After-school club availability
Our after-school clubs return from next week and we still have some places available. It is not too late if you would like to book your child on. Clubs are mainly based on your child’s class bubble at the moment.
Monday
Year 6 dodgeball (starting 24 May)
Year 2 multi-skills
Tuesday
Year 2 Wake up Shake up
Year 3 football
Wednesday
Year 4 Wake up Shake up
Thursday
Year 1 multi-skills
Friday
Year 4/5 multi-games
Please check on School Gateway or contact the office for more details.
Living and learning: I know the importance of sleep.
Year six have been learning all about why sleep is so important.
“Sleep is important because you need your energy for the day. You grow in your sleep!” said Isabella.
“Your mind needs to rest and your body repairs itself like your muscles and skin,” explained Albie.
“If you don’t get enough sleep, you’ll be in a bad mood and you won’t be able to focus on your learning,” warned Felix.
We had a great discussion about good quality sleep and poor quality sleep and how each would make us look feel and behave.
There are certain things you can do in the day to improve the quality of your sleep. You could:
- exercise
- spend time with pets
- tidy your room
- do something creative
- eat a balanced diet
We also made action plans to help other young people with their nightly routine. Something that really stood out (and that we are all probably a bit guilty of) was limiting electronics after a certain time.
Planting
This half term, Year 2 have been learning about plants in Science.
Science: Green Fingers
Year 1 scientists have been busy planting and observing bulbs and seeds. We began by investigating what a bulb needs to help it to grow into a mature healthy plant. The children set up a test and recorded their findings each week.
I don’t think the bulb with soil, water and light will grow very well.
I wonder if the bulb will survive with just water and light?
Part of being a scientist is being able to observe carefully record the findings.
I found out that a bulb needs soil, water and light to help it to grow into a healthy plant.
We also have another seed experiment on the go. For this one, we have placed a bean onto some wet paper towel and put it inside a plastic bag. Next, we put the bags onto the window and we will watch to see what happens. Ask your child about these pictures.
Finally, Year 1 are also growing their own potatoes. We have been measuring their growth using cubes.
What great gardeners we have in Year 1!
Computing – Scratch Jr
In Y3, we have had loads of fun learning about computing using Scratch Jr.
I have been amazed at how quickly the children have picked it up and how well they’ve all done so far!
In our first week, we programmed a sprite (a 2d character in a computer game) to kick a football into the goal. We created algorithms (a set of instructions) for both the football sprite and the cat sprite.
After that, we programmed a scuba diver to swim up to a boat. The children added in their own extra challenge and some made it seem like the scuba diver was being chased by a crab! We used repetition (repeating certain instructions) in this lesson so that our algorithms were more efficient.
In our third week, we created our own knock-knock jokes using sequencing (putting instructions in order).
This week, we’ve begun making our own ‘crossy-road’ like games using all the things we’ve learnt so far while using decomposition: breaking down a task into smaller parts.
Ask your child to see if they can remember the parts they need to complete in order to finish their game!
Here are some pictures of our learning today:
Art: pixel creations
In our art lesson this afternoon, we created our own pixel art. Do you recognise any of the characters in the photos? We had to use patience to create our pieces. We also had to experiment with shading and the direction of the shading to get subtle differences in colour and texture.
Chicks!
The children have enjoyed our visitors! They have watched them hatch, held them and helped to feed them.
Phonics
This week we will recap all the phonemes we have learnt in Phase 3 before moving on to Phase 4 next week. In the next phase the children will learn to blend and segment longer words.
Please continue to help them learn the phonemes and read the words we have sent home. If you have any questions or concerns please email.
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
Maths
In maths we will learn about addition and that a group of objects can be changed by adding more.
The children enjoyed learning about 100 and completing their Captain Tom challenge.
Science: magnets and magnetism
In our science learning this week, we have been learning all about magnets and magnetism. We’ve been able to group materials based on whether they are magnetic or not.
We learnt that iron is the main magnetic metal so metal objects which contain iron will be magnetic.
We have also learnt that magnetism is a non-contact force. Ask your child to see if they can remember some of our recent learning:
What is a contact force?
What is a non-contact force?
What are the forces have we learnt about so far?
Here are some pictures of us during our science learning today. Ask your child to see if they can explain what is happening in the photos!
Great learning Y4!
Answers to the questions are below!
What is a contact force?
- a force that requires contact for it to work
What is a non-contact force?
- a force that doesn’t require any contact for it to work
What are the forces have we learnt about so far?
- push, pull, twist and friction
Living and Learning: Oral Hygiene
In this week’s Living and Learning lesson, we’ve been learning about the importance of oral hygiene.
The children in Y3 were really knowledgeable about this topic and we were able to learn lots of important things.
We talked about dos and don’ts when it comes to oral hygiene. Here are some of the dos:
- brush teeth twice a day for two minutes
- visit a dentist regularly
- drink water
- eat foods low in sugar
- floss
Here are some of the don’ts:
- forget to brush your teeth
- drink a lot of fizzy drinks
- eat foods high in sugar
- spit out toothpaste straight away
- rinse your mouth with water after brushing your teeth as it washes away the fluoride (which helps prevent plaque)
We also did some role play by using example dilemmas that people were having about their own oral hygiene and the children gave some really good advice to help them!
I was really impressed with how much the children knew and got some good tips! Someone in Y3 even received a certificate in our assembly because of their great contributions! Well done, Tommy!
Magnificent Magnets!
In our science learning this week, we have been learning all about magnets and magnetism.
- We have been able to group materials based on whether they are magnetic or not.
- We have learnt that Iron, Nickel and Cobalt are all metals which are magnetic.
- We have also learnt that magnetism is a non-contact force.
Ask your child to see if they can remember some of our recent learning:
- What is a contact force?
- What is a non-contact force?
- What are the forces have we learnt about so far?
Here are some pictures of us during our science learning today. Ask your child to see if they can explain what is happening in the photos!
Great learning Y3!
Answers to the questions are below!
What is a contact force?
- a force that requires contact for it to work
What is a non-contact force?
- a force that doesn’t require any contact for it to work
What are the forces have we learnt about so far?
- push, pull, twist and friction