Supporting our school charity
St Gemma’s Hospice is our current school charity chosen democratically by the children.
Today, we welcomed Steph and Stewart from St Gemma’s Hospice for an assembly to find out more about the fantastic work they do in our local community.
Here, two of our junior leaders are presenting them with a cheque for £377 for the money we have raised so far.
Steph and Stewart commented on the impressive behaviour of the children and the intelligent questions they asked.
Our junior leaders are planning a visit to the hospice over the next few weeks to continue this partnership.
Living and Learning: I know that people shout treat others respectfully when online
On the 7th of February, Moortown celebrated ‘Safer Internet Day’ along with lots of other schools and organisations in the UK.
We spent some time learning about how we can work out if online information is true or not. ‘Fake news’ has become more of an issue on the internet and therefore, it is important that the children understand what it is and how to identify it.
We learnt some tips which help us in decipher what is ‘fake news’ and what news can be trusted. Some of these include questioning the source of the information, whether the story appears in more than one place and asking ‘if it feels right’.
We also spoke about the importance of speaking to a trusted adult if we see anything online that worries us.
Help at home by asking your child how they might be able to decipher whether a news story is trustworthy or not.
Food technology!
Last Friday, Year 3 learnt how to make bruschetta in Food Technology.
They learnt lots of practical skills, such as how to chop ingredients safely, while also learning how to make an easy, tasty snack!
Check out our little chefs below!
Living and Learning: I know how to seek help
In Living and Learning, Year 3 have been learning about how to seek help. We discussed how it could be something smaller like asking for help during a lesson or something bigger like asking for help with friendships or family.
The children watched the NSPCC assembly where it highlighted children’s rights and gave the clear message of ‘Speak out, Stay safe’.
The children then identified who their own trusted adults are and the places and things that make them feel safe. See some examples below (posted with consent).
Help at home: Visit the Childline website, which has age-appropriate advice for children on topics such as bullying. It also has games and other interactive tools.
Cross country finalists
Today, four Key Stage 2 pupils represented our school in the Leeds cross country final after qualifying in the North East Leeds competition.
Well done to all the children who gave 100% in their races of over 100 runners and with a tough hill at the end.
Special congratulations to our Year 6 runner who after finishing 1st in his heat went on to finish 1st in the Leeds final today! A fantastic acheievement! He will now qualify for the West Yorkshire cross country final.
Thank you to parents who transported and supported the children today.
Writing a report
For the next few weeks in writing, we are writing a report on a volcano.
A report is a text type that give us factual information and describes ‘how things are’. Some features of a report include headings, subheadings, bullet points and rhetorical questions.
Today, Year 3 used the iPads to compare various text types and identify which were reports and which weren’t. After identifying the reports, we were then able to identify specific features of a report that would help us be successful when writing our own in a few weeks time.
Living and Learning: drugs, alcohol and tobacco
The last couple of weeks have been focused on talking about drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Year 3 took part in some great learning about these substances so that once they are old enough, they can make safe and informed decisions on what they choose to do.
Our circle time was focused on this, too! We spoke about how we can stay healthy and included time to discuss how these substances can impact our health, either positively or negatively.
Help at home by asking your child how they can keep themselves safe regarding alcohol, drugs and tobacco.
Spring term after-school clubs
Class Assembly
It is Year 3’s second Class Assembly tomorrow. The assembly will start at 2:45.
Year 3 have requested that I post the link to the song we will be singing – so here it is!
Help at home by having a little sing-along!
See you tomorrow!
Welcome back!
Happy New Year!
Year 3 have had a busy but brilliant first week back at school!
We started our new science topic about rocks, soils and fossils. Year 3 carefully observed a variety of different rocks in order to group them by their properties (appearance, weight, texture etc).
We practised our skipping skills during PE…
And started planning our new piece of writing where we write a recount about escaping from a volcanic eruption!
We are all looking forward to a jam-packed half term!