Colour mixing for our wonderful wings
Last week, we learned to mix two primary colours to make a secondary colour. So, this week we used this knowledge to design and paint our wings only using two primary and two secondary colours.
We had lots of (messy) fun! We used strong blues, mixed greens…
and orange and purple…
shades of red using white …
and more blues and greens.
Wings to make us fly!
Last week, we talked about having the ability to fly.
We asked…
“If you had wings, where would you go?”
We decided to design our own wings and look forward to making them out of cardboard this week.
Here are some of our fabulous wing designs…
Leeds Needs Trees
Leeds City Council have launched a scheme to increase the number of trees around the city. Collect tree seeds (conkers, acorns, beech nuts and sweet chestnuts) and take them to a collection point around the city. The Arium is the closest one to school and you will be helping create new habitats for birds and animals.
Reading – for parents!
Reading is super important. In fact, we think it’s one of the most important things you can do to support your child at home.
Some studies have found that children who read regularly are more likely to be happy in adulthood, more likely to earn more money and more likely to do well in all school subjects.
Whilst we understand life is busy, we’d love it if you could read with your child every day (ideally for about 20 minutes but anything is better than not reading at all).
This article has a handy reading for parents guide if you’d like any more information or tips.
Our Reading Activities leaflet will provide lots of activities to make reading an even more enjoyable and active experience for all. Check out the ‘Help Your Child‘ section of our website for a range of guides and tips for helping your child across a range of subjects.
Some common questions about reading:
When should my child have their reading book and reading diary in school?
If your child is in 3,4O or 3,4N they should have their reading book and reading diary in school every Friday. If your child is in 3,4E they should have their reading book and reading diary in school every Monday.
Now my child is in Year 3 or 4, should I still sign their reading diary?
Yes. We’d love it if you could sign their reading diary and leave a comment at least once a week. We think it’s a really important link between school and home.
My child can read fluently. Should they still read aloud to me?
Ideally, yes. They can spend time reading on their own, too – we encourage this. However, it’s really important that children still practise the skill of reading aloud. It helps improve their confidence and improves their ability to read with expression. Being read to is really important, too – so don’t underestimate the power of a bedtime story!
The book my child has brought home is too easy / hard. What should I do?
This will rarely happen but if you do think your child’s book isn’t the right level please get in touch with their class teacher (our email addresses are at the bottom of this post).
If you have any other questions, comments or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with your child’s class teacher. While we don’t encourage you to do this on the playground (to reduce numbers and enhance social distancing), we encourage you to email us instead.
3,4O – olliecatherall@spherefederation.org
3,4E – emmamccormick@spherefederation.org
3,4N – nicolawadsworth@spherefederation.org
Celebration Certificates 3/4E
We’ve had an other great week with lots of active learning and having fun with our friends – being back together is feeling good in 3/4E.
As we can’t have our usual celebration assembly on a Friday at the moment, we will be posting the certificate winners on here each week.
For great learning…
Daniel – for a fantastic attitude since you’ve come back to school and producing neat handwriting in your books.
For sport and physical activity…
Tia– for amazing throwing and catching skills demonstrated in PE – well done Tia!
For living and learning…
Elisa – you’ve really impressed me with your effort and attitude towards your work. Well done for always putting your hand up and sharing your ideas.
3,4O Certificate Celebration
We’ve had another superb week in 3,4O. I’ve been really impressed by everyone’s readiness to learn. This week, we’ve focussed on working as a team and it’s been great to see people helping each other with our learning – helping someone else also helps us to learn something better, too!
Everyone in 3,4O could’ve received a certificate this week but, unfortunately (ask your child if they know what this word means – we’ve learnt it this week), I had to choose three.
Our certificates go to…(insert drum roll here)
For great learning…
Rowan- your attitude to learning has been brilliant this week and you’ve always got your hand up – well done!
For sport and physical activity…
Layton – for showing great determination every time we go outside to complete the ‘Daily Mile’ – you never stop and never give up!
For living and learning…
Elliot- you are always ready to learn and this helps everyone around you to stay on task, too. You also impressed me with your ability to remember lots of interesting facts and birds and dinosaurs – you definitely taught me a few things (‘everyday’s a school day’).
Paper planes
As part of our topic learning, we have enjoyed flying paper planes to see which one would fly the furthest.
3,4 NV certificate celebration
Well done for a fabulous first week back at school. You have all done so well. My certificates this week go to …
For great learning…
Freddie – you have shown a fabulous learning attitude in all lessons and have produced some high-quality work. Keep it up!
For sport and physical activity…
Aurora – well done for working well as part of a team during PE.
For living and learning…
Bethenny – well done for being so enthusiastic, ready to learn and being a great role model to others in all lessons.
3,4 O Certificate Celebration
It has been brilliant to have all the children back in school this week and it’s been lovely to finally meet the new members of our class. Everyone has come into school with an amazing attitude to their learning and they’ve settled in so well – I’m super excited about the rest of the year!
As we can’t have the celebration assembly on a Friday at the moment, we will be posting the certificate winners on here each week for each class.
For great learning…
Noah – you have come back to school with a mature attitude to your learning. You’ve participated in all lessons and tried so hard with your work. Well done – keep it up!
For sport and physical activity…
Louis – despite not being able to actively participate in our PE lessons this week, you were able to help your classmates by coaching them through the lesson – well done, Louis.
For living and learning…
Ella – all week, you have greeted myself, and others, politely and with a smile on your face. Thanks for making our class a happy, healthy and polite place to be.
Reading books
At the end of the week, your child was given a reading book and their reading diary to take home.
Reading is one of the most beneficial things children can do at home. Whilst we appreciate the craziness of life, we’d love it if you could read with your child for 15 minutes every day.
This book and their reading diary should be returned to school every week.
If your child is in Mrs McCormick’s class, they should have their book and diary in school every Monday.
If your child is in Mrs Wadsworth’s class, they should have their book and diary in school every Friday.
If your child is in Mr Catherall’s class, they should have their book and diary in school every Friday.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please ask your child’s class teacher.