Kung Hei Fat Choy! - Chinese New Year

Today we celebrated Chinese New Year, in year 5. It was a fantastic day, enjoyed by all of the children and staff. We began by identifying where China is in the world, and writing our birth dates using Chinese numbers. We then visited the Prince Garden in the village where we had an amazing welcome from the staff there and members of the Chinese Institute. They were incredibly accommodating and gave the children an explanation of what Kung Hei Fat Choy meant to them before taking questions. They then gave the children sweets, gifts and fortune cookies. Afterwards, we were all treated to some fantastic food from the owners of the Prince Garden before sadly coming back to school. We would like to say a huge thank you to the members of the Chinese Institute and The Prince Garden (especially David) for their hospitality and kindness. Once we were back at school we had a karate lesson where the children learnt some basic self defence moves. Finally the children left school with a small gift kindly donated to us by Mrs. Leigh, owner of the Chinese take away Hakasan, thank you Mrs. Leigh. The children behaved themselves magnificently and we are so proud of them. What a fantastic day.

To view all of the photographs from today, and yesterdays maths lesson - problem solving with a Chinese Restaurant Menu, click on the photo below or just browse the small sample shown.

From Chinese New Year Pictures

Year 5's Chinese New Year Celebrations.

Dear Parents/Guardians, It's all organised! - Year 5 are going to be learning about the Chinese New Year this Friday. The day will start with some geographical skills - locating China on a map, looking at the Chinese Flag and images of China, before moving on to discussing the Chinese New Year. The children have been encouraged to bring any artefacts from China to school on Friday. Later in the morning we will be having a Chinese Maths lesson. At midday, we will be visiting the Prince Garden in the village and having a talk about the Chinese New Year. Children will be preparing questions to ask. We will be sampling some traditional Chinese food too. On our return to school, children will have lunch time - please send a packed lunch to school on Friday as we are not sure what time we will be back from the restaurant. After lunch the children will be taking part in some very basic Martial Arts in the hall. Our very own karate black belt Mr Llewellyn will be leading this session! Time allowing, during last lesson we'll be having a quiz about the Chinese New Year - so children need to do a little bit of revision between now and then. We hope the day will be both informative and fun. If your child has any food allergy, or wishes to not try any food please advise us below.

I am happy for my child to visit The Prince Garden on Friday 30th January.

Signed …………………………. Relationship ……………………

I would like my child to visit The Prince Garden on Friday 30th January but not eat.

Signed …………………………. Relationship ……………………

My child has the following food allergy …………………………

You can find additional information about all we have been upto lately on our class blog. www.rctednet.net/pontyclunprimary Click blogs.


Please print this if your child looses their letter.

Mrs Marlow and Mr Llewellyn

Year 5 Update

Just a quick message to let you know what is going on this week in year 5.

• Recount of Cardiff Bay - children need to write/type their recount of our trip to the Bay and Techniquest (following the ideas on the handout). They are to be brought back to school on Friday(J5) .
• Spelling challenge for J5 and 6 will be on Monday next week.
• All children need to remember dark tracksuit bottoms and a white top for Friday's Martial Arts lesson - alternatively children can wear their own Tae kwon do suits.

Mrs Marlow, Mr.Llewellyn

Practical Maths is Fun!

Mrs Marlow and her maths class have been having fun doing practical maths today. The children rotated around nine stations set up in the hall and completed Venn Diagrams. The challenge was to correctly identify the common multiples in each Venn Diagram. Well done Year 5, you worked so hard.

Mrs Marlow

Cardiff Bay

J5's Trip Memories

Here are some of J5’s thoughts about Cardiff Bay.

“I found the boat trip interesting because the guide told us lots of facts like the Titanic used coal from Cardiff” Amy-Kate O’Sullivan

“I found out that in the country, because there are less street lights, you can see the Milky Way and it’s made out of lots of little stars – the Planetarium was fantastic” Alex Davies

“In the Planetarium I found out that when the Romans were lost, they used stars to direct them. The trip was great as I learnt lots” Josh Bridge

“I liked the land train ride because Brian told us really interesting facts about Cardiff’s buildings, for example the Wales Millennium Centre is made from pure Welsh materials” Ben Davies

“I liked the Planetarium, especially when the lady told us the names of the stars e.g. the Seven Sisters. I think everyone enjoyed the trip” Elliott Harris

TO BE CONTINUED THIS AFTERNOON…

Maths Brain Tuner Competition

Look at the games and tools we've put on the right hand side of the page. There are loads of things to keep you occupied -you can even listen to music whilst browsing the blog!
This week we are focusing on the Maths "Brain Tuner" competition, it's just like brain training on the Nintendo DS. Why not give it a try or challenge Mum or Dad? Let us know your fastest times. Great maths practise!

Mrs Marlow and Mr Llewellyn