Junior Warrior
Last Friday, we had a BLAST at Junior Warrior!
Here we were before the race looking very clean…
Ready to take on the challenge!
At the end, we made sure to celebrate when anybody crossed the line.
And here we were after those 15 fun and muddy obstacles. Everyone made it back in possession of both shoes!
What away to celebrate a fantastic year!
Inter-Primary Sports Day
Some children from Y5 and Y6 went to a sports day at Allerton Grange. There were lots of other schools there competing in a range of events such as javelin, long jump and 200m.
Everyone represented Moortown with commitment, enthusiasm and (most importantly) respect. We finished fifth overall!
Well done to all who took part.
Orienteering
Recently, as part of the Leeds Well Schools Partnership, some of our Key Stage 2 children participated in an orienteering event at Roundhay Park.
After being briefed on the rules and how to complete the orienteering challenge, they set off with their partner armed with a map of the site to find the first check point. Then, it was back to the start to hand over to the other pair in their team for them to find check point two and so on until all twelve markers had been found.
The children worked brilliantly in their teams encouraging and supporting each other.
Well done to all the children for representing the school so well and developing these great skills.
The event was led by Airienteers and they have permanent orienteering courses across Leeds locations. Here’s the course for Roundhay Park.
Production: We’ll Meet Again!
Hi everybody!
Please make sure you bring your costumes and props outlined – in today’s letter – to school no later than Friday 20th June, in a named plastic bag. If you don’t have any of the items listed for your role, please let an adult in Year 5 or Year 6 know before this Friday.
Keep practising your lines at home and get into the character you are portraying!
Thanks everyone!
Residential Day 3
What an amazing three days we’ve had!
It’s been new, exciting, fun, different, scary, hilarious and tiring! We’ve worked as a team, tried things we’ve never tried before, given it our all, laughed our heads off and come up against a tank of piranhas and lived to tell the tale.
It’s been a blast … Robin Wood 2025, over and out!
Residential Day 2
Residential
We arrived at Dobroyd Castle after a very excited coach journey and since then it’s been full-on fun!
Today, we’ve taken part in climbing, the night line, archery, trapeze and team challenges alongside having some delicious food.
It’s been amazing to see everyone having so much fun, getting stuck into absolutely everything as well as tackling their own personal challenges in each activity.
Bring on tomorrow!
Brownlee Triathlon
This week, a group of our Key Stage 2 pupils took part in the Brownlee Foundation Mini Triathlon event at John Smeaton. This is always a popular and oversubscribed event and it introduces the children to the elements of triathlon – a swim, a bike ride and a run.
Well done to all the children for taking part, showing great determination and supporting each other.
If your child is interested in triathlons, please see more details in our physical activity guide or have a look at the bike and run opportunities at the Brownlee Centre.
Some children are also competing in the upcoming junior aquathlon taking place at Leeds University on 1st June. More details can be found here.
Writing: a letter to a loved one
This week, writing has linked to history because we’ve been writing a recount of an evacuee’s journey to the countryside.
Today, we planned them using story maps.
We want our letters to include information about the journey there, what our host family is like and what we’ve done so far. Our aim is to remember to use a variety of sentence structures whilst remembering our vital must dos: full stops, capital letters and accurate spelling.
Some children had never seen farm animals before (or so much grass!) so we want to capture the culture shock of moving to a completely new place.
Evacuating to the countryside must have been terrifying as well as partly enjoyable but ultimately it kept millions of children safe.
Help at home by asking your child what the purpose and audience of our recount is.
Living and learning: physical health and fitness
This week, our L&L statement is ‘I know that being physically active is mentally and physically healthy’.
We also watched a video which explained why movement was so vital to our lives – it prevents disease, helps memory and builds muscle.
We discussed lots of other ways that being active improves mental wellbeing and came up with our own. We listed some top tips for getting moving.
Finally, we talked about our advice for the following person:
“I think you should try swimming because it makes you feel refreshed and good,” – Henry
“I think they should try and go to bed a little earlier so they can get more sleep,” – Viv
“I would recommend to set a goal to eat a fruit or vegetable every day. They should eat five a day,” – Inayah
“They should have a little bit of protein, veg, fruit, carbohydrates, dairy and a bit of oils and sugar in their diet,” Jensen
“Drink more water!” – Ava