Tuesday, 23rd March
We really enjoyed making 3d lanterns in class today.
Below are the templates and instructions if you'd like to make one at home!
We wrote positive messages on the lanterns such as, 'keep smiling' and 'be hopeful', and reflected on them.
Friday, 12th March
Happy Friday everyone!
There is a lovely mindfulness colouring Space activity below - scroll down to find it.
Join in with The Kids Coach to enjoy a fitness workout to keep you active today.
Don't forget to visit Google Classroom for your other activities!
Thursday, 11th March
Space has inspired many things, including songs! Scroll down to listen to an amazing song by David Bowie. It has the lyrics, so you can sing along and impress your folks!!
It's always good to find the positives, so have a go at this Rainbow Moments activity! What are your three top rainbow moments this term so far?
Don't forget to visit Google Classroom!
Have a great day.
Wednesday, 10th March
Everyone has been enjoying the work on Space this week. Scroll down to find some more Solar System activities.
Just below, is Joe Wick's very last workout! Make the most of it, and enjoy getting physical!
Tuesday, 9th March
Would you like to make a solar system mobile? Scroll down to find the instructions and Print-Out resources to make it!
We've been listening to Tim Peake talk about his life as an astronaut, so below is a Cosmic Yoga Space Hero exercise for you to do.
Monday, 8th March
On Google Classroom today, we are learning all about the International Space Station (ISS).
The Soyuz space craft takes astronauts to the ISS, and brings them back safely to earth.
See below to find out how to draw the Soyuz space craft!
As part of our space theme, there is a Just Dance video to the song, "Starships".
Have a great day!
Friday, 5th March
There is some mindfulness colouring based on the Welsh flag to end our St David's Day celebrations today - scroll down to find it.
See below for your physical activity, with some multi-culturalism thrown in! Enjoy the African dancing lesson!
Thursday, 4th March
It's WORLD BOOK DAY!!!
To celebrate, there are some lovely activities for you to do!
Do you like Harry Potter? Scroll down to find the Cosmic Yoga Harry Potter activity!
There is also a , "Make your own book" activity for you to try! What will you put in your book? Your favourite cars / books / films / games / exercises?
Have fun!!
Wednesday, 3rd March
Hi everyone! Today your creative activity is to make a daffodil. There are two ways you can do this. Either follow the YouTube video, or you can print-out the paper craft daffodil.
Scroll down for another great Joe Wicks workout video!
Have a great day!!
Tuesday, 2nd March
Ever watched New Zealand play rugby? Before they start the game, the rugby players perform the Haka. The Haka is a Maori ceremonial war dance.
Do you want to learn it? Scroll down to find a tutorial. It's not easy, but you can pause the video, and rewind it to practise the movements.
Today you can also find, "How to draw a daffodil".
Have a great day!
Monday, 1st March
HAPPY ST DAVID'S DAY!!!!! DYDD GWYL DEWI HAPUS!!!!!
If you feel like singing the Welsh National Anthem today, scroll down to find the words. Just below is a YouTube video of the Welsh rugby team singing the anthem just before an amazing match!!
Fancy some colour by numbers? Scroll down to find a Welsh lady that you can colour!
Have a lovely day!
Friday, 26th February
Happy Friday everyone!!
Owain Glyn Dwr was a famous Welsh prince from the middle ages. Scroll down to find some mindfulness colouring of him and his coat of arms.
I thought you might enjoy learning how to juggle with socks! There are 2 YouTube videos below. One shows you how to fold your socks into juggling balls. The other one teaches you how to start juggling.
Enjoy!!
Thursday, 25th February
We all need to remember to take care of ourselves. See below for an activity that gives you great ideas about self-care.
Get some physical exercise with Zumba for kids, "Rockabye" - scroll down to find it.
Have a great day!
Wednesday, 24th February
There is a Joe Wicks workout for you today - just scroll down to find it!
Take a look at the Gratitude Hug Card below. We all have people in our lives who go that extra mile for us. Print out and write on the card to show them how much you appreciate what they do!
Have a good day!
Tuesday, 23rd February
Hello everyone! We're carrying on with Man's inventions and achievements in space today.
Scroll down to find out how to make a paper space shuttle.
Just below is a Cosmic yoga exercise on a space theme.
Enjoy!
Monday, 22nd February
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a good half-term and that you are feeling rested and ready for some new activities!
To get you moving, scroll down for a Just Dance video to a fantastic Bruno Mars song!
Before half-term, we were learning about the early inventions and discoveries of Man. This term, we will be looking at 20th and 21st century inventions!
See below to find out how to draw the International Space Station!
Please post any pictures on Google Classroom!
Friday, 12th February
Well done everyone on a fantastic half-term of online learning!
There is a great rainy day indoor obstacle course for you to build - with the permission of an adult!!
As we have been learning about Viking longhouses, I thought some mindfulness colouring of a Viking house would be a nice idea!
Have a good day everyone!
Thursday, 11th February
Hello everyone!
Scroll down to find a fun wordsearch about Vikings!
There is a great Zumba workout below to the song, "Better When I'm Dancing".
Enjoy!!
Wednesday, 10th February
Hello everyone! We're all still enjoying the Viking theme, and thinking about the inventions and discoveries they made over a 1000 years ago!
Scroll down to design your own Viking shield! Please post any pictures on Google Classroom. :-)
There is a great Joe Wicks workout below for you to enjoy!
Have a great day!
Tuesday, 9th February
Hello everyone!
What a cold day it is today! To warm up, scroll down to the Cosmic Yoga Winter exercise.
Ever wonder what Viking music sounded like? There are some fantastic interpretations on Espresso. See below for the link. There is some mindfulness colouring for you to do while you listen to the music!
Enjoy!
Monday, 8th February
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a good weekend!
To wake you up, scroll down for a fun Just Dance video to "I Gotta Feeling".
Further down the page, you can find, "How to draw a Viking Warrior" - watch out for the Viking growls at the beginning!!
Please post any drawings on the Google Classroom stream!
Have a great day!
Friday, 5th February
Hello everyone! It's Welsh Language Music Day today!!
Scroll down to find out more! To help celebrate this great day, there are some mindfulness colouring sheets of musical instruments for you.
Please post any pictures on the Google Classroom stream.
Have a good day!
Thursday, 4th February
Hello everyone! It was really lovely to see some of you on Google Meet yesterday.
Scroll down to find a fun Zumba exercise for you to enjoy.
I thought you might like a puzzle activity today, so take a look at the ancient Viking runes challenge!
Please post any pictures on Google Classroom.
Have a great day!
Wednesday, 3rd February
This week, 1st - 7th February, is Children's Mental Health Week. In these unprecedented times, it's so important to take care of ourselves.
See below for a link to a Mental Health Week Assembly. There is also a lovely activity for you to do called, "My Happy Place".
Scroll down to see Joe Wick's Wednesday Workout, and join in!
Have fun!
Tuesday, 2nd February
Hello everyone!
It's all about Vikings this week! They designed and made amazing ships called longships. This enabled them to travel a great distance by sea. They discovered many different places.
Scroll down to make your own Viking longship - there are print-outs and instructions for you.
Did you know that the word 'Viking' originally meant, 'pirate'? Well there is a Cosmic Yoga Pirate exercise for you to do today.
Please post any pictures on Google Classroom.
Enjoy!
Monday, 1st February
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend!
On Google Classroom this week, we're learning about the inventions of Vikings! Scroll down to find out how to draw a Viking longship!
Get active with the Just Dance video!
Don't forget to visit Google Classroom for your English and Maths activities!
Friday, 29th January
Hello everyone! It's good to get out for some fresh air, as long as it's safe to do so. While you're out, why not take part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch Weekend?
See below for details.
Scroll down to find the Space Mindfulness Colouring sheet.
Enjoy!
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch WEEKEND - 29th - 31st January
Activity.
Have a look at the different types of birds below (perhaps you can research about them on the internet) and carry out your own birdwatch in your garden. You could create a tally chart using images from the print-out version below. Visit the website rspb.org.uk too.
Thursday, 28th January,
Hello everyone! Do you need to shake things up a bit? Scroll down for a Zumba workout to "Shake it off" by Taylor Swift.
Just below this message is an emoji feelings activity for you to do. Some of the words are tricky, so I put some help at the bottom of the print-out version.
Enjoy!!
Next week we are going to start our 'live streaming' on Google Meet and we can't wait to see you!
I know that many of you have already emailed your consent forms to the office, but if you have not yet done this, and would like to be part of the live calls, please return the email consent to the office.
Details of your time and day for the call will be shared on Google Classroom later in the week.
Wednesday, 27th January
Hello all you super boys and girls of Class 8! Scroll down to find a "Super Me!" sheet - to celebrate being you!
Further down there is a Joe Wicks workout for you to enjoy. Listen out for his quiz questions.
'See' you on Google Classroom!
Tuesday, 26th January
Hello everyone! Looking forward to another day!
Have you ever made a flextangle? Scroll down to find a template, video instructions and written instructions. If you can, please post your finished flextangles on Google Classroom or Twitter!
Below is a yoga video on a space theme!
Don't forget to visit Google Classroom for your English and Maths activities!
Monday, 25th January
Shwmae Dosbarth 8! I hope you all had a good weekend. It's all about space today!
Scroll down to find, "How to draw a space shuttle"
And to keep you active, there is a Just Dance Space Man video to follow.
Don't forget to go to Google Classroom for your activities. Enjoy your day with Miss Parr!
Friday, 22nd January
Hello everyone, I hope you are all well and keeping busy.
Below is some mindfulness colouring of a hot air balloon.
Scroll down further to see the Circus Skills activity sheet!
Have fun!
Thursday, 21st January
Good morning everyone, I hope you are all well!
There is a fun MINIONS Zumba workout for you to try below.
Scroll down to find some lovely colouring that reminds us all to be patient with ourselves!
Don't forget to go to HWB / Google Classroom for your English and Maths activities!
Wednesday, 20th January
Happy Wednesday everyone!
Today there is a Joe Wicks workout to get you active.
Sometimes we can't explain how we are feeling. Often it is because we are feeling more than one emotion at the same time. Try this Feelings Wordsearch below: Naming our feelings is the first step to dealing with them.
Have a great day!
Tuesday, 19th January
Good morning boys and girls, I hope you are all ready for another day of activities!
Scroll down to see a MINECRAFT yoga session.
Just below is a YouTube video that shows you how to make a paper boat, Try it and see if it floats!
Don't forget to go to HWB / Google Classroom for today's Maths and English.
Have a great day!
Monday, 18th January
Good morning Class 8! I hope you all had a restful and good weekend.
There are some treats here today! Get physical with Just Dance "Old Town Road" and learn how to draw a car by following the YouTube video below.
Don't forget to visit HWB / Google Classroom for your English and Maths activities.
Have a good day!
Friday, 15th January
Bore da Dosbarth 8! Good morning Class 8!
The circus skills video below is really fun - make sure you have a safe space to do the activity though!
I hope you like the mindfulness colouring - there is a print out version for you.
Have a lovely day!
Thursday, 14th January
Good morning everyone!
Your physical exercise activity today is yoga poses. These are brilliant for developing strength, balance and inner calm.
Have a look at the "Colour your Qualities" sheet below. Remind yourselves of how fantastic you are!
Don't forget to go to HWB / Google Classroom for today's Maths and English!
Wednesday 13th January
Someone recently reminded me how important it is to replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts.
Below is a Positivity activity for you to do. If you can't print them out, try making your own!
The amazing Joe Wicks is back for more physical exercises for us!
Have a good day everyone!
Tuesday, 12th January
Happy Tuesday everyone!
Do you remember the "How to draw a maze" activity yesterday? Well ... take a look at the video below about how to make a MARBLE MAZE!! .
There is also a fun Zumba workout to the song, "I Like to Move It Move It".
I hope you have a great day Class 8!!
Monday, 11th January
Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a good weekend!
There is a Just Dance football themed dance to do today.
In class, everyone really enjoyed "How to draw..." videos, so today there is a video called, "How to draw a maze".
Don't forget to go to HWB / Google Classroom to do the activities!
Friday, 8th January
Good morning everyone! Some lovely activities for you today! Warm up with some Winter Cosmic Yoga!
Below are some YouTube videos showing you how to make snowflakes out of paper. Enjoy!
Don't forget to go to HWB / Google Classroom for today's activities.
Thursday, 7th January
Bore da! What a cold and frosty morning!! The Muppets are always great for a laugh and a smile, so sing along with this Sesame Street song!
Underneath is a winter wordsearch.
Don't forget to visit HWB / Google Classroom for today's tasks.
Wednesday, 6th January
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas holiday!
This is certainly an unusual way to start the year, but Mrs Rogers and Miss Ataou have plenty of great ideas that will hopefully keep you active and engaged in your learning!
Don't forget to go to HWB / Google Classroom every day for your learning activities.
Come to our Class page (this one!) for ideas to keep physically active and for wellbeing activities.
Scroll down for some activities to get you started!
It's the last day of term today! You have all worked hard and I am really proud of you. Class 8 boys and girls: you are amazing!!
We all thrive and succeed because of the people around us. So today I thought you could make a chatterbox, and inside you could put 'thank you' messages. They don't have to be big things. Things like, thank you for smiling, thank you for playing with me, thank you for making me laugh, thank you for taking me places.
Enjoy!
Laughter can be the best medicine! Watch this Christmas video for some good laughs for all the family!!
To sing along, click on the CC button.
WELL DONE to everyone in Class 8 who are completing the online homework tasks!! There have been a few blips, but everyone is trying their best!!
Well done to every single person in Class 8 for settling in so well - you have all worked hard, and are showing growing resilience, patience and kindness!
It's so important to look after ourselves. Look at the A to Z of Self Care below. Go to HWB / Google Classroom to find an activity linked with this A to Z.
Hello everyone!
Just a reminder that all information about Class 8's homework will be found on our Google Classroom page. Log in to HWB, then look for Google Classroom.
Week ending 25th September
Hello everyone! This week's homework will be on the MyMaths website. Your usernames and passwords have been e-mailed to parents / carers.
Click on the link under the My Maths image below, log in, and find your homework in Class 8 2020-2021.
Hello Class 8!
Below is a link to a Discovery Education page. Click on it to find out about the Romans!
If you need to log in, our school username and password are:
Username: Student13014
Password: bubbles
Don't forget to go on HWB to find Google Classroom for this week's homework. Your parents / guardians have been sent an email with your login details!
Welcome to Class 8 2020!
We are settling in well and getting used to the new routines.
Don't forget to find our Google Classroom on HWB!