Homework heroes
This week, we thoroughly enjoyed discussing a future invention that could help the world of today. The children had thought carefully about what the problem was and what a possible solution could be. It was great to see some creative spellings, too!
Positive about negative numbers
In maths, we’ve been counting forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers (including through zero).
To practise, we’ve been playing a couple of games, including…
… using a number line …
… dice and counters.
You had to roll the dice, predict where your counter would end up, and move along the number line.
The person to get to their end first won!
Next up was Negative Numbers Connect Three.
The object of the game was to roll two dice and decide whether to add them together or subtract one from the other. 
The numbers on the grid ranged from -5 to 12 and were randomly placed.
It was challenging working out whether to add or subtract depending on which numbers you needed to cover!
Living and Learning – Y5 are resilient
This week, we’ve been focusing on our fifth and sixth of the 8Rs for learning: resourcefulness and resilience.
As we’re already pretty resourceful (we go and get resources when we need them or we use our surroundings to help us), this week’s Living and Learning session revolved around resilience – something we’re always keen to work on.
In small groups, we had to build towers using really tiny blocks. It was very fiddly and, of course, they kept falling down. It was very frustrating at times. In order to build the biggest tower, we had to work well as a team, keep calm and never give up.
We discussed our emotions throughout:
It’s important to recognise your own emotions and manage them effectively so that you persist with your task. This includes keeping giddy, happy emotions to an optimum level and angry, frustrated ones under control.
We’ve also looked at some maths that required resilience in order to solve the problem. Even if we didn’t get all the answers correct, or even finish, we never gave up trying. Here are some of our celebratory poses:
After-school clubs
Places are filling up for our after-school clubs starting next week.
We do have some places available on the following physical activity clubs. These clubs are subsidised using our PE Premium funding costing just £1 per week.
Monday
Volleyball
Have a try at a new sport. Led by Elaine Brown, Leeds Volleyball Club coach, come along to learn skills, develop team work and play competitive games on our volleyball court in the MUGA. This club finishes at 4.15pm. There is no session on Monday 22 October 2018. Open to Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6 Cost £7
Tuesday
Multi skills
Come and take part in a range of fun sporting games, challenges, matches and activities which include key motor skills such as throwing, catching, kicking, running, jumping, striking, Organised by Five Star Sports. This club finishes at 4.15pm. There is no session on Tuesday 23 October 2018 or Tuesday 27 November 2018. Open to Y1, Y2, Y3 Cost £6
Wednesday
Gymnastics
A fun way to keep fit while learning new skills. Organised by Leeds Gymnastics Club. This club finishes at 4.15pm. Open to Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5 Cost £8
Thursday
Wake Up Shake Up
Be ready to Wake it and Shake it at Mrs Charlesworth’s club. You’ll be swinging, shaking, moving and grooving your way to pop, rock, R’n’B and dance. This club finishes at 4.15pm. Open to Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6 Cost £8
How can I book a club?
Booking for after-school clubs is via School Gateway. Please contact the office if you need any assistance making a booking. Payment is due at the time of booking.
National Fitness Day
Some of our Key Stage 2 children enjoyed an active morning taking part in a range of activities for National Fitness Day:
- ‘I loved the dodgeball.’
- ‘I enjoyed all the activities.’
- ‘It was fun to do the different games.’
Cycle Leeds Learn to ride a bike sessions
These popular sessions are running locally in the half term holiday. Booking is essential for all sessions and can be done by clicking on the appropriate link below.
Children’s Beginners Learn to Ride Sessions
Tuesday 30th October and Thursday 1st November
At Carr Manor Community School (Secondary Phase)
Times: 9am, 10:30am and 12:30
For more information and to book:
https://childrencarrmanor.eventbrite.co.uk
Children’s Improvers – Skills, Circuits & Games!
Thursday 1st November – Carr Manor Community School (Secondary Phase)
Time: 14:00
For more information and to book:
https://childrenimproverscarrmanor.eventbrite.co.uk
Computing Around the World
This week, Year 5 have been practising using algorithms to achieve a goal.
To get warmed up, Year 5 had to write an algorithm to get Robot Miss Wilson 3000 out of the door. We discovered lots of bugs which produced some interesting collisions and humorous results that needed debugging.
We used a game board and had to direct a counter to visit all of the continents whilst avoiding the natural disasters. This time, pieces of code were given to make it a little easier and more consistent.
Our challenge was to use repetition and find the shortest, most efficient route.
Eve said: “The hardest bit was probably to remember all your steps before testing your algorithm.” Nice link to the 8Rs, Eve!
Ordering Numbers
Our first topic in maths has been place value. Year 5 practised saying numbers right up to one million! We used place value counters and grids to help us.
Next up, we had a go at making 5 digit numbers on our white boards, expressed in lots of different ways, before ordering ourselves into a giant Year 5 number line!
Best of British themed menu
Catering Agency, our school meal provider, will be running a special themed menu on Thursday 04 October.
Please contact the office, by Wednesday 26 September, if your child would like a school dinner on this day.
KS2 fruit tuck shop returns on Tuesday 25 September
Our popular Key Stage 2 fruit tuck shop runs every Tuesday playtime and regularly sells about one hundred portions of fruit.
The dates for the tuck shop for this year are:
- Autumn term: Tuesday 25 September 2018 to Tuesday 18 December 2018 inclusive
- Spring term: Tuesday 08 January 2019 to Tuesday 26 March 2019 inclusive
- Summer term: Tuesday 16 April 2019 to Tuesday 16 July 2019 inclusive
This year, we’ll continue with the pre-payment option so that you pay in advance for the whole year for your child to have fruit from the tuck shop. We know that some children like to buy more than one portion of fruit, either for variety or to top up their packed lunch and we can also offer the option of paying for two items.
As an incentive for selecting the pre-pay option, we’re able to offer you one week per term free. Therefore for this year, you would pay for 32 weeks and receive fruit for 35 weeks. The cost for one portion of fruit for this year is £6.40 and the cost for two portions is £12.80.
Please note that payments are non-refundable and should be made via School Gateway. If you prefer your child to pay in cash on a weekly basis, that’s fine – we’ll continue to operate this system. Each portion of fruit costs 20p.
If you would like to pay in advance for your child to visit the tuck shop, please do this via School Gateway, under the payment option, by Friday 21 September 2018.
Thank you for your support for the fruit tuck shop.
