School Games Mark Platinum award
We are delighted to announce that we have achieved the School Games Platinum Mark Award for the 2023/24 academic year.
The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust, to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success.
As part of our application, we were asked to fulfil criteria in the areas of participation, competition, workforce and clubs, and we are pleased that the hard work of everyone at our school has been rewarded this year.
Thank you to all the children who have represented school at different inter school events and competitions, parents for their support and staff for accompanying the children. We look forward to more events this year.
We are very proud of our children for engaging with these physical activities both in and out of school to support our ethos of being a happy and healthy school.
Year 3 PE and swimming
Hello!
Year 3 are swimming on Wednesdays this year. This will begin in the second week back on the 11th of September.
For swimming, your child will need to come to school in their PE kit and with these things ready in a bag:
- a swimming outfit
- a towel
- a healthy snack for afterwards e.g. some fruit or veg
- goggles if needed!
Our other day for PE will be Thursdays. Please could your child come to school wearing their PE kit on this day too! If you’re not sure on the PE kit, please let me know and I can give you the school’s uniform policy.
Thank you!
Miss Birch
Looking forward to this year!
Hello Year 3!
As you know, I’m Miss Birch and I’m going to be your teacher for the next year! I’m really looking forward to working with all of you. I hope you’ve all had a wonderful summer holiday and are raring to come back. I just know that we’re going to be a fabulous team – bring it on!
Welcome back
Welcome back and we hope you have had a happy and healthy summer break.
We look forward to meeting you over the next few weeks but for now, here is some key information about Year 2.
Mrs Taylor – Monday and Tuesday
Mrs Lake – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Mrs Maqbool and Mrs Roth also assist in the class.
PE – Tuesday and Thursday
Spelling test – Friday
Library – Friday
Water bottles
These should be brought to school daily and they will be brought home every day for refreshing and cleaning.
Milk
Please contact the office if your child would like to have milk in Year 2.
Homework/Spellings
Whole school homework is set every Friday (along with new spellings). Homework and spellings can also be accessed from the website.
Reading
Daily reading, whether this is their e-book, a book from home or the library, is key to making progress in reading and to develop fluency.
Numbots
We continue to use Numbots in Year 2 (using the same login as Year 1) and certificates will be awarded every Tuesday for children who complete the different stages and make the most improvement over the week.
For spelling practice, reading and Numbots, little and often (10/15 minutes a day) is recommended.
Uniform
Please do check the uniform policy to ensure your child is wearing the correct items including for PE days. Earrings must be removed on PE days.
Finally, please do ask if there are any queries and keep checking back on class news to find out more about your child’s learning!
Thank you and goodbye!
On behalf of myself, Mrs Burgess and Mrs Charlesworth, we would all like to thank you for our gifts. It is extremely generous and kind of you.
I would also personally like to say thank you for all your kind words and messages this past week.
It has been a pleasure to teach your children for the past two years and watch them grow. It has also been a pleasure to get to know you all and I am so thankful to have worked with such friendly, supportive parents.
We have had a fabulous last week together and I will remember each and every one of them as I embark on my next chapter.
With love, Miss Needham x
Living and Learning: Safety Week
Last week, Moortown Primary School were thinking all things ‘safety’.
Year 4 took part in a variety of workshops that included road safety, water safety, online safety and how to be safe around dogs!
Our favourite sessions was definitely when we took a trip to Roundhay High School to learn about how to be safe when trampolining and climbing.
Help at home by asking your child how they stayed safe on the trampoline and climbing wall!
Farewell Year 2
We would like to say a big thank you for all our kind and generous gifts and cards that we’ve received this week and thank you for all of the support you’ve given this year.
It’s been a great year and it has been a pleasure to teach all the children and see how much they have progressed and matured over the year. We shall miss them!
We hope you all have a happy, healthy and safe summer holiday.
Summer 2: Week 7
This week we have been talking lots about change. We have been looking at the way we change during our lifetime from being:
a baby
a toddler
a child
a teenager
an adult
someone that is elderly
The children were able to act out each stage and discuss the things that you can do during these times.
The children have been talking and drawing about the things that they are looking forward to in year one.
We had a great Sports Day on Wednesday. The children showed real courage taking part in races infront of their peers and parents.
What a wonderful year reception class have had!
It has been a pleasure being able to share the last 9 weeks of their journey in reception. Even in that short time, the children have been a joy to teach and shown great progress.
They are now ready to start their new adventure in year one.
Thank you for all of your wonderful cards and gifts to reception staff.
Have a safe and fun summer.
The final week in Year One!
We have finished Year One with a very busy week!
On Monday, we wrote some instructions about how to make a hand puppet in our new Year 2 books! I was very impressed with the progress every child has made with their writing this year and I know Mrs Taylor and Mrs Lake will be too!
On Tuesday, we made a wrap by choosing all the fillings ourselves. We worked really hard and the delicious wrap was the reward!
On Wednesday, it was sports day! Everyone tried so hard and I was really impressed with the whole class’s attitude and effort.
On Thursday, we had a last chance to explore the shared area. Lots of the children have been inspired by the Rabbit and Bear books we have read and started making their own!
The final thing to say is that it has been an absolute pleasure to teach your children this year and you should be very proud of everything they’ve achieved. I know they will all continue to do an amazing job in Year 2!
Both Mrs Roth and I would also like to thank you hugely for the extremely generous gifts and kind words. We are very grateful.
Have a brilliant summer!
Design & Technology food: making wraps
This week, Year 2 have been using their food preparation skills to create their latest product, wraps.
This forms part of our Design and Technology food learning which involves following a recipe to create a product each term.
The recipe was our reading fluency text of the week so we had chance to read and understand the instructions before we made our wraps.
First, we got ready to cook by washing our hands, putting on our aprons and tying long hair back.
We used lots of different food preparation skills including draining, spreading, bridge hold (for chopping), claw grip (for chopping), grating, snipping, arranging toppings and rolling the wraps.
Finally, the children got to enjoy their wraps.
I LOVED my wrap because it was so tasty and healthy.
Mine was delicious!
The peppers and cucumber made it really crunchy.
Next time, I wouldn’t change anything.
I didn’t like the peppers but I tried them.
We always evaluate our product afterwards to see how it could be changed next time.
Well done to all the children who worked safely and sensibly with Mrs Maqbool and Mrs Roth.
Help at home: your child has taken this recipe home. Can they demonstrate some of their food preparation skills by making this again at home.