Sports Roundabout
Team Norway was victorious at the Sports Roundabout but the main purpose was to enjoy ourselves, and we did that!
The weather was just about bearable while we jumped, ran kicked and threw our way around the field.
Thanks to all the families who came to support their children.
Being healthy week
What a fantastic week we have had in school. The sun has been shining, the temperatures have been warm, but we’ve not let the heat stop us from lots of learning and having fun!
We have learnt all about keeping our body and mind healthy in lots of sessions this week. Take a look at what we’ve been up to!
Skipping with Year 3/4
Classroom yoga and mindfulness activities
Sun safety
Vaccinations and germs
Learning about how our body works with D:side
Keeping our teeth clean
Flex dance
Help at home: by talking to your child at about how to keep our bodies and minds healthy and talk about the importance of this. Find time to do physical exercise and mindfulness activities where possible and spend time outside!
Being Healthy
This week, we’ve been learning all about Being Healthy and Reception have thoroughly enjoyed joining in with a range of themed activities.
Tuesday – Online Assembly
We kicked off the week by joining other classes across Sphere Federation for an online assembly focused on healthy living. We explored the Eat Well guide and learned about the different food groups.
The children looked at various packed lunch examples and discussed simple ‘food swaps’ they could make to create a more balanced meal.
We also investigated the sugar content in drinks. Most children predicted that fizzy drinks would contain the most sugar – but they were surprised to discover that a milkshake had the highest amount. Seeing how many teaspoons of sugar were in the drink was quite a shock!
Wednesday – A Visit from d:side
We welcomed a visitor from d:side, who talked to us about our feelings and how to look after our bodies and stay healthy. These sessions are always engaging and informative and the children came away with lots of new ideas for making healthy choices.
Personal Best Challenge
Throughout the week, we took part in our Personal Best Challenge. The children practised throwing and catching a ball, aiming to improve their score each day. It was wonderful to see their determination and how much they improved with daily practice. Well done, Reception – keep it up!
Literacy
This week, we read The Fish Who Could Wish. After reading, the children reflected on their own hopes and wishes as they look ahead to Year One. We had some very thoughtful (and imaginative!) ideas. In our writing, we wrote about some of the different things that we do to keep healthy.
Poetry Picnic
Each week, we learn and recite a new poem together. Saying poems aloud helps us hear the sounds and rhythms of words, which supports early reading skills. This week’s poem is Dance – ask your child to perform it for you!
We’ve learned so many poems this year – does your child have a favourite?
Other learning this week included weaving with paper, writing some super sentences and ‘fishing’ for words to practise our phonics skills.
Reminders
Swimming – Sunshine 16th July
Thursday 17th July Beach Party – Look out for a letter in your child’s book bag!
Carrier Bag – Please send a labelled bag on Thursday in order to send home your child’s books.
Being Healthy Week – Phase 3,4
What a fabulous week!
This week, the children have discussed the importance of keeping healthy physically and mentally by eating a balance of foods, exercising regularly, drinking plenty of water, getting a good sleep and by looking after their mental wellbeing.
We have also discussed the importance of personal hygiene including dental care. We’ve completed Personal Best challenges and on Wednesday morning, we got together as a phase to practise our skills for Sports Day.
Our visitors this week have included d:side, LS-TEN and Flex Dance. We’ve also joined an assembly about healthy eating.
What a way to finish this week with a fabulous, successful and very hot Sports Day! Well done to all of the children who took part, won events, challenged themselves and, most importantly, had fun. Thanks to everyone who came to watch!
Well done phase 3,4!
Harvest time
You may remember back at the beginning of the summer term when the children helped to prepare the soil so that they could plant beans, carrots, strawberries and peas in the nursery garden.
Over the last few months they have watered and watched the seeds develop and this week it was harvest time for some of the crops.
The carrots had grown so big, the children really enjoyed pulling them up. They looked carefully at the roots and noticed that some of the carrots were longer than others. They washed and scrubbed the carrots, enjoying tasting them at snack time.
The strawberries had also ripened and were juicy and red.
The peas were growing fast too. We are hoping to be able to enjoy popping some pods before we break up for summer next week.
The children have really enjoyed nurturing these plants and have been checking on their progress daily.
Thank you for all of your “bean updates” too. It’s great to see how many of you will have some green beans to enjoy very soon.
We really have had ” green fingers” in nursery this summer.
Class 3,4C – Personal Best Targets
As part of Being Healthy Week, each child in 3,4C has set their own ‘Personal Best’ target for the week. Examples include how many pretzel skips or laps of the playground can be completed in one minute. The children have enjoyed trying to improve on their target each day this week.
At home, why not set your own personal best fitness challenges?
LS-TEN Skateboarding
On Monday, all six Key Stage 2 classes enjoyed the skateboarding workshop. The children had great fun learning how to jump onto a skateboard and how to move! They demonstrated excellent balancing skills.
Thanks to LS-TEN! We all had so much fun!
Over the summer, why not not visit the LS-TEN skate park and practise your new skills?
Water safety
As part of Healthy Week, Year 5 and 6 had a water safety workshop. The children were taught about the dangers of water and how to stay safe when swimming. The children recognised that there are safe places to swim, such as public pools but that others such as reservoirs can be very dangerous. We learnt some quite shocking facts about how quickly cold water can cause your body to go into shock and the fact that there are approximately 400 drownings per year.
The children were taught about life saving devices they could use such as life buoys. They also learnt that if you get into difficulty in open water, you should float on your back like a starfish. This keeps your head above the water and allows you to breathe.
We watched a useful video which you can access here.
Summer disco
We had a fantastic time at the school disco on Friday. We danced and sang to some of our favourite music and played lots of games. Thank you to everyone for coming and as always, thank you for the support of FOSP for the end of disco treats.
WE HAD LOTS OF FUN!
The Snail and the Whale
The Snail and The Whale
We’ve been reading The Snail and The Whale, another book by one of our favourite authors, Julia Donaldson
We’ve been retelling the story in our own words and writing special blackboard messages, just like the snail trail messages in the story!
The book had some fantastic adventurous words to describe landscapes and actions. Our word of the week was humongous. We discussed the meaning of lots of other words too.
Can your child tell you what each of these words mean? They could use the images to remind them.
Transition
On Wednesday, the Reception children had a wonderful visit to their new Year 1 classroom. It was a delightful experience for the children as they met their new teacher and explored their future learning environment.
The children were excited and engaged, participating in fun activities to make them feel welcome and at ease. This visit was a positive step in helping the children transition smoothly into Year 1. They left with big smiles and lots of enthusiasm!
Phonics
Summer 2 week 5 has focused on root word ending in: –er, –est.
Poetry Picnic
Each week we will be learning a new poem. We will recite this poem each day. By saying the poem out loud, we can focus on the sounds and rhythm of each word or line. We talk to the children about how this can help us become better readers.
This week’s poem is Sliced Bread
Nell Bank
On Thursday, we set off on our trip to Nell Bank. We began by listening to a story about Pete who liked to be TIDY but maybe a little bit too much.
We worked together safely to clear up a big mess! During this activity, we explored ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle, and discussed what would happen to litter if it was left.
Afterwards, the children had the opportunity to go on a mini-beast hunt to help Pete find lots of worms. Following this, it was time to help Pete make a new home in the woods. One of their favourite parts of the day (outside of lunch, of course) was the water play area.
