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
Our class has each chosen a pet dragon to support and inspire us in our learning this term. The dragons will be going on exciting adventures with us, which we will document through writing and photographs to help illustrate our work. We already love our pets and have given them special names. Some of us … Read more
Yesterday, we worked in teams to design and build the best possible nest for our class dragon, Goldie. We carefully considered the location, size, safety, and comfort of our nest. We really enjoyed being outdoors and collaborating as a team. Tomorrow, we will present our nest to the class and hope to persuade everyone to … Read more
