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This term Year 3 have been doing Yoga in PE and we were very proud of ourselves for remembering lots of poses we learnt in Year 2. Can you spot our tree?
As part of mental health week we talked about how Yoga can help us to clear our minds and help us to relax.
We tried lots of different breathing exercises such as box breathing and shark breaths. We all loved how calm this made us feel.
Today Y4 launched their video ‘Looking After Your Mental Health’ for the start of Children’s Mental Health Week 2025. This formed part of a really interesting English project where children learned all about the importance of mental health. They then wrote reports and finally worked in groups to come up with a report which they could report. As a year group, we merged the best bits together and created this video report written by them. Huge well done to the children who presented their parts so well, and a big well done to all children for their contributions both on screen and off!
On Monday, Year One were introduced to the meaning behind White Ribbon Day.
We had a special assembly to remind the children of the importance of having kind hands, kind feet and to speak to a trusted person if they are ever worried.
The children then signed a White Ribbon Promise which we have displayed proudly on our classroom doors.
After learning about the importance of kindness and maintaining healthy
relationships, the children shared examples of kind actions they have experienced or done.
Matilda said “sharing toys”
Alayah said ” saying kind things to your friends”
Theodore said “kind hands”
We asked the children to write or draw one of these kind actions on a strip of paper and then connect them together, creating a kindness chain. The children loved it!
We in Year 5S are thoroughly enjoying our weekly lessons with Mrs Stallard, who is teaching us to play the amazing clarinet. We have discussed the various families that an array of instruments belong to (woodwind; percussion; brass and string) and even learnt the value of different musical notes (minims= 2; crotchet =1 and quavers =1/2).
With steady hands, we have mastered putting our Clarinets together in order (Bell; Barrel; Mouthpiece; Reed then the Ligature): and through much practice, perseverance and determination, we have even managed to create a tune…which can be quite tricky!
Budding musicians in the making! ENCORE YEAR 5!!!
This term, Year 5 are revisiting and building upon their previously learnt skills in the beautiful game of Football. This week’s lesson saw the children revisiting and demonstrating the skills of dribbling, passing with the aim of maintaining control of the ball.
From this, we went on to play various ‘3v3v3 and 6v3’ games where both attackers and defenders had to draw upon and utilise the skills and knowledge they have acquired from playing football in previous year groups.
Great resilience, determination, teamwork and respect was shown throughout our lesson today…Well done Year 5C!!!
In P.E this term, Year 5 we have been incorporating both counter balance and tension balances into our Gymnastic routines. With our P.E partner, we built upon and practiced our routine each week using different apparatus. To add complexity to our balances, we rehearsed different ways to move out of a counter balance to a counter tension balance on both high and low level apparatus. Using both canon moves (where we transitioned from one move to another individually from our partner) and unison moves (where we transitioned at the same time as our partner), we created routines which incorporated a range of balances.
Counter balances incorporate a pushing force
Counter tension incorporate a pushing force
Here are a few of our complex routines in pictures
In Year 6 this term, we have contemplated the times that we all say…
‘IT’S NOT FAIR!’
It all started with Miss Stewart treating just a few children to chocolate treats, dojos and special privileges, whereupon it was not long before many children became disgruntled and called out ‘IT’S NOT FAIR!’ We then had a class discussion as to why some children felt the injustice of Miss Stewart’s actions before everyone realised that it was all part of the planned lesson.
We then had the opportunity to share some of the injustices that we believe are not fair in our own lives…
From this, we then undertook a philosophical debate on the injustices specific groups and communities may feel within society today today…
Race
Gender
Religion
Disability
We established that whilst the trivial things in our own lives may not seem fair to us, that all people should be treated equally and with the fairness and respect that they deserve to ensure that there is justice and freedom for all in the world that we live.
To clarify – In order to make it fair…Miss Stewart did ensure that all children received a chocolate treat and a number of dojos!
This term the children in Year 5 have been exploring the ways in which people of faith express themselves. Through observation and discussion, we have identified that clothing, symbols, religious rituals, ceremonies and worship practices allow a person of faith to express themselves, their identity as well as their devotion to their faith. We then made comparisons in the way Autumnal religious festivals (Harvest, Diwali and Rosh Hashana) foster a sense of community, belonging and pride within faith groups. As a tasty treat, we tasted one of the traditional foods eaten during the Jewish festival of Rosh Hashana, which celebrates the beginning of the Jewish New Year in the Hebrew Calendar.
‘Apples and Honey’ symbolise the hopes for a sweet and prosperous New Year.
F2 have joined in with ‘Beep Beep Day’ today and have been learning to cross the road safely! We read all about ‘Super Cat’ and his four road rules to follow… STOP, LOOK, LISTEN,THINK! The children impressed us all with their knowledge already of road safety and the best and safest places to cross with an adult. We spoke about Zebra crossings and how to cross carefully and safely! The children loved getting out and about and learning this skill practically! We also got a lot of waves off car drivers and a few beeps and smiles!
This term, Year 5 have been exploring and reflecting on the message Easter brings for the world today. We have explored the Christian preparations and observance of Lent, as well as the symbolism of Ash Wednesday for this faith community. In order to make comparisons, the Jewish festival of Pesach was also observed from which the children were able to draw that Easter and Pesach are both festivals of remembrance to honour the sacrifices which have been made by significant figures within each faith community.
To conclude the children analysed, debated and discussed various situations that are ongoing in our world today:
From this the children drew their own conclusions to what the message of Easter continues bring for the world today…
…HOPE, PEACE AND BELIEF.