D&T: pasta bake
We were very excited to do some D&T: cooking this week! We made a delicious pasta bake. There were some very clean bowls at the end – including the spinach!
Don’t adjust your device – Y6 really were washing up!!!
The finished article…
We practise so many skills! Like the bridge and claw method for chopping, weighing, measuring, grating and stirring.
Help at home by discussing the very many ways that we stayed safe. See if you can get at least five. (We managed 16 in class!)
Pedometers in computing
This half term, we’ve been building up to making our own pedometers!
And we pulled it off!
As always, we had to use logical reasoning as a team.
We measured how effective they were by counting our steps and comparing it to how many had been recorded on the micro:bit.
Help at home by linking this learning to our computing vocabulary:
- simulation
- repetition
- decomposition
- computer network
- internet
- variable
- selection
- world wide web
Leeds Rhinos Easter activities
On Friday 18 April, Leeds Rhinos are hosting their annual family day, where all child tickets (seating and standing) are just £5. As well as the Rhinos match against Huddersfield Giants, there are a host of activities that the whole family can enjoy – all included in the price of entry.
There is also a free open training session and meet the players event at AMT Headingley Stadium, during the Easter Holidays, on Tuesday 15 April. Children and families will have the opportunity to watch the Rhinos train, meet Ronnie the Rhino and get autographs/pictures with the players at the end of the session.
English School Swimming Association North East Heat
Congratulations to our Year 5 and 6 swimmers who took part in the English School Swimming Association North East Heat at The Grammar School at Leeds. For most of the team, this was the first competitive swimming event they had taken part in so well done to all the children for their determination and also for taking responsibility by practising prior to the event. The team were then inspired by watching our City of Leeds swimmer take part in his individual races.
I’m going to practise more swimming to get faster to compete again in Year 6.
This was a great opportunity for us! Not everyone gets the chance to do this.
Living and learning: changes
This week’s living and learning lesson was about changes.
How might someone feel going to high school?
And what is our advice to them?
British Library: Refugee’s Journey
Today, it was a pleasure to welcome back Liz from the British Library to do a drama and reading workshop with us.
Our session focused on Azzi In Between, a book about a girl who has to leave her country because it’s not safe.
We explored the story with lots of drama and freeze frames.
We also got to play lots of drama games which were really fun.
We explored different scenes of the book in our groups…
…before putting together the entire performance with each group contributing a part to the bigger show.
Help at home by asking your child to explain what was happening in this picture and why! Or, explain what emotions Azzi felt throughout the story.
Moortown netballers
Well done to our Year 5/6 netballers who competed in the Bee Netball competition at Allerton High.
In each match, the team showed great teamwork and resilience. It’s great to see their netball skills progressing. Well done!
We’d also like to thank parents for helping with transport for this event.
Through our partnership with Leeds Rhinos, have a look at this special offer to see some more live netball this weekend.
Here are some local netball opportunities too.
Living & Learning: being me
Living and learning this week was about influences and peer pressure…
…both positive and negative.
We discussed what peer pressure means to us and what might happen as a result.
Feeling confident means we feel like we can stand up for ourselves and say no if we need to.
We paid ourselves some compliments to remind ourselves how awesome we are.
Analysing Rugby
This half term, we’ve LOVED playing rugby. It’s been great for lots of us to try a completely new sport and get loads better at it over the half term!
We’ve been practising throwing, catching and kicking.
This lesson, we did some video analysis.
A member of our group filmed our technique for throwing, catching or kicking…
…before feeding back to the players.
It was really useful and definitely helped us improve.
Help at home by discussing some of our PE vocabulary: to evade, space and stamina.
Old Leos women’s and girls cricket opportunity
Local cricket club, Old Leos, have opportunities for womens and girls cricket. Please contact them for more information.
