Dosbarth Birch- Mr Morgan | Llwyncrwn Primary School

Croeso i Ddosbarth Birch

Croeso/Welcome to our class page!

Spelling day - Tuesday

CLIC test - Friday

P.E. sessions - Monday and Tuesday.

Please can children come to school wearing suitable footwear and bottoms on these days. Diolch yn fawr.

Thank you for your support, Mr Morgan.

Contact details: mrmorgan@llwyncrwn.co.uk

Spellings: Please practice spellings at home with the children. During the Summer Term spellings will take place every Tuesday morning. I will update the spelling words each week by Thursday, ready for next weeks test. Thank you

These are the spellings to learn for the test on Tuesday 30th April:

Group 1

Group 2

ly ending

Group 3

ear

approach

poach

coach

goal

groan

loan

moan

boast

coast

roast

toast

toad

bravely

hardly

kindly

lonely

loudly

proudly

shyly

slightly

slowly

suddenly

sweetly

weekly

early

earn

earth

earthquake

earthworm

heard

learn

pearl

rehearse

research

yearn

Summer Term - Iechyd Da!

This morning we walked to Tynant Woods where we explored the Nant Myddlyn river. We looked for some of the residents, followed the river’s pathway and discussed the impact humans have had on the river - through litter and the building of man made tunnels. Diolch yn fawr Councillor Julie Barton and Hazel Seymour for supporting us in this. The activities will be used to ‘launch’ our Iechyd Da topic, giving the children ideas to inform ‘EPIC Planning’.

In science, we devised an experiment to explore whether oxidised coins can be cleaned. We used the skills that we have learned in maths to measure out 100ml of different liquids - lemon juice, water, vinegar and cola. We then put the oxidised coins into the liquids and left them for three days. We found that cola cleaned the coins the best! Water was no good for cleaning the coins.

In P.E. this week we developed our passing and dribbling skills in hockey.

This week we listened to the Welsh folk tale, ‘The Bells of Cantre’r Gwaelod’. Mr Morgan challenged us to re-tell the story using music. Before composing our musical piece we did lots of work on developing our skills in key musical aspects such as rhythm, pulse, pitch and dynamics. We worked in groups and decided what instruments we would need to re-tell the story musically. After lots of practice we performed our final piece for one another. If you’d like to see our performances please go to the ‘School Video’ section of the website. We hope you enjoy!

Spring Term -

Let’s Explore

We had a great time in Techniquest! We explored with all of the different stations and enjoyed the show, ‘Wales, STEM and The World’!

This week we recapped ‘verbs’. We enjoyed listening to the ‘Superman’ song to help us remember.

To celebrate St.David’s Day week we have been reading legends about different Welsh giants. We enjoyed a hot seating/role play activity connected to the story of ‘The Rhondda Giant’.

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This week we helped Mr Furber solve a problem! We helped him to find the perimeter of different planters. We did this by measuring the length and width, and then calculated the perimeter. This will help Mr Furber complete any further repairs.

A big ‘diolch yn fawr’ to our families for helping us to create an animal using recycled materials. We were inspired by Welsh artist JK Brown who uses scrap metal to create animal designs. We have been impressing Mr Morgan, Mrs Georgiou and our friends with our designs this week, taking it in turns to present them in front of the class.

This week we had fun exploring and experimenting with the ‘north’ and ‘south’ poles of magnets. We used words such as ‘attract’ and ‘repel’ when explaining what happens when we bring the poles of the magnets together.

Dawnsio Gwerin gyda Dosbarth Elder

Diolch yn fawr to Rhys from TechnoCamps for coming in to deliver a fantastic Lego WeDo session! We discussed algorithms and coded the device we built to make it move around a track.

Diolch yn fawr Mrs Mearns a Blwydynn 6 from Ysgol Gymraeg Castellau for visiting us this week. Mrs Mearns and Blwyddyn 6 will be helping us learn ‘Cadw-mi-gei’ in readiness for our St. Davids Day Eisteddfod Celebration!

Experimenting with division when there is a remainder...

Let’s Explore Launch Day Investigation! We asked the question ‘How can we go faster down the slide?’. We devised an experiment where we chose different materials that we thought may make us travel faster down the slide. We predicted which we thought would be the fastest and used a stopwatch to time how long it took for our friend to travel from top to bottom. We discussed what we needed to keep the same and what we would change in order to make it a fair test. We repeated the experiment and discussed how this made our results more reliable. After lots of trips down the slide we found out that the ‘plastic bag’ helped us travel down the slide the fastest! We also considered why this might be.

Let’s Explore Launch Day! We walked to our local park where we considered and discussed the forces that are apparent as we used playground apparatus. We also thought about the materials that the apparatus are made from and why.

We read a story about ‘Morris the Messy Magpie’, a mischievous magpie that likes to collect things dropped by humans. Morris’ collection contains objects made from a variety of different materials. Morris set us a challenge to find things in our school grounds made from specific materials.

Autumn Term - This is Me

Diolch SportRCT for the Fun Christmas Fitness session this morning! We enjoyed making sure Santa was fit and strong for Christmas!

Thank you to all of the parents, carers and family members that supported us in raising money during the Reindeer Run. We had lots of fun and all managed to complete it!

Mr Morgan set us a challenge to create a Christmas product to sell at the PTA Christmas Event. We had a budget of £20, we researched, planned and designed the product ourselves. We have made Chocolate Snowmen and Chocolate Reindeer. We are really hoping to make a profit to help us buy new, lovely things for our class. Please come along and support us at the Christmas Event.

This week it was ‘World Diabetes Awareness Day’, this brave member of our class discussed what diabetes means for her in daily life. The children were really engaged and asked lots of thoughtful questions in a respectful way. As carbohydrate content in foods is an important factor in a diabetics life, we looked at the carbohydrate levels in some of our favourite foods. Following this we discussed why this is important for people with diabetes. A big ‘diolch’ on behalf of the children to the kind parents who sent in sweets for all of the children alongside some information on diabetes for all of children to take home. It was a lovely and very informative afternoon.

As part of ‘Outdoor Learning’ this week, the children completed a problem solving task using natural materials. ‘Can you make a 3x3 grid? Place objects in the grid. Each column and row must have 10 objects each.’

Wow! What creative presentations! The children wrote raps, songs and scripts to help them teach each other about different jobs that children had in the mine. Gwaith da!

This week have studied different artists use of colour. We looked pieces of art and expressed how they make us feel. Following this, we looked at artwork by Martyn Evans, we used his work as inspiration to create our own brightly coloured pictures of Beddau.

We’ve been working extremely hard to find out about different jobs that people had in the mines during the Victorian era. In groups we have conducted research and are working to present ideas in fun ways including through: songs, raps and role play.

Diolch yn fawr Mrs Harwood for coming in from RCT Music Service to teach us how to begin playing the recorder.

I am so proud of all of the children for delivering a fantastic Harvest Assembly today! The children worked really hard and spoke with confidence. Thank you to the parents and carers that were able to come along.

Today we visited the Rhondda Heritage Park so that we could experience what it was like for miners in Victorian times. We had a fantastic time, even though we decided that it’s definitely nicer being able to come to school every day, than having to work down the mine as a trapper! Diolch to all staff at the Heritage Park, especially to our miner friends Peter and Tony for showing us around.

We used hula-hoops to create a Venn to sort out what Beddau looked like before and during the Industrial Revolution

This afternoon we tested our theory that the pictures that we were investigating, were pictures of Beddau. We went for a walk and compared our images with Beddau today. We found out that some of us were correct! ⭐️ We were able to spot some familiar places.

Mr Morgan’s nan found some old pictures in her attic. We used our enquiry skills, investigating the pictures to find clues as to where it could be! We came up with three theories considering the evidence: Beddau, Pontypridd or Cardiff. We will continue investigating to find an answer!

We enjoyed our first session with the Music Service today! We were excited to learn that we will be playing recorders. Firstly, we began by learning about different families of instruments. Next, we discussed ‘beat’ and ‘rhythm’, as we clapped and stamped along to Yellow Submarine. Then, it was time to play the recorders - our new woodwind teacher said that we were the ‘best group she’d ever had’ after our first attempt at playing ‘Heavenly B’. We’re looking forward to next Wednesday!

‘This is Me’ Launch Day! The children did amazingly well presenting their ‘important thing’ to launch our new topic. All of the children listened really well and asked lots of questions. The children who chose to present were so brave and did fantastically! We had a wide range of topics including: different sporting achievements, drama, charity work, special toys and teddy bears, family and pets. Gwaith da pawb ⭐️

We have had lots of fun in the sun this week. We created some self-portraits using natural materials.

What a great first week! All of the children have started Year 3 excellently and have settled in really well. Gwaith da pawb! ⭐️

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Step Back in Time
Summer Term

The end of a fantastic year! Have a great summer!

Roman presentations:

Today we attended the premiere of our own movie - ‘Boudicca’s Rebellion’. After learning about Celts and Romans this term we used our knowledge to write, direct and star in our very own film! We enjoyed some popcorn and sat back, relaxed and enjoyed! Mr Morgan and Mrs Charles were so proud of us - they gave the movie a 5 star review. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We had such a fun time in Jump!

We’ve been making the most of using different areas of our classroom to complete different challenges based on our prior learning.

Diolch yn fawr to Sport RCT and the Lawn Tennis Association for hosting us at Llantrisant Tennis Courts! We had a great time.

Some more pictures from our last couple of sessions with Matthew from the Cardiff City Foundation!

Limericks

The Weird Man by Jack S

There once was a man who was weird,

He always fitted food in his beard.

He dressed upside down,

He had shoes like a clown,

And seeing a donkey he feared.

The Plumber by Dylan

There was once a plumber with a cap,

He got called to fix someone's tap.

But the owner was mad,

So he called his dad,

And his dad gave the plumber a slap.

The Bouncy Bed by Ella

There was once a bouncy bed,

His owner was named Ted.

He liked to play

For the entire day,

But then he fell and dropped dead.

Silly Dog by Mason

There once was a stripy, brown dog.

He liked to sit on the log.

He the looked at the tree,

He stopped for a wee.

And then he fell in the bog.

There was a Man by Joel

There was a man who zoomed,

Around and about he boomed.

He owned a cat,

Who played on the mat,

And now our world is doomed.

The Dog and the Frog by Mollie

There once was a little dog,

Who always played with a frog.

He went out to play

He couldn't keep away.

But then he went to the bog.

The Story of John Line by Ellis G

There once was a man named John Line,

He loved to drink purple wine,

He went up to bed,

He had a son named Ted,

Who one day got stuck in a vine.

The Dog named Mog by Logan

I had a black dog named Mog,

He liked to sit on the log,

He was really cheeky,

He was really sneaky,

And then he fell in the bog.

Another fun session with Matthew from Cardiff City Football Club Foundation!

We are very lucky to be working with the Cardiff City Foundation this half term. Here are some pictures of our first session...diolch Matthew for helping us learn some new skills!

After our trip to St. Fagans we decided to make model roundhouses. First of all we designed the inside in our books. We then discussed different materials we could use to make our model roundhouse as authentic as possible. We decided to use clay, paper and straw.

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We enjoyed our trip to St Fagans today! We took a ‘Step Back in Time’ to lots of different periods throughout Welsh history. Our favourite part was taking a trip to the Iron Age where we had a lesson inside of a Celtic roundhouse! Diolch yn fawr Gwalchmai for teaching us all about Bryn Eryr.

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Celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

We are SMART!

Diolch PC Lee Newman for for coming in to remind us of the importance of staying safe online.
S - is for keeping SAFE
M - no MEETING up no way
A and R - ACCEPT if it’s RELIABLE
T - TELL an adult if you feel uncomfortable.

What a fun day we’ve had launching our new topic - ‘Step Back in Time’. First, we looked at a number of different people, objects and maps and came up with lots of questions as part of ‘EPIC Planning’. We will use these questions to drive our topic this term. Through conducting research we found out that we were looking at people, maps and objects from the Iron Age! ⚔️ We discussed fierce warriors called Celts who lived in different tribes. We painted our faces like Celts ready for battle and made our own jewellery too. We can’t wait to learn more about the Iron Age Celts!

Today we used pancakes to help us visualise the relationship between different fractions. We discussed that all parts must be equal for it to be accurate. We even got a tasty treat at the end - YUM!

Diolch to Rhys and the team at Technocamps for coming in to deliver a computer programming session! We used a Lego SPIKE kit to build a Rhino which we then programmed to perform different commands and move around a track. We had so much fun completing this alongside Dosbarth Oak!

STEM-tastic!

Spring Term

To end our STEM-tastic! topic, the children presented their Amur leopard information videos to 8 different classes throughout the school! They received excellent feedback from children and staff - gwaith da pawb! I am so proud of you all!

Amur Leopard Information Video

Quade, Jack G, Ellis G, Porsha and Millie

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Mason, Mollie, Grace, Leon and Amelia W.

Amur Leopard Information Video

Logan, Ellia, Joel, Kingsley, Dylan, Ava, Mia and Carson

Amur Leopard Information Video

Phillip, Amelie, Daisy, Ellis O. and Alexis

Amur Leopard Information Video

Maxx, Ella, Summer, Jack S. and Amelia T.

More puppet making...it’s sewing time!

After deciding that a ‘hand puppet’ would be the best design choice for our Amur leopard puppet, we have made a start in following instructions to independently make our own, individual puppet to use in our information videos.

A little warm-up to start our morning session - recapping on imperative verbs. This will be an important component in instruction writing this week . We loved dancing to this song which has lots of ‘bossy’ verbs!

We conducted market research into different types of puppet. We evaluated the puppets writing any positives and negatives we could think of. This helped us to decide the type of puppet that we wanted to make ready for our information video on Amur leopards.

World Book Day 2023!

Today we looked at the book ‘Window’ to help us to write a formal letter. We walked around the Calon y Coed and looked at the different species of plant and animal we have in the school, as well as listening to the sounds of nature. We did this to experience what it must have been like for Sam living amongst nature and how it must have felt for him when it all changed. However, this led to discussions about the destruction of animal habitats. We decided that we wanted to take action! We had a think and have decided to adopt an endangered animal. We looked on the WWF website and read the stories of different animals. We took a vote and decided to adopt an Amur Leopard. We chose this because there are only 120 Amur Leopards left in the world and they were the ‘Least Popular’ animal on the WWF website.

We had lots of fun last Friday completing lots of fun activities. We enjoyed our leg of the Red Run as we raised money to support the ‘Wear Red for Wales and Velindre’ campaign! Thank you/diolch yn fawr to everyone who has donated to such an important charity!

Techniquest

We enjoyed our trip to Techniquest alongside Dosbarth Elder and Dosbarth Holly! We interacted with lots of fun activities and stations but most of all we enjoyed the ‘Animals and Habitats Show’. The show has helped us to develop our knowledge of habitats, food-chains and animal adaptations, this will be very useful for our STEM-tactic topic!

We participated in the Eco-Schools Outdoor Learning Live session alongside Dosbarth Holly. The theme was RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch. We had fun taking part alongside lots of other schools to improve our knowledge and understanding of birds that we see around Wales and the UK!

We had a fantastic day alongside Dosbarth Elder and Dosbarth Holly launching our new topic ‘STEM-tastic!’. We spent the day outdoors hunting mini beasts and discussing their habitats, building a ‘House for a Mouse’, making birdfeeders to hang in our garden and locating the different types of trees that we have in our school grounds.

‘YMA O HYD!’

Autumn Term

We had lots of fun and laughs at this year’s pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, in Porthcawl.

We’ve had a lovely day listening to everybody’s presentations on their World Cup team!⚽️ We shared our information and it was so interesting to hear about the different physical and human features of each country! Diolch yn fawr to parents and carers for helping.

Congratulations to Quade for winning our Dosbarth Birch World Cup sweepstake with Argentina. Congratulations Grace for finishing in second place with France. They were very pleased! 😁

Excited for our Christmas dinner! Nadolig Llawen pawb!

At the start of the term we wondered why people from other countries may come to Wales to live or visit. This led to us posing the question ‘Why do people come to Wales?’. This half term, we became travel agents, researching different places in South Wales, producing information posters and creating our own television adverts. Our TV adverts needed short, persuasive information to convince people to visit Wales. Watch them below: