5/6B Certificate Celebration
Here are our certificate winners for this week…
For great living and learning…
Dylan – Every morning, you enter the classroom and are the first to ask others how they are ask about their lives. This shows that you care about others and their emotions – you enjoy listening to others which makes them feel wanted and cared about. You are incredibly well-mannered and a pleasure to have in Year 6. Great job, Dylan!
For sport and physical activity…
Erin – During our basketball sessions, you have shown a real determination and willingness to improve your skills. You work well in groups and you are a great team player. In our most recent basketball match, you showed brilliant passing skills and great teamwork, supporting others at every opportunity. Keep it up, Erin!
For great learning…
Luke – I can always rely on you to put your hand up and take a safe risk, even if you are unsure of the answer. You are always willing to learn and you will take responsibility for your own learning without teacher direction. This shows you are responsible, resilient and reflective. Well done, Luke!
5/6 S Certificate Celebration
This weeks certificate winners are…
For great learning…
Alfie – you have become such an active learner in class, and even if you’re unsure, you challenge yourself to participate. Well done!
For sport and physical activity…
Ellie – for demonstrating more enthusiasm during PE lessons. You’re joining in more with increased skill. Well done and keep it up!
For living and learning…
Mia – you always have a mature attitude in class and you listen well to other people. Well done.
Well done everyone!
5/6B Certificate Celebration
Here are our certificate winners for last week…
For great living and learning…
Daisy B – You are someone that everyone in school can look up to. You carry the 8 R’s with you everywhere you go and you at the first to help others if necessary. As it’s anti-bullying week this week, you deserve this award as you are kind, thoughtful and a genuine pleasure to have in the classroom. Well done, Daisy!
For sport and physical activity…
Hannah – You show you are adaptable by choosing to work in different peer groups during PE lessons. You get on well with everyone and you are a great basketball team player! Keep it up, Hannah!
For great learning…
George – All adults in the classroom have seen a huge improvement in your confidence and willingness in class. You are taking safe risks by putting your hand up. Well done, George!
5/6 S Certificate Celebration
This weeks certificate winners are…
For great learning…
Connor- you are a great active learner in all lessons. I love that you have a passion for your learning. Well done – keep it up!
For sport and physical activity…
Alex- for demonstrating enthusiasm during lessons and you always work well as part of a team. Thank you.
For living and learning…
Charlie H- you contributed so well during the anti-bullying lesson. You demonstrated a very mature attitude. Well done.
Well done everyone!
Anti-bullying week 19-20 November 2020
This week, it’s Anti-Bullying Week and the theme for this year is ‘United against bullying’.
We took part in Odd Socks Day this Monday to celebrate our differences.
STOP is a key message linked to bullying. In our school, STOP stands for two things:
- the definition: Several Times On Purpose
- the solution: Start Telling Other People
Recently, our school council (now called the Junior Leadership team) met to review our school definition of bullying and our child friendly anti-bullying policy. Thank you to the JLT for their valued contributions. As a result, our definition and policy have now been updated.
Child friendly anti-bullying policy
What is bullying?
In our school, this is what bullying means:
Bullying is where you hurt someone, physically or emotionally (including online), several times on purpose.
What might bullying look like?
If any of these things happen several (lots of) times, it is bullying.
- Hurting peoples’ feelings, for example, name calling, teasing, threatening, ignoring, leaving people out or spreading rumours
- Hurting peoples’ bodies, for example, hitting, punching or kicking
This could be in person or online (cyber bullying) and could be because of someone’s race, disability, gender, appearance, age or any other protected characteristic.
What could you do if you are being bullied?
Start
Telling
Other
People
Who could you tell?
- Miss Hague, Miss Pallister, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Beesley or Mr Roundtree (they are child protection staff)
- Any other members of staff
- Friends
- Someone in your family
- A trusted adult
- Childline (0800 1111)
- Write a worry slip and put it in your classroom Voice Box or the whole school worry box
- Email stayingsafe@spherefederation.org
Our views on bullying
STOP bullying – bullying is wrong! We’re a happy and healthy school.
Healthy eating assemblies
The whole federation joined together to take part in an assembly about healthy eating last week. It was very exciting to see the other classes in the other schools! We had these booked in for Health Week last summer, which had to be cancelled.
The Leeds Health and Wellbeing Team delivered the assembly where we learnt all sorts of interesting things about keeping healthy and finished off with an interactive quiz. 
Parachute fun!
Following on from last weeks Science lesson, the children have been investigating air resistance further. They came to the conclusion that the amount of air resistance on an object is affected by the surface area. This week the children were investigating whether different materials used for the parachute canopies, changed the amount of air resistance acting upon it. They made different parachutes using a range of materials, making sure they kept the canopy the same size, the weight the same and the string length the same. We then tested them out by dropping them from the same height. Can your child remember which parachute landed first? Why was this?
5/6B Certificate Celebration
Here are our certificate winners this week:
For great living and learning…
Zoe – You understand that we are all the same and we are all different. You express and articulate your views really well, standing up for equality in all aspects. During Newsround, you were very vocal about the point of girls football academies shutting during lockdown and boys being allowed to continue. This is the kind of issue we want pupils to identify and express their views on. Great job, Zoe!
For sport and physical activity…
Joe – In our basketball session, you demonstrated good tactics, movement skills and coordination in a small-sided game. You worked very efficiently with others and you have a fantastic competitive spirit! Well done, Joe!
For great learning…
Daniel B – Your teachers have seen a huge shift in the amount of work you are doing. Your learning knowledge has improved and you are giving 100% effort in everything you are doing. Great work, Daniel – keep it up!
5/6 S Certificate Celebration
This weeks certificate winners are…
For great learning…
Sonny- for becoming a more willing writer. You put so much effort into your persuasive piece of writing and your use of vocabulary was brilliant. Well done and keep it up!
For sport and physical activity…
Abi- for progressing well with your hockey skills. You now have much more control and skill. Well done!
For living and learning…
Matilda- for contributing so maturely to the class discussion about stereotypes. Well done.
Well done everyone!
Pyramid Mathematicians
This week, in Topic, we have combined our knowledge of maths with our knowledge of how the pyramids were built in Ancient Egyptian times. The children had to predict how many blocks would be needed to make pyramids of different sizes. We use some cubes to help us. We also had a go at measuring ourselves using palms and cubits – Ancient Egyptian measuring units. This was great fun!
