Happy Friday!

We have had a lovely week in Elm. It was lovely to see the children in their happy colours for Comic Relief today!

In Maths, we have been practicing how to add 2 digit numbers using the column method. In English, we have been joining descriptive sentences with conjunctions to make them more exciting. In RE we discussed the significance of resurrection and how Easter Sunday is an important day in the Christian calendar. In History, we looked at Victorian workhouses. All of the children said they would rather be in a Victorian School than a workhouse. They did not like the idea of gruel and bread and sharing a room!

We had great fun making our fruit salads this week. So proud of the children for being very sensible when chopping and cutting. Also very impressed with how well they tried new things and could discuss what they liked and didn’t. Honeydew and watermelon were the clear winners!!

Well done to William – who has won the golden certificate this week.

Can I please remind you to be encouraging your child to be reading at home. It makes such a difference. Thank you.

Any issues please email elm@crowmoorschool.co.uk.

Have a lovely weekend!

Miss Shadbolt, Mrs E and Miss Nicholas.

Hey!

A nice week in Elm class again this week. The children loved the magic of World Book Day on Thursday. They had great fun visiting the other classrooms to experience Mythical Creatures, Potion Making, Herbology and Transfiguration. A truly spell bounding day for all of them. They all made great effort with their costumes and really enjoyed sharing books that they love.

In Maths, we have been looking at capacity and volume. The children really enjoyed using the water tray to fill up different containers and exploring the different capacities and looking at how to fill to the correct volumes. In English, we have been practicing how to right the best sentences. Making sure we are using full stops, capital letters and adjectives to add extra description.

In History we have carried on comparing Victorian schools to schools today. This week we focused on the layout, the learning and the resources that the children had. Many of the children commented again about being happy to be a pupil in 2024! In Science we explored how quickly germs spread and the fabulous work of Louis Pasteur. In Art we looked at signs of spring and painted trees with blossom or yellow daffodils.

Can we make sure that we are reading lots at home! Thank you. The children are all excited about getting raffle tickets but they need the comment from home for it to count towards the prizes!

Hoping to make a fruit salad in Design and Technology this week. Can you please let us know if there are any allergies. Many thanks.

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Shadbolt and Mrs E.

Hey!

Happy Friday, had a lovely week this week. We have been super busy learning lots of new things and starting to spread the excitement for World Book Day next Thursday. On Thursday, the children can come dressed as their favourite character from a book they love.

In Maths, we have been looking at mass. We have learnt about grams, kilograms and how to balance mass using scales. In English, we have continued our work based on our new book Einstein the Penguin and have written postcards pretending to be him getting in touch with his family back in Australia. The children really enjoyed learning about the sites of London that he has seen on his adventure. In Science, we are looking at Scientists and Inventors. This week we met Elizabeth Garratt Anderson, the first female Doctor! A lot of the children couldn’t believe that men did not like women being Doctors. In History we compared teachers from today to teachers from the Victorian Era. All of the children said they were glad to be children in 2024 and not children in 1824. In Art, we have practiced our skills with water colours and reminded ourselves of the primary and secondary colours.

PE – Monday and Tuesday. Please can we remind you that PE kit needs to be worn on both days, white top, dark top and bottoms with no large logos. Hair needs to be tied up and earrings need to be taken out. Thank you.

We are really trying to encourage the children to read more and see the pleasure within getting lost in a book. Can you please be encouraging your child to read at home. It does not have to be a school book. It can be a magazine, a recipe, a newspaper, a book from their own collection and it can be read to anyone in the house.

Well done to Bailey and Stanley who went away after the assembly on Monday and found out all about famous women of History. Both myself and Miss Roberts were very impressed with the efforts they had made to find things out outside of the classroom.

Finally, well done to Maddie for winning the Golden Certificate this week and well done to Declan for winning it last week!

Have a lovely weekend!

Miss Shadbolt and Mrs E 🙂

Good afternoon!
Had a lovely week in Elm class. We have really enjoyed coming into school in clothes that make us happy for mental health week. We had a long chat about mental health and how it is important to talk about all emotions both happy and sad. The children all came up with some great ideas about how we can stay happy and healthy. For example, getting good nights sleep, eating well, being with friends and family and talking to trusted adults.

In maths, we have finished our block of multiplication and division. The children have really grasped the idea of grouping and sharing and have worked super hard on their 2,5 and 10  times table. English has seen us look at the features of, plan and write our own newspaper reports. The children have all written an article for the “Crowmoor Chronicle” about the Twits and their terrible antics. In science, we looked at food chains and discussed the importance of nutrition to survive. We looked at animals being omnivores, herbivores and carnivores. Some of the children were shocked to discover they are omnivores! In art, we did sketches of a hedgehog. We learnt how to sketch and shade.

This week we have listened to the children read and done a quiz to determine their book levels. We have given the children all a new book to read over the half term please read with your child and note down how well they read. This will help us to see that they are well suited. Reading challenge for the half term:

1x read – 2 raffle tickets, 2x read – 3 x raffle tickets, 3 x read 5 raffle tickets, 4x read 7 raffle tickets, 5x read  10 raffle tickets, 7x read 20 raffle tickets!! The children can read their school books and their books at home. To count, it needs to be recorded in the yellow reading record.

Have a lovely half term. Can’t wait to hear all about the fun things you all do.
See you on the 19th.
Miss Shadbolt and Mrs E.

Hi everyone!

What a lovely week we have had in Elm class. I am so proud of how well the children have settled in and have shown great positivity towards myself as their new teacher. They all work super hard and I am really enjoying teaching in Elm. They have also been very receptive of our new ‘Good to be Green’ behaviour chart.

In Maths, we have finished our topic on Money. We have looked at how to give change, add different amounts and even looked at two-step problems. Next week we will be moving on to Multiplication and Division.

In English, we have been reading the Twits. The children have loved listening the story and have had fun writing expanded noun phrases to describe them! We all agreed that sentences with more description are much better to read than boring short sentences.

In Science we have looked at Living, Dead and Never Alive. The children really enjoyed categorising the items and discussing the life processes that makes them alive. In History, we explored the life and influence of Florence Nightingale and what she did for Nursing. We could not believe how much she did in her life. Some of the children said they would like to be nurses and paramedics as they liked the sound of caring for others.

PE – Tuesday and Thursday (please see the letter that was sent home with your child this evening regarding uniform and PE kit).

Parent’s evening slots are filling up quick so can you please return the letters ASAP to avoid not getting your desired time.

Remember, if you need to reach me please email: elm@crowmoorschool.co.uk and I will get back to you.

Finally, BIG WELL DONE to Charlie, who was the Golden Certificate winner this week. He has worked super hard and made good choices when faced with new learning challenges. Keep it up Charlie!

Have a fabulous weekend! Remember to READ READ READ!

Miss Shadbolt and Mrs Evason 🙂