I was online and have been for 8 to keep in touch with friends and You also need to keep hope. very lucky as I had friends and weeks. Teachers and students family. Students also do their Across the world we are fighting work colleagues who got me want to go back to school! eye exercises because of the the virus together. It will take everything I needed. After I Any advice for us here in time so you will need to be tested negative for the virus, I Wales? patient. Slowly you will be able was then able to go out. We can For children, it is really important to return to ‘normal’ but you now go to lots of places, but we to stay healthy– both your body yourself will have changed by have to carry a pass that says we and mind! Our children do 2 PE then! As children, you have a are allowed out and we have to classes everyday to help with responsibility for yourselves and scan an app which tells people this. You need to eat healthily– we all can play our part. we don’t have the virus. lots of fresh fruit, vegetables and There aren’t many cases water! Washing your hands is so of Coronavirus in China at important– it always has been. the moment so how are The most important thing is to keep yourselves safe and not
2 potatoes in the shed, for A VISITOR planting, and I've got plenty of 'I really can't be bothered!' said seeds.' David to himself. He was bored. 'Ok.' David mumbled. He hated At home all day, just being gardening, he would rather stay allowed to go a few metres in the house on his PlayStation. down the lane. It had been like Then the phone rang. It was this for over a month now and Grandad who rang every David felt miserable. afternoon to see what David had Mum tried to get him to help her been up to. David had promised in the garden, she had dug a he would feed the birds every patch especially for him - his day, but he hadn't bothered now Grandad could be daft me, it loved the worms. garden. for over a week. No birds came sometimes. Did you put food out for the 'You could plant some potatoes, to the feeder anyway. 'But the David watched his Mum birds today?' carrots... or flowers if you like.' birds still need to be fed David.' digging, he suddenly felt a pang 'No, I forgot.' David turned to take She said, smiling, 'There are he said. of guilt. He should help. He went his cake - two small lively eyes 'They must be fed every day into the kitchen to look for stared at him - a piece of cake in David, don't leave the feeder something to eat but found its beak. empty or they just go elsewhere there were only two cakes left. 'Hey!' David called. to look for their food. You must He took the cakes and a drink The robin flew onto the empty keep at it!' It was ok for Grandad out into the garden. bird feeder, watching. The to go on about it, since 'Cake time Mum!' he called. telephone rang. 'It's Grandad Grandad's garden was always 'Thanks!' said Mum and sat on again, he want's a word with full of birds. 'I'll send a robin over the grass. 'I just had a visitor,' she you...' said Mum and went back to your house...' said and pointed to the patch to her digging. Grandad laughed thinking he where she was digging, 'Oh well was funny but David didn't think it was there, a robin came to help it was funny at all. RAINBOWS TO RAISE SPIRITS Go for it It’s lovely to see rainbows in people’s windows, as a sign that things will get better and to Go for it show our appreciation of NHS workers. Here are some simple ideas that you can do with things that you already have at home.
RAINBOW 1 1 2 STAINED GLASS HEART:
Draw a heart shape on the black paper then draw a Cut strips of tissue paper. Put some slightly smaller one inside it. Cut your hearts out so glue on your heart and lay the strips the inside is empty. across it in any direction.
Use 3 scissors to AN EXTRA PAGE! cut the In this unique edition of Clic-it Cymru there is tissue paper an extra page with more ideas for activities off around for you. Go to page 9 to see. You will need: the heart. If you want • Black paper or card you can • Tissue paper in different colours hang it up • Glue, pencil and scissors with string. • String to hang it up or sticky -tape to stick it on the window
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Paid a dringo dy goeden ffa, a bydd yn ofalus o unrhyw gawr allai fod yn byw ar ei ben! ININ THETHE LIMELIGHTLIMELIGHT
Even though all museums, theatres and galleries are closed due to Coronavirus, it is still possible to see all sorts of art, history and culture without leaving your home! Many museums, galleries and historical sites of the world will let you visit ‘virtually’ on your phone, tablet or computer. Here are Clic-it Cymru’s choices of places to visit:
THE VATICAN
Photo collection Anne Photo collection AND SISTINE Frank House, Amsterdam House, Frank ANCIENT EGYPT CHAPEL, ROME Are you interested in mummies, pyramids http://tiny.cc/2k91mz and ancient treasure? Usually 25,000 people a day visit the Sistine Follow these links to learn more about ANNE FRANK Chapel to look at its amazing ceiling, ancient Egypt and to visit many different MUSEUM, painted by the famous artist Michelangelo. sites of interest: This is your chance to take a look without You can visit the Egyptian Galleries on a AMSTERDAM paying, or queuing, or having to share it with virtual tour of the British Museum in thousands of other people! You can take a virtual tour around the secret London flat or ‘annex’ where Anne Frank hid from https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/ the Nazis during World War 2 and where Or: she wrote her famous diary. Usborne: http://tiny.cc/m851mz https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/s Tripsavvy: http://tiny.cc/m951mz Here is a famous part of the painting ecret-annex/ where God creates Adam. This is one of Read more about Anne Frank in Issue 9. HIEROGLYPHICS ALPHABET the most famous images in history! The Sistine Chapel is in the Vatican City, in THE EIFFEL Rome. This is where the Pope lives, and he A B C Ch D E uses the Chapel for important Services. TOWER, PARIS Michelangelo painted this huge picture (measuring 14m x 40m) between 1508 and 1512; it was very challenging to paint G H I J L LL because he had to lie flat on his back on a http://tiny.cc/laa2mz high platform or stand painting with his Here’s your chance to climb this famous arms above his head! M N O P R S tower, designed by Gustav Eiffel and opened in 1889. Are you brave enough to climb over 300m? MUSEUMS OF Si T U V W Y WALES: Use the hieroglyphics alphabet to solve the THE GREAT WALL important message from Clic-it Cymru: You can visit each of the 7 National OF CHINA Museums of Wales by following this link: https://bit.ly/2yhMIcS NATIONAL MUSEUM CARDIFF http://tiny.cc/gua2mz ST FAGANS NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY How about taking a walk along the Great NATIONAL WATERFRONT MUSEUM Wall of China? The wall isn’t one BIG PIT NATIONAL COAL MUSEUM continuous piece but many smaller NATIONAL SLATE MUSEUM sections, 21,196km altogether; with parts of it built 2,500 ago! Usually, over 10 million NATIONAL WOOL MUSEUM Thanks to Gareth Roberts, NATIONAL ROMAN LEGION MUSEUM University of Pennsylvania people visit the wall every year.
4 BRAIN TWISTER WHAT WILL I DO TODAY? All five children have to stay at home all day. Can you work out what activity each one prefers? PlayStation Den building Reading Crafts Cooking
1. John enjoys reading more than John anything. Math 2. Both Mari and Beth are bored of the PlayStation. Cai 3. Cai likes to cook or read. Mari 4. Beth is the one who likes craft most. Beth
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3. First month of Spring (5) 7 5. Wales’ National flower (8) 8. Blue/purple flowers that are seen 8 towards the end of April and May (9) 10. One ...... doesn’t make a summer (7)
Down 1. The babies of frogs or toads (8) 2. Flowers on a tree (7) 9
4. Dawn ...... is when birds sing early in the morning (6) 10 6. Eggs of a frog (9) 7. A prickly creature that wakes in Spring after hibernation (8) 9. A Baby sheep (4)
It's normal to feel worried sometimes. Routine helps. Set a WISE Have a chat with your parents and regular time for getting people you trust, tell them about your up and going to bed. WORDS feelings. Talking helps! Don't spend all day every day in your FROM Plan your time. pyjamas! Divide the day or week into AUNTY sections. That way you will have Try to spend time different activities for different outdoors. Although you DOT times of the day. are not allowed to go Don't be afraid! You must have time to: far from your home, It's a strange time for us all, • relax you can go into the not being able to go to school • play garden or for a short or seeing our friends. Here are • learn walk, run or bike ride
a few things to keep in mind: • exercise with your family.
message: message: Hieroglyphics Stay home. Save lives. lives. Save home. Stay
Down: 1.Tadpoles 2. Blossom 4.Chorus 6.Frogspawn 7.Hedgehog 9.Lamb 7.Hedgehog 6.Frogspawn 4.Chorus Blossom 2. 1.Tadpoles
Crossword answer answer Crossword Across: 3. March 5. Daffodil 8.Bluebells 10.Swallow 8.Bluebells Daffodil 5. March 3. :
‘What will i do today’ answers: answers: today’ do i will ‘What Beth Mari Cai Math John : Crafts : building Den : Cooking : PlayStation : :Reading
5 1 Frog spawn UNDER THE Eggs are laid in clumps and can be seen in shallow, stagnant pools. They look like a mass of jelly with tiny black dots. Frogs MICROSCOPE spawn face many hazards, so the frog will lay lots of eggs. 2 Tadpoles After 4 weeks tiny tadpoles will emerge from the eggs. They will CYCLE ON! latch onto grasses beneath the surface. They will begin to move using their tails and they eat algae. They breathe through It's spring again, the long winter months forgotten. Every gills, beneath the water surface. creature on earth has a life cycle, and in water pools and shallow streams one small creature is making an appearance. 3 Legs appear At around 6 weeks, legs will appear, starting with two hind legs, Frog lifecycle followed by the front legs. The tail will remain at this stage to 1 help with movement. 2 4 Gulping air The tadpole starts to resemble a small frog, it will come up to the water surface to breathe. The tail will not be as prominent.
5 5 Croak! Croak! At 12 weeks the frog is ready to leave the water. The frog will then find a partner, lay eggs and the cycle will start again.
4 3 A friendly visitor Category: Amphibian Gardeners welcome frogs into Weight: 20 g their gardens, as they eat slugs Life span: 5-10 years and snails.
Be careful - you must not travel from your local area, but you can look out for tadpoles in pools Covid-19 near your home when out on your daily exercise. Water alert! Always be careful near pools and rivers.
Good things about the Things that are not so good... situation... Usually I go swimming four YOU’RE A STAR! I love having the chance to times a week. Because of the choose a different outfit to wear current situation I’m not able to MAGI GLWYS THOMAS every day! It’s great to be at do this and I really miss it. home and spend time with the I’m a Yr.6 pupil and it’s really sad Here’s how Magi from Pen Llŷn How do you keep up with family and it’s nice to have time to think that I can’t go back to is coping with the current your schoolwork? to chat at the dinner table, take Ysgol Edern to say goodbye. As there are five of us needing situation: long walks and play I’ve got lots of lovely memories to do schoolwork, everyone has What are you doing to fill board-games. I’ve had time to that I’d like to share with friends your day? to take their turn on the draw and paint, use my and teachers on my last day I’ve started jogging around the computer. Mum prints out some dried-flower kit and play the there. I’m also a bit anxious that village with my mum and sister of the tasks so I can do them on piano. I’m missing out on some Beti. We go every other day and the desk in my bedroom too. I The lovely weather has made important steps to prepare me try to make it quicker every time. also spend a lot of time reading. the situation much more for Secondary School. I’m also I have three sisters and a Every morning during the positive. We’ve spent hours in really miffed to be missing out brother, so I spend a lot of time school week my dad does a PE the garden, playing and on a school trip to Cardiff at the playing with them all. I practice lesson for us all in the garden – keeping fit. end of May, it’s such a my karate because I’m working it’s a lot of fun! disappointment! towards my brown and white How do you keep in touch There are two other negative belt. Sometimes I help mum and with family and friends? things about the situation: one is dad in the house and garden. If I After managing to get Nain and that I miss seeing my friends do good work, they give me a Taid to understand Facetime we and family and the other is that bit of money so I can save-up. can speak to them every day, mum and dad are finding it hard We also walk for miles as a and other members of the family to get a home-delivery slot with family. quite regularly. About twice a Asda and I can’t have my week I also have Facetime with Tuesday night pizza! my friend Cadi. We also send lots of pictures to members of the family.
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Wales has seven Health Boards as part of the Welsh National Health Service (NHS WELSH Wales). Three of the Boards are named after outstanding figures - Aneurin Bevan Health HEALTH Board, Hywel Dda Health Board, and Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board. Who were these BOARDS people? Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru BETSI CADWALADR HYWEL DDA Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board serves Hywel Dda Health Board serves the people across North Wales. people of West Wales. University Health Board Betsi Cadwaladr Betsi Cadwaladr, born in Bala in 1789, Hywel ap Cadell, or Hywel Dda was a 10th had 15 siblings, her mother sadly died century king. By 942 AD Hywel Dda reigned when Betsi was a child. Betsi wanted over most of Wales, apart for Gwent and to become a nurse, but at that Glamorganshire. Over the centuries he has time it was very difficult for become renowned for his wisdom, and as a women to train or have a lawmaker. profession. Betsi's father An important meeting was strict, and ordered Hywel Dda called a meeting at Hendy Gwyn her to stay at home - ar Daf (Whitland). Prominent people from all Betsi hated being stuck over Wales attended to discuss and pass at home, she dreamed of laws. The laws of Hywel Dda differed from adventure! the laws of England at the time. One law Fancy a Fact? Through the Window! concerning inheritance was very different to Hywel Dda is the only Betsi's father refused to let her go out dancing or to have the law of England - where land and medieval Welsh king to fun, so one night, when everyone else were asleep, property would be inherited by the first born appear on a coin. Betsi escaped through her bedroom window. son only. World Wide Adventure Hywel Dda's law stated that - • on the death of a land owner, his land would be shared between all of his By all accounts, Betsi had itchy feet! She found herself in sons. The youngest son would divide the land into lots, then the other sons several countries, including China, India and Argentina. would choose their lots - beginning with the eldest son. But she only became famous when she decided to go to the Crimea War. By then she was 65 years of age, there she worked hard helping wounded soldiers on the battle ground. To this day, we still remember her ANEURIN dedication to her patients. BEVAN
Aneurin Bevan Health Board Fancy a fact? serves patients across Betsi Cadwaladr knew Florence Nightingale, as South-East Wales both served in the Crimean War. Florence mentioned Betsi in her diary, praising her for her Click here for Aneurin Bevan’s nursing and cooking skills! history (Welsh only)
PREVIOUS ARTICLES AND DATES (Issues 1-6 Welsh only) 500: Saint David (Issue 1) 1914: Christmas Truce in the World War 1 trenches (Issue 5) Christmas: Christmas Traditions (Issue 11) 1136: Welsh Castles (Issue 3) 1942-1945: Anne Frank (Issue 9) The power of water (Issue 12) 1859: Royal Charter Disaster (Issue 8) 1948: Establishing the National Health Service (Issue 4) Animal heroes (Issue13) 1867-1934: Marie Curie (Issue 7) 1960s: The Sixties' Revolution (Issue 2) 1912: Reaching the South Pole (Issue 6) 1st of November: Calan Gaeaf
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Thanks to all the people that are helping us during these difficult times. Here are some of our heroes!
Bryn Beryl Hospital staff, Pwllheli
This is Llanrhaeadr Village Post Office and Shop. You can order food and goods by phone or online and they will deliver to Catrin Elin Owen is a people who are Foundation Physician at unable to come Betsan Haf Morris is a Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor out to shop. The nurse at the University but temporarily at Hafan shop sells local Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. Iechyd, Caernarfon. produce and therefore support Cysgod other local y Coleg businesses. A big Carers, thank you to all Bala. small shops that provide such a Ysgol valuable service Tirdeunaw and thank you to Staff, the staff for their Swansea. hard work.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been postponed due to the Coronavirus. Here are some facts you may not have known about the Olympic Games. • Gold Medals are actually made of silver! Since 1912 all gold medals have been made of silver, with only a thin layer of gold on top of it. It would cost too much for them to be made entirely of gold! • 2020 is the 4th time the modern Olympic Games have been cancelled. The games were cancelled in 1916, 1940 and 1944 due to the two World Wars. • Athletes in the ancient Olympic Games competed nude! All competitors were male and competed completely naked! • The youngest Olympic competitor was 10 years old. Greek gymnast Dimitrios Loundras competed in the Athens Olympics in 1896. WWW.TOKYO2020OFFICIAL.COM The youngest gold medallist was springboard diver Marjorie Gestring, who won aged 13. • Only one person has ever won gold medals in both the Summer and FANTASTIC Winter Olympics. 1920, American Eddie Eagan won a gold medal for boxing in the Summer FACTS Olympics and later won gold for a bobsled event in the 1932 Winter Olympics. • The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. THE OLYMPIC Even though the games have been postponed until 2021, they will still be called GAMES the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Two issues of Clic-it Cymru will appear on Hwb each term. The next issue will be available on Monday the 15th of June. Remember to contact us by emailing [email protected] - we will be delighted to hear your ideas and opinions. EXTRA PAGE! MORE RAINBOWS TO RAISE SPIRITS IDEAS RAINBOW 2 RAINBOW 3 RAINBOW 4 CLOUD: CARDBOARD TUBE: PAPER CHAINS: You will need: You will need: You will need: • Strips of paper in different colours (Clic-it Cymru • Strips of paper in different colours. • Strips of paper in different colours has used A3 strips but you can use any size) • Cardboard tube (toilet-roll or kitchen roll) • A stick and string to hang it on. • 2 x cloud shapes cut from white paper or card. Remember that your cloud needs to be wide enough for all your paper strips! • Scissors, felt pen and glue. • String to hang it with (you don’t have to have this)
Method: Make paper chains by gluing strips of paper into circles (Remember Santa’s beard in Issue 11?) Clic-it Cymru has used 8 circles Method: for the shortest chain and made each chain This is similar to the cloud, but the strips are one circle bigger. You can choose how long glued inside the cardboard tube. You can to make your chains – it’s up to you! You will paint your tube or glue paper over it to need to thread the chains onto a stick to Method: cover it. hang it. Glue the strips in a row across one of your cloud shapes and glue the other cloud on top of it. You can draw a happy face on one To p If you haven’t got coloured paper in the house, then you can colour or paint of your clouds and hang it with a piece of some A4 paper and cut into strips. You don’t have to have 7 different colours string if you want. Tip: either, you can just have 3 or 4 and repeat them.
What should it contain? It's up to you! Put in objects or TIME ON YOUR HANDS? items that provide clues about your life now. MAKE A TIME CAPSULE! Some ideas - What is a Time Capsule? Where can I put it? • photos A Time Capsule is a container in Some people dig a hole in their • a letter mentioning - which you put items that garden to put it in, but if you - favourite books, films or food represent you and your life. The don't have a garden you can put - sports container can be a plastic bottle, it on a shelf, in the attic or cellar, - your family a box or a bag - any container or even under your bed! - your hobbies that is water tight. No water or Perhaps in the future, someone - life events damp must seep into it, will come across it - it might give • a current newspaper otherwise the contents will be them an insight into how we live • a craft project damaged. now. Perhaps an older version of • an item you don't longer use e.g. you will open it in the future! an old watch or toy. FEELING BORED? NOTHING TO DO? HERE ARE 15 SUPER CHALLENGES TO KEEP YOU BUSY: Upcycle a piece of rubbish Use toys to create a show Use an App like Zing or Build something awesome Create a piece of outdoor to make something new. to perform for your family. Stickbot to make an with Lego. art using natural materials animation. like leaves, twigs or 1 2 3 4 stones. 5
Build a den, indoors or Act out a fairy tale e.g. Make or build something to Look for 5 signs of Spring Look for 5 mini beasts e.g. outside. Goldilocks or Jack and the help wildlife e.g. bug hotel (plants or wildlife) make a snail, worm. Make a list or Beanstalk. or bird feed. list or take pictures. take pictures of them. 6 7 8 9 10
Find a piece of music and Create a booklet or poster Make paper aeroplanes and Invent something new e.g. Create an obstacle course make up a dance routine. with information and have a competition who can breakfast machine or flying in your house or garden. Practice and perform your pictures of a bird or animal. fly the furthest. shoes. Draw a labelled Time members of your dance. diagram of your family to see who can 11 12 13 invention. 14 complete it the fastest. 15
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