Football tournament at Leeds Grammar School
Hi Lucas,
I’m really gutted you missed the football tournament on Saturday because you were poorly (I hope you’re feeling better for Monday!). I just thought I’d let you know what went on as we all had a fab day out!
On Saturday morning, we all met on the playing fields at Leeds Grammar School. I was a little bit anxious and I think the others were too. It was great to see all the parents there but that added to me feeling a bit tense. Our first game was against Leeds Grammar School (gulp!) which didn’t help my nerves.
I’m afraid to say that within a few minutes we were already 3-0 down. However, after our nerves settled we started to play with confidence. Farhaan was giving it all his energy – I don’t think he stopped running all game! Mustafah was his usual calm self and was holding the ball up easily. All parents were in full voice and I could feel the energy beginning to rise. All of a sudden, the ball broke free in midfield. Josh stormed down the wing, skipping past a few players. Now, all the adults were screaming. With all his might, Josh fired the ball into the top corner. The keeper, who didn’t stand a chance of stopping the ball, stood motionless in the goal. The crowd roared! Moortown Primary had arrived!
Our third game was against Immaculate Heart. Spurred on by the crowd, Moortown Primary began to play more and more like a team. You would have been so proud if you saw them, Lucas. Fluid passing between Callum, Billy and Luca meant that opponents were regularly chasing shadows. We were still under pressure but we had our special weapon – Harris. I can only describe his goalkeeping as the best I’d ever seen. In the end, we drew the match after a very dubious penalty that we conceded. Here’s a picture of the action during that game:
Our final match was against Richmond House. We were tired and cold – it had started to snow! However, if you could have seen the determination on Harvey’s face you would have not known we had played five games. We kicked off and for the first time that day we went ahead. Evan scored one of the best goals I’ve ever seen a child score! He danced around two defenders and sent his left foot through the middle of the ball and saw it fly past the keeper into the bottom right-hand corner. He ran away with his hand held high screaming at the top of his voice! We still had a long way to go but some excellent tackling from Theo meant that we held onto our lead. Before you knew it, we were 3-0 ahead! Umar and Alex made sure we held onto that lead. We conceded two goals in the end but we still won after a nail-biting final few minutes.
So there you have it, Lucas. We had a fantastic day out which ended on a high. Don’t worry though; there’s talk of playing more football tournaments in the future. Evan’s Dad also recorded some of the games so I’ll show you them when I get them.
Hope you get better soon,
Mr Redfearn
Learning about addition in Reception
There are two types of addition situations that children will encounter in Reception.
The first is combining – where two sets are put together to make a new set. Here, the statement ‘I wonder how many there are altogether?’ is appropriate.
The second is counting up, where an original amount is increased resulting in a new total. In counting up it is useful if children can recognise a small number of items without counting.
Children need lots of practical addition opportunities before they are introduced to the formal addition sign. You can help at home by playing board games which involve counting on and providing lots of practical opportunities for addition.
World Book Day
Thank you to all who volunteered to read to the children.
Polling station opens early
As you know Moortown Primary is used for a polling station in May. Tradition was broken this week when we became a polling station on a Thursday in March; the councillors being elected were not from the local government but from each class in school. Well done to all those children who prepared and made speeches and congratulations to those who were elected.
Our new school councillors
Packed lunch treat
Faizaan, Year 6, shares a recipe and healthy eating information from change4life.
Today, Year 6 have been talking about change4life and how you can make your health better. Why not take a look at their website: (http://www.nhs.uk/Change4Life). Furthermore, change4life looks at how you can swap unhealthy food for healthy foods and check for ‘hidden nasties’ like salt and fat through their ‘Be Food Smart’ campaign (http://www.nhs.uk/change4life/pages/be-food-smart.aspx). There are lots of recipes you can choose, from breakfasts to healthier alternatives to pudding and snacks.
Today we have made apple, apricot and sultana squares, ‘a healthier take on flapjack’, really easy to make and we gave them the thumbs up! The ingredients could even be changed to include different fruits. We’re going to try making them at home.
Ingredients:
- 100g butter
- 4 tbsp golden syrup
- 250g porridge oats
- 1 apple cored and chopped
- 50g ready-to-eat apricots chopped
- 50g sultanas
- ½ tsp ground mixed spice (optional)
- 1 egg beaten
What to do:
1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4/180°C/ fan oven 160°C. Grease a 23cm (9inch) shallow square cake tin with a little reduced fat spread, then line the base with baking parchment or greaseproof paper
2. Melt the remaining reduced fat spread in a large saucepan with the golden syrup. Take care that the mixture doesn’t get too hot.
3. Remove the pan from the heat and add the porridge oats, apple, apricots, sultanas or raisins and mixed spice (if using). Stir well, add the beaten egg and mix again.
4. Tip the mixture into the prepared tin and level the surface. Bake for 20-25 minutes until firm. Cool in the tin for about 20 minutes, then cut into 16 squares.
Class assembly!
Don’t forget our World Book Day assembly tomorrow at 2.40 pm!
What is a treasure?
This is the question we have been asking for a few weeks now. On Monday 11 March we are having a drama day looking at art and how it is treasured by lots of different people. “Katie’s Picture Show” looks at different pieces of art through the eyes of a young girl. Splats are a company we have worked with before and we would like to invite you to share the learning of the day. There will be a short performance at 2.30 pm on 11 March; please come along if you can.
Thank you.
Top tips in maths
In recent weeks, our maths focus has been adding and subtracting. We’ve practised using number lines to count on in jumps of 1, 2 and 10. Some children have also begun to learn the column method. Why not practise counting in tens from different numbers when you’re walking to school? Start at any number, and add (or subtract) ten as you walk along: 46, 56, 66, 76…
We’re currently learning all about data. We’ve read information in pictograms and bar graphs. We created our own graphs in ICT, too. In the next few weeks, we’ll learn to multiply, divide and know about fractions. Why not try discussing fractions with your child when you next cut a cake or a pizza, or or when you look at the segments in fruit or chunks in chocolate bars?
Top tips for reading
The children’s reading and writing in Year 2 is coming on well. Remember to keep checking your child’s understanding of what they are reading. Here are some tips to help you:
- Find the word / phrase that tells me that…
- How is the character feeling on page _? How do you know?
- What is the problem in the story? How do you think it will be solved?
- Why are there words in bold / capitals / italics?
- Was there a meaning / moral to the story?
