We Are Scientists
The sunflower plants are doing well! We are in week 4 now and there are some very obvious changes.
We worked as scientists by observing the plant and its changes, measuring the height of the plant and the length of the leaves and then recording this data. We wrote up a short report by thinking of a sentence first, writing it and then checking it. Here are some pictures of our Year 1 scientists.
School Saving Club
As part of our upcoming themed week, Money Matters, we’ll be setting up a School Saving Club, in partnership with Leeds City Credit Union.
There will be a parent information session on Wednesday 18 May, from 3pm-4pm, to find out more information and pick up an application form from Leasey Newton, Leeds City Credit Union.
As an extra incentive, children in Year 3 will receive £10 from Leeds City Council for opening an account.
During our Money Matters week, we’ll hold the first paying in session on Thursday 26 May from 3pm-4pm.
The Savings Club will then run on a monthly basis. The dates for this term are Wednesday 22 June from 3.15pm-4pm and Wednesday 20 July from 3.15pm-4pm.
Leeds City Credit Union First Savers account
Opening your child/children a First Savers Account is a fantastic way to help them to learn how to save and will teach them a skill they can use in the future. It has been proven that children who utilise a savings scheme within a school, watching their savings grow, continue to save throughout their adult lives.
There are no minimum requirements to this account and with each deposit, however small; your child will earn rewards to collect.
Leeds City Credit Union has introduced a new fun way for children to save and would like you to say hello to “The Potts Family”.
All children joining the savings club will be given an individual membership number and savings card. After every sixth deposit a sticker will be given. Each sticker represents a member of “The Potts Family”. When all the five stickers have been collected your child will receive a special badge of “Dolla” the dog.
Once the account is open, and your child reaches the signatory control age, the account will stay theirs to do as they wish, setting them up to continue saving throughout their adult life.
If you would like your child to join the Savings Club, please ask at the office for a First Savers application form, or come along to the parent information session on Wednesday 18 May from 3pm-4pm.
Do you have any old or foreign coins and bank notes?
If so, we will be launching a cash4coins PTA fundraiser during our Money Matters themed week.
Many people have some old foreign currency, either notes or coins and perhaps some old UK or Irish decimal coins.
We are collecting all worldwide current currency in notes or coins and any of the older currency such as the German Marks, Spanish Pesetas, old UK shillings, old UK decimal coins including Ireland, Channel Islands, Scotland, Isle of Man and £5/£2 coins.
We can turn your old money into a valuable donation.
Please donate at the school office.
Look at our skills!
Some of the year 1 children were improving their skills this lunch time!
Brilliant Homework
WOW! Year 1, I am so impressed with you! You were very creative and have made some wonderful things about your favourite toy. I particularly liked Ethan’s edible homework which unfortunately had to go home, but we have a photo on the wall. Rayn’s rocket is eye-catching and he used lots of different materials to create it. Pollyanna created a marble run which you can really play! Hifza made a hobby horse which is so pretty and shows off lots of skills. Everyone should be proud of their work this week. Well done!
National Smile Month
As part of National Smile Month, we will be having a calcium filled lunch special menu on Tuesday 24 May.
If your child would like to have a school meal on this day, please inform the office as soon as possible.
Fun in the sun
We had some fun in the sun today and we had some very proud moments. Children who, in the past, couldn’t jump up high enough to reach the higher equipment in the playground can now do it! We’ve been determined and resilient… and we’ve grown a bit taller too! 
As the sun was glaring down on us, some children made a safe choice to enjoy their fruit in the shade.
Money
Today, we began learning about money in maths.
We talked about why we need money and what we can do with it. The children had some wishful ideas about what you could buy with 50p! After that, we looked at the coins more closely and sorted them. We’re only looking at pence this week so just the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins. Next week, we will look at pounds and will include notes.
Further into the week, we will be adding using coins, for example, a 5p, 2p and 1p coin makes 8p altogether.
Rocket seeds
A quick update on our rocket seeds…
They’re growing! We’ve been watering them and turning them each day so that they all receive the same amount of sunlight.
We can’t see any difference between the red and the blue yet but there is a noticeable difference according to which windowsill they’re on. We’ve concluded that one of the windowsills doesn’t receive as much sunlight as the others because those seeds are growing at a much slower rate.
Today, we’ll be calculating the percentage of seeds that have grown in each seed tray and noting it on our record sheet.
Hotshots
To launch our Money Matters themed week, on 23 May, we will hold a Hotshots fundraising event, led by TSC sports and dance coaching limited, to raise money for our two school charities: Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Mind. During the day, each class will be able to take part in the Hotshots event, with every child having three chances to score a goal and their fastest time recorded. All children will receive a certificate with their fastest shot and medals will be awarded for the fastest boy and girl in each class. Sponsor forms will be sent home and children are encouraged to raise money for this event. These should be returned, with any money raised, on the day.
