Raglan
Hello everyone and welcome to Dosbarth Raglan.
Teacher: Mrs B. Hilbourne
We are a Year 5/6 class of hardworking, resilient learners!
This term Our concept for this term is ‘Sustainability and Citizenship’. We have started to delve into the meaning of these words and the children have already contributed their fantastic ideas as part of our commitment to ‘pupil voice’.
There will be a focus on environment issues and their impact on the world plus our responsibilities as humans. We will be exploring what happens to waste and how we can all make a difference to maintaining and improving our beautiful environment.
As our class novel is about a grey whale, we will be discovering more about these amazing creatures.
Class novel
Our class novel is called ‘The Lost Whale’ and will link well with this term’s concept. We will be reading the novel for pleasure and will also be using it to develop a range of reading skills such as inference and deduction. The novel will also be useful when covering a range of writing genres such as non-chronological reports, explanations, formal letters and poetry.
Dates
Buzz lesson once a fortnight, RSPB birdwatch 26-28/01, Song writing workshop 02/02, Y6 Crucial Crew workshop 06/02, Eisteddfod 01/03.
Your child should have brought 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. π» π 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! π π ππΌ
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! βΊοΈ
Spelling
We teach spelling patterns and learners have a 'home spelling' book. They will write new spellings into the book and take the book home in order to learn them.
Spelling books need to be returned to school every Monday. This is when new words will be written in them!
PE
PE days are Tuesday and Thursday. Please ensure uniform and appropriate footwear are worn on these days. Diolch!
Best wishes, Mrs Hilbourne.