Welcome Back!

We have loved welcoming back our children and families to school this week, after the Easter break. We hope you all had a restful beak and are ready for another fantastic term of learning!

Please make sure that your children:

• come to school on time, every day
• come to school every day in correct uniform
• bring their book bag to school every day
• bring their PE kits to school on their PE days.

This term, Year 6’s topic has been ‘Crime and Punishment.’ The children have been learning about:

• Crimes and punishments over time
• The introduction of Government
• The introduction of the Police
• Laws and rules
• Democracy

To end their topic, the children were visited by Fiona, one of our local PCSOs who brough with her a Police Officer. The children had the chance to ask lots of questions and visit the Police van! Take a look at what they got up to

"Nestled between Leeds, York and Wakefield, Fairburn Ings is an exciting site for family activities and wildlife watching. Over the last 60 years it has transitioned from coal face to wild place; an ex-industrial site rich in heritage and an important site for breeding and wintering wildfowl."

RSPB Fairburn Ings

On Wednesday 30th March, Year 2 visited Fairburn Ings nature reserve as part of their science unit on Living Things and their Habitats. They took part in a nature walk, looking at lots of different habitats and even spotted a heron! The children also went on a minibeast hunt where they found lots of different insects and amphibians in their natural habitats. 

Take a look at what they got up to!

On Tuesday 22nd March, Year 1 visited Temple Newsham Farm to see a working farm in action, and what happens in the spring time for lots of the animals. The farm has a breeding program which means at this time of the year there are lots of lambs, calves and piglets being born. The children enjoyed the sights of a rural area as part of the many communities in Leeds, and the children explored what it means to be a farmer. Take a look at what they got up to! 

Reception have been learning about the farm this half term. After reading lots of books about farm animals, they took a trip to Temple Newsam farm to see some real ones. The children loved seeing all the animals they had been reading about and had the extra treat of meeting lots of their babies! After a lovely picnic lunch, they even had time to play on the park, enjoying the spring sunshine. 

As part of our Careers Related Learning with the Skills Builder Partnership, Year 5 took part in a project asking them to become Imaginative Inventors. The children were set the task to plan an invention that would help support sustainability and support environmental causes. The children worked hard, using the eight key skills of listening, speaking, problem solving, creativity, staying positive, aiming high, leadership and teamwork to create their designs.

Twenty children had the opportunity to meet with Clara and Dave from Wates, a construction company. The children had to pitch their plans to the experts who gave some advice and shared their thoughts on the designs. The children also asked Clara and Dave some questions about working in the construction industry.

The children worked very hard. Take a look at what they got up to!