PE: dance
This week, we moved onto a new unit of learning in PE: dance!
After the successes of gymnastics and yoga this year, we were excited to get underway.
We focused on pathways and suiting our movements to the style of music. We’ve listened to two contrasting pieces: Le Freak by Chic and Storm Interlude from “Peter Grimes” by Benjamin Britten.
We enjoyed our warm up called Dancing Whispers. The idea is to get the same dance move to travel from the back of the line to the front by passing it from person to person – but you can only watch it once! It was very funny.
Help at home by discussing how the skills of dance transfer to other sports.
Leeds Rhinos ticket offer
As part of our partnership, and as a thank you for all the great work that the children have been doing this year, Leeds Rhinos would like to offer children and their families an amazing opportunity to attend a match at AMT Headingley Stadium at a special discounted schools rate.
Date – Friday 5th April 2024
Kick off – 8pm
Opposition – Warrington Wolves
Venue – Headingley Stadium (LS6 3BR)
Tickets can be booked now through the school via School Gateway. Please note that tickets will go off sale at 10am on Monday 25th March 2024.
We look forward to welcoming Leeds Rhinos for an assembly next week too.
Leeds North East Youth Summit 2024
Today, the Year 5 and 6 Junior Leaders visited the Leeds Civic Hall to attend the North East Youth Summit. It was a great day where the children had the opportunity to meet and hear from councillors, ask questions and give their say when thinking about things we would like to change and improve about our local area.
We even got to sit in the chambers with Leeds City’s Mayor! Will asked her a question on the microphone, “How many candidates were there for mayor?” “It can depend, sometimes there are 4, 2 or even just 1!”
We were in a room with lots of other Junior Leaders from around our locality so it was great to meet them as well!
World Book Day
Today, we celebrated World Book Day!
Some of us completed some fun book-related activities…
… or just enjoyed some reading time.
Some of us created a trailer for a fantastic book using some computing skills…
… or used computing skills and our knowledge of books to create a quiz.
Sometimes reading takes me to another world. Sometimes it’s just nice to look at funny fiction or adventurous action. It’s like watching a movie but in your mind. – Javi
You get to explore new things. – Jiya
We should celebrate books to help people understand why it’s good to be a reader. – Betsy
Reading is good for your mental health and increases your knowledge. – Omar
Our new Computing topic!
Today’s computing learning focused on the skill of selection.
“Selection means choosing different things. We use ‘If… then… else…’ in Scratch,” explained Rufus.
Our goal was to create an interactive quiz game where the sprite would react different depending on what answer was given.
Help at home by quizzing your child on this half term’s vocabulary.
Previously, we have analysed what is a computer and what isn’t by the definition that it can input, process, store and output data.
Last lesson, we used repetition to create an animation!
It’s very good because I enjoy making my own games. – Javi
It’s really interesting because I love learning about computing and how projects work. – Saif
Cross country
Well done to the children who represented school at the Leeds Schools Sports Association cross country race at the weekend in typical cross country conditions!
Thank you to parents who supported and transported children to this event.
It was incredibly muddy and very cold and wet. I was really impressed (as always) with the children who ran in such tough conditions and supported each other all the way.
This was the last race of the season. However, local Park Runs continue weekly at Roundhay Park and Temple Newsam.
The Secret Garden
It was a pleasure to welcome M&M productions to perform ‘The Secret Garden’ for us. It’s a classic story (written in 1911!) about resilience and friendship. They gave it a modern twist with some familiar songs – it was very entertaining!
What a start to the week it was! Keep your eyes peeled for what we get up to on World Book Day, this Thursday.
Help at home by discussing what your child liked about the performance using the pictures above! Can your child retell the story?
We loved it!
Y2 – I really liked it because Master Colin was able to walk. He believed in himself.
Y6 – It was funny and had all the things a play should have. I’ll definitely be checking out the book from the library.
Y3 – The sign language song was cool and interesting!
Y5 – I liked the show because they had a creative way to change the scene. They had a great voice projection.
Book Club
This half term, we’re back to group Book Club sessions.
Help at home by asking your child to tell you their target page that they’ve agreed with their group this week and discuss the following as you’re reading together:
- Who’s their favourite character and why?
- Has anything surprising happened?
- What will the characters do next and why (motive)?
Don’t forget to give voices to the characters!
We also celebrated our reading records.
I asked Y6 to show their favourite page in their reading record that they’ve done so far this year and I think you’ll agree that they’re outstanding. Enjoy the gallery below!
Figurative Language Treasure Hunt
This week, we had to hunt to find figurative language hidden around the classroom!
Once we had found one, then we had to write down what figurative language what being shown. For example, similes, onomatopoeia, alliteration or a personification.
Then, we put our skills to the test by practising some figurative language that might help us with our narrative next week.
A fan favourite was Hardev’s:
“The lake held the boat captive like a lion in a zoo.”
We loved it because it was a stunning example of personification and a simile.
Help at home by practising some of the harder examples of figurative language like hyperbole, idioms and metaphors.
KS2 SATs: information for parents
Ahead of the end of KS2 national curriculum tests and teacher assessments in May 2024, we have published a new information leaflet for parents.
This leaflet provides an overview of the purpose of the tests, when they are scheduled, and when results will be shared by schools.
We encourage you to share this information with the parents and guardians of pupils participating in the end of KS2 tests this year.
There will also be a meeting held on Zoom on Monday 11 March at 6pm – details to follow.