Brilliant balancing
This half term in PE, we’re focusing on balance and gymnastics. Today, working as part of a team, the children were asked to create a balance using different parts of their bodies and also try to incorporate a piece of equipment into their work. As you can see from the pictures, the children demonstrated some amazing balancing skills, super team work and some very bendy bodies!
Best of British themed menu
Catering Agency, our school meal provider, will be running a special themed menu on Thursday 06 October: Best of British Autumn Favourites. Please contact the office if your child would like a school dinner on this day.
MAPS!
One of my great loves in life is a good map so I’ve thoroughly enjoyed our topic lessons so far this week.
We’ve thought about what different maps there are in the world and why we use them. Our learning has then focused on OS maps, looking at what we can learn about an area just by looking at a map.
We found it most interesting looking at contour lines and what they tell us about the height of the land above sea level and where the land is steep or flat.
Next, we’re moving on to human geography to explore what our country is like and how different factors contributed to our success in the Olympics over the Summer.
Where in Europe?
As part of our Where in the World? mini-topic, we’ve been learning about Europe: its countries, cities, capitals and the many things to see!
To learn this, we planned an inter-railing trip around Europe. We imagined we were going in August and planned our journey using the official inter-railing map. They were some things we had to do:
- visit eight places
- go somewhere near a mountain range
- go somewhere with a river
- go somewhere hot
- go somewhere cold
Once we’d planned our destinations, calculated our journey times and made sure we’d done all of the above, we used our research skills to find out what we could do in each place we visited.
Ask your child:
- Where they chose to visit?
- Why they chose there?
- What could they do there?
- Which country is______ in?
- Is that city a capital city?
Here’s some pictures of us in the early stages of planning our trip of a lifetime…
A great start!
It’s been a hectic and productive week. The class have settled well into a routine and are showing such an enthusiasm for learning. I wanted to mention a few children in particular who have really stood out in various lessons.
- Dylan and Maja for superb team work in PE. They were able to show us some great balancing skills.
- Isaac, Amrit, Danny and Manpreet for super place value work. All were keen to take on a challenge. Also, for being a great ‘buddy’ to others to aid their learning.
- Josh for superb presentation in all his work.
- Ishaan for great SEAL skills.
- Finally, a huge welcome to Danny who has joined our class. Danny has settled well into his new school and has made a great start in all his learning.
Please note that PE is on Mondays and Thursdays. We have advised the children to bring their kits on a Monday and take them home on a Friday for a wash.
Once again, please feel free to pop in if you have any questions.
Welcome to Reception!
We’ve been busy preparing the classroom and now can’t wait for the children to start!
We’re looking forward to meeting you all again next week as your child begins this exciting chapter in their lives.
Please bring your child to school on the date and time arranged.
See you next week!
Class dojo
You may have heard this mentioned at home since your child has started in Year 2. Class dojo is our new class reward system which is proving very popular. Children are awarded dojo points in class for positive behaviour and learning. Later in the year, we will be linking the rewards more specifically to learning behaviours.
Well done to Phoebe who is the first to reach our target of ten class dojo points.
Autumn term school meals menu
Don’t forget our Autumn term menu is available to view on our website and is displayed on our dining room window. The menu, from our school meals provider Catering Leeds, follows a three week cycle. Have a look for the week ahead to make your child aware of what the daily meals are.
School meals continue to be free for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. If your child is in Key Stage 2, please check for eligibility for free school meals.
If your child would like to start having school dinners, please inform the office. A combination of packed lunches and school dinners is also available.
Sport England Primary Spaces award
You may have noticed some playground changes since we have returned to school. If not, ask your child to take you to the back playground and this is what you’ll see.
The installation of the MUGA (multi use games area), nets in the main playground and playground markings outside Year 5 are as a result of a successful application to Sport England under the Primary Spaces fund to help primary schools who have little outside space. We were awarded £30,000 to create a multi-sport area and our School Council were part of the decision-makers for the final designs.
The new facilities will provide vital facilities for curriculum PE and physical activity across the school day including playtime, lunchtime and after school. They have proved to be a hit in the first week back with children eager to use the new facilities and also watch (in a safe manner).
Thank you to Playscheme, the contractor responsible for the installation.
Welcome to Year 5!
We’re two days in to the new school year now and are starting to settle in to our usual routines. We’ve discussed some expectations for the year and are ‘ramping-up’ our learning.
We’ve already learnt lots across a range of subjects and even visited our school library (check out the pictures below). Each child now has a library book that they can (and should) be reading at home. We’re keen at Moortown Primary to ensure all children have a love of reading – you, and your children, will hear me talk about this a lot over the year! As it stands, our library session is on a Tuesday so children should bring their library book on this day (although I have advised them to bring it every day in case we decide to have a spontaneous read).
We’ve enjoyed a fantastic first two days and I can’t wait to watch each child develop and progress over the coming year. Stay tuned to enjoy the journey with us.
Last thing, if you have any questions, would like a quick chat about what we’re doing/how you can help at home/how your child is progressing, please do not hesitate to come and see me!
