Tom Palmer local events
This year, some children at school attended an online workshop with author Tom Palmer. Tom Palmer has been in touch to let us know about some local events he is attending in half term.
Message from Tom
For children and families – I am also coming to Leeds on Thursday 2 November
2023 :
* Farsley Book Festival – 10am-11am more here
https://trumanbooks.co.uk/event/flf-kids-day
* Chapel Allerton Library – 2pm
* Pudsey Community Hub and Library – 4pm
Latin!
In Latin, we have been learning lots of new vocabulary. We are enjoying making new connections between Latin and English words.
Last week, we combined various Latin words to create a new inventions. Take a look below!
Living and Learning: rights and responsibilities
In Year 4, we know that rights come with responsibilities.
For example, we have the right to think and believe what we wish to so we have the responsibility to respect other people’s thoughts and beliefs.
We have the right to an education therefore we have the responsibility to come to school and engage with our learning.
We have the right to food and therefore we have the responsibility to make our own healthy choices.
We have the right to play and we have the responsibility to play safely and sensibly with our friends.
Help at home by asking your child to think of their rights and therefore what responsibilities come with these rights.
Leeds Diving opportunities
Recently, Year 2 and 3 welcomed Leeds Diving as part of their talent in diving programme.
If your child is interested in learning to dive, please see the information and requirements below.
We are biologists!
In science, we are biologists.
We have been learning about living things and their habitats.
On Friday, we ventured into our school grounds to investigate what flowering and non-flowering plants we could find.
Help at home by asking your child what a flowering/non-flowering plant is.
Reading records
Last year, we enjoyed exploring our love of reading through our reading records.
As a reminder, here is the key information you and your child need to know about:
- Each time one of the children signs out a new book to read from the library, they can make note of these in the book and rate them out of 5 stars.
- Every Friday, I chose an activity for the whole class to complete in their reading record. More information on these activities is found inside the record.
- The children bring in these reading records every Friday for our Book Club lesson where we’ll discuss their books and develop their love of reading.
- Please accompany your child’s weekly activity with a short comment sharing with us the reading their child has been doing at home.
Take a look at some fabulous activities Year 4 have completed so far this year!
Acceptable Use Agreement
On Friday, your child was sent home with our Acceptable Use Agreement.
This is our school’s online safety policy which explains the expectations we have when children are online in school.
Please read this with your child and sign and return this to school.
Thank you!
Autumn term after-school clubs
*Availability update*
Our after-school clubs are available for booking on schoolcomms. Please contact the office if you need any further information or help with booking places. Clubs will begin next week.
Living and Learning: rules
Our first Living and Learning session this year was all about the school rules and why they’re important.
Our three school rules are:
- We’re respectful.
- We’re ready.
- We’re safe.
We spent our Living and Learning session discussing what following these rules looks like and sounds like in the classroom.
We concluded that following our school rules will make our school a happy, healthy place to learn.
Help at home by asking your child to give an example of how they followed a school rule today.
Blue Peter Book Badges – apply now!
Do you like reading? Do you fancy getting your hands on an exclusive Blue Peter Badge? Now is your chance!
Blue Peter are introducing their exciting new Book badge, designed by one of the UK’s best known illustrators, Sir Quentin Blake, who you might know from bringing to life characters such as Roald Dahl’s BFG and Matilda! To earn your badge, just share your love of books with Blue Peter by answering the questions on the website! You can apply using the online form or by post.
Make sure you get an adult to help you!
Please read this information before applying.
Good luck!