Writing – instruction
Instructions tell the reader how to do something.
Year 3 will be writing a set of instructions for a revolting salad recipe. We’ll be inspired by our food technology session where we’ll make a tasty salad. Then we can add in our own ideas like snozzcumbers and eyeballs!
Our R2s for our instructions are:
We’ve then explored different recipes to help us spot those R2s.
Help at home by finding and reading another set of instructions. It could be for a toy set, recipe or how to cross the road (Green Cross Code).
Cities and seasides
Living and Learning: Staying safe
Year 2 have enjoyed a busy week learning all about staying safe. This themed week forms part of our Living and Learning curriculum.
Leeds City Council road safety team came to teach us all about road safety and we went for a walk outside of school to practise The Green Cross Code:
THINK
STOP
LOOK
LISTEN
Visitors from Leeds Health and Wellbeing Team came to talk to us about hand hygiene and how to stay safe by not spreading harmful bacteria to others.
In our session with BMMA (British Military Martial Arts) we learnt how to stay safe while carrying out the different moves.
We learnt lots from Dogs Trust for how to stay safe around dogs. The 3Cs – check, call and count were things to remember before approaching a dog and keeping still like a statue or curling up like a tortoise is a response to getting unwanted attention from a dog.
Catering Leeds delivered a ‘germ warfare’ session about keeping hygienic. Look at the difference when we washed our hands!
Other learning included safety when riding a bike or scooter by wearing a helmet to protect our brain, checking our brakes and wearing something bright.
Congratulations to Ivy who was one of our active travel safety competition winners – well done!
It’s been such an enjoyable week and the children have engaged with the learning really responsibly.
Help at home: with the weather forecast looking warmer for half term, ask your child for some top tips for staying safe in the sun.
Safety week at Moortown
This week our wonderful Year 1s have had Safety Week. They have had a number of visitors this week: from the Police, to D:Side, to the British Military Martial Arts and more! The children all did really well and impressed us with their knowledge on how to stay safe in many different areas of life. Here are some of our favourite photos from the week:
Living and Learning: Staying Safe Week
This week we have had a themed week all about staying safe. We have has plenty of visitors into school to talk to us about different ways we can stay safe.
On Monday, we learnt about road safety and Dave from D:Side taught us all about the dangers of vapes and cigarettes.
On Tuesday, the Health and Wellbeing team from Leeds City Council taught all about how to keep ourselves protected from infection and how best to treat different illnesses.
On Wednesday, British Military Martial Arts helped us energise ourselves and the fire service spoke to us about fire safety.
To finish off the week, we had an assembly all about water safety run by the Canal and River Trust.
We have also learnt in class about level crossings, peer pressure, respecting boundaries and recognising harmful relationships.
The children have all been very respectful to all the visitors and spoken maturely about all the issues raised.
Help at home by discussing this week’s learning and considering how the children can stay safe at home.
Staying Safe Week!
This week was our themed week: Staying Safe. Year 4 were very busy learning how to stay safe in a range of different scenarios and situations.
On Monday, we kicked off the week with a road safety assembly. In this, the children recapped how to stay safe in each type of travel (car, bike/scooter, bus, train and walking).
- A seatbelt must be worn every journey – whether that be a long or short drive.
- You must not distract the driver.
- If there is a seat available on a bus or train you must sit down.
- Travel with an adult.
- Green Cross Code: Think, Stop, Look and Listen.
We even got to meet the road safety mascot Arlo!
Throughout the week, we also learnt about sun safety, food safety and water safety.
There are 5 ways to protect yourself from UV rays: SLIP, SLOP, SLAP, SLIDE, SHADE.
- Slip on clothing to cover your skin.
- Slop on suncream (20 minutes before the sun and every 2 hours to reapply).
- Slap on a hat to protect your face and scalp.
- Slide on sunglasses to protect your eyes.
- Seek shade whether that be natural or human-made.
We then were lucky enough to have a visit from British Military Martial Arts (BMMA). Your children played lots of fun games and got to showcase their new skills. They loved giving martial arts a go and exploring a new way of keeping fit.
We also had a visitor come to deliver a workshop all about personal hygiene. Keeping our personal hygiene up is really important to stop spreading bacteria and virus’ and to keep each other safe. We saw how soap helps to stop this spread. Black pepper acted as our germs…
Overall, we had a brilliant week filled with lots of important learning about staying safe.
Help at home: How many dangers or unsafe choices can your child see in this picture?
Living and Learning: Staying Safe 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 and the road.
Have a look at what we’ve been up to in Year 3:
Monday
D:Side came in to talk to us about smoking and vaping. We learnt about the laws and history of smoking and vaping and how we can protect ourselves from the harmful chemicals inside these things. We practised not giving in to peer pressure by thinking of an excuse as to why we shouldn’t smoke.
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!
The children recapped how they can be safe around the road. The Green Cross Code:
THINK
STOP
LOOK
LISTEN
Tuesday
We 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!
Keeping our personal hygiene up is really important to stop spreading bacteria and virus’ to each other. We saw how soap helps to stop this spread. Black pepper acted as our germs…
Wednesday
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: a 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 had a visit from BMMA – British Military Martial Arts. Many of the children have been to this club before so they were experts. BMMA could be used as self defence if we felt unsafe. However, BMMA will not be necessary in most situations.
Thursday
Water Safety – Rivers and Canals Trust 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
Germ Warfare – Visitors came into show us exactly what it looks like when we clean our hands.
Offline and Online Safety – 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!
Staying safe: Personal hygiene
As part of our safety week, we welcomed visitors from Catering Leeds who came to talk to us about germs and the importance of hand washing. The children were fascinated to see how many germs were on their hands under the special lamp!
Staying safe: Water safety
This morning, we welcomed a visitor from Canal & River Trust. They spoke to us about the importance of water safety. We practised a special song to help us remember to stay away from the water’s edge. We had so much fun!
Staying safe: Sun safety
One of the challenges this week was to create a sun safety poster. We talked about the key things we need to remember to stay safe in the sun.
You must wear a hat to protect your head.
I always put sun cream on.
When it’s hot, you need to drink more water.
I play in the shade when I get too hot.
Help at Home: With the weather looking very sunny next week, talk to your child about how they can stay safe in the sun.