Cila Primary SchoolYsgol Gynradd Cila
Class Resources
History | KS1 | KS2 | Industrialisation | BBC Teach
This film is an ideal tool to help pupils to understand the process of industrialisation and to think about how their lives might be different if industrialisation had not happened. It also provides an opportunity to think about some of the negative impacts of industrialisation, for example on the environment.
How to make Tissue paper flower What you will need... -Tissue papers -Scissors -Stapler -Yarn
Probability
1. What do the results of your investigation show?
2. Would you expect the same results if you repeated the investigation? Why?
3. Considering the possible outcomes, what is the probability of getting ROCK, SCISSORS?
4. Considering the possible outcomes, what is the probabilty of getting PAPER, ROCK?
How to make Trading Card Packs by Hand
How to make trading card packs on your computer (Microsoft Word / Pages): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WQ92yXszhQ How to make trading cards by hand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBHR_I3jubA Link to the Chaos Galaxy TCG Online Shop: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/chaos-galaxy-tcg-set-1:-the-origin-of-chaos-booster-pack
SHARE A STORY!
Research Task
What causes an earthquake?
Where do most earthquakes take place? Why?
How are earthquakes measured?
How do countries prepare for earthquakes?
How are buildings made in areas where there are often earthquakes? Write an explanation and draw a diagram.
Suggested websites and videos to use:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zw7s4j6/revision/3
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zj89t39#zdgkwnb
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/articles/zbr2mfr
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/earthquake
Earthquakes for Kids STEM | Learn why earthquakes happen and how to measure them
Did you know that several million earthquakes happen every year? Earthquakes for Kids STEM is a great video to learn a little more about earthquakes. Most earthquakes are so small in magnitude that we can't feel them. The United States Geological Survey only records about 20 each year in the US.
Story Openers
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Welsh Food Vocabulary Games
Reflective Symmetry
Rotational Symmetry
EXPLANATION TEXTS
The Earth's Magnetic Field - FULL EPISODE���� | Down To Earth | Da Vinci TV
Surprising facts about the magnetic field of the earth... ���� For all episodes of Down To Earth and many more fun shows, download the Da Vinci Kids App here: �� https://davincikids.onelink.me/ZvWH/yt This comprehensive series of animated shorts tells the story of Earth.
ROCK RACE!
Wednesday 13th May 2025
Good morning!
We have been exploring shapes this week - you worked really hard on tessellation and you have made a great range of 3D shapes with nets. Today's task is to identify the features of 3D shapes. Watch the presentation below, then fill in the missing information in a table - choose the right level for YOU. You can make nets of the shapes on your sheet to help you work out the missing information.
Once you have completed the table, have a go at some of the games below 
If you haven't completed your 'Rocks' presentation, please complete it after your maths work.
Once you have finished your maths and the presentation, there is a Reading Eggs comprehension for you 
Have a lovely morning, and I'll see you this afternoon,
Mrs Williams
3D shapes - Presentation
Year 4 - Party Planning Task
Birthday Party - Budgeting Task
Year 5 - You need to use an online grocery shopping website to help you to plan a birthday party in a village hall, which 100 people will attend.
Everyone will need...
*At least 2 drinks
*A plate of party food
*A piece of birthday cake or a cupcake
*A party bag
There will also need to be:
*A birthday cake with candles (the child will be 10)
*A present for the child (in wrapping paper)
*Some entertainment
*Decorations for the hall
You have a budget of £160
Money games
Please select 'counting' and 'any 6 coins'
For this game, please select 'mixed coins' and 'give change'
What lies beneath
Click on the image below to play 'Roll a Super Sentence!'
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Good morning! 
8:50 - 9:15 Morning Activities
9:15 - 10:00 Poetry
Poetry
We read the poem 'The song of the Mischievous Dog' by Dylan Thomas this week (look back in your Literacy book to remind you). Your task today is to write a poem of your own in a similar style in your Literacy books (you could draft it in your Morning Book first)
Features of 'The song of the Mischievous Dog' to include in yours:
The poem was written from the perspective of a dog - can you choose a different animal's perspective?
*It rhymes
*It is quite silly
10:00 - 10:10 Jon's Presentation in the Hall
10:10 - 10:30 Assembly
10:30 - 10:50 Break Time
Expressive Arts
There are some 'Observer, Infer, Wonder' sheets for you to record your thoughts and questions surrounding some of the artwork by the Welsh artist, Valerie Ganz. Please try to complete at least one of them, then stick into your Topic Book
Consider the artwork carefully...
What can you see? Write your observations in the 'Observe' section
What do you think it shows / is happening? Write your thoughts in the 'Infer' section
What questions do you have? Write them in the 'Wonder' section
12:00 - 12:55 Lunch
12:55 - 1:15 Welsh Guess Who
Welsh
Play Welsh Guess Who (Please can someone give out and collect in the pens - you might need to share one between two)
1:15 - End of the Day
Developing, Filming and Editing Adverts
You have been working so hard on your adverts! The green-screen is going to be up in the hall for you to film, with an iPad, when you are ready. If you are not quite ready to film, use this time to learn your lines and practise your acting.
Once you have filmed, you can use iMovie to edit your advert.
*If you complete your film, carry on with any unfinished work*
Tuesday 25th March 2025
Good morning!
Morning activities 8:50 - 9:20
Maths 9:20 - 10:10
W.A.L.T: Tell the time on an analogue clock
We started our work on time yesterday. Today you have a cutting and sticking activity to match written times to analogue clock times - you will be given the activity that suits the level we agreed on yesterday 
If you complete the task early, there is an extension task for you to stick in your book and complete, and you can play some of the time games below.
Assembly -10:10 - 10:30
Break - 10:30-10:50
Literacy - 10:50 - 12:00
Working in groups of no more than 4, you will be creating an advert to persuade people to visit Swansea. The adverts will be filmed, using a green-screen, later in the week. Please use your Morning Books to brainstorm and plan your advert.
Remember:
*You want to show off the best of Swansea (past and present) to encourage people to visit.
*Use features of persuasive writing, and maybe a catchy slogan too!
Alliteration
Facts
Opinions
Rhetorical questions
Exaggeration
Emotive language
Statistics
Triplets (rule of three)
I'll see you after lunch! 
Levels 1 and 2 Games
Maths invaders (Click on 'Telling the time in words', then TTW.1)
Level 3 Games
Matching analogue to digital 24 hour times
Maths invaders (Click on 'Telling the time in words', then TTW.2)
Level 4 games
Maths invaders (Click on 'Telling the time in words', then TTW.3)
Level 5 Games
Maths invaders (Click on 'Telling the time in words', then TTW.4)
Hickory dickory dock (click on Level 3)
Set the clock (Make sure the 'Lock to 5 mins' option in the bottom left corner is unchecked)
Thursday 20th March 2025
Good morning! 
Maths: 9:15 - 10:10
Calculating percentages of amounts
*Have a go at some of the percentage games further down this page, and use the card games on my desk (Ask Mrs Jefferies where they are - she knows everything!).
*Next, watch the video below on calculating 10% of a number
*Choose cool, medium, spicy or red hot from the sheets below - follow the instructions on the page and complete the work in your maths books 
Assembly 10:10 - 10:30
Break 10:30 - 10:50
Welsh: 10:50 - 12:00
Writing a third person profile on Dylan Thomas
We have been working really hard on third person vocabulary. Today, please write a description of Dylan Thomas, in third person, on J2Create.
Look at the presentation below, and use the vocabulary sheet that we used in class earlier this week to help you.
Lunch: 12:00 - 12:55
Classics Students and Crochet 1:00 - 2:00
Digital Den: 2:00 - 3:00
Stop motion animation
Watch the Blue Peter video on Wallace and Gromit below - think about how many tiny changes needed to be made to piece all of the images together to make a film. Have a go at using 'Animate' on JiT5 (through J2e) to try to make your own short stop motion animation film.
Home time: 3:10
Using 10% to Find Percentages of a Number
This video demonstrates how to calculate percentages using 10% as a starting point. You'll learn how to break down percentages by first finding 10%, then building on it. Clear, step-by-step examples will guide you through these calculations, helping you gain confidence with percentages.
Welsh - 3rd Person
Third Person Vocabulary
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Jo and the Shadow People
The Story of St David
Uploaded by Miss Court on 2021-02-22.
A clear heading |
There is an introduction that explains what the text is about |
Information is organised into paragraphs with appropriate sub-headings |
Relevant pictures have been included |
Pictures have captions to explain what they show |
Written in third person |
Written in an impersonal, formal style |
Text is interesting and informative |
Subject-specific language is included |
Well presented |
There is an extra information / ‘fun fact’ box |
At least one 4A sentence |
At least one some; others sentence |
Friday 31st January
Good morning Year 4 and Year 5!
You have Celebration Assembly this morning - please let Mr Caswell know if you have anything to share with the school.
After assembly is our spelling test; once you have completed it, please practise next week's words at least 5 times.
Your 9 times table test is today - please can someone give out the test books. Remember to write the short date at the top of the next clean page, and write your 9 x table out all the way to 12 x 9 =
Please ask Mr Caswell if he is able to check your answers.
Once you have completed your test, you can go onto maths games, or choose some of the tricky problems on the red table at the front of the class (if you're feeling spicy!).
Break is at 10:30
After break, please log onto the Padlet below.
Lunch is at 12:00, and you have Dan from the Swans this afternoon.
Next week, you will have a recap times table test on 3s, 6s and 9s. Use the songs and games in the 'Homework' section to help you 
Have a lovely weekend! See you on Monday.
Mrs Williams
Padlet
Talacharn - Laugharne Home of Dylan Thomas - WelshBloke Walking
Talacharn - Laugharne Home of Dylan Thomas - WelshBloke Walking Information about Talacharn/ Laugharne - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laugharne The banks of this estuary of the Afon Taff lead us into the little town of Laugharne. Along the way is a little wooden resting point dedicated to Thomas's famous play "Under Milk Wood".
Dylan Thomas reads "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
http://blogaboutpoetry.wordpress.com A reading of "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas. The poem in full: Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
DYLAN THOMAS
Click the images below to visit websites that you can use to research Dylan Thomas
Festive Morning Challenge
Try to find all the numbers! Click on the snowman
Optimus - Gen 2 | Tesla
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Should we have to wear school uniform?
Click on the Padlet HERE to add your reasons FOR and AGAINST school uniform
Cool (do the first page only)
Medium (leave out question 10)
Spicy and Red Hot
Leadership and Governance
Inspirational Black Leaders
This term have been looking the inspirational Welsh leaders, Owain Glyndwr and Llewelyn the Last.
It is important to remember and celebrate the history of all cultures but, as October is Black History Month, we are going to find out about two very important black inspirational leaders.
Below are links to videos showing two inspirational black leaders, Harriet Tubman and Martin Luther King. Watch the videos and carry out some research on the websites below, then create an information poster on one of them that explains a bit about their life and shows why they are so important. You can create your poster on A4 paper, or digitally.
*Remember to write what you have read in your own words*
Harriet Tubman
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Harriet-Tubman/353874
https://www.ducksters.com/biography/women_leaders/harriet_tubman.php
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/articles/zbh8mfr
Martin Luther King
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/martin-luther-king-facts/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zknmrj6
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Martin-Luther-King-Jr/353339
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd / Lleweyln the Last - Powerpoint
Have a go at the comparing decimal games below
Who was Owain Glyndwr?
Have a go at some of the games to reinforce your understanding of factors and multiples
Cinquains
Ice Cream
Ice cream.
Cold and yummy.
I love its sweet richness
as it finds its way into my
tummy.
My Messy Room
My room
is such a mess.
Toys all over the place.
Mom says, “Clean up!” But I like it
like this.
Y5 Padlet for Tuesday afternoon
Click on the images to learn about different parts of speech
Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs - game
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns and prepositions - game
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverb, conjunction, pronouns and prepositions - game
YEAR 4
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YEAR 5
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Share something you did, something you saw or somewhere you went, in the summer holidays!
