Welcome to Highfield Primary School.

Ian, from Leeds Rhinos, delivered a wonderful and inspiring assembly yesterday to begin our HEALTH AND WELLBEING WEEK. Ian taught us about how to have a healthy lifestyle and we even managed to run a 2-minute marathon! Ian also told us about a great offer. Half-price tickets are available for the Leeds Rhinos match versus Leigh Leopards on Friday June the 27th. These two teams are currently 3rd and 4th in the league so it promises to be an exciting game! Check your Parentmail for details.

Today, 3T went to Tropical World and Roundhay Park. We loved looking at all the animals in Tropical World; the meercats were a particular favourite. We saw SO MANY butterflies, including a Blue Morpho who fluttered around all of very bravely. We had a picnic lunch in Roundhay Park and, in the afternoon, we learned even more about butterflies. We went to a wildflower meadow to look for butterflies, make our own butterfly pictures using natural materials, and learned about adaptation in caterpillars. We had such a great day!

In gardening club this week we are getting ready for the summer fair by decorating plant pots. We also did some watering and weeding. Look at the size of our courgettes and sunflowers, the rain is helping everything grow!

In Year 1 this week we learnt how to plant a seed in Science. In PSHE we have been exploring playground games in the UK compared to the rest of the world. We discussed what we all liked to play outside and why, and 10 of us thought people in different countries would play the same games, and 18 of us thought they would play different games! We had a go at playing Halászás which is a playground game in Hungary. This Hungarian game means ‘fishing’ and is a kind of tag. We also played Jogo do lencinho, from Portugal. Jogo do lencinho means ‘handkerchief game' and it is similar to 'Duck, Duck, Goose' in the UK.'

We had a fantastic time at our Year 1 Sports Day! The sun was shining, spirits were high, and everyone gave their best in all the fun events. It was wonderful to see so much enthusiasm and enjoyment from the children and their supporters.