How do drugs affect the brain?
…This was one of the questions Key Stage 2 children have been looking at today as part of their drug education sessions with d:side.
Each class have been focussing on a different drug and its effects on the body:
- Year 3 – tobacco
- Year 4 – alcohol
- Year 5 – solvents
- Year 6 – cannabis
Both pupils and staff have given great feedback on the informative sessions and d:side also commented on our ‘very friendly and well behaved’ children.
If you have any questions please see a member of staff or contact Dave Hill, d:side Programme Manager, on 2225471.
For a comprehensive guide to this subject visit the Talk to Frank website (www.talktofrank.com).
Brain Week One
Year Six have learnt some brilliant facts about the biology of the brain.
- If you tried to count all of your brain cells without resting or sleeping, it would take 3171 years to count every last one of them…Wow!
- The brain smells of cheese… Interesting!
- We are born with 100 billion brain cells…That’s a lot!
D:Side
Dave from D:Side visited the class this morning to talk about smoking and the effect that it has on our bodies.
Observational Drawing
We’ve been drawing our shoes today!
Every class in school showed off their observational drawing skills today by drawing their own shoes. It was fun learning but it did get a little smelly!
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”
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Short vowel sounds – double up and add “ing” |
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stir |
stirring |
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occur |
occurring |
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commit |
committing |
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begin |
beginning |
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refer |
referring |
Maths websites
Today we looked at choosing the most appropriate number operation in maths. Based on the television programme Countdown, here is a website the children used to test out their skills – well done to Yasmin and Ayesha for your hard work today.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/countdown/index.htm
Another version can be found on the excellent nrich maths website:
07 September 2012
The homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 12 September.
I can think of ways to save water at home.
Our first mini-topic of the year is about water. We have talked about how some people do not have easy access to clean water like we do in this country. We have also discussed how we still need to save water where we can and looked at some ways we could do this at school. Now the children have to think about how they can do this at home.
Top tips for talk time homework:
- Turn the telly off!
- Sit around the dining table and talk through the different views whilst having a meal.
- Have a chat and share opinions and ideas! Children should talk with family, friends and each other.
(Your child might want to make some notes in their Homework Books – although they don’t need to, this might help them when we have a discussion about the topic back in the classroom.)
We love to write!
Reception children can’t stop writing! Keep encouraging your child at home to write letters, lists, notes and birthday cards. Fold a piece of paper to make little books for story writing. Let them see you write, too!
Magnificent Magnets
Today, we’ve been learning about magnets. We’ve been testing what type of materials are magnetic, what happens when we put two magnets together and whether magnets work underwater!
Fantastic feedback
It’s always nice – and useful – to receive feedback about our school, whether from bodies that present awards to more casual comments. Here’s some feedback from West Sussex…
“I think your website and content is excellent: very considered and incredibly useful for parents to be able to check and get a quick overview of what their children have been learning. Very powerful stuff!…excellent Social Media Policy…Would it be possible to slightly change your policy and be able to use it ourselves…I came across your website via Twitter as we have also set up a Twitter account and think your Tweets are excellent. I also think your Walk to School video is amazing.”
Having a website as good as ours is important to us – we want you to feel like you know as much about the school and all the great teaching and learning that goes on. For our pupils, there is a chance to celebrate successes and, for Y6 pupils, share opinions on the forum. It helps new parents who can find out basic information about the school, such as uniform, school times etc, and can also attract new parents – we’ve had a family join our community who selected Moortown Primary as their preferred schools…whilst still living in Australia!