Welcome to Dosbarth Mynydd!
This class is made up of Year 5 and Year 6 children.
The class teacher is Mrs Murphy and the class LSO is Mrs Clarke
CURRENT HOME LEARNING TO BE FOUND AFTER SECTION 'KEY INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CLASS'
This class is made up of Year 5 and Year 6 children.
The class teacher is Mrs Murphy and the class LSO is Mrs Clarke
CURRENT HOME LEARNING TO BE FOUND AFTER SECTION 'KEY INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CLASS'
Key Information about our class
P.E. Days - Monday and Tuesday - Please can the children have the correct kit in for these days.
Reading, spelling and times tables - We encourage the children to dedicate a little bit of time each night to these activities as they are the foundation of the literacy and numeracy learning that takes place in the classroom. The children need to only spend about 10-15 minutes a night on each of these activities.
Homework Diaries - When you listen to your child read, please sign the 'Tonight I Must' box to show this. Please can diaries have a parental signature every Friday.
Learning Logs - Homework in Dosbarth Mynydd is set using a learning log. Children are to complete a literacy and numeracy task, as well as chose an activity from the topic grid. . Pupils are encouraged to research in detail and present their learning in a variety of ways. They are expected to complete approximately two pages in their book. We encourage the children to do a little on this project every night and to fit their homework in around their clubs and after school activities.
Class Dojo points –The children get to collect class dojo points through the week for hard work or great behaviour. This year we have also discussed having a class reward for the class total of Dojo points. These rewards will include extra free time or a longer break. The dojo is a great way of keeping in touch if you have any questions you would like to ask me. You are also able to see how well you child is working in the class by checking the points they get each week.
Reading, spelling and times tables - We encourage the children to dedicate a little bit of time each night to these activities as they are the foundation of the literacy and numeracy learning that takes place in the classroom. The children need to only spend about 10-15 minutes a night on each of these activities.
Homework Diaries - When you listen to your child read, please sign the 'Tonight I Must' box to show this. Please can diaries have a parental signature every Friday.
Learning Logs - Homework in Dosbarth Mynydd is set using a learning log. Children are to complete a literacy and numeracy task, as well as chose an activity from the topic grid. . Pupils are encouraged to research in detail and present their learning in a variety of ways. They are expected to complete approximately two pages in their book. We encourage the children to do a little on this project every night and to fit their homework in around their clubs and after school activities.
Class Dojo points –The children get to collect class dojo points through the week for hard work or great behaviour. This year we have also discussed having a class reward for the class total of Dojo points. These rewards will include extra free time or a longer break. The dojo is a great way of keeping in touch if you have any questions you would like to ask me. You are also able to see how well you child is working in the class by checking the points they get each week.
Home Learning 8th March - 12th March 2021
Bore da pawb!
I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Thank you for all your hard work last week. I was especially impressed by the St David’s poems. They were fantasteg – great use of poetic devices such as alliteration, similes, and personification.
This week for Literacy we will finish off the Oak Academy unit for Holes – don’t worry we will keep on reading and working on the book in class. I have also given you a lesson on apostrophes. Some of you still like to use them in plural words – remember we only use them with an ‘s’ if a noun owns or possess something. This week I would also like you to practise your handwriting and so have uploaded the handwriting steps for you. Have a practise at home with a ben (don’t worry if it is not a Berol).
For Maths this week we will start a unit looking at addition and subtraction with decimal numbers. We will be focusing on when we should use our written or mental methods and working with decimals in the context of money. There is a PDF for each of the three Maths lessons and textbook pages for you to complete. The Maths Teacher Time sessions this week will focus on the strategies mentioned in these lessons.
I have uploaded a Science lesson for you on pollination. There is a great link to a BBC Bitesize page for you as well as a PDF to guide you. At the end of the PDF you can chose which task to complete – a fill in the blanks paragraph, storyboard of the process or a diary as a bee!
RE this week focuses on two references Jesus made to bread and grain. On the worksheet are two pieces of scripture for you to read and reflect on. I would then like you to complete a mind map (either in the Word document or on a piece of paper) and think about how you can be fruitful in your life. The virtues might be useful here – think about how you can live these out daily.
Finally, there is the topic grid. I really enjoyed seeing your Welsh themed topic work last week so have given you this grid again. Make sure you send me pictures of your work!
Have a lovely week. Teacher time is 9.30 and 1.00 and if you need me just drop me a message or email!
Mrs Murphy
I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Thank you for all your hard work last week. I was especially impressed by the St David’s poems. They were fantasteg – great use of poetic devices such as alliteration, similes, and personification.
This week for Literacy we will finish off the Oak Academy unit for Holes – don’t worry we will keep on reading and working on the book in class. I have also given you a lesson on apostrophes. Some of you still like to use them in plural words – remember we only use them with an ‘s’ if a noun owns or possess something. This week I would also like you to practise your handwriting and so have uploaded the handwriting steps for you. Have a practise at home with a ben (don’t worry if it is not a Berol).
For Maths this week we will start a unit looking at addition and subtraction with decimal numbers. We will be focusing on when we should use our written or mental methods and working with decimals in the context of money. There is a PDF for each of the three Maths lessons and textbook pages for you to complete. The Maths Teacher Time sessions this week will focus on the strategies mentioned in these lessons.
I have uploaded a Science lesson for you on pollination. There is a great link to a BBC Bitesize page for you as well as a PDF to guide you. At the end of the PDF you can chose which task to complete – a fill in the blanks paragraph, storyboard of the process or a diary as a bee!
RE this week focuses on two references Jesus made to bread and grain. On the worksheet are two pieces of scripture for you to read and reflect on. I would then like you to complete a mind map (either in the Word document or on a piece of paper) and think about how you can be fruitful in your life. The virtues might be useful here – think about how you can live these out daily.
Finally, there is the topic grid. I really enjoyed seeing your Welsh themed topic work last week so have given you this grid again. Make sure you send me pictures of your work!
Have a lovely week. Teacher time is 9.30 and 1.00 and if you need me just drop me a message or email!
Mrs Murphy
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Home Learning 1st March - 5th March 2021
Bore da Pawb,
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant! Happy St David’s Day!
Well done on all you hard work last week everyone! This week we will continue with our work on our class reader, Holes but I thought at the start of the week, we would look at St David and write a poem about Wales and the symbols of Wales. There is a worksheet to guide you through the Hwb playlist. In order for the poem to be of good quality, take two days to complete the activities and write the poem.
This week in Maths I thought we would have a look at factors and multiples as well as prime and square numbers. The lessons use BBC Bitesize and I will go over these types of numbers in our Teacher Time sessions. We are now also starting our new RE topic, Death and New Life, which focuses on our preparations, during Lent, for Easter. This week we will focus on Ash Wednesday, which took place in half term.
I have changed the topic grid for the next fortnight to give us a little break from the Rainforest one. This topic grid focuses on all things linked to Wales! Please send me any pictures of the work you do! Remember the Menter Bro Ogwr competition closes on the 3rd March so get any entries to me by this date.
Have a great week – remember you can contact me any time during the week and I will see you at our Teacher Time sessions at 9.30 and 1.00pm.
Mrs Murphy
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant! Happy St David’s Day!
Well done on all you hard work last week everyone! This week we will continue with our work on our class reader, Holes but I thought at the start of the week, we would look at St David and write a poem about Wales and the symbols of Wales. There is a worksheet to guide you through the Hwb playlist. In order for the poem to be of good quality, take two days to complete the activities and write the poem.
This week in Maths I thought we would have a look at factors and multiples as well as prime and square numbers. The lessons use BBC Bitesize and I will go over these types of numbers in our Teacher Time sessions. We are now also starting our new RE topic, Death and New Life, which focuses on our preparations, during Lent, for Easter. This week we will focus on Ash Wednesday, which took place in half term.
I have changed the topic grid for the next fortnight to give us a little break from the Rainforest one. This topic grid focuses on all things linked to Wales! Please send me any pictures of the work you do! Remember the Menter Bro Ogwr competition closes on the 3rd March so get any entries to me by this date.
Have a great week – remember you can contact me any time during the week and I will see you at our Teacher Time sessions at 9.30 and 1.00pm.
Mrs Murphy
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Holes by Louis Sachar
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Home Learning - 22nd Feb. - 26th Feb. 2021
Morning All,
I hope you have had an enjoyable half term break!
Please find our learn pack for this week. In English we will start our new class reader, one of my all time favourites, Holes by Louis Sachar. I have also included some topic work on the different layers in the rainforest and some science work on the different parts of a flower.
In Maths we will continue to practise our work on calculating angles. This time in quadrilaterals and opposite angles. There is also some further work in our RE topic of Unity for you to complete.
Remember Teacher time is now everyday at 9.30 am and at 1.00pm. Don't worry if you aren't able to make all the sessions. In your learn pack I have given you a suggested timetable to complete our work linked to these sessions. Hopefully the input will help you more fully with the task but you should be able to complete them even without the input. Again please do not worry though if this timetable doesn't work for you - just do what you can! If you are struggling with something please let me know. You can email me at murphyb2@hwbcymru.net, dojo me or message me via Teams.
Keep up the hard work and stay safe!
Mrs Murphy
I hope you have had an enjoyable half term break!
Please find our learn pack for this week. In English we will start our new class reader, one of my all time favourites, Holes by Louis Sachar. I have also included some topic work on the different layers in the rainforest and some science work on the different parts of a flower.
In Maths we will continue to practise our work on calculating angles. This time in quadrilaterals and opposite angles. There is also some further work in our RE topic of Unity for you to complete.
Remember Teacher time is now everyday at 9.30 am and at 1.00pm. Don't worry if you aren't able to make all the sessions. In your learn pack I have given you a suggested timetable to complete our work linked to these sessions. Hopefully the input will help you more fully with the task but you should be able to complete them even without the input. Again please do not worry though if this timetable doesn't work for you - just do what you can! If you are struggling with something please let me know. You can email me at murphyb2@hwbcymru.net, dojo me or message me via Teams.
Keep up the hard work and stay safe!
Mrs Murphy
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Home Learning - 8th Feb. - 11th Feb. 2021
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Non Screen Activities
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Documents to support the Topic Grid
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Home Learning 1st Feb. - 5th Feb. 2021
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Home Learning 28th January - 29th January 2021
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Home Learning 25th January - 27th January 2021
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Home Learning 21st January - 22nd January 2021
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Home Learning 18th January - 20th January 2021
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Home Learning 14th January - 15th January 2021
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| mynydd_maths_lesson_5.pptx |
Home Learning 11th January - 13th January 2021
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| picture_news_paper_-_11th_january.pdf |
Resources to Support Topic Grid
The resources below are to support your child with the completion of the topic grid in the planner. Remember the children only need to do one of these tasks a week.
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Information about various forms of renewable energy
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Task Two - Power usage of household items
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Home Learning 6th January - 8th January 2021
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Our Class Curriculum
In Dosbarth Mynydd we have a two year cycle of topics:
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Year A
Autumn Term - Black Gold Inquiry Question "What were working conditions like for children working in Victorian mines? How did the situation change?" Expert Team: Pit Inspection Client(s): Earl of Shaftesbury Commission To carry out a full inspection of the mines, discover the working conditions of the children working there, and to report back to Parliament with their findings. Spring Term - Tribes, Trees and Toucans Inquiry Question: ‘What if there were no rainforests?’ Expert Team: Rainforest Ambassadors Client: Size of Wales Charity Commission: Children are Rainforest Ambassadors. They need to research and find about about the plants, animals and humans that call the rainforest their home. They then research and debate the issue of deforestation. Finally they organise the whole school awareness and fund raising day for the charity. SUMMER TERM - TBC |
Year B
Autumn Term - Mission To Mars Inquiry Question What if there was life on Mars? Expert Team: NASA Astronauts Client(s): NASA Commission To train as astronauts and then research life on Mars in order to ascertain whether there is life on it Spring Term - Back to the Past Inquiry Question: What if we could travel through time? Expert Team: Lab assistants Client(s): Dr Emmett Brown Commission: Travel to various time periods and use historical evidence to answer questions about the past. SUMMER TERM TBC |
Parent Overviews
Black Gold
| topic_web_overview_for_parents_2020.docx |
Tribes, Trees and Toucans
| topic_web_overview_for_parents_2021.docx |
Mission to Mars
| topic_web_overview_for_parents_2019.docx |
Autumn Term 2020 - Our collages
Spring Term 2021 - Our Collages
Home Learning 2019-2020
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| dosbarth_mynydd_week_6_and_7.pdf |
| dosbarth_mynydd_week_4_and_5.pdf |
| dosbarth_mynydd_week_2_and_3.pdf |
| dosbarth_mynydd_week_1.pdf |