Welcome to Dosbarth Llwyfen 2023-24

Article 29: You have the right to education which develops your personality, respect for other’s rights and the environment.

We are a class of AMAZING Year 5 and 6s. Our teachers are Ms Harding, Mrs Rees and Miss Dando. Let's have some fun!

P.E.

Our P.E. days are Tuesday and Friday. Pupils need to wear P.E. clothing to school on these days.

Weekly Wonders 26.04.24

Journalist: Bushra (Dosbarth Llwyfen)

April 22nd

Year 5 and 6 walked to Insole Court for a class trip and were greeted by our past teacher, Mrs. Sandford. Both classes were split and had different activities, our class toured around the building and learned who James Harvey Insole was, what he did, and his story. The second activity was an outdoor learning treasure hunt, we had to find different things that Mr. Insole owned around the luxurious grounds.

On the same day, our baseball teams (Legends and Warriors) played against another school called Howells. Our school won by 5 runs. We scored 13 and Howells scored 8. This was the first tournament against two primary schools in Wales. In the future, we wish to compete against other schools and have fun.

April 26th

Express Yourself day is finally here! Everyone wore all sorts of outfits that showed their interests, hobbies, or a favourite colour or song. Many people were creative with their clothing and it was pretty easy to tell what they were trying to express, it was fascinating to see everyone's different likes.

Weekly Wonders 19.04.24

Journalists: Bushra (Dosbarth Llwyfen) and Lois (Dosbarth Collen)

April 15th

Year 5 and 6 have started the book ‘Oliver Twist’ for our context ‘Children of the Revolution’. The book is quite interesting to read but also a little sad as life was hard. I’m much happier that I wasn’t born during the Victorian times, it sounds awful!

April 16th

Some of the children went to Glamorgan Cricket Grounds (Sophia Gardens) to play in a tournament for the Jo Cox Foundation trophy. They tried their best and had lots of fun. Unfortunately, they didn't get through to the final but they were glad to mix with other schools and were honoured to be invited. The children completed artwork and posters, to display in the museum and had a presentation in front of many VIP’s including members of the Jo Cox Foundation and representatives from local community organisations. We hope to continue our partnership with Glamorgan Cricket and participate in future events with them.

April 18th

We had a lifesaving workshop and learned how to take care of a cut, burn, or help somebody. First, we were taught about how we should deal with a little cut, it was pretty simple actually, and didn't seem as complicated as I thought it would be. Same with the burn, pretty simple. Next we had to do thirty chest compressions on a dummy and had to keep rhythm, this lesson was so fun!
 

Later on in the day, we had another workshop, but this time it was signing! We learned how to sign colours, some countries, and words, too. We found out that if the signs include thumbs, it’s positive, but if it includes the pinky, it’s negative. This made signing a lot easier!
 

Weekly Wonders 12.04.24

Journalist: Bushra (Dosbarth Llwyfen)

April 8th

We started the day with a Food Recycling Workshop by Dŵr Cymru. We learned the importance of putting our waste in the correct bin so it doesn’t harm the environment. We have interesting photos below of the activities.

First week back in school with a new context, “Children of the Revolution.” We've started a splash page on our topic that will soon be filled with facts and knowledge in the future and researched facts about Queen Victoria. She had been crowned at eighteen and was the Empress of India, how cool is that?! 

Wednesday 10th

Eid Mubarak to everyone! Congratulations to everyone who fasted for the entire month. It was lovely to hear all their stories about what they have done to celebrate Eid.

Thursday 11th
We had a visit from the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) who taught us how to stay safe when we are in the sea and what to do if we are pulled away by rip tides. We also learned how to recognise lifeguards by their uniforms if we need help. Scroll down to see photos of the session.

April 12th

For World Book Day we get to dress up in pyjamas or comfy clothes to keep the costs down. Instead of buying costumes, everyone had awesome pyjamas and amazing outfits, they sure looked comfy!

Jo Cox Foundation Cricket Tournament

Selected members of Dosbarth Collen and Llwyfen competed at the inaugural Jo Cox Foundation cricket tournament at Sophia Garden’s we had an amazing time showing off our cricket skills!

Weekly Wonders 22.03.24

Journalist: Bushra (Dosbarth Llwyfen)

March 18th

On Monday some of our year 6s went to Storey Arms for three days. Storey Arms is an outdoor experience for children to do some exciting activities. Some of the challenges sound a bit tricky from the last year 6s, I hope that everyone that went this year has it easy! We’re eagerly awaiting the photos from Mrs. Dawe and Mr. Knight!

March 21st

Yesterday we invited our parents to come into our classes to see our lovely leaflets of Wales and welcomed them with a nice Welshcake. As the parents wandered around the classroom to see our amazing progress, we showed our classmates our own leaflets and compared them, complimenting each other’s skills and designs.

Storey Arms 2024

Members of Year 6 accompanied Mr Knight and Mrs Dawe to the Storey Arms in the Brecon Beacons. Over the three days we tackled activities and challenges such as:

Caving,

Gorge Walking,

Kayaking,

String Trails,

Blind tunnel walk.

Enjoy the pictures!!

Dog Safety visit with Claire from Dogs Trust

Claire from Dogs Trust came to visit us today to teach us all about how to safely approach, communicate and interact with both dogs we do and do not know! We also investigated the ABCS of dog safety! 

Weekly Wonders 15.03.24 

Journalist: Bushra (Dosbarth Llwyfen)

March 8th

Our class walked all the way to the National Cardiff Museum for their school trip. Our legs were aching, but it sure was fun! We explored the museum for our new topic “Cymru Am Byth.” and we got to learn about some famous artists expressing their habitats through their work. We soon had to walk back, but as a little treat, we stopped in Bute Park to play a little game of rounders. 

March 11th

In our school, some children have started fasting for Ramadan. Some found it a little tricky and others found it easier than expected. They had a big meal beforehand early in the morning to get them prepared for the rest of the day, which sounds a bit tiring if I’m honest! Imagine waking up at four in the morning? Doesn’t sound enjoyable!

March 14th

Our class have finished their leaflets about Wales! Using persuasive language to attract people to their three chosen areas in Wales with great descriptive information. We have designed our leaflets amazingly, including helpful Welsh phrases tourists might need if they came to have a look around. 

Stargazers

This half term our context for learning is called “Stargazers" this will focus upon the final frontier, space! Join our learning journey as we Navigate beyond the Sun, the magnificent, blazing star at the centre of our Solar System. Investigate the eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Take a look at the Moon, a celestial body that orbits Earth. Compare the different phases of the moon and lunar cycle. Discover and learn about the contributions of "hidden figures" and famous scientists such as Sir Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei. Explore the 88 constellations in the sky and the meanings behind them. Then it's time to get messy, we are going to investigate gravity...

Happy New Year

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

Introducing our Place2Be buddies!
Each year our Year 6 pupils have the opportunity to become a Place2Be buddy. Our buddies will be working alongside Miss Thomas and will have important responsibilities such as: helping their peers to find support, working alongside Miss Thomas to deliver class and small sessions and helping organise and deliver Place2Be events!

Football kit launch!
Members of our Year 5 and 6 classes helped launch our new girl’s football team kits in our celebration assembly on Friday!

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Some of our fantastic Year 5 and 6 pupils helped our staff team deliver a fantastic coffee morning to raise funds for Macmillan! In total we raised over £500!

South Wales Transport Police Visit 

Years 5 and 6 were very lucky to have a visit from South Wales Transport Police. We learnt all about rail safety and some strategies to stay safe at level crossings, platforms and footpaths!  We know now have to stay rail safe!

Mining Timelines!
Dosbarth Llwyfen have been identifying and chronologically ordering important events in Welsh mining history! We used our numeracy and collaboration skills to complete this challenge!

Black Gold

How has the coal industry impacted the development of Cardiff and South Wales?

What is the future of energy production?

Dosbarth Llwyfen will be exploring these questions and more during our project about the coal industry and its impact on the towns and valleys of Wales.

I Like to Move It! 

This half term our context for learning is called "I Like to Move it! 

Pupils will learn about how humans have travelled over time and why, with reference to Patagonia.

We will be answering our big questions:

How has migration shaped Wales?

How might future human movement affect Cardiff and our local area?

DT - Balloon Car Challenge!

This week, Mrs Prescott and Mrs Sandford set year 5 and 6 a design technology challenge. They had to use a range of skills including sawing, measuring and problem solving to create a balloon powered vehicle! Here are some of the highlights!

British Sign Language and Life Saving.

Today we took part in two amazing workshops! First, we worked with Del to learn some of the basics of British Sign Language. We took part in a performance of “Stand by me”. Then we learnt some very important life saving skills. We even got to practice how to administer CPR!

Storey Arms 2023
 

Our Year 6 learners pushed themselves to the absolute limit whilst at the Storey Arms! They took part in lots of outdoor activities such as caving, gorge walking and perhaps most importantly a range team building exercises!

Microbit Mayhem!

Our year 5 and 6 learners have been developing their coding skills by programming Microbits! We have completed a range of projects including: making fitbits, creating animations and even creating our own pet hamsters!

Happy New Year 2023

                               A Child's War - Context celebration                                     

Check Google Classroom for photos and videos of our end of context celebration.

The children thoroughly enjoyed having their families, friends, guardians and carers there. As always, the children were fantastic. Thank you so much for coming.

A Child's War End of Context Celebration!

Our fantastic pupils put on a show to remember for our parents and guardians to celebrate our learning throughout the context of "A Child's War". We performed some songs and even got our parents and carers to practise some Charleston moves!

I made a circuit. - Owen

It was difficult to make the light bulb glow because we had to connect all the components. - Acacia

It was a bit tricky. - Roman

We used a buzzer to send a message. - Louis

It was easy to write a message in Morse Code. - Mason

We could send messages easily but it was very difficult to understand the message. - Reehan

Welcoming King Charles III to Llandaff!

Years 5 and 6 accompanied Mrs Jenkins, Miss Caroline and Mr Knight to Llandaff to welcome King Charles III as part of his coronation tour!

Find out what learning experiences we intend to have this term by reading our curriculum news!

Even more fun 2021-2022

Summer Term 2022

Our context for learning this term is STARGAZERS!

Journey through space, the final frontier. Navigate beyond the Sun, the magnificent, blazing star at the centre of our Solar System. Investigate the eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Take a look at the Moon, a celestial body that orbits Earth. Programme a rover to traverse a lunar landscape and work scientifically to investigate gravity, and what happens when there is none. Compare the times of day at different places on the Earth and use GPS satellite navigation systems to track hidden treasure. Get in a spin making simple models of the Solar System and listen to the haunting sounds of space themed songs. Then it’s 3, 2, 1, blast off. Exploring space is probably the greatest adventure that humankind has ever undertaken. Are we alone? Or are there other life forms out there?

Spring Term 2022:

Our context is 'Misty Mountain, Winding River.

This project teaches children about the characteristics and features of rivers and mountain ranges around the world, including an exploration of the ecosystems and processes that shape them and the land around them.

7 Summits Challenge

The 7 Summits Challenge is a challenge to climb the highest mountain on each continent. (Libby)

Instead of climbing the mountain, we ran the same distance in metres. (Joshua)

We discussed it as a group and decided to take on Mount Everest. (Damian and Ismael)

After that, we divided the height of the mountain by the number of people running, to find out the distance each person needed to run. (Zac C.)

We measured the length of the playground and used a calculator to find out how many laps we needed to run. (Samuel and Skye)

We put on headbands and got mentally prepared to run 14 laps. (Reuben)

We ran or jogged 14 laps each. (Tianna)

It was really tiring but we cheered each other on. (Zac W and Brooke)

We persevered until we reached our goal. (Mason)

Once we reached our goal of climbing Mount Everest, we felt exhilarated! (Janelle and Dylan)

Now, we need to climb the other six. (Michael)

Let's hope we can be ambitious, capable learners and complete the other six summits. (Hanifa)

"I will keep trying because I think we can do it!" (Ava)

"I found it challenging but I finished it and feel proud of myself." (Amelia)

"I found it hard but I didn't give up." (Lillie)

"I found it difficult at the start but my friends supported me to keep going." (David)

"I am looking forward to completing the other 6 summits." (Zakaria)

TRIPS

As part of our RE topic, we have visited Llandaff Cathedral and Emmanuel Baptist Church. It's great that we can get out and about on trips again.

Autumn Term 2021:

Our context is 'Children of the Revolution'. We will be learning about life during the Victorian Era.

Who were the Victorians? How have their ideas influenced and shaped society today?

We will explore these questions and more in our project about Queen Victoria, Victorian families and the movers and shakers of the Victorian era.

In this project, children will explore:
• the historical importance of Queen Victoria
• daily life in Victorian times
• innovators and pioneers of social, scientific and cultural change

Home Learning

Hwb/Google Classroom - hwbcymru.net

Bug Club - read your allocated books and answer the questions carefully.

Abacus - improve your maths skills by completing your allocated games.

Purplemash - improve a range of skills by completing the 2Dos set and/ or free choice from all the amazing learning experiences.

SplashLearn  - online maths activities

Pobble - visit the website and respond to the image like we have done in school.

Youtube - Gabalfa Primary has lots of tutorial videos for maths, check them out!