RUGBY SKILLS

We are very fortunate to be working with Hawthorn High School, the WRU and Mr Campbell to develop our rugby skills! Some stars for the future!

Homework

Don't forget your oracy presentations next week- you have had plenty of time to rehearse, research and develop your speech- I am looking forward to listening to your speeches next week!

Stars of the week- previous!

We have finally got some pictures of you - well done for your previous efforts in being the star pupils last term

STAR OF THE TERM

Well done Millie
You fully deserve this award for all your hard work!

Speaking and Listening homework for Spring term 1

Topic/written work

During your first year in comprehensive you are usually required to complete 3 speaking and listening assessments - one paired, one group and one individual- let’s continue getting you well prepared for this process!

This half term we will be completing our next speaking and listening assessment. You need to decide on the wonders of your world and you are going to talk about and then present this to the class. Some topic ideas might be: family, a favourite holiday, an unusual experience or event… be imaginative! You need to spend the time now preparing and practising your speech (see the success criteria below). You can prepare a PowerPoint as a visual aid, but this must be pictures and only a few key words (so you don’t just read off the slides!). You may prefer to have a crib sheet of the key points and some images/ objects to hand out if you prefer! You have three - four weeks to prepare for this, at home and some lesson time too. Choose something of interest to you!

Below is a success criteria list to keep you focussed!

SUCCESS CRITERIA

The wonders of my World

Speaking and Listening task

o   4-6 minutes in length (keep it focussed, interesting and relevant facts!)

o   WOW words (these will be words that relate to your chosen subject.)

o   Clear, loud and expressive voice.

o   Eye contact

o   Well prepared

o   Formal tone

o   Standard English (as the Queen speaks!)

o   Intonation (varying tone and volume for effect!)

o   Gesture (good body language and hand positioning/ movement - not in your pockets!)

 

Welcome to Spring term

                                                                                                                January 2016

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I hope you all had a restful and exciting Christmas holiday. Outlined below are some details with regards to the structure of this term.                 

NUMERACY * coordinates/ Map work/ fractions LITERACY * brochure writing * SCIENCE * water habitats PE * Netball and Dance ART * Paper collage

ICT * Publisher WELSH * Gwyliau (holidays) PSE/P4C * Linked to the value of the term- truthfulness TOPIC *Geographical skills

Our P.E days will be on Monday and Wednesday this term. Please can you ensure that all pupils make every effort to bring their kits into school for this essential area of child development. For the rest of this year, all Yr5 and Yr6 pupils will continue to work with the WRU and a rugby development officer to develop their rugby skills. The officer will continue to come to Coedpenmaen School once a fortnight on a Friday, starting next Friday, 15^th January.

Yours faithfully,

Yrs 5 and 6 staff