Reading
Harry Potter experience
Today keen readers from across school took part in our virtual Harry Potter experience. We had a great time
Equality & Diversity
Black History Month
This week we have been celebrating black history month by reading the book “I love my hair”. We have been discussing different hair types and how they are all unique and beautiful. We discussed what we love about our own hair, what it looks like and how we look after Read more
Reading
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
This week we had a surprise parcel left in Reception. When we opened the parcel we found lots of different foods and leaves. Everyone was guessing what story we could be learning about this week and we found the book for… The Hungry Caterpillar. We even found our own caterpillars Read more
Reading
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
This week Reception have been reading the story ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’. Reception have been retelling the story and acting it out. Everyone has also taste tested different flavours of porridge, thought of their own adjectives and written an adjective for each porridge. They tasted a lemon, grapefruit, chocolate Read more
Art & Design
The Gingerbread Man
This week and next week, we are reading the story, ‘The Gingerbread Man’. Reception have been designing their own gingerbread person this week. They have been creating their own life size gingerbread outside with chalk. They drew around themselves with a partner and then designed them on the floor.
Outdoor learning
Jack and the Beanstalk
This week we have been reading ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. We have been reading the story, acting it out and then we planted our own beanstalk.
Reading
The Three Little Pigs
This week we have been reading the story, ‘The Three Little Pigs’. Reception have been reading the story, retelling it with their friends and they have been building houses for the three little pigs to live in. We have been learning about different materials and then the children have worked Read more
Art & Design
World Book Day
Year 2 had so much fun dressing up with the theme ‘careers’ and they all looked amazing. They worked really hard to write a set of instructions on how to make the perfect… nurse, vet, firefighter, game designer, policer officer or astronaut, then completed a step by step drawing of Read more
Careers Related Learning
World Book Day 2025!
Year 2 Elm have made an amazing effort today to come to school dressed in clothes that represent a career they aspire to be in when they grow older. We wrote instructions how to make the perfect…. vet, astronaut, police officer or game designer! Everyone made a great effort and Read more