Author: Mrs Latham

Scholes swimming lessons

Most of the Year 1 and 2 children are working on or towards their ASA Learn to Swim Stage 2 Awards in school swimming lessons this half term. Nicole (our swimming instructor) is pleased with their progress and will assess the children at the end of term. If your child achieves the award, a slip will be sent home. There has been a focus on breaststroke, water confidence (including swimming 5m under water), swimming through a hoop and picking up sinker rings. The next award will be 10m badge which requires breaststroke, backstroke and front crawl. The strokes will be a big focus next half term.

Children in Reception class (F2) are working on their Duckling 1 badge and will also be assessed soon. Their water confidence and ability to get changed independently has also improved since they started swimming lessons in school.

Here are some comments from children about their swimming lessons…

  • ‘I can now do backstroke.’
  • ‘I have enjoyed doing different strokes.’
  • ‘We do frog legs. Bend, out, together!’
  • ‘When I first went under the water, it was a bit scary. I enjoy going under the water now!’
  • ‘I like going under the water to fetch the mermaid toy.’

Super Skippers

The whole school enjoyed sessions delivered by Jodi Corcoran from Skipping School this week. The primary aim is fitness through fun and she includes every child in the sessions, regardless of their skills. There is a clear pathway through the skills to ensure all children make progress. After all the sessions, there was a celebration assembly for the whole school. Lots of children demonstrated their achievements.

Please bring skipping ropes into school after half term so the children can continue to improve their skills.

See children demonstrating the skills below for more skipping ideas. Which ones can you do?

2 February 2018

This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect.

All classes are working hard on their recall of key maths facts. A copy can be found on the Learn More/Help My Child/Addition Facts guide section of the website. We’ve been trying to complete as many as we can against the clock. See how many you can do in two minutes. Check how many you got right then continue to work through the others, if you have any left.

Can you claim your wristband?

We launched the 30:30 Wristband Challenge in the new year. We aimed to complete 30 minutes of physical activity during school time.

The other 30 minutes were to be done at home. If you’ve managed 10 days, you will receive a certificate.

 

If you have managed 80% of this half-term (38 days), you’ll receive a bronze wristband. Please return your completed forms back to school by the end of next week if you would like to receive your prize. If you need another form, please call in to the school office.