Our best sporting achievement to date
Today, at the West Yorkshire School Games, our Year 6 orienteering team have successfully won bronze medals competing against over 20 of the best teams from across West Yorkshire. A fantastic achievement! Well done to the whole team.
Moortown Park consultation
Thank you to those parents and carers who came to view the proposed plans for Moortown Park.
As part of the pupil consultation, Helen Forman, Senior Design Officer at Leeds City Council, met with our School Council and spoke to all children in a whole school assembly. She commented the children had lots of intelligent questions and comments.
The feedback will be considered and they feel hopeful to incorporate the changes that were suggested including the monkey bars that quite a few children asked for.
The equipment will be ordered soon, ready for installation at the play park so thank you for your input.
Social Media and Us!
Today, as part of our reading session, we read the FirstNews papers. We came across this article on the front page and the children decided it was an important issue to discuss.
We immediately put a stop to our reading session and discussed our use of social media as a class. We discussed a lot about being online: the benefits, the negatives, how much we time we spend online, how adults use social media and much more!
Much of what we discussed was positive. Children were able to see the huge benefits that being online and social media can have. They were able to say what they should do if they come across something they’re not happy with and most children said they have spoken to their parents about how to stay safe online and when using social media. We also learnt that some parents keep the password for devices from their children so that they know exactly what their children are doing online.
However, there were also some less positive things that we learnt through our discussion:
- Despite the recommended age for using social media sites being 13+, 17 children said they use at least one site regularly (Facebook, SnapChat, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, Musically etc)
- 14 children claimed they are online for more than 2 hours every school day
- 13 children claimed they are online for more than 3 hours every school day
- 8 children claimed they are online for more than 5 hours every school day
- 10 children said they think they spend too much time online
- 3 children admitted they think they spend too much time online but don’t know how to stop
- 21 children said they have constant access to a device that lets them get online (phone, tablet, laptop, Xbox, PlayStation)
- When playing games online, some children have played as part of a group with someone they don’t know
- 13 children admitted that they have talked to someone online that they didn’t know (we discussed how we all make mistakes but the best thing to do in this circumstance would be to block the person and tell our parents about the incident)
We also discussed how it’s not just children that are affected by the things we discuss. Adults are just as vulnerable online! And, 25 children in Year 5 said they think their parents spend too much time on their phones, tablets and laptops.
Obviously these facts are not 100% reliable but it was interesting to hear the children discuss this with complete honesty and great maturity. Please discuss this with your child – it’s super important for this generation!
PE – yoga
Today, we practised our yoga skills during our PE lesson. We’ve been learning all about yoga this half-term and we’re now getting pretty good! We know that yoga can improve our flexibility and balance but we’re most impressed by how relaxing it can be. Today, we used some poses we’re familiar with to create our own sequences. Then, we performed our routines for another pair who gave us feedback using an observation sheet. Here are some action shots…
School Savings Club
The next School Saving Club paying in date is Thursday 22 March 2018 at 3.15-3.45pm.
If you’re unable to attend in person, please hand in any money to be deposited to the office in a sealed envelope addressed to Mrs Tiffany.
The paying in dates are the penultimate Thursday of each half term and for the summer term, these dates are Thursday 17 May and Thursday 12 July at 3.15-3.45pm.
Finally, if your child would like to open account, please ask at the office.
West Yorkshire Cross Country Championship
This week, Grace, one of our Year 6 pupils, took part in the West Yorkshire Cross Country Championships, competing against pupils from Calderdale, Bradford, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.
Grace qualified for the finals by coming 14th in the Leeds championships.
She faced the finest runners in the county and out of a field of nearly 150 runners, Grace came a fantastic 32nd place – the 12th Leeds finisher.
Well done to Grace on her great performance!
Moortown play park consultation
- Would you like to find out more about the proposed play park on the land at the rear of school?
- Would you like to comment on the proposed play equipment suggested in the design?
- Maybe you’ve seen equipment in other parks that you’d like to recommend.
Helen Forman, a design officer from Leeds City Council, will be visiting school tomorrow to consult with our School Council. After that, all children will have chance to see the proposals in an assembly. Helen is keen to hear their views as the future users!
From 3pm, there will be chance for parents and carers to see and comment on the proposed designs.
We hope to see you there.
Girls golf rocks
Girls Golf Rocks is a partnership project aimed at addressing the disparity between girls’ and boys’ participation in golf.
The county-wide recruitment drive targets girls aged 5-18 years of age, providing the opportunity for them to access free taster sessions, followed by a five week coaching, Par 3 event & a 7 iron golf club – all for £14.
There are eight centres across Yorkshire running the programme, delivering girls only sessions with an emphasis placed on fun, social and friendship aspects of golf rather than just the coaching and playing side of the game.
Living and Learning – a body image guide for parents and carers
This term, our Living and Learning theme is Being me. Part of this learning is all about body image. This parent and carer guide has been designed to give practical ideas to support your child in building their emotional resilience in this area.
Dodgeball winners
Congratulations to the Year 5 dodgeball team who won the PE Partner North Leeds cup heat and have successfully gone through to the Leeds dodgeball final.
