Trip to the Yorkshire Museum
Year 3 and 4 visited York to go to the Yorkshire Museum and to see the flood defences (in action).
Yorkshire Museum had exhibitions that were perfect for us to link to our History and Science learning; Roman York and Mary Anning Rocks and Yorkshire’s Jurassic World!
Here’s some pictures of us exploring and learning about the artefacts.
We also took part in a Roman workshop which recapped lots of the information we’ve learnt over our History topic.
Our second reason for visiting York was for the flood defences. York gets flooded quite easily after periods of heavy rainfall so they have built many flood defences around river to help the houses and buildings near. We’ll be learning about this during our Geography topic after the Easter holidays.
To no surprise, there were floods when we visited! Here’s what we saw:
We made sure to stay safe while walking through York and around the river by walking in pairs and behind the railings.
Help at home by asking your child one new fact that they learnt while at the museum! For example, I learnt about the different under water dinosaurs that existed millions of years ago.
Basketball half term holiday camps
There are the last remaining places available on these half term City of Leeds Basketball Club holiday camps held locally at Allerton High School.
Living and Learning: Safer Internet Day
Today, it was Safer Internet Day and we spent the day focusing on these two key areas of online safety.
- I know that some things online may not be true (people and information).
- I know that I shouldn’t share personal information online.
We used some different texts to support this learning and our daily poem too.
We thought about some questions to ask Chicken Clicken and then did some hot seating. This helped us to think about Chicken Clickens feelings and actions.
This video also reinforced key messages about not everything online is true (this could be people or information) and the importance of not sharing any of your personal information.
We used our Living and Learning statement to think about the importance of always being respectful.
People should be respectful online because if you aren’t, others won’t be respectful to you.
It’s like bullying if you keep doing it.
It’s just like saying something mean in real life and we wouldn’t do that.
It can hurt other peoples’ feelings.
Dave from d:side visited last week to reinforce lots of internet safety messages. He was very impressed with the knowledge and understanding from the children.
Throughout this learning, we reinforced the message that if the children were unsure or something didn’t feel right they should always Start Telling Other People and let a trusted adult know.
Help at home: Can your child tell you the key messages from the texts we read?
Finally, our online safety section has further support available for parents.
Internet Safety Day
Today we’ve been talking about internet safety and how to make smart choices online. Our friend Smartie the Penguin helped us learn what to do if something unexpected pops up on a screen.
While using his tablet, Smartie saw something that didn’t look right. Instead of clicking it, he remembered TAG — Tell A Grown up. Smartie told a trusted adult straight away.
We learned that if we ever see something that’s not meant for us online, we should TAG (Tell A Grown up). Telling a grown-up helps keep us safe and makes sure we can enjoy using technology the smart way — just like Smartie the Penguin!
Here’s a video with advice on how to support children up to age 5 to stay safe online.
Living and Learning: Online Safety Day
We started off Safer Internet Day with an assembly.
Then, we had a lesson about misinformation, disinformation and hoaxes. Misinformation means sharing false information by accident. Disinformation means sharing false information on purpose. A hoax is false information made to deliberately deceive. The children discussed how to be critical users of the internet:
- check URLs
- research/check information with other sources
- don’t believe everything you read
- read the whole thing and not just part of the information
We also focussed on understanding the importance of checking with a trusted adult before sharing personal information.
Last week, we were also joined by D:Side Dave who talked to the children about everything social media and staying safe online. Did you know that on average, people spend 2 hours and 24 minutes online everyday? Did you know that over 2 million snapchat ‘snaps’ are shared every minute?
Help at home: Can you name all the different types of social media? What is the recommended ages for each one?
The children then went head to head with Dave to see if they could guess if these photos were real or AI. Have a go yourself!
Dave spoke to the children about sticking to websites and games that are suitable for their age. We talked about the PEGI ratings on video games and how games with a higher age rating are not suitable for them.
Help at home: Discuss how to stay safe online and what your children should do if they see or hear anything that upsets or worries them.
Safer Internet Day!
Today is Safer Internet Day! This is a day designated to all things online safety.
In Year 4, we focused on some key elements of online safety:
- Fake news
- Sharing personal information
- Respect online
We began by discussing fake news and how we can spot it. Not everything we read online is true and we must make sure we don’t trust everything we read. Fake news can either be spread accidentally or on purpose:
- Disinformation is when people spread false information deliberately to trick others.
- Misinformation is when people share false information by mistake, thinking it’s true.
Questions we can ask when deciding if an information source is trustworthy:
- Who’s written it?
- Do they have a good reputation?
- Why has it been written?
- Is it opinion or fact?
- Is it high quality?
It’s really important to always speak to a trusted adult if you’re unsure about something you read online.
Help at home: ask your child how they can spot fake news.
School dinner menu
After February half term, we start our new menu which runs to the end of the year. It can be viewed here. Please review this with your child to help with their selection at the start of the day. We continue to offer meat free Mondays.
The cost of a school meal is:
- children in Reception, Years 1 and 2: this is free because of universal infant free school meals
- children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6: £3.05 for children in Years 3 to 6
Payment should be paid in advance on the Arbor app. We’re happy to accept payment for the week, month, half term or term. We prefer two weeks’ notice to change lunch arrangements.
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 receive free school meals. If your child is in Year 3 to Year 6, and you are on benefits or a low income, your child may be eligible for free school meals.
Some people like to choose a mix of school dinners and packed lunch for their child – that’s absolutely fine, as long as it’s a the same pattern of school dinners and packed lunches every week. Just let office staff know which days you’d like to opt in for a school meal in the week, and which days you’d prefer to provide your child with a packed lunch.
We continue to gather feedback from children on our school meals.
If you have any feedback, please do get in touch.
Food Technology – quick pitta pizzas
This morning, Year 3 have been making quick pitta pizzas. We were so impressed with their knowledge and skills at each stage of the recipe.
The main skill we practised was cutting with a knife. We used the bridge to cut the tomatoes and mushrooms. We used a serrated edged knife to cut the tomatoes and a smooth edged knife for mushrooms.
We ripped the mozzerella into pieces and placed all of the toppings on top of our wholemeal pittas.
After we cooked them for 10 minutes, all was left to do was to eat them! Some of them gave it 10/10.
Help at home by remaking the pitta pizzas. Can you add other toppings?
Topic Drop Down Morning
In our Topic Drop Down Morning, the children revisited their knowledge from previous years. We focussed on our explorers unit in Geography, where we compare York and Venice, and Ancient Greece in History.
The children created a fact file about both York and Venice and compared and contrasted the two locations. They used atlases and Google Earth to locate these places on a map and then used secondary sources to find out information about each place.
When recapping their knowledge about Ancient Greece, we focussed on the golden age’s innovations. The children were great at remembering the names of the Greek Gods too!
Help at home: What were some of Ancient Greece’s inventions/innovations? Which one was the most important and why?
Poetry Basket: Mr Bluebird
This week’s poem is called Mr Bluebird. Hope you enjoy the performance!
This week, we’ve discussed the word hive.