Year 6 (Class 16) - Geography / Oracy - Greenland

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This week in Geography, class 16 have learnt all about Greenland and how climate change is having an impact on the land and the people there. 

We looked at 2 case studies: one person who was happy about the effects that climate change was having and 1 person who was not happy. Children had to…

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Year 4 (Class 12) - Geography - Tropical World Trip

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What a fantastic day we have had. We have been to Tropical World and learnt lots of new facts about the animals we could see. 

We then went into Roundhay Park and built maps of the school using what we could find in the woods. We also played at the park as a treat at the end of the…

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Year 5 (Class 13) - Geography - Gambia

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Class 13 have enjoyed investigating why a young boy might have to move and work away from his family in The Gambia region of Africa.

They then came up with their top 5 reasons as a group.

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Reception (Class 1) - London

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This week we have been learning all about London as apart of our 'Where can I go and How can I get there?' topic.

We begun by looking at where Leeds and London on the UK map. We had a discussion about how we could get there - we don't need a plane or boat as we don't go over the water, walking…

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Reception (Class 1) - Where can I go?

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This week we have started our new learning question of 'Where can I go and How can I get there?'.

To begin, we have been recapping our previous learning about where we live. We have looked at maps of the UK and located our city of Leeds.

The children enjoyed drawing pictures of their homes…

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Year 3 (Class 9) - Geography - The Local Area

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In geography we have been looking at how our local area has changed over time.

Last week we thought about the things we would like to have in our local area and worked together to plan our perfect street.

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Year 2 (Class 5) - Geography - Climates

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This week we looked at the world map and discuss the climates of different countries we discussed polar, temperate and tropical countries.

When we looked closely we realised the countries near the equator had a tropical climate and countries furthest away had a polar climate. 

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Year 6 (Class 17) - Geography - The 3 Gorges Dam

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Well done class 17 for a lovely debate about the building of the 3 Gorges Dam in China.

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Year 5 (Class 13) - Geography - Water Pollution

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Class 13 have researched water pollution in rivers and presented their findings.

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Year 5 (Class 14) - Geography - River Pollution

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Class 14 have been researching river pollution and have found what causes it, the dangers and how we stop it.

Great work class 14 and now you know all about it, I hope you all take your rubbish home with you! 

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Year 4 (Class 12) - Geography - The Perfect Street

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Today class 12 have been designing their own perfect street.

We discussed as a class what makes some areas more attractive than others and discussed the pros and cons of these.

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Year 2 (Class 6) - Geography - The Four Seasons

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Class 6 have continued our weather topic in geography.

Today we have explored the four seasons, thinking about the weather in each season and what happens to nature as the seasons change.

We have created paintings to show this.

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