What an action-packed week!
A busy week rehearsing for the Christmas performance meant that some much needed fresh air and physical exercise were needed. Some great fun outside in the front playground…
…and some balancing in PE.
This is a good chance to remind you that children must have their PE kits in school every Tuesday and Thursday.
PE with Leeds Met Sports Coaching students
Last week, Year 1 had their first PE lesson with a group of very enthusiastic students from Leeds Metropolitan University.
Looks like they are going to have lots of fun and exercise over the forthcoming weeks.
New SEAL theme – Getting on
The SEAL theme Getting On covers four main aspects:
- developing the social skills of friendship
- working well together in a group
- managing anger
- resolving conflict
Group work takes place across all lessons and even at lunchtime and playtimes. Some questions for children to consider are:
- Did everyone take turns?
- Did everyone listen to what other people thought?
- Did each person have chance to tell the group what they thought?
- If people had different ideas could the group reach a compromise?
The key areas of learning throughout this theme are empathy, managing feelings and social skills.
Within this theme is Antibullying Week, 19 November – 23 November.
Hobby Half Day
What a great way to finish a very long half term. All the children from Year 1 to Year 6 were mixed up into new groups and they went off to do one of many activities for the afternoon on Friday. There were all sorts going on: iJamming, drumming, candle making and glass painting to name just a few. As I went round, there was a great atmosphere and all the children were chatting and learning together. Thanks to Mrs Maver for organising it and thanks to all the staff who led a workshop.
Have a great half term!
Class assembly
Well done Year 1! I was very proud of you. Thank you to all the parents and visitors who attended today’s performance.
We loved hearing your views; here are a few: ‘Lovely production’, ‘Enjoyed the class telling the story’ and ‘Wonderful to watch.’
Roll up! Roll up!
What has your child learnt in our Big Topic so far?
Assembly
It is our class assembly on Thursday 18 October. It starts at 2:40. The children are looking forward to sharing their learning.
See you there!
Circus Skills
On Thursday, Arran from Splats came to teach the Year 1 and Year 2 children some circus skills.
Children were given the opportunity to try a variety of skills from juggling to balancing plates. Here are some pictures:
PE links with Allerton Grange
We work closely with Allerton Grange to arrange PE activities for each class.
Throughout the year, Year 1 to Year 6 will be taking part in sessions led by the Sports and Dance leaders at Allerton Grange.
The visits take place during the school day and teachers will inform their class nearer to the time.
A day to remember
On Friday, Year 1 did lots of activities on developing memory skills and strategies.
We looked at:
- Visualising – using pictures
- An introduction to mnemonics eg said – Sally Ann is dancing
- Using stories – this was a popular memory strategy
- Making mind maps
- Using songs / chants
We played a version of Kim’s game where the children had to memorise lots of different small objects on a tray and then once an item was removed from the tray remember what was missing.
We also looked at some online memory games. Here is the website link if you want to have a go at home: