2C money, money, money
This week is money week at Scholes Primary School, so we thought that we would take the opportunity to learn about money and it’s value in Maths. In 2C we have learnt to recognise coins and their value. We have also been practising making the same amount using different coins.
We know that the only coins to exist are 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2. We are careful not to confuse our number bonds with money and make sure we only use the coins that exist, in our calculations.
See what we’ve been getting up to in our Maths lessons this week!
Help at home: by using this link and getting children used to using different coins to make an amount or how to select the correct change.
Toy Shop Money Game (GBP) – Topmarks
Living and learning : coin trail
We’re going to make a ‘coin trail’ on Friday using 1p and 2p coins. If you can send any into school to help with this, donations will be counted and sent to Cancer Research (our current school charity).
We’re hoping to spell out SCHOLES in coins!
Living and learning : Me and my money (themed week)
We have been talking all about money in our classes this week.
Where does money come from?
How do we keep it safe?
How can you earn money?
What is the difference between needs and wants?
When can we spend or save?
This book was useful in our discussions.
We have also been identifying, sorting and counting money in our maths lessons.
This game on the Top Marks website is great for learning about money.
Halloween disco
We had a fantastic time at the EYFS/ KS1 disco on Friday. There were lots of spooky characters about who had a brilliant time showing off their dance moves! Here are some photos of 2C (before the disco began!)
Junior Leadership Team
Last week saw that time of year again where we say goodbye to the current JLT members and we elect new ones. This year, the team have been great and these will be tough shoes to fill. On Wednesday, each class listened to speeches from the children wishing to be elected. There were some great speeches that allowed the children to express their strengths and their wishes should they be elected. Thursday saw a nail-biting day of voting!
In assembly on Friday, the new team was announced and the new members received their JLT badges.
The new team are:
5,6A – Emilia
5,6B Noah
5,6C Eric
3,4A Thea
3,4B – Caleb
3,4C – Lani
2C – Jenson
1,2B – Olivia
1A – Mia
Spooktastic Halloween Disco
The FOSP Halloween disco was a hit with the children tonight (especially the sweets and juice at the end).
If you offer any support, big or small, to the Friends of Scholes Primary group, please contact the school office.
Geography fieldwork – not on the field!
We had an exciting afternoon on Tuesday this week doing some field work in our locality. All classes went on a walk along Station Road identifying trees and counting how many were on our route. The variation of trees was not as wide as on our school field but the trees were much bigger. We looked carefully at a map to mark our route, the trees and a landmark (the shop).
Help at home by looking at the leaves, seeds or berries on different trees and trying to identify them. The Woodland Trust have some ways to help on their website. This guide could also help.
Science – taste
In Science, KS1 have been looking at the 5 sense. This week the sense we focussed on was taste. During this week’s Science lesson, we tasted 3 different pieces of food. We smelled the food first because we know that our sense of smell links to our taste buds.
After we tasted the food we described it in our books. We decided:
- lemon is sour
- dark chocolate is bitter
- crisps are salty
- biscuits are sweet
We had a lot of fun in this lesson.
Tom Palmer local events
This year, some children at school attended an online workshop with author Tom Palmer. Tom Palmer has been in touch to let us know about some local events he is attending in half term.
Message from Tom
For children and families – I am also coming to Leeds on Thursday 2 November
2023 :
* Farsley Book Festival – 10am-11am more here
https://trumanbooks.co.uk/event/flf-kids-day
* Chapel Allerton Library – 2pm
* Pudsey Community Hub and Library – 4pm
Living and Learning – Democracy
This week we are learning about democracy and what that means for us and for others. We know that grown ups have a democratic vote to choose who they want to lead the country in a fair way. During a vote, everyone gets the opportunity to have their say and the majority of votes will decide who or what the winner is. School will be holding a democratic vote for the new members of the JLT this week. In class, we practised by voting for a story to share. The book with the most votes was read and shared with everyone.