Wednesday 28 October 2009

Half Term - Hanner Tymor

Hello Year 5!

I hope you have been having lots of fun this week? Mrs Marlow and Mr Llewellyn have been in school for three days, so our real holiday starts tomorrow!!!

I was just wondering if anyone has any old beanbags or small comfy children's seats that I can use in the classroom. Perhaps mum is having a sort out? Two beanbags would be ideal. If you know of anyone who is throwing them out, that would be great.

Send me a post and let me know.

Mrs Marlow

P.S. I haven't been to the Bay yet!

Thursday 22 October 2009

Rugby With The Cardiff Blues

Today saw the Cardiff Blues come into school to take all year 5 and 6 classes for a rugby session. We worked on our passing and ball carrying. All the children had good fun and are looking forward to after half term when they will be back in again.










Wednesday 21 October 2009

Myths And Legends Half Term Homework

Hi there year 5, below is the link to take you to this half terms homework. As discussed in school today you Will need to log on to:

http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/

Read the myths here to get some ideas of your own. We have done lots of work this term on myths and legends so you should have an idea of the ingredients needed in the story. Remember to include a monster / tyrant / beast with a special power. Why is he/she unhappy or upset? Who is he/she terrorising and why? How will she/he be beaten/what is their weakness?

Once you have read a few examples log on to:

http://myths.e2bn.org/create/
Choose story creator and then begin to write your myth. Choose save and then "Join For Free" if you have not already logged in. Take a note of the log in name and password for next time. Keep saving your work as you go along. If you log out you just need to choose the load button to get your story back. Once you have completed the work choose submit so that myself and Mrs. Marlow can read and review them. Good luck and enjoy.

Monday 19 October 2009

Bio-diversity continues for Year 5

Although eco-week is over, the bio-diversity theme continued for Year 5 today with an interesting talk about sea life and the importance of looking after sea creatures. The Marine Conservation Society came to school and brought life size inflatables of many sea creatures.
We learnt about dolphins, jelly fish, turtles, sharks and many more sea creatures. We furthered our knowledge of food chains and learnt about plankton. The gentleman told us many interesting facts regarding sharks - did you know that you are 6 times more likely to be killed by a coconut falling from a palm tree than by a shark?

Some children participated in the discussion and asked some very interesting questions. The children were given a brochure full of facts about marine life. The year group were told about the importance of not throwing litter on beaches and understood the devastating consequences that this can have for sea life.
Another fascinating aspect of bio-diversity. If you are interested in finding out more about sea life, why not visit the marine conservation website and play a few games.
Mrs Marlow


Sunday 18 October 2009

Mrs Marlow's Maths Set

Hello all!

Remember your division homework in the morning and practise your tables for you know what!!!

Mrs Marlow

Friday 16 October 2009

Eco-Week Fashion Show - What a great day!

Well done Year 5 - you were fantastic this afternoon and here are a few pictures of you strutting your stuff!
Apologies for some of the blurry photos, but they were hard to take when you were moving!
Mr Llewellyn dressed up as a plant and was a fabulous judge!
I've put these on mainly for all the children who were ill today and missed the show (10 in J5 and 5 in J6) Get well soon!
Mrs Marlow.

























































Thursday 15 October 2009

What a wonderful trip to Parc Slip Nature Reserve!

We all had a wonderful day at Parc Slip Nature reserve in Tondu.
When we arrived, we were split up into three groups. Julie took us minibeast/invertebrate hunting in two different habitats, Margaret took us pond dipping and John and Margaret took us bird watching and on a nature walk.
All three activities were extremely enjoyable. I apologise for the photos mainly being from my group, however we were in three different areas for the majority of the day. Mr Llewellyn will be uploading some of his group's photos soon and Mrs Deaves and Mrs Brink who borrowed the school camera will have some photos of their group pond dipping.