Living and Learning: I follow the school rules
Last week, our Living and Learning statement was I follow the school rules.
At Scholes Elmet Primary School we have three school rules:
- we’re respectful
- we’re ready
- we’re safe
Children thought about the importance of these rules and how they are rules that will help them throughout their life.
Help at home: discuss the school rules. Could you add another rule? What rules do you have at home? What happens when people don’t follow the school rules?
Welcome back
What a fantastic summer! We hope that you managed to get out and enjoy the warm weather.
We’re looking forward to welcoming the children back to school today. Please take a minute to read through our uniform and PE policy.
PE days for all of year 3/4 are on Tuesday and Thursday. Children should come in their PE kit on those days.
Wednesday will be our Book Club day. For children and parents, this means that children will need to have their signed, completed reading record task and their library book in school. Each week, children will be set a reading task to be completed for homework. Help your child generate ideas as you read their library book to or with them. Get creative! encourage your child to consider their presentation and really explore the character, plot or author.
Well done and THANK YOU!
Year 3,4 – well done for completing another fabulous year of learning!
We’re so proud of how hard the children have worked and the progress they’ve made.
We’d also like to say a huge THANK YOU for the kind words, cards and gifts we have received this week. We are truly appreciative. Thank you.
Have a wonderful summer. Take care, stay safe and have fun!
Team 3,4
Design and Technology: Sewing Pouches
Over the last couple of weeks, the children have been working hard to design and make their pouches. Resilience has been key! Using a paper template, they’ve cut the correct size material to match the function of their pouch. With neat over-stitch or running stitches, they’ve sewn the material together and used either velcro or buttons as a fastening. There have been some very creative designs.
Here are are couple of excellent examples below. Well done!
At home, why not try some sewing?
Living & Learning – Health & Relationships Education
This week in L&L we have focused on body image. Body image describes our idea of how our body looks and how we think it is perceived by others.
This can include our thoughts and feelings about our height, weight, shape, skin, colour, and our appearance and attractiveness more broadly.
We looked at how editors often change a person’s image and the original image is often very different to the final image which is published.
We discussed how being surrounded by edited images has the potential to negatively impact our self-esteem. We decided that what is important is how we feel about ourselves – not what we look like.
We shared tips and advice on how to feel good about ourselves and increase self-esteem.
Help at home: watch this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpM499XhMJQ ) and have a discussion about it. Reinforce the idea that not everything we see online is real.
Science and Media Museum Trip
On Thursday, all of Y3 and Y4 went on a school trip to the Science and Media Museum in Bradford.
We all had an amazing time and learnt more about ‘sciencey stuff’ like sound, light and much more.
Here are some photos of us enjoying ourselves!
D&T: sewing
This half term in Design and Technology, Years 3 and 4 have begun designing, making and evaluating their own fabric pouches. The children have been thinking carefully about the purpose of their pouch and who it is for. S
To make their pouches, the children have been developing their sewing skills. They approached the challenge with enthusiasm and determination.
We followed these steps:
- Thread the needle and tie a knot in the thread.
- Practise a running stitch using binka fabric.
- Tie a knot at the end of the stitch and trim any excess thread.
The children worked incredibly hard to sew carefully and accurately. They showed great perseverance, especially when threading needles and tying knots and it was wonderful to see them supporting one another and sharing tips. Their running stitches are already looking impressive. They should be very proud of their efforts.
Take a look at some of our fantastic sewing in action:
Help at home by: practising knot-tying with string or encouraging them to tie their own shoelaces can help to strengthen these important fine motor skills.
Living & Learning – Health & Relationships Education
This half term, in Living and Learning, we have been learning all about relationships. We have thought about our own network and the different relationships that we have with people in our lives. We focused on on what makes a relationship healthy and what to do if a relationship is making us feel unhappy or uncomfortable. This led on to us learning about friendships and how we can maintain and nurture friendships and solve conflicts amongst ourselves and peers.
The sessions this week have covered the biological terms for the male and female body parts and the lifecycle of humans – developing from babies to children to adults. We also looked closely at information provided by the NSPCC regarding the PANTS rule.
Help at home: Ask your child if they can recall what the PANTS acronym stands for. What can they recall? Do they have any questions?
Food Technology – Pitta Pizzas
This week, the children have cooked pitta pizzas!
Before cooking, we discussed:
- food hygiene
- how to use the equipment safely
Skills learnt:
- using a knife to carefully slice mushrooms and tomatoes using the bridge and claw method
- tearing the mozzarella
- assembling the pizza
Why not try this recipe at home?
Multiplication Tables Check
This week, Y4 will be completing their Multiplication Tables Check.
What does that mean? It’s a times tables check (similar to that on soundcheck on TTRS) where each child will have 25 questions and 6 seconds to answer each one.
Why are we doing it? Times tables are a key part of maths and secure knowledge and rapid recall will help your child develop their skills in other areas of maths in Y5 and beyond.
How can I help? Help your child practise on TTRS. Jamming mode works well as you can choose the tables they are less confident with and repeat! Practice makes permanent.
We already have lots of children getting 25/25! Keep up the awesome work.