Merry Christmas from Year 1 and 2
We were not able to do our usual Christmas performance this year… but we hope you like this instead!
Living and Learning: I can demonstrate different emotions
This week, our Living and Learning statement is I can demonstrate different emotions.
As part of this Living and Learning statement, we had a creative homework. It was great to see how the children all tackled this. If ever the children are stuck on their homework, please get in touch with us at Stjamesy3y4@spherefederation.org
Have a look at some of the homework below. We had a great variety of stories, pictures and posters.
Living and learning : emotions
We have been talking about our emotions in our living and learning lessons. It is important to recognise our own emotions as well as other people’s emotions. Even if we feel a certain way, this feeling will not last forever and that is okay.
This week in Foundation…
We filmed the Christmas show on Monday and the children all looked fabulous and did some amazing singing. Make sure you check out the Foundation Class News Page on Tuesday – you don’t want to miss it!
This week has been another busy week full of lots of great learning.
Here are some of the things we’ve been up to this week…
We made and decorated salt dough baubles. The children will be bringing them home next Wednesday.
The children enjoyed navigating the Bee-Bots around the mat to different Christmas pictures. They had a go at drawing some maps to show how the Bee-Bot got to one of the pictures.
This week, our focus story was The Christmas Story. The F2 children drew a picture of their favourite part and retold the story using the finger puppets in the reading corner. Some of the children made a stable using the outdoor construction resources.
Getting messy in the sensory area!
Click here to watch a snapshot of what we do when we are learning in the areas.
Next week is a going to be another hectic week.
We have lots of fun activities planned for the children.
Don’t forget it’s our Christmas party next Friday. The children can come in their party clothes.
Home-Link Challenge
RSE lessons
This week, we’ve been learning about how our body changes as we go through puberty. The children have participated really well and asked some brilliant questions. This is how a few of the pupils felt about the sessions this week:
“I learnt about what happens to my body during puberty. It’s been helpful because now I know what is going to happen to me.” Y6 pupil
“I liked that we found out different ways to cope with puberty.” Y5 pupil
“We found out about the changes we go through during puberty.” Y6 pupil
To find out more information about our RSE curriculum visit our website: https://www.stjameswetherby.leeds.sch.uk/learn-more/sre/
Living and Learning: I know how to be a good friend
In RSE (relationships and sex education), we’ve been thinking about different relationships we have with people and how we can have positive relationships. In particular, we focused on friendships and the influences they have on us. In groups, we acted out scenarios where friends are pressuring others into certain situations by using a range of techniques: put downs, rejection from a group or situation, huddle, looks and giving reasons to do or not do things.
We followed this up by discussing what feelings the person being pressured might have in the scenario and how they could deal with it in the best way. We all agreed that telling a trusted adult is a really good idea.
Greek vases
We have had great fun today in Class (more…)
Christmas celebrations
As we approach the final week of term, it’s time to get Christmassy, but as you know, it’s going to be very different.
We can’t invite you in to share any Christmas celebrations so instead we’re going to share Christmas with you in a different way. From Tuesday 15 December, there will be a video posted on Class News of your child’s class taking part in some Christmas celebrations. We know that this doesn’t compare to what we normally do but we hope that it helps in some way.
During the final week of term, there will be a virtual pantomime performance that children will be able to watch at school. Thanks to the PTA who have paid for this.
Christmas lunch will be on Tuesday 15 December and all children will get a Christmas cracker!
On Friday 18 December, there will be Christmas parties in classrooms. Children can come to school in non-uniform. There will be some goodies coming home which have kindly been bought by the company who provide and maintain our photocopiers and printers.
It’s a very different Christmas this year but we’ve worked so hard to stay safe that we don’t want to spoil it now.
We hope that you have a happy and healthy, enjoyable and restful time with your families over the Christmas holidays.
Wonderful writers!
These past few weeks, we have been learning all about writing a setting description. We learnt all about using interesting adjectives, writing expanded noun phrases and using prepositional phrases. Year 3 and 4 have written some fantastic setting descriptions. They have transported the reader to Ancient Greece with the language and vocab they have used.
Here are just three (and it was hard to just pick three as there were many many pieces that were amazing!) of our setting descriptions. If you click on the child’s name you can see the original with their purple pen (editing after writing) and the highlights where they have spotted their fantastic vocab.
This was it. I was here to eat good food because at my town, it barely has any. As I looked around, I saw large mountains, some massive temples and people sitting in small houses. I could always hear people shouting and moaning at each other and fire burning. I could smell delicious food and the burning fire all day. I felt really embarrassed because I was really new and didn’t know anyone. I was the only one who didn’t know how to fight too. 57 beautiful houses covered the town, it was like a maze. One mountain was so big it went above the clouds and the largest temple wasn’t even inside the clouds! Some people were trying to break through the mountain. It probably isn’t possible though.
This was it. I was here to save a child who was being enslaved by the harsh King and has been there for many, many years. As I looked around, I saw an immense temple stood on top of the gigantic hill. Lots of colossal mountains were falling apart. I could smell fish from the market and all I can hear is the King shouting at his slaves whilst the wild animals fought with each other. I looked up at the spectacular, bright blue sky while the harsh wind blew in my face relentlessly. I felt inquisitive mostly because I really wanted to know what’s going on with Athens. Finally, I found her! I found the child! At night, I took her home, Back to her parents. She lived happily ever again and hopefully, I get to go on another adventure like this again.
This was it. I was here to defeat the eagle. As I looked around, I saw that the eagle was hungry. I took out my bow and then the eagle attacked! I was frightened but I persevered and did it. The eagle screeched loudly. The eagle was too powerful. I took out my golden sword. I took a shot and then another. It was finally dead. I went in the mountain and then a bat flew out. I carried on till I found the king eagle! He took a shot and I fell out but I survived the fall. But a tornado came. I ran away just in time. I put a sign down so nobody came round in the next day. I came back to defeat the tornado. The tornado broke the top of the mountain. I had changed my mind until I found special boots. I put them on then I thought I thought it could get rid of the tornado. I jumped in the tornado then I span around. I killed in the tornado in one shot.
Foundation Parents
In the most recent guidance that has come out this week, it specifically mentions that schools in Tier 3 shouldn’t perform in front of an audience. Even though we had planned to sing outside to parents/carers, we feel we should follow this guidance in the strictest way.
We will still send you a video of our Christmas performance taken place in school that you can share with family members.
Thank you for your understanding.