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

Year 6 Spelling practice for SATs

10th March 2023Jillian Jackson

In the SATs, children will be tested on spelling rules for Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6. Below you will find an outline of each of the spelling rules,  as well as words that meet the criteria of the rule. Across school, each week we focus on teaching and practicing a different spelling rule or pattern during English lessons. In the run up to SATs, each week the children will be bringing home a list of words to practice and support their preparation for their spelling SATs paper; these words will cover a mixture of the patterns and rules as will be experienced on the test. Please support your child by encouraging them to practice at home.

KS2-SATs-Spelling-Revision-ListDownload

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!

Class 13 – Healthy Eating 🍔🍟

9th March 2023Jake Taylor

Today in expedition, we have been researching some of the different food groups that make up a healthy balanced diet. The children looked at nutrients such as protein and carbohydrates and found out why our body needs them.

This afternoon, we have been looking at food labels and working out what constitutes a healthy meal. The children used the McDonalds nutrition calculator to find our how much energy, fat, sugars and salt was in each meal and whether or not this would be a healthy option for us.

Y3/4 Presentations of Learning

9th March 2023Rebecca Knowles

A reminder that Y3/4 presentations of learning will take place the week commencing 27th March. Please join us in the hall so that your children can share their learning from the last term in a fun family learning style event! If you have children in separate classes, we can arrange for them all to attend the same session.

Please see the schedule below:

Class Hilton / Pearson – Monday 27th March 2pm

Class Gerrard – Tuesday 28th March 2pm

Class Knowles – Wednesday 29th March 2pm

Class Taylor – Thursday 30th March 2pm

We look forward to sharing our learning with you!