Makaton sign of the week - There
Published 10/10/23
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What Parents and Carers Need to Know about YouTube and YouTube Kids
Published 06/10/23
We will regularly share free online safety guides provided by National Online Safety (NOS) as this is part of our commitment to keeping all children and families safe online.
This week the focus of our #WakeupWednesday is - What Parents Need to Know About YouTube
YouTube is a popular social media platform that allows users to share media, allowing billions of people around the world to watch. Parents need to be particularly aware of the trends and challenges that form an ever-increasing amount of the content. Some challenges can be seen as safe, however many can leave children vulnerable. For example, one particular trend is the 'Get ready with me' or #GRWM trend, in which users share an outfit/style of dressing, whilst getting dressed in front of the camera. We would encourage all parents to engage in a conversation with their child about their use of technology and monitor their usage. YouTube has an age limit of 13+ as much of the content can be harmful, upsetting or inappropriate. We have also attached a guide to using YouTube Kids and advice for parent to keep their child safe if accessing.
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EYFS Harvest Festival Celebrations
Published 29/09/23As part of our harvest festival celebrations, Reception children have been busy picking apples in our orchard. They worked together to stack crates and collect apples in baskets, being very careful to pick the biggest fruit!
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Makaton sign of the week - Here
Published 29/09/23 
Read MoreYear 6 in Fairytale Land
Published 29/09/23This morning, as part of our writing unit, the Year 6 pupils dressed as baddies from a fairytale. We spent out morning, reading a range of books and discussing which baddie was the most evil. The children then conducted role play interviews with each other to gather a range of vocabulary.
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Test New News Story
Published 22/09/23Test New News Story
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Makaton Sign of the week - What
Published 22/09/23 
Read MoreOpen Days
Published 21/09/23Please see below dates for our open event sessions, for children due to start Primary school next academic year (September 2024). If you would like to attend one of sessions, please contact the school office on 01384 818200 or school@lapal.dudley.sch.uk, stating when you would like to attend. Numbers are limited on each session so places will be given on a first come first served basis.
At this time, we are asking that no more than 2 family members attend each session as we are needing to limit numbers.
Where possible could younger siblings not attend.
Dates:
Monday 25th September – 9.45am FULL
Tuesday 3rd October - 1.00pm FULL
Monday 9th October – 1.00pm FULL
Wednesday 18th October – 1.00pm FULL
Friday 10th November - 9.15am FULL
Thursday 16th November - 5pm - 6pm
Wednesday 22nd November – 1.00pm FULL
Friday 24th November - 9.15am FULL
Thursday 30th November – 9.00am FULL
Monday 27th November - 9.15am FULL
Friday 8th December - 9.15am
Monday 11th December - 1pm
Read MoreYear 1 Visitor
Published 20/09/23Today, Year One had a visit from a volunteer from a local food charity, ‘Manna House’ to talk to the children about the work they do to support food poverty in the local community. This linked into our book, ‘Last Stop on Market Street,’ where CJ and his Nana took the bus to a local soup kitchen to support their community.
We were super proud of how well Year 1 represented our school and thank you for your generous donations.
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3/4SD Drawing Unit
Published 20/09/233/4SD have started their drawing unit of 'Everyday Objects'. In the lesson, pupils explored different pencil grades and labelled them in their sketchbooks. They noticed that B grade pencils gave a stronger line than H pencils. Afterwards, pupils practise blending to show lines and tones before attempting to draw a sphere and cube.
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Year One Experience Days
Published 19/09/23Year One have had a fantastic two experience days as part of their English lessons. We have been reading, “Last Stop On Market Street,” which involves the main character, CJ, getting on a bus to a destination.
The children had fun using the school minibus to role play a bus ride. They handed in their tickets to the conductor and found their seats. They fastened seat belts and talked about safety when travelling, and called out the various stops along the imaginary journey.
The children used bikes to follow routes and practiced stopping at traffic signals. They drew routes and maps cars to follow and used directional language to follow and give instructions.
The next experience day, the children took part in drama and hot seating activities to meet and get to know the various people travelling on a bus. The children thought of open questions to find out as much as possible about each character. We used some props and special objects to help us. These were handed to the characters, and they generated questions as to who this person was and why he/she was carrying such an object.
Well done Year One!
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Makaton Sign of the week - Where
Published 18/09/23