Living and Learning: allergies
As part of our health and prevention focus in L&L, today Year 4 learnt all about allergies.
We began by answering the question: What is an allergy?
An allergic reaction happens when a person comes in contact with something that their body thinks will be harmful to them (called an allergen).
We discussed how all our bodies are different and something that may not harm us could make somebody else very poorly.
There are 14 main food allergens:
It’s important to remember that even though we might not see an allergen in our food, doesn’t mean it isn’t in there. To make sure we’re being careful and only eating foods which are safe for us, we must always look at the packaging. The main allergens are always in bold so it’s clear for us to see.
Your children then had the challenge of reading through some recipes and highlighting any allergens that appear.
Then, we discussed some signs of allergic reactions and what we should do if we suspect somebody is having an allergic reaction.
Mild/moderate signs:
- itchy skin rash
- tummy ache or being sick
- puffy eyes or lips
- itchy/tingling mouth
Serious signs:
- difficulty breathing or noisy breathing
- difficulty swallowing
- feeling dizzy, floppy or sleepy
Help at home: watch this video (until 3.22) and discuss these questions with your child. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFAbgaHg26U
- What happened?
- How did Max feel?
- What was the hospital worried about?
- Why did Max’s body react this way?
We met a famous author!
It was Dermot O’Leary! We walked to a different primary school to hear about his new book.
He answered lots of questions – including Ryan’s!
We even did a draw along with his illustrator! It was really fun and we were all able to draw his main character Agent Feathers.
He was really nice and even signed some of our sketch books!
Luca said, “It was really inspiring.”
Rayhan said, “He had such great ideas and imagination.”
Raheem said, “It was really fun going to see a different school and of course meeting Dermot O’Leary.”
Maths: length and perimeter
Hello!
I hope you had a restful and enjoyable 2 weeks off and are ready for our final term!
This week in Maths, we’re learning about length and perimeter…
We’ve been measuring in metres, centimetres and millimetres and have measured things like our heights and the length of objects in our trays.
Here are our R2s for measuring with a ruler:
- Decide if you are measuring with centimetres or millimetres.
- Line the first measuring line on the ruler up to the line or object that you are measuring.
- Make sure the ruler is running parallel to the line or object.
- Take your time!
These tips have helped us be successful with this learning! Help at home by discussing these 5 questions…
Next up is perimeter.
The perimeter is the distance around the outside of a 2D shape.
Check back here to see how we get on with measuring the perimeter!
D&T: pasta bake
We were very excited to do some D&T: cooking this week! We made a delicious pasta bake. There were some very clean bowls at the end – including the spinach!
Don’t adjust your device – Y6 really were washing up!!!
The finished article…
We practise so many skills! Like the bridge and claw method for chopping, weighing, measuring, grating and stirring.
Help at home by discussing the very many ways that we stayed safe. See if you can get at least five. (We managed 16 in class!)
Spring 2: Week 6
Hello! I’ve had a wonderful second week back in Reception. I’m really looking forward to supporting them in their last term in Reception.
This week, we’ve been super busy doing the new chilli challenges in the areas of provision. Lots of children have amazed me with their fantastic independent learning – well done Reception!
On Monday, the children had lots of fun looking drawing self-portraits. Check out our new gallery! Can you spot your self-portrait?
Poetry picnic
This week’s poem was called The Tiny Seed. Every week, we learn a new video. To help us remember the poem, we organise the daily sessions like this:
Session 1: Enjoyment Listen to the poem for enjoyment.
Session 2 : Vocabulary Pick out focus vocabulary and discuss definition.
Session 3: learning words and actions Practise saying the poem.
Session 4 : prosody/ rhythm/rhyme · Discuss how some poem have a rhythm.
Session 5 : Perform Perform the poem as a whole class or in groups.
Help at home: Practise reading the phase 2 and 3 tricky words.
Upcoming dates
- Monday 21 April – Easter Monday
- Monday 05 May – Bank Holiday
- Friday 23 May – School closed: training day
I hope you all have a happy and healthy half-term break. Don’t forget to email me any pictures of what you get up to in the holidays.
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
I look forward to seeing you all again on Tuesday 22 April.
Pedometers in computing
This half term, we’ve been building up to making our own pedometers!
And we pulled it off!
As always, we had to use logical reasoning as a team.
We measured how effective they were by counting our steps and comparing it to how many had been recorded on the micro:bit.
Help at home by linking this learning to our computing vocabulary:
- simulation
- repetition
- decomposition
- computer network
- internet
- variable
- selection
- world wide web
A postcard to Miss Needham!
As you may or may not know, I am going to see Miss Needham over the Easter break. The children were so excited and wanted to tell Miss Needham everything that has been going on recently. So, we decided to each create a postcard. These are now packed in my suitcase ready to pass on to her! The children are looking forward to hearing her response.
Leeds Rhinos Easter activities
On Friday 18 April, Leeds Rhinos are hosting their annual family day, where all child tickets (seating and standing) are just £5. As well as the Rhinos match against Huddersfield Giants, there are a host of activities that the whole family can enjoy – all included in the price of entry.
There is also a free open training session and meet the players event at AMT Headingley Stadium, during the Easter Holidays, on Tuesday 15 April. Children and families will have the opportunity to watch the Rhinos train, meet Ronnie the Rhino and get autographs/pictures with the players at the end of the session.
Performance Poetry
This week, we’ve been reading the poem ‘Walking with my Iguana’ by Brian Moses.
We began the week by exploring the poem and discussing vocabulary we were unsure of. We then watched the poet performing his poem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoqCyDyc5Rc). While watching, your children noted down what made Brian’s performance so good.
He had a good rhythm.
He got the audience involved.
He had good voice projection and was really clear.
He used some actions.
He had good prosody.
Alongside our oracy (speaking) targets, we used these to come up with our own R2s (Remember Tos) for our performances.
In groups, your children rehearsed the poem before performing it in front of the class. It was great to see how confident and creative your children were and there were some fantastic performances – well done Year 4!
Help at home: read the poem (or choose a different one) and ask your children to perform it to you while thinking about their oracy (speaking) skills.
Performance poetry
This week, we’re reading a poem – My Iguana by Brian Moses.
We watched Brian Moses perform it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoqCyDyc5Rc
We had a think about what made his performance so good! These are the R2s (remember to) that we took from him:
- read with prosody
- add actions
- change tone of voice
- change volume of voice
- involve the audience
- well-rehearsed
We then used these R2s to do our performances! We worked in small groups to add actions, rehearse and practise reading with prosody. The performances were fantastic with some even memorising the words after 20 minutes!
Help at home by reading this poem at home and performing to each other! Can you use all the R2s?