Production: Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits!
Hi everybody!
Please make sure you bring your costumes and props outlined in last week’s letter to school no later than Friday 21st June, in a named plastic bag. If you don’t have any of the items listed for your role, please let an adult in Year 5 or Year 6 know before this Friday.
Keep practising your lines at home and get into the character you are portraying!
Thanks everyone!
England Schools’ Swimming Association Primary Team Championships
This weekend, our Year 5 and 6 swimmers took part in this prestigious national finals event at Ponds Forge, Sheffield after recently qualifying in the North East regional heat.
Competing against schools from all over the country from Westminster to Guernsey to Devon, and with tough competition, all the team put in 100% in their mixed stroke and freestyle races. For some of our swimmers, this was their first experience of competitive swimming. We are very proud of how well all the children represented Moortown with such a great, supportive team spirit.
A huge thanks go to parents for their support with the team over the two events.
Races can be watched back on the following link.
1:08:00 lane 2 mixed stroke
2:40:50 lane 7 freestyle
What can you achieve?
Today, Jess Wright, who is a coach with PE Partner and leads one of our after-school clubs, came to speak to the children in an assembly.
At only 17, Jess has been playing football for over ten years and currently plays for Sheffield Wednesday. She also coaches at different levels from children to adults and referees too.
Jess has another role which is to try to get children, especially girls, into football and providing opportunities for children who want to get involved.
Jess shared information of how to get involved in local physical activities. This could be our school after-school clubs, other local physical activities listed in our guide for parents and carers or other opportunities especially around football and getting girls into football.
Leeds City JFC are a local club looking for new members especially in their girls teams.
Wigton Moor JFC are another local club with opportunities.
Catalan Soccer offer classes and camps.
Thank you to Jess for coming into school to inspire the children and to share her experiences around football and the opportunities and skills it provides.
Y6 Residential 2024
Y6 had a blast last week on residential!
The Robinwood staff were extremely complimentary of how respectful and kind we were and how we got stuck in and took safe risks!
Well done to everyone for a fantastic trip away.
First up, some pictures of raft building.
RIP water slipper, 2024-2024
Next, are our pictures of some problem solving activities called Dungeon and King’s Quest.
A fan favourite was definitely the Giant Swing!
Caving came out on top in a surprising turn of events!
We sailed to the top of the Trapeze and even managed to jump off and grab the bar.
A very funny Night Line is up next…
We also channelled our inner Robin Hood at Robinwood…
We finished each evening with a Team Challenge which included, “ONE FULL TUBE!” and a hilarious game of Oogly Boogly Bop!
We survived the world-famous Piranha Pool!
Zip Wire was also great fun with different games such as racing and bean bag drop.
Not even the climbing wall could stop us – we raced to the top to squish the rainbow rubber duck!
Mountain and Wood groups, Robinwood, 2024 – over and out.
Cricketers
Today, some of our Year 5 and 6 children took part in the Leeds School Games Y5/6 mixed cricket event at Old Leos.
It was a cold and damp June day for the event but despite the conditions, the children worked hard as a team and performed some great cricketing skills. Well done to all the children who took part and thanks to Mrs Russell and Miss Kidd for taking and supporting the children.
Y6 met Martin Brown!
Horrible Histories illustrator Martin Brown joined us LIVE! He talked to us about his job and his new book: Paws, Claws and Jaws.
“Anyone can draw!” said Evie. Martin was really keen to emphasise this!
The above point clearly shown by Miss Wilson’s sketches below!
Not only did we do a draw along with him…
…but he had some important messages about animals and our need to care for and respect them.
This linked really well to our Geography learning. Help at home by asking what’s the link with the paragraph above and what we’ve been learning about deforestation?
Triathlon
This week, thirty of our Key Stage 2 pupils took part in the Brownlee Foundation Mini Triathlon event at John Smeaton. This is always a great event and it introduces the children to the elements of triathlon – a swim, a bike ride and a run.
Well done to all the children for taking part.
If your child is interested in triathlons, please see more details in our physical activity guide or have a look at this bike and run offer at the Brownlee Centre.
Editing our writing
Over the last two weeks, Y6 have undertaken their own writing project!
They chose everything about the writing: the content, purpose and audience – even the planning style!
Today, we edited in pairs. We read each other’s writing with a specific focus in mind. Swapping around the room, we teamed up with lots of different people to find and fix errors.
Our individual projects have created some beautifully unique and extremely well thought out writing, from poems, to reports about the French Revolution, to recounts about famous football matches.
Have a read of some of them below!
Help at home by having a go at writing several paragraphs about something really creative – but still be mindful of spelling and must dos!
Living and Learning: health, fitness and mental wellbeing
In our Living and Learning lessons over the last two weeks, we’ve been looking at the importance of wellbeing, including with physical and mental health.
It’s a good idea to dedicate some time in your day towards taking a small break to be present in your surroundings. We discussed some key tips for being aware of life going on around you:
- getting a plant for your home
- taking notice of sights and
sounds outdoors - switching off technology, such
as your mobile phone - taking notice of how your friends
or family are feeling or acting
Help at home by discussing the answers to the above questions that we looked at in class. It’s a great idea to have small goals and keep returning to them and checking in with each other.
What are the main exports of Brazil and the UK?
Y6 can tell you!
Check out their fantastic presentations below – they had freedom to show their learning in whichever way they chose.
Help at home by asking your child to define our geography vocabulary:
- deforestation
- agriculture
- biome
- vegetation belt
- climate zone
- natural resources
- exports
- indigenous people