Safer Internet Day
This year, Safer Internet Day’s theme is Too Good To Be True and focused a lot on avoiding scams.
We joined a live lesson by the BBC which told us the following ways to check for scams:
We looked at apps and games and their age restrictions. We discussed why these were in place and it was mainly for our safety. Check out the other reasons below.
Help at home by making sure any profiles or games are fully private.
Would you click on the scam?
We also watched a play produced by the NSPCC about the dangers of sharing images online. You should never share photos which give away your personal information. If you’re ever unsure about anything, talk to a trusted adult.
We also looked at misinformation, disinformation and hoaxes. Challenge your child to define these terms and give an example!
New school meal menu
After February half term, we start our new menu which runs to the end of the year. It can be viewed here. Please review this with your child to help with their selection at the start of the day. We continue to offer meat free Mondays.
The cost of a school meal is £2.75, which should be paid in advance on the School Gateway app. We’re happy to accept payment for the week, month, half term or term. We prefer two weeks’ notice to change lunch arrangements.
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 receive free school meals. If your child is in Year 3 to Year 6, and you are on benefits or a low income, your child may be eligible for free school meals.
Some people like to choose a mix of school dinners and packed lunch for their child – that’s absolutely fine, as long as it’s a the same pattern of school dinners and packed lunches every week. Just let office staff know which days you’d like to opt in for a school meal in the week, and which days you’d prefer to provide your child with a packed lunch.
We continue to gather feedback from children on our school meals. Shortly, we will be reviewing our vegetable choices to help to eliminate waste.
If you have any feedback. please do get in touch.
Living and learning: online safety assembly
This week, Louise from West Yorkshire Police came to deliver a whole school assembly all about staying safe online.
There were lots of clear online safety messages around content, contact and conduct.
At the end of the assembly, the children reflected on what they were going to do after hearing Louise’s messages.
I am going to ask my adult to take off the chat on my Roblox settings.
I am not going to accept friend requests from people I don’t know.
I am not going to play games that have a age rating older than me as they won’t be appropriate for me.
Help at home: ask your child how content, conduct and contact are linked to online safety.
Living and learning: internet safety
Today, we welcomed back fan favourite Dave from d:side who spoke to us about being safe online.
We discussed the importance of having a secure, private account on any social media profiles. Snapchat is especially dangerous because of its Snap Map feature which needs to be turned off as it’s automatically on when you sign up.
We looked at lots of scenarios where someone had made a mistake with sharing information online and we corrected their actions.
This scenario brought up the topic of consent because nobody should ever post picture of you without asking for your permission. Likewise, you should never do the same to other people.
Lastly, we had a good discussion about age restrictions for games. They are a guideline, not the law, but they’re in place for a reason. Whatever you do, ask your adult if you’re unsure.
Help at home by making sure any apps are private and secure, and any games are age-appropriate.
PE: dance
Over the last two weeks, our focus in PE has been dance.
We’ve learnt about two elements of dance so far: space and tempo.
For space, imagine the stage is full of a fresh covering of snow and every time you move across it, your footprints show where you’ve been. The idea is to cover a range of the space so that the audience is more entertained.
For tempo, it’s the speed in which you perform each dance move. Imagine the beat of different songs – some are fast and lend themselves to more energetic, exciting moves and some are slow, where more careful and dramatic movements would be more appropriate.
We’ve all had chance to perform for the rest of the class and hear some positive feedback.
Help at home by just putting on some music and having a dance!
National Storytelling Week
It’s national storytelling week! Y6 were pleased to join a webinar hosted by author Tola Okogwu. She’s written Onyeka, among lots of others, and took us through how she comes up with her amazing story ideas.
We could interact with Tola and she even picked Luca’s idea of the character having super stretchy legs as her super power! Check it out below.
We loved thinking creatively to start off this magical tale so help at home by finishing it off or starting a new one with your own ideas!
KS2 ice skating Planet Ice
As part of our involvement with Leeds Well Schools Partnership, a group of twelve Key Stage children recently took part in an ice skating session at Planet Ice.
After getting kitted out with our ice skates, we ventured onto the ice with some children being very hesitant. Our instructor taught us how to get up safely if we fell (and there were quite a few falls!), how to move forward on our skates and how to glide. All the children had a great attitude to learning these skills and showed excellent resilience and support to each other. By the end of the session, there was some great progress made and lots more smiles! Well done to all the children who took part.
This event was incredibly popular with over 90 children requesting to take part. If you would like to give ice skating a go, then have a look at the sessions available at Planet Ice. We’d recommend it!
Yorkshire Air Ambulance
This year, our Junior Leadership Team democratically selected Yorkshire Air Ambulance as our new school charity to support.
Yorkshire Air Ambulance is an independent charity providing a lifesaving rapid response emergency service to 5 million people across the whole of Yorkshire. Money raised keeps both of their air ambulance helicopters maintained and in the air.
This week, we welcomed representatives from Yorkshire Air Ambulance for an assembly to hear first hand about the excellent work they do and how our donations will help the charity.
Did you know it costs £21,000 per day to keep the Yorkshire Air Ambulance running.
It’s great to hear the children have already got ideas of how we can raise money for YAA. They are encouraged to put these ideas into our class Living and learning boxes for the Junior Leadership Team to consider.
Maths: measure
Over the last couple of weeks, Y6 have been learning about measure.
We’ve looked at mass, length and capacity.
We also looked at solving problems which contain a range of skills.
The presentation was standout this week – as well as the confidence!
Help at home by asking your child how many:
- g are in a kg?
- ml are in a l?
- mm are in a cm?
Living and Learning: Being Safe
We took part in the NSPCC Speak out Stay Safe online assembly.
During the assembly, it highlighted children’s rights and gave the clear message of ‘Speak out, Stay safe’. The children were confident at identifying who their own trusted adults are and felt comfortable that they could ask for help.
We also heard about Childline – ask your child to show you the way to remember the number.
To follow up this learning, we welcomed staff from NSPCC to deliver a ‘Speak Out Stay Safe’ workshop. They were very impressed with the children’s learning and understanding.
Help at home: Discuss who your child would speak to if they needed help and/or visit the Childline website, which has age-appropriate advice for primary school children on topics such as bullying. It also has games and other interactive tools.
