Class 2 Blog update.

  Half term is about to be over, tomorrow's back to school. Hope you've all had an enjoyable break.

  Thanks to Lucy Dummett for her contribution and her question about when we'll be starting gymnastics in pe lessons. Pleased to tell you gym will start TOMORROW, Monday 1st November! However, weather permitting, we will still be doing games on Wednesdays, outdoors.

  First day back Class 2 and 3 will be having letters telling you about an upcoming trip to Swansea World War II Museum. The place we're going isn't very big but will give you a real feel for life during the war. There will be clothing of the period you can dress up in, a chance to examine, up close, artifacts of the time and see exactly how "tasty" war rations were.

  Homework is due in on Friday and I look forward to seeing what you have managed to find out about the Tonypandy Riots of 100 years ago, especially as there is a connection with those riots and the British Prime Minister during the Second World War.

Welcome Back Parents and Children Alike.

  Hope you all had an enjoyable summer holiday and are back to full fitness and enthusiasm for a brand new term.
  For everyone to know, pe will be every Monday afternoon and children should be dressed appropriately for outdoor lesssons as we are having games. P. E. after half term will be gymnastics, so the traditional kit will be required of black shorts with a white top.
  Reading books and Reading Record books will be taken home every evening and brought back to school every morning. Through the week it would be hoped parents or an adult would listen to their child read at least three times. This may be for periods of about ten minutes but on a regular basis, please. Remember to record the pages read and sign to show your child has been listened to.
  Some of the learning experiences this year include utilising the willow shoots to make "obelisks" to grow climbing plants around. Any parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles etc who have willow weaving skills please make yourself known to me so the class can have extra help to make their own plant frames.

An end of year thank you.

Ah, long time no blog for which I must apologise! Much has happened since my last entry; Phoebe Thomas won the year 5 literary competition, Carwyn Cowell won the year 6 competition, Phoebe also won the Chair for the overall literary competition. I apologise to the rest of the class for not going through a list of all the other winners and runners up but with my typing skills I'd have R.S.I. of the index finger.
The year 5 children have been trained as "Playground Leaders" for children in the Infants/K.S 1.
Sports Day is coming up on Thursday 24th June. In my opinion the highlight of the school sporting calendar! Unfortunately because of the unfinished part of the field we'll have to adapt the House Relay again this year but I'm sure we'll come up with something exciting involving running in a circuit.
Nearly forgot, next week the year 6 pupils are going up to Bryncelynnog for an ICT day on Monday and to London's Natural History Museum Tuesday. Year 5 will be going to Longleat on 7th July. Lucky me I get to go on both trips, someones got to do it I suppose. Bliss, I love both places!
Before I sign off I'd like to say thank you to all my children and parents for making this and last year a thoroughly enjoyable time. Your children have been a pleasure to teach and work with. I hope they and you have had as much pleasure out of the two years many children have spent under my stewardship. Have a fab summer one and all.

Class 2 update

One week to go before half term! Teachers like holidays too, believe me, even when you're lucky enough to have a good class.
I hope you all enjoyed the trip to Swansea as much as I did and passed on what you learned to your family.
Don't forget Wednesday will be our "V. E. Day Street Party". No, spam isn't compulsory but you should give it a try!
I've posted some science and English homework on Education City and will be giving everyone a maths booklet so you will always have some work to do if I forget to give you some homework from the class.
Congratulations to all the children who initiated the H. H. H. fund raising venture, you raised £ 377 at the last count. You should feel very proud of yourselves as it was all your own idea and totally organised by you as well.

Maths Homework for Mon. 18th.

Don't forget there is maths homework to give in on Monday. Zac and Lauren Crowther gave theirs in before the snow knocked the best laid plans of mice and men all askew.
Hope you're all enjoying your extended holiday by doing extra reading and background research about the South Wales coal industry.
Don't forget anyone willing to share their knowledge with the class about their experience of the mining industry please get in touch.

Blwyddyn Newydd Da 2010/ Happy New Year 2010.

Eventually, we get back to school!
Hope parents and children had an enjoyable Christmas and New Year.
The class theme for this term is "Black Gold" which is exploring the influences of the discovery of coal in South Wales and the resulting socio-economic consequences.
If there are any parents or grandparents out there willing to share their knowledge and experiences of the industry with the children of the class please contact me and we can arrange a time suitable for both parties. Some of you may have artifacts you are willing to lend to the class for a short time. I promise they will be well looked after and returned at the end of the term.
In the next week or two there will be a brief outline of other links to our topic sent home with your children so everyone can see where we hope to go in the next twelve weeks or so.
As last term a maths homework folder will be given to each child, to be completed by the end of each half-term.
English homework will be follow up/extension work to that done in school. Much of the homework will be focusing on developing higher skills of; evaluating evidence, recognising bias and opinion and responding with logical, well reasoned counter opinions.