Staying Safe Week
This week, Year 6 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 also had a lesson about peer pressure. Help at home: Have a go at discussing this slide. Which are examples of peer pressure?
We then had D:Side Dave in to talk to the children about drug education. Year 6 classified different drugs into medical, illegal and illegal.
In the afternoon, we had a lesson about water safety. The children practised how to get the attention of and help someone who is drowning.
On Tuesday, we had a session about promoting good health. The children learnt about how they can keep themselves healthy and happy.
Year 6 also had a lesson about friendships and boundaries within them. Here are some examples of someone’s boundaries. Help at home: Discuss some of your boundaries that you have to make you feel safe within a friendship.
To end the day, we had a session about first aid. Year 6 learnt more about CPR and when to use it.
On Wednesday, we had a session with British Military Martial Arts. The children learnt how to jab, cross and front kick.
To finish the day, we had a lesson about rail safety. Year 6 first found out some cool facts about trains and then discussed how to cross at a level crossing.
Help at home: How many different ways can your child suggest to stay safe?
PE Uniform Reminder
Today, we had a look at our school uniform policy, with a particular focus on what is appropriate to wear for PE. This served as a gentle reminder for the children, helping them to understand the expectations around PE kit.
We had some thoughtful discussions about why we have a uniform policy and why it is important to follow it. The children shared some lovely ideas, including how it helps to keep things fair as everyone is dressed in similar clothing.
As we approach the end of Year 2, we also talked about looking ahead to Year 3. If you are considering replacing any PE items (such as trainers), it would be helpful to check that new items meet the school’s uniform expectations.
Thank you for your continued support in helping us maintain a consistent and positive approach to school uniform.
PE – throwing and catching!
In PE lessons this half-term, we’ve been developing our throwing and catching skills. We’ve played games where we throw a ball back and forth with a partner, taking a step back after each pair of successful passes. We’ve also practised accurate throwing by creating towers out of cones which we then try to knock down by throwing the ball at them.
Staying safe: Road safety
Yesterday, we were joined by the Leeds City Council Road Safety team for a special assembly focused on keeping ourselves safe. We learned how to stay safe when walking to and from school, travelling in cars, and crossing roads. We also explored the Green Cross Code (Think, Stop, Look, Listen) and met their travel mascot, Arlo!
After the assembly, one of the team stayed to speak with us in more detail about how to stay safe near roads.
Poetry basket: A little shell
This week’s poem is called A little shell.
We’ve been focussing on the words crept (to move slowly and carefully to avoid been heard or noticed) and upon (more formal term for on).
Forest School!
Year 5 have thoroughly enjoyed their second stint in Forest School this half term – particularly as the weather has got (a bit) warmer! They have been exploring the whole of the Green and having lots of fun. They have been making dens, lighting fires, cooking food and sawing wood!
The children are learning key skills around cooperation, assessing risks, resilience and healthy living. They are always so full of enthusiasm when they come back after a morning in the Forest School.
Just a reminder that the children still have one more Forest School session left on the first Friday back after half term (5th June) due to the INSET day next Friday.
Help at home by discussing the children’s favourite part of Forest School.
Summer 1: Week 4
Thank you!
As we come to nearly the end of another busy and successful half-term, I would like to say how incredibly proud I am of all the Reception children. They have shown such enthusiasm, resilience and curiosity in everything they do, and the progress they have made across all areas of the Early Years curriculum has been wonderful to see. The children should be very proud of all they have achieved this half-term.
A huge thank you to all parents and carers for your continued support at home. Your encouragement and involvement make such a positive difference to your child’s learning and development, and it is greatly appreciated.
Literacy
This week in Literacy, we have loved exploring Walking Through the Jungle by Julie Lacome. The catchy, repetitive language has really helped us to build confidence with retelling the story.
We loved joining in with the repeated phrases and actions as we travelled through the jungle to find different animals! The predictable pattern of the story supported us in remembering the sequence of events and retelling the story independently.
Help at home: Use the story map in your child’s bag to practise retelling the story together at home.
In our construction area, we have also enjoyed designing and building jungle habitats for the animals from the story. The children worked creatively to add trees, rivers and hiding places, using their imaginations to bring the jungle to life.
Living and Learning
In Living and Learning, we explored the importance of healthy eating. We looked closely at the different sections of the Eatwell Guide plate and discussed how it helps us make healthy choices.
After a thoughtful class discussion, the children drew pictures of healthy meals, carefully including a range of foods from each food group.
Maths
In maths, the children developed their understanding of numbers to 10 through practical activities and games. Using the rhyme 10 Fat Sausages, they explored different ways to make 10 and learned that numbers can be made up of smaller parts.
The children used their fingers, 10-frames and number patterns to investigate ‘5 and a bit’ numbers to 10, helping them understand that numbers such as 7 can be made from 5 and 2 more.
Living and Learning: staying safe in the community
We had a visit from Sian and Matt, our PCSOs, to talk about their roles, their uniform, how to contact the police and how the police can help us.
We’re looking forward to more visitors next week to help us learn about staying safe in lots of different ways.
Help at home: does your child know their address if they were lost or they needed to share it in an emergency?
Living & Learning: physical health and fitness
Our latest Living and Learning sessions have been all about the importance of physical activity and how we need to keep active to keep our bodies and our minds healthy.
The NHS guidance states that children and young people should ‘aim for an average of at least 60 minutes (30 minutes in school and 30 minutes out of school) of moderate or vigorous intensity physical activity a day across the week’.
We know that the exercise we need to do to achieve this, should increase our heart rate, make us breathe harder and make us feel warmer.
We thought about how we manage to achieve our active 30 minutes during the school day.
Wake Up Shake Up
PE lessons
running, skipping and playing tig at playtimes
playing in the MUGA at lunchtime play
active counting in class
jogging around the playground for brain breaks
Then, we shared ideas as to how we achieve the 30 active minutes outside of school.
travelling to and from school in an active way
after-school physical activity clubs
practising gymnastics
dancing
playing football
going for a jog
going on a bike ride
swimming
martial arts
boxing
Help at home – try a new physical activity out of school. Use our physical activity guide for some ideas. Encourage your child to practise some skipping ready for our skipping festival (skipping ropes are available to buy from class for £3).
Health and safety – Visitors at Moortown
This week our wonderful Year 1s have had an action packed and exciting time in their lessons. They have had some visitors from the Police come in to teach them about health and safety around the community and at home. It was very fun, but more importantly very educational. They learnt lots of things such as what number to call when there is an emergency (999) and what number to call when there isn’t a serious emergency but you still need help (101). They even let the children try on the uniform! Of course this went down a treat with them and we got some great photos!
