Croeso i tudalen Dosbarth Enfys!
Please check back regularly for further updates on our lessons, as well as some helpful hints and ideas about things you can practise at home.
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Look for the 'bright idea' or 'challenge' signs for fun games to play.
Have fun learning! |
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Homework Update - 24 Nov 2017
Your homework task for this week is to learn your lines for our panto, as well as the words for the songs please. Remember no scripts or songwords will be used from the end of next week!
Your homework task for this week is to learn your lines for our panto, as well as the words for the songs please. Remember no scripts or songwords will be used from the end of next week!
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Star of the Week
Our stars this week are: - Dosbarth Gwyrdd - Hudson Rhys Morgan Dosbarth Glas - Keiron Sheppard Williams Well done to both of you for your achievements this week! |
Weekly Spelling Tests
This week sees the return of our weekly spelling tests. Dosbarth Glas will have their tests on Wednesdays whilst Dosbarth Gwyrdd will be having theirs on Thursdays. If your child didn't bring their word list home in their homework book last Thursday, please let me know and I will arrange for them to have a duplicate copy.
This week sees the return of our weekly spelling tests. Dosbarth Glas will have their tests on Wednesdays whilst Dosbarth Gwyrdd will be having theirs on Thursdays. If your child didn't bring their word list home in their homework book last Thursday, please let me know and I will arrange for them to have a duplicate copy.
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Star of the Week
Our stars this week are: - Dosbarth Gwyrdd - Finley Davies Dosbarth Glas - Rebecca Aubrey Well done to both of you for your achievements this week! |
Homework Tasks
Homework tasks have started again this week for the children in my groups from Dosbarth Glas and Dosbarth Gwyrdd. Please note that this year, they will be sent home on Thursdays and need to be handed in for marking on Mondays. As always, they will reflect the work carried out in our lessons during the week. Weekly spelling tests will start again shortly.
Homework tasks have started again this week for the children in my groups from Dosbarth Glas and Dosbarth Gwyrdd. Please note that this year, they will be sent home on Thursdays and need to be handed in for marking on Mondays. As always, they will reflect the work carried out in our lessons during the week. Weekly spelling tests will start again shortly.
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Word Play Grids (Set 5)
At last, some new Boggles grids!! These are a firm favourte with my own family, and boy, do we get competitive! The rules, as always, are listed further down the page. Don't forget that there is a 9 letter word hiding in each of these grids. Who will be the first in your group to find it? Have fun learning! Click on the images below to see the full page layout. Thanks to MyCuteGraphics for clip art images. |
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Week 2 Homework Tasks
Here are some new 'Roll a Dice' games for you to try. Just click on the link below to open the game card. You can either play these games on your own or with family and friends. Don't worry if you haven't got a dice - just write the numbers 1-6 on some scraps of paper, scrunch them up and choose one at a time! Remember to write your word lists in your homework book as evidence for September. Have fun learning!
Here are some new 'Roll a Dice' games for you to try. Just click on the link below to open the game card. You can either play these games on your own or with family and friends. Don't worry if you haven't got a dice - just write the numbers 1-6 on some scraps of paper, scrunch them up and choose one at a time! Remember to write your word lists in your homework book as evidence for September. Have fun learning!
Well, we are almost at the end of our first week of the holidays which has been far too wet for my liking! Hopefully, the sunshine will come back soon. But if you are starting to get bored, why not try some of the tasks below? I will be adding more each week and would like to see some of them in your homework books when I collect them back in in September. You don't have to print them out, just write straight into your books - neatly of course! Handwriting caterpillars can be found further down this page if you need them. Click on the links below to open each page.
Image used courtesy of www.the cliparts.com
A huge thank you to everyone for all of the good wishes, cards and gifts I received at the end of term. It has been a pleasure helping the children to learn new skills and to reach their targets throughout the year. I wish you all a safe and happy holiday and look forward to working with you again in September.
Homework for 28th April
In view of the national testing taking place next week, I have not issued any homework this weekend. The children have all been working hard for me in our lessons, with activities and practice papers, that they have all earned a weekend to 'switch off' from school work. I wish you all an enjoyable and relaxing bank holiday, with the hope that the children will come back next week well-rested and relaxed in readiness for the tests. If they do need something to occupy them, there are a number of games below that should keep them entertained! Joia!
In view of the national testing taking place next week, I have not issued any homework this weekend. The children have all been working hard for me in our lessons, with activities and practice papers, that they have all earned a weekend to 'switch off' from school work. I wish you all an enjoyable and relaxing bank holiday, with the hope that the children will come back next week well-rested and relaxed in readiness for the tests. If they do need something to occupy them, there are a number of games below that should keep them entertained! Joia!
Keep developing your language and maths skills over the holidays - I will be adding more games here soon. Hopefully, there will be some more of your favourites as well as some new ones to try.
Have fun learning!
Internet Safety Homework Task for 14th February 2017
Just a quick reminder that this homework task has been set for all children in key stage 2. It is hugely important that children are aware of how to stay safe online and this task will show us exactly what they have learned in their ICT lessons as well as from you at home. I look forward to seeing the completed tasks on Tuesday. If, however, you have mislaid the letter, please click on the link below. Dosbarth Enfys children will, of course, only need to complete this once.
Internet Safety Homework Task
Just a quick reminder that this homework task has been set for all children in key stage 2. It is hugely important that children are aware of how to stay safe online and this task will show us exactly what they have learned in their ICT lessons as well as from you at home. I look forward to seeing the completed tasks on Tuesday. If, however, you have mislaid the letter, please click on the link below. Dosbarth Enfys children will, of course, only need to complete this once.
Internet Safety Homework Task
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When practising your spellings at home: -
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When practising your spellings at home, write each word by adding one letter at a time - a bit like a number sentence!
Example: - t + h + e + r + e = there h + a + v + e = have |
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Homework Corrections
Could I please remind you all to complete any oustanding corrections in your homework books as soon as possible. Finding out where you have 'gone wrong' is the best way to make sure you don't make the same mistake again! Please see me if you need extra help with any of them.
Could I please remind you all to complete any oustanding corrections in your homework books as soon as possible. Finding out where you have 'gone wrong' is the best way to make sure you don't make the same mistake again! Please see me if you need extra help with any of them.
High Frequency Words - Reading and Spelling
The children are all making very good progress with their reading of the high frequency words sent home at half term. Please could you continue to support their recognition of the lists given, by encouraging them to read the words in a variety of ways: -
The children are all making very good progress with their reading of the high frequency words sent home at half term. Please could you continue to support their recognition of the lists given, by encouraging them to read the words in a variety of ways: -
- As flash cards.
- Finding a word from a small group (i.e. Can you find...)
- Using them in sentences. How many can they use in one sentence?
- Time and record how many words they can read correctly in a minute. Remember to discount any that they word build. Are they improving their scores?
Handwriting Caterpillars
Here are some extra copies of our handwriting caterpillars for you to download and use at home. There are also copies of the handwriting pages we use in school, if you would like to practise at home. If you have difficulty opening any of them or printing them at home, please let me know and I will send another copy home with next week's homework.
Handwriting Caterpillar - Juniors Handwriting page - 1
Handwriting Caterpillar - Year 2 Handwriting page - 2
Here are some extra copies of our handwriting caterpillars for you to download and use at home. There are also copies of the handwriting pages we use in school, if you would like to practise at home. If you have difficulty opening any of them or printing them at home, please let me know and I will send another copy home with next week's homework.
Handwriting Caterpillar - Juniors Handwriting page - 1
Handwriting Caterpillar - Year 2 Handwriting page - 2
Half Term Homework
The homework for the holidays is to imrpove recognition of the high frequency words, as well as some of the spellings. If you need more copies of the lists issued on Friday, please click on the links below. Some of Dosbarth Glas, however, have a different homework task.
The homework for the holidays is to imrpove recognition of the high frequency words, as well as some of the spellings. If you need more copies of the lists issued on Friday, please click on the links below. Some of Dosbarth Glas, however, have a different homework task.
Using games to promote word recognition.
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Dosbarth Melyn have been improving their recognition of words containing the 'ch' sound. We used the 'Roll a Dice' game to: -
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Dosbarth Gwyrdd have been developing their recognition of words beginning with 'sp', 'st' and 'sl', as well as improving their understanding of compound words, using board game based on familiar designs. Our objectives were to: -
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Parents Evenings
It was a pleasure to meet with you all during our Parents' evenings this week. I hope that you found the information helpful. Please check back here next week as I will be uploading some photographs to demonstrate some of the activities used in our lessons. I will also be adding some more games and ideas for you to try at home. Have a safe and happy half term!
It was a pleasure to meet with you all during our Parents' evenings this week. I hope that you found the information helpful. Please check back here next week as I will be uploading some photographs to demonstrate some of the activities used in our lessons. I will also be adding some more games and ideas for you to try at home. Have a safe and happy half term!
Welcome to the New Term!
It's been great to see everyone back in school and to hear all of the holiday news. Here in Dosbarth Enfys, we have been busy completing our usual assessments to work out our targets for the coming term. I must say, that I am extremely pleased to see how much the children have been developing their reading and handwriting skills over the holidays - well done to you all! I am certainly looking forward to working with you all again this year as we have fun learning!
It's been great to see everyone back in school and to hear all of the holiday news. Here in Dosbarth Enfys, we have been busy completing our usual assessments to work out our targets for the coming term. I must say, that I am extremely pleased to see how much the children have been developing their reading and handwriting skills over the holidays - well done to you all! I am certainly looking forward to working with you all again this year as we have fun learning!
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Maths Challenge
Here are a few more maths challenges for you to try, all of which can be found on the Top marks website. Click on the links below to try them out. Remember to check with your parents before you click the links! |
Mental Maths Addition - two different levels Subtraction - 2 digit numbers
Number bonds - 20, 100, set you own Check-Out Challenge - money subtraction
Number bonds - 20, 100, set you own Check-Out Challenge - money subtraction
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Word Play Grids (Set 4)
And of course, some new Boggles grids!! I understand that these grids are a firm favourite with many families - and not just in our school! The rules, as always, are listed further down the page. Remember that there is a 9 letter word in each of the latest grids. Can you find them? Have fun learning! Click on the images below to see the full page layout. Thanks to MyCuteGraphics for clip art images. |
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Roll a Dice Games
New grids for the holidays!!! Remember to challenge yourself by thinking of words that you don't use very often. The rules, as always, are listed further down the page - quite a long way down now though I'm afraid! Click on the links below to choose your game board. |
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Roll a Dice Games
Another popular game in our lessons! Here are some new grids for you to develop your thinking as well as your spelling. Remember to challenge yourself by thinking of words that you don't use very often. The rules, should you need them, are listed further down the page. Click on the links below to choose your game board. |
Spelling patterns - Game 3 Spelling Patterns - Game 4
Rhyming words - Game 3 Rhyming words - Game 4
Verbs - Game 3 Verbs - Game 4
Rhyming words - Game 3 Rhyming words - Game 4
Verbs - Game 3 Verbs - Game 4
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Word Play Grids (Set 3)
Here are some new grids for our 'Boggles' fans. I know from our lessons that these are very popular with many families as well as the children! It's great to hear that you are enjoying them. (There's a 9 letter word in each grid!) Have fun learning! Click on the images below to see the full page layout. Thanks to MyCuteGraphics for clip art images. |
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Maths Challenge
Time for some maths challenges now. How well do you know your number bonds - adding to 10 or maybe 20? Maybe you could use a little help or practise? I have found some fun games on the Top marks website that you may like to try. Click on the links below and give them a go! Let me know what you think of them. |
Post sorting - number bonds Hit the Button - doubling, adding, subtraction
Pyramid addition Balanced equations - add, subtract, times tables
Remember to check with your parents before you click the links!
Pyramid addition Balanced equations - add, subtract, times tables
Remember to check with your parents before you click the links!
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Roll a Dice Games
Here are some more fun games to play while challenging your vocabulary skills! You don't need to print the game sheets as you could make your own, but you will need a dice or spinner to play the game. The rules are printed on the sheets and, as always, you can play for points if you wish! The games here are to develop your use of adjectives (describing words), verbs (action or doing words), rhyming words and specific spelling patterns. If you have any ideas to create a board, why not let me know and we can set the challenge! Click on the links below to choose your game board. |
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Adjectives - Game 1 Adjectives - Game 2
Verbs - Game 1 Verbs - Game 2
Rhyming words - Game 1 (cvc words) Rhyming words - Game 2 (ck, ll patterns)
Spelling patterns - Game 1 (long vowels) Spelling Patterns - Game 2 (confusables)
Verbs - Game 1 Verbs - Game 2
Rhyming words - Game 1 (cvc words) Rhyming words - Game 2 (ck, ll patterns)
Spelling patterns - Game 1 (long vowels) Spelling Patterns - Game 2 (confusables)
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Word Challenge
This challenge is another test of your vocabulary skills. We are looking for as many different ways as possible to describe an action instead of using a 'safe' word. A 'safe' word is one that we tend to use too often in our writing, usually because it's the first word we think of. Why not bring your completed charts in to school and together, we can create word maps for other children to use. I wonder who will bring in the most interesting words? Word Challenge - Said Word Challenge - Went Word Challenge - Look |
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- Why not challenge your friends or family? Beat the clock by listing as many words as you can in a set time. Award bonus points for the most interesting words.
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Word Play Grids (Set 2)
I hear that we now have visitors from other schools that are enjoying our games, including the word play grids - a warm welcome to you all! I have uploaded some new grids to keep you all busy. The rules, should you need them, are listed further down the page. Have fun learning! Click on the images below to see the full page layout. Thanks to MyCuteGraphics for clip art images. |
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Game Suggestion 3
Another fun way to play with words is to write them in code. Use the code below to write either a short message or sentence, or perhaps a list of words with the same spelling pattern - your target words for example!
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Word Play Grids (Set 1)
Have you ever played Boggle? Here are some grids to challenge your word building and spelling skills. You can make the game more interesting by playing against family members of friends. If you're really up for a challenge, why not try and beat the clock by setting a time limit in which to find words! Don't forget that beating your own score each time also counts as a win for you! Click on the images below to see the full page layout. Thanks to MyCuteGraphics for clip art images. |
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Game Suggestion 2
'Make a Word' is another favourite game in our lessons. Using a group of 5 consonants (no vowels used) which are chosen at random, the challenge is to think of a word that contains as many of the letters in it as possible. Players say a word containing some or all of the tiles, then place the letter tiles in the order in which they appear in the word - see slideshow below. Some children find it a challenge to visualise words, but this can be overcome by giving them a word and asking them to arrange the letter tiles in the order that they hear them. This game can easily be extended further, by asking the children to identify the missing letters needed to complete the word - including the vowels. Adding values to the letters (as in Scrabble), can also make the game more interesting! Have fun while learning! Choose a new set of tiles when all players start to struggle to find new words. |
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When practising your spelling words at home: -
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When practising your spelling words at home, write them out: -
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