Living and learning: I use the 8Rs to help me learn
Our living and learning statement has allowed the children to reflect on the skills they use in school. They quickly recalled all the 8Rs for learning and were able to match them with the images that are displayed in class. They talked about which ones they had used in class this week.
“I am always ready when my lessons are starting.”
“I was resilient when I found comparing numbers difficult this week.”
The children were able to also identify which of the 8Rs they would like to improve on.
Living and learning: I follow the school rules
Living and Learning this week has allowed the children to think about our school rules at the start of a new school year. The children remembered the rules well:
We’re respectful. We’re ready. We’re safe.
As a group, we discussed how these rules would look, sound, and feel in classrooms and around the school.
The Y5,6 classes also agreed rules for their Living and Learning sessions to ensure these lessons are purposeful and reflective.
We also looked at the purpose of the school rules and agreed that they were there to keep us happy and healthy.
Help at home by asking your child about the school rules. Can they explain what they have done this week to show they are following them?
Topic : history
We are very excited to get started on our learning this half term. In topic, we are being historians and we are learning about the Stone Age, Bronze Age and the Iron Age. The children will then compare these civilisations with Ancient Egypt. How do they compare? Which one was more advanced?
We began this week by seeing if we could put key historical periods in chronological order. The children sorted images in their groups to create a timeline.
Here is the vocabulary that the children in 5,6 will be learning in history.
Help at home: Can you help your child to learn the vocabulary? Play a game of Pictionary or create some flashcards with pictures.
Welcome Back and important information
The staff are ready, the pupils might look ready and I’m sure that the parents are more than ready to have their children return to school.
We hope you’ve had a relaxing and fun break. Here are a few important pieces of information:
PE days:
56A Monday
56B Tuesday
56C Wednesday
All year 5 and 6 Thursday
Please read the uniform policy carefully. Children should come to school wearing their PE kit on their PE days.
Topic this half term:
Our topics this half term is a history unit called Stone Age to Iron Age and Ancient Egyptians.
Our science topic is called Living Things and their Habitats.
Arithmetic checks:
Most weeks, children will complete an arithmetic check. In order to show improvement for the following week, we’d like children to focus on 2-3 questions that they answered incorrectly. This is especially important over the next few months to help children recall what they were taught last year.
Reading records:
Children in 5/6 are expected to read on a daily basis. They have a reading record to record their responses to each text and a space for parents to sign and add a comment. It is still vital that children read aloud at home. Please continue to make this part of your daily routine.
Help at home: discuss the need for rules in our society. How are rules made and who makes them? What do you already know about animal habitats from previous years? Why do you think it is called a stone age or iron age?
Living and Learning: Staying Safe Week
What a fantastic Staying Safe Week we’ve had! Earlier on in the week we had a talk from the RNLI. We learned about the difference between the flags on the beach and how to float in water.
Darren talk about first aid was very informative. Serveral topics were discussed: choking, first aid kits, the recovery position, the lazy W and asthma.
Help at Home: Discuss how the lessons learned in school can help outside of school.
Scholes in Bloom
Some children went out to meet the Britain in Bloom judges this week. The winner of the ‘design a flowerbed’ competition came to talk about their design. We also told them about plants we have grown and our beautiful wildlife garden. We hope they were impressed!
A day in the life…
Year 5 had a fantastic time visiting Wetherby High School yesterday. They got to experience what it would be like to be a high school student for the day. It was a jam-packed day that involved a lot of rushing around to different classrooms but the children took part in a great range of lessons. We began the day with French. This was a great link to the Latin learning we do in our school as the children could already work out the meaning of some french words. Science allowed us to consider which things in the world are living and non-living and they got the chance to use some scientific equipment – a microscope. Maths provided the children with lots of mind-boggling challenges! After lunch, one lucky group got to experience a high school PE lesson whilst the others turned their hand to cooking. What budding chefs they were!
Living and learning: RSE
Year 5 are continuing to complete their Relationship and sex education lessons and we have been discussing how our emotions change during puberty. The children understood that during puberty, they will expect a change in their hormones. This can impact on how they feel. We talked about how they can manage these changes, especially when they are feeling low, sad or angry. They cam up with some great ideas of how to relax and talk time to look after themselves, such as: having a bath, spending time outside, reading a book or even doing some art.
Help at home: Has your child been experiencing any changes in their emotions? How can you support your child through this?
Key Stage 2 Sports Day
Friday saw the event of the year that we’d all been waiting for – sports day! All the children turned their hand to a range of competitive races from the sack race to the long distance. The weather was good and even the sun made an appearance. It was so good to see all the children looking happy and healthy and thank you to all the parents, grandparents and carers that came to support us! Thank you also to the crazy people that took part in the adults race – I’m sure you made your children proud!
Spectacular sport roundabout
The sun shone this year and we enjoyed a rather warm sport roundabout yesterday.
Spain were the winners with Ukraine in second place and England third.
We hope you all enjoyed it and thank you to all the families and friends who came to support us.
