Year 6 (Class 16) - English - Exploring Kirkstall Abbey for Scary Story Inspiration

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Our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils had an unforgettable experience visiting the historic Kirkstall Abbey as part of their creative writing project.

The trip was designed to spark imagination and help the children gather ideas for their own scary stories.
During the visit, the children explored the…

Category: Year 6

English

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Year 6 (Class 16) - Science - Gravitational Pull

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In Science this week, Class 16 investigated gravitational pull, and how mass and weight affect each other. 

We measured difference items in kg and newtons and studied the difference between gravitation pull and mass.

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Science

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Year 4 (Class 9) - PSHE - Children in Need

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Class 9 enjoyed dressing up for Children in Need. We talked about why we donate money to Children in Need and who the money goes to. 

We are also very thankful to Mrs Rawlins’ friend Claire, who very kindly donated some scrunchies and bows for us to wear. 

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PSHE

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Year 2 (Class 6) - PSHE - Anti Bullying Week

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Class 6 learnt about what bullying was in anti-bullying week and how they could use their powers of good to overcome bullying. 

They wrote affirmations about themselves, said what made a good friend and how they could use this for the power of good. 

They also designed odd sock on odd sock…

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PSHE

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Year 6 (Class 15) - History - Remembrance Day

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Class 15 completed work on remembrance - children learnt about the meaning of remembrance and events we hold to remember those that have lost their lives in wars and conflicts.  

Children completed their own take on silhouette poppies.  

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History

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Year 5 (Class 12) - Maths - Equivalent Fractions

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Children in Class 12 impressed Mr Needham with their work on equivalent fractions.  

Well done Class 12!  

Category: Year 5

Maths

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Food Donation

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Before half term, Pupil Parliament suggested we could use the food donated kindly by parents and careers across school, by sending it to a local food bank to help people in the area around school. They made the decision to send the food to Yum on Armley Town street. 

They emailed the people in…

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Year 4 - Construction Club - Christmas Advent Calendar

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Over the last few weeks some of construction club have been completing a Christmas advent calendar 1000 piece jigsaw.

They did very well and have completed it earlier than expected.

Well done.

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Year 3 - Construction Club - Christmas Advent Calendar

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Over the last few weeks some of construction club have been completing a Christmas advent calendar 1000 piece jigsaw.

They did very well and have completed it earlier than expected.

Well done.

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Year 2 (Class 6) - History / Literacy - Skipton Castle

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Class 6 have just visited Skipton Castle as part of their history and literacy topics.

When they arrived they met their tour guides and learnt all about the castles history. They went inside and found maker marks on the stone, learnt about murder holes, where the drawbridge would have been and…

Category: Year 2

English History

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Year 2 (Class 6) - R.E - The Story of Ganesha and Kubera

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In Religious Education class 6 were looking at The Story of Ganesha and Kubera from Hinduism.

The children had to re-enact the story showing their understanding that the food given with love was more important than material wealth.

They did an amazing job and I feel we have some real actors…

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Religious Education

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Year 2 (Class 6) - History - Remembrance Day

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or Remembrance Day Class 6 created a beautiful and heart felt poppy wreath. They learnt all about Remembrance Day and why it is so important.

They used a poppy petal as a template, created 4 of their own, cut and stuck them together before securing them to the wreath.

It made a striking…

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History

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