Welcome back
We hope that you all have enjoyed the holidays. The spring term was a very busy one indeed. Below are a few quotes from the children’s most recent feedback forms.
- “I loved learning about past famous explorers.”
- “PE is great fun and we are really good at working in teams.”
- “I really like how much reading we do. We have lots of different reading types in our classroom.”
- “I feel that my fractions work has really improved. I wasn’t sure at first but now I get it.”
- “I find writing hard. The teachers help me and encourage me to check and edit my work.”
- “I love DT. We had made rafts, monsters, dens, been archeologists, and lots of cooking.”
Our summer term, once more, is packed full of learning.
Mini-topic: Electricity
Electricity is the theme for our learning for the next few weeks. We’ll identify common appliances that run on electricity, construct a simple electrical circuit, identify and name its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers.
Big-topic:
This term, we won’t be learning through a big-topic. Instead, we’ll have several mini-topics. In Science, we’ll learn about the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans. Also, identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions.
In History, we’re going to study The Egyptians – a fascinating period of time to explore and discover! 
Reading:
We’re starting the term with a class set of our new novel ‘Ottoline and the Yellow Cat.’ 
With a child each having a book, we can all follow the story much more easily and share the reading. We’ll explore the language, themes, context and our own opinions of this much loved story.
PE:
Kits are needed in school every Monday and Friday. Some children are not bringing the correct kit to school. Please ensure you are aware of the uniform policy. If you are unsure have a look on the website or check with one of us.
Herd Farm
We’re all very excited about our upcoming visit to Herd Farm. Please call in if you have any further questions regarding this.
As always, remember to call in if there’s anything we can support with – we are happy to help where we can.
Our best sporting achievement to date
Today, at the West Yorkshire School Games, our Year 6 orienteering team have successfully won bronze medals competing against over 20 of the best teams from across West Yorkshire. A fantastic achievement! Well done to the whole team.
Production
A quick reminder that Year 3 and 4 will showcasing their production of ‘Darwin Rocks‘ at 2pm tomorrow and 6pm on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the children will need to return to school for 5.30pm. Please can you let us know if this causes a problem.
Both classes have worked very hard over the last few weeks and are very excited to perform to family and friends.
Please try to arrive on time as latecomers can be quite off-putting for the children.
We hope you enjoy the show.
Living and Learning homework: What is beauty?
Last week, our homework was a Talk Time: What is beauty?
Yesterday, we spent some time discussing this as a class. To start with, the children established that there is no right or wrong answer. We agreed that we would listen to and respect each other’s opinions, even if we disagreed.
The children passed a beanbag to each other and, on receiving it, they then stated what they thought about beauty.
I was so impressed how mature all the class were during our review. Lots of children had spoken to someone at home in great detail. Below are some of the responses:
- Zidaan – “Beauty is what is on the inside.”
- Alexander – “A painting can be seen to be beautiful by some people but not to others.”
- Eliza – “Beauty is an opinion.”
- Poppy – “Everyone is unique. You don’t have to be perfect to be beautiful.
- Maggie – “There are different types of beauty. Some can be good and some can make people sad.”
- Eve – “Trying to be beautiful, could be dangerous.”
- Daniel – “Beauty is internal.”
- William – “Beauty is skindeep.”
- Gurnoor – “Beauty is fashion.“
- Milo – “Beauty is something that attracts others.”
- Eleni – “Beauty goes beyond the eyes.”
- Finlay – “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
- Henry – “Not everyone sees beauty in the same way.”
Moortown Park consultation
Thank you to those parents and carers who came to view the proposed plans for Moortown Park.
As part of the pupil consultation, Helen Forman, Senior Design Officer at Leeds City Council, met with our School Council and spoke to all children in a whole school assembly. She commented the children had lots of intelligent questions and comments.
The feedback will be considered and they feel hopeful to incorporate the changes that were suggested including the monkey bars that quite a few children asked for.
The equipment will be ordered soon, ready for installation at the play park so thank you for your input.
School Savings Club
The next School Saving Club paying in date is Thursday 22 March 2018 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 Mrs Tiffany.
The paying in dates are the penultimate Thursday of each half term and for the summer term, these dates are Thursday 17 May and Thursday 12 July at 3.15-3.45pm.
Finally, if your child would like to open account, please ask at the office.
A burst of colour
Orienteering
Recently, some Year 4 and 6 pupils took part in the Leeds Primary School Games Orienteering Competition at Nunroyd Park.
Despite a pretty muddy course, our Year 6 team completed the course in 33:26, finishing in 2nd place, just one minute behind the first placed team. A great team effort and they have now qualified for the West Yorkshire finals.
Our Year 4 team show great resilience and perseverance to finish the course and should feel very proud of their success in the first event of this kind.
Thank you to those parents who helped with transport to make this event possible.
West Yorkshire Cross Country Championship
This week, Grace, one of our Year 6 pupils, took part in the West Yorkshire Cross Country Championships, competing against pupils from Calderdale, Bradford, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.
Grace qualified for the finals by coming 14th in the Leeds championships.
She faced the finest runners in the county and out of a field of nearly 150 runners, Grace came a fantastic 32nd place – the 12th Leeds finisher.
Well done to Grace on her great performance!
Skipping
With an upcoming skipping competition in a few months, Year 4 have been continuing practising for this event. Today, it was very evident, from the amount of progress, that lots of children have been skipping at home too – well done!
