Introducing Eggy the Eggs!
Today the children created their Eggy the Egg characters for their DT projects. Introducing:
Squibbly 
Vampire
Evely
EJ
Mark Dogeburg
Gigachad
007 Eggy
Bob Ross
Scotch 
Baldy
Thank you to Roundhegians
We had a great sports day last Thursday and thanks go to Roundhegians Rugby Club for once again allowing us to use their great facilities.
Have a look at the options for rugby coaching available at the club.
We know the children appreciated it too.
Being healthy themed week: bike safety
Thank you to Stu and Alex from Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative, based in Chapel Allerton, for visiting this during our Being Healthy week.
They were kept busy by checking lots of bikes to ensure they were safe to use. Thank you to everyone who brought their bike into school.
Then, Year 5 and 6 learnt some different bike maintenance tips to do on their own bikes.
Being Healthy Week!
This week has been full of fun and informative activities all about the topic of ‘Being Healthy’.
On Monday, we had a visit from D:Side Dave, who talked about the risks of smoking and vaping, especially the impacts on children. We also had an orienteering session where the children had to find hidden photos and numbers around the school.
On Tuesday, the children had an assembly about physical activity and how important it is. The main message was ’60 minutes of exercise every day’. This doesn’t need to be all in one go but can be broken down in to smaller chunks of time. We also took part in a bike maintenance workshop.
On Wednesday, we had an assembly on healthy eating. We then went to Allerton Grange to take part in a PE lesson.
After that, we had a skipping session with the Skipping School and showcased our skills to the rest of the school.
On Thursday, we had our sports day. On Friday, we finished the week with a talk about promoting good health and a martial arts workshop.
Making Eggy’s Car!
Today, we have started to make ‘Eggy’s Car’.
The design brief for this project is:
- Design and make a moving vehicle.
- The vehicle must protect Eggy the egg from harm if the vehicle crashes.
- The car must be driveable during day or night.
The children used different tools to measure, cut and create. They have now created their bases for their cars and will soon add more details and safety features to them. Watch this space to see more design and technology progress!
Help at home: Discuss what safety features will be added to your child’s Eggy’s car.
Maths Challengers!
Yesterday, four of our wonderful Year 5 mathematicians went to Allerton Grange to compete in their Maths Challenge. It was a full day of events which consisted of 4 different rounds. The children enjoyed themselves and even placed THIRD with a whopping 135 points. Well done to Evan, Ehtasham, Danny and Kian!
Being healthy themed week: staff vs pupils netball
At our final netball after-school club, and as it is our being healthy themed week, we enjoyed a hard fought match between the pupils and staff.
The children have progressed really well with their netball skills this term and we hope the Year 6 netballers continue to enjoy this sport as they move to high school.
Being Healthy themed week 10 July
Our next whole school themed week, based around Being Healthy, will be taking place from Monday 10th July. This is the second of two themed weeks in the year.
Leeds Discovery Centre Trip
Yesterday, Year 5 went to Leeds Discovery Centre to take part in an Ancient Egyptian workshop. The children were able to touch artefacts, design their own Egyptian town and create a self portrait (in the style of hieroglyphics).
The children were amazed by the fascinating Leeds Discovery Centre store, which holds over 1 million artefacts. We were able to look at a range of different items from the past; we were even able to touch moon rock and look at a meteorite!
Help at home: Discuss something they have learnt, their favourite part of the day or a question they now have about Egyptian life.
Living and Learning: Body Image
This week in Living and Learning, we talked about what body image is and what might influence it.
The children created a variety of definitions but in the end all agreed that ‘Body image is our idea of how our body looks and how we think it looks to others. This can include our feelings and thoughts about our height, weight, shape, skin colour, appearance or attractiveness’.
We then went on to discuss potential influences. Here are the ones we thought of:
- Social Media
- TV
- Celebrities
- Friends
- Family
- News
- Ourselves
- Fashion
- Experience (e.g. sports clubs, school, parties)
Help at home: Discuss how each of the influences might impact our body images.
