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01/12/24

Year 1 Orange Class have been exploring postcards as part of their English learning. They cannot wait to create their own 📮 pic.twitter.com/Ds0L1oVMXf

25/11/24

We'd like to say a huge thank you to for coming to visit us last week for a day! The children are now prepared for a primitive hunting trip, with knowledge of tools, den making and gathering food! pic.twitter.com/hFYcCrIQj8

22/11/24

Year 3 have loved finding out all about the Stone Age today! pic.twitter.com/xyTS27yaeW

22/11/24

Year 2 are having a fantastic day being immersed into the Great Fire of London 🔥🚒 pic.twitter.com/DzE6R3fwiN

22/11/24

Year 3 have arrived safely at Celtic Harmony 🚌 pic.twitter.com/zDuY4OUYi7

21/11/24

Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed testing out their rockets looking at the different angles and the distance they travel 🚀 pic.twitter.com/VgqHSszZY0

21/11/24

Year 5 are having a brilliant day taking part in the Road to RIAT STEM challenge 🚀 pic.twitter.com/4B16kZKPYh

15/11/24

Today our Year 5 students took part in the Primary Anti-Bullying conference. They have taken away some very important messages and we cannot wait for them to share these with the rest of the school community 📢🛑 pic.twitter.com/QObUFVZnAW

15/11/24

St Luke’s Church visited this morning and delivered an assembly to primary all focused around the importance of belonging and community 🌎❤️🤗 pic.twitter.com/6kGcFH4V8M

14/11/24

Year 10 came down to Primary to put their Maths games to the test! What a fantastic opportunity to collaborate and share knowledge 🎲♟️🧮 pic.twitter.com/axEjd04mti

13/11/24

We loved joining Year 3 today as they made Stonehenge from biscuits. we were really impressed with how they worked together and their confident oracy as they explained their learning. pic.twitter.com/U82hajPFOz

11/11/24

Today we are thinking about all those who have lost their lives in battle. Primary have begun the day with an assembly and at 11am will take part in a minutes silence. 🪖🔴 pic.twitter.com/qJBNbMW2ko

07/11/24

Thank you for inspiring our students this evening and being our guest speaker at our annual celebration of achievement evening, your words illustrated what hard work and dedication can achieve. pic.twitter.com/a93WTLudr8

06/11/24

Year 3 loved exploring the Stone Age using our VR headsets! pic.twitter.com/TAJW9owdHz

06/11/24

Another amazing day for Maths Week! ➖➕🟰➗ pic.twitter.com/1o38wRQNnV

06/11/24

* New to EYFS Open Day: next Monday *Our main Open Event is our New to EYFS Open Day on Monday 11th November.The following tours will be available on the day:> 9:15am-10:00am> 10:45am-11:30am> 2:00pm-2:45pm> 4:00pm-4:45pmPlease book your place: https://t.co/rt3PAY5jDh pic.twitter.com/N9Rxapuovy

06/11/24

We have had some very exciting visitors in school this morning. ‘The Nite Owls’ showed off their beautiful birds of prey and taught us how to keep wildlife safe. 🦉 pic.twitter.com/IaFpz1OQBt

05/11/24

A big win for our Primary netball team tonight! 12-0 against Windermere. Some amazing netball on display🏐🤩 POtM went to Eloise G. Well done to all involved!!💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/I3YsmzY8UC

05/11/24

Red Class are loving their new role play area… Costa Cafe is a big hit! ☕️🍰🧁 pic.twitter.com/zFl0nyotGg

05/11/24

Year 5 and 6 loved their maths workshop from Citizens Advice today pic.twitter.com/HLdAU0bYzv

04/11/24

Year 5 have loved creating their very own maths glasses to help them spot where maths can be seen around us 👓🔎➗🟰➕➖ pic.twitter.com/Tzmkoq9vMT

04/11/24

We launched Maths week this week with an amazing assembly from Lucy Reid who is a transport planner ⏰🚂🚌 pic.twitter.com/W48GqYCGV9

03/11/24

Pens at the ready 🖊️There is one week left to submit the stories you want to read for 2024. The competition closes 9pm Friday 8 November 2024. For more details and to read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Notices go to https://t.co/3SV6BIiBA8 pic.twitter.com/xj6D4nS9HT

03/11/24

Scholastic Book Fair will be here 4th-8th November in the Primary Reading Corridor from 3.20 - 4.00pm 📚📖 pic.twitter.com/dDspLbp02a

25/10/24

In assembly today Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 all performed Cauliflowers Fluffy to the rest of Primary. What a lovely way to end the first half term of the year. 🥬🫛🧅🥕🥦 pic.twitter.com/j2M00ghZvj

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26th Nov 2021

Black History Month at Samuel Ryder Academy

During the month of October students were able to participate in a range of activities as part of Black History Month. As a school we continue to explore ways in which we can be more diverse and inclusive. It was wonderful to see the response from so many of our students and see the different ways in which they interacted with the celebration of black history. Year 3, York class In English the children were writing their own persuasive arguments. We used Martin Luther King as an inspirational figure who used emotive language to support his ideas. The children watched some of his famous speeches. From this the children were able to relate what emotive language was to his famous speech. The impact was that the majority of the children then used emotive language in their persuasive arguments. Miss Frost Year 1, Orange class In Orange class we enjoyed watching a children's story about Ella Fitzgerald. We then listened to her music whilst doing some of our writing work. A few children recognised some of the songs. In class we discussed how every time Ella sang a song, she did it in a different way. Her approach even came up in our Art lessons when discussing the work of famous artists. Miss Picton We read stories about the lives of Simone Biles and Venus and Serena Williams. We talked about why they are special and linked this to Black History Month. Other people we talked about were the four women mathematicians who helped provide the important figures for America's NASA astronauts first trip to space. Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaghan, and Christine Darden. We discussed how it is important to celebrate the contributions of everyone to our society and support the multiculturalism and diversity that helps shape our communities. Afterwards the children discussed why they are special. Mrs Schenk Year 6 Year 6 took inspiration from the wonderful selection of new books that were donated from the school community through the book wish list. The children were able to learn about inspiring people from all parts of the world and what intrigued them to discover the impact these individuals have had. As well as this, they learnt about Ruby Bridges and this led to a wonderful pupil led discussion where the children identified the differences in the experience they have of education and most notably, the importance of educating inside and outside the classroom. In a stand-alone PSHE lesson linked to their focus, the children were introduced to Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech. They studied his actions and his words and identified the messages he was delivering to his followers and the world. The children then went on to write their own dreams for themselves, their families, the local community and others in the world. Miss Bacon Music, all of primary A beautiful black history month listening calendar was sent out to all teachers for them and the students to listen to. Both teachers and students had the chance to enjoy the wonder of these artists everyday in their classrooms. This calendar was also part of the musician of the month. Mr Fothergill Secondary students enjoyed a whole-school assembly led by Miss Timpson and participated in the second iteration of Mr Amos’s Black History Month Quiz. Congratulations to 11 Dahl, 11 Wordsworth, 12 King and 12 Wordsworth for achieving a perfect score. Secondary students were also given the opportunity across all subject areas to complete a research homework project on significant individuals of their choice. Some wonderfully creative pieces were produced. A special ‘shout out’ to Design & Technology for their research on black inventors and the impact they have made on our world. All the students and staff within Samuel Ryder Academy also enjoyed the Black History Month book recommendation display in the library. Along with the help of our librarian Miss Hartgrove, books were also displayed all around the library showcasing the wonderful stories by black authors, characters, or people. Nicole Wallace - KS2 Learning Support Officer Sam Amos - Head of History
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