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01 October 2010

This week’s spellings are adjectives and adverbs.  In the list below, you can see a lot of adjectives can change to adverbs just by adding ‘ly’.

We are doing a lot of work on these in class to make our writing even better!

Spellings will be tested on Friday o8 October 2010.

01 October 2010

This homework this week is creative. It is due in on Wednesday 06 October.

I can show my knowledge of the four number operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

You could choose just one or all four – it’s up to you!

Visit to Abbey House Museum

To launch our new topic, ‘TOYBOX‘, we visited Abbey House Museum in Kirkstall.  It was an excellent day and there was a lot of exploring to be done looking at old and new toys.  Thank you to all of the children for their fantastic behaviour while out of school.  We received great compliments from museum staff.

Stranger Danger

Today, children in Year 1 – Year 6 in our school have had a brief reminder of the importance of being aware of ‘stranger danger‘.  For example:

• not getting into a stranger’s car
• making sure they go home with the right person
• not encouraging chat with strangers

We encourage you to talk to your child about this as well. 

There has been a number of incidents in Leeds schools this term so far.

We want all our children and parents / carers to be safe, happy and healthy learners.

24 September 2010

The homework this week is ‘Creative’ and is due in Wednesday 29 September.

I know how I can keep healthy

• An exercise plan for the week
• A poster showing healthy foods
• A list of all the healthy things you can do
• A collage of healthy foods from magazines
• Instructions of how to keep healthy

Following health week you should have some fun ideas of how to keep healthy.  Don’t forget the three ‘e’s of being healthy: e for exercise, e for eating and e for emotional health.

Spellings: 24 September 2010

This week’s spellings for Bananas and Oranges all include the letters ‘ck’. Apples have some irregular high-frequency words to remember. They will be tested on Friday 28 September 2010.

24 September 2010

This weeks spellings are all verbs. The rule we are learning this week is:

Double the last letter to verbs with a short vowel sound before adding ‘ing’; for example: shop becomes shopping

hopping

chatting

winning

shopping

spinning

clapping

running

hugging

beginning

Remember to try to come up with one of your own as well!

Spellings will be tested on Friday 1 October 2010.

Good luck!

24 September 2010

The homework this week is Creative and is due in on Wednesday 29 September.

I can show how I am healthy.

Remember the ideas that we discussed on Friday. You could create a:

• Poem
• Comic Strip
• Health Poster
• Photostory
• Collage
• Information leaflet

I will look forward to seeing your creations!

SEAL statement 27 September

As part of the SEAL theme of New Beginnings our SEAL statement for this week is, ‘I know how others might feel when they are in a new situation.’  

As the children are settling into their new classes and routines it is chance for them to empathise with others who may find it difficult to cope with a new situation.

New Healthy Packed Lunch Guidance

In your child’s health bag, taken home at the end of Health Week, was a copy of the new Healthy Packed Lunch Guidance.

The guidance has been produced following:

• Consultations with parents, carers, governors, staff and children through questionnaires and Health and Wellbeing Development Group meetings
• A survey of packed lunches (May 2010)
• Advice from Education Leeds and the School Food Trust

Prior to the introduction of this guidance the children have been taking part in a variety of activities and curriculum sessions on promoting healthier packed lunches:

• Some of our current Year 4 and Year 5 pupils attended a Harvester restaurant in June 2010 to take part in their Fantastic Food session
• Curriculum sessions have included using the Eat Well Plate to design a balanced packed lunch, ICT nutrition programmes, trying a variety of fruit and vegetables, some for the first time, and preparing and serving dishes for packed lunches
• Promotion of healthy eating as part of our Health Week including visits to Allerton Grange Food Technology Department, Activ-Eat Health Education Programme from BUPA and the healthy food fairs

From this work we have already seen positive changes in some of our pupil’s packed lunches and we will continue to work with children to help them to understand the benefits that healthier eating will bring them.

Children are rewarded for making healthy choices in their packed lunch using stickers and also certificates designed by the pupil Health and Wellbeing Development Group. 

Once the guidance has been established a second survey will be carried out to assess its impact and results will be available and discussed at forthcoming Health and Wellbeing Development Group meetings.

We hope you will find our Packed Lunch Guidance informative and if you have any comments or questions please do contact me.  The guidance can also be downloaded from the Find out (Food) section of the website.