Author: Mrs Taylor

Living and Learning – body image

The focus for our first body image Living and Learning lesson was to learn about our own identity and what makes us unique.

We started by thinking about different facial features and how you might describe a face.

Using a mirror, the children were asked to look at their own face and notice their own features.  Can you recognise some of these class members?

We then worked in pairs to think of things about our appearance that are the same and different.

‘We’ve both got black hair and red tops and we’ve both got different length of hair.’

‘We are both boys and have got white tops but we don’t both have glasses.’

Finally, we discussed what it would be like if everyone looked exactly the same.  We’re lucky to have a wide variety of different children in our class and school.

Living and Learning – a body image guide for parents and carers

This term, our Living and Learning theme is Being me.  Part of this learning is all about body image.  This parent and carer guide has been designed to give practical ideas to support your child in building their emotional resilience in this area.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park

To support our Life Forces big topic, Year 1 and 2 spent a great day in the sunshine at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.   We were lucky enough to see many animals including lions, tigers, polar bears, giraffes, zebras, lemurs, giant otters, wallabies, baboons, meerkats and painted dogs.  Our classroom session, all about food chains and diet, allowed the children to consolidate their learning from the topic and show off some of their great knowledge.

All the children demonstrated excellent behaviour throughout the visit – a credit to the school!

Here are some photos from the day.

KS1 trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Here are a few reminders about our trip on Monday.

  • Children should come to school in their uniform
  • Warm, waterproof clothes with a hat and gloves should be worn as it is an outdoor attraction
  • Come in suitable footwear for walking
  • A packed lunch, including a water bottle, should be brought in a bag/rucksack that the children can carry while we are there
  • No money is needed
  • Please arrive at school promptly as we will leaving at 9am

Have a look at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park website to find out some of the animals we will see.

It’s been perfect weather for some of the animals at the park this week.

Year 2 skipping festival

UPDATE Thursday 01 March – due to the weather, the event has been cancelled for tomorrow and will be rearranged.  Therefore we’ve more time to practise skipping – maybe tricky in the snow though!

We’re all gearing up for the skipping festival organised by Skipping School on Friday morning.  The children have all been assigned a skipping skill for the event and have amazed us with how they’ve improved their skills since the start of the project.

On Friday, we need to leave school at 9:00am prompt so please ensure your child is at school for registration at 8:50am.  Children can come into class from 8:45am.

Here are some other reminders:

  • Children should come to school in PE kit (long sleeved top and bottoms would be preferable as the event is in a sports hall).  Remember: no earrings.
  • Uniform should be brought to school for children to change into when we return to school
  • All children need to bring a packed lunch to have as we return to school
  • Ensure your child has their water bottle at school that day
  • We will be taking a fruit snack with us to have during the morning