Brownlee Triathalon
Year 5 had a great morning out at the Brownlee Triathalon. Children commented that they felt inspired by the event.
Walk to School Week 21-25 May 2018
Next week, 21 – 25 May, is Walk to School Week. Today, each child was given a leaflet and raffle tickets. For each day that your child walks to school, they’ll be able to put a raffle ticket into the box in the school office. Tickets will be drawn and prizes will be won! For those that live too far away to walk the full distance, The Buffers have agreed to let parents/carers park in their car park, so children still have the chance to enter the prize draw (scooting or riding a bike also counts). There are spare leaflets in the school office.
Ice-cream delight!
Year 6 had a well earned treat this morning, following their week of SATs. Vanilla ice-cream with marshmallows, chocolate or strawberry sauce, wafers, biscuits and flakes were eagerly enjoyed while watching a film. Tomorrow’s training day will be a well earned rest for our hard working and conscientious Year 6s. Well done!
Living and Learning: I can describe ways to calm down.
This week, we’re thinking about ways to stay calm in difficult situations. We have practised mindfulness and breathing exercises to stay calm.
It will really help us to know and be able to use these strategies in the future. (Maybe even as soon as next week!)
Ask your child to share the techniques with you. Maybe mindfulness could help your whole family? There are some great short clips on ‘go noodle’ to lead you through the exercises.
Tour de Yorkshire in Scholes
We enjoyed the excitement of the Tour de Yorkshire coming through Scholes on Friday. Each class decorated a bike to display and the whole school went outside to watch the women’s race speed past. We did some WuSu (Wake up, Shake up) dances while we were waiting and the Year 4 skipping team showed us their skipping dance from the skipping competition, too. It was a day to remember for sure!
Living and learning: I can recognise emotions
Over the last two weeks, year 5/6 have been discussing our emotions. We have discussed our ‘gut’ reactions and how these can help us. We discussed situations in which we feel either comfortable or uncomfortable. Can you add to the list and talk about the benefits of being able to recognise emotions in others.
We love to read!
Did you know, that every week in Year 5/6, each class receives 3 copies of First News for the children to enjoy? The children can often be found enjoying the articles, sharing them with friends and having a go at the crosswords and word searches.
We love to read lots of other texts as well, including graphic novels, group reading books, fiction and non-fiction.
We just love to read!
Football match
Our Year 4 and 5 players put in a gutsy performance on Friday, playing their first match against Woodlesford. Although we didn’t win, every player showed determination and resilience against a formidable Woodlesford side. Thank you to everyone who came to show their support in the sunshine. Well done, Scholes!
Lovely landscapes!
Mimika theatre came back to school this week – after been cancelled due to the snow. 5/6F and 5/6M both spent an hour in the dome, experiencing the sounds, sights and surprises of a range of landscapes. It was very immersive. Ask your child which landscape or puppet they liked the best and why. My favourite puppet was the flamingo!
Dance for Daniel!
We danced for a whole hour on Thursday in support of one of our pupils, Daniel, who has recently undergone an organ transplant. He will spend several months in hospital recovering and we thought it would be nice to show our support. The sun shone and it was a great way to end Spring term – with everyone smiling and feeling happy! If anyone has any sponsor money or donations, please send them into school after the Easter holidays.
