Wetherby taster day
Year 5 enjoyed a fantastic day experiencing what it would be like to be a high school student at Wetherby High School. It has been a really busy day, meeting new teachers and learning new things.
The children got the chance to take part in some lessons ranging from english and maths to design technology and french. The teachers did a great job of inspiring learning whilst also allowing the children to show off their existing knowledge.
One of the biggest highlights of the day was the food! We loved eating in the canteen and being offered some delicious cooking.
What a fantastic day!
Living and Learning: Year 6 Water Safety
Today, year 6 children had water safety training. They learned the acronym SAFE (Spot dangers, Advise, Friend, Emergency) for what to do if you see someone struggling in water.
They also discussed the dangers of swimming in open waters and what the flags at the beach mean.
In addition to this, they practised putting each other in the recovery position.
At home, discuss the dangers of swimming in open water and the importance of staying safe this summer.
Scholes in bloom
Earlier in the year, Scholes in bloom ran a competition at school to design the flower bed at the side of school. There were lots of entries, however, Freya was the lucky winner. This morning, she has had the opportunity to put her design into reality. She worked with a few other children and the Scholes in bloom team to create her design with plants. It loos great and will look even better when it is in full bloom later in the summer. Well done, Freya.
Residential Day Three
A few more snaps of our last day on residential. Can’t thank the staff at Robin Wood enough. It was a fantastic experience and the children thoroughly enjoyed themseleves.
Residential Day Two
The children have had another fun-filled day: piranha pool, zip line, canoeing, raftbuilding, a knight’s quest and caving.
Residential Day One
What an action-packed day we’ve had: night line, crate challenge, archery, dungeon, giant swing, climbing and trapeze. Lunch was a happy and healthy pizza, crisps and Kit Kat and dinner was a chicken curry or fish fingers and chips.
It’s been a fantastic day with plenty of smiles, fears conquered and encouraging chants.
Living and Learning
This term, year 5 and 6 complete their relationship and sex education lessons. These allow the children to learn about growing up and puberty. We ensure that the classroom continues to be a safe, respectful environment in which the children can ask appropriate questions. We will be discussing how their bodies change – using the correct biological vocabulary. We will also be discussing how puberty can affect their emotions and how to deal with this. We make sure the children are clear of where to get help if needed.
Help at home: Talk to your child about what has been discussed each week. Do they know the correct vocabulary and do they have a good understanding of what has been discussed in class?
Science: we are biologists
Our new science unit is about animals and humans. This means we are being biologists as we are studying living things. Our first lesson was looking at our new vocabulary. We then focused on gestation periods – the length of time a baby is in the womb. We particularly looked at babies developing in a woman’s womb. We used secondary sources of information to research this.
Here is our new vocabulary.
Help at home: Can you help your child learn our new vocabulary. Have some fun with it and play some games. What about Pictionary!
Living and learning: I know the importance of 60 active minutes
Our PE lessons have had a specific focus on being active for the whole of the 60 minutes. This week, we have played some fast-moving warm-up games that have got our hearts racing and made us out of breath straight away. We played games using the skills of basketball in which we had to score points, defend and attack. The children improved their communication within their team to make them more efficient.
Help at home: How active are you at home? Could you do more exercise? Now the weather has improved, could you be more active? Go for a walk in the evening, a bike ride or even visit a local playground. Enjoy the fresh air!