Scholes in Bloom
Some children went out to meet the Britain in Bloom judges this week. The winner of the ‘design a flowerbed’ competition came to talk about their design. We also told them about plants we have grown and our beautiful wildlife garden. We hope they were impressed!
Living and learning : Staying Safe week (Canal and River Trust visitor)
We had a visitor from the Canal and River Trust today in Key Stage 1. She told us about how to stay safe near water using the letters from the word SAFE : Stay Away from the Edge
The children were very knowledgeable and answered the questions sensibly. They know that they shouldn’t play near water alone, float like a starfish if they fall in, use a life belt to help someone and call 999.
Help at home by talking to your child about water safety.
KS1 Dogs Trust Visit
Today, to support or Safety Week, we were visited by Mrs Hill from The Dogs Trust. She introduced her little friend and talked to us about the types of things that dogs like and dislike. We learnt how these things can be different to the things that humans like and dislike. She talked about how dogs might communicate their feelings in a different way to us too. This is why we have 5 important rules to follow when we are around dogs.
Mrs Hill taught us five happy dog rules along with actions to help us to remember them.
Five Happy Dog Rules
- If a dog is resting, we leave them alone.
- If a dog is eating, we leave them alone.
- Remember to be quiet around dogs.
- Dogs don’t like hugs, they like gentle strokes.
- If a dog takes your toy, you tell a grown up.
Help at home: Talk to your child about the Happy Dog Rules and encourage them to remember them. Can they put their knowledge into practise when you are out and about this summer?
Living and learning : Staying Safe week (visit from D:Side)
All the Year 1 and 2 classes have had a visit from D:Side this week. They talked about staying safe online and taught us some rules about being on the internet.
- always ask you parent or carer first
- only talk to people you know
- stick to places that are just right for you
Help at home by talking about internet safety and checking parental controls and the age guidelines for games.
Meet your new teacher – transition day 2024
We welcomed a visit from the children who will be in our classes in September. All the teachers in Key Stage 1 are staying in the same places from September 2024. The children were excited, apprehensive, happy and nervous – all at the same time! Feel free to pop over to say hello before we break up for the summer.
1,2B Design and Technology
1,2B completed our design and technology (food) learning today.
We used a recipe for make wraps. We cut, spread, tore and folded to create our own wrap.
Help at home by getting your child involved in food preparation.
Wrap it up!
Today, as part of our D & T learning, Class 1A set off for The Hub to make their own wraps. They were given the choice of cream cheese, ham, peppers, lettuce and cucumber of ingredients to put in their wrap. Everyone thought carefully about making healthy choices. The children used skills such as slicing, chopping, spreading, arranging and rolling and everyone tried hard to use the bridge grip when slicing. Well done Class 1A!
After all the hard work, they enjoyed the fruits of their labour. Yum!
Help at home: Perhaps you could give your child the opportunity to show off their skills by allowing them to make their own healthy wrap or sandwich at home. Or better still… perhaps they could make you one.
Money – making the same amount
In Maths, Year 2 are re-visiting money. We know how to recognise and describe each of the coins and notes. Today, we started by trying to make the same amount of money in several different ways. See some of our work below.
Quarters
In Year One this week, the Maths focus was all about fractions. We already knew about halves so, this week we learnt about quarters. We know that a quarter is one piece of four pieces and that the four pieces have to be the same. They must be equal to one another in order to be quarters. Quarters in shapes helped us to think about the concept visually and we worked practically in pairs to begin to quarter numbers too.
Help at home: You could challenge your child to cut their food into quarters. Pizza or sandwiches would be a great start. How many pieces will there need to be to be quarters? Are they all equal? If they’re not equal, is it a quarter? Can you find a different way to quarter someone else’s pizza or sandwich?
PE – tennis
All year 1 and 2 classes have been developing their tennis skills this half term. We have rolled, bounced and hit the balls as well as balancing them and striking them in different ways.
1,2B enjoyed the space on the field today for our tennis lesson.
