Dosbarth Cherry- Miss Davies

Welcome to the summer term!

Hasn't time flown this year! This is always a very busy time of year for year 6 as they are coming to an end of their Primary School Education. There will be lots of events and things going on so keep an eye out!

This term our topic is Darwin's Delight.

We’re off on an exciting expedition with Charles Darwin and his crew on HMS Beagle. Can you trace his route across the vast ocean? Stop at the magical Galápagos Islands to see the amazing species that helped Charles Darwin to develop his theory of evolution by natural selection. Do you know what’s so special about a lava lizard, or why the blue-footed booby has blue feet? See how animals adapt to their environments over time and meet some of the world’s greatest explorers and naturalists. Imagine how humans will evolve in millions of years. It’s a scary thought. Ready to trace the origin of species? Let’s set sail.

Welcome to our class page. This term our topic is ‘Stargazer'.

We will be posting updates and pictures throughout the term so you can see the exciting things that we are getting up to.

Home Reading

Pupils are encouraged to take reading books home daily to read to a parent or guardian. Regular reading improves vocabulary and language skills, helps to improve concentration and also teaches children about the world around them. Please take 5 mins to listen to your child read whenever you can. It really will make a difference 

Queries or Concerns

Please contact me on my email address missdavies@llwyncrwn.co.uk should you have any queries or concerns you need to discuss.

Thank you.

P.E. will be on a Thursday. Children can wear suitable footwear and bottoms to school alongside their school polo shirt. 

Designing, making and testing our space buggies!

We enjoyed carrying out a parachute investigation! We explored the effects of air resistance and gravity!

Oliver from New Directions came to show Year 6 life saving skills, including bandaging skills, burns and CPR. The children all really enjoyed the session and learning such important skills. 

Year 6 enjoyed visiting the Church this morning to learn about the Easter Story!

WORLD BOOK DAY!

Outdoor learning with natural materials to make the planets of the Solar System.

SAFER INTERNT DAY

We took part in an live online lesson for Safer Internet Day.  We designed posters using Adobe Express!

LAUNCH DAY!

Getting in to the spirit of Christmas!

Christmas jumper day and making hats for our Christmas lunch!

Reindeer Run!

20 laps of the school yard!

We had a fabulous time in Techniquest, the children enjoyed exploring the exhibition floor and the Dino workshop! 

Celebrating Children In Need!

STEP BACK IN TIME

Our exciting topic this term is "Step Back In Time". We will learn about various historical eras and the changes in Britain and Wales,  ranging from the age of the dinosaurs to modern day. 

CORONATION CELEBRATIONS

LAUNCH DAY

We took part in a carousel of 3  activities to spark our interest in our new topic. These included an augmented reality dinosaur lesson using ipads, collaborating to construct a 3D dinosaur, and investigating linkages and levers to create battling Vikings! 

We attended Beddau Community Church today for a workshop about the Easter Story.

Congratulations Marni becoming a finalist in the Infinite Renew Clean Energy Poster Competition! We've won a trip to The Royal Mint Experience! 

World Book Day!

We had lots of fun during World Book Day, some fantastic costumes and designing a potato character!

Eisteddfod!

We really enjoyed taking part in our school Eisteddfod, singing, dancing and recitation! 

Working collaboratively on a Tower of London Coronation Project!

Keep it up! Our Fun Run, raising money to support Cancer Care in Velindre Hospital. 

Taking inspiration from the BFG’s Magical Dream Tree

Launch Day

We had a fabulous day on Monday, exploring our new topic- Stem-Tastic! The children enjoyed testing chemical reactions, testing materials for conductivity and animating particles demonstrating solids, liquids and gases! 

Thank you to PC Newman for coming in to talk to the Year 6 about staying safe.

Da iawn to the children who are taking part in our Stadium Choir competition. Wish us luck 

We had a great day launching this term’s topic. We designed and made endangered animal book marks, used iPads to create an Augmented Reality rainforest and also made Mexican spirit animals out of clay. Lots of learning through fun activities! 
 

We really enjoyed our first gym lesson with Mrs Rees. We focused on creating various balances, working independently and also with a partner. 

We really enjoyed extending our coding skills by programming Lego Sphero's!

We had a fabulous experience today, learning Bushcraft skills. We made shelters, then tested if they were waterproof, next on to archery, how to stat a fire using flint and ending with toasting marshmallows! 

We showed our support for Ukraine today during our Danceathon, all money raised will be donated to the DEC fund. 

The children had a fabulous time working with Lego Spike kits, they developed their practical coding skills by building and creating a programme to make the Rhino Robots move. 

The children really enjoyed making their own Daffodil brooches to celebrate St David's Day, they will wear them with pride in our Eisteddfod this afternoon. 

LET'S EXPLORE...

Our new topic this term will be "Let's Explore" this topic will be mostly based on the Science and Technology AOLE. We will focus on forces, flight and Space!

We launched our topic with an immersion day, where the children rotated to experience different elements of the AOLE... Computer Aided Design (CAD) with Miss Davies. Launching rockets and looking at force with Mrs McDonald and Design, making windmills with Miss Hughes.  

Making parachutes to investigate air resistance