Ysgol Eirias Dydd Mawrth Monday 4.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Targedau Theme for the week – Targets Even if you don’t reach all of your goals, you will have gone further than you would have if you hadn’t set any Why is it important to set goals/targets? Dydd Mawrth Tuesday 5.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Targedau Theme for the week – Targets A goal is a dream with a deadline. Napoleon Hill Can you set a goal without a deadline? Dydd Mercher Wednesday 6.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Targedau Theme for the week – Targets There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet. Why are some people better t meeting challenges than others? What characteristics do they share? Dydd Iau Thursday 7.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Targedau Theme for the week – Targets Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was. Why should the target s you set yourself be realistic? Dydd Gwener Friday 8.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Targedau Theme for the week – Targets So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. Christopher Reeve Can this be achieved if our targets are unrealistic? Dydd Llun Monday 11.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Goddefgarwch Theme for the week - Tolerance Tolerance is the oil that takes the friction out of life. What results if we are not tolerant of others? Dydd Mawrth Tuesday 12.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Goddefgarwch Theme for the week - Tolerance Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. Why is this a good policy to adopt? Dydd Mercher Wednesday 13.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Goddefgarwch Theme for the week – Tolerance Make a list of all the things you should try to tolerate in other people and some of the things you shouldn’t have to. Can you explain why you have put these things under each of the headings? Dydd Iau Thursday 14.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos –Goddefgarwch Theme for the week - Tolerance Should we be tolerant of all things or are there just some things we shouldn’t tolerate? What should never be tolerated? Dydd Gwener Friday 15.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos –Goddefgarwch Theme for the week - Tolerance Some people say “just grin and bear it” What do you think this means? Are there any times wen this is not the right thing to do? Dydd Llun Monday 18.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Stereoteipio Theme for the week - Stereotyping To stereotype means to label or categorise someone according to their religion, sex, accent or even colour of their skin Discuss the possible consequences of stereotyping people . Dydd Mawrth Tuesday 19.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Stereoteipio Theme for the week - Stereotyping Q. Why was the blonde so please when she finished her jigsaw puzzle in only 6 months? A. Because on the box it said from 2 – 4 years. There are many stereotype jokes but we must remember when it is appropriate to tell them?. And when is it not? Dydd Mercher Wednesday 20.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Stereoteipio Theme for the week - Stereotyping People are much deeper than stereotypes. That's the first place our minds go. Then you get to know them and you hear their stories, and you say, 'I'd have never guessed.' Carson Kressley Can you think of someone you know that this would apply to. Who are they and why would you not have guessed this about them Dydd Iau Thursday 21.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Stereoteipio Theme for the week - Stereotyping We shouldn't judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes. Queen Rania of Jordan What are the origins of stereotypes. Why might your stereotypical ideas be different to mine? Dydd Gwener Friday 22.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Stereoteipio Theme for the week - Stereotyping Bobby is 21 and black. He lives in Brixton, London. He is currently being interviewed by senior police officers at a police station near his home. WHY? (Click again for discussion point) There could be many reasons, he could be a criminal, he could have witnessed a crime or in this case he could be having an interview for promotion. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID Dydd Llun Monday 25.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Rhinweddau Personol Theme for the week – Personal qualities Why are self confident people often the most attractive? But what impression can you give if you are over confident? Dydd Mawrth Tuesday 26.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Rhinweddau Personol Theme for the week - Personal qualities “ A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination” Nelson Mandela. Which are your most formidable personal qualities? Do other people agree? Dydd Mercher Wednesday 27.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Rhinweddau Personol Theme for the week - Personal qualities Can you achieve this 100% of the time? Can you always be the best version of you? Dydd Iau Thursday 28.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Rhinweddau Personol Theme for the week - Personal qualities Look at the two images below . Are they saying the same thing? “This above all; to thine own self be true” William Shakespeare Dydd Gwener Friday 29.1.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Rhinweddau Personol Theme for the week - Personal qualities Which of the six qualities above is most important? Why? Dydd Llun Monday 1.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Adlewyrchu Theme for the week - Reflection What choices would you make differently if you had the chance? Dydd Mawrth Tuesday 2.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Adlewyrchu Theme for the week - Reflection “What qualities would you othe people to see in you? Dydd Mercher Wednesday 3.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Adlewyrchu Theme for the week - Reflection What do you think this means? Dydd Iau Thursday 4.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Adlewyrchu Theme for the week - Reflection Do we create our own stress by worrying about things we cannot change? Dydd Gwener Friday 5.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Adlewyrchu Theme for the week - Reflection Think about what you are like today? Are you happy with this image? What do you hope you will be like when you are older? Why? Dydd Llun Monday 8.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Cariad Theme for the week - Love Immature love says: “I love you because I need you” Mature love says: “I need you because I love you” Erich Fromm How does love change over time? Dydd Mawrth Tuesday 9.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Cariad Theme for the week - Love “If you judge people, you have no time to love them” Mother Theresa Is love always unconditional? Dydd Mercher Wednesday 10.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Cariad Theme for the week - Love “If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don’t, they never were”. If you really love someone how easy is it to let them go? Dydd Iau Thursday 11.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Cariad Theme for the week - Love “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage” Lao-Tzu People often describe the one they love as their rock. What does this mean? Dydd Gwener Friday 12.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Cariad Theme for the week - Love “A relationship is like a rose, How long it lasts, no one knows; Love can erase an awful past, Love can be yours, you’ll see at last; To feel that love, it makes you sigh, To have it leave, you’d rather die; You hope you’ve found that special rose, Cause you love and care for the one you chose” Rob Cella What does loving someone mean to you? Dydd Llun Monday 22.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Cyfle Cyfartal Theme for the week – Equal Opportunities “Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven” Yiddish Proverb If everyone is made of the same “stuff” why do we think it’s right to treat people differently? Dydd Mawrth Tuesday 23.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Cyfle Cyfartal Theme for the week - Equal Opportunities Soft, supple, silky, smooth, flexible, sensitive, old, new, waterproof and comes in a variety of colours – SKIN See past the difference Metropolitan Police advert Why do you think the Metropolitan police find it necessary to advertise for officers from different racial groups? Dydd Mercher Wednesday 24.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Cyfle Cyfartal Theme for the week - Equal Opportunities The liberal ideal is that everyone should have fair access and fair opportunity. This is not equality of result it is equality of opportunity. There’s a fundamental difference. Robert Reich What is the difference outlined above? Dydd Iau Thursday 25.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Cyfle Cyfartal Theme for the week - Equal Opportunities Are some people more free than others? Dydd Gwener Friday 26.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Cyfle Cyfartal Theme for the week - Equal Opportunities Do you give people equality or do you prevent people from being equal? Dydd Llun Monday 29.2.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Gwladgarwch Theme for the week - Patriotism Do you think politicians have the same definition of patriotism? Dydd Mawrth Tuesday 1.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Gwladgarwch Theme for the week - Patriotism I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him. Abraham Lincoln What makes you proud to live in Wales? Dydd Mercher Wednesday 2.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Gwladgarwch Theme for the week - Patriotism The love of one’s country is a splendid thing but why should love stop at the border. Pablo Casals Borders are man made and can change . We live in one part of Wales and may never visit another, Why do we feel an affinity with the whole country? Dydd Iau Thursday 3.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Gwladgarwch Theme for the week - Patriotism The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside for a time in a foreign one. William Shenstone Why do we feel homesick? Dydd Gwener Friday 4.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Gwladgarwch Theme for the week - Patriotism How do you stand by your country? Do you support the national sports team? Do you know the National Anthem? Would you join the army and perhaps give your life for Wales? Dydd Llun Monday 7.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos- Edrych ar ôl yr Amgylchedd Theme for the week – Caring for the Environment Take care of all the land, and it will take care of you. Take what you need from the land, but need what you take. Aboriginal law What do you understand by the term sustainability? Find out the proper definition Dydd Mawrth Tuesday 8.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Edrych ar ôl yr Amgylchedd Theme for the week – Caring for the Environment The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives. Native American proverb Why? Dydd Mercher Wednesday 9.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Edrych ar ôl yr Amgylchedd Theme for the week – Caring for the Environment What is your role in caring for the planet? Dydd Iau Thursday 10.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos- Edrych ar ôl yr Amgylchedd Theme for the week – Caring for the Environment I’m starting with the man in the mirror. I’m asking him to change his ways. And no message could have been any clearer. If you want to make the world a better place, Take a look at yourself, Then make the change. Michael Jackson What do we need to change to make the world better place? Dydd Gwener Friday 11.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos- Edrych ar ôl yr Amgylchedd Theme for the week – Caring for the Environment TRAINING DAY Dydd Llun Monday 14.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Gwyddoniaeth, y Gwir a’r Bydysawd Theme for the week – Science, Truth and the Universe The laws of Science can predict the exact path of the bullet from any gun, but only a person can consider whether it is right or wrong for the trigger to be pulled. Our universe is governed by the laws of Science. How are our actions are governed by our decisions Dydd Mawrth Tuesday 15.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Gwyddoniaeth, y Gwir a’r Bydysawd Theme for the week - Science, Truth and the Universe Nothing in Science contradicts our values and nothing in Science explains them. Where then do our values come from? Dydd Mercher Wednesday 16.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Gwyddoniaeth, y Gwir a’r Bydysawd Theme for the week - Science, Truth and the Universe Science without religion is lame, Religion without science is blind Albert Einstein Do science and religion compliment or contradict each other? Dydd Iau Thursday 17.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Gwyddoniaeth, y Gwir a’r Bydysawd Theme for the week - Science, Truth and the Universe Scientists now know that 15,000 million years ago this universe exploded into existence. They know most of the scientific principles that made an unimaginably hot explosion turn into matter and eventually grow into galaxies of stars and the kind of planets on which life could evolve. What this exciting story does not and cannot tell us is why there was a “big bang” or why the universe came into being. Nor does it tell us why we consider that human life in general has value or why we should believe it is right to alleviate the suffering of a single child. Science explains many things and solves many problems What governs science? Dydd Gwener Friday 18.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Gwyddoniaeth, y Gwir a’r Bydysawd Theme for the week - Science, Truth and the Universe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2JU4gX6rg8 Just how fantastic is science and our ability to understand it? Dydd Llun Monday 21.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Y Pasg Theme for the week - Easter Greater love have no man that this; that he lay down his life for his friends (John 15:13) What would you be prepared to sacrifice for your friend? Dydd Mawrth Tuesday 22.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Y Pasg Theme for the week - Easter Today Forget Your past, Forgive Yourself and Begin again Easter is about new beginnings What are you going to change and start again? Dydd Mercher Wednesday 23.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos - Y Pasg Theme for the week - Easter Whether you have a religious belief or not what do you believe in and why? Where do you see evidence of your beliefs? Dydd Iau Thursday 24.3.16 Thema’r Wythnos – Y Pasg Theme for the week - Easter Peace I give you, a peace the world cannot give, this is my gift to you (John 14:27) Why do we give gifts at Easter? What is the significance of the Easter egg, chickens and small rabbits? Happy Easter Have a good holiday