Reception fieldwork visit tomorrow

20th March 2023Rebecca Carter

We hope you’ve had a lovely week back so far and the children are looking forward to our fieldwork visit.

Please can all children arrive at the usual time so that we can register everyone and be on the coaches ready to leave promptly. All children will need to bring a packed lunch with them, unless they have asked for one to be provided by school. The coach will leave by 2.30pm to make sure we are back in time for the end of the school day.

Please could we ask that all children dress appropriately for the outdoor weather… the forecast is looking better as we move through the day tomorrow and we’re hoping it stays that way!

If you have any questions or queries please email Miss Carter @. [email protected]

Looking forward to seeing you all in the morning!

Red Nose Day Challenge

17th March 2023Rebecca Barnett

Happy Red Nose Day! It is great to see so many of you dressed in red to show your support today. Thank you for all your generous donations. The school council have one last challenge for you! Over the weekend, we wonder how many different red things you can find.

Watercolor Red Clipart Red Color Clipart Red Objects - Etsy UK

You could have a look around your house or even venture outside on a walk. Count how many different red things you can find to share with your crew on Monday. You could even take some pictures or draw what you can see.

F2 Phonics Family Learning

16th March 2023Amanda Wallace

We were so pleased to welcome lots of our F2 children’s grown ups into school today to learn a little bit more about our phonics programme.

Our children were happy and proud to share our activities with their adults and it was so lovely to see how engaged everybody was.

Thank you for your support and we hope that you all enjoyed it.

Reception Crew

Reception- Phonics Family Learning session

12th March 2023Rebecca Carter

On Thursday (16th march) at 2pm there will be a phonics themed family learning session held in the hall. Please arrive at the school office for 2pm to sign in and collect your child.

All reception parents are invited to attend for an afternoon of phonics fun!

You will be able to join in with lots of early reading and writing activities and explore the FFT phonics scheme even further. The reception teaching team will be on hand to answer any questions and boost your confidence to support with phonics at home.

There will also be an additional session on Thursday the 23rd March at 2pm . We look forward to seeing you 🙂

FFT Success For All Phonics - FFT
Elm Hall Primary School - Phonics
FFT Success For All Phonics - FFT

Celebrating British Science Week

10th March 2023Rebecca Barnett

Today marks the start of British Science Week and we can’t wait to get involved when we get back to school next week. Each crew will take part in a fascinating fingerprint investigation led by the school council. We will also have science club attending the coffee afternoon (Wednesday 15th) to share some of the exciting things we get up to at science club.

In the meantime, there are a few challenges you can get involved in at home and bring into school next week.

For Tuesday – Create a timeline of scientists through history. What are some of the greatest discoveries and who made them?

For Wednesday – Invent like a Victorian. Channel your inner inventor and design something to make life at home easier.

For Thursday – See and Eat Vegetables. Investigate the connection between how vegetables grow and how they end up on your plate.

Timeline of Scientists
Invent like a Victorian
See & Eat Vegetables

You could also find your own investigations to try! Send any pictures of you being a scientist to your phase leaders. We can’t wait to see what you get up to!

Our chicks are here!

8th March 2023Lorna Vaughan

The Reception children were all very excited when they arrived to school today to find out that some of their chicks had hatched early in the morning. They were very lucky to also watch some of the chicks hatch out of their eggs throughout the day. The best part of the day though was definitely all getting a little cuddle.

Below is a video of one of our chicks hatching.

The Big Battery Hunt

6th March 2023Rebecca Barnett

Big Battery Hunt is back for its second year! - Primary Treasure Chest

What is the big battery hunt?

The Big Battery Hunt is a nationwide battery recycling programme for schools funded by Duracell. Its aim is to increase the number of batteries currently being recycled in the UK. Pupils are challenged to collect as many batteries as they can, encouraging their communities to do the same.

All you need to do is take any unwanted batteries into school and give them to your school councillor. The school council will collect the batteries, keep count of them and recycle them for you. Let’s see how many we can collect this year!