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Desert Island DiscsProfessor Patricia Wiltshire, forensic scientistProfessor Patricia Wiltshire is a forensic ecologist who specialises in palynology – the study of pollen. Her expertise has led her to work with every police force in Britain and helped solve some of the country’s most notorious crimes including the Soham murder case in which two young girls were killed by school caretaker Ian Huntley.Patricia was born in Cefn Fforest, a mining village in the Sirhowy Valley, north of Cardiff. She studied botany at King’s College London as a mature student and later worked as an environmental archaeologist, helping to reconstruct ancient environments by analys...
2024-07-2851 min
Y Podlediad Dysgu CymraegPodlediad Pigion y Dysgwyr, y 23ain o Ionawr 2024.Pigion Dysgwyr – Anne Uruska
Wythnos diwetha roedd hi‘n 80 mlynedd ers brwydr Monte Cassino yn yr Eidal. Un fuodd yn brwydro ar ran y fyddin Bwylaidd yn erbyn yr Eidalwyr a’r Almaenwyr, oedd tad Anne Uruska o Aberystwyth. Roedd Stanislaw Uruski yn rhan o gatrawd fuodd yn brwydro rhwng Napoli a Rhufain am fisoedd lawer. Dyma Ann i sôn am hanes ei thad….
Byddin Pwylaidd Polish ArmyCatrawd Regiment Brwydro To fight Hanu o To haul fromCipio To captureGwlad Pwyl PolandDengid DiancRhyd...
2024-01-2312 min
Beti a'i Phobolclare e.potterBardd a pherfformwraig ddwyieithog yw clare e. potter, ac mae ganddi M.A. mewn Llenyddiaeth Affro-Garibïaidd o Brifysgol Mississippi. Bu’n byw yn New Orleans am ddegawd a chafodd gyllid gan Gyngor y Celfyddydau i ymateb i ddinistr Corwynt Katrina gyda phumawd jazz. Mae clare wedi cyfieithu gwaith Bardd Cenedlaethol Cymru, Ifor ap Glyn, ac mae’n cydweithio ag artistiaid i greu gosodiadau barddoniaeth mewn gofodau cyhoeddus. Enillodd Wobr John Trip am Berfformio Barddoniaeth yn 2005 a bu gyda’i thad ar y Listening Project ar BBC Radio 4, yn archwilio tarddiad emosiwn mewn barddoniaeth. Yn 2018, clare o...
2024-01-2150 min
GWENT FCROUNDUP 22ND JULY 2022 - GWENT COUNTY CUP DRAWS, CEFN FFOREST FIRE AND GWENT CENTRAL LEAGUE SETUPWelcome to the weekly update on the goings on around the Gwent football scene. * GWENT COUNTY CUP DRAWS * CEFN FFOREST LOCK UP SET ON FIRE * GWENT CENTRAL LEAGUE SET UP FOR 2022/23 * JOSH GIBSON SIGNING FOR CHEPSTOW TOWN * ABERTILLERY EXCELSIORS IN NORTH GWENT * ABERGAVENNY TOWN CUP DRAW VS LLANELLI TOWN * THANK YOU TO NEW MEMBERS Here's the link for the Cefn Fforest AFC Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-raise-funds-for-cefn-fforest-afc?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Give us a follow on socials! Help support the channel and socials on patreon please 👌 https://www.patreon.com/GWENTVF
2022-07-2209 min
Turn Every Moment Into a Story With Full AudiobookDream Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance the Allotment Horse who Became a Champion Audiobook by Janet VokesListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 364988
Title: Dream Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance the Allotment Horse who Became a Champion
Author: Janet Vokes
Narrator: Charlotte Strevens
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:25:20
Language: English
Release date: 04-04-19
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Sports & Recreation, Biography & Memoir, Other
Summary:
The moving true story of an ordinary Welsh woman who dreamed of breeding a race horse, and Dream Alliance, who defied the odds to become a champion and brought a community together.
Janet Vokes was running the bar in her local working mens club in the...
2019-04-047h 25
Pivotal Podcast - Managing BehaviourJulie Farmer on how to meet the needs of the most vulnerable pupils - PP116Paul is busy in Wales this week so, in his absence, Pivotal Education Senior Trainer, Mike Armiger, joined Kevin to speak to someone he knows well, Julie Farmer. Julie is headteacher at Cefn Fforest Primary School in Wales. She became a deputy head in 2001 in a school in Caerphilly and took up her first headship in 2007 at a school which had a BESD (behavioural, emotional and social difficulties) unit. She has been at Cefn Primary School since 2009 and her school hosts a social needs class and a social inclusion class for Key Stage 2 children.
2016-05-1636 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastTudor Acrostic Poems Part 1As part of our study of The Tudors we wrote and recorded some acrostic poems on Tuesday this week. We had listened to the acrostic poems from our friends at The Buzz,( http://twowhizzy.podomatic.com/ ) who have just posted their second group of poems. We hope that you enjoy our efforts..... part 2 to come
The music 'Greensleeves' is courtesy of Harpist - Sally Fletcher (http://www.heavenlyharpist.com/index.htm)
2007-11-2101 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastHenry Tudor and his wife.Teigan and Daryl spent 2 class sessions researching their presentation and making their puppets and set. They did very well, as 2 members of their group were away for the week!
Our next audio podcast will be on the life of Henry VIII and his 6 wives.
2007-11-2000 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastA Year 4 Podcast on The TudorsMaia and Shayana begin the new series of Cefn Fforest Podcasts. They introduce life in Year, and our History Topic on 'The Tudors' .
They give us an idea of the podcasts to come this term.
2007-11-1301 min
Allanah's Appleby ShowcaseWho Gets Tiger?After reading the School Journal story, 'Who Gets Tiger?" we decided to record the story and take photos of our classroom fish to illustrate it. We found out that taking photos of fish is really hard. That's why lots of the photos are a bit blurry!
Our classroom fish are pretty special- one was named by us, one was named by children at Cefn Fforest School in Wales and one was named by children at Binghamton Elementary School in New York.
Here is our post about it.
3.8MB 3 minutes 25 seconds
2007-10-3103 min
Allanah's Appleby ShowcaseRugby ChampionNew Zealand is heading for a win at the Rugby World Cup. To celebrate that fact I thought I would publish this video that we made a few years back. The Daniel that we refer to is of course our hero, Daniel Carter. The video was played on nationwide TV in the afternoon kids' programmes. It was the first time we had been published.
I had written the movie to DVD and long ago deleted the source files. Thanks to our podcasting buddies at Cefn Fforest School, Wales we were able to use the cross platform download Handbrake to turn...
2007-08-1800 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastWork in Progress Year6I have posted this piece of work even though as yet it is incomplete, my reason for doing this is :
To show the main reason that we use these web 2.0 tools with young pupils - That the thought process and skills development is the most important part of any piece of work, the final product is rewarding but the route to it is always fascinating :
The background to this piece is that the young lady creating the work is 11 and will be going to Key Stage 3 (High School) in September. She is on our More Able and Talented register for...
2007-06-0900 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastPromemoria Verse 3The final verse of the poem.
We have planned to recite the poem together with our friend Irena and her class from the Czech Republic on the morning of Wednesday 20th June - at 10am(UK) -11am(Czech Rep). Also that day we are going to let our pupils chat and allow the pupils from the Czech Republic to practice their English.
2007-06-0500 min2007-06-0500 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastPromemoria Verse 1Like many other friends in Europe we here in Wales have been practicing the poem Promemoria which Daniela's Class recited a days ago - here is our version in English - Thank You for the translation Daniela.
2007-06-0500 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastMy Year 3 Class Playing Football in the YardThis video is for our European Friends and shows us playing football at Playtime on Monday 4th June in the afternoon.
2007-06-0400 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastA Year 6 Work in ProgressThis is a further podcast in our creative podcast series produced by Year 6 pupils in their final term in our school before they move up to what people may call the High School. This piece is very much a work in progress with some work needing to be done to the abrupt ending, it shows some of the technical ideas that this group of creative pupils have had over the past few weeks.
2007-05-3106 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastSoccer Report**F.A. Cup Final Report**
This report on last Saturday's F.A. Cup Final between Chelsea and Manchester United was written, recorded and edited by the boys heard giving the report, using Audacity on a Dell laptop.
It is great to see how these 7-8 year olds have come to terms with using the technology -
BEWARE : Digital Natives at work!!!!!!
2007-05-2402 minCefn Fforest Primary Podcast** Caution Year 6 Creative Podcast**Another Podcast from the same young podcaster.... enjoy
2007-05-2302 min
Cefn Fforest Primary Podcast** Caution Year 6 Creative Podcast**This podcast is the latest in a series of creative efforts by a group of Year 6 pupils who are pushing the boundaries of podcasting in an after-school club at Cefn Fforest.
The maker of this podcast delights in experimenting with what Audacity can do, including in this episode reversing tracks and inserting comic voices. It is fascinating to watch a young man like this becoming skilled in the use of the technology - a true Digital Native at the age of 10....
The picture is of the creator of this podcast setting up a series of comedy film shorts that he...
2007-05-2301 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastHarry and his Bucket Full of DinosaursWe found a copy of Harry and his Bucket Full of Dinosaurs in our Library Corner the other day and as we have a Dinosaur 'Mad' young man in our class, he and a friend decided to make a podcast ... we hope that you enjoy it.
This podcast was recorded edited and posted by Year 3 pupils at Cefn Fforest Primary.
2007-05-2301 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastWelsh Lesson with NiaNia our school visitng Athrowes (Welsh Teacher) has been visiting Year2 and 3 classes recently.... this is our lesson from 17th May 2007.
Nia covers - does dim ***** 'da fi ( I do not have a ***** with me)
and
Faint o'r gloch ydy hi ? What time is it ?
un o'r gloch - one o'clock etc.
We hope that you enjoy our podcast we really enjoy our lessons with Nia - da iawn Nia.
2007-05-2317 min
Allanah's Appleby ShowcaseSkype Chats Around the GlobeWhat an awesome week we had with linking across the globe!
On Wednesday Lauren spoke to some students in Outram School, Dunedin who have been learning Spanish. Lauren spent last year in Chile so is a fluent Spanish speaker.
On Thursday Moutere classroom spoke to Zoe, whose family is in Valencia, Spain, as part of the New Zealand contingent to help us win back the America's Cup. Watch this space for a further podcast with crew from Team Emirates New Zealand. Listen to our first podcast in this series
On Friday my class came back to school on Friday night...
2007-05-1805 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastSome facts about The Romans Part 1We are just completing our history topic on The Romans and spent an afternoon recording some interesting facts that we have found out while carrying out a webquest. Here is Part 1 of our Roman Fact Podcasts.
2007-05-1704 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastA Football ReportA report on a recent match for Cefn Fforest Under 11 soccer team !!!
enjoy....
2007-05-0800 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastPlayground GamesThis podcast is for our friends in the Play To Learn E-Twinning group and is an example taken from a playtime - watching and listening to some of the playtime games and rhymes that pupils participate in during their playtimes.
2007-04-2701 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastA First - The first (semi) independent Podcast by Y3 (yay!!)Today in class as we enter the final term of the year i thought that it was time that my Year 3 pupils started to produce their own independent podcasts on a range of subjects.
Today I ran a short session where we learned the basics of using Audacity to record and edit a podcast. I must admit that by the end of the 20 minute instruction Jordan the 'Techie' for the podcast was already making just the sort of value judgements that I was looking for - eg 'we could do with shortening that piece of music', 'could we do that...
2007-04-2600 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastOur Colour PoemChantelle in Class 3H of Cefn Fforest Primary School has re-written the Colour Poem written by our friend Irena and her class in the Czech Republic. Today Chantelle taught the poem to us and we recorded it for our friends at the Play to Learn project ... we hope that you enjoy it.
2007-04-1700 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastWishing Daniela a very Happy Birthday from WalesHappy Birthday to Daniela our friend and partner in Lazio, Rome.
2007-04-1700 min
*** ICT U Can!Podcasting in Primary Classrooms - Straight from the trenchesIn my position as an ICT Facilitator and even more so now that I am spending a year researching podcasts in the classroom, I get to listen to a good many different classroom podcasts. I thought that it would be a good idea to present some of these podcasts in a review to help teachers who are wanting to have a go at podcasting have a starting point.
The podcasts that I review in this episode are all primary (elementary) schools:
KPE: http://tinyurl.com/2goqhn
Small Voices: http://kinderteacher.podomatic.com
Rowland: http://rowland.podomatic.com
Andersen's: http://adonnell...
2007-04-1613 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastWorld Book Week VisitorsOn Friday 9th March to mark the end of a week of book based activities Year 3 pupils at Cefn Fforest Primary School had a visit from Jan Woodward and Kath Jenkins ( author and illustrator) of 'Five Fairies go on Holiday' their book which has just been published ( available on Amazon.com).
Jan and Kath both work for Gwent Police Force, Kath being our local liason officer.
Jan read the book to Year 3 and answered a few questions, we were then able to have a quiet interview with a small group of Year 3 pupils resulting in our latest podcast.... we hope...
2007-03-1310 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastPreparations for St David's Day (Dydd Gwyl Dewi) 2007Preparations and competitions for St David's Day ( March 1st) are well under way at Cefn Fforest Primary, as they will be at all schools in Wales as the big day approaches. We had 3D model dragons made at home by Year 3 pupils (and helpers), taking up every available shelf in Main School. Also there were musicians practicing in any space they could find - choirs and dancers using their play times to prepare as we look forward to a day of Welsh Crafts and activities and an Eisteddfod ( Cultural Competitions) - which will include the chairing of the Cefn Fforest...
2007-02-2801 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastEco-School InterviewAs part of Year 6 news gathering they have been carrying out interviews of pupils involved in the School Council and the School Eco-Committee. This work has been excellent for improving their confidence in front of the camera and also made them consider much more carefully the types of questions they should ask to get good answers.
2007-02-2804 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastCefn Fforest FM ( Year 6 Podcast Group)A dedicated group of Year 6 pupils have been spending after-school time on a Tuesday in order to put together their own podcast.
This podcast was put together by the pupils themselves, all their own editing and post production work.
Well Done Gang
By the way they already have plans in place to produce their next episode ... watch this space for their next effort.
2007-02-2801 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastMusic for Y Delyn NewyddHere is the dance music to go with the Folk Dance -'Y Delyn Newydd' for our friends around the world to learn the dance .... enjoy.
2007-02-2802 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastWelsh Folk Dance Part 1This is part one a series of Welsh Folk Dances. Here we have a dance called 'Y Delyn Newydd' or 'The New Harp'. It is a long way set dance for 4 couples.
We hope that you will enjoy our video and will look out for further dances.
2007-02-1906 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastCuddly Kiwi's Welsh Adventure ( Part 1)Cuddly Kiwi has been on his visit with us here in Cefn Fforest for a while now. This short podcast tells of some adventures he has been on, visiting some of our homes.
2007-01-2705 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastAway in a mangerYear 3 pupil sings solo - Christmas Carol
Away in a manger
2006-12-2201 min2006-12-2103 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastYear 6 Podcast GroupYear 6 at Cefn Fforest have been having a fortnightly after school podcasting club with Mr Harrington. This is one of their short podcasts recorded and edited using Audacity - converting to mp3 and saving to server - all done by the pupils themselves - Well done gang.
Let the podcasts begin...
2006-12-2102 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastVodcast Number ?This video podcast shows and explains some of the things that we have been up to over the past few weeks.
2006-12-2003 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastShort Film Slideshow of Cuddly Kiwi's AdventuresThis is a short slideshow which shows some of the adventures that Cuddly Kiwi from Moturoa Class of Appleby School has been on since arriving last month.
Hi is finding Wales a bit on the chilly side - but is generally enjoying his visit, he particularly enjoyed his recent visit to London.
2006-12-2001 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastOur Skype Chat with Miss King in New ZealandOn Wednesday 6th December at 9.30 am (UK time) - 10.30pm (NZ time) we sat down as a class to have a chat with Allanah King in New Zealand. The skype link worked perfectly and we were easily able to hear each other. We spent 25 minutes quizzing Miss on New Zealand and her school - it was great fun for us, we hope that it wasn't too stressful the other end!!!
We learnt a great deal about the country of New Zealand and its many sheep, in addition to learning more about Appleby School.
This coming week on Tuesday evening for...
2006-12-1005 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastCuddly Kiwi goes to the TheatreCuddly Kiwi our visitor from Appleby School in New Zealand accompanied Year 3 to the Blackwood Miner's Institute Theatre in Blackwood this afternoon.
We went to see a performance of The Snowman by Raymond Biggs, it was performed by The Welsh Symphonia under the baton of Dr Keith Ellerington. Before the performance Kiwi met the narrator ( photograph) and was invloved in the creation of an instant artwork in front of the orchestra.
Walking in the air was eprformed by a local boy ( not from our school) with a beautiful voice. We hope that you enjoy this we certainly did - Cuddly...
2006-12-0503 min
Allanah's Appleby ShowcaseSkype Podcast with a Welsh teacherThrough our podcasting we have found kindred spirits in linking with Cefn Fforest School in Wales. We have exchanged letters, emails, photos, blog posts, gifts and a very small geocaching bear which is travelling about in Nelson having a wonderful time. Look for photos on our Moturoa Blog of his travels.
After a couple of practice runs, Cefn Fforest School teacher, Paul H and I arranged to record a Skype conversation this morning. Children in my class decided on a question they would like to ask Paul and we started chatting.
It was a great experience for the children. I...
2006-12-0509 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastY Cuckoo (The Cuckoo) a welsh folk songWe recorded this version of The Cuckoo on Monday morning, it is mainly for our friends in New Zealand, but of course our friends all over the world are welcome to listen..... enjoy
2006-11-2003 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastClass 3H Musical VodcastOn Thursday 16th November we practiced our steady beat and then went on to sing some of the Noah Rap, we recorded this for Miss Balmont our Music Co-ordinator to hear and see what we have been getting up to in music.
2006-11-1801 min
Allanah's Appleby ShowcaseAppleby School is coolCefn Fforest SChool in Wales has inspired us to have a go at a live vodcast with real people. We had a great opportunity to do this as the Year Fives were away today at the Inter-School Athletic Sports so we only had a small class of 18 Year Fours.
We looked at some of the things we like at Appleby School. The vodcast was put together quickly with the minimum of editing but was lots of fun to have a go at!
It is 10MB big so if you have a slow connection you may like to have a cuppa...
2006-11-1602 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastOur Year 6 News Team Interview Mr GannonAs part of their journalism work our Year 6 Making The News Team interview Mr Gannon our Headteacher, talking about the changes that have been made to school and more to come...
In the photograph you can see the group setting up for the filming session.
2006-11-1102 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastYear 6 Podcast Club's First PodcastThis week a great group of Year 6 pupils came to an after-school club to be introduced to Audacity and within the hour they had produced these podcasts. Many thanks to DJ Liam, Tom, Jessica and DJ Cammy!!! I think that we have found some brilliant new DJ's for our 'All New' Cefn Fforest FM Podcasts.
2006-10-2803 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastOwl Babies - A ReviewWe hear a short review of the story Owl Babies. We read this book as part of our topic on The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson.
2006-10-2701 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastA Short Review of The Wise Owl's StoryWe hear a short review of The Wise Owl's Story.
2006-10-2700 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastHorrid Henry's Joke BookWe hear about a favourite book from the mobile library in the village. We have a visit from the mobile library fortnightly on a Wednesday, when we have our chance to change our books. Thank You to the Caerphilly Mobile Library Service.
http://www.caerphilly.org.uk/sls/
2006-10-2500 min
Allanah's Appleby ShowcaseThe Hissing Bush (Revisited)I have been asked to do a couple of PD sessions with local teachers on what a podcast is and how to create one. Some of the teachers at the meeting will not have Apple computers so this becomes a bit of a problem. So I set out to create a podcast on my PC. I used Audacity to record audio and then imported it in to Movie Maker for adding the graphics.
I have republished this podcast at a higher bit rate (whatever that is) in order to hopefully have the thing play completley when it subscribes into iTunes...
2006-10-2301 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastColour PoemsAs part of our senses poetry topic this week we produced some colour poems - here are a selection for your enjoyment. The children particularly wanted to pass on their appreciation to Mr H from Texas, after listening to his most recent podcast.
2006-10-1305 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastYear 3 Visit The Iron Age Village at St FagansOn Thursday 12th October Year3 of Cefn Fforest visited the Iron Age ( Celtic) Village. We had great fun visiting the roundhouses even though they were very smokey inside. This is a video blog shot by the pupils (mainly)
2006-10-1201 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastAn Artistic Discussion by Year 6 pupilsA group of Year 6 pupils discussing the artist Arcimboldo (Arcimbalde) who used fruit and household objects to make his art
2006-10-1003 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastWeek 4 PodcastThis week we have been working on The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, Crystal wrote a well crafted Playscript from the story which you can hear performed by Crystal and friends.
Luke talks about his favourite book, and Chantelle tells us about her busy week of Gymnastics, Dance and Swimming.
We round off with some more of our favourite jokes.
We hope that you enjoy our work.
2006-10-0407 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastCefn Forest PodcastThis latest podcast contains, a story based on The Twits and some excellent - and funny jokes.
2006-09-2102 min2006-09-1504 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastRoald Dahl - The Twits - and more...A podcast where we hear an extract from The Twits, listen to a character description of Mr Twit... and finally read and respond to Drat the Cat !!!
2006-09-1416 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastFirst Day in Junior SchoolThis short podcast was made following a short circle time discussion in our classroom on the first day of the new school year.
2006-09-0605 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastVideo Blog for AustraliaThis is a videocast of the recent podcast to our link school in Australia. Mainly to prove that it can be done with a minimal amount of software - digital images, windows moviemaker and audacity for audio.
2006-08-2701 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastMessage for our link school in AustraliaMessage for Mr Raftos @ Yidarra Catholic Primary ... and others... re our proposed link between Wales and Australia. I hope that this will be a very easy way for our respective pupils to communicate.
Dylan is our soft toy travel buddy whi visits our link school ( Dylan is a Dragon or course - well he does come from Wales !!! )
2006-08-2201 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastMr H in front of the microphone (ooooH!)A rare rambling by Mr Harrington
2006-08-2208 min2006-08-2000 min
Cefn Fforest Primary PodcastYear 6 Animation Film - Super SplodgeOver the course of 6 weeks at the end of our school year, a small but dedicated and determined group of Year 6 pupils scripted, storyboarded, made models, shot, editted, and recorded the soundtrack for this video animation short.
2006-08-2002 minCefn Fforest Primary PodcastCefn Fforest Primary Podcasts Programme 2Year 3 (7-8 year olds) second ever podcast.
2006-08-1811 min