Travel Update

We will be travelling home tomorrow morning and will be aiming to leave Plas Dol-y-Moch centre at 9.00am.

Our estimated time of arrival back at Howes is 12.30.

See you tomorrow! We are all looking forward to sharing with you about our fantastic adventures!

Today's Activities - All the groups!

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Group B - Mountain Day

Group C - Mountain Adventure

Group A - Gorge Walk

Our Comments From Today!

Emma – “Going mountain climbing was really hard because it was hot and I kept falling over. I managed to get to the top and it felt good!”

Tameem – “We worked together to achieve lots of things going canoeing today. We had to work together to carry the canoes over the fence!”

Corey – “When I got to the mountain we were going to climb, I thought I wasn’t going to be able to do it but I managed it. The view was amazing!”

Jason – “Getting each canoe over the fence was hard work but we worked well as a team to achieve our goal!”

Aseef – “I liked climbing the mountain but I felt sweaty!”

Kyle – “I liked the gorge walk! I nearly fell in the water but I tried my best not to. I give the waterfall a 5 star rating!”

Jamie – “I was really nervous when I jumped off a cliff when we did the gorge walk into the water but I managed to do it!”

Jalial – “I liked when we climbed the mountain. It was really hot but at the top it was very windy! It made me fall over! We were singing as we climbed.”

Joe – “Today we climbed a mountain. I struggled but I pushed myself to complete the challenge. At night we went in the Labyrinth. I wanted to cry and I bumped my head ten times!”

Nomaan – “I hurt my leg when I was climbing because the mountain was high but Joe helped me a lot. We slipped on the way up and we ate loads of blackberries as we walked.”

Abby – “Today I got stuck in the Labyrinth in the evening. During the day I fell over when I was climbing the mountain and did a gambol!”

Amani – “If someone tells you to jump off  a cliff, would you do it? We had to because Miss Szyndler made us! I landed in the river and lost my breath for a minute because it was cold!”

Amelia – “Today we had a good day gorge walking and it was good but we were dealing with the unknown. The cliff was really high and scary, but I still jumped off it into the river!”

Katelyn – “Today I was a bit nervous to jump off the cliff because I was a bit nervous. I could see the water getting closer and was really cold when I got out the water!”

Holly West – “I think today was really challenging but it was funny when Miss Szyndler and I fell in the water! I also found the canoeing really challenging and we got drenched!”

Charlotte – “Climbing the mountain was hard because it was a long way. We saw the beach and the houses but they were small when we looked down!”

Sahill – “I enjoyed the mountain climbing because it was really high and cool, but the wind pulled me back! I was very keen to get there as fast as I could!”

Anyah – “Climbing up the mountain was challenging today and I struggled to scramble the rocks! It was really hard to walk past the horses because there was dung everywhere and it smelt horrible!”

Imogen – “Today we climbed Moel y Gest. At the start I thought I was never going to be able to do it but when we got to the top I was so proud of myself. The view was like a picture!”

Alisha – “Today I picked up a huge crab on the beach. I won’t bring it home to Mum but I think it may be in my clothes somewhere! I climbed a mountain and bumped my head on a rock, but I was so happy to see the sea view!

Sharday – “Today I climbed a mountain. Before I climbed, I didn’t think I was really going to climb it. Standing in mud and water was horrible but I worked well with Alisha to reach the top.”

Harsimrat – “I thought I would never get out of the Labyrinth but we had to figure out a code to get out. We made it out alive! The code was 31875 (but don’t tell anybody!)”

Whitney – “I was climbing the mountain and it was really funny when I slipped over in a muddy ditch! It was really tiring when we had to climb and our hands were aching!”

Lauren – “I liked doing the mountain walking because I had never done it before and it was a new experience to take home with me. We were playing dominos at the back of the line. I fell over, Joe fell over, Nomaan fell over, Mrs Bollands fell over and nearly pushed Gemma over too!”

Amandeep – “I really enjoyed doing the mountain climbing because it looked really high from the ground and I was proud when I did it. I loved the scenary and we even saw Llamas!”

Missi – “Today I climbed a mountain. At the bottom with my team-mates I took a photo so I could show my Dad what I climbed. At the top, the scenary was beautiful so I took loads of photos and was proud of myself for reaching the top!”

Bilal – “Today I climbed a mountain. I said I wanted to stay in the caravan park but I managed to climb it and was happy I did it.”

Helena – “Climbing up waterfalls and jumping off a cliff was epic. It was freezing and really, really scary. You looked down and it was so low! Everyone was slipping up the waterfall and some even went for a swim.”

Holly Wilberforce – “When I was climbing the mountain today, I had a look at the bottom and I thought I was going to be confident. When I got a quarter of a way up I got scared cause of the height but I carried on to the top. The view was good and it didn’t put me off coming down!”

Connor – “On the gorge walk, we crossed the river on the way back and I slipped on a rock, fell down and accidentally pulled Holly West in with me!” 

Trying on our boots

Making Our Beds!

Hi everyone

We have settled in well and are having a really busy night! Here is the first photo slide show of the girls making their beds.  Don't worry there will be more coming soon (maybe even this evening!)

Now... the boys!

North Wales Weather Forcast

PLAS DOL-Y-MOCH here we come!

On Friday, Year 6 will be heading off to North Wales for 5 days on our residential.  We are very excited and are looking forward to this fantastic experience.  

Take a look at the map below to find out where we will be!

Look for Coventry on the map and find the route to point A.

A message to Year 6 pupils (and Year 6 parents) - please leave some comments to answer this question:

What are you looking forward to the most about next week?

Book review by Tameem

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Warning! are you a fan of gory well if you are hunger games is right for you.  This groundbreaking story will blow your mind with excitement.  Join Katniss trying to survive through Hunger Games killing her opponents.  There is only one rule in Hunger Games and that rule  is kill or be killed!  A sentence from the book: The draw has been made, "Prim has.... Read the book to find out what happened to Katniss sister Prim.  This book is                                             

Book Review By Sharday

Granddads Bench 

Book title: Granddads Bench Author: Addy Farmer

If you like family books then this book is the one for you.

Jake is a 9 year old boy who likes to go in his granddads work shop in the Autumn time and make things with him as you can see Jake is a very caring boy.  And one dark day ……

Spolier!

Read Grandad's bench to find out what happened.

Holly Wilberforce Book Recommendation

Sleep-Overs 

Book title: Sleep-Overs   Author: Jacqueline Wilson   Illustrator: Nick Sharratt

Do you love Jacqueline Wilson? Is she your favourite author? Well she sure is mine, I am absolutely upsest with her book Sleep-Overs, In my opinion Sleep-Overs is the best book she has ever made. I thought that it was funny when (in chapter eleven page 71) Daisy said that she scraped the mixing bowl with her spoon, her finger and then her tongue, If I was her I wold do the exact same thing. Trust me this book will do nothing but blow your mind. On the back it's not a lie, It is truthfully a  moving and funny book but all I say to Jacqueline Wilson is thank you and well done.

War Horse Book Recommendation By Helena

War Horse 

If you love classic books based on true events, then War Horse is perfect for you! War Horse is a popular classical story based on the cruel hardship of the first world war. Written by Michael Morpurgo in the view of farm horse Joey, this masterpiece was first published 31 years ago, in the year 1982. 

In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse sees it all. Farm horse Joey witnesses the reality of the battle from both sides, English and German, the power of war and the beauty of peace. Joey tells a powerful story of the truest of friendships in the worst of wars. 

Its a great book, and if you prefer old books, then this would be just right for you! The language in the book isn't exactly modern, and some of the words may be a little tricky to understand for young children. 

Here is an extract from the book:
Out of the corner of my eye, I was aware of the glint of Captain Nicholls' heavy sword I felt his spurs in my side and I heard his battle cry. I saw the grey soldiers ahead of us raise they rifles and heard the death rattle of a machine gun. Quite suddenly I found that I had no rider, and that there was no weight on my back any more and that I was alone out in front of the squadron. With horses behind me I knew there was only one way to gallop and that was forward. Blind terror drove me on, with my flying stirrups whipping me into a frenzy. With no rider to carry I reached the kneeling riflemen first and they scattered as I came upon them.

My star rating: 5 Stars!

Book Recommendation Abby

CandyFloss by Jacqueline Wilson 

If you like adventure then this Amazing, Wonderful, Heart warming book is for you.

Meet Floss a 10 year old girl she had to make a BIG decision 

and when she made it she made new friends,new decisions and a new life that she will never ever forget.

I would recommend this book to everyone who loves Adventure

and the true meaning of friendship.

I would give this book 5/5 because I just love it and

can't stop reading it. 

Bilal Book Review

Author : Michael Morpurgo  

Book title: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips

 If you like a story based on real events you will love Michael maporgo The Amazing story of Adolphus Tips and Illustrated by Michael foreman award winning author of private peaceful "Put this book at the top of your must buy list. The book sellers Association author of the year 2005 books

The witches book review - Holly

 The witches 

If you like comedy the you will like the witches by Roald Dahl.   The witches was first published in 1983 witch means it was published 30 years ago.  

You could be siting next to a real wright know. They look like a ordinary women but they're extremely dangerous to children! luckily for the boy in this story, his grandmother knows what signs to look for but even so, things don't go quite as planned.  

The witches is based on a little boy and his grandmother who he lives with since his mum and dad sadly died in a car crashed he did not get killed he just got a scar.  

Book Review - Corey

                    Boffin Boy and the Quest for Wisdom

Author  David Orme

   

If you are a big fan of Boffin Boy then read this amazing book Boffin Boy and The Quest for Wisdom. This story is about a boy called Boffin Boy and his friend Wu Pee and three other girls.  This book is about a book about the quest for wisdom and the wisdom is a code so to crack the code. Wu Pee went to the supermarket and looked at pictures to see if he could find the code but he had no luck finding it.  He became a teacher and tried to crack the code but still no luck, so on the way home he got taken by girls. I think this book is amazing because it has loads of action!

Book Recomeendation by Nomaan

Titchy witch and the magics party Rose Impey

Titchy witch didn't like party until she Change children in to a

Book recommendation By Ali

Pretty pru By Pally Dunbar

Pru very pretty and other animals want same pru.
Animals stole her bag. Will you f

Book Recommendation By Jason

Oranges In No Mans Land

Elizabeth Laird

Book Review

Are you bored of Boring and short books.  Well read this book.  This book is based on a true story,

Sad and Intense.

This book tells the story of a little girl and her grandma and 2 brothers as refugees of the civil war against the South of Lebanon and the North.

I recommend this book who’s interested in history and this book is a great book.

Book review By Imogen

 Matilda

Book title: Matilda Author: Roald Dahl Illustrated: Quentin Blake 

If you like Roald Dahl and comedy books then Matilda is the book for you!

Matilda is about a little girl that was born with no care of her parents. Her father Mr. Wormwood is a mean crooked crook and her mother Mrs. Wormwood is just stupid really.  Matilda taught herself to write,read and she also taught herself her mathematics.  So as you can see Matilda is a very clever young girl and her parents are just dumb.  One day Matilda wanted to live with ... Spoiler! Read Matilda and you will find out what happends to Matilda in the end. 

Book recommendation by Harsimrat

Harsimrat book review 

 Title The diary of a wimpy kid dog days

 Author Jeff Kinney 

 If you like comedy books then l guaranty you will like Diary of a wimpy kid. Greg's mum wants him to play out side in the sun. But according to Greg thinks that play video games is fun. Will he go out for summer or will he just stay in fore summer break…

Amelia's Book Recommendation

                   Title:Long Way Home

                     Author: Michael Morpurgo 

Are you the kind of person who likes adventure and mystery books? Long Way Home is full of brilliant adventures for a character named George. It's exciting and marvellous one of the best books i've ever read.  I would rate this book for 9-11 maybe 12 year olds, because if you are that age then you would definitely find it interesting.  It is so good that once you start reading you just won't be able to stop so if this is the book for you then please read on and accompany George in his brilliant adventures.

Connors book review

Do you like fiction and funny? then this book is for you. Magicalamity by Kate Saunders is for you.This book is about a fairy on the run.His illegal son tom is left in the hands of 3 dangerous fairy godmothers. These fairies set out to clean the name of toms  father .They go into the fairy realm to get the body of the person toms father was said to have killed.I give this book a 5 star rating.

Welcome to a new year WOODPECKERS!

What a great first week year 6 had! Everyone has been very mature in their attitude towards their learning.

We have been thinking about the qualities of WOODPECKERS (as this is our class name for the year) and we have been applying some of the attributes we've observed to ourselves.

Here's the list that we came up with:

1. TALENTED - They can curl their tongue around their heads.  So what can we do?

2. UNIQUE - There are about 210 different species of woodpeckers.  Each are different or special in some way.  So are we!

3. CO-OPERATION - Male and female woodpeckers work together to carve the cavity for their nests. In year 6 we work as a TEAM.

4. CONFIDENCE - They have a rolling call to show their presence - We have a class motto/chant (we might even sing it!)

5. PLANNING A PATH - Woodpeckers know their way to get to where they need to be, they choose their path to take.  This year we will be mapping our route to get to where we want to go.

6. PERSEVERANCE - It takes a woodpecker a few days to peck out a cavity in a tree but they don't give up. Will we be like this with our work this year?

7. RESOURCEFUL - When a woodpecker finds an empty cavity, they will reuse it instead of making a new one from scratch. We can make choices like this by thinking about the things in our environment that we can recycle and use again.

8. HEALTHY DIET - Woodepeckers eat a wide and varied diet and this is what we are aiming for too.

9. INDEPENDENCE - Eventually the young woodpeckers leave their nests and have to learn to fend for themselves.  At the end of this year we will be leaving Howes and moving on to our new schools.