Being Healthy Week – handwashing
Being Healthy Week – a balance between online and offline time
We have been reflecting about how much time we spend online vs offline and thinking about signs that we may have spent too much time on screens or devices.
Being Healthy Week – dental hygiene
Further to our learning in science about teeth, we took time to reflect on the different ways we can look after our teeth. Some great tips here from Kiara!
Being Healthy Week – the importance of self care in keeping healthy
We enjoyed sharing ideas of how we can practise self care to keep ourselves happy and healthy. Lots of children recognised the importance of sleep and other popular choices included reading and having some time to ourselves.
Being Healthy Week – Keeping active
As part of our Being Healthy Week, Year 4 enjoyed learning how to fence and to aim for a target in archery. 
We practised how to use the “T position” for our footwork in fencing and had to show lots of perseverance when aiming for increasingly challenging targets in archery.
Design & Technology – Make
Year 4 have been busy this morning making their model go karts using Tech Card and electric circuits. They have taken what they have learned from the design phase to problem solve and make the models move independently.
KS2 production
Rehearsals are well underway for the KS2 production. The stage is up (thank you Mr Atkins!) and the children are working hard to add the finishing touches before our performances next week.
The children have worked so hard to learn lines, get the songs pitch-perfect and to create costumes and props. We can’t wait for you to see it!
If you haven’t yet told us if you would like your child to stay in school between the end of the school day and the performance on Wednesday evening please let us know as soon as possible.
Living and Learning – I know how to identify drinks that are unsafe for me to drink and I understand some of the affects of alcohol on the human body
We had a great visit from D:Side and were excited to share our knowledge about how to identify drinks with alcohol in and drinks that are not safe for children to drink.
We also wore special glasses that made us feel dizzy. That’s just one of the potential side effects of alcohol we did not think is cool!
Rocksteady Music School!
St James had a very exciting visit from Rocksteady Music School this morning. The key focus of the visit was to engage pupils in music, to learn about various instruments and how to play them. We started the morning with a whole school assembly, where the children learnt all about what it takes to be in a band – we also got to sing along to some of the latest hits! Then, KS1 and KS2 had separate workshops where a pupil band was put together in just 30 minutes! There was lots of resilience, teamwork and happiness shared all morning, particularly when learning to keep a consistent tempo!
We are aiming to introduce more musical connections at St James next year. Rocksteady have given us confirmation that children would really benefit from this. There will be a letter sent home later in the week with more information on musical opportunities in September.
Living & Learning – I can say one good thing about myself
Our living and learning statement for this week was to be able to say one good thing about ourselves.
Fortunately, Year 4 can identify lots of their amazing qualities!
