An important part of our PHSE work this half term is about teaching the children to identify and assess risks in relation to drugs, both legal and illegal, as well as alcohol etc.

Today we looked at different scenarios and identified the risks involved, as well as what decisions to make.

We had a lot of fun in 6C taking part in Science Week. We did some fun experiments in class. Who said school is boring?!

Today we were visited by PCSOs from West Yorkshire Police. We watched a video called Alright Charlie which teaches the children about how to use their mobile phones safely and the dangers of unsafe adults, with themes of grooming covered. If children have any more questions about this, please ask an adult in school or at home. Parents, please feel free to ask your child about this workshop to help them stay safe in the future.

This session is part of our curriculum and is covered each year in Year 6.

Today, the Times Table Rockstars ‘NSPCC ROCKS’ competition began and 6C are taking part along with all the their classes in KS2. We joined in with the national livestream and had a great time watching ourselves climb up the leaderboard. Fingers crossed we can finish top within our school!

Yesterday we had another fantastic lesion at Allerton High. We were able to use matches – safely of course – to make a teabag fly!

This showed us how hot air rises in a super fun way.

As part of our history work this half term, last week we completed a workshop delivered by the National Holocaust Museum in Nottinghamshire. The children enjoyed learning about this sad subject and it offers an important introduction to this sad part of 20th century history which they will learn about in more detail in high school.

On Thursday, 6C started their block of three science lessons at Allerton High School. We had a brilliant time learning in the science lab and we did a fun experiment with popping toys! We cannot wait for next week!

This week we have had a big push to relaunch our school learning behaviours. You may have seen the Lego character models around school. These characters represent Resilience, Reflectiveness, Resourcefulness and Relationships, and give us the skills we need to learn effectively.

As part of the relaunch, today we watched the Lego Movie and made links to each character’s learning journey. This can teach us to emulate the important skills the characters showed in our own lines, both in school and outside school.

Recently we have been finishing off some art from the autumn term. We made designs inspired by nature and our local woodlands, which we then carved out of Lino. We think used the link to create a print. We have had great fun doing this!

On Monday we went to St John’s Church for our annual church service with the rest of UKS2. We had a lovely time and it was great to start the Christmas season together with Rev. Sharon. Thank you to all the parents who came and to all the children who sang and read beautifully.