Today we welcomed a cricket coach into school. He began the day with a whole school assembly where he introduced us to the sport of cricket and asked us to think about whether it might be a sport for us. During the assembly, we discussed the important skills needed to play cricket, how these skills … Read more
Once we had cracked the sequences, we challenged ourselves further with sequences that had more than one operation or solution, to make sure we could open the box and rescue the dragons. We are proud to say that everyone did an amazing job. Through teamwork, determination and brilliant problem solving, we successfully unlocked the box … Read more
Over the past few weeks, we have been busy developing our pattern and sequencing skills. In our class story, The Boy Who Grew Dragons, there is a grumpy neighbour, Jim. He kidnapped lots of dragons and locked them inside a box secured with a secret code. Luckily, he left behind a clue sheet to help … Read more
Last week, our class had an exciting time using Adobe’s Text to Image feature to create our very own dragons! 🐉 First, we wrote detailed descriptions about what we wanted our dragons to look like. We carefully chose powerful descriptive words and phrases. We decided whether our dragons would be fierce or cute and used … Read more
In February, we were excited to welcome visitors from Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water to our school! They led a fantastic assembly where we found out all about what shouldn’t be flushed down the toilet or washed down the sink. We were amazed (and a little shocked!) to see some of the things that can block pipes, such … Read more
Today, we took our pet dragons on a very exciting adventure! We took our dragons outside and carefully set up different scenes to photograph them in action. Some dragons were made to look as if they were flying, while others explored woodland areas. We will be using these photographs to illustrate our work and bring … Read more
Today, we were very lucky to welcome a former parent and teacher from the Maelor School, for a special session all about AI and robotics. She helped us learn what robotics and artificial intelligence are, why they are important, and how they are used in the world around us. We also discovered many exciting new … Read more
Today, we continued our dragon nest building project. Working in our groups, we wrote a short speech to present our nest design. We had to explain our choices, including the location, materials, size, and safety features, as well as any extra special details we added. We focused on using persuasive language, as we want both … Read more
