Living and Learning – I follow the school rules
Living and Learning: I follow the school rules.
We have discussed the importance of the school rules and how we can be safe, respectful and ready in school.
We have discussed why rules are important, the rule of law and what would happen if we didn’t have rules.
Phase 3/4 Class News!
What a fabulous start to the half term!
The children across year 3 and 4 have worked so hard this week, demonstrating excellent attitudes to learning and respect and kindness towards each other.
The children have taken pride and care in the presentation of their work. They are really excited to learn more about the Ancient Greeks!
Enjoy the weekend and we look forward to another successful week of learning next week.
Phase 3/4 reading
Reading records
This half term, your child will be reading a book that they have selected from the school library. In addition to this, some children will still access the Collins online books. Their username and password will be on the inside of their reading record.
Each class has spent some time going through the reading records so the children know how to use them. Each Friday, the children will be set a reading record task to complete for homework. Details of how to complete the tasks are in the reading record.
Please make sure that your child brings their reading record and book to the Book Club session each week. In this lesson, their class teacher will have the opportunity to check the reading completed at home, share reading records as a class and celebrate reading.
Book Club sessions:
3/4 A – Wednesday
3/4 B – Friday
3/4 C – Friday
Please ensure that your child is reading out loud and regularly to an adult at home. There is space in the reading records to sign when your child has read at home. Each class will provide opportunities for your child to change their book when needed.
Any questions, please ask.
We look forward to sharing the reading records each week during Book Club. Happy reading!
Phase 3,4 Team
First week of 2C
We have had a fantastic first week back at school. The new Year 2 children are settling very well into their new classroom. All of the children have been extremely resilient and ready to learn. Here are a few things we have been getting up to this week.
In Maths we have been recapping numbers up to 20. We have been counting forwards and backwards 1-20. We also ordered numbers in table groups by looking at the value of each number.
In phonics lessons we have been recapping letters of the alphabet and letter formation. We have also been recapping some of our sounds and ‘tricky words’ ready to begin our Little Wandle phonics lessons from next week.
The children have spent some time this week, practising saying and writing the days of the week. In Year 2, we write the ‘long date’ in our books each day. This activity is helping children to remember their spelling as well as remembering that days of the week and months of the year need a capital letter.
In PE we have been playing games that will help us to work as a team. This half term we will be working on developing skills such as spacial awareness, throwing and kicking.
It has been a pleasure to get to know the children this week. It’s going to be a brilliant year!
1A Class Information and First Day
Hello! We have been SO impressed with 1A! What super stars! The children have done amazingly well to settle into life in Year 1. We are going to have a fantastic year. We can’t wait to see these children fly with their learning.
A paper copy of the following should have come home already but just in case:
- PE day is Friday and swimming day is Tuesday (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 Monday
- 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 emails for non-urgent questions or notifications : fionabrown@spherefederation.org lydiawilkins@spherefederation.org
Living and learning: I follow the school rules
Living and Learning this week has allowed the children to think about our school rules at the start of a new school year. The children remembered the rules well:
We’re respectful. We’re ready. We’re safe.
As a group, we discussed how these rules would look, sound, and feel in classrooms and around the school.
The Y5,6 classes also agreed rules for their Living and Learning sessions to ensure these lessons are purposeful and reflective.
We also looked at the purpose of the school rules and agreed that they were there to keep us happy and healthy.
Help at home by asking your child about the school rules. Can they explain what they have done this week to show they are following them?
Topic : history
We are very excited to get started on our learning this half term. In topic, we are being historians and we are learning about the Stone Age, Bronze Age and the Iron Age. The children will then compare these civilisations with Ancient Egypt. How do they compare? Which one was more advanced?
We began this week by seeing if we could put key historical periods in chronological order. The children sorted images in their groups to create a timeline.
Here is the vocabulary that the children in 5,6 will be learning in history.
Help at home: Can you help your child to learn the vocabulary? Play a game of Pictionary or create some flashcards with pictures.
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
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 important information
The staff are ready, the pupils might look ready and I’m sure that the parents are more than ready to have their children return to school.
We hope you’ve had a relaxing and fun break. Here are a few important pieces of information:
PE days:
56A Monday
56B Tuesday
56C Wednesday
All year 5 and 6 Thursday
Please read the uniform policy carefully. Children should come to school wearing their PE kit on their PE days.
Topic this half term:
Our topics this half term is a history unit called Stone Age to Iron Age and Ancient Egyptians.
Our science topic is called Living Things and their Habitats.
Arithmetic checks:
Most weeks, children will complete an arithmetic check. In order to show improvement for the following week, we’d like children to focus on 2-3 questions that they answered incorrectly. This is especially important over the next few months to help children recall what they were taught last year.
Reading records:
Children in 5/6 are expected to read on a daily basis. They have a reading record to record their responses to each text and a space for parents to sign and add a comment. It is still vital that children read aloud at home. Please continue to make this part of your daily routine.
Help at home: discuss the need for rules in our society. How are rules made and who makes them? What do you already know about animal habitats from previous years? Why do you think it is called a stone age or iron age?