We have been talking about our school rules since we came back to school. They are useful rules for life too and help make our school a happy and healthy place to learn.
Help at home by talking about why we have rules.
Author: Mrs Latham
PE – Castles and Cannonballs in 1,2B
We really enjoyed our first PE lesson on Friday. We are learning a new game – Castles and Cannonballs. We enjoyed building castles using all sorts of equipment and then throwing balls at them to knock them down. We are going to change and adapt the game over this half term; adding different rules, using different equipment and using different parts of our body.
1,2B class information and first day
We had an exciting and tiring first day! We’re going to have a great year. A paper copy of the information below should have come home with your child too.
1,2B 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 name everything your child brings into school – 90 children share the KS1 corridor!
- PE day is Thursday and swimming day is Friday (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.
- 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.
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 : vickylatham@spherefederation.org
Please call the office for urgent queries or questions 0113-3649149
Welcome back and what’s for lunch?
We are looking forward to welcoming all of Year 1 and 2 back tomorrow. You will get a note with some more information about your class routines and PE/swimming tomorrow – look out for it in book bags.
Also, find below lunch choices.
See you soon!
Happy summer holidays!
Thank you for all your support this year.
We all had a blast at the beach party and it was actually warm.
Have a (hopefully) sunny summer holiday!
Mrs Latham, Miss Young, Mrs Brown and Mrs Wilkins.
New classes in September
We welcomed the reception children on transition day and will continue planning times before we break up for summer for children to visit their new classes and adults who they will be with in September. All the teachers in Key Stage 1 are staying in the same places from September 2024. The children have been excited, apprehensive, happy and nervous – all at the same time! Feel free to pop over to say hello before we break up for the summer.
Summer disco
Everyone had a great time at the disco on Friday – hopefully raising lots of funds for FOSP (Friends of Scholes Primary). They are always looking for new members to help (in a small or big way). Contact the school office if you’d like to join.
We were too busy doing the conga to take photos during the disco but managed to get a couple at the end (sweets and drinks are the favourite part, anyway).
Scholes in Bloom
Some children went out to meet the Britain in Bloom judges this week. The winner of the ‘design a flowerbed’ competition came to talk about their design. We also told them about plants we have grown and our beautiful wildlife garden. We hope they were impressed!
Living and learning : Staying Safe week (Canal and River Trust visitor)
We had a visitor from the Canal and River Trust today in Key Stage 1. She told us about how to stay safe near water using the letters from the word SAFE : Stay Away from the Edge
The children were very knowledgeable and answered the questions sensibly. They know that they shouldn’t play near water alone, float like a starfish if they fall in, use a life belt to help someone and call 999.
Help at home by talking to your child about water safety.
Living and learning : Staying Safe week (visit from D:Side)
All the Year 1 and 2 classes have had a visit from D:Side this week. They talked about staying safe online and taught us some rules about being on the internet.
- always ask you parent or carer first
- only talk to people you know
- stick to places that are just right for you
Help at home by talking about internet safety and checking parental controls and the age guidelines for games.