Virtual Balloon Race

 

Virtual Balloon Race - 14th February 2021

Welcome to our first virtual PTA balloon race! 

The link to purchase a balloon: https://ecoracing.co/user/page/1321

Covid has had an impact on the way we would normally fundraise for the PTA so we are having to find fun alternatives instead. We are currently fundraising for the school to refresh the allotment, create a story telling area in the woods and to have a bike rack fitted on the school grounds which will help make outdoor learning more enjoyable for the children and to encourage cycling to and from school.

The valentines day balloon race will replace the valentines day disco and help us raise much needed funds towards these projects. The virtual balloons will launch on February 14th from the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the children can track their balloons using real time weather conditions to determine how far the balloons have travelled.

The children (and adults!) can choose the shape, colour and pattern of their balloons and even decide the weight depending on how much helium is put into each one. Messages and names can also be written on the balloons allowing you to gift balloons to friends and families and having your own race within the race!

At £3 a balloon this is a great way to have a bit of fun with your friends and family and something different for the children to get involved in and enjoy seeing how far their balloon travels over a 7 day period. Where in the world will it end up??

100% eco friendly fun!

Diolch

Mrs Evans

Using Xbox or Playstation to access Hwb

 

Troubleshooting Hwb, TEAMS, j2message and j2Launch.

                                       

This is what we expect from you when using TEAMS, J2message and Hwb.

1. Log on to Hwb at 9am every day and go to J2message to register with an emoji only. DO NOT TYPE ANYTHING ELSE PLEASE WE JUST WANT TO SEE YOUR SMILEY FACES AT 9AM. If you have not registered then we will send your parents a text message to enquire how you are.

2. Check your Hwb email account and accept any invitations for TEAMS meetings from your teacher. Once you have clicked RSVP the email will disappear but the meeting will be in your TEAMS calendar for you to join. Your teacher would have already let you know on j2message or via text when your meetings are so remember the dates and check your TEAMS calendar to attend live lessons.

3. Every day check j2homework and see what tasks you need to do. YOU DO NOT NEED TO TELL YOUR TEACHER WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE TASKS ON J2MESSAGE. Your teacher will know what you have done because the work will be in your files. You are in Juniors and we trust you to work through the tasks set.

4. Do not upload any pictures of you doing the task unless your teacher has asked for it. It takes teachers a great deal of time to search through your files looking for work to mark if there are a huge amount of files to search through.

5. Organise your HWB files into folders on J2files. You can easily do this by creating a folder by clicking the folder icon on the right of the screen in my files. Have a folder for remote learning and drag all your work in there. You can even add sub folders for the day, for example it could be named by date.

6. DO NOT message your teacher on TEAMS. We are unable to reply and keep up with messages from too many platforms. If you need to contact us then please email us and use j2message only for serious messages. If you want to chat to your friends then send them emails instead. 

7. Please ensure that your camera is on when you are on a live lesson with your teacher. Your microphone must be on mute unless your teacher asks you to put it on.

8. Remember that nearly all the children in Wales are using HWB and J2Launch during remote learning. It is inevitable that things will go wrong, crash and not work from time to time. Please be patient and try and log on throughout the day to check regularly if this is an issue. The Hwb team work very hard to try and sort things out as quickly as possible. If you can't log on then the teachers are having the same problems too. If you are unsure whether the issue is a national one or a problem with your login details then please contact us via our admin email Admin.PenygawsiPrimary@rctcbc.gov.uk

Thank you for helping us to make things easier to manage. This is new to us all and we will get used to it if we follow these simple rules.

From all the KS 2 Staff.

Using Teams and Attending Live Lessons.

 Using Teams and Attending Live Lessons.

Please watch the video below as a guide to attending live lessons on Microsoft TEAMS. You can email me on Hwb if you have any questions. 

Over the next few days you'll receive an email with a link to join our class on TEAMS so please keep an eye on your Hwb email accounts so that you can join the class successfully.

There are rules for attending the live lessons. Please read the infographic below and make sure that you know what the rules are. I look forward to seeing you all this week on TEAMS.

 Registration information below.

Hello everyone, 

Whilst you are at home you are required to register every morning in your class j2message chat area on j2launch, Hwb.

You do not need to write anything but just use an emoji to show how you are feeling and that you are online ready for learning.

This is called 'Mood Day Registration' and it shows your teacher how you are feeling on that day.

If you are able to post one of the emoji's then great but if you are on a device that doesn't allow you to upload an emoji then you can just type an emoji face instead. Use the keyboard keys to make the faces as I have shown you below.

:0) semi colon, zero, closed bracket  for a smiley face

:0/ semi colon, zero, forward slash for an O.K face

:0(   semi colon, zero, open brackets for a sad face

Just take a look at the infographic above to see the emoji's you're allowed to use. DO NOT add any other emoji's please. 

I look forward to seeing all your smiley faces.