Our fruit tuckshop, to be run by the Year 5 class this year, returns next week on a new day – Tuesday.
The tuckshop is open to all Key Stage 2 children during playtime. Reception and Key Stage 1 children receive free fruit at playtime.
Each item costs 20p and the fruit can be a snack for playtime or used to top up their packed lunch box – all contributing to their 5 a day!
As stated in our Food Policy, fruit is the only snack allowed at playtimes for Key Stage 2.
Today we looked at choosing the most appropriate number operation in maths. Based on the television programme Countdown, here is a website the children used to test out their skills – well done to Yasmin and Ayesha for your hard work today.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/countdown/index.htm
Another version can be found on the excellent nrich maths website:
This week we begin our new SEAL theme, New Beginnings, and the weekly statement is ‘I can make someone feel welcome.’
This week we begin our new SEAL theme, New Beginnings, and the weekly statement is ‘I can make someone feel welcome.‘
Over this half term, as the children are experiencing new beginnings, each class will be looking at how they can all contribute to establishing a welcoming and safe environment for learning.
Research published earlier this month suggest that ‘children’s packed lunches lack fruit and vegetables.’ At Moortown a packed lunch survey carried out last week showed a massive 86% of our packed lunches had at least one portion of fruit or vegetable with 43% having two or more portions.
Research published earlier this month suggest that ‘children’s packed lunches lack fruit and vegetables’.
At Moortown, a packed lunch survey carried out last week showed a massive 86% of our packed lunches had at least one portion of fruit or vegetable with 43% having two or more portions. One of our Year 6’s packed lunch even contained her five-a-day of fruit and vegetables! Children excitedly and proudly showed their fruit and vegetable choices.
It has been one year since we introduced our packed lunch guidance which includes advice and ideas for healthy packed lunches. As part of the guidance, we encourage children to bring at least one portion of fruit and / or vegetables. Our guidance was introduced, for parents / carers and children, as packed lunches do not follow the same nutritional guidelines introduced for school dinners. Data collected prior to producing the guidance has been used as a comparison to assess the impact of our work on improving packed lunches.
Results from the latest survey have shown some positive results:
Sadly, one or two children don’t have any fruit or vegetables in their packed lunches – often, these children tell us they want some, and usually blame mum or dad!
Please chat with your child about how they might make one small step to a healthier choice.
For further guidance, School Food Trust, change4life, World Cancer Research Fund and Netmums all provide ideas and advice for healthier packed lunches.
This week is the first of our focus on manners, over this year, with ‘I say please and thank you’ as our weekly statement.
This week is the first of our focus on manners over this year with ‘I say please and thank you’ as our weekly statement.
We often receive comments from visitors to school that our children are very polite.
Over this year, every half term, we will be focussing on a different aspect of good manners to encourage and remind children to consistently use these important qualities both in and out of school.
Our recent safety week was a big success with a variety of visitors and visits across the week.
Our recent Staying Safe themed week was a big success with a variety of visitors and visits across the week. These included Emergency First Aid, food safety and cooking at Allerton Grange, drugs awareness (d:side), fire safety (Moortown Fire Station), road and firework safety and stranger danger (Police) and staying safe around dogs (Dogs Trust). Have a look on the class news pages to see some photos from the week.
The key message was how to be safe in a variety of situations:
‘I learnt how to use a knife, for chopping vegetables, safely by not cutting towards you.’
‘Be safe near the oven.’
‘I have learnt how to put somebody in the recovery position.’
‘I have learnt that you should not go into the water to save someone.’
‘The surface of the water is warm but the bottom is cold and people who can swim can still drown.’
‘Never give out your personal information.’
Here are some useful websites if you would like to follow up any of the work done by your child / children throughout the week:
General safety
http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/index.html
Staying Safe online
Fire Safety
http://firekills.direct.gov.uk/index.html
Road Safety
http://www.dft.gov.uk/think/education/early-years-and-primary/
Electricity Safety
http://www.switchedonkids.org.uk/
Food safety
This week our SEAL statement is ‘I can make my classroom a good place to learn.’
This week, our SEAL statement is ‘I can make my classroom a good place to learn’.
At this stage in the first half term, children will be familiar with our established school rules but also their class contract. Teachers, this week, will be looking for those children who consistently follow these and who therefore make their classroom a good place to learn.
As a reminder, our three school rules are:
Ask your child what’s in their own class’s contract.
‘I can do something brave’ is the SEAL statement for this week.
‘I can do something brave’ is the SEAL statement for this week.
Following our Staying Safe themed week we are now returning to our New Beginnings SEAL theme and this week also sees the start of our new topics.
As children are settling in to their new classes and getting more familiar with their new routines they may be more comfortable to try something brave, maybe working with someone different in their class, trying to answer a question they are not 100% sure about or attempting to move up their learning mountain.
This week’s homework is Talk Time.
I can discuss the difference between legal and illegal drugs.
This week, children have decided on this topic for their talk time homework. They have learnt lots about drugs safety through their sessions with d:side so now’s the time to discuss what they’ve found out.
Talk Time homework doesn’t need lots of evidence in the homework books; sometimes, we’ll suggest that just a comment from an adult to say you’ve discussed it is enough.
Good websites to refer to are: http://www.talktofrank.com and http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/know_drugs.html
Talk Time homework works best if you:
As part of our Themed Week, Staying Safe, Year 5 will be visiting Allerton Grange on Tuesday 27 September between 9.30am and 2.30pm.
During their visit, the children will be working in the adjacent learning centre, looking at safety-themed photography.
Your child will need to bring a packed lunch for the visit.