Stand and Deliver! The Highwayman in Elms
This half term in Elms, we have been reading and enjoying Alfred Noyes's classic poem, 'The Highwayman'. Last week and this week, we have planned, drafted, edited and published our own descriptions of the highwayman. See below for some of the many fantastic examples...
May 25 Newsletter
Please click on the document below for a copy of May's newsletter. Should you require a paper version then please ask at reception. May 25 Newsletter Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing, writing...
Making Football Friends Across The Phases!
Robins had a lovely surprise on Friday when the Year 6 children joined their PE lesson. They loved their extra football tuition and enjoyed getting to know some of the older children. Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and...
This week our weekly book was Oliver's Milkshake by Vivian French. We discussed where milk came from and why Oliver went to a farm to get his milk. We talked about how the farmer got the milk from the cow and really wanted to have a go at milking a cow ourselves! We...
Science in Lower KS2
This week, the children in Lower Key Stage 2 have been learning about how to classify animals by grouping them using shared characteristics. We then looked at how to create classification keys and create appropriate questions for them. The children were then tasked...
Super snails and much more!
This week we have continued to learn more facts about worms and composting. We started to make a display of what is compostable and which insects we can find in a compost bin. So far we have produced some fantastic worms, fruit flies and snails. We have enjoyed the...
Elms Homework 16.5.25
Elms homework this week is as follows: Apostrophes mini-test (worksheets) Conquer Maths tasks - children have been given their logins and have accessed Conquer Maths at school so are familiar with the platform. Reading Plus - complete any of the remaining 5 texts...
SATs Superstars in Year 6!
Year 6 Oaks and Beeches have worked their socks off during SATs week. We are very proud of all of them and what they have achieved this year. The children enjoyed SATs breakfast and some extra time on the field, in between the tests as well as some delicious treats...
Spreadsheets in UKS2
This term, children in UKS2 have been learning about handling data and using spreadsheets. They have looked at what data is and how it can be gathered and presented in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. Children then gathered their own data in groups and learnt how to...
Learning About Muslim New Year in UKS2
This term, children in Year 5 and 6 have been learning about Islam in RE. This week, they focused on Al-Hijra which is the Muslim New Year. Al-Hijra, the Islamic New Year, is the first day of the month of Muharram. It marks the Hijra (or Hegira) in 622 CE when...
Data Collecting in The Reception Classes
The children have loved learning about pictograms and tally charts. They have spent the week busily finding out their friend’s favourite things and tallying them up to find out their most popular and the least popular. They have used pictograms to find out favourite...
Owls and Robins line up!
This week Owls and Robins have been manipulating numbers up to 100. They have been using Base 10 to partition 2 digit numbers and they have also been exploring number lines. Everyone was fantastic at estimating where their number would go on the number line. Well...