National Poetry Day
Yesterday was National Poetry Day and we celebrated at school by having a special poetry assembly. We’ve been practising our Wordsworth poem all week and the children delivered it beautifully. They had superb voice projection and excellent prosody. I have been really impressed with the children’s dedication to learning the poem off by heart too.
Well done Year 5!
Help at home by exploring more poems. The children’s poetry archive is a great website to explore.
Science: forces
This half term in Science we have been learning all about forces. This week, we investigated air resistance using bin bags. First, we ran across the Green as fast as we could and recorded our time. Then, we did the same run but this time we held a bin bag above our heads. We found that we ran slower whilst holding the bin bag. We deduced that this must be because when we were holding the binbag it increased the air resistance and therefore slowed us down.
Help at home by discussing the vocabulary (below) that we are using in Science for our forces topic.
Leeds Rhinos play offs
PLAY OFF ACTION RETURNS TO AMT HEADINGLEY
Following the conclusion of the regular season Leeds Rhinos will take on St Helens in a mouth-watering elimination play off at AMT Headingley Stadium on Saturday 27 September 2025, kicking off at 8pm.
Tickets are on sale now at Leeds Rhinos – Online ticket sales
We hope that you will join us for what promises to be a fantastic occasion as we aim to get within 80 minutes of the Grand Final at Old Trafford.
Further info can be found here Play Off Eliminator tickets on sale now
Latin
This week in Latin, we learnt about how the Romans loved to play games. We looked at some of the artefacts that had been found that showed us what kind of games the Romans played. Then, we had a go at playing one ourselves.
Help at home by asking your children if they can make the game to play at home.
Writing: diary entries
This week we have been writing diary entries inspired by stories we have read in our class novel ‘Survivors’ by David Long. We imagined we had been involved in a disaster and we were fighting to survive. I was really impressed by how the children were able to embody their character and really put themselves into a survival situation.
Help at home by asking your child what happened in their diary entry.
Autumn term after-school clubs – places available
As we start week two of our new after-school club schedule, there are some clubs with spaces available and it is not too late for your child to join a club.
Monday
- Y3/4 Table tennis 1 space
- Y3-6 Chess spaces
- Y4-6 Dodgeball 1 space
Tuesday
- Y1-3 Foot-tech football 1 space
- Y1-3 City of Leeds Basketball spaces
- Y5-6 now open to Year 4 Table tennis spaces
Wednesday
- Y1-3 Fun and games spaces
- Y4-6 City of Leeds Basketball spaces
Thursday
- Y5/6 Coding 2 spaces
- Y5-6 now open to Year 4 Netball spaces
Living and Learning: 8Rs
In Living and Learning this week we have been focussing on the 8Rs for learning and thinking about ways we can show the 8Rs in all our lessons.
I’ve seen the whole class using their 8Rs in different lessons this week. In PE, we’ve been working on our teamwork by playing different games. We had to have strong communication and listening skills. Everybody showed resilience and were very responsive.
Today, we started reading with the Reception children. This is a Year 5 tradition. The children were very excited and showed great kindness and maturity when they were reading. The children showed great responsibility.
Throughout all the lessons this week Year 5 have shown they are ready and that they can take safe risks by answering questions even if they are not sure.
Help at home by discussing when the children can use the 8Rs at home.
Living and Learning: I follow school rules
This week in Living and Learning we have been recapping the school rules.
We only have three school rules at Moortown.
- We’re respectful.
- We’re ready.
- We’re safe.
We discussed how we could show we were following the school rules.
How can we be respectful?
We listen to each other.
We look after our equipment.
We show good manners.
We use kind words.
How can we be ready?
We have eyes on speaker.
We have empty hands.
We have silent voices when someone is talking.
How can we be safe?
We walk around school both inside and outside.
We walk around corners in the playground.
We keep our hands and feet to ourselves.
The three school rules cover lots of different scenarios and if we are following them school will be a happy and healthy place to learn.
Help at home by discussing how can we show we are respectful, ready and safe outside of school.
Design Technology: Eggy Carts
Yesterday, the children finished off their Eggy’s carts. They added safety features like seat belts, crumple zones and a roll cage. Take a look at their fabulous work!
To complete our DT project, the children then had to test their carts against the design brief. We completed two tests:
- if it was moveable (roll test);
- if it would protect Eggy when the vehicle crashed (crash test);
For the crash test, the children pushed their cars down a ramp into a wall to see if Eggy would still be in intact – some Eggys did not make it. Take a look at our SMASHING experiment!
Help at home: What was your child’s favourite part of the making process? What would they improve next time? What was one thing they found difficult?
Food Technology: Bread!
Year 5 created bread in food technology this week. We measured, poured and kneaded! The children created different shapes before cooking. Year 5 REALLY really loved it! The recipe has been sent home with them today so, why not try it at home?
