Year 2 and Year 6 assessments
The STA has published an information leaflet and two videos for parents/carers of children in Year 2 and Year 6 about national curriculum assessments. The purpose of these materials is to help you understand more about the end of key stage assessments that will be administered in primary schools in May. (The end of Key Stage 1 is Year 2; the end of Key Stage 2 is Year 6.)
The materials provide basic information about the purpose and format of the tests, how parents can best support their children and how results will be reported.
Living and Learning: I can think about body image.
This week, we’ve been considering what makes people special. Is it what someone looks like? Or their qualities?
Does someone’s appearance change how we view them? Does appearance tell us everything about the persons qualities? How can you find out what makes people special?
The children had some very serious and incitful discussions about how and what you can change about your image. Ask your child to relay the discussion. They might have some questions for you about body image.
Living and Learning – I Can Recognise My Talents
Our Living and Learning statement this week is I recognise my talents. We’ve talked about what a talent is and shared our own with the class. The children enjoyed showing their talents during a mini talent show.
‘My talent is drawing.’
‘My talent is dancing.’
‘My talent is dancing.’
‘My talent is playing games.’
‘My talent is phonics.’
5,6F: Leeds University workshops
On Tuesday, Year 5/6 had the postponed (due to snow) ‘life forces’ science workshops. Two medical students from Leeds University visited with bags full of props and exciting activities for us all to take part in. One of the workshops was called ‘Survive and thrive’. The other ‘ Heart in action’. They were both varied and exciting! Ask the children to explain what they were learning in the photos below.
5,6M: Leeds University workshops
Yesterday, children had two science workshops delivered by students from Leeds University. The workshops helped consolidate our learning on the human body. One workshop focused on the circulatory system and the other on what humans need to survive.
You might want to try making your own model diaphragm. You’ll need a few items to help construct one:
- a plastic cup
- a straw
- two balloons
- a blob of Blu Tack
- an elastic band
A request for photos
Writing that is interest-led and purposeful can engage your child in meaningful writing experiences. After the Easter holidays, we’ll be asking your child to write about their Easter experiences. This is similar to a Monday where your child writes about their weekend. To help your child remember and motivate them to write please email a photo of your child during the Easter holidays.
We’ll print these and put them in the writing area for your child to write about. We often put photos of the children in the writing area – the children really enjoy writing about themselves!
Outdoor learning
All year 1 and 2 classes were excited to take a look at the newly renovated pond and wildlife area. We believe there are many benefits from taking learning outside and the English Outdoor Council agree, stating that exposure to the natural environment is beneficial to human health by ‘enhancing personal and social communication skills, increasing physical health, enhancing mental and spiritual health and enhancing spiritual, sensory, and aesthetic awareness.’
We counted flies, trees, daffodils and other natural features to learn how to make tally charts and count in fives.
You can help at home by counting things around your house or garden and record the results using a tally chart.
Swimming
Your child will return to swimming next week. Swimming will be on a Wednesday and your child will swim once a fortnight. The timetable below indicates what week your child will swim – depending on their class.
|
date |
class |
| Wednesday 28 March | Rainbow class (Miss Eckersley) |
| Wednesday 18 April | Sunshine class (Mrs Flynn) |
| Wednesday 25 April | Rainbow class (Miss Eckersley) |
| Wednesday 02 May | Sunshine class (Mrs Flynn) |
| Wednesday 09 May | Rainbow class (Miss Eckersley) |
| Wednesday 16 May | Sunshine class (Mrs Flynn) |
| Wednesday 23 May | Rainbow class (Miss Eckersley) |
Busy bees!
This week, Year 3 and 4 have been busy rehearsing their spring production: The Bee Musical. Well done to all of the children who have spent time at home learning lines and song words. We’re ready to show off our great acting skills and wonderful singing voices on Wednesday. If you still require tickets, please return the slip from the production letter to the school office on Monday and Tuesday. Our performance times are 9.30am and 1.30pm on Wednesday 28 March.
Skipping Success
Skipping fever is alive and well at Scholes. Here are some children who have made rapid progress with their skipping skills over the last few weeks. Although each of them had different starting points, they have set their own targets and shown great resilience in achieving their goals.
