Maths: number formation
Today in our maths lesson, we’ve been practising identifying, counting and writing numbers up to 20 in order. The children worked really hard and I was very impressed by their super maths skills!
Living and Learning: I follow the school rules.
This week in Living and Learning we have been recapping the school rules.
We only have three school rules at Moortown.
- We’re respectful.
- We’re ready.
- We’re safe.
We discussed how we could show we were following the school rules.
In particular this week, we’ve been focussing on being ready by making sure that when an adult says “3, 2, 1 stop” we all have silent voices, empty hands and have eyes on the speaker. The class have been so good at this that they’ve already filled up their Brill Buddy jar. Well done, Y1s!
Welcome Year 1!
Our wonderful Reception children have returned as Year 1s! Not only have they just returned, but they have also taken the school by storm – showing off their amazing skills in following our school rules. On top of that, they have also shown their wonderful characters and welcoming arms, making their new teacher, Mr Volpe, feel at home already!
In maths, they’ve been learning to count out loud and to recognise the written digits for numbers up to 20. They’ve shown a great understanding and made fantastic progress.
In Living and Learning, they’ve also done really well. They’ve been learning about the importance of rules – why we have them and why we follow them here at Moortown Primary.
Well done, Year 1!
Living and Learning – Being Healthy Week
We have had an amazing week this week being healthy and the week has been jam packed!
We have been kept very active and busy. We have done yoga, hip hop breaking, martial arts, foot tech, skipping AND sports day!
We have also learnt about staying healthy in other ways. We have learnt about a healthy diet, personal hygiene, sun safety and online safety. We have also had visits from D:side, Leeds catering, Leeds road safety and Leeds schools well partnership.
We have talked a lot about our feelings as well this week and each day we have discussed a new feeling. So far we have covered: happy, sad, grateful, apprehensive and embarrassed. We discussed how and when we might feel these feelings and different strategies to regulate these feelings if they get too much! I have been very impressed by the children’s maturity during these discussions.
Help at home by discussing what we have been learning this week and everyone at home can stay healthy!
Temple Newsam Trip
Year 1 went on an amazing trip to Temple Newsam today! The weather was kind and the children were amazing!
We started off the day looking really carefully at the pigs. We learnt they are intelligent and actually very clean! We saw some piglets who had only been born on Tuesday – it was very exciting.
After that, we had to construct our own structure out of sticks (just like one of the three little pigs!). We tried really hard and I was really impressed with their buildings.
After lunch, we explored the farm even more and found lots of amazing animals. We even spotted a duck egg by the pond! Finally we had a play in the playground. I was very impressed with the children’s engagement, behaviour and stamina! We are very proud. Hope they sleep well tonight!
DT – testing the strength of different designs
This week in DT we have done lots of testing the stability and strength of different shapes. First of all we made three shapes out of playdough. We tested which was the most stable. We found out that the pyramid was the most stable because it had a wide, flat base.
Then we tested the strength of different shapes made out of paper. We made a cylinder, cuboid and triangular prism and placed books on top. We were quite surprised to find that the cylinder held the most books before collapsing.
Later on in the week, we investigated how we could strength our designs. We each made a cylinder on our tables and put them together to make a super structure – some peoples held 24 books with just 6 cylinders!
Finally, we put all our cylinders together to made a mega structure! We were able to put 107 books on it and it still didn’t collapse. We had run out of books! So we decided to see if it could hold the weight of a child which it did! It couldn’t hold the weight of Mr McGriffiths though!
Help at home by making and designing different structures. How could you test their strength!
Living and Learning: 60 active minutes
This week in Living and Learning, we discussed 60 active minutes. This means staying active for 30 minutes at school and 30 minutes at school!
The children had some amazing ideas as to how they could be active outside of school.
I play in the park after school.
I ride my bike to school and home again!
I bounce on my trampoline every day.
I do junior parkrun at the weekend.
I was very impressed how active everyone is being! Well done Year 1!
Help at home by talking to your child about how they can stay active and giving them as much chance as possible to be active!
Roundhay Tennis open days
Living and Learning: healthy eating
In Living and Learning this week we have been talking about how to stay healthy. We have been thinking about how what we eat can help us to stay healthy. We have spoken about the importance of ‘five a day’ as well as looking at the eat well plate. We know we need a balanced diet to stay healthy.
You have to eat fruits and vegetable to be strong.
Fruit and vegetable are good for your heart.
You can not drink fizzy drinks.
Protein is good for and makes you healthy.
It is important to stay hydrated.
We also spoke about the importance of exercise and cleanliness in staying healthy. We also know that we need to take care of our mental health.
Help at home by discussing what you do as a family to be ‘happy and healthy’ at home.
Living and learning: the importance of sleep
Our recent Living and Learning lesson was all about the importance of sleep.
Our learning explored why sleep is so important in our lives, how it can sometimes be difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep, and how to manage this. We also considered what the children can do to help themselves have good habits that can help them to fall asleep.
Firstly, we heard a story about a girl called Mia. We had to identify the things that were STOPPING her from getting to sleep.
As a class, we had a great discussion about what can HELP Mia (and us) to get to sleep and what might STOP us from getting to sleep.
The children has some great ideas.
I cuddle on to my teddy to help me go to sleep.
I have a special light that helps me.
I like to read a bedtime story. It makes me sleepy.
I don’t watch anything on a screen before bedtime.
Help at home by talking to your child about how to get a good night’s sleep and some of the things that can be part of a bedtime routine.