Key stage 2 Sports Day

Dear Parents
Please note that Key Stage 2 Sports Day has been changed to Monday June 1st at 1.30pm

Key areas of study

Year 4 trip to Cilfynydd Environmental Centre

We visited Cilfynydd Environmental Centre where the children were taught about the environment.
They now know many interesting facts about trees - how important they are to us and animals alike.







Gathering under the willow arch.













Willow trees are bent to form this arch. We were given a piece of willow to plant in a clear plastic bottle in order to watch it's roots grow.







Not a PE lesson, but a way of measuring the spread of roots of a tree - stand with your back to the tree, bend over with your leg straight and your head touching the floor. If you can't see the top of the tree, move further away. When you can see the top of the tree, you are at the furthest point that the roots will reach.



Looking for the labels that show the leaves and their names.











Those labels took some hunting, but the children didn't give up until they had all been found.

Looking at St Lucia

We designed our own St Lucia flag...













and made a map.















We thought of a St Lucia game,














and made a model of the Pitons, the two volcanic mountains in St Lucia.

Year 4 Geography Investigation

In Geography we are looking at Castries, the capital city of St. Lucia, and comparing it to Cardiff.

How is Castries changing?

Compare Cardiff with Castries.

How is it similar? How is it different?

How has tourism affected St. Lucia?

What can we learn from sources?

What are the main features of Castries?

Key areas of study Spring 2nd half

Birds of Prey

A visit to the school by the Welsh Bird of Prey Centre.
The children were given the opportunity to hold the birds of prey.