Creating sculptures
Year 6 got their hands dirty this week to start adding modroc to their sculptures. First, they read about how to use modroc correctly before diving straight in.
Stay tuned for our final pieces.
Moortown’s Got Talent!
The final of Moortown’s Got Talent was a great success last night with all of our finalists doing a fantastic doing (despite a few technical hitches).
Well done to everybody who took part and to all of those who auditioned. We are very pleased to announce our two runners up: Juho and Kian. Juho showed us some fantastic martial arts and Kian identified the flags of 100 different countries!
And, the one you’ve all been waiting for, our winner! A huge congratulations to Isla, Bridget and Eleanor. They treated us to singing que sera sera along with some dancing. Well done!
Year 1 and 2 invite you to our ‘pop up art gallery’
Next Monday, 25 March, we look forward to welcoming you to our ‘pop up art gallery’ to celebrate learning from our Katie and… art based topic.
Please arrive from 2:40pm. The gallery will be open after school too in case you can’t make the earlier time.
Working together
After listening to the story, Jack and the Beanstalk, some of the children headed straight for the technology table and started to create a model relating to the story. The group worked together to share ideas and select the appropriate resources needed for the task.
We need to make the beanstalk tall.
I think this card can be the castle door.
I will help you to cut that out.
The beanstalk needs to be tall and strong.
What can we use for the clouds in the sky?
When the model was complete, we put it on display for everyone to see.
Just one week until Big Pedal starts
It’s just one week to the return of the Big Pedal.
We’re looking forward to taking part in Sustrans Big Pedal 2019, the UK’s largest inter-school cycling and scooting challenge, that inspires pupils, staff and parents to choose two (or three) wheels for their journey to school. We would love everyone to be involved.
For the first time, walking (and park and stride) will be counted alongside cycling and scooting. This year’s Big Pedal will run for five days, from 25th March to 29th March.
On each day, schools compete to see who can get as many of their pupils, staff and parents cycling or scooting to school then our results will determine our final position in the national league table.
To help parents prepare, Sustrans has developed a handy free guide packed with advice, games and challenges to help with having a hassle-free cycle, walk or scoot to school.
Rewind…
… to Easter!
Yesterday, Y5 walked to Moortown Baptist Church to learnt all about this Christian celebration. Challenge your child to explain what eggs symbolise for Christians?
We did some group activities…
… and also watched some short clips and a play!
We even got to design a plant pots to house our very own flowers!
We had a great morning learning about a (potentially) different religion and faith to our own.
Orienteering Competition
Yesterday, this heroic bunch of eight Y4 and Y5 pupils took part in an orienteering competition held at Wetherby High School.
Look at that for speed!
It was the Year 4’s turn first! They worked in pairs (one dibber and one map reader) to navigate the course. Despite the blustery conditions, both pairs showed true grit and determination. They finished the race in a brilliant 25 minutes.
Next up was the Y5 race.
Just like the Y4s, they never gave up and worked incredibly well as a team. Their time was a fantastic 18 minutes.
Well done to everyone who took part and I’d like to say a big thank you to the parents that came to support!
Help! We need your junk!
Mrs Bharath is Junk Modelling on Hobby Half Day this Friday.
If you have any clean empty boxes, tubes, cartons, plastic bottles lying around at home please drop them in at the Year 1 classroom by Thursday.
Thank you!
Cycling opportunities
Here are details of local cycling events due to be held in the Easter holiday.
Beginners Learn to Ride Sessions (FREE)
For non-riders aged 5 years and above
Tuesday 2nd April, Thursday 4th April and Tuesday 9th April – limited availability
At Carr Manor Community School (Secondary Phase)
Times: 9:30am, 10:45am, 12:30pm and 13:45pm (Tues 2nd only)
Improvers Cycling Session (FREE)
For ‘new’ riders aged 5 years and above
Thursday 4th April
At Carr Manor Community School (Secondary Phase)
Time: 13:45pm
The Brownlee Centre will also be hosting a pop up school holiday ride.
Living and Learning: I can say something good about myself.
Recently, in one of our Living and Learning sessions, we discussed the importance of having a positive self imagine. The children loved this! It gave them a chance to write about the things they liked about themselves and the things that they are good at.
Take a look at a few examples of Year One saying something good about themselves and have the same discussion with your child.
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