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.
Spring 1: Week 5
Phonics stay & Learn
Thank you to all the parents and carers who joined our phonics stay and learn on Wednesday. We hope you found it helpful! We’re sure you were impressed by the incredible progress the children have made—they really are phonics superstars! If you were unable to attend, we’ve put a copy of the presentation slides and any resources handed out during the stay & learn.
Please take a moment to complete the feedback form. If you have any questions, feel free to email me or raise them at your parent–teacher meeting next week.
Literacy
This week, we’ve been reading Great Fairies of the World by Stephanie Moss. This rhyming story introduces a range of fairy characters who have jobs that help others, such as an architect fairy, doctor fairy and engineer fairy, to name just a few!
We talked about what real-life heroes do and how they help people. Some of the children said they wanted to be real-life heroes when they’re older. They shared that they would like to be firefighters, doctors, police officers, vets, and lifeguards. The children thoroughly enjoyed learning about all the different jobs and the important roles these heroes play in helping others.
Ali – When I’m older, I would like to be a vet.
Oy – I would like to be a doctor to help people get better.
Fin – I would like to be a vet like my sister.
Imo – I would like to be a lifeguard.
Kai – I would like to be a police officer.
On Wednesday, we decided to create our own fairy wands to help us feel brave, strong, and magical in our classroom. The children enjoyed choosing their materials and decorating their wands.
In provision, we linked our fiction story to non-fiction learning by role-playing real-life heroes. The children took on different roles and explored how people in these jobs help others in the real world. We had lots of poorly patients in our role-play area!
Here’s a snapshot of fantastic learners busy tackling this week’s challenges!
Help at home:
D:Side – online safety
Yesterday, Year 4 were lucky to have a workshop from D:Side all about staying safe online – particularly when playing online games.
Not everything we see online is trustworthy and your children were great at identifying that! We discussed how not everyone online is who they say they are so we must always speak to a trusted adult if we’re unsure or feel unsafe online. We even learnt about spotting fake news or AI generated images.
Although the internet is great for many things, we must make sure we’re using it safely. For example, your children love playing lots of online games (which can be great fun) but sometimes they also introduce risks. That’s why they have age restrictions based on what content is included in the games.
In Year 4, we should only be playing games that are rated ages 3 or 7. This is because they have content that’s appropriate for our age.
I was really impressed with your children’s knowledge of how to stay safe online. It was great to hear all their contributions for how we can make sure we’re being safe and responsible online.
Help at home: check the age ratings of your child’s favourite games to play online. Are they appropriate for them to play?
Abbey House Museum
What a great day we’ve had! Year 2 learned a lot about the past by being transported back to Victorian Leeds. At Abbey House Museum, the children found out how people lived over 100 years ago and explored different toys as part of our current history learning.
I liked it when Jill showed us all the toys from the past.
I liked to play with the yoyo but it was hard to do it.
I liked the pharmacy because all the potions looked interesting but they don’t look like the medicines we have now.
The old toilets in the street are very different to what we have now.
We learnt that people didn’t have electricity for their toys and games.
Help at home by discussing how life was different in the past. Ask your child what they remember from our trip to Abbey House Museum ready for their recount writing.
Topic: A trip to Abbey House Museum.
As another week comes towards its end, our wonderful Year 1s have had another great one. Today our Year 1s and 2s went on a school trip to Abbey House Museum. This was to carry on their learning and deepen their understanding around their History topic; Toys. They took part in a workshop where they looked at different toys from the past and the present to see the differences between them and how they have changed over time.
They also got to take a step back in time and walk along the cobbled streets of Abbey House Museum to gain an understanding of what life looked like back in the late 1800s. Some of them even had the opportunity to experience what life was like in a prison cell in the late 19th century!
Well done on another great school trip Year 1!
Year 3/4 production auditions
Next half term, Year 3 and 4 are beginning rehearsals for their production – Sir David Hattenscarf – that will be at the end of the term. All the children have the opportunity to audition for the production if they’d like the chance of having a larger part!
Auditions will be held at lunchtime on the 10th Feb.
Practise this section of the script and bring it to the audition.
Any questions, please ask Miss Birch and Miss Newman.
Living and Learning: online safety
Year 3 had a visitor this afternoon from D:Side. We were learning about being safe online while playing on different games.
Lots of us enjoy playing games online and they can be really fun but there is also lots of things we need to be careful around.
Lots of games have age ratings and restrictions based on the content they show. In Year 3, we should only be playing games that are rated ages 3 or 7. This is because they have content that are appropriate for our age.
There are also many people online that we may interact with. Not everyone online is who they say they are so we must always ask a trusted adult if we are unsure or feel unsafe online.
Even if someone says they’re 7, that they love reading and have a pet dog, they might not be telling the truth! We had a go at deciphering and deciding whether the friend requests were safe or not.
Help at home by checking the age ratings of your child’s favourite online games. Are they appropriate for them to play?
Topic: History.
Currently in History, we are looking at the historical concept of innovation. The children have learnt about the inventions and innovations of the two time periods we are focussing on this unit: Vikings and the Islamic Golden Age. In this lesson, the children created a one-page spread about the IGA’s innovations.
This learning will link to our Writing as we will be discussing which civilisation was more advanced.
Help at home: Which innovation was the most important and why? Discuss how their innovations are still relevant to life today.