Wings to make us fly!
Last week, we talked about having the ability to fly.
We asked…
“If you had wings, where would you go?”
We decided to design our own wings and look forward to making them out of cardboard this week.
Here are some of our fabulous wing designs…
Leeds Needs Trees
Leeds City Council have launched a scheme to increase the number of trees around the city. Collect tree seeds (conkers, acorns, beech nuts and sweet chestnuts) and take them to a collection point around the city. The Arium is the closest one to school and you will be helping create new habitats for birds and animals.
Homework
Thank you to everyone who sent pictures of homework. We are currently asking parents to email instead of sending homework books in. A paper copy of homework will be sent home but it is also posted on the homework and spelling section on the website.
Everyone is in a different place with their writing. Keep working on it whenever you have time but don’t put pressure on your children to do it all at once! Accurate letter formation will lead to pre-cursive (lead-in lines) which will lead to joined handwriting. Everyone is on their own journey and will go at their own pace and will get there in the end!
Email homework to :
1KN – kaylowry@spherefederation.org and natalielake@spherefederation.org
1,2V – vickylatham@spherefederation.org
2C – carlgathercole@spherefederation.org
Reading – for parents!
Reading is super important. In fact, we think it’s one of the most important things you can do to support your child at home.
Some studies have found that children who read regularly are more likely to be happy in adulthood, more likely to earn more money and more likely to do well in all school subjects.
Whilst we understand life is busy, we’d love it if you could read with your child every day (ideally for about 20 minutes but anything is better than not reading at all).
This article has a handy reading for parents guide if you’d like any more information or tips.
Our Reading Activities leaflet will provide lots of activities to make reading an even more enjoyable and active experience for all. Check out the ‘Help Your Child‘ section of our website for a range of guides and tips for helping your child across a range of subjects.
Some common questions about reading:
When should my child have their reading book and reading diary in school?
If your child is in 3,4O or 3,4N they should have their reading book and reading diary in school every Friday. If your child is in 3,4E they should have their reading book and reading diary in school every Monday.
Now my child is in Year 3 or 4, should I still sign their reading diary?
Yes. We’d love it if you could sign their reading diary and leave a comment at least once a week. We think it’s a really important link between school and home.
My child can read fluently. Should they still read aloud to me?
Ideally, yes. They can spend time reading on their own, too – we encourage this. However, it’s really important that children still practise the skill of reading aloud. It helps improve their confidence and improves their ability to read with expression. Being read to is really important, too – so don’t underestimate the power of a bedtime story!
The book my child has brought home is too easy / hard. What should I do?
This will rarely happen but if you do think your child’s book isn’t the right level please get in touch with their class teacher (our email addresses are at the bottom of this post).
If you have any other questions, comments or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with your child’s class teacher. While we don’t encourage you to do this on the playground (to reduce numbers and enhance social distancing), we encourage you to email us instead.
3,4O – olliecatherall@spherefederation.org
3,4E – emmamccormick@spherefederation.org
3,4N – nicolawadsworth@spherefederation.org
Another week of fun in Rainbow Class!🌈
A week full of apple collecting, pretend “bonfire” building, Numberblocks creating, train-track building, painting, music and more!
Based on the children’s interests, we’re going conker crazy on the maths table in Rainbow room next week. We’ll be weighing, comparing and counting. The small world table has been changed to a space theme after seeing lots of great role-play with our rocket 🚀 .
I wonder if you will find any ‘ready’ conkers on a walk this weekend? Perhaps you will find something else interesting on your walk in nature instead?
Although you cannot bring special things into school at the moment, please don’t forget to email us with any new interests, achievements or news that your child would like to share with the class:
scholesf2@spherefederation.org
We are so proud of how well the children have settled so far and we look forward to welcoming more friends into Rainbow Class on Monday Morning! 🌈
Our first week at Nursery.
What a super first week! We’re really pleased with how well both our older children and our new children have settled into Nursery so far.
It was lovely to see yellow group again; they’ve all grown so much! It was also great to finally meet all of our new families face to face. Thank you for being patient whilst we try out our new systems and for trying to be prompt at drop off time. We know it can be really hard to say good bye if your child is having a wobble, but please be assured that we’d always call you if they didn’t cheer up quickly.
Children have enjoyed exploring our outdoor area; the climbing frame, dinosaurs and fairy garden were particular favourites. Children have also begun to familiarise themselves with the Rainbow Room, too. The home corner was very busy with children looking after babies and cooking in the kitchen. Lots of children painted and drew pictures; we have these saved in their folders until we can send them home.
(We’ll add more photos next week – we left the iPad with the rest of the photographs on at school. Oops!)
We’re looking forward to seeing children for longer visits next week where we’ll introduce snack time and lunches for some children.
We know that we’re having to do drop off and collection much quicker than we’d normally do and it makes it tricky for us to have our usual conversations. If you have any questions that require a longer conversation, please send us an email and we’ll get back to you.
Remember to check our website regularly for up-dates, reminders and photos. Have a great weekend and we’ll see you next week.
Sunshine Class
Another fabulous week here in Sunshine Class. We have had more new starters joining us and becoming part of our lovely class.
This week, we have enjoyed being outside and exploring the fruit trees. Apple rolling has been a real highlight!
Celebration Certificates 3/4E
We’ve had an other great week with lots of active learning and having fun with our friends – being back together is feeling good in 3/4E.
As we can’t have our usual celebration assembly on a Friday at the moment, we will be posting the certificate winners on here each week.
For great learning…
Daniel – for a fantastic attitude since you’ve come back to school and producing neat handwriting in your books.
For sport and physical activity…
Tia– for amazing throwing and catching skills demonstrated in PE – well done Tia!
For living and learning…
Elisa – you’ve really impressed me with your effort and attitude towards your work. Well done for always putting your hand up and sharing your ideas.
5/6 Certificate Celebration
It’s been another great week in 5/6 S. Thank you to all the children for working hard.
This weeks certificate winners from 5/6S are…
For great learning…
Jude- you have a brilliant attitude to your learning and you’ve made a great start to the year. You participate so well in lessons – well done!
For sport and physical activity…
James – for having a mature attitude during PE this week. You took on responsibilities to help me and you worked well within a team – super!
For living and learning…
Ellie- you contributed so well during the lessons this week. You were able to give good examples of when you had used the 8 R’s recently.
Well done everyone!
5/6B Certificate Celebration
Another fantastic week passes as 5/6B pupils continue to present themselves as fantastic role models for the school. We have been working really hard this week to remind ourselves of the 8 R’s for learning and why they are so important both inside and outside of school. Unfortunately, I cannot give a certificate to every pupil (as much as I want to!), so here are this week’s certificate winners:
For great living and learning skills –
Elijah – You have displayed lots of our 8 R’s for learning this week. You have been ready when asked, resilient in your learning and showed great responsibility when helping another pupil outside. Well done, Elijah!
For sport and physical activity –
Kyle – You always show great resilience during our daily miles. You work well independently and in a group in physical activity. You are very responsive and a brilliant role model. Great work, Kyle.
For great learning –
Dylan – You have shown such a mature and brilliant learning attitude from the moment you started in year 6. You are always ready to learn, responsible for the work you do and very reflective – you use this as a chance to improve your learning further. Keep it up, Dylan.