Edina Trust Bulb project
This week we began our Edina Trust bulb project work. Year 5 will be monitoring the growth of the bulbs over the coming months and each day two children will go out to record the temperature and the rainfall to be uploaded to the Edina Trust’s website.
Our award winners:
Golden Award (RESPECT) - Aibhin
Writing Award - Leo
Maths Award - Brooklyn
Our learning this week…
In English we’ve been writing in role, thinking about what the astronauts took with them to the moon and the activities they conducted whilst there. The children have also been learning to write in both the passive and active voice.
Our focus in maths has been dealing with patterns of numbers and addition of numbers with up to 6-digits.
In RE the children have been working with Mrs Mannix and learning about the covenants made with God
This week’s prayer and liturgy was planned and led by Matilda and Natalia. The theme of their liturgy was Here to Serve. In this Gospel, Mark 10:35-45, we learn that to be great in God’s sight, they must put others first, we learn that through Jesus’ service and self-sacrifice, He won for them the greatest prize – the joy of eternal life with Him in Heaven! The girls’ challenged the class to think about how they would put others first today.
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45)
In science, the children have explored the life and work of Isaac Newton, thought about the influence gravity has on the universe and investigated the relationship between mass and gravity
In geography the children have been asking geographical questions that we would like to answer about our local area. Some of the questions have formed our questionnaires sent home this week. Thank you for sending those back by today. If you haven’t yet, please send back on Monday so we can use them during our geography lesson.
In art the children have worked in the negative to create a self portrait in response to the work of Frank Auerbach.
In PE the children are working with PE specialist Charlie from Blackpool Football Club Community Trust. The unit for this half term is dance.
The BEBCMAT Rock Stars Super League has a new competition, which started on Monday and runs till the 20th December. Good luck everyone!
Our school is currently in 2nd place out of 12 schools in the trust and we have scored 742 points (school average score) so far.
This week’s Our Lady’s Top of the Rock’s Leaderboard:
1st Natalia Year 5 9218
2nd Aibhin Year 5 7913
3rd Olivia Year 5 6946
4th Fionn Year 3 5038
5th Matilda Year 3 3822
Well done to everyone on our leaderboard this week!👏🏻🏆
At Our Lady's we like to support our parents/carers in Online Safety matters.
Keeping children and young people safe online is one of the biggest challenges facing society today and it is all of our responsibility to ensure that children are educated to make positive, informed choices when they are online.
It has been brought to our attention by the Blackpool safeguarding team of an application called Kinemaster. It is similar to Youtube whereby pupils can upload videos and images but also has an editing facility. Though there are no safeguarding concerns with the application directly, it is known that children have been using this to upload images of other children which are then free for people to use on the internet. Please be aware of the potential for misusing this and continue to monitor your children's online activity.
Monitoring tips and strategies for parents of young children (Ages 5-10)
Keep children’s devices in shared spaces: Children should use the internet and social media in common areas, such as the living room, where parents can easily keep an eye on their activities. To that end, set family ground rules that prohibit device usage in bedrooms and bathrooms, which allow opportunities to engage in risky behaviors.
Establish clear rules and communication: Set clear expectations about appropriate online behaviour, time limits, and the types of websites or apps they can access. Maintain open lines of communication, so your child feels comfortable discussing any concerns or encounters they may have had.
Parental controls and filtering: Make use of the parental control settings available on devices, web browsers, games and apps to restrict access to inappropriate content. Install child-friendly search engines and age-appropriate apps that offer a safer online experience.
Top Tips for Using & Reviewing Parental Controls. This free guide provides expert advice on how to effectively activate and maintain parental controls on children’s devices.
What Parents Need to Know about Sharing photos online. This free online safety guide explores sharing photos on social media – and what we should consider in avoiding possible harm.
We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.
To read this week’s Good News Gospel reading, please follow the link to share the Gospel at home with your family. These are really child-friendly resources to share at home. Good News Gospel
Please also have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worship…
Monday 11th November - Remembrance day Poppies will be on sale in school to support this special occasion. Children can bring in a voluntary contribution to support the Royal British Legion in preparation for this day. Thank you!
Friday 15th November KS2 Autumn disco. 6pm -7pm in school hall. Tickets available via parent pay at £2.50. Children to come in party clothes. Snack and drink included.
Friday 6th December Christmas Fair. 3.30pm -5.30pm. More details to follow on this.
Have a great weekend, Year 5!
Mrs McVey, Mrs Hodgkiss and Miss Andrew
If you need to contact me or have any questions/queries, please contact me on year5@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk and I will try to get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks.
