Living & Learning: body image
In our L&L sessions in Year 4, we’ve been looking at and discussing body image.
We began by thinking about the word ‘beauty’ and what it can mean. It’s important to realise that…
Everyone’s idea of beauty is different.
We talked about how media and advertising can make us think that beauty is to look one way or another.
However, some of these images may have been edited or changed to look a certain way. So, it is important that we do not compare ourselves to the images that we see online. Not everything we see online is real! We looked at two images and identified the edits that had been made between them.
We then thought about ourselves and how we are all beautiful in our own ways.
Help at home: watch this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpM499XhMJQ ) and have a discussion about it. Reinforce the idea that not everything we see online is real.
Sports Day 2026
It was really nice to see Year 6 enjoy their last sports day at Moortown Primary School. Today really showed off the happy and healthy lifestyle we have. Well done for everyone who took part in the races and thank you to the adults who came to support.
Enterprise Day
Year 5 and Year 6 hosted Enterprise Day yesterday afternoon. The children were loaned £5 each from Virgin Money to be entrepreneur and create a stall which would make a profit. And, the children did exactly that! They created a refreshment stall, a pick n mix stand and an ice lolly booth (just to name a few). The played games like beat the keeper, how many hoops and splat the Year 5.
Thank you to everyone who came to support the children!
Junior Warrior
On Friday, Year 6 took part in Junior Warrior at Bramham Park.
Junior Warrior is a 3KM course full of tricky obstacles and lots and lots of… MUD! We ran, crawled, waded, climbed and jumped all afternoon.
Here is a photo before the course – just to prove we were clean at one point.
Everybody thoroughly enjoyed the race and were awarded medals and the title of junior warrior.
Leeds Rhinos discount tickets
Leeds Rhinos 50% off tickets offer
Leeds Rhinos are delighted to offer supporters 50% off tickets for their match against Toulouse on Friday 31st July 2026.
With the team currently in first place in the league table, we would love for you to join us to cheer the team on.
Whether you are a regular supporter, or would be attending for the first time, we would be delighted for you and your family to come and experience the unique atmosphere of a match at AMT Headingley Stadium.
To book your tickets visit Leeds Rhinos – Online ticket sales with prices starting from just £13 for adults and £7 for juniors aged 16 and under.
Design and Technology – sewing
This half term we are making a cushion using our sewing skills. We have already thought about the design criteria for our cushion – what will it need to be to be successful? We have used that design criteria to create a design for our cushion and chosen our materials.
Today, we created a template for our decoration on the front of our cushion by carefully drawing and cutting it our of paper. We then used the template to draw our design on the felt. Then, we used large fabric scissors to cut the felt. We also discussed how we would fill our cushions in a sustainable way. We considered what materials would be sustainable and what materials wouldn’t. We agreed that stuffing our cushions with scraps of felt would be the most sustainable way to fill our cushions.
Help at home discuss what the children’s cushions and toys are stuffed with at home? Is it sustainable?
Science – Summer and what we see.
This week our wonderful Year 1s have been looking at seasonal change and what we expect to see during summer. We took them outside, in the lovely weather, to go around the space identifying things that we see in summer. For example; insects, wildlife, greenery, wildlife and flowers.
The children did a great job with identifying different things and even drew pictures with labels.
Well done Year 1!
A hot one at Moortown
Well done Year 1!
It has been a hot one this week at Moortown but our wonderful Year 1s have done it! They have done very well in this heat and deserve a nice rest over the weekend.
Thank you to all of the children that brought in donations for our tombola and the fair. Remember, sports day is next Tuesday (30th), so get your practise in over the weekend (weather dependent of course). Coloured T-shirts to match your team colour are desired but not compulsory.
Enjoy your weekend (and hopefully ice creams too!).
Summer 2: Week 4
Maypole season has arrived! As many of you know, it’s a long-standing tradition at Moortown Primary School for Reception children to open the Summer Fair with a maypole dance. This week, we’ve been busy practising and are looking forward to performing on Friday 10 July at 3:15pm. We can’t wait to see you there!
Outdoor snack
With the lovely warm weather, we’ve been enjoying our morning snack outside on The Green. It’s been a wonderful opportunity for the children to chat with friends, share stories and appreciate our beautiful outdoor space. Spending time together in the fresh air has made snack time even more enjoyable.
Art
This half-term, our featured artist is Alexander Calder. Calder was most well known for his sculptures and mobiles. We explored photographs of his artwork, discussing the different shapes, colours and how his creations made us feel. Inspired by Calder’s moving mobiles, we designed and made our own using paper plates, card and paper to cut out shapes.
Sports day reminder
Sports Day is next Tuesday at 1.30pm. Please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kit. If possible, they should also wear a t-shirt in their team colour. As the weather is expected to be warm, please make sure your child brings a named sun hat and has sun cream applied before they come to school.
Meet your new teacher
Next Wednesday morning, the Reception children will spend some time getting to know their new teacher and exploring their new classroom. This is an exciting part of the transition process and helps the children feel more confident and familiar with their new learning environment.
Thank you to all the parents and carers who joined the transition Zoom meeting on Monday. We hope you found the session useful. As always, if you have any questions, comments or concerns, please don’t hesitate to speak to me.
Have a happy and healthy weekend.
Class reward
After achieving all of our Brill Buddies, we thought about what we could do for our class reward and how we could stay cool at the same time… frozen yogurt ice lollies it was!
Let’s just say they went down a treat this afternoon. A special treat to celebrate all of the children’s hard work and effort.
