Class News

Science and Media Museum Trip

On Thursday, all of Y3 and Y4 went on a school trip to the Science and Media Museum in Bradford.

We all had an amazing time and learnt more about ‘sciencey stuff’ like sound, light and much more. 

Here are some photos of us enjoying ourselves!

Spellings for testing on Friday 17 July

Living and Learning – Body Image

In Living and Learning we’ve been discussing body image.

We’ve thought about what our bodies do for us and talked about the importance of being kind to ourselves. We’ve practised saying positive things about ourselves, whether that’s to do with our physical appearance, our talents or our personality.

Help at home by talking with your child about how amazing our bodies are and what they do for us. You could also use this YouTube link to listen to the story Your Body is Awesome, which we listened to in class.

DT Cooking – 2C

We enjoyed making wraps this week with a variety of different fillings – recipe sent home today if you would like to recreate these at home!

We talked about how we stay safe, washing our hands before touching any food and being careful with the equipment.

Help at home by preparing food together and feel free to share any photos with school.

Design and technology – food

5,6B have been chefs this week and have been making a pasta sauce recipe. The recipe included lots of different vegetables such as carrots, celery and courgettes. The children peeled and chopped the vegetables and fried them off in a pan. They were able to practise their cutting skills and stayed safe by using the claw and bridge method. They then added water and chopped tomatoes and cooked for a little longer. Once it was ready, it was blended. We cooked some pasta to pour the sauce over and then the children could enjoy the best part – the eating!

Help at home: here  is the recipe if you fancy trying it out for yourselves.

Keeping cool.

With the high temperatures last week, we made the most of the cooler early morning sunshine by enjoying lots of fun, water-based activities.

The children loved washing the bikes and did a fantastic job of taking turns with their friends. They also strengthened their fine motor skills using water sprays to wash away the patterns on the tuff tray and had lots of imaginative fun mixing and blending at our very popular milkshake stand.

We made sure everyone took plenty of important hydration breaks throughout the day—just like the footballers!

When it got too warm outside, we headed indoors, where the children used their fine motor skills to fold their own paper fans. They were very proud of their creations, and they certainly helped to keep us cool!

Well done everyone for coping so well in the warm weather.

Our older children also enjoyed the exciting experience of having lunch in the school hall. They wore their dinner bands, collected their own knives and forks, carried their trays carefully to their tables, and enjoyed eating in a new environment.

We are incredibly proud of how independent, sensible, and confident they were. They are becoming so ready for their next exciting step!

This week learning

Focus book  

Pirates love underpants by Claire Freedman & Ben Corty

Nursery Rhyme of the week

A sailor went to sea, sea, sea.

Listen here

During maths group times this week, we’re learning about positional language.

Help at home: Try to use positional language in your day to day conversations and during play.  For example -Can you put your teddy underneath the box? The car is behind the garage. The monkey is on top of the tree. Put your shoes next to the cupboard.   As you look at illustrations in a story, ask questions such as ‘Where is the cat hiding?’ or ‘What can you see in front of the fence?’

Reminders 

If your child is returning to Nursery in September can you please ensure that your child’s returners paperwork is handed into the school office by Monday 06 July.

End of year events

Please refer to the letter in your child’s going home folder.

Learning Journey drop ins 

Come and look through your child’s Learning Journey and celebrate their achievements.

• Tuesday 7 July – 2:30 pm–3:00 pm
• Thursday 9 July – 9:00 am–9:30 am
• Monday 13 July – 2.30pm – 3.00pm

Nursery Summer Party

Friday 17 July 

Children who do not usually attend Nursery on Friday mornings are invited to join us from 10:00am – 11:15am. Please let a member of staff know

DT Cooking – 1A

We had a brilliant time making wraps in our DT cooking learning yesterday.  First we spread either houmous or cream cheese onto our wraps. Next we used a bridge or claw grip to chop our cucumber, tomato, lettuce and pepper. Then we added ham, cheese or both to our wraps. We assembled our wraps and finally rolled them up before eating.

Each child has been sent home with a recipe from their learning. Help at home by making a wrap, or similar at home. Discuss what your child liked/ disliked and see if you can swap some of the ingredients!

Living and Learning: Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)

Over the past few weeks, our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils have been taking part in Relationships and Sex Education (RSE), with each year group covering age-appropriate topics as part of the curriculum.

Year 5 explored different types of relationships, what makes relationships healthy, and the importance of kindness, honesty, respect, boundaries and accepting differences. They also discussed the many forms that families can take and reflected on the love, care and support that families provide. The children approached these conversations with maturity and respect, contributing thoughtfully throughout.

Year 6 built on this learning by exploring topics including consent, conception and pregnancy. These lessons provided opportunities for pupils to ask questions, deepen their understanding and discuss sensitive topics in a safe, supportive and respectful environment. We were incredibly impressed by the maturity, sensitivity and respect shown by the children during every lesson.

We are very proud of how both year groups engaged with these important areas of learning and the thoughtful, respectful attitudes they demonstrated throughout the unit.

Nell Bank

Nell Bank

We had a wonderful visit to Nell Bank on Tuesday. We learnt all about recycling, looking after the environment and about badgers. We made badger sets, explored tunnels and cooled off in the water area where we had to work as team to transport the water around.

We’ve been keeping cool this week by listening to stories in the shade of our willow trees and sharing some of Nursery space where it is much cooler. The children had to work together to build  and explore the space.

Next week we will be looking at ‘Sharing a Shell’ by Julia Donaldson. We’ll be talking about our own experiences of the seaside.

Help at Home

As we are consolidating all of their phonics knowledge ready for Year 1  please keep practising their reading and celebrating their successes with their reading e-books.

D&T: sewing

This half term in Design and Technology, Years 3 and 4 have begun designing, making and evaluating their own fabric pouches. The children have been thinking carefully about the purpose of their pouch and who it is for. S

To make their pouches, the children have been developing their sewing skills. They approached the challenge with enthusiasm and determination.

We followed these steps:

1. Thread the needle and tie a knot in the thread.
2. Practise a running stitch using binka fabric.
3. Tie a knot at the end of the stitch and trim any excess thread.

The children worked incredibly hard to sew carefully and accurately. They showed great perseverance, especially when threading needles and tying knots and it was wonderful to see them supporting one another and sharing tips. Their running stitches are already looking impressive. They should be very proud of their efforts.

Take a look at some of our fantastic sewing in action:

Help at home by: practising knot-tying with string or encouraging them to tie their own shoelaces can help to strengthen these important fine motor skills.