Spring Term 2011
Not the best of weather lately and certainly not the best of rugby results Friday night! Never mind, life goes on, so, "Happy New Year". This term promises to be a very interesting one with a story teller coming to inspire year 5 boys and girls. I must say he was excellent, the children and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to him. Of course this term includes the Eisteddfod and the children in year 5 and 6 have both a poem and a song to learn. The year 6 items are the same as those chosen for the Urdd Eisteddfod competitions so I would imagine the winners of those competitions will be considered to go forward to represent the school in the local heats.
The pe focus this term is gymnastics and so far I have been very impressed with the quality of work the class is demonstrating. Several individuals are showing very good core strength and technique in building up an individual and partner sequence. On a similar note I am pleased to inform you all that the school has achieved the first stage in the "Healthy Schools" award and are now moving on to the next level. All in all it will take 6 years to reach the final standard to achieve the full and final award. A long time but it will certainly show commitment and proof that the award is deserved and sustainable for the foreseeable future.
After the Eisteddfod literature and art is concluded the intention is to give the class a chance to do an animation project, combining their flair for writing, art and planning to produce a short animated film on a Welsh related topic. We have prepared for this by writing a sequel to a radio space program where the children wrote the script, including stage directions, then designed their own promotional poster.
Here's hoping we all enjoy this term together and work hard to produce the best work we possibly can. Bye for now, P.M.