Girls golf rocks
Girls Golf Rocks is a partnership project aimed at addressing the disparity between girls’ and boys’ participation in golf.
The county-wide recruitment drive targets girls aged 5-18 years of age, providing the opportunity for them to access free taster sessions, followed by a five week coaching, Par 3 event & a 7 iron golf club – all for £14.
There are eight centres across Yorkshire running the programme, delivering girls only sessions with an emphasis placed on fun, social and friendship aspects of golf rather than just the coaching and playing side of the game.
Measuring
This week in maths, we’re learning all about measuring. Yesterday, we had fun finding out if we were taller or shorter than some of our friends. We stood back-to-back with another person, making sure that we stood up straight. Then, we asked one of our friends to measure us. By the end of the lesson, we found out that Inam was taller than everyone in the whole class (apart from Mr Parker, of course).
Today, we compared the length of objects we use everyday in the classroom.
Living and Learning – a body image guide for parents and carers
This term, our Living and Learning theme is Being me. Part of this learning is all about body image. This parent and carer guide has been designed to give practical ideas to support your child in building their emotional resilience in this area.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park
To support our Life Forces topic, Year 1 and 2 spent a great day in the sunshine at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. We were lucky enough to see many animals including lions, tigers, polar bears, giraffes, zebras, lemurs, giant otters, wallabies, baboons, meerkats and painted dogs. Our classroom session, all about food chains and diet, allowed children to consolidate their learning from the topic and show off some of their great knowledge.
All children demonstrated excellent behaviour throughout the visit – a credit to the school!
Here are some photos from the day.
KS1 trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Here are a few reminders about our trip on Monday.
- Children should come to school in their uniform
- Warm, waterproof clothes with a hat and gloves should be worn as it is an outdoor attraction
- Come in suitable footwear for walking
- A packed lunch, including a water bottle, should be brought in a bag/rucksack that the children can carry while we are there
- No money is needed
- Please arrive at school promptly as we will leaving at 9am
Have a look at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park website to find out some of the animals we will see.
It’s been perfect weather for some of the animals at the park this week.
Meet a creature
On Monday, we had the most amazing experience meeting a variety of unusual animals during our ‘Meet a Creature’ workshop. These included a snake, a tortoise, a tarantula, a gecko, bearded dragons and a chinchilla. Some of the children were extremely brave and held or just touched the creatures. 
We learnt lots of interesting facts about the creatures’ habitats and how they adapt to their environments.
World Book Day themed menu
Catering Agency, our school meal provider, will be running a special themed menu on Thursday 01 March.
Living and Learning this half term
- I cover my mouth (when I yawn, cough, sneeze). Get your child to demonstrate the ‘vampire’ method to family members at home.
- I can say something good about myself. It’s important that your child can confidently talk about themselves in a positive way.
- I pay compliments in a sensible way. Try paying compliments each day to each other!
- I receive compliments in a sensible way. Some children struggle to hear positive words about themselves, but this is important for self-esteem. Try paying (and listening) to praise and compliments.
- I know the difference between being proud and showing off. We encourage compliments to be paid – but encourage your children to know the balance between being having self-esteem and showing off.
- I recognise my talents. Talk to your child about talents, whether academic, physical, social or emotional.
Change4Life healthier snacking
Have you see the recent Change4Life campaign encouraging children to have no more than two packaged snacks per day to reduce their sugar intake? Remember fruit and veg are always the best snack and count towards your child’s 5 A Day.
The campaign is launched as Public Health England reveals half the sugar children consume comes from unhealthy snacks and sugary drinks. Children in England are eating nearly three times the recommended amount of sugar. Too much sugar can lead to harmful fat building up inside and serious health problems, and also painful tooth decay.
Recently children brought home the Family Snack Challenge. Can your family complete the 7-day healthier snack challenge? Change4Life provides lots of hints and tips for healthier snacking.
Supermovers
The BBC and Premier League have launched a campaign called Super Movers to encourage children to become more active while learning. Teachers will be using the video resources to get children moving in lessons throughout the day. This physical activity can contribute to the 30 active minutes children should be doing at school.
Why not use the Super Movers video resources to support your child’s learning at home. Activities range from learning times tables to apostrophes.