Croeso!

Welcome to the Leopards Class Page!

The Leopards Class is a Year 2 class and we currently have 25 pupils. We like to have lots of fun and learn a range of new skills every day.

School starts at 8:45am so please make sure you arrive at school on time! Pick up time is at 3:15pm.

Class Teacher: Mr Williams

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Marr and Mrs Williams

General Information.

I open the class door at 8.45am. The the register is taken at 9am. School finishes at 3.15pm. If you are not picking up your child at the end of the day, please let me know in the morning.

Snack

We supply milk at snack time. You are welcome to send in a piece of fruit for your child to eat. If you send your child into school with grapes, please make sure that you have cut them length ways.

PE is on a Monday. The children should come to school dressed in a pair of tracksuit bottoms, t-shirt, jumper and a suitable pair of trainers.

Reading

The children need to bring their reading book and reading record into school every day. We will change your child's book on their allocated reading day (please see Seesaw).

Learning Logs

Learning Logs will be sent home on a Friday. I will send home a paper copy but I will also upload an electronic copy to Seesaw. Learning Logs must be returned to school by the following Wednesday.

Seesaw

I use Seesaw to send out pictures of what the children are getting up to in school, letters and other information. This is free to download and is a great way of communicating. Please contact me if you are struggling to download or use the app.

Our Responsibilities in Year 2

We have many responsibilities around the school. We have two School Council Members, two ECO Committee members, two pupils on the Fairtrade Committee, two pupils in our Criw Cymraeg and two school buddies who ensure that playtimes at Ysgol Glan Gele are safe and happy. We also have two pupils on the Entrepreneurial Committee and four pupils who are play rangers, their job is to help make play times fun!

After School Clubs

Please follow the link for further information about after-school clubs.

https://forms.office.com/r/nUU48AjHiJ.

Share Session

My Share Session' is on a Thursday from 3.15pm - 3.45pm.

Term 2b & 3a

Places Near and Far

Our Big Questions are:

What are the similarities and differences between Wales and India?
What is a castle and why were they built?

Over the next 12 weeks we will be:

Using sources to find information
Locating key places on a map
Becoming travel agents and producing a brochure
Comparing population, languages and cultures
Recognising key landmarks
Using technology to design brochures for places of interest
Celebrating the Holi Festival of Colour
Exploring castles in Wales and why they were built
Visiting Gwrych Castle in Abergele
Writing a story about knights and dragons

We will also be...

Celebrating the Glan Gele Eisteddfod
Taking part in the Easter Service

…as well as many other exciting activities!

This half term we are learning to be Ethical Informed Citizens

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Term 2a

Arctic Explorers

Our Big Questions are:

What is climate change and what causes it?
How is climate change affecting the Arctic?
How can we help?

Over the next 5 weeks we will be:

· Identifying where the Arctic is on a map and the key features
Conducting research to answer questions we have using a range of sources
Making predictions and completing experiments to understand melting and cooling
Solving problems involving habitats and animals
Deepening our understanding of a carbon footprint and how we can help protect the planet

We will also be…