Packed Lunches
Does your child have a packed lunch at school? If so, please download our Guide to Healthy Packed Lunches.
Did you know that popcorn is a choking hazard for children under 5? Lot’s of people don’t! The Food Standards Agency. has published the following advice on how to prepare food safely for your young child.
Living and Learning – I follow the school rules
This week, we have thought about our school rules:
- we’re respectful
- we’re ready
- we’re safe
We have discussed why we have rules and how they keep us safe.
Help at home by asking your child if they remember our school rules. Why are they important?
Topic – Exploring Our Green and Pleasant Land
This half term, Year 5/6 have begun an exciting new Geography topic. We’ve been diving into the natural beauty that surrounds us – both near and far – and learning how these precious places are protected and why they matter.
To kick things off, the children explored the many benefits of National Parks across the UK, from protecting wildlife and habitats to encouraging outdoor adventures and boosting our wellbeing. We’ve been amazed by the variety of landscapes and the work being done to preserve them.
Bringing the learning closer to home, the class have also been identifying green spaces within Leeds and our local area, thinking about how these spots provide a place to relax, play, and connect with nature – even in a busy city.
It’s been a brilliant start to the topic, and the children have shown real curiosity and enthusiasm. We can’t wait to continue our journey, learning more about how we can protect and appreciate the green spaces around us!
Help at Home: Ask your child about their new topic vocabulary.
Living and Learning: school rules
This week, year 5/6 have been thinking about our school rules:
- We’re respectful
- We’re ready
- We’re safe
Having only three rules helps us to remember them. Children have been getting used to the classroom and school routines and thinking about how they can be mindful of our school rules.
Help at home: Discuss how rules help our lives run smoothly and keep everyone safe. Are there any rules that only apply at home? Do you have a different set of rules depending on the scenario? On holiday, in the car, at the swimming pool, in the supermarket?
Welcome back!
We hope you all had a lovely, relaxing summer and managed to enjoy the nice weather. It has been so good this week to see the children back in school again. I know a few of them will have been feeling a little anxious on Tuesday but we hope they are feeling more relaxed and settled now. If your child has a new class teacher, please come and find us and introduce yourself or speak to us if you have any concerns.
This week, your child will bring home their new reading book and reading journal. Reading is a huge priority in school and being a competent reader allows the children to access their learning easily. Each week, your child will need to read daily at home. This is even better if they can read aloud to an adult. Please record any reading they do in the journals. They will also be set a task to complete about the book they’re reading. This needs to be completed to the same standard as the work they complete in school. Your child might need a little bit of support with this. Journals need to be in school every Friday for Book Club. We would also appreciate parents signing the journals to know that the children are reading at home.
As well as reading, your child needs to be accessing Times Tables Rockstars. Ten minutes a day would be really beneficial. Please ask your class teacher if you’ve lost your login details.
Spellings will be given out this week for the half term. Please help your child learn these words. Spellings have a great impact on a child’s writing ability so the more confident they are, the better.
Thank you so much for your support with learning at home – we appreciate it!
Welcome Back!
Welcome back, Year 3 and 4!
It’s been lovely to welcome back all our new Year 4s and the fresh introduction of our new Year 3s has been a breath of fresh air as well – lots of smiley faces and respectful learners!
Get in touch with your class teacher if you have any questions or queries about the year ahead!
– oliwain@spherefederation.org
– natalielake@spherefederation.org
– nicolawadsworth@spherefederation.org
Living and Learning: I know the school rules.
To kick off Living and Learning this year, we have been reminding ourselves about our school rules. These are:
- We’re ready
- We’re respectful
- We’re safe
We have spent time thinking about and discussing why these rules are in place, why we have rules altogether and what might happen if there were no rules!
Help at home: See if your child can explain the importance of our school rules.
Help at home (ERM challenge): See if your child can explain the importance of our school rules without saying ERM or taking any long pauses! This will help develop their oracy skills (and it’s a bit of fun, too)!
Welcome back!
There were mixed emotions this week when we returned to school. There was some worry, excitement and happiness. The over riding feeling is that it’s all ok though. Getting to know our new classes and routines made everyone feel better. Below is some information about PE days and other useful things that you’ll need in Key Stage 1 (year groups 1 and 2).
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!
- 1A PE days are Monday and Friday
- 1,2B PE days are Monday and Friday
- 2C PE days are Thursday and 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.
In Key Stage 1, swimming will now take the place of the Friday PE lesson and be shared throughout the year for the three classes. We will notify you when it’s your child’s turn to swim.
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 Friday.
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 – bring 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. Please no overly large bottles or Stanley-type cups.
Children will have their own tray for sun cream, tissues, hats/gloves, snack.
Coat – please send one every day as we may be learning outside and for lunchtimes and playtimes (including in the rain).
Collins Hub (eBook) username and password will be stuck on the back of reading records.
Numbots/TTRockstars username and password will be stuck on the back of reading records also.
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 minor or non-urgent questions or notifications:
- 1A : kateyoung@spherefederation.org
- 1,2B : vickylatham@spherefederation.org
- 2C : joannapaterson@spherefederation.org (Monday-Thursday), lydiawilkins@spherefederation.org (Friday)
Please call the office for urgent queries or questions 0113-3649149
Welcome to Reception!
We are looking forward to welcoming the children to Reception this week and next week!
Here’s a sneaky peek at some of the classroom areas.
The teaching team have been having fun in some other areas of the classroom- can you see where we have been playing? Can you remember the name of your class teachers?
See you very soon!
Getting to know you!
