Basketball half term holiday camps
There are the last remaining places available on these half term City of Leeds Basketball Club holiday camps held locally at Allerton High School.
Living and Learning: Safer Internet Day
Today, it was Safer Internet Day and we spent the day focusing on these two key areas of online safety.
- I know that some things online may not be true (people and information).
- I know that I shouldn’t share personal information online.
We used some different texts to support this learning and our daily poem too.
We thought about some questions to ask Chicken Clicken and then did some hot seating. This helped us to think about Chicken Clickens feelings and actions.
This video also reinforced key messages about not everything online is true (this could be people or information) and the importance of not sharing any of your personal information.
We used our Living and Learning statement to think about the importance of always being respectful.
People should be respectful online because if you aren’t, others won’t be respectful to you.
It’s like bullying if you keep doing it.
It’s just like saying something mean in real life and we wouldn’t do that.
It can hurt other peoples’ feelings.
Dave from d:side visited last week to reinforce lots of internet safety messages. He was very impressed with the knowledge and understanding from the children.
Throughout this learning, we reinforced the message that if the children were unsure or something didn’t feel right they should always Start Telling Other People and let a trusted adult know.
Help at home: Can your child tell you the key messages from the texts we read?
Finally, our online safety section has further support available for parents.
School dinner menu
After February half term, we start our new menu which runs to the end of the year. It can be viewed here. Please review this with your child to help with their selection at the start of the day. We continue to offer meat free Mondays.
The cost of a school meal is:
- children in Reception, Years 1 and 2: this is free because of universal infant free school meals
- children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6: £3.05 for children in Years 3 to 6
Payment should be paid in advance on the Arbor app. We’re happy to accept payment for the week, month, half term or term. We prefer two weeks’ notice to change lunch arrangements.
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 receive free school meals. If your child is in Year 3 to Year 6, and you are on benefits or a low income, your child may be eligible for free school meals.
Some people like to choose a mix of school dinners and packed lunch for their child – that’s absolutely fine, as long as it’s a the same pattern of school dinners and packed lunches every week. Just let office staff know which days you’d like to opt in for a school meal in the week, and which days you’d prefer to provide your child with a packed lunch.
We continue to gather feedback from children on our school meals.
If you have any feedback, please do get in touch.
Abbey House Museum
What a great day we’ve had! Year 2 learned a lot about the past by being transported back to Victorian Leeds. At Abbey House Museum, the children found out how people lived over 100 years ago and explored different toys as part of our current history learning.
I liked it when Jill showed us all the toys from the past.
I liked to play with the yoyo but it was hard to do it.
I liked the pharmacy because all the potions looked interesting but they don’t look like the medicines we have now.
The old toilets in the street are very different to what we have now.
We learnt that people didn’t have electricity for their toys and games.
Help at home by discussing how life was different in the past. Ask your child what they remember from our trip to Abbey House Museum ready for their recount writing.
Topic – Grandparent visit
We’ve had such a wonderful afternoon welcoming two grandparents into our class to share their experiences of toys from their childhood. The children really showcased their oracy skills, using clear voices and good voice projection when asking their questions.
We found out that one of their favourite toys was a bounce hopper because they loved being outdoors and it kept them fit and healthy and a role-play post office set, which they could enjoy playing with alongside their siblings. We also learnt that many toys in the past were made from wood, metal or porcelain, whereas today most toys are plastic, although we still enjoy some wooden toys, such as train sets.
We also loved looking at the collection of toys and photographs they’d brought in to share with us!
Help at home:
Have a chat with your child about the toys you played with as a child. Are there any similarities or differences?
Yoga
Today, we’ve continued our yoga learning in PE. We’ve enjoyed creating different poses to show strength and balance followed by some relaxation at the end.
Help at home: if your child has enjoyed learning yoga, try Cosmic yoga to practise more yoga poses at home.
Topic Drop Down Morning
This morning, we’ve had a lovely time revisiting some of our History, Geography and DT learning from Year 1.
In History, we recapped two heroes — Nelson Mandela and Leonora Cohen. The children really wowed me with how many facts they remembered about both significant figures.
In Geography, we recapped the seven continents and looked at the four countries that make up the UK, labelling their capital cities. Once again, the children did this confidently, demonstrating fantastic remembering skills (one of our 8Rs for learning).
Finally, in DT, we explored the design process and discussed how it’s a continuous cycle of planning, making and evaluating. We talked about how this needs to be repeated, as designers are constantly evaluating their work until they’re happy with the final design. We also tested the stability of three different structures and found that the cylinder was the most stable.
What a fab morning of learning we’ve had in Year 2! ✨
History – Invitation for grandparents
As part of our History topic, Toys and Games, we’d love to invite a grandparent into school on Tuesday 03 February at 1.20pm to share memories of the toys they played with during their childhood.
During the visit, the children will ask questions such as:
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What was your favourite toy when you were growing up?
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What materials were toys made from in the past?
If a grandparent or family member is able to spare some time to join us, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please contact the school office or speak to Mrs Palmer if you’re able to help.
Living and Learning: rule of law
In our Living & Learning lessons, for the past few weeks, we have been thinking about the different British Values (Democracy, Respect & Tolerance, Individual Liberty and Rule of Law) and how they affect us.
This week, our focus has been rule of law.
First of all, we used this opportunity to recap our school rules.
We’re respectful.
We’re safe.
We’re ready.
Whether rules are at home, school or out and about, they are there to keep us safe and to make things fair. We should respect these rules.
We considered the consequences of not following rules and laws.
You might get into trouble.
You would get told off.
You might hurt someone’s feelings.
It could be dangerous.
Finally, in our Philosophy Friday session, we thought about what it would be like to live in a place with no rules and laws.
People wouldn’t respect each other.
It wouldn’t be safe.
Cars would travel too fast.
We could use matches which are dangerous for children.
People would get hurt.
Help at home: think about different rules that you might have at home. How to they relate to our school rules?
Assembly stars
Well done to all the children for their Year 2 class assembly yesterday.
We are very proud of how the children learnt their lines, using their oracy skills to project their voice and worked together to support each other during our practices.
We hope you enjoyed seeing some of the learning from Year 2.