Issue 10 / September 2019 Clic-itNews for Primary Schools in WalesCymru Clic-itNews for Primary Schools in WalesCymru Authors: Haf Llewelyn, Mali Williams Editor: Karen MacIntyre Huws RAINFORESTRAINFOREST LLANRWST FIRES!FIRES! EISTEDDFOD Did you visit the National Eisteddfod in Llanrwst this summer? Despite the weather the Eisteddfod was a great success and the welcome from the county of Conwy was a warm one. Hari from Llangernyw, a village very close to the Eisteddfod fires and world leaders, field, is here to tell us all about it... DISCUSSION Huge areas of the Amazon including Britain's Prime Everyone in our school, Ysgol Bro Cernyw, were very POINT In this issue the Rainforest in Brazil are on Minister, Boris Johnson, excited when we heard that the National Eisteddfod topic for discussion fire and scientists are have promised to give was coming to Conwy County and to Llanrwst! There is Veganism. warning that this can money to help the cause. was a lot of preparation work to do and everyone helped to raise money. cause a lot of damage to No-one is quite sure how PAGE 5 the environment. The fires the fires started but some Many people put flags and bunting outside their are so big they can be believe that they were houses and there were loads of ‘Croeso i’r Eisteddfod’ seen from space! As well started deliberately by signs, everywhere looked really colourful. Above the as being home to many people who want to clear town there was different species of plants the rainforest to grow even a huge and animals, the Amazon crops such as palm oil. sign saying Rainforest is really ‘LLANRWST’, important to the air we just like the one breathe as it turns carbon in Hollywood! dioxide gas into oxygen. We visited the The Brazilian army are Eisteddfod on now helping to try and CALAN GAEAF most days of tackle the Calan Gaeaf the week and although we had a bit of rain it didn’t stop customs in Wales us having fun with our friends as we went around the Maes (the Eisteddfod field). We loved welcoming the Eisteddfod to Llanrwst, all the PAGE 7 decorations around the area looked so cool and colourful. It was great to see everyone enjoying themselves in our local area. We’re already looking forward to spending a week in the Eisteddfod in Tregaron next year! the environment, so she was GRETA’S offered a place on the small JOURNEY yacht Malizia II. The journey was Hawlfraint? Greta Thunberg, the teenager not a luxurious one as there was who has been campaigning over no kitchen, shower or toilet Image by Seth Whales environmental issues, has aboard the boat and they faced WHERE TO GO reached the USA after a the danger of storms in the IN WALES? two-week journey on the yacht Atlantic Ocean! The boat’s What’s happening over the next few Malizia II. Greta will attend two electricity came from a wind weeks? conferences on climate change turbine and solar panels, so her in America. She refused to travel journey had a carbon-footprint of by plane or large ship from her zero (it didn’t harm the PAGE 8 home in Sweden as they pollute environment at all). Image by Anders Hellberg (Wikimedia) DATES FOR THE DIARY September Owain Glyndŵr Day September European Day of November Bonfire Night This is the day, in the year 1400 Languages Remember to keep safe! 16 that Owain Glyndŵr became 26 A day to celebrate the diversity of 5 Prince of Wales. Read more on languages spoken in Europe. How this at the bottom of this page. many languages can you speak? Learning new languages allows us September ACORN ANTICS 2019 to communicate with people, to If your school would like to take part understand different attitudes and 16 this year you need to register with learn about new cultures. [email protected] and collect your acorns before the 23rd of October, 2019. September Michaelmas Day Traditionally this was the day when BE A For more information go to the website 29 new servants were hired. It was https://naturalresources.wales/guidan also a day when new terms began DETECTIVE ce-and-advice/business-sectors/educ and this is why we still start our new Autumn is here and ation-learning-and-skills/acorn-antics/ school year in September. ?lang=en or have a look at Y Cliciadur nature is a bit showy, Issue 4 (Welsh only). October National Poetry Day with vivid colours all This year the theme for Literacy around us! Go out and September World Peace Day 3 Wales is ‘Messages’. Have you got a explore. Have you The United Nations created the message for someone, if so what is 21 World Peace Day, calling for all spotted any of the that message? Clic-it Cymru would signs that autumn is weapons and military operations really like to hear your poem! So go here? be stopped for this day. on - have a go! More on the Welsh-language Children’s • swallows on wires, preparing for their Laureate on page 4. long flight back to Africa • colourful autumn leaves November World Vegan Day. • berries, hazelnuts and acorns on trees 1 More on Veganism on 6. and shrubs • small mammals looking for nests to snuggle in over winter. If you spot a pile of leaves under a hedge, please don't go poking as it might be a hedgehog's September World Car Free Day hibernating den, it won't like being If you and your family can have a car woken or disturbed. 22 free day why not go walking or cycling? Vegan: A person who does not eat or use any animal product. CELEBRATING OWAIN GLYNDŴR WEEK Does your school celebrate Owain Glyndŵr week? Does your school celebrate proclaimed Prince of Wales on the town almost to the ground. Owain Glyndŵr week? the 16th of September, 1400 and For almost 15 years Glyndŵr and The 16th of September is Owain an uprising followed on 19 his men fought the might of the Glyndŵr Day and many people in September 1400. This is when English army winning and losing Wales will celebrate by waving Glyndŵr attacked the town of several bloody battles throughout the red and yellow flag of Owain Ruthin where his enemy, Wales. Look for information on Glyndŵr. Glyndŵr was Reginald de Grey ruled, burning Glyndŵr in your area. 2 GHOSTLY SIGHTINGS! 'Don't stand too near the edge Celtic festival, or Halloween – Buddug!' The wind rushed in and we're going on a ghost dragging wisps of mist with it, hunt!' A shiver of fear went down covering the ramparts of Tre’r Buddug's spine. Ceiri, the Celtic hill fort perched 'Look!' Manon standing in the high above the sea. centre of a large circle of stones, 'Why did we have to make it up 'This must have been the chief's here today, of all days?' hut. On a festival evening they Grumbled Buddug, as she would gather here in front of the watched her Aunt Manon fire and listen to stories of heroes leaping ahead, the gorse bushes killed in battle. Then they would tugging at her long skirt, her wait, hoping to see the spirits of 'What are you doing?' Buddug horseback returning from war? copper hair sweeping across her the dead ...' 'Why?' asked whispered. The mist had come 'Buddugghh!'. Manon scrambled face. She looked just like a Celtic Buddug. She really didn't want to in, covering the rocks with the to her feet and Buddug followed. warrior queen. see a ghost, not even the ghost wind wailing through the ancient Leaping over the ramparts, their 'Today is Samhain day, the old of a hero. 'They loved to hear of ramparts. feet scattering loose stones they their brave leaders -Boudicca or 'Shh,' whispered Manon putting a fled towards the path just as the Buddug - like you! She was the finger to her lips, 'Can you hear a white shape of an unearthly queen of the Iceni tribe! A real voice? Someone is calling!' creature appeared. heroine. On the eve of Samhain, Buddug listened. The gulls were 'What was that?’ whispered the Celts believed that the screeching, calling out far below. Buddug from the safety of the division between the land of the Then she heard it! A voice calling path. They stopped to peer back living and the land of the dead through the mist. towards the hill-fort. became very thin...' A second 'Buddugghh, Buddugghh.' 'Was it really the spirit of a Celtic shiver went down Buddug's Buddug froze. Then she heard hero?' asked Buddug. 'Well...' spine. Manon was perched on a another sound, the clatter of Manon smiled, 'a woolly, Celtic rock in the middle of the clearing, hooves clambering over the hero, perhaps, but not from the her eyes shut. stones. Were they the warriors on land of the dead!' 'Baah!' FEED THE BIRDS With winter around the corner it’s important to give the birds a helping hand over the GoGo forfor itit colder months. Here’s an idea for making a feast for the birds in your garden or school. 1 2 3 4 You will need: • Pinecones • Birdseed (bought quite cheaply from a local shop) • Lard (you can also use peanut butter if you prefer) • String Put the lard in a bowl and mix Tie the string on the top of Using a knife or Roll the lardy pinecone in • 2 bowls until it’s quite soft. It’s better the pinecone so it’s ready spoon, spread the lard the birdseed so it sticks to • Knife or spoon not to use it straight from the to hang.