Wrap-around Care

Criccieth: Our skeleton

This week we have been assigned some missions by one of our healthy mascots. This week’s healthy mascot was Boney Ben and he has taught us all about the bones in our body and how we can look after them. We have made skeletons out of pasta, been on a bone hunt and researched the … Read more

Criccieth: Animal print art

We have been researching lots of different animal prints.  First, we created our own animal print design using paper and pencils and then transferred our designs onto foam boards by engraving our design using pencils. We then used rollers to roll acrylic paint onto our foam board and we printed our design onto paper using … Read more

Criccieth: World book day

Today we celebrated world book day. We dressed up as our favourite characters from books and completed lots of activities within our class.  We read the book “The day the banana went bad” as a whole class and got busy with challenges based on our book.  We made bookmarks, designed characters, completed book reviews and … Read more

Criccieth: Charlie and the chocolate factory day

This week we have finished our topic of ‘Charlie and the chocolate factory’ with a jam-packed day! We have been very busy making edible rooms for Wonka’s factory, inventing new sweet creations and making collages using old chocolate and sweet wrappers.  We had a very special visit from the famous Mr Willy Wonka, and we … Read more

Criccieth: Children in need

In forest school this week, we have been making Pudsey faces using natural materials. We have been discussing why it is so important to donate to children in need. We identified all the things we are grateful for that others may not be as fortunate to have and what we can do to raise money. 

Criccieth: Breaking news reports

Following on from writing our newspaper reports, this week we have filmed a breaking news report about Charlie finding the fifth golden ticket. We have been practicing our enthusiastic speaking and our eye contact at the camera. And action!

Criccieth: Remembrance Day

This week in Dosbarth Criccieth we have been remembering all the people that serve our country past and present. We have been busy in both the classroom and in forest school making poppies to celebrate Remembrance Day.  I’m forest school we used the natural resources we could find to make a poppy. In the classroom, … Read more

Criccieth: Mexico past and present

This week we continued our research on the history of chocolate. We looked at what South America used to look like, and we researched what South America is like now. We learnt about the people, the places, the costumes, and the food. We have made our very own Sombrero hats, and we even had a … Read more

Criccieth: Ancient Maya

This week we have been learning about where chocolate comes from and the history of the Ancient Maya people. We tried Ancient Maya chocolate which tasted dark and foamy. We also began researching South America and what it is like to live there now. 

Criccieth: Forest school

This week we have been busy making recipes for Mr Wonka’s chocolate factory. We used lots of different natural resources in forest school such as mud, leaves, water and twigs. We made hot chocolate, chewy sweets and even chocolate cake!  : End :  Ar gyfer yr unigolyn y cyfeirir yr e-bost hwn ato yn unig … Read more