Hello everyone and welcome to Dosbarth Celyn!

Teacher: Mrs B. Hilbourne

We are a Year 5/6 class of hardworking, resilient learners!

This Term.

Our main concept for this term is ‘Eco-Architects: A Blueprint for a Greener World'.

We completed 'emersion activities’ in our first few days, where children were introduced to the topic and developed a basic understanding of the theme. I can safely say these activities were enjoyed by everyone!

We will be considering our own 'carbon footprint' and how our actions impact our world. Maybe we can make little tweaks and help to save our beautiful planet! Every small action helps and brings positive change! Pupils will learn how materials are produced and recycled and will be investigating the journey of a plastic bottle. Get ready for your child to transform into an eco warrior!

With our 'scientist' hats on, we will be planning an investigation to discover the link between Co2 and heat. Exciting things to come!

Children will be exposed to a wide range of genres, experiencing both reading and writing in the styles being studied. This term we will examine explanation texts, sci-fi stories and formal emails.

'Ultrawild', by Steve Mushin, will also be our inspiration for 're-wilding' our own city and making it as eco-friendly as possible. We will be following a design process and we know this will be a creative and fantastic project!

Dates

BMX event - 11th May

Author event - 14th May

Expressive Arts Workshops  - 21st May

Sports Day - 16th June

St Martin's Transition dates (Y6) - 23rd and 24th June

Bedwas Transition dates (Y6) - 30th June and 1st July

Y5 Trip - 3rd July

Y6 Prom - 9th July

Y6 Bowling / Cinema Trip - 10th July

Snack

Please support our healthy eating and well-being policy and provide a heathy snack for break time. We suggest a piece of fruit or veggie sticks. Children have access to water throughout the day. Many thanks!

Your child will bring home their Digital Passport. All log-in details will be found inside!

Google Classroom is used widely across the county and we use it during lessons.

Accelerated Reader

You will be able to find the Accelerated Reader link on our Google Classroom stream. 💻 😊 Accelerated Reader is a website that provides a ‘quiz’ or set of comprehension questions based on a book your child has read. This will test their reading and understanding. 

Purple Mash, Times Tables Rock Stars and Reading Eggs

These platforms can also be accessed from home. We encourage our learners to read and practise times tables every day! It really is so important! 📖 📚 👍🏼 

Here is an short overview of these learning sites:
* Purple Mash - a learning platform full of games, templates to type onto and challenges. Lots of fun to be had!

* Reading Eggs - Read books, compete quizzes, collect points and earn trophies!

* TTRS - a learning platform based around brushing up on those times table skills. Participate in battles with other classes, earn points and strive to become a ROCK HERO!

If you are unsure of how to access any of these, please just ask! ☺️
 

Spelling

New spelling words are sent home fortnightly. Please support your child by helping them to learn these spellings. Diolch!

PE

PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday. Please ensure uniform and appropriate footwear are worn on these days. Diolch!

Best wishes, Mrs Hilbourne.