School Charity
The classes have been busily discussing who we would like our school charity to be this year. All the ideas were brought to the Junior Leadership Team meeting and we discussed which one we would like to support. It was a unanimous decision in support of Cancer Research UK. The JLT will be busy thinking of fundraising ideas for the year and we hope you will support us in this.
If you’d like some more information about the charity, please visit their website.
Anti-bullying week
This week is anti-bullying week in school. Our children and staff were all encouraged to come into school with odd socks today to show their support. We wear odd socks to show that everyone is different but we should be treated equally. One child in 2C said;
‘We are all unique and special in our own way.’
In our school, we define bullying as:
Several
Times
On
Purpose
We discussed in detail what we meant by this and used example scenarios in class. We also discussed who we might speak to if we witness or experience bullying and what we might do. If bullying occurs we should:
Start
Telling
Other
People
Help at home by speaking to your children about the definition of bullying. Is it happening several times on purpose? Encourage your children to Reach Out! We want to Scholes being a happy and healthy place to learn.
(This is a YouTube link. Top tip for watching YouTube with your child: go to the settings cog along the play bar and turn off autoplay – this avoids an inappropriate clip coming up automatically, and helps to discourage your child from passively watching clip after clip.)
School charities
In 2C we have been looking at a number of different charities that we might like to support. We researched and discussed different charities such as;
RSPCA/ RSPB
WWF
Candle Lighters
Cancer Research
Cool Earth
We discussed what charities are set up to achieve and how they help causes in need. We then created posters for how we could raise money for these charities. Our top ideas were bake sales and sponsored car washes. We are hoping to set up an event in the near future.
In 2C, each child voted for which charity they wanted to support. Our JLT representative will take our ideas to a meeting next week, to support the decision about which charity we should support as a school this year.
Scholes Show Winners!
We were lucky enough to enjoy an assembly this week in which some winners from Scholes show were announced. This is a yearly event in which children from the local area are encouraged to participate. We had three very surprised winners in our school.
Emma won a huge trophy for the most points overall in the children’s sections, but she also won two more trophies for the best handwriting and baking – well done!
William won a lovely shiny trophy for the best rock painting. He created a circular design using metallic paint.
Clara won a trophy for the best handwriting in the under 8 group – well done.
Let’s hope more children join in next year – it sounds like a lot of fun. Well done again to the winners – keep polishing those trophies!
Remembrance Day poppies
Today in our art lessons, KS1 made some lovely poppies using their finger prints. We discussed the meaning behind the poppies and their significance.
Awesome, ace and amazing adjective day
We had a fabulous day learning about word classes today and, in particular, adjectives.
We all dressed up as an adjective, learnt a song about adjectives and made some interesting expanded noun phrases.
Help at home by talking about your favourite adjectives. Mrs Latham’s is discombobulated, Miss Lowry’s is flabbergasted and Miss Young’s is plump!
Bonfire night
Last week in 2C we looked at Bonfire Night. In PE we created dance routines to ‘Firework’ by Katy Perry. We sequenced moves that reminded us of fireworks such as spinning, jumping and moving our arms.
We also looked at the safety aspects of Bonfire Night in English and were able to answer key questions about how to keep safe.
In art we created some fantastic and colourful chalk drawings of fireworks on a black background.
Living and Learning : Community week (being respectful)
We have talked through some scenarios this week in our classes, deciding whether they were showing being respectful or not. Some classes sorted them and others played a game where you moved to a certain side of the room to show what you thought. What do you think about these scenarios? Are they respectful or not?
New staff in KS1
We have sadly said goodbye to Miss McKechnie this week but welcomed two new members of staff, Miss Morrison and Miss Fletcher. Here are the adults who work in Year 1 and 2.
Living and Learning : Community Week
We have had a great start to community week.
Yesterday, we have had a special visitor- a guide dog!
The children were fantastic at asking questions about the guide dog and its duties. Here is an example of a few of them:
“What does he do when you are on holiday?”
“Does he have to eat special food?”
“How does he know where a road is?”
The children were also able to try on glasses that altered their eyesight. This meant they could experience what it would be like to be visually impaired and see how it would effect everyday tasks.