Ysgol Carreg Emlyn | Ysgol Carreg Emlyn Primary School | Clocaenog | Cyffylliog | Ysgol Carreg Emlyn, Clocaenog | Ysgol Carreg Emlyn, Denbighshire | Ysgol Carreg Emlyn, Cyffylliog

Year 5 and 6 Happy New Year to you. Our topic for this term will be ‘Travel’. The learners’ voice and ideas are at the heart of the learning. We encourage you to discuss the class activities with your child and to bring in any relevant pictures, books, artefacts and ideas for guest speakers. Here is an outline of what we will study in each subject: Languages, Literacy and Communication: We study Welsh and English in alternating blocks of a fortnight each. Our literacy work will go hand in hand with our topic work as well as our class novel ‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell. The writing genres for this term are: Descriptive writing, news paper report, diary, post card and a script. Read Write Inc: The children will have Read Write Inc sessions for twenty minutes daily to learn English spelling skills. I will be listening to the children read, so it is important that they bring their reading bags to school every day. Mathematics and Numeracy: The main aspects that we will study this term will be: Fractions, functions and graphs, number sequence, time, length, data, equations and inequalities, shape and construction. In addition to this we will practice mental maths, complete Mathematic mats and develop our ability to problem solve. Science and Technology: We will be looking at different forces such as gravity and air resistance and their importance in the context of travel. We will be conducting an experiment by building an effective paper airplane. We will also be developing our coding skills using Hwb and Scratch coding programs. Humanities: This term, we’ll be looking at the change that has taken place in transport over the years. We will learn about the British Travel Revolution. We’ll also be looking at the Montgolfier brothers and their role in flying the first hot air balloon. We’ll also look at other significant people such as Amelia Earhart, Katherine Johnson and the Wright brothers. Expressive Arts: We will be using instruments and apps like GarageBand to create a short melody to use for an imaginary holiday advert. We’ll be creating an animation of a journey by using vehicles, and practice our drama skills with the use of role- playing. We’ll also be creating a piece of art based on the theme, 'Cynefin'. Health and Wellbeing: The pupils will receive swimming lessons at Ruthin leisure centre every Friday morning. We will continue to look at our mental health and emotional wellbeing by having conversations and discussions with each other. We'll also look at how developing the body's physical health and well-being has lifelong benefits. Homework: The children will receive Maths homework every two weeks and in the other weeks the children will be asked to complete a themed task. Homework will be set on a Friday and is due in on the following Friday.

Year 5 and 6 Happy New Year to you. Our topic for this term will be ‘Travel’. The learners’ voice and ideas are at the heart of the learning. We encourage you to discuss the class activities with your child and to bring in any relevant pictures, books, artefacts and ideas for guest speakers. Here is an outline of what we will study in each subject: Languages, Literacy and Communication: We study Welsh and English in alternating blocks of a fortnight each. Our literacy work will go hand in hand with our topic work as well as our class novel ‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell. The writing genres for this term are: Descriptive writing, news paper report, diary, post card and a script. Read Write Inc: The children will have Read Write Inc sessions for twenty minutes daily to learn English spelling skills. I will be listening to the children read, so it is important that they bring their reading bags to school every day. Mathematics and Numeracy: The main aspects that we will study this term will be: Fractions, functions and graphs, number sequence, time, length, data, equations and inequalities, shape and construction. In addition to this we will practice mental maths, complete Mathematic mats and develop our ability to problem solve. Science and Technology: We will be looking at different forces such as gravity and air resistance and their importance in the context of travel. We will be conducting an experiment by building an effective paper airplane. We will also be developing our coding skills using Hwb and Scratch coding programs. Humanities: This term, we’ll be looking at the change that has taken place in transport over the years. We will learn about the British Travel Revolution. We’ll also be looking at the Montgolfier brothers and their role in flying the first hot air balloon. We’ll also look at other significant people such as Amelia Earhart, Katherine Johnson and the Wright brothers. Expressive Arts: We will be using instruments and apps like GarageBand to create a short melody to use for an imaginary holiday advert. We’ll be creating an animation of a journey by using vehicles, and practice our drama skills with the use of role-playing. We’ll also be creating a piece of art based on the theme, 'Cynefin'. Health and Wellbeing: The pupils will receive swimming lessons at Ruthin leisure centre every Friday morning. We will continue to look at our mental health and emotional wellbeing by having conversations and discussions with each other. We'll also look at how developing the body's physical health and well-being has lifelong benefits. Homework: The children will receive Maths homework every two weeks and in the other weeks the children will be asked to complete a themed task. Homework will be set on a Friday and is due in on the following Friday.