Living & Learning – Anti-Bullying Week
Anti-Bullying Week 2023 is coordinated in England, Wales and Northern Ireland by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. This year it has the theme ‘Make A Noise About Bullying’ and took place from Monday 13th to Friday 17th November. The week kicked off with Odd Socks Day on Monday 13th November, where adults and children wore odd socks to celebrate what makes us all unique.
The theme this year was ‘Make A Noise About Bullying’ and came about following consultation with teachers and pupils by the Anti-Bullying Alliance . Teachers and children wanted a theme that empowered them to do something positive to counter the harm and hurt that bullying causes.
On Monday afternoon we came off our usual timetable to learn about what bullying is, the effects of bullying and how we can put a stop to it. We are really clear on the acronyms for bullying below:
What is bullying –
Several
Times
On
Purpose
How can we stop bullying –
Start
Telling
Other
People
At home you could ask your child if they can tell you the two acronyms for bullying and what they are!
Year 3,4 Living and Learning Money Week
Me and My Money Week
This week we have been learning all about money! The staff have been truly impressed by the mature discussions the children have engaged in about:
- making spending choice based on priorities, needs and wants
- developing an awareness of the price of some everyday products
- the different types of coins, their value and how to count money
- different methods of payment
- different types of bank accounts
- that sometimes people borrow money
- that sometimes people donate to charity and why they might decide to
- the range of jobs available – paid and unpaid
- the themes in the book ‘It’s a no-money day’
Well done year 3,4. At home, tell your adults what you have been learning.
Key Stage 2 Coin Trail
Thank you to everyone who donated money towards the penny trail to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. The Key Stage 2 classes had a lot of fun as you can tell from the pictures. We are still counting the money raised so we will let you know the grand total next week!
THANK YOU!
3,4 B Class News
Another busy week of learning in 3, 4 B this week!
In maths we have been working hard on adding and subtracting 4 digit numbers using the column method. We are now really confident with this skill and can even apply it to solve reasoning and problem-solving questions!
In writing we have been identifying and using prepositions and prepositional phrases. These are two of the skills we will be using in the coming weeks when we write our narrative based on ‘The Dreamgiver’.
Please remember to being books and reading records on Wednesday. At home, you can listen to your child read and encourage them to play on Times Tables Rock Stars. Please let us know if you have any problems logging on.
Have a great weekend!
Living and learning : coin trail
We’re going to make a ‘coin trail’ on Friday using 1p and 2p coins. If you can send any into school to help with this, donations will be counted and sent to Cancer Research (our current school charity).
We’re hoping to spell out SCHOLES in coins!
Junior Leadership Team
Last week saw that time of year again where we say goodbye to the current JLT members and we elect new ones. This year, the team have been great and these will be tough shoes to fill. On Wednesday, each class listened to speeches from the children wishing to be elected. There were some great speeches that allowed the children to express their strengths and their wishes should they be elected. Thursday saw a nail-biting day of voting!
In assembly on Friday, the new team was announced and the new members received their JLT badges.
The new team are:
5,6A – Emilia
5,6B Noah
5,6C Eric
3,4A Thea
3,4B – Caleb
3,4C – Lani
2C – Jenson
1,2B – Olivia
1A – Mia
Phase 3,4 Local Walk
Where in the world am I?
This week, we had great fun on our field trip, investigating land-use in the local area. We discovered that Scholes has the following types of land-use: residential, agricultural, commercial, transport and recreational. We looked at the Peace Flame and Chippy’s Quarry. At home, ask your child to explain the different types of land-use and give some different examples.
Before the walk, we talked about how to stay safe on the trip, including how to cross the road safely and by wearing hi-vis jackets so that we could be easily seen. Here are some photographs. Can you spot the different types of land-use?
Living and learning: I take part in democratic decisions
This week has been a very special week at Scholes as we have held our Junior Leadership Team elections. All children were invited to prepare a speech – explaining why they would like to be part of the JLT and the changes they would implement. Lots of children did this and presented their speeches to their class on Wednesday. They were absolutely fantastic! Each class then had a voting slot on Thursday morning where they placed their vote into a box in the hall. The winner from each class was announced in assembly today – a huge congratulations to the winners and also a very big well done to everyone who took part and put themselves forward! You were all wonderful and should be very proud of yourselves!
It has been great to see all children taking part in the democratic process of an election and getting a great understanding of what it means to vote and how this system works.
3,4 A Class News
We’re drawing to the end of a busy week in Year 3 and 4!
As part of our Geography topic – Where in the world am I? – we went out into the local area to do some fieldwork. We investigated land use in our locality.
Help at home by quizzing your child on the five types of land use we’ve learnt about: agricultural, residential, recreational, commercial and transport.
This week, we also heard speeches from all the children who wanted to represent our class in the Junior Leadership Team, the JLT. We talked about democracy and carried out a class election. We will find out tomorrow who won the vote.
On Wednesday, as always, we enjoyed book club. This is our chance to enjoy our books and celebrate the reading records the children have brought in. We also heard some of the class share about what they’re reading and how they’d rate it. Below are some pictures from this session.
Help at home by regularly listening to your child read and discussing it with them.
Thank you for your continued support! 
3,4 C Maths, Topic and Book Club
What a great week of learning!
In Maths, Year 3 have continued to learn how to add three-digit numbers using the column method. In Year 4, the children have continued to round numbers; next week they will be starting a unit of work on addition.
In topic, we have applied our maths skills to identify and write grid references.
At home, use Times Tables Rock Stars and Numbots to improve fluency and recall of key facts. This will help your child in all areas of maths.
In Book Club, we celebrated reading, shared books and looked at some of the wonderful work completed at home as part of the reading challenge. At home, continue to read regularly with your child and make sure the book challenge is completed each week. Please ensure that your child brings their book and signed reading record to Book Club each Friday.
Well done 3,4 C.