Summer term after-school clubs
The after-school clubs for this term will be starting next week, w/c 27 April, and we hope your child/children can get involved with our extra-curricular activities. Please contact the office if you have any queries.
The following clubs have availability and can still be booked.
Monday
arts and crafts Y1-3
skipping Y2-6
Young Voices singing Y3-6
Tuesday
table tennis Y3-6 last place
girls football Y3-6
Lego Y3-6 last place
Wednesday
Foot Tech games YR-3
dodgeball Y4-6
Thursday
netball Y4-6
Spanish YR-Y2
Friday
Spanish Y3-6
Geography – Explorers
This half term will be learning all about Geography and exploring the Amazon rainforest. The vocabulary we have been learning about is listed below.
We will be learning about deforestation, biomes and climate zones as well as parts of the rainforest. The children are really looking forward to this topic. This week we have learnt about the different biomes in Brazil and how they compare with biomes in the UK.
We found out that Brazil has lots more biomes than the UK. I wonder if your child could tell you why.
Help at home by reading more about the Amazon rainforest. Can you find out 3 interesting bits of information?
Rhinos Rugbees
The sessions will take place on Monday evenings at Kirkstall Training Ground from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. The cost is £2 per session.
Girls cricket
FREE GIRLS CRICKET TASTER SESSION
Old Leodiensians’ Cricket Club is excited to offer a FREE Girls-Only Cricket Taster Session at the club. Whether your daughter has never picked up a bat or is a budding superstar our girls cricket sessions are designed for all abilities. We have opportunities for all ages at the club, this session will be aimed at girls aged 8-13 years old.
Event Details
• Date: Thursday 30th April 2026
• Time: 5:15 pm – 6:15pm
• Location: Old Leodiensians Cricket Club
• Cost: FREE
Please see link below and poster for more information…
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DT: Food and Nutrition
Today, Year 5 made an omelette in food technology. The children did an amazing job grating cheese, measuring ingredients, cracking eggs, chopping tomatoes and helping with the cooking.
The reviews were overwhelmingly positive and most children scored the omelette 9 or 10/10!
Help at home by using the recipe below to cook your own omelette. What different ingredients would you use?
Leeds Rhinos Foundation Netball Camps
Easter and May half term Netball camps (open to boys and girls) are on sale and are taking place in Leeds, Wakefield, Harrogate, Pudsey and Sheffield. The camps cost £30 per day and run from 10am – 3pm.
Full details and how to book can be found here.
Latin
On Fridays, Year 5 study Latin. The children have worked really hard on translating Latin sentences into English. We are able to recognise word endings of verbs and what that means. We can look for the subject and object of a sentence even though the words in Latin are not in the correct order.
I’ve been very impressed with the children’s knowledge and ability. It has also really helped us to work out the meanings of English words that have Latin roots as well as translate Latin words into English.
Help at home can you think what the Latin word audire means? What English words come from this word?
Year 5/6 netball
This week, our Year 5/6 netball team took part in the Leeds Well Schools Partnership netball competition at Allerton High.
Despite the rain, the team played some great netball and managed to finish second in their group.
For some of the children, this was their first time representing school at netball and for some it will be their last after many years of coming to our netball club so well done to all the children who competed.
Topic: Drop down morning
Today, we had a topic Drop Down Morning. We revisited knowledge about UK geography, the West Indies carnival and Martha McDonald Napaltjarri’s artwork.
In Geography, Year 5 used the iPads to plot some of the major cities and rivers of the UK on to a blank map.
Help at home can you find some places that are significant to you on a map?
In History, we recapped our knowledge of the historical concepts and linked these to the Atlantic Slave Trade and the West Indies carnival.
In Art, we revisited all the visual and tactile elements and thought about how they link to Martha McDonald Napaltjarri’s artwork ‘Warlukuritji’.
Living and Learning: health and prevention
The children then discussed cross contamination and how quickly germs can spread. We talked about the need to wash our hands to help prevent this spread. We could use soap or hand sanitiser.
Help at home: Discuss other ways we can stop germs from spreading.