Year 5 Maths
This half term in maths, we will be mainly focusing on place value. We will be comparing, ordering, and calculating with numbers up to 1 million. This week, the Year 5 children were very confident at reading and writing numbers to 1,000,000. They enjoyed an active maths lesson, where they moved around the classroom to find numbers represented with place value counters. At first, the children found it challenging writing the numbers in words but soon mastered it.
First week fun!
The year 1 and 2 children have settled back in to school beautifully. We have done some great learning already, including maths, reading, writing, living and learning, geography, PE and music.
Living & Learning-Classroom Rules.
This week we have thought about rules that make our classrooms really happy places. Each class has made their unique rules, signed them and displayed them within the classroom.
Following our weekly ethos statement: we have been actively greeting people politely wherever we go.
We have also been ‘Ready to learn’ which is one of the eight ‘R’s’ we will be looking at this half term.
Living and Learning – I greet people politely.
To start the year, we always establish our rules of Circle Time. Our Year 3/4 children decide on what’s important in our class Living and Learning sessions. Here’s what they came up with …

Our statement of the week -‘I greet people politely’, was a chance to discuss why it is important to be friendly. The children decided that a friendly school was a happy school. We collected our thoughts.

Poetry competition!
This Saturday is the annual Scholes Village Show.
All the children are entering the handwriting competition. They’ve tried their best – now it’s up to the judges!
Good luck everyone!
Welcome to Foundation!
We’ve been very busy getting the classroom and outdoor environment ready today. We’re excited for your child to see their new classroom environment in the next few weeks.

Miss Morris (Foundation 1) has been busy gardening and digging up some vegetables we have grown.

Mrs Beesley (Foundation 1) has been busy in the water area!

Mrs Long (Foundation 1) has been on the bikes!

Miss Backhouse (Foundation 1) has been with the dinosaurs!

Mrs Myers (Foundation 2) has been working hard trimming the den!

Mrs Flynn (Foundation 2) and Toffee have been on the slide!

Miss Daniels (Foundation 2) has been digging in the sand tray!

Miss Eckersley (Foundation 2) and Treacle have been busy in the mud kitchen!
We’re looking forward to welcoming some children into Foundation 2 tomorrow.
A new start in Years 1 and 2 – September 2018
There were a variety of emotions as we started back at school this week – apprehension, nerves and excitement to name a few! The Year 1 and 2 children were full of stories from the Summer holidays and settled in well to their new classes. There are some quotes below from children about their first day.
- ‘I like learning and writing at the table.’
- ‘I like my new table.’
- ‘I like seeing my friends from different classes in phonics.’
- ‘I like seeing everyone at playtime.’
- ‘This is fun maths game.’
- ‘What a great first day in Year 2!’
- ‘I loved the Five Star Sports PE lesson and my favourite bit was when I was nearly top banana.’
Welcome to Years 1 and 2
Here are some photos of the staff who work in Key Stage 1 (school years 1 and 2). Please feel free to talk to any member of staff if you have a question, query or problem.


Summer challenge
If you visit anywhere over the summer (this could be for a day trip or longer) please could you collect a postcard from the place you have
visited? Bring it into school in September (or post it to school) and these will then contribute to your child’s learning in September.
Thank you
KS1 Team
































