Autumn 2021-2022
To begin the Autumn Term we are going back in time with our project called 'Warrior Princess'. In this project the children will find out about Princess Gwenllian and why some believe that her ghost haunts the castle grounds. Yikes!
The boys and girls will also be able to discover all about the fierce Battle of Maes Gwenllian, re-enacting it to create their own special dramas and drawing landscapes of it in the style of Will Evans.
It will also be interesting for our pupils to compare Gwenllian with another famous woman in history, it could be Boudicca - what do you know about her I wonder?
Finally, at the end of the project, our Year 5 pupils could have the opportunity to practice their oracy skills and debate Gwenllian’s decision to fight the Normans - did she do the right thing?
Does this sound exciting? Remember in our EPIC sessions it's your ideas that count so get your thinking caps on ... what would YOU like to find out about our local warrior princess?
After the October half term we will be studying ...
This half term we are going to head off on a journey through space, to the final frontier. With your help we will navigate beyond the Sun, the magnificent, blazing star at the centre of our Solar System. Our explorations mean we can investigate the eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. We could even take a look at the Moon, the celestial body that orbits Earth.
Following this we could compare the times of day at different places on the Earth and use GPS satellite navigation systems to track hidden treasure! There could be be lots of creative fun too - we might get in a spin making simple models of the Solar System or 3, 2, 1, blast off - we could build and launch a rocket for an important test mission! I think that exploring space is probably the greatest adventure that humankind has ever undertaken.
Are we alone? Or are there other life forms out there? ... Let's find out together!
It's over to you - time to start thinking of your ideas for our EPIC session, where we will decide together what we can learn about in our exciting theme 'Stargazers!'
Below is our class timetable - what happens in Year 5 and when.
If you have any other queries please email me on the address below:
christian.evans@pembrey.ysgolccc.cymru
Kind regards.
Mr Evans