Welcome to Elms
Teachers: Mrs Lemmon, Miss Jones & Mrs Barnett
Welcome to Elms Class! We are committed to creating a caring and supportive environment where every child feels happy, safe and confident to learn. We encourage children to do their very best, show kindness to others and take pride in their achievements. We are excited to work together and make this a successful and enjoyable year for everyone.
📚 Homework
Homework is set every Friday and should be completed and returned by the following Friday.
✏️ Spellings
Spellings will be sent home at the beginning of each spelling unit and children will be tested at the end of the unit.
As our spelling units vary in length, please check the spelling sheet carefully for the date of each spelling test. Regular practice at home will help children make excellent progress.
📖 Reading
Children should read at home every day for at least 10–15 minutes.
Daily reading plays a vital role in developing fluency, vocabulary and comprehension skills, so we encourage reading to become part of your child’s everyday routine.
💻 Reading Plus
Children should complete 5 Reading Plus texts each week, both in and out of school.
There will be two opportunities during the school week for children to access Reading Plus. Any texts that have not been completed in school should be finished at home as part of their homework.
Regular use of Reading Plus helps to develop reading fluency, comprehension and confidence, supporting children’s progress across all areas of learning.
🔢 Times Tables
Children should continue to practise their times tables daily, including regular use of Times Tables Rock Stars (TT Rock Stars) at home.
Frequent practice helps children improve their recall speed and accuracy, building confidence in mathematics and supporting their learning across the curriculum. Even a few minutes each day can make a significant difference.
⚽ PE – Wednesday
Our PE day is Wednesday, where children will be supported by Mr Peden. Please ensure that children come to school with the correct PE kit.
We are looking forward to working together and making this a fantastic year in Elms Class!
Resources:
https://www.conquermaths.com/login/
Online Homework and Information
Windy Winners!
This week our awards were for Top Writer and Top Growth Mindset. Well done to all of our winners. Class Top Growth Mindset Top Writer Robins Thea Amaris Owls Ariadne Lucas Nightingales Harry Joel Bluebells Heidi Hamed Tulips Alfie ...
Year 5 Homework 22.9.23
Year 5 homework this week is as follows: English- CGP books- p.13 relative pronouns and p.77 'shul' spellings Maths- p.2 and 3- year 4 objective test Reading- 2 reading plus texts. This homework applies to year 5 children in both Elms and Oaks and is due in by...
Databases in UKS2
This term UKS2 are looking at how to use databases. To introduce the topic, this week the children made some paper based databases. They started by coming up with different animals in pairs and thought about how they could group them. They started by sorting...
UKS2 Homework (15.9.23)
This week our homework is as follows (15.9.23). Reading Plus – Reading Plus two texts Reading Plus Conquer Maths – Complete the tasks (use the videos to help) Conquer Maths English - write your school council speech, either on Google Classroom or paper. Article...
Information for all parents-carers
The power points and pdfs below just contains some information for parents and carers e.g structure of the school day and staffing etc. Please click on the link below to access it or should you require a paper version then just ask at reception: Nursery class parent...
UKS2 Homework (8.9.23)
This week our homework is as follows (8.9.23). Reading Plus – Reading Plus two texts Reading Plus Conquer Maths – Complete the tasks (use the videos to help) Conquer Maths Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to...
Sports Assembly
This morning, we had our sports assembly. Over 120 children have taken part in over 20 sports events this academic year and it was fantastic to be able to celebrate this. Children received medals for the team events that they had represented the school at and some...
90s Summer Festival 2023
Today was the return of the annual Summer Festival at Windy Nook. We decided on a 90s theme and all of the children really dressed for the occasion. Year 6 led the event, painting banners and manning all of the different stations on offer: bubbles; juice and biscuits;...
School Games Day
This week, across the whole school, we celebrated School Games Day. This is a day where we focus on a mass sports event and look at some of the countries involved with it to celebrate sports achievement. This year, we focussed on the upcoming Women's World Cup. In...
Y5 and 6 football
A team of Year 5 and 6 Girls took part in a Football Festival at Gateshead Power League, all students showed great teamwork skills and sportsmanship throughout the football festival. There were some great individual performances from Lily and Lois as they both scored...
Windy Nook KS2 Art Gallery
In celebration of all of our amazing art work created at Windy Nook, on Thursday, we set up our very own gallery! Each KS2 class had the opportunity to create a colourful portrait of themselves that was then displayed in the hall for school and parents/carers to come...
Discounted Meals during the Summer Holidays!
Below is a list of places, which are quite local who are offering free or discounted meals over the holiday period.