Living and Learning – Body Image
Our Living and Learning topic is body image.
Body image describes our idea of how our body looks and how we think it is perceived by others. This can include our thoughts and feelings about our height, weight, shape, skin, colour, and our appearance and attractiveness more broadly.
In Year 3/4, we’ve been discussing the importance of being different and celebrated our differences today during Circle Time: “We all have imaginations, but what we imagine is different.” Klayton, Year 3/4E
The children also recognised that although we may look different we often share similar strengths and weaknesses.
Living and Learning: I can receive a compliment sensibly.
We’ve been thinking about how to receive compliments this week.
Giving and receiving compliments is a good way to make and keep friends and create positive relationships. We’ve reflected on how we react when we get a compliment. It can make someone’s day if we say thank you! Equally, it’s upsetting if you give a compliment that isn’t received well.
Homework review
During our homework review, 1K enjoyed sharing the different ways they counted by 2s,5s and 10s at home. We discussed a range of objects that we could count and worked in pairs to create posters to show our ideas.
- ‘We counted in 2s using eyeballs!’
- ‘We can use Numicon to count in 2s.’
- ‘I used my hand because I have 5 fingers.’
- ‘We drew 10 pencils, 10 teeth and 10 part whole models.’
An owl adventure
Today, Year 3 and 4 met both birds of prey and exotic creatures. This morning, all the children came face to face with three different owls and a Harris hawk. The children were very excited to take this opportunity to hold the smallest of the three owls – the burrowing owl.
All the children were extremely mature and handled the owls with great care and respect.
We were amazed to see the size of the brilliant eagle owl. The children gasped as it flew around the hall.
We all loved the barn owl! The children commented how much heavier it was compared to the small burrowing owl. Watch it fly…
The children loved seeing the Harris hawk. It was brilliant watching the Harris hawk catch its food in mid flight, as Ryan threw it up in the air. 
This afternoon, we met the exotic creatures. Meeting and holding the python was the most exciting part of the day for most. All the children were extremely brave and asked insightful questions to learn more about their favourite animal of the day.
We also met and held a leopard gecko, some cockroaches, and a giant frog.
Chris the coach
We love having basketball coaching with Chris every Wednesday. Today, we learned how to pass the ball around the opposition. It was trickier than we thought!
Living and Learning – I receive compliments in a sensible way.
We have continued to think about compliments. Our Living and Learning statement this week is I receive compliments in a sensible way. We have talked about how it is important to compliment how other people behave and their qualities, rather than what they look like. The children enjoyed saying positive things about each other.
Reading journals
Year 5/6 have been excited about using their reading journals at home. Here is a good example from Millie. She’s written a summary of a book she read at home.
Remember to record your thoughts about characters in them.
Rainbow Factory Volunteers
To support us on our trip to the Rainbow factory on Wednesday 18 April, we’d like five parent volunteers. If you’re able to come along and help us on the trip, then please let a member of the F2 team know.
Thanks.
Well done, Ruby!
Ruby had a very successful weekend at the Jorvik Swimming Gala, representing East Leeds. Ruby works incredibly hard, she trains multiple times a week and her hard work is paying off. This weekend she won five medals: one silver, two bronze and two fourth place.
Well done, Ruby. We’re very proud of you!
Topic book review
Thank you to the parents who were able to join the year 5/6 topic review session on Monday. The children were able to talk at length about their work, the work of their classmates and the learning that has taken place during this topic.
We agreed on some highlights:
- the Askham Bryan trip
- researching and classifying animals
- reading and following instructions to create a heart
This week, we shall be learning about adaptation and evolution as this ‘big topic’ comes to a close.