1A-Who is your hero?
A hero is brave and kind.
My hero is Kevin Sinfield because he raised money for his mate Robbie Burrow.
I’m a paramedic. I want to be a paramedic when I grow up. This was my Granny’s watch from when she was a midwife.
I’m a police officer. They catch the baddies!
We have had a brilliant day discussing what is means to be a hero and discussing our hero outfits. Thankyou so much to parents and carers for providing such brilliant costumes.
Have a wonderful holiday. See you in school on Monday 02 June.
Hero day!
We have had a wonderful day today. We had some suffragettes, nurses, vets, footballers and many more. Thank you to all parents and carers for helping the children to come up with these brilliant outfits.
History, heroes and strong beliefs in 1,2B
We have been learning all about real life heroes in our history topic this half term. We practised voicing beliefs, like Nelson Mandela and Leonora Cohen did. Have at look at some ‘speeches’ below.
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We also dressed up as real life heroes today – thanks for all the great costumes. There were sporting, emergency services, suffragettes and teacher heroes!
Triathlon fun!
Year 5 had a great day out on Monday trying their hand at a triathlon. Luckily the weather was kind as we had a lovely walk to John Smeaton Leisure Centre. The children were all geared up for the challenge of a swim, a run and a cycle. Even though it was tough, the children completed the course with huge smiles on their faces. Team spirit was high as they cheered their peers over the finish line. Each child received a goody bag and a well-deserved medal! We even got to meet one of the Brownlee brothers.
Y1 maths – place value and counting to 100
Over the next few weeks, year 1 children we will be focusing on place value and counting bigger numbers. Knowing your way around a 100 square is an important part of this area of maths. The Top Marks website has some great games and this interactive 100 square is perfect for counting in 1s (forwards and backwards), 2s, 5s, 10, odd and one more/less.
We are partitioning numbers into tens and ones.
Help at home by talking about numbers up to 100 in terms of how many 10s and 1s they have.
Living and Learning-I know the importance of a healthy diet.
After looking at a balanced meal and the ‘eat-well-plate’ last week, we have thought about the importance of eating ‘5-a-day’ this week. 5 is the amount of fruit and/or vegetables that is recommended for us to eat daily (as a minimum). We have been reflecting on how easy or hard it might be to get to the 5! Our learning has also helped us to realise what makes a portion.
A portion means a handful-Frankie
You can drink a glass of apple juice. That’s one portion!-Fletcher
Just one or two raspberries doesn’t make a portion-Myla
PE-Throwing and catching skills in KS1
All classes in Key Stage 1 have been working on throwing and catching skills this half term. These skills will lead to great control and contribute significantly in netball and basketball games later on in life.
Each class begins with set games and skills to learn. As always, it seems that each class develops a game and creates a new one. Children are so creative and we encourage their positive participation.
There has been much joy and determination to succeed when playing ‘Head, shoulders, knees and toes.’ In this game we throw the ball in the air and try to touch our head then catch the ball. We then go onto the next, building up the body parts each time. As you can imagine, we have had some rogue balls!
‘Chase Tag’ has involved us throwing and catching with a partner until an adult shouts ‘chase.’ We then run to tig our partner, gently, with the ball. With our partners we have aimed our balls to ‘clash’ in the middle. This then lead to a ‘piggy in the middle’ style game, and a mini team game. All throwing, catching, bouncing, dodging and thinking strategically.
We have all loved it!
A few pics of 1A enjoying PE:
Year 6 Pizza Party
After a testing week of SATs, year 6 relaxed and enjoyed almost too many slices of pizza.
They want to say a huge thank you to FOSP for funding such a fun afternoon.
Year 3, 4 Topic
Year 3/4 took part in an exciting drop-down morning where we journeyed through Geography, History, and Art all in just one morning!
In Geography, we explored the theme ‘Where in the world am I?’, learning about the countries and capital cities of the UK and the surrounding seas. The children impressed us with their map skills and were able to use grid-references to locate areas on a map.
Next, we travelled back in time in History, diving into the fascinating worlds of the Ancient Greeks, the Romans, and the Anglo-Saxons. Pupils explored what life was like during these periods and discussed the lasting impact these civilisations have had on our lives today. We played a game of cops and robbers where you were able to steal facts from other teams and add it to your own!
In Art, we looked at the amazing work of George Seurat and Bridget Riley. We compared and contrasted Seurat’s pointillism and Riley’s optical illusions.
It was a fantastic morning of discovery and we were so proud of the enthusiasm and teamwork shown by everyone!
Heroes day – Thursday 22 May
We are celebrating our ‘Heroes’ history topic by having a dress up day next week (if your child doesn’t want to dress up, they can come in school uniform).
We are going to dress as a real life hero (no superhero costumes, please). Here is the Heroes day letter and some ideas below.
