Shwmae, we are the Criw Cymraeg at Nantyffyllon. We are made up of representatives from years 2-6. Our role is to help promote the use of Welsh throughout the school. We do this by recording our 'Ymadrodd' which is shared with pupils and parents via Seesaw. We also present a weekly Welsh assembly when we share our Ymadrodd and present stories about Wales, learn about famous Welsh people and our history. We also meet monthly to plan events and organise yard games.

2024-2025

We have been fortunate to be involved in a partnership project with Ysgol Gynradd Cynwyd Sant. We met on numerous occasions at Cynwyd Sant, our school and at the local park. We enjoyed playing yard games in Welsh as well as the Criw of Cynwyd Sant supporting our pupils with learning some poems for the Urdd Eisteddfod. Our favourite part was making some clay 'dreigiau'.  We finished the project with a cluster concert when other primary schools in the valley were invited to join us and share their Eisteddfod songs, poems and enjoy some Dawnsio Gwerin. We learnt so much and our confidence was boosted immensely. We ended 2025 by making shwmae bracelets and keyrings and selling them in the school summer fete. We raised £129.00 for the Sir Gareth Edwards charity. 

2025-2026

This year has already been very busy celebrating many events including Diwrnod Shwmae, the Urdd Jambori, Dydd Gwyl Miwsig and our whole school Spring theme 'Gwlad Gwlad'. We've been fortunate to have many Welsh speaking visitors this year too, including a Welsh opera singer, The Mari Lwyd and John Nicolls, Welsh folk singer. Eirlys Edwards talked to us about her work running the Sir Gareth Edwards charity. we asked her questions in Welsh. Eleri Sion also visited as an ambassador of the charity. To celebrate Maesteg being 200 year old and the Anniversary of Hen Wlad fy nhadau first being performed in here, we performed our Eisteddfod poem 'Heini' for the 'Gwlad Gwlad' concert in Maesteg town Hall. March brought the school Eisteddfod which was a huge success again this year. the Criw have are also competing at the National Urdd Eisteddfod in Ynys Mon this May performing the poem Heini.