Welcome to Elms
We are the Elms and always have fun and work hard in Year 5. Our teacher is Mrs Hope, who is accompanied by Miss Henderson in the mornings and Mrs Bulch for our English lessons.
Resources:
https://www.conquermaths.com/login/
Important information:
Homework will be given out on a Friday and returned the following Thursday (Maths, Grammar and Reading – there is also online homework too, which includes Conquer Maths and Reading Plus).
Spellings are expected to be practised regularly over the week. They will be tested in line with our unit planning – this may not be weekly.
P.E. is on a Thursday – children are expected to come to school in their kit (white t-shirt, black short/joggers, school jumper/cardigan and trainers).
If your child is having a school lunch please ensure that payment is now done through our online payment service.
Online Homework and Information
UKS2 R.E
This week Beeches, Oaks and Elms had a visit from Reverend Danie, to look deeper into the Christmas Story. The children discussed what they already knew about the story and compared their knowledge to what was written in the gospels. Reverend Danie spoke to the...
Year 5/6 Homework 5.12.24
Children in UKS2 have been set a challenge by 'Blazing the Trail'. They have been asked to create a new base design for the bottom of a golf bag in the 2025 Liv Golf League. Each base design must be unique to the player that the child has been assigned and the winning...
Elms Homework 22.11.24
Elms homework this week is online. Children have been given their EdShed logins. They will access their maths, grammar and spelling homework through this site. https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/login/school When logging in, ensure that the login page is set to 'School...
Y5/6 Athletics Finals
Our Year 5/6 athletics team qualified for the final and finished 8th out of 50 schools—a fantastic achievement! The students displayed outstanding effort, determination, and team spirit throughout the competition. We are incredibly proud of their hard work and...
Autumn Cup
Our Year 5/6 football team participated in a fantastic tournament at Roman Road Primary School. The team went unbeaten throughout the qualifiers, demonstrating excellent teamwork and determination to secure their place in the final. The final will take place later in...
Y6 Girls Football
Our Year 6 girls headed to Gateshead Power League for a football tournament. They went unbeaten in the group stage, secured a fantastic win in the quarter-final, and fought hard in the semi-final. Despite narrowly missing out on the final, they finished an incredible...
Paralympic Festival
Students travelled to Gateshead Stadium to take part in a Paralympic festival, where they enjoyed participating in a variety of activities. It was wonderful to see their excitement and positivity throughout the day. Well done to all the students for their...
Y5/6 Football Heworth
Students travelled to Heworth to participate in a Year 5/6 football competition. They demonstrated excellent teamwork and determination throughout the event, securing victory in three out of their four matches. A fantastic effort—well done to everyone involved!...
Christmas Jumper Swap
Windy Nook Primary School is gearing up for Christmas with singing, acting and preparations in full steam for the various shows and performances. As usual, the school will be inviting children to wear a Christmas jumper and have a Christmas lunch. These will take...
Windy Nook Choose Respect for Anti-Bullying Week
Last week marked Anti-Bullying Week and the children at Windy Nook celebrated it by working on the theme 'Choose Respect.' They took part in a range of activities from EYFS all the way up to UKS2: designing odd socks, listening to the anti-bullying song, taking part...
Performing Poetry in UKS2
Over the past two weeks, Years 5 and 6 have been studying and enjoying a range of poetry inspired by World War One. This week, we have focussed on 'Dulce Et Decorum Est' by Wilfred Owen, culminating in putting together performances of the poem which we shared with the...
Year 5/6 Homework 15.11.24
Year 5 and 6 homework this week will be in CGP books. Year 5 Y5 Oaks - English- p.72 and 73 – Hyphenating Prefixes Y5 Elms - p30 and 33 - Past and Present Tense and Standard English Maths- p.40 and 41 – Rounding Decimals 1x arithmetic paper...