Mindfulness
We recently experienced an interactive performance from One Day Creative. The performance was called Let’s Talk About It and was aimed at encouraging children to deal with, and talk about, problems including difficult emotions, worries and cyber safety.
We followed this up with individual class workshops. We looked at situations and responses and how mindfulness exercises can be a ‘superpower’ that helps us make good choices when it comes to our responses.
The messages were powerful and hopefully useful for all children.
2KL class assembly
We’re looking forward to the 2KL class assembly tomorrow. If your child is in Mrs Wilkins/Miss Lowry’s class, come and share in your child’s exciting learning, and listen to what they’ve been doing in class! The assembly is taking place on Friday 20 October at 3pm. Parents and carers with children in this class are welcome to attend. Check out our calendar to find out the assembly dates for other classes.
A big thank you…
We were delighted to receive an email from the Salvation Army this morning……
I’m writing to say a big thankyou for your very generous donation of harvest produce and tinned food. John said he really enjoyed the celebrations last Friday and was most impressed with the children’s contributions.
As you know we rely on such donations to carry on with our community outreach which is I’m afraid more in demand than ever.
Please pass on our grateful thanks to all those involved and in particular the children and their parents.
Mrs Allaway’s class assembly
Come and share in your child’s exciting learning, and listen to what 3/4P have been doing in class! Mrs Allaway’s class assembly is taking place on Friday 06 October at 3pm. Parents and carers with children in this class are welcome to attend. Check out our calendar to find out the assembly dates for other classes.
Join in afternoon with 1/2V
Parents, carers, grandmas, grandads, aunties and uncles of children in Mrs Latham’s class have the opportunity to come into school next week to get creative. Our first Join In afternoon is taking place on 02 October – just come to the school office for 1.30pm, and get ready to help create something amazing!
Nell Bank leaf trail – 07 and 08 October 2017
Nell Bank would like to invite you to their Leaf Trail on Saturday 07 and Sunday 08 October.
They have teamed up with the Ilkley Arts Trail to create a unique and exciting event based in the grounds at Nell Bank.
Over 30 of the artists who are exhibiting through the week of the Art Trail have produced some wonderful pieces of leaf themed artwork especially for this event. The beautiful pieces of art will be positioned around the centre to create an exciting trail that the whole family will be able to enjoy.
As well as the trail, children will be able to take part in some of their favourite Nell Bank activities including the Adventure Playground and Water Play, as well as enjoying the opportunity to explore with their families.
Entry will be £2 per person, with under 5’s going free!
There will also be a ‘pop up café’ to provide hot food and hot drinks.
Practice that feels like play
Practice that feels like play – does this sound beneficial for your child? Have a look at IXL. It’s an online tool where you can access different activities to help your child practise basic skills.
It’s split into year groups, specifically looking at English and Maths, then each subject is broken down into sections. You can get a flavour of the activities by hovering over the title and can have a go at some of them – it looks great fun and very child friendly. The questions are all interactive and there are detailed explanations for new concepts.
There is a small monthly fee if you wish to sign up. Take a look – it might be something you want to explore.
Are you interested in a career in primary teaching?
Our teaching school partner, Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary, writes:
Pudsey Primrose Hill, a strategic partner of Noctua TSA, are the Lead School for School Direct (Salaried) and School Direct (Fee Paying) and work in collaboration with Educate Teacher Training.
We have a partnership of schools across Leeds and Bradford who work together to deliver the School Direct route into primary teaching.
We have created a ‘learning on the job’ style programme with trainees allocated to one of our partnership schools for the academic year.
Trainees carry out a six week second school placement, also in one of our partnership schools.
We offer both Salaried and Fee Paying programmes and have delivered Initial Teacher Education for over 8 years.
If you are interested in attending the Information Event on Wednesday 4th October , please book a place using the contact details below.
Our information event will begin with a short presentation at 6pm followed by the opportunity to ask questions and speak to school direct
trainees past and present.
We look forward to meeting you there!
Phone: 0113 2574129
Email: kathryn.dickson@pudseyprimrosehill.co.uk
Being mindful
At Scholes, we want our children to be happy and healthy learners. Life’s so busy, sometimes we need some ‘time out’ to get some peace and quiet – some ‘head space’.
On Monday 18 September, we’re looking forward to some sessions around minfulness. In the meantime, check out this article.
Living and learning
Living and Learning is our new name for SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning).
Living and Learning will continue to cover SEAL learning but will also incorporate other aspects of PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) such as keeping safe, identity, drug education, physical health, rights and responsibilities and healthy minds.
We begin our Living and Learning learning this week with a focus on manners: I can greet someone politely.
For the rest of this half-term, we’re thinking about the ‘8 Rs for learning’. This theme is about promoting good learning behaviour for your child.
Each week, we’ll focus on two different ‘Rs’. We use an animal to symbolise each ‘R’, which might help your child remember all eight – can your child remember which animal matches the correct ‘R’?
You can support your child at home – we’ve listed a few ideas to help you below. Ask us if you’ve any questions or comments.
Download top tips for promoting the 8Rs for good learning behaviour.
I can show I am ready to learn.
Make sure your child is at school for a prompt start of 08:50.
Make sure your child has had plenty of sleep so they are alert and ready to learn at all times.
Encourage your child to ask lots of questions – that shows they want to learn!
I respond to feedback.
Ask your child if they remember their ‘stars’ and ‘steps’ in English and Maths.
I take a safe risk.
Talk about the difference between a safe and unsafe risk. At school, we want your child to take a safe risk by having a go at answering, even if unsure; trying something new and attempting harder learning.
I take responsibility for my own learning.
Provide time and space at home so your child is able to organise themselves: their PE kit, reading book, homework, spellings and tables… Don’t organise everything for them!
Make a link between rights and responsibilities: your child has the right to a great education, but needs to be responsible for their own learning.
I am resourceful.
Encourage your child to be organised so they can play with a range of different toys.
Encourage your child to try new ways to solve a tricky problem.
I am resilient.
Encourage your child to keep going! Set a tricky challenge or puzzle for your child to do.
Encourage your child to think of different ways of doing things.
Don’t let your child win when they play a game – they need to experience losing, too!
Celebrate mistakes as opportunities to learn – be happy that your child found some learning hard and encourage them to ‘bounce back’ and learn from the experience.
I remember.
Make sure they have time to learn spellings, number bonds and times tables – a little practice daily is best.
Play memory games:
Kim’s game: show them objects for 30 seconds… can they remember all the objects?
Can they build up the sequence, ‘I went to the shop and I bought an apple’… ‘I went to the shop and I bought an apple and a bike.’… ‘I went to the shop and I bought an apple, a bike and a cucumber.’ etc … Take turns!
I reflect about my learning.
Talk with your child about what they’ve learnt, asking questions about:
how they learnt
why they learnt it
when they’ll use their learning
how they would teach this to someone else
what learning might link with what they’ve learnt today etc