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 children had the opportunity to showcase their geography skills. Our supplementary award was for a 'Top Effort'. As always, it's a huge well done to all of our winners! Class Top Effort Top Geographer Dragonflies Isabelle Emily Ladybirds ...
Year 5 Homework (20.5.22)
This week our homework is as follows (20.5.22). Reading Plus – Complete two texts (can be written in reading diary) CGP Maths book- multiples, factors and primes pages 18-19 Spelling practice sheet- Look, cover, write and check activity CGP Books English-Homophones...
Year 5/6 Boys’ Football
On Thursday, boys from Years 5 and 6 played two matches in the Tyne View League. There was an excellent team spirit; the players really supported each other. The boys also proved their fitness, as their matches were one after the other - on a warm afternoon! Their...
Y5 Trip to Gibside
Today year 5 went on a health and wellbeing trip to Gibside. The trip focused on ways to manage and improve our health and wellbeing. The children took part in 4 different workshops- meditation, sound it out, meet a tree and setting goals. Each workshop looked at a...
Celebrating the Queens Platinum Jubilee
Friday 27th May will see the whole school celebrating the Queens Platinum Jubilee. Children can come to school dressed in red, white and blue. A traditional Punch and Judy show has been arranged, singing by the school choir and sign squad, a royal parade, a picnic...
Windy Winners!
This week our children had the opportunity to display their knowledge of science (Top Scientist) and our additional award this week was for Top Attitude. We also need to make a special mention for our Year 6 children who completed their SATs; needless to say they all...
Year 5 Homework (13.5.22)
This week our homework is as follows (13.5.22). Reading Plus – Complete two texts (can be written in reading diary) CGP Maths book- Multiplication and division pages 25-26 Spelling practice sheet- Look, cover, write and check activity CGP Books English-Commas after...
Super Scratch Coding in UKS2
This term in computing, UKS2 are looking at how to develop games using coding on Scratch. To start with, the children added their own sprite and background and then inputted some simple code to make the sprite hide and disappear. They then looked at how to add a...
Year 5 Homework (6.5.22)
This week our homework is as follows (6.5.22). Reading Plus – Complete two texts (can be added in reading diary) Conquer Maths – complete the tasks on addition and subtraction Spelling practice. Look, cover, write and check activity Google classroom English- Task on...
Year 5 Girls Football
Last week, our year 5 girls football team were lucky enough to represent the school twice. First, on Thursday, the girls headed to Harlow green where they competed in a league final against the team there. The girls tried really hard against a really strong team, but...
Windy Winners!
This week we were looking for Top Mathematicians and it's always a difficult choice. Our other certificate was for a Top Effort. In addition to these two awards our value of the month was for Honesty. So, it's a huge well done to all of our winners! Class Top Effort ...
The Laws of Gravity
This term UKS2 are learning about forces! We will be carrying out an investigation on the different factors when measuring forces. However, this week we were looking into the work that Sir Isaac Newton competed on gravity. Article 28: You have the right to a good...