Ridiculous Rhyme Show
We had a great time watching (and joining in with) the Ridiculous Rhyme Show today.
We laughed, danced, sang and thought about which words rhyme and how to make a rhyme.
The Ridiculous Rhyme Show at Scholes!
We were very lucky to have C.Beebies Ridiculous Rhyme Show come to school today.
We laughed out loud lots! The two actors, from the YouTube channel – The Ridiculous Rhyme Show, were incredibly funny, talented and made us think about our which words rhyme and how to make a rhyme.
Year 5 reading – Plastic Problem
This week, Year 5 have been reading about plastic and its effect on the ocean. We practised our retrieval skills by picking out some key information (see the underlined bits in the image below) and answering questions.
We thought about plastic and the wider problem and made posters using the information we’d found.
Then, we had a debate: ‘Should plastic be banned?’
Even though we all know there are lots of concerns with plastic at the moment, we were all able to put forward some arguments about how plastic can be used positively. Ask you child their thoughts. Do they think it should be banned or not? Can they give reasons for both sides of the argument?
Reading is all about enjoyment and engagement. It was great to hear stories of people discussing their learning in the playground and at home. One of us even went home and made a poster to encourage others to think about their use of plastic:
Cross Country – Year 6
A massive well done to all the Year 6s who took part in the recent cross country competition at Brigshaw High School. Despite the grey weather, all those who took part had a thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding afternoon.
Many of the children who took part had never entered a cross country race before but they gave it their all and never gave up – well done! We were super proud of all our runners and they represented our school excellently.
A particular well done to the girls team who have qualified for the Leeds City finals (helped hugely by a 3rd place finish by one of our super runners!).
One of the runners on the day, said: “Cross Country was a different and interesting experience. After I finished, I felt really proud of myself because I hadn’t given up at all. I’m not the best runner but I kept going and once I had recovered I felt really good about myself.”
Welcome back, Miss Pennock!
Some of you will have spotted that we had a new face in nursery this week; we’re pleased to welcome Miss Pennock back to school following her maternity leave. She will be Key Person, along with Miss Logan, for children in green group.
Miss Pennock enjoyed getting to know everybody and was very quick to learn lots of children’s names. Children were very friendly and have already welcomed her to our team.
Living and learning : 8 Rs for learning
We talked about how we use the 8Rs at school. The children had lots of ideas and contributed well to their class discussions.
Active phonics
Children in year 1 and 2 have a daily hong so lesson where they learn about reading and spelling. Today, the year 2s went in the hall and worked on their ‘tricky words’ whilst being active.
Hoot hoot and roaaaar!
As we have previously posted, we’re always looking to follow children’s interests in Nursery as children learn best when they are engaged. We seem to have lots of children that like ‘owls’ at the moment so we’re looking forward to developing this interest further. Next week, we will read some owl stories, including ‘Owl Babies’ and learn more about nocturnal animals. Watch this space to see what the children enjoy and where our learning takes us!
Children also continue to love playing with the jungle animals in our small world area and like to sing and move to ‘Walking through the jungle‘ in our movement area.
Reminders
- Now that transition sessions have finished, children must arrive at Nursery before 9am. If you arrive after 9am, please go to the main school office to be registered. Thank you for your cooperation.
- Please put NAMES in shoes, wellies and coats (and everything else that can me taken off!). We have a few children with the same shoes and it is very difficult trying to match them to the correct owner! Thank you
- Look out for the Parent/Carer consultation evening appointments. Please sign up for a convenient time to meet us.
- We often buy small things to enhance our Nursery provision (eg pumpkins, playdough/baking ingredients) that the school budget doesn’t provide. If you are able to help out, please contribute 50p-£1 to our Nursery funds money box when you can. All donations are very gratefully received.
What are these bricks my child keeps talking about?
This week, we’ve introduced your child to challenges. Challenging activities are around the classroom for your child to complete to earn a brick. The aim is to get a tower of bricks taller than five. Challenges include the learning we’re focusing on throughout the week – for example, writing our name. Ask your child what challenges they’ve done this week.
We talked about who had more and who had fewer bricks. If your child’s tower was more than five, your child will come home with a certificate!
Golden Star
Well done to our most recent Golden Star.
