Dosbarth Cherry- Miss Davies

SPRING TERM

Welcome back to the spring term!

This term, our topic is Calon Lan, where we’ll be learning about body organs and their functions, especially focusing on the heart and circulatory system. We’ll be finding out how to keep our hearts happy with cardiovascular exercise and healthy food and learning how smoking and other harmful substances damage the body.  

A huge thank you to Mrs Taylor and the St John Ambulance for visiting us in school and holding a first aid course. The children learnt what to do in an emergency, from abdominal thrusts, the recovery position, CPR and how to use a defibrillator. 

We investigated the effect exercise had on our pulse. 

For Safer Internet Day we took part in an online live lesson. We created a video giving tips on how to stay safe online.... here's an example of what we created.

For Children's Mental Health Week, we thought of positive affirmations we could say to ourselves every day!

Check out our video:

https://llwyncrwn-primary-school.primarysite.media/media/positive-affirmations-1

We were very lucky to have Kendra from The British Red Cross come to school to teach us some vital first aid skills.

Diwrnod Coch, Gwyn a Gwyrdd

We enjoyed the fun activities the Criw Cymraeg planned for Diwrnod Coch, Gwyn a Gwyrdd.

We really enjoyed working with Technocamps on a coding project, we created a quiz that helps us explore the organs of the human body

Autumn Term 2024

This term, our topic is “A Child’s War”,

where we’ll be learning about the significant events of the Second World War and also about what it was like being a child in wartime Wales. 
What was it like to be an evacuee? Why was food rationed? What was The Blitz? Why were some parts of Wales more vulnerable to bombing than others?

Through a series of historical enquiries and studying various primary and secondary historical sources, we will learn about the ups and downs of life in Wales and Britain from 1939-1945.

Useful Info:

P.E. - Thursday.

Please bring or wear appropriate sports kit to school on a Thursday (black/navy joggers/leggings/shorts and a white T shirt).  Our lessons will be outside when the weather permits, so please ensure your child is wearing trainers. 

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.

We used our knowledge of Guy Fawkes to write a first person account, we then utilized our I.T. skills to animate the man himself!. 

Diolch Yn Fawr to Beddau Rugby for our training session today! 

We used Word Cloud to create a celebration of our Welsh culture for Diwrnod Shwmae Su’mae Day!

Investigating World War Two Artefacts

We sketched and investigated lots of WW2 artefacts from The Rhondda Heritage Centre. We learnt a lot about children’s toys from the 1940s, how people were alerted to an air raid and also what a German incendiary bomb looked like!

We created art work to represent our imaginations, things that are important to us, the dreams and ambitions we have and much more...

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