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
WN PTFA Annual General Meeting
Windy Nook PTFA will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 10th March 2022, 4- 5pm, at Windy Nook Primary School. All welcome. For further information, please contact the PTFA directly on p.t.f.a.windy@outlook.com Please let us know if you would like to...
Windy Winners!
This week our children were awarded for being 'Top Investigators' with our other award for a 'Top Effort' As always, it's a huge well done to all of our winners. Class Top Effort Top Investigator Dragonflies Jackson Isaac Ladybirds Mercedes George ...
Year 5 Homework (11.2.22)
This week our homework is as follows (11.2.22). Reading Plus – Complete two texts CGP Maths book- Multiplying fractions by whole numbers (pages 32-33 ) Spelling practice sheet- Look, cover, write and check activity CGP Books English-Silent letters(pages 90-91) ...
Boccia
Today a team of children from Year 5 attended the Top Sportsability Boccia event. This event is specifically ran to help children who may find contact sports and other more traditional competitions overwhelming. The children took part in Boccia, which is a renowned...
Fraction Scavenger Hunt in Year 5
The past three weeks, Year 5 have been learning all about fractions. They have done brilliantly at learning lots of tricky methods such as converting between mixed and improper fractions and comparing and ordering. Today, we took the fractions outside to take part in...
Windy Winners!
Our children had the opportunity to show-off their language skills this week as our feature award was for a 'Top Linguist'. We also awarded 'Top Attitude' as well; this is a fantastic certificate to receive. Well done everyone! Class Top Attitude Top Linguist ...
January Walk to School Badges
Last month children across the school completed 2,832 active trips with 174 children earning their WOW walk to school badges for January. Active trips include walking/wheeling, cycling/scooting and park and stride. All of these options have a range of benefits as well...
Les Jeux Olympiques en UKS2
This term, years 5 and 6 have been learning about Les Jeux Olympiques (the Olympic games). This week they learnt about the modern Olympics with a focus on grammar - organising the French words into nouns, adjectives and verbs. Their understanding was excellent and...
Year 5 Homework (4.2.22)
This week our homework is as follows (4.2.22). Reading Plus – Complete two texts CGP Maths book- Adding and subtracting fractions (pages 30 and 31) Spelling practice sheet- Look, cover, write and check activity CGP Books English-Adverbs (pages 9,10 and 11) Article...
Exploring Excel in UKS2
This term UKS2 have been exploring how to use Excel and how to create spreadsheets. We have covered a range of key vocabulary such as cell, formula, calculate and average. Children have also had to use problem solving skills to ensure their spreadsheet works...
Learning about Life Cycles
Last week in science UKS2 have been learning about the life cycles of animals and to make it a bit less abstract they created 'life cycle wheels'. It helps them to see more clearly the circle of life (and not the song by Elton John ha ha). Article 13: You have the...
Windy Winners!
This week we presented our value of the month 'Perseverance'. It is part of our growth mind-set which sits at the very heart of our learning ethos. Our two weekly awards this week were for a 'Top Historian' and 'Top Effort'. With that said, it's a huge well done to...