Safety Week!
This week is a themed week all about staying safe in lots of different areas of life. We’ve had learning based around safety at home and visitors in talking about safety around water, online, animals and on the road.
Have a look at what we’ve been up to in Year 3:
Water Safety
Rivers and Canals Trust and RNLI spoke to us about safety around different types of water. We must if we or someone else is in trouble:
- Call for help
- Do not climb in the water
- Stay calm
- Float like a starfish
Offline and Online Safety
The police discussed hate crime – any crime committed against someone because of race, gender, relationships, disability and/or religion. This includes the words we use! We must treat others how we wish to be treated.
This is the same while we’re online too. Our digital footprints are something we need to think about as these could affect us years later. Not everything that we see online is or true fact so we must be critical users and tell a trusted adult if you’re unsure or you feel unsafe!
Safety at Home
Home should be a safe and comfortable place to be but there are things that can be risky or unsafe. We identified things that could be unsafe and how we can make good choices around them! For example:
The kitchen has things that can be hot (ovens, kettles) or sharp (knives) but when we’re with a trusted adult, they can help us stay safe when we’re helping cook.
We then had visitors in to talk to us about different bacteria (the good and the bad). We saw how bacteria transfers from one thing to another and how to wash our hands thoroughly. Help at home: Sing happy birthday twice while washing your hands!
First Aid
First aid training is super important for the children as they can use this process if something were to happen to someone they are with.
1. Check if they are awake.
2. Call for help!
3. Check if they’re breathing.
4. Call 999.
5. Do CPR – 30 chest press and 2 breaths.
Road Safety
Road safety is essential whether you are walking, cycling or in a moving vehicle! There are many things we can do to keep us and others around us safe.
- Wear a helmet when cycling or scootering.
- Wear a seatbelt if there is one available.
- Stay seated if on the bus.
- Don’t distract someone who is driving.
Travelling somewhere by being active is a great option. Not only is it better for us, mentally and physically but it’s better for the environment too!
We also had a go at checking speed limits which was harder than it seems. We had to read the speedometer, remember the number plates and note it all down as well.
Animal Safety
Dogs Trust spoke to the children about how to approach and treat dogs because not all dogs can be friendly. They have emotions and feelings like us but they can’t express them like we can. If a dog approaches us we should:
1. Keep our arms crossed.
2. Don’t make eye contact with it.
3. Let it sniff you to get to know you.
4. Ask the owner if you can stroke or touch the dog.
Following these instructions will keep you and the dog safe!
Living and Learning – Safety Week
We kicked off this year’s Safety Week with an entire day devoted to road safety. This is an essential topic to learn about as we transition to high school and are becoming more independent out and about.
We discussed travelling safely and sustainably…
…and even had some time to plan our new school journeys ready for September.
We went out onto the local roads (well, pavements!) in the afternoon to put our new / refreshed skills into practice.
Staying safe week so far
It’s been a busy staying safe week so far in Year 2.
What’s a digital footprint with Mr McGriffiths.
The importance of wearing a helmet when riding a bike or scooter.
Did you know if you are taller than 135cm, then you don’t need to have a car seat or booster seat because you are now tall enough for your seatbelt to fit correctly on your shoulder and hips.
Dave, from d:side, spoke to us about online safety including age limits on apps and not sharing personal information online.
We recapped the NSPCC Speak out Stay safe message and in our circle time, the children discussed how and who they would ask for help if they needed to.
Please could I talk to you…
I’m worried about something…
Could you help me with a problem…
There’s lots more staying safe learning coming up.
Help at home: talk to your child about this important learning and ask them to share the key safety messages.
Staying safe week: road safety
Jake, from the Leeds City Council road safety team, gave a whole school assembly all about staying safe on and around roads including different types of active travel.
Don’t forget, as part of our staying safe themed week, we are running our active travel safety competition this week.
For a chance to win one of three £10 Love2Shop vouchers, we’d love to see your active travel staying safe photos, maybe using a traffic crossing or wearing a bike helmet (send photos to [email protected]). Photos should be sent by 4pm on Thursday 11 July and winners will be announced on Friday 12 July.
Help at home: Jake reminded us of the green cross code. Talk to your child about what we need to remember when crossing the road.
Staying safe: online safety
Louise from West Yorkshire Police gave a whole school assembly all about staying safe online.
There were lots of clear online safety messages around content, contact and conduct.
At the end of the assembly, the children reflected on what they were going to do after hearing Louise’s messages.
I am going to check my younger sisters’ Roblox settings.
I am not going to accept friend requests from people I don’t know.
I am not going to play games that have a age rating older than me.
Help at home: ask your child how content, conduct and contact are linked to online safety.
Staying safe week: water safety
Claire, a volunteer from Canal & River Trust, came to visit Reception and Key Stage 1 to teach us about staying safe near water.
SAFE stands for stay away from the edge.
If you do fall in water, you should float on your back like a starfish trying to keep your head above the water.
There were lots of hazards to spot.
Life jackets and buoyancy aids can help to keep you safe on boats.
Help at home: have a look at these water safety games with your child.
Food Technology: Summer Garden Salad
On Friday, Year 4 made a Summer Garden Salad. The children prepared all the ingredients, assembled the salad and enjoyed taste testing it afterwards.
We chopped most of our vegetables, grated the carrots and boiled the potatoes.
We stayed safe by keeping our fingers away from the knife and taking our time.
After we assembled all of the vegetables, we whisked together the yoghurt, oil and vinegar for the dressing.
Everyone tried it and the majority of us loved it! The dressing made all the vegetables really tasty and we all liked the different colours of all the ingredients.
Help at home by making it again! The recipe has been sent home with the children. Can you add something new? Could you try a different dressing?
Drop Down Morning
Last week, Year 5 have had a drop down morning. We looked back at 3 subjects to recap: History, Geography and Computing.
History
In our History lesson, we revisited the Viking and the Early Islamic Civilisation. The children played Pictionary with their key vocabulary from this unit.
Then, they had picture prompts to help them recall facts about each historical time period.
Computing
Year 5 had the task of sorting their key vocabulary so the word, picture and definition matched. After, they completed a RIC about Scratch coding.
Geography
The children recapped their Year 3/4 knowledge about volcanoes. They labelled the different layers of Earth; found information about dormant, extinct and active volcanoes; and recalled knowledge about geographical vocabulary.
Caterpillars to butterflies
This half term, we continue to be biologists.
We have been learning about different life cycles as part of our science learning.
This has included the life cycle of humans (and other mammals), butterflies and amphibians.
Over the past few weeks, you have probably heard about our caterpillar visitors. We’ve been keeping a diary to record the changes we’ve observed over time.
Week 1
The caterpillars are tiny and black. They are not moving very much.
Week 2
The caterpillars have grown longer and thicker. You can see hairs on them and they are moving more.
Week 3
The caterpillars have attached themselves to the lid and are beginning to make themselves into a pupa.
They build themselves a cocoon to hide in.
Inside the cocoon all sorts of changes are happening.
Week 4
After several days, the adult painted lady butterflies emerge.
Now, the whole life cycle will begin again.
Finally, after observing the butterflies for a short time in their classroom habitat, it was time to release them outside.
The children have loved watching these incredible changes. This learning has helped to reinforce the process and sequence of the butterfly life cycle but also the importance of respecting living things.
Reflecting on Year 1
This week has been transition week in Year 1. The children loved their morning in Year 2 with Mrs Taylor and Mrs Lake. They were very excited to explore their new classroom and get to know their new teachers. During circle time this week, we reflected on what we enjoyed about Year 1 and the children drew some wonderful pictures of their favourite things.
We also discussed any worries or concerns the children had about moving to Year 2. The children gave some brilliant advice on what to do if they are feeling worried.
Help at home by talking to your child about next year and what to expect. If you have any questions at all don’t hesitate to contact me.