Living and Learning – Me and My Money Week
This week, we have enjoyed the ‘Me and My Money’ themed week.
We have completed activities and learned about:
- spending choices based on priorities, needs and wants
- why people use current accounts and savings accounts
- how people can pay for things using cash or electronically
- how sometimes people save money and the reasons why they may save
- how sometimes people borrow money
- the price of some everyday products
- different charities and that some people choose to donate to charities
- different countries using different currencies
The children were very surprised at how expensive everyday items can be!
Help at home by discussing the learning from this week. Why not add up the cost of items in a weekly shop or discuss the value of different coins?
Me and My Money week
Blasting Off Into Space Learning
This half term in science, we will be exploring ideas and theories about space, thinking about what we already know, what scientists have discovered over time and how our understanding of the universe has changed. Through discussion, research and questioning, we will start to build our own ideas about the cosmos and our place within it. It is an exciting science unit full of curiosity, imagination and big questions – we are over the moon to get started!
Help at home: ask your child about the new science vocabulary.
JLT
Say hello to our fantastic new Junior Leadership Team. We had our first meeting today where we discussed potential school charities for this academic year. We look forward to announcing our chosen charity this Friday during our Golden assemblies.
Key Stage 1
Lower Key Stage 2
Upper Key Stage 2
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Money, money, money!
This weeks themed week is all about money and so far, it’s been a great week. We started the week learning about different types of bank accounts and which ones were the best for saving and gaining interest on your money. We also became thrifty shoppers when we looked at the unit price of goods in a supermarket. The children had to calculate which products offered the best value for money. They noticed that sometimes buying the larger product, offered the consumer better value for money.
Don’t forget to collect your 1ps and 2ps in readiness for Friday when we’ll be creating a money trail around the playground to raise money for our school charity.
Nursery Coffee Morning
Please join us at 9am on Tuesday 11 November for our Nursery coffee morning. It’s a great chance to find out more about the learning that will be happening in Nursery over the next half term. After you’ve dropped your child off at Nursery, make your way to the Hub. We hope to see you there!
Colour and light!
Light and dark!
Applying for a Reception school place 2026
Applications for a Reception place for September 2026 can be made from 01 November 2025 until 15 January 2026.
You will receive your child’s school offer on National Offer Day, April 16, 2026. Ensure you use your child’s permanent address when applying, as this is a key factor in the admissions process.
If you’d like to come and look around our school, the next open sessions are on Tuesday 04 November at 6pm and Friday 21 November at 1.30pm. No need to book just turn up!
Please remember that you still need to apply for a Reception place even if your child attends Scholes (Elmet) Nursery.