Run, run as fast as you can!
The Gingerbread Man story has provided us with lots of fantastic learning opportunities. The story props in our small world area have been very popular; children have enjoyed using them to re-tell the story and it has been great to hear children using lots of storytelling language and some of the repeated refrains from the story. At the beginning of the week, children had lots of fun trying to find The Gingerbread Man that kept hiding around nursery! We talked about the Gingerbread Man running everywhere and some children remembered that he shouldn’t run in nursery and decided to draw some posters telling him to slow down and walk.
We also continued to practise our counting skills – counting out and drawing the correct number of buttons on our gingerbread men. Children are becoming much better at accurately counting objects and at counting out 3-4 objects from a group. Remember to keep practising these important skills at home.
As you are no doubt aware from the muddy trousers and tights that you have to wash, we’ve still been playing outside in the cold and damp weather! This week, we’ve taken advantage of the mixed weather conditions. On Monday, we looked at the patterns in the frost and were inspired to create some icy artwork and on Wednesday, we listened to the pitter patter of raindrops under a tent that we made. Children loved colour mixing with paints in the puddles and creating footprints with their wellies.
Week 3 – What are we learning this week?
Thank you to those of you that have added your child’s favourite fairy tale story to our interest board. If you haven’t had chance yet, please do so next time you’re in nursery. Last week, whilst we were in the middle of making a den, children began to include a favourite character into their role play – can you guess who?
“I’ll huff and I’ll puff…” This week, in response to their play and favourite stories, we’ve added some ‘Three Little Pig’ themed enhancements to nursery provision. In the maths area, we’ll be investigating and looking at the number 3 (3 pigs, 3 wheels on a tricycle, 3 buttons on a gingerbread man, 3 sides on a triangle…). What can you find linked to the number 3 at home?
We’re also really looking forward to welcoming our new starters for their first sessions in nursery. As you will remember, the first few sessions at nursery for some children can be quite daunting; please be patient and bear with us if staff are helping to settle the new children.
Reminders
- Have you applied for your school place yet? The Deadline is Monday 15 January.
- Have you got any ‘Wow’ moments to e-mail us? What has your child done recently that has impressed you? We’d love to know too, so please let us know.
Judo taster
On Friday, we all thoroughly enjoyed a Judo taster session. The children were very active in the session.
We had a go at a variety of warm-up activities, a range of holds and a couple of throws – it was brilliant!
What’s the matter?
Over the past two weeks in science, we’ve been learning about matter: reversible and irreversible changes, sieving, filtering, evaporating. The children have enjoyed a range of practical investigations. They’ve made great progress in their understanding of the terms and the differing properties of matter.
Ask your child to explain what is happening in these photos. Can they explain the scientific processes using some of the specific language?
What our children think about our learning…
Each term, we ask the children for their opinions about the learning that has been taking place in our classes.
This is what some of our children had to say about last term…
- “I learn maths better when the teacher shows us. I think the new maths groups are good.”
- “I like maths because I enjoyed working out the four operations when we did fractions. It was challenging at first, but then I learned how to do it and it wasn’t challenging any more.”
- “My favourite subject is science because we got to make some circuits and now I know all the symbols.”
- “This term my favourite subject is science because we got to make circuits and make bulbs light up. If we add more cells the bulb gets brighter.”
- “My favourite piece of work was when we wrote a setting description because it made me feel proud of myself.”
- “I’ve made most progress in reading because I feel I have become much better at skimming and scanning. I also have more reading strategies.” Y5
- I think I’ve made most progress in PE because I didn’t really enjoy it at first. I wasn’t really active, but no I feel like I am more active and enjoy it more.”
- “I adored our explorers topic because I love learning about all the amazing things the explorers did.”
- “Residential was amazing! I learned more about teamwork.”
- “I look forward to hearing the teacher reading. The story was very funny and silly.”
Poetry practised, poetry perfected!
Practice makes perfect homework.
Well done to all who ‘practised and made perfect’ today during our homework review – we were very impressed with your poetry recitals!
Check out the video clip to hear some children performing their chosen poems in Year 3/4.
12 January 2018
What a smashing treat the Y3/4 children had this morning with a judo taster session by Sportif Judo! We had so much fun challenging each other in hold downs and throws. Children have a leaflet with more information if they would like to attend further sessions in Wetherby.
Book of the week!
Every Tuesday, a very special parcel is left in our classroom and the stars of the day get to unwrap it – it’s our book of the week!
This week the book of the week was ‘Astronauts’. We looked at the front cover and blurb and predicted what might happen in the story. We then wrote down our ideas. Later, we read the story to see if we were right. We then talked about what it is like in space and watched a video of an astronaut brushing his teeth in space! We talked about the similarities and differences.
marvellous maths stay and play!
The marvellous maths stay and play is on Tuesday 16 January. We’re very sorry for the mix-up!
Scholes Pool – one year on…
A year ago today, Save Scholes Pool won £10,000 from the Aviva Community fund to reach the target to start work on the pool. Now the pool is being used by over 130 children from Scholes Primary during the afternoons and a variety of children, including babies, in the mornings, evenings and weekends.
Children in school have made superb progress with the help of our swimming instructor, Nicole. Check out the videos showing children swimming under water and demonstrating excellent breast stroke legs.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to getting the pool back up and running!
SATs Information Evening – 09 January 2018
Thank you to all the parents and carers who attended our Key Stage 1 SATs information evening. The presentation can be found here for those who were unable to attend.
We also talked about a useful guide to the tests on You Tube.
Other useful information can be found on this website. A guide to phonics, addition facts guide and calculations can be found by following the links above or looking in the Learn More section.