3, 2, 1 DODGEBALL!
Well done to the Year 5 dodgeball team, managed by Mr Gledhill, who came third in the East Leeds heats this week. They were fiercely competitive and showed a real team work spirit. Lots of the photos are blurred because they were running around so fast!
Harvest assembly
We were amazed at how much food and toiletries we managed to collect for St George’s Crypt. Thank you for your contribution.
Year 5 reading – Plastic Problem
This week, Year 5 have been reading about plastic and its effect on the ocean. We practised our retrieval skills by picking out some key information (see the underlined bits in the image below) and answering questions.
We thought about plastic and the wider problem and made posters using the information we’d found.
Then, we had a debate: ‘Should plastic be banned?’
Even though we all know there are lots of concerns with plastic at the moment, we were all able to put forward some arguments about how plastic can be used positively. Ask you child their thoughts. Do they think it should be banned or not? Can they give reasons for both sides of the argument?
Reading is all about enjoyment and engagement. It was great to hear stories of people discussing their learning in the playground and at home. One of us even went home and made a poster to encourage others to think about their use of plastic:
Cross Country – Year 6
A massive well done to all the Year 6s who took part in the recent cross country competition at Brigshaw High School. Despite the grey weather, all those who took part had a thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding afternoon.
Many of the children who took part had never entered a cross country race before but they gave it their all and never gave up – well done! We were super proud of all our runners and they represented our school excellently.
A particular well done to the girls team who have qualified for the Leeds City finals (helped hugely by a 3rd place finish by one of our super runners!).
One of the runners on the day, said: “Cross Country was a different and interesting experience. After I finished, I felt really proud of myself because I hadn’t given up at all. I’m not the best runner but I kept going and once I had recovered I felt really good about myself.”
Y6 information evening presentation
Following feedback from parents who attended our information evening, here are the slides used during the talk.
Y6 infomation evening presentation
Living and Learning
Year 5/6 thought about the 8Rs this week. With their peers, they discussed times in and out of school when they had used one or more of the 8 Rs. They then concentrated on which they had applied during their learning recently.
Super scientists – dissolving
This morning, we’re being scientists and carrying out an investigation. We’re all learning about dissolving.
The year 5s are finding out whether a range of substances (gravy, salt, sugar, coffee, tea and rice) dissolve in cold water whilst our year 6s have designed their own experiment using the same equipment. One group is investigating what effect the temperature of the water has on wether a substance dissolves, one group is investigating the effect of stirring and another group is seeing if coffee will stop dissolving when you put more in.
As we experimented, we recorded our results and used scientific vocabulary to explain what we were observing. Specifically, we used the words solute (a substance that dissolves), solvent (the liquid that a solute dissolves in) and a solution (the mixture of a solid and a liquid). Ask you child what they investigated, what they found out, and what each of the three previously mentioned words mean.
Local Library
Children in year 5/6 had the opportunity to visit our local library yesterday. They each selected a book to borrow. At home, you might want to discuss the reason for your child’s choice: reading for challenge, pleasure or to inform.
Living and learning
We have been discussing how to be resourceful in school this week. We also talked about what it means to be resilient and shared occasions when we thought we had applied this quality. A lot of the children thought they’d shown resilience in their recent art work.
Amazing architecture,
Year 5/6 enjoyed a day studying the architecture of Leeds. They captured the buildings using sketch work and applied their knowledge of perspective and shading.
