This week has been the first of two themed weeks at Scholes (Elmet) – this one was our Me and My Community week. Talk with your child about some of their highlights of the week.

Some highlights

As part of our Me and My Community week, we’re pleased to celebrate some highlights and successes from within our school community.

Mrs Brown shared her Welsh heritage with all the children in school. Everyone learnt a few Welsh words. Did you know ‘bore da’ means ‘good morning’? Mrs Brown impressed everyone with her pronunciation of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch!

Children in Year 5 and 6 discussed how they could show respect to themselves. They discussed how to do this, such as being proud of achievements or recognising their strengths and weaknesses. They created identity mind-maps about themselves.

We’d like to say a huge congratulations and a big well done to one of our Y5 children. Last week, she competed in the Talent Games, a national competition for the best young divers in the UK.

Now let’s think about our village community… We celebrated the winners of the Village Show. This week, we were delighted to welcome two members of the parish council into school to hand out the awards from the 2026 Village Show – well done to all those who were successful.

Talking of winners… We’re so pleased to say that, after months and months of dedication and training, our Year 5 superstar claimed three bronze medals. What an amazing achievement! We’re so proud of her and everything she’s achieved – how cool it is to say we have the UK’s third best diver in our school community!

Here’s what some of our Junior Leadership Team say about belonging to Scholes (Elmet) school community…

‘I feel safe in my school community because I feel respected, safe and happy.’
‘I love my class because we work as a team.’
‘How school helps me feel like I belong is that we always have a say.’
‘I enjoy being a part of my school. I feel happy because we are with our friends and kind teachers.’
‘I love my school because it’s great to learn and be here.’

Choosing our new school charity

During our Me and My Community themed week, our newly elected Junior Leaders listened to the views of their class and then met together to decide on our school charity for 2026-27. Charities in the shortlist were:

The charity chosen by our Junior Leadership Team is Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.

Wee’ll raise money for the charity at occasional events through the year, especially inviting donations during our school productions.

Attendance matters

Our school attendance is currently 96.0%. We’re pleased this matches the national average of 95.9% for primary schools, but let’s see if we can widen that little gap more over the half-term – the more your child is in school, the more they can feel belonging to our happy and healthy place to learn!

Check out this information about school attendance and absence from the Department for Education.

And as always, check the NHS site to help decide if your child is too ill for school.

Children in Need

Next Friday is Children in Need day. To mark the occasion, we have a non-uniform day. We invite your child to make a donation to the charity. Donations can be made on the school fund (charity donations) section on Arbor or by cash on the day.

As with all non-uniform days, we do still expect pupils to dress appropriately and respectfully. Here’s an extract from our Uniform Policy:

Clothes are inappropriate if they, for example, glorify violence, feature bad language, are very short (eg crop tops), or relate to age-inappropriate topics. When consulted (18.03.21), junior leaders described this as ‘setting-appropriate’ clothing and clothing that is ‘well-judged’. Make-up (other than face paints as part of a specific costume) is not allowed. Flipflops or high-heeled shoes are not allowed, even on non-uniform days, because they’re dangerous when running.

Have a happy and healthy weekend.