Knighton Church in Wales Primary School
Caru Duw, Caru Pawb, Caru Dysgu
In Welsh this week, we have been learning about Anifeiliaid Anwes – Pets. We played a game of matching the pictures to the names of the animals, a game of Mouse Trap and Pet Circle Game. We had lots of fun and can name some pets in Welsh.
Last week we welcomed Education Practitioners from Pennsylvania, USA who visited our school to find out about our Education system in Wales. They enjoyed observing some Outdoor Learning in our recently developed areas and some Forest School activities. They really enjoyed their time at our school and the children made them feel very welcome.
Children in Year 2 enjoyed collecting, building and lighting their own fires. They showed great resilience and persevered well. Da iawn Pawb!
We marked Refugee Week by teaming up with volunteers from the local Refugee Support Group and Clayton Engineering to run an activity day on the theme of “Home.”
Children from across the whole school simulated the experience of some refugees. Using donated and borrowed tents, poles, tarpaulins and groundsheets and lots of cardboard, the children separated into four nations and each made their home, as best they could.
Then two of the groups went in search of a better home and they began to travel the world. They helped each other through an obstacle course, before encountering the sea, a huge blue tarpaulin that they had to find a way to get their cuddly toy mascots across without falling in. And would they be welcome?
Nick and Dave from Clayton Engineering joined us with two lifeboat launching tractors. Clayton Engineering builds the machinery that launches all the RLNI Lifeboats all around the British coastline. RLNI volunteers rescue anyone in trouble at sea, including asylum seekers in the English Channel. Their cause is to save lives.
During the afternoon, children returned to their classes.
Children in Reception and Year 1 looked at the story of Paddington and they thought carefully about the things that they would take with them if they had to leave their home.
Year 2 and 3 pupils were inspired by the work of Kate Daudy and they used a tent as their canvas for their ‘home’ inspired creations.
Pupils in Year 4 created artwork based on the work of artist Romero Britto on the theme of ‘hope’.
Pupils in Years 5 and 6 learnt more about the RLNI and created ideas for how they might raise funds for the RLNI.
Thank you Katie for teaching us BSL for Healthy foods and drinks!
Today Katie came in to school to teach us some BSL for food and drinks. We can now communicate about what foods and drinks we like and dislike in 3 languages!
Dysgon ni, caneuon ni, chwaraeon ni.
We learned, we sang, we played!
We have all had an amazing time at The Small Breeds Farm! The children were excellent and thoroughly enjoyed petting, feeding and learning about the animals. What a brilliant day had by all.
Today we had a wonderful time on our trip to the Small Breeds Farm. We stroked an owl, fed the sheep and goats and met animals that some of us hadn’t seen before. A great day had by all!
We have been investigating direction. We programmed the Beebots to travel around the routes. Wonderful perseverance.
