Does your child sometimes forget their 20p to buy an item from the tuck shop and so misses out on getting one of their 5 a day? We are now offering an alternative method of payment.
From next half term, you’ll be able to pay in advance for your child to have a portion of fruit each week from the tuck shop for the rest of this school year.
If your child prefers to bring their money on the day (20p per item), that’s fine. We shall still continue to operate this system.
To pay in advance please bring £3.60 for one portion or £7.20 for two portions to the office. This will start from 26 February until 16 July.
Thank you for your support for our healthy tuck shop.
Remembering, resilience and reflection are just some of the aspects of learning we will be focussing on during this half term for our SEAL theme.
The 7Rs for learning is an additional theme to our SEAL (social and emotional aspects of learning) coverage across the year. Throughout this theme children will explore seven key aspects of learning behaviour:
Each of these aspects that help us to learn will be explored over this half term.
Year 6 have been developing their food technology skills by making hummus:
Have a try at making hummus! It is a great source of protein and fibre and makes a healthy alternative to meat if you’re a vegetarian. To make this tasty dip even more delicious, spread it in pitta bread for a light lunch or dip veg into it for a scrumptious snack. Try it in your lunchbox – you won’t be disappointed!
Here’s the recipe:
Whizz the chickpeas, lemon juice and garlic in a food processor or using a hand blender until just smooth.
Loosen with a little warm water if needed.
This term sees the return of the annual dance showcase event held at Allerton Grange. Alongside Talbot, Moor Allerton Hall and Hillcrest Primary Schools, we’ll be taking part once again.
To prepare for the event we are running an eight week after-school club led by dance leaders from Allerton Grange to master the routine for the showcase.
No dance experience is necessary and it’s a great opportunity to learn a fun routine and take part in a fantastic dance event.
The club, open to boys and girls, starts next Tuesday 15 January, 3.15 – 4.30pm and will run until Tuesday 19 March. The dance showcase will be on Thursday 24 March.
There are still a few places left so call in at the office if you’d like to sign up.
Today, Year 3 represented Moortown Primary School as part of the Key Stage 2 cross country festival at Cardinal Heenan School, involving thirteen local primary schools.
Well done to all the children who took part in the very wet conditions, with every child completing the race and giving 100% effort.
Molly ran a fantastic race with an overall position of 11th in the Under 9 Girls race and Henry was the first boy from Moortown to finish in the Under 9 Boys race, finishing 46th.
Eight of our children took part in the longer, under 11 race with over 100 runners. Running against children from Year 5 and Year 6, the top four from Moortown – Archie (22nd), Zak, Bailey and Lennox – did exceptionally well.
All children will be rewarded with a certificate in our Good Work assembly.
Thank you, as well, to parents who helped with the visit and supported at the event.
On Monday, Year 3 will be taking part in the Key Stage 2 cross country festival at Cardinal Heenan High School.
Please remember outdoor PE kit, including trainers, a water bottle and warm, preferably waterproof, clothing for after the race.
Fingers crossed for a dry day!
This week’s whole school homework is creative. It’s due in on Wednesday 28 November.
I can show what bullying means and how to stop it.
As part of the current SEAL theme of Getting On, this week is anti-bullying week. Within class, the children have been asked to consider bullying including these key points:
Useful websites to look at include:
You could produce:
…made by Year 6.
The class worked safely to prepare the ingredients for our soup, using some new chopping techniques – claw grip and bridge hold. Mrs Sherriff and I were very impressed to see how quickly the children picked up these new skills. Wonder if they might start using them at home?
Using the Eat Well Plate and other resources, we analysed the recipe to work out:
Here is the recipe if you’d like to try it at home:
Lentil and Tomato Soup
These are the ingredients:
Method:
Peel and dice the onion.
Top, tail and peel the carrots.
Dice the carrot.
Peel and dice the potato.
Peel and crush the garlic.
Fry the onion and garlic in the oil, gently, for 5 minutes.
Add the carrot, potato and the cumin.
Add the lentils and canned tomatoes.
Dissolve the stock cube in the boiling water to make the stock.
Add the stock to the sauce pan, stir and bring to the boil.
Reduce the heat, cover the sauce pan with a lid and a simmer for 40min.
Squeeze the juice from one lemon.
Just before serving, add 1 x 15 ml spoons lemon juice and some freshly ground black pepper.
Top Tips:
Last week, Year 1 had their first PE lesson with a group of very enthusiastic students from Leeds Metropolitan University.
Looks like they are going to have lots of fun and exercise over the forthcoming weeks.
Social skills, resolving conflict, managing emotions and working as a group are all key SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) aspects covered within the new theme, Getting On.
The SEAL theme Getting On covers four main aspects:
Group work takes place across all lessons and even at lunchtime and playtimes. Some questions for children to consider are:
The key areas of learning throughout this theme are empathy, managing feelings and social skills.
Within this theme is Antibullying Week, 19 November – 23 November.