Presentation Home Task

Class 7 Home Task- Summer term

The homework for half term will be linked to this term’s home task. I’d like you to prepare a 5 minute oral presentation ready to present to the class during the next half term. For your presentation you’ll have two choices, one will be linked to our topic this term, ‘Our Planet’, the other will be linked to the World Cup (see the details below). We’ll start giving our presentations to the rest of the class from the third week back, (week beginning 16^th June- although we may decide for this date to be later) so it’d be a good idea to start preparing over half term! I’ll draw up a timetable at random for when you’ll be giving your presentation ready to give out after half-term.

Obviously, we’ll be looking at how well you speak when presenting, so think about your volume, speaking with expression and speaking clearly. You are encouraged to use props, pictures, photos, diagrams, drawings, PowerPoint presentations, music, videos- or anything else you can think of to help make your presentations more interesting but please remember the focus in on your speaking skills!

Our Planet:

- Choose one of the issues affecting our planet and create a presentation about this:

·         Global warming/ climate change

·         Poverty

·         Pollution

·         Deforestation

You can focus on our country or another country or a number of countries being affected- up to you! Tell us about what the issues is, what’s causing it, who it’s harming, what is being done about it and what we can do to try and help!

World Cup:

- Choose a country taking part in this year’s World Cup and create a presentation all about them! You can focus on the football side of things- great players, their history etc. - or focus on the country itself- where it is, interesting facts, history, famous people etc. It’s completely up to you!

If you need any help or advice please let me know. If you'd really like to do a different topic for your presentation speak to me when we're back in school- I really can't see it being a problem! 

Thanks for your continued support,

Mr Bevan

Some useful links:

World Cup:

• http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/
• http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/03/world/world-cup-fast-facts/
• http://worldcup-in-brazil.com/news/
• http://www.history.com/news/80-years-of-world-cup-facts
• http://www.worldcupbrazil.net/world-cup-2014/facts

Our Planet:

• http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/
• https://www.oxfam.org.uk/
• http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
• http://greenplanet4kids.com/
• http://www.earthsaversclubforkids.com/EarthSavingTips.aspx

Whodunnit?!

The week before last, the children in Class 7, as well as Miss Connor's Y5 pupils, took part in a criminal investigation! The King's money was stolen and in groups it was their job to investigate who the perpetrator was from a list of 'devious' suspects including Goldilocks, Puss in Boots and the Knave of Hearts! They looked at a range of different evidence: a crime scene, a police database, witness statements and potential suspects' motives. 

They had to use higher order reading and thinking skills to deduce and infer which of the subjects was most likely to be guilty and produce a police report to share. The children enjoyed the investigation, working well to survey the different evidence and put a case together! 

Some of our Y5 pupils were then lucky enough to attend Ynysowen last week for the follow up activity with the rest of the cluster schools who'd also carried out this 'whodunnit'. They took part in a mock trial using their questioning skills when taking the role of defence and prosecution. They very much enjoyed their taste of court life; who knows, we may see some become lawyers in the future! 

A big thanks to Ynysowen for putting together such a fantastic activity! 

Here's some photos of our investigators in action:

End of Term

Hi all! Despite it being a really short half-term we've been really busy in school with lots going on! I'm incredibly proud of all the class for how they tackled the National Tests- they really did all do their best which is really pleasing.

Before Easter we took two teams of footballers from Y3 right through to Y6 to play in a football tournament at Penydarren Park. Just like the tournament before Christmas, the children were superb, giving an excellent account of themselves and of their school. As there were no other Y3/4 teams there, we were forced to mix our Y3/4 and Y5/6 pupils into two teams and both sides played some great football. Between the two teams, only one game was lost and we managed to come away from the tournament with a trophy once more, leaving us with a great record of two tournaments and two trophies this year!

Here's the photos: