School meals
Following feedback from parents and pupils (School Council and pupil health questionnaires), and a successful trial of children selecting their main meal on Fridays, we will be extending this to every day from next week. Children will select their main meal choice at registration.
Please share the menu with your child so they are aware of the choices for each day.
Leeds Children’s Mayor voting
Congratulations to Pippa who was selected as our school entry and submitted her manifesto to be considered as the new Leeds Children’s Mayor.
Out of 48 entries, unfortunately Pippa wasn’t selected as one of the finalists.
Children are invited to vote for their two favourite manifestos from the twelve candidates.
The finalist who has the most votes when voting closes on 15 September will be elected as the new Children’s Mayor of Leeds.
Thank you and goodbye!
It’s the end of the year and I would like to say a huge thank you. It has been a real pleasure teaching Year 3 this year. I am incredibly proud of all the children and their fantastic achievements this year – from swimming to the class production, all the children have challenged themselves and excelled.
Thanks to parents for all your support throughout the year and for your extremely kind gifts.
I am going to miss teaching at Moortown and all the children, teachers and parents. I couldn’t have wished for a better class to teach in my short time at Moortown.
Here is a short snippet of how I will remember each child in Year 3.
Year Three – ABC
A is for artist. Finlay has a fantastic artistic talent.
B is for biker Byron. Byron is a great athlete and a brilliant team player.
C is for challenges. Ben always challenges himself in every lesson.
D is for dancer. Laila has great rhythm and leads wake up, shake up with fantastic enthusiasm.
E is for energetic. Ahmad if full of energy, a keen sportsman and a great team player.
F is for football. Zidaan is football mad and super talented.
G is for going for goals. Kismat is always ready for the next challenge; she has made great progress this year!
H is for homework. Maggie’s creative homework never failed to impress. Creative, imaginative… Wow!
I is for imaginative. Zakariya has a wonderful imagination and writes adventurous, humorous stories.
J is for joker. William always puts a smile on everyone’s faces with his great sense of humour.
K is for knowledge. Alexander has a fountain of knowledge for a plethora of subjects.
L is for lovely. Gurnoor always has a smile on her face, come rain or shine.
M is for making new friends. Milo has grown in confidence and now has many new friends in the class.
N is for numbers. Sam always is the first to put his hand up with any calculation question. His progress in maths has been incredible.
O is for outstanding. Oliver is an outstanding pupil with impeccable behaviour.
P is for polite. Nayaab is a conscientious, polite and friendly member of the class.
Q is for questions. Evie always asks insightful questions and joins in with class discussions.
R is for rays of sunshine. Manpreet, Eve and Rabiya are always smiling, always happy, always giving 100%.
S is for swimming. Zara comes to life at swimming, laughing and joking with a great big smile on her face. Aisha has conquered her fears in the swimming pool and is now so much more confident.
T is for talkative. Arundeep always contributes to class discussions and talks enthusiastically in a group.
U is for ugly sisters. The brilliant and talented actresses and soloists, Poppy and Eliza.
V is for vibrant. Darien always has colourful bows in her hair and a lovely smile and personality to accompany them.
W is for wonderful reader. I love listening to Kirsten read. She reads fluently, with great expression and tone.
X is for X Factor. We will see Enas and her great singing voice on the television show in the future.
Y if for Year 3. Daniel has had a fantastic year and has grown into a confident, friendly, intelligent member of the class.
Z is for zesty. Eleni is active and full of energy.
School Games Mark
At the end of each year, schools are invited to apply for their School Games Mark. The School Games Mark rewards schools for their commitment to and development of competition, school sport and physical education.
We are very proud to announce that our application has been verified and we have been awarded Gold award for the third year running.
In an attempt to engage as many children as possible in physical activity, we track children’s participation over the year.
68 children in KS2 and 52 children in KS1 and Reception have taken part in at least one after-school club since September. This is 57% of the total number of pupils.
81 children (68%) in KS2 have represented the school in a competition or participation event.
Children tell us they enjoy taking part in a variety of activitie:
- ‘In scooter club, I had fun on my scooter.’
- ‘I enjoyed Wake Up Shake Up club because I got to spend time with my friends and DANCE!’
- ‘I liked basketball. We learnt how to play the game, basketball skills and working as a team.’
- ‘I enjoyed cricket because it helped me with my skills of bowling and batting.’
- ‘I enjoyed the aqua festival. Everyone took part and nobody was left out. Everybody tried their best.’
- ‘The Brownlee Triathlon was fun and got people involved who don’t especially like sport but they did it. It wasn’t competitive.’
- ‘I enjoyed the Sportshall athletics competition because there were lots of events to choose from and do.’
Thank you to staff who have accompanied children to these events or run after-school clubs this year. Thank you also to Mrs Russell who provides excellent administration of our clubs and sporting events and competitions.
Thank you as well to all parents/carers who have helped with transport and supported at our events this year. Finally, thank you to all pupils who have tried out a new physical activity either at an after-school club or as part of a competition or participation event and to those children who have represented our school so well this year.
Lighthouse Art
As part of our seeing mini-topic, today Year 3 followed a set of instructions to sketch a lighthouse. They then decided how they would collage it using different materials. The children used watercolours to create a sea and sky background. Have a look at their wonderful masterpieces!
The art was displayed in the hall so that the children could review each others work.
Yellow Yorkshire
Thank you for supporting our Yellow Yorkshire day to raise money for one of school charities, Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Our final total raised was £202.31 so thank you for all your donations.
We also had a visit from a representative from Yorkshire Air Ambulance to hear how the money we raise is spent by the charity.
Swimming awards
Year 3 have made great progress with their swimming this year at Scott Hall Leisure Centre and, following their final assessments, the children will be receiving their awards shortly.
Well done to all the children who have developed more water confidence, water safety skills and many have improved their strokes.
A new Swim England report has recently been published showing the health and wellbeing benefits of swimming.
The report shows the unique benefits of water make it the ideal place for people of all ages to exercise. It is particularly beneficial for those with long term health conditions.
The report also found evidence that swimmers live longer. Swimming regularly also helps older people to stay fit, physically and mentally.
On the other end of the scale, the report also found that children who take part in swimming lessons regularly develop physical, cognitive and social skills quicker than those who do not.
We hope Year 3 continue to learn this valuable life skill.
School Saving Club
The next School Saving Club paying in date is 13 July 2017 at 3.15-3.45pm.
If you’re unable to attend in person, please hand in any money to be deposited to the office in a sealed envelope addressed to Miss Hale.
This is the final paying in date for this year and dates for next year will be shared in September.
If your child would like to open account, please ask at the office.
Children’s Day 2017
Children’s Day 2017 takes place at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on Sunday 16th July. The gates for the event will open at 10am and close at 4pm; admission is completely free for everyone, as are the activities when inside the ground.
Families attending the event can make a suggested donation of £3 per adult and £1 per child attending on entry; all proceeds will support the work of Leeds Rhinos Foundation and Yorkshire Cricket Foundation.
Let’s Ride
Local HSBC guided rides for Leeds are now available to be booked online. There are a variety of rides available at different locations and by searching using a postcode you can then filter the results according to distance, ride level and who they are suitable for.
