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Our amazing brains – Brain Box week!

This week is dedicated to developing an awareness of learning and how the brain works.

The importance of exercise, healthy food, sleep, hydration and emotional health, for a healthy brain, will be covered throughout the week alongside a main focus for each day:

Monday

Understanding your brain, brain cells and how to help your brain to learn.

Tuesday

How your brain learns best and learning styles.

Key Stage 2 classes will also have a visit from d:Side.  As part of our drug education in school, representatives from d:Side, a drug and health programme, will be looking, in particular, at the effects of various drugs on the brain.

Staff from d:Side will be available after school, in the dining room, for parents / carers to ask any questions about these sessions.

Wednesday

Developing the understanding of multiple intelligences and that everyone has gifts and talents.

Dr Dave Lewis, Senior Lecturer of Neuroscience, from the University of Leeds will be visiting Key Stage 2 classes.

Thursday

Thinking about thinking and problem solving.

Friday

A day to remember – exploring a range of memory strategies.

The whole school Water Aid sponsored walk will take place during Friday.

Please check the website for further information and links to websites throughout the week.

Making friends!

The children are settling well in Reception. They have been busy making friends and having fun!

22 September 2012

This week, your child has familiar vocabulary to do with their maths learning.

These words will be tested on Friday 28 September.

22 September 2012

This week’s homework is Talk Time.

I can talk about who is in my family.

Remember, this is an important time to chat without any distractions: turn the television off, sit together and share ideas.

We’ll have a discussion in class on Wednesday 26 September.

21 September 2012

This week, the children are focusing on spelling words with silent letters. Spellings will be tested on Friday 28 September.

21 September 2012

This week’s spellings are looking at another rule for adding ‘ing’.   These spellings will be tested on Friday 28 September.

short vowel sounds – double up and add “ing”

21 September 2012

This week’s homework is Talk Time.  Remember, this is an important time to chat without any distractions: turn the television off, sit together and share opinions and ideas.

I can talk about how it feels to do something new.

This has been the SEAL theme for this week and has been discussed in assembly and class.

Looking forward to our class discussion on Wednesday 26 September…

Save water and money!

Yorkshire Water are currently running a Save Water, Energy and Money campaign. As part of this campaign, they’re giving away free water and energy saving packs.

To claim a free pack, follow the link at the bottom of the post and enter this reference code: MGMCR8

If enough people order the packs, school could win an iPod Touch!

Thanks to Mr Russell (Finn and Owen’s dad) for letting school know about the competition and for offering to donate the prize to school.

What are you waiting for? Order a pack. Save some water. Save some energy. Save some money!

http://www.yorkshirewater.com/savewater

21 September 2012

The homework this work is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 26 September.

I know three interesting facts about myself.

We would like to find out more about the children and their interests so children should talk to people at home and decide on three interesting facts about themselves. We’ll then discuss them in class and we’ll find out a bit more about each other!

21 September 2012

This week, the spellings are a mixture of the previous two weeks’ ing rules and some words where you just have to add ing to the root word.

Children will be tested on eight out of the ten words on Friday 28 September.