Holiday time!
We’re now two thirds of the way through the year!
It’s been a fabulous term and the Lion King has been a perfect ending to it. I was so proud of the class for their brilliant performances on Tuesday and Wednesday but especially for the enthusiasm they brought to every rehearsal and singing practice. The whole Animal Kingdom topic has been fantastic and there have been so many other highlights: the cute chicks; meeting and holding all the exotic animals; the mini-beast hunt (I’ve never seen so many woodlice!); and the great modroc animal sculptures.
The literacy and maths learning has been great this term as well. Ben has made super progress with his reading. Isabelle, Owen and Riya have produced some fantastic writing. In maths, Kieron has really impressed me with his calculating skills and Jorja is also showing she is a very confident mathematician.
Hope you have a wonderful holiday and I look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks!
It’s the Easter holidays…
…so we have no set homework or spellings, in line with our Homework Policy.
That doesn’t mean we expect your child not to be developing their skills in reading, writing and maths!
Your child should be reading daily – this could be fiction, factual books, a comic or newspaper, and could include being read to at bedtime, too.
It would be good to practise basic skills in writing by writing a letter or email to a relative, perhaps recounting a day-trip or reviewing a film your child watched.
We’re finding quite a few children are ‘squashing their sentences’ such as I went to Leeds City Museum it was really interesting which is wrong. It would be much better with punctuation to separate or a word to join:
- I went to Leeds City Museum. It was really interesting. (A comma isn’t strong enough to separate two sentences.)
- I went to Leeds City Museum – it was really interesting.
- I went to Leeds City Museum; it was really interesting.
- I went to Leeds City Museum and it was really interesting.
- I went to Leeds City Museum which was really interesting.
Finally, to improve calculation skills, please keep practising mental number facts which your child must know:
- number bonds (two numbers which add up to 10, 20 and 100 eg 3+7, 13+7, 30+70) – these facts should be known by children in Y1 – Y2
- times tables (up to 12×12) and the division facts with your child – children in Y2 should have rapid recall of x2, x 5 and x 10 at least
We know we mention these ‘basics’ a lot, but that’s because they involve practice, practice and more practice – we practise a lot at school, but your child will need to practise at home, too, if they are to truly succeed.
Learn more about current expectations for reading, writing and maths. However, do be aware that a new National Curriculum comes into effect from September, meaning these expectations have been raised and so many aspects of learning now feature in younger age groups.
Chick Cam
Here’s a time lapse video which we set up when the chicks in Year 3 and Year 4 hatched. The video is a series of photographs (one taken every minute) and captures the chicks from their arrival as eggs to hatching.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtasRA8Q5Lw
Chickwatch 2014
We have ten chicks! Most are now in the brooder box. Feel free to pop in after school next week to have a look at them!
Chickwatch 2014
And then there were three…
Chickwatch 2014
Hatched!
Chickwatch 2014
Chick number two is almost ready!
Chickwatch 2014
Miss Valentine arrived at school early this morning to find that we had our first chick! The chick has been very patient waiting for the other chicks to hatch. Unfortunately, they’re still not quite ready so it’s still waiting!
More updates will follow!
Come and try new sports
As part of a local sporting partnership, Roundhay School are organising two free ‘come and try’ sports sessions that your child (KS2) is invited to attend. Please note that no member of staff from Moortown Primary will be attending these sessions. It will be the responsibility of parents to take and collect their child to and from Roundhay School at the specified times. You’re welcome to stay and watch.
Trampolining
This taster session will allow your child to experience the sport of trampolining as a recreational activity. Your child must wear suitable sports clothing, tracksuit trousers and socks. This will be held in the Gym at Roundhay School on Monday 10 Feburary 2014 from 3.30pm to 5.00pm.
Basketball
This will a very informal session and a chance for your child to play some matches in a friendly environment and receive coaching from Carnegie Basketball. This will be held in the Sports Hall at Roundhay School on Tuesday 25 February 2014 from 3.30pm to 5.30pm.
Please note that places on these two sessions are limited so please register your interest as soon as possible with the school office.
Animals visit Year 3!
This morning, we had a surprise visit from some animals. Mags from Animals In-tuition brought in a variety of animals – both familiar and unfamiliar – for us to learn about. We even got to hold some of them!
It wasn’t just the children who it to hold them. Look at these pictures of me and Mrs Sherriff:
