Summer term after-school clubs
The after-school clubs for this term will be starting next week, w/c 27 April, and we hope your child/children can get involved with our extra-curricular activities. Please contact the office if you have any queries.
The following clubs have availability and can still be booked.
Monday
arts and crafts Y1-3
skipping Y2-6
Young Voices singing Y3-6
Tuesday
table tennis Y3-6 last place
girls football Y3-6
Lego Y3-6 last place
Wednesday
Foot Tech games YR-3
dodgeball Y4-6
Thursday
netball Y4-6
Spanish YR-Y2
Friday
Spanish Y3-6
Rhinos Rugbees
The sessions will take place on Monday evenings at Kirkstall Training Ground from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. The cost is £2 per session.
Living and Learning – asking for permission/consent
This week, Year 3 have learnt about the importance of asking for permission and giving consent.
Asking for permission is important in many different scenarios…
- Asking to go to the toilet during learning time is important so that the teacher knows where I am if something happens.
- Asking to borrow something is important so that you are respecting another person’s belongings.
- Asking before taking a photo is important because someone may not want their photo shared.
- Asking before you step into someone’s personal space so that you’re respecting their feelings.
Help at home by generating more scenarios where you should ask for permission/consent.
In these scenarios, someone may say yes or they may say no. Saying no is acceptable and we must respect that!
When it comes to giving our own consent, we must remember that it’s always our choice.
Leeds Rhino rugby session
Leeds Rhinos came in to run a session with Year 3. We even had one of the reserve players supporting us with our skills.
They played lots of different evasion games where side stepping and tactics are key. These skills link to our previous PE topic of dodgeball.
We had opportunities to hold the rugby balls and practise the 10 point hold on the ball. The key is to have a gap between the ball and your palms.
Help at home: If your child is interested in taking up rugby as an extra curricular activity, research local rugby clubs near you.
Girls cricket
FREE GIRLS CRICKET TASTER SESSION
Old Leodiensians’ Cricket Club is excited to offer a FREE Girls-Only Cricket Taster Session at the club. Whether your daughter has never picked up a bat or is a budding superstar our girls cricket sessions are designed for all abilities. We have opportunities for all ages at the club, this session will be aimed at girls aged 8-13 years old.
Event Details
• Date: Thursday 30th April 2026
• Time: 5:15 pm – 6:15pm
• Location: Old Leodiensians Cricket Club
• Cost: FREE
Please see link below and poster for more information…
https://forms.gle/
Leeds Rhinos Foundation Netball Camps
Easter and May half term Netball camps (open to boys and girls) are on sale and are taking place in Leeds, Wakefield, Harrogate, Pudsey and Sheffield. The camps cost £30 per day and run from 10am – 3pm.
Full details and how to book can be found here.
Year 3/4 production on Wednesday evening
Year 3 and 4 are performing on Wednesday, 1st April at 6pm.
We’ll need all children back in school from 5.30pm to get into their costumes ready for a 6pm start. It’ll be finished by 7pm so please be at school for pick up at no later than 7pm!
Please let us know if this is not possible so we can make other arrangements.
If your child is in wrap around until 5.30pm, we can collect them from there ready for the production.
Thank you!
Miss Birch and Miss Newman
Living and Learning: I know the importance of a healthy diet.
This week, Year 3 have been learning about having a healthy, balanced diet.
We recapped the five main food groups that we’ve learnt about during our Science lessons earlier this year.
- carbohydrates
- fruit and vegetables
- protein
- dairy
- fats
We need a balanced diet of these food groups to keep us healthy and strong. For example, carbohydrates give us energy and dairy is full of calcium that is great for our teeth and bones. We also need some fats as they give us energy and help us to absorb the vitamins and minerals that we eat through fruit and vegetables.
We had a go at creating our own balanced meal. Here are some of what we came up with…
Help at home by planning a meal with your child and checking that you have a balanced amount of each food group.
Year 3/4 football
UPDATE – the team have qualified for the Leeds final next month.
As part of the Leeds Well Schools Partnership, ten of our Year 3 and 4 children took part in a football competition at Boddington this week.
Throughout the day, they worked hard as a team to play some great football with two wins, two draws and two losses and they managed to top their group of five schools.
Well done to all the children who represented school so well.
Computing: branching database
During our Computing topic, we’ve learnt about a branching database.
A branching database helps a computer sort and find information by splitting a group of items into smaller and smaller groups by using “yes” or “no” questions.
We had a go at playing with one of these databases before creating our own.
Have a go here: https://www.j2e.com/jit5?fileId=FDrqUQoSY1jKiBHN#branch
We then worked in pairs to create our own. There were lots of different categories of things to choose from. Some of us went with a beach theme, a space theme or an animal theme.
Have a look at some of our branching databases!
Help at home and choose some objects that have some similarities. What “yes” or “no” questions could you ask to split the objects into groups.