Roald Dahl Book Fair
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B8nkKYmWcE
TAG rugby
For the next half term, Year 6 will be taking part in five weeks of tag rugby coaching on Monday afternoons. The programme has been set up by Leeds Carnegie and we are one of a small number of local schools selected to take part.
Please ensure children have their outdoor PE kit at school for these sessions.
Tag rugby
For the next half term, Year 5 will be taking part in five weeks of tag rugby coaching on Monday afternoons. The programme has been set up by Leeds Carnegie and we are one of a small number of local schools selected to take part.
Please ensure children have their outdoor PE kit at school for these sessions.
It’s half term…
It’s half-term holidays next week, so there are no homework tasks or spellings next week.
Of course, regular practice and learning can still happen: reading each day, swimming, tables practice, trips to the library, walks around Roundhay Park… All will help your child have a happy and healthy holiday!
We can write super sentences!
We have been learning even more about sentences. We all know that a sentence needs:
- to make sense
- a full stop at the end
- a capital letter at the beginning
Now we are even adding a conjunction. A conjunction is a word that joins two sentences together. We have been learning to use “but”, “and” and “because”.
Look at our super sentences!
The Circus is Coming to Moortown!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5xbFm6KvhA
SEAL statement 14 February
Reflection is the last of our 7 Rs of learning and this week’s statement is ‘I can reflect on my learning.’
Self-reflection is something we always encourage the children to do whether it is during lessons to understand their next steps or after their work has been marked to understand, and learn from, any mistakes.
This week Key Stage 2 children will be ‘reflecting’ on their 7 Rs of learning and some children will be working with Mr Roundtree to reflect on certain areas of learning through pupil interviews.
Next half term, we’ll be returning to the SEAL theme Good to be me.
Happy and healthy outdoors
Sustrans is a charity that encourages people to travel by foot, bike or public transport more often. Recently, they’ve produced a couple of very thought-provoking articles about children’s experiences of their journey to school (‘A child’s eye view of school travel’) and outdoor play (‘Free range kids’). Here’s an extract from ‘Free range kids’…
90% of us adults regularly played outside in our street as kids, compared to fewer than one in three UK children today. As 73% of them prefer outdoor activities, the charity Sustrans wondered why they aren’t getting out more, benefiting from the sunlight and fresh air…and splashing around in the mud and rain. After all, it’s their preferred way to have fun (whilst burning calories and getting their daily dose of activity).
Emma Kenny is a well-known expert in child psychology, and a parent too. She gives us her thoughts on why these things are so vital for growing children, and what we as adults can do to help.
What are the benefits of outdoor play?
Children who are allowed to explore their personal worlds are bound to feel that, on the whole, life is a playground where adventures are to be had. This means they’re more likely to approach new challenges with confidence, forge new peer relationships more easily, will be less likely to suffer obesity and issues with isolation and feel that they are unique and trusted individuals within their own worlds. Physiologically, the benefits of spending a couple of hours in daylight are proven: the white light we experience means lower levels of stress and healthier mental states and, of course, fresh air is always a healthy addition to our lives.
What might happen if kids don’t have their freedom?
If you cage any animal, it will begin to demonstrate a fear of leaving its environment in spite of this appearing unnatural. We are creatures of habit and we adjust our beliefs to reflect this. If we are inside and isolated much of the time, we will start to fear that which is outside and new. Kids need to have a sense of self within their environment. We should encourage them to do this.
Read more of this and other articles in Sustrans magazine: The Hub, Spring 2011 edition.
11 February 2011
LO. To spell number names.
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one |
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two |
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eight |
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nine |
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three |
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four |
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five |
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seven |
Spellings will be tested on Friday 18 February.
11 February 2011
The homework this week is practice makes perfect and is due in on Wednesday 16 February.
I can sequence numbers.
Each child has a worksheet that they must complete. The worksheet is similar to ones that we have done in class. Read the instructions carefully.
Good luck!