Hastings Classes Winter Wonderland

To celebrate their work this half term on the topic Gallery Rebels, Hastings Class have designed and made 3D art sculptures to create a Winter Wonderland. Thank you to everyone who came to school last night to enjoy a deluxe hot chocolate or mulled wine and a walk around our very own Lady Elizabeth Hastings Winter Wonderland.

Functional Fitness with Elite Sports

On Friday, 10 children from Gasgoigne class represent our school at Elite's Functional Fitness competition. The children really worked hard with Mrs Lewis returning back saying how really proud she was of the sports-ship all our children displayed. Well done - here are the results

1. Airedale 799
2. Sandal 680
3. Altofts 674
4. England Lane 595
5. Willow Green 589
6. Oyster Park 584
7. Featherstone All Saints 570
8. Darrington 555 
9. Simpsons Lane 499
10. The Vale 496
11. Lady Elizabeth 483
12. Newton Hill 474
13. Streethouse 454

School Dinners

Leeds Catering are now planning their February 2020 menus and are now bringing in delicious climate –friendly menus, reducing carbon emissions from food production and increasing the amount of vegetables in Pupils meals. The changes have been spurred on by the IPCC’s (intergovernmental panel) report on climate change. Leeds City Council declared a climate emergency in March 2019 and is committed to making Leeds carbon neutral by 2030. School meals are a great place to start reducing the City’s carbon footprint. Catering Leeds are the catering provider for the majority of primary schools within the City. They work with the Leeds City Council Health and Wellbeing Service team, plus food awareness organisation Pro-Veg to reduce the carbon footprint and improve the nutritional profile of the meal. Some of the changes that will be introduced include:

·        More Vegetarian and Vegan dishes – we have a non- meat day each week, vegetarian day and vegan options

·        Renaming plant based dishes to make them more appealing to everyone

·        Adding more vegetables into main dishes, sauces and desserts such as parsnip in flapjack

·        Increasing raw vegetables with a main course, such as finger vegetable sticks with a pizza and pasta day.

All this, in addition to the fantastic colourful salad trollies Catering Leeds provide in school which provide pupils with a rainbow of salad and vegetables.

Their ongoing commitment to the Leeds Healthy Weight Declaration is also apparent in this menu, with smaller portions of cake being served, always accompanied with fresh fruit. The savoury dessert of cheese and crackers with fresh fruit wedges also makes a re-appearance. At only £2.40 per meal they also offer value for money.

Forest Schools

This half term Wheler Class are enjoying Forest School led by Elite Sports.

Launching Autumn 2 topics with Memorable Experiences

Each half term class topic change. To ignite children's curiosity and to inspire teaching and learning  each topic is launched with a memorable experience.

Wheler's Class Topic for Autumn 2 is Paws, Claws and Whiskers 

Mrs Joynes, an animal owner was invited into the classroom to talk about looking after her pet rabbit. Before the visit, the children to thought of questions they might ask Mrs Joynes about feeding, grooming, cleaning, playing, training and exercise.

Lotherton's Class Topic for Autumn 2 is Muck, Mess and Mixtures

Mr Tomlinson held a ‘Messy mixtures morning’! Allowing the children to experience a variety of weird and wonderful mixtures that they felt with their hands and feet. The children were able to create messy mixtures from cornflour and water, paint, jelly, shaving foam, body lotion, soap flakes and clay, enjoying ladling, pouring, touching and exploring with their senses

Gascoigne's Classes Topic for Autumn 2 is Blue Abyss 

Gascoigne Class visited Manchester Sea Life aquarium to gain a unique insight into the world of the deep. The children observed aquatic life, finding out about the different species that live in the depths of the world’s seas and oceans. Also the children watched and drew different creatures and recorded information in notebooks or on tablets, paying special attention to the variation within and across species. Aditionally, the children listened to experts talk about different animals, asking questions to help them learn more.

Hastings's Classes Topic for Autumn 2 is Gallery Rebels  

Hastings class visited Leeds art gallery to view their art exhibition. The children engaged in conversations about work seen, discussing artistic features such as composition, colour, form and meaning and used the signage and explanations to find out information about the art work. The curator showed the children around the exhibition and talked about the artworks exhibited encouraging the children to discuss about what they could see using artistic language, recording favourite images and forms in their sketchbooks,

Our Collective Worship Focus Autumn 2.1

This week we will be inviting, including and inspiring our school community to consider

Dignity - -Human dignity, the ultimate worth of each person, is central to good education.

Our Harvest Donations

Today, I dropped off all the food that had been donated to school to the The Trusell Trust food bank in Pontefract. https://www.trusselltrust.org/what-we-do/ They were very appreciative of the donations and said that many people would benefit from the generosity shown. Thank you.

LEAP disco

Huge thanks to LEAP for organising a very a very enjoyable event.

Darwin's Delights - A lesson in Forensic Science!

Here is a reason why the Betty's Bulletin has been sent out late today... I've been in Hastings Class, how interesting are owl pellets!

The Brigshaw Learning Partnerships - Look for a Book project 2019

You may have heard of “Look for a book” initiatives which have taken place over the summer in various locations across the UK.  The idea is that children hide a book which they have previously read, along with a short note, for others to find.  Once the lucky finder has read the book, they then ‘re-hide’ for somebody else to find and enjoy.  Alternatively, they may decide to hide a book of their own instead.

Today all children have been in an assembly where we have launched our “Look for a book” initiative which will start today Friday 25th October to kick start the half term.  All primary schools in the Brigshaw Learning Partnership and our associated partner schools are taking part and we hope to engage as many of our children and their families as possible over the coming weeks.  We believe this is a great initiative not only for getting young people outdoors and active, but to encourage reading and the sharing of a good book!

Getting started

Today, our school got the ball rolling by hiding a number of books in Ledston for our children to find.  The books will be left in a document wallet to protect them from the weather, along with a note which explains what to do next.  However, in order to involve as many children as possible, and for the initiative to gain momentum, we are urging you to take part with your own families by hiding a book of your own within your local community for somebody else to find over half term. 

Books need to be left in safe, easy to reach locations, and not so well hidden that they can’t be found!  We have spoken to our children today about ensuring they hide or hunt for books safely.  We would also encourage older children not to take any books they may find which are suitable for a younger reader.  Below are some images from the Selby “Look for a Book” project to give you an idea of how to get started with your own family.

Twitter

A Twitter page has been set up to share and celebrate the project at the following address; @BrigshawLP.  You can also post on your school’s own Twitter page. It would be great to see pictures of children hiding, looking for or reading their books.  Please note, if you decide to share photographs via social media, do not include any of other people’s children and only refer to your own children by their first name.

We really hope you will get involved and look forward to seeing your pictures and hearing from the children who have taken part upon our return to school.

Happy hunting!

Celebrating with the Ada

We are very please to share the amazing achievement of the Butterfeild Family who have now reached the marvelous mile stone of having raised over £30 000 for the fight against childhood liver disease . The student ethos council are already thinking of ways how school can support the family towards their quest to reach their next target. 

School Photo Day

 

Harvest Festival

Well done to everyone, what a supper, fitting Harvest thanksgiving!. Thank you to all the parents and friends of Lady Elizabeth Hastings who were able to join us on Friday afternoon as each class contributed with songs, bible stories, information and prayers to lead our Harvest Festival collective worship. Thank you also for all your harvest donations that will now be sent to the Trussell Trust food bank.

Wheler Class Leading Collective Worship

This week, Wheler class have taken the lead in Collective Worship sharing their learning and reflections from their Harvest Church Experience. Each day, they have shared photographs, Bible stories and prayers, leading the worshiping of Harvest of the Sea, Garden, Earth and Flock. Thank you for all your hard work and super presentation.

An Educational Visit to the Farm

A visit to Woodalls farm has been regular event for the past eight years at Lady Elizabeth Hastings and again this year the sun was booked and our children in Ledston experienced a fantastic fun and informative filled day run by the Woodland Trust's Mr David Thompson. Huge thanks also, to Mrs and Mrs Woodall for hosting our children and to all the parents who support Mr Edwards and his team with the supervision of the children. When I brought some children back to school it was amazing listening to the children recall their experiences of ... exploring the woods, seeing a huge combine harvester, the scarecrow fashion show...! I know Mr Edwards has shared many fantastic photos of the day on sea-saw.

Sports Hall Athletics at Brigshaw High School

Congratulations to the children who represented our school at the Sports Hall athletics competition at Brigshaw High School. Mr Tomlison was very impressed with your skills and determination and he reported that you were very close to winning many of the events, which included variety of relays, obstacle and hurdle races, javelin, chest push throwing, long jump, triple jump, high jump and speed bounce, well done. Speedy children = blurred action shots!

A SIAMs Inspection Thank You.

Today, we were visited by Mrs Rattenberry, a Statutory Inspector of Anglican and Methodist Church Schools. The purpose of the inspection was evidence, How effective is our the school’s distinctive Christian vision, established and promoted by leadership at all levels,in enabling pupils and adults to flourish? Whilst the outcomes of the inspection remain confidential until the report has been written and ratified, I would like to huge thank you to all the children, parents, staff and governors involved today.

Wheler Class - A Harvest Experience

Thank you, Church warden Audrey, Miss Widdop, Mrs Widdop, Mrs Bumby, Mrs Joynes, Isabella's Mum, Miss Wadlow, Mrs Burnell and Reverend Andy for the organisation and running of the Harvest Church Experience Day. Thank you also to all the parents and friends of Lady Elizabeth Hastings School who attended the celebration event at the end of the day, I know the children and staff appreciated you you joining them in their reflections and celebration of their Harvest Experience. I'm sorry I was unable to attend due to our SIAMs inspection however Mrs Rattenberry and I did have the opportunity to come to up to Ledsham church earlier, and it was wonderful to see all the children intently engaged in their activities at the prayer stations set up in the church. Please visit Wheler's Blog page to see the many photos taken of the experience.

Hello -Yellow - World Mental Health Day

Thank you to everyone who supported this very worthy event today, showing others they are not alone when looking after their mental health. Thank you school ethos councilors for your presentations.