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11 March 2011

This week’s homework is creative. It is due in on Wednesday 16 March.

I know what instructions are.

You could find examples, produce your own instructions by writing them or using diagrams or come up with your own idea!

Comic Relief

Friday 18th March is comic relief. Year Four have the theme of Astronauts and Aliens. It would be great to see some of the children dressed up as something linked to our topic (I don’t want to be the only alien)! Our learning will also link to this theme on the day so it should be enjoyable! 

School Councillors

Thank you to Faizaan and Henry for being fantastic school councillors and good representatives of Year Four.

Well done to Sami and Iona who have now taken over their role – I’m sure they’ll be just as great!

11 March 2011

This week’s homework is talk time. It will be due in on Wednesday 16 March.

I think spending billions of pounds on space exploration is a waste of money. Do you agree?

Children can choose to agree or disagree with the statement – as long as they have reasons to back up their opinion.

Try to encourage the children to use words like:

• However…
• Although…
• On the other hand…
• I understand your point, but I think that…
• Conversely…
• Another reason is…

11 March 2011

This week’s spellings have the suffix ‘ary’. A suffix comes at the end of a word. These words will be tested on Friday 18 March.

11 March 2011

Spellings this week are all words with a double letter. They will be tested on Friday 18 March.

11 March 2011

Your homework this week is Practise Makes Perfect.

I can solve timetable problems.

I can read scales and rulers accurately.

I can measure angles accurately.

In class we are working on time, angle, and reading scales. Pick out two of the areas of study you feel you need a little more time on and complete the appropriate Practice Makes Perfect sheet in your homework book.

Homework is due in on Wednesday 16 March.

Super Sports at Allerton Grange

We had a fantastic morning at Allerton Grange High School on Wednesday. After a breezy walk to the school the children were taught by some Year 10 pupils.  They had planned some great activities including general fitness, ball skills and dance.  We then walked back to Moortown helped along by the wind!  Thank you to the pupils and staff at Allerton Grange and thank you to the Year 1 children who were brilliant representatives of Moortown Primary.

We really are happy and healthy!

At Moortown, we pride ourselves on being a happy and healthy place to learn. We monitor this closely to make sure that it’s not just an empty slogan but a true picture of life in our community.

For the past three years, one of our classes has been taking part in a short survey (‘Me and My School’) which looks at responses in relation to emotional difficulties, behavioural difficulties and school climate. The results help us to ensure our provision best suits the needs of our children – and we receive vouchers to spend on play equipment, too!

There is strong evidence that there is a higher proportion of pupils with low anger and aggression scores at Moortown Primary School than participating pupils both nationally and locally. The school climate is rated better at Moortown Primary School than schools nationally and locally. The emotional difficulty scores of pupils at Moortown are lower.

As well as Moortown, 181 other schools across England took part. A total of 20 schools in Leeds completed the ‘Me and My School’ questionnaire. Children responded to a series of statements, answering ‘Never’, ‘Sometimes’ or ‘Always’.

SEAL statement 07 March

For this week our SEAL statement is ‘I can respond to difficult situations in a positive way.‘

The mouse character in the Good to be me SEAL assembly last week responded to a difficult situation by recognising her gift and releasing the animals.  She believed in herself.