Croeso i Ddosbarth Derwen

Teacher: Mrs Phillips

This Term.

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

We completed 'immersion 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!

Other information

Our learners look amazing in their uniform! Thank you for your support with this, it really does make a statement about teamwork and unity.

Dates

Transition Days: St. Martin's 23rd & 24th June, St. Cenydd 2nd July, Bedwas tbc.

Y5 Beach trip - Friday 3rd July

Y6 Leavers Trip - Friday 10th July

Prom - Thursday 9th July 5pm-7pm

Water bottles and snacks

Parents can support their children's wellbeing by packing healthy snacks like fruit or veggie sticks for school break time. Children have access to water throughout the day.

You will be able to find the Accelerated Reader link on our Google Classroom stream and in the website links below.💻 😊 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, Mathletics and Reading Eggs can also be accessed from home. We encourage our learners to read 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!

* Mathletics - Maths, maths, maths! Challenges, recall practise and live events! Earn trophies and certificates!

* 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! 
 

We teach spelling patterns fortnightly. Pupils will bring their spellings home - please encourage them to learn these words.

PE days are Wednesday and Friday. Please ensure appropriate footwear is worn on these days.