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Fantastic feedback

This week, we sadly say goodbye to one of our pupils, whose family are re-locating.

We’re very grateful to have received a letter informing us, with the following comments:

It has been a privilege for my child to attend Moortown Primary.  Since her first day, she has enjoyed every single day at school… We will always be grateful for the school’s nurturing environment and excellent education standards.

Cross Country

Today, Year 3 represented Moortown Primary School as part of the Key Stage 2 cross country festival at Cardinal Heenan School, involving thirteen local primary schools.

Well done to all the children who took part in the very wet conditions, with every child completing the race and giving 100% effort.

Molly ran a fantastic race with an overall position of 11th in the Under 9 Girls race and Henry was the first boy from Moortown to finish in the Under 9 Boys race, finishing 46th.

Eight of our children took part in the longer, under 11 race with over 100 runners.  Running against children from Year 5 and Year 6, the top four from Moortown – Archie (22nd), Zak, Bailey and Lennox – did exceptionally well.

All children will be rewarded with a certificate in our Good Work assembly.

Thank you, as well, to parents who helped with the visit and supported at the event.

Cross Country Festival

On Monday, Year 3 will be taking part in the Key Stage 2 cross country festival at Cardinal Heenan High School.

Please remember outdoor PE kit, including trainers, a water bottle and warm, preferably waterproof, clothing for after the race.

Fingers crossed for a dry day!

23 November 2012

This week the tricky words to learn to spell are:

These words will be tested on Friday 30 November.

23 November 2012

We are revisiting one of our key spelling rules this week: double up for short vowel sounds. This week’s spellings are all in the past tense so have ed endings as well.

Children will be tested on eight out of the ten spellings on 30 November 2012.

23 November 2012

The spelling rule to chant this week is ‘double up for short vowel sounds’. They also all have a common suffix which is ‘ive’.

Paper plane pandemonium!

This afternoon, we’ve built and flown paper aeroplanes. Well done to Jawaad and Oliver for their winning flights!

Road Safety

This afternoon, we’ve been learning about road safety. We’ve learnt about how important it is to always wear a seatbelt – even for short journeys. We’ve learnt that children who are under 135cm tall should also use a booster seat when in a car.

All aboard for the National Railway Museum!

Year 3 and 4 had a fantastic trip on Wednesday to the National Railway Museum. We learnt about forces such as gravity and friction.

We saw lots of different types of trains. We even took a ride on the Chinese Bullet train!

We also did some sketching in our sketch books of our favourite trains.

Some of the wheels of the trains were taller than the children!

23 November 2012

This week’s whole school homework is creative.  It’s due in on Wednesday 28 November.

I can show what bullying means and how to stop it.

As part of the current SEAL theme of Getting On, this week is anti-bullying week.  Within class, the children have been asked to consider bullying including these key points:

• What is bullying?
• What are the different types of bullying?
• What should you do if you are bullied?
• What should you do if you see someone being bullied?

Useful websites to look at include:

• Childline (http://www.childline.org.uk/explore/bullying/Pages/Bullyinginfo.aspx)
• Go-givers (http://www.gogivers.org/)
• Kidshealth (http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/bullies.html)

You could produce:

• art work
• poetry
• a poster
• writing: diary, story, letter
• a rap
• a mindmap
• your own creative idea