Author: Miss Young

2C class information and first day

2C had a fantastic first day back at school. Every child came in with a smile on their face, ready to start the day. I was very impressed with how quickly the class settled into their new environment. We are going to have a brilliant year!

A paper copy of the information below should have come home with your child too. Please check their bags!

Thanks, Miss Young 🙂

 

2C class information

Below is some information about your child’s new class and some of the day to day things that will help your child settle into their new class and routine. Please clearly label everything your child brings into school with their full name– 90 children share the KS1 corridor!

 

  • PE day is Friday and swimming day is Thursday (PE kit, following the school uniform policy, can be worn all day on both days). Ensure your child can fasten their own shoes if they wear laced shoes.
  • Reading eBooks allocation day – Friday. Please bring reading records in on Thursday to be sent home on Friday.
  • Library/love of reading book – bring in on
  • Spare clothes – can be kept in a small bag on their peg, if required (we have limited spares).
  • Lunch menus – on the Class News/Year 1 & 2 page of the website and in the classroom window.
  • Playtime snacks – fruit or vegetables only, please, but there is a fruit/veg bowl in each class for playtimes
  • Water bottle (clearly named) – should be in school every day, can be emptied and refilled in school or taken home each day.
  • Children will have their own tray for suncream, tissues, hats/gloves, snack.
  • Coat – please send one every day as we may be learning outside and for lunchtimes and playtimes (often in the rain).
  • Numbots/TTRockstars username and password will be stuck on of reading records.
  • Collins Hub (eBook) username and password will be stuck in reading records also.
  • Show and tell day is Friday. Please note your child cannot do a show and tell two weeks in a row, so to let everybody have a fair turn!

Check out our Class News page for updates on what is going on in school: scholeselmet.leeds.sch.uk/category/classnews/year1-2showcase/

 

Homework and spellings are posted weekly too :

https://www.scholeselmet.leeds.sch.uk/category/homework/

https://www.scholeselmet.leeds.sch.uk/category/spelling/year1-2spelling/

 

 

Teacher email for non-urgent questions or notifications: kateyoung@spherefederation.org

 

Please call the office for urgent queries or questions 0113-3649149

First Aid

Calling 999 is serious business. We know we only call 999 in emergencies. Today 1/2B and 2C had a special visitor who came to talk to us about when we might need to call 999., particularly if we want to get through to a hospital. If someone is seriously poorly and needs urgent medical attention, we can call 999 and ask for an ambulance.

We then had a go at drawing our own ambulances and we added some extra bits that we thought might make them even better for patients.

Remember – calling 999 is never a joke!

That’s a wrap!

After a morning of SATs tests, 2C thoroughly enjoyed making some wraps in Food Technology this afternoon.

We made sure that before we went into the Hub, we tied long hair back and washed our hands.

Each child was given half a wrap and the option to add their own spread, salad and protein. We thoroughly enjoyed eating our wraps at the end of the lesson!

Living and Learning

This week our Living and Learning statement is ‘I seek help if I am unhappy with a relationship’.

In 2C we had a good chat about all of the different things that we can do if we are unhappy in a relationship. We know that we have many different types of relationships like families, friends, peers ect.

Signs of feeling unhappy in a relationship might include:

  • feeling disrespected
  • feeling left out
  • feeling unheard
  • being made to feel sad or uncomfortable

Today, each table group brain-stormed lots of ways that we could help ourselves if we did feel unhappy within a relationship. Here are some of the ideas we came up with.

Happy and Healthy playtimes

In KS1 we talk a lot about what a happy and healthy playtime should look like, sound like and feel like. Before playtime and lunch, teachers ask the students to name some ways we can achieve this.

We talk about things that we should not do and also things that we can do! Here are some of the ideas that children often come up with.

A happy and healthy playtime should:

  • Look: happy, children smiling, no one is left out, everyone chatting to friends.
  • Sound: laughter, fun, excitement, relaxation.
  • Feel: enjoyable, friendly, kind, fun.

We are proud to be a happy and healthy place to learn at Scholes Elmet Primary School!

Adventure playground fun

2C have come back to school for their final half term in Year 2 fantastically well. They have been incredibly well behaved, followed our school rules and have been kind and respectful to one another.

Our class target this week has been 3-2-1 STOP this week. They achieved this several times this week and that meant that the class got their class prize. This was to spend some time in the afternoon on our adventure playground.

We had a brilliant time!

I know the importance of 60 active minutes each day

This week our Living and Learning statement is ‘I know the importance of 60 active minutes each day.’ In class, KS1 have been discussing what ‘active’ means. We know that physical activity can increase our heart rate and sometimes increase our breathing.

Physical activity is important as it helps to keep our bodies healthy. We know that we don’t have to do our recommended 60 minutes in one go, we can divide it throughout the day.

In school we keep active in many different ways such as at playtime, during WUSU, PE and Go Noodle dances. School also offers may after school clubs to keep up active, or we can do similar clubs outside of school.

In class 2C, we came up with some ways that we can stay physically active throughout the day/ week. We wrote them down and drew some pictures. KS1 also went out onto the playground and did some physical activities of their choice.