Living and Learning – Anti-Bullying Week
This week, we’ve been talking about how we can help stop bullying. We had a discussion in class about what this means.
We have also enjoyed some very odd socks and this helped us understand how we’re all the same in some ways but completely different in others. We also each completed a jigsaw piece to represent who we are. They came together to form a Year 5 puzzle which was not complete without each individual and amazing piece.
Celebrating difference makes us more tolerant and accepting and choosing respect will help make bullying a thing of the past.
Topic maths
We’ve already learnt lots about transport through the ages and today we linked our topic with some maths. Year 4 have shown a lot of interest and curiosity regarding one of the biggest transport tragedies of all time – the sinking of the Titanic. We held a debate to discuss whether or not it is right to retrieve artefacts from the sunken ship. Does this help us to appreciate how items from the past can help to understand history?
With a focus on how the lives of wealthy people were very different from those of poor people, the children studied the class system on board the Titanic. After examining a cross section of the famous boat, we had a much clearer view of each class and whereabouts they were situated on board.
Did more first class passengers survive the disaster?
In order to answer this question, the children had to collect and record some information about the capacity of the lifeboats. Then, using this data, Year 4 had to present their findings in the form of a bar chart. Next, after looking at the total available capacity of one boat, they had to work out how many 1st, 2nd, 3rd class passengers were in the lifeboat and how many crew.
The children were then able to calculate the amount of empty spaces there sadly were on lots of the lifeboats.
At the end of our lesson we discussed icebergs. Having already created one over night, the class looked closely at the iceberg in water.
“Most of the ice is under the surface of the water,” commented Ethan.
Harris added, “Ninety per cent is underwater.” A fact he already knew!
We discussed that each iceberg is unique. They float low in the water due to the sheer weight of the ice, which is why the tip of an iceberg is no measure of what lies beneath. Quite a scary thought!
Super Skipping
This morning, Year 4 took part in a skipping workshop. The children were taught many different skipping styles, some of which were really quite complicated. However, this did not deter the class! Instead, the approaches taken by the children were full of both resilience and determination.
Later in the year, we’ll be taking part in a skipping competition alongside other schools.
RE – Special Messages
In RE, the class were learning about the birth ceremonies for the Christian and Muslim faiths.
The class were fascinated to learn that a Muslim father whispers a special message to his baby as soon as they are born. It was really nice to see members of the class sharing their personal knowledge of this with the rest of the class.
We talked about what special message we would like whispered into our ears. The class came up with some brilliant and thoughtful special messages, below:
Great job Year 3!
Living and Learning
This week it’s anti bullying week. In Living and Learning, Year 3 discussed what bullying is and what they should do if they are being bullied.
The class shared that S T O P defines what bullying is. It stands for:
S – several
T – times
O – on
P – purpose
Year 3 then discussed that S T O P also explains what to do if you’re being bullied:
S – start
T – telling
O – other
P – people
Check our Year 3 saying STOP, below!
It’ll be all Wright in the flight.
This week’s invention theme has been Wilbur and Orville Wright’s brainchild: the aeroplane! We’ve enjoyed some science this week all about flight.
We started by making some paper aeroplanes. Plane 1 was the control, Plane 2 had one wing flap and Plane 3 had both flaps on its wings. We wanted to measure how far each plane travelled across the classroom.
In our groups, we each had roles and had to work cooperatively.
It was important to keep certain variables the same in order for it to be a fair test. We needed to know if it was the wing flaps affecting the distance travelled and not something else.
Tape measures were used in order to record each throw. We threw each plane three times to get an average distance.
We generally noticed that Plane 1 flew the furthest. Plane 2 always seemed to take a left hand curve and Plane 3 sometimes did a loop in the air. This led to our discussion about air resistance. The particles in the air were being blocked by the wing flaps, stopping the plane from cutting through the air and travelling as easily.
Imagine you have your hand out of the car window. What happens if you hold your palm up towards the sky? What happens if you hold your hand so the palm is facing the way you’re going? That is air resistance in action!
Our discussion led us to the following conclusion:
The greater the air resistance, the shorter the distance travelled.
Living and Learning: Anti bullying assembly
Thank you to everyone who came to Year 6’s class assembly. We focused on bullying: what it is; how to stop it; and how to make a choice not to bully.
Our favourite parts of our assembly were when we talked about what we are proud of. Here are a few for those of you who couldn’t make it yesterday.
Lewis: I am of colour and I am proud.
Martha: I like football and I am proud.
Ethan: I am small and I am proud.
Nicky: I am Sikh and I am proud.
We also wrote ‘kindness’ statements about each other:
Dylan, you are kind, selfless and inspiring. You are one in a million.
PE with Leeds Beckett
Year 5 welcomed visitors from Leeds Beckett for one of two weekly PE sessions. Like last week, it was high energy and lots of fun!
Our two favourite activities this week were noughts and crosses…
… and rock paper scissors! Two classic games mixed with a PE twist!
This half term, we’re focusing on moving in different ways, so this ticked all the boxes!
Time travellers trip tomorrow
Tomorrow afternoon, Year 1 are visiting Herd Farm for a Forest School Time Travellers experience based around our current big topic.
Here are a few reminders for the trip.
- The children should wear uniform as normal.
- We will be outdoors for the afternoon so please bring a warm, waterproof (although the forecast looks dry) coat, a hat and gloves.
- Bring wellies to wear for the trip. Children can change back into school shoes when we return.
- We will be eating our lunch before we go so your child needs to bring a packed lunch to school.
A few reminders
It’s going to be a busy day tomorrow!
In the morning, we are visiting Herd Farm for a Forest School Time Travellers experience based around our current big topic.
Here are a few reminders for the trip.
- The children should wear uniform as normal.
- We will be outdoors for the morning so please bring a warm, waterproof (although the forecast looks dry) coat, a hat and gloves.
- Bring wellies to wear for the trip. Children can change back into school shoes when we return.
- We will be back at school for lunch so no packed lunch is needed (unless your child normally has a packed lunch at school).
We’ve been checking the weather in class and fingers crossed it will stay dry. Ask your child how we found this out.
Please also ensure your child has their PE kit at school as in the afternoon we will be going to Allerton Grange for a PE session led by their Sports Leaders.