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Years 1 and 2 have been studying Autumn poetry this week. They have looked at the five senses, been on nature walks and written their own poem on national poetry day. To finish off the week, they have performed their poems with their partners on the class 1 stage! Excellent work children! 
 

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If you were driving through Elford this week you may have seen a number of our year 5 children cycling safely through the village.  They were doing their level 2 cycle training which included how to be safe on the road.  Well done to those who took part and we now wait to see who passed the test. 
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Class entered the virtual world today as part of their topic on biomes and evolution. We took a virtual trip round a number of biomes and discovered lots of information about the plants and animals that live there.  

We were looking at some tricky concepts in our maths lesson today but using the manipulatives really helped us.

We used the place value counters to look at adding and subtracting when crossing boundaries. Fantastic maths today.

Reception have been investigating what happens when we add water to skittles. The shells are made from sugar. When sugar is put in warm water, it dissolves. As the colours meet, they mix, creating different colours.

Reception then practised their cutting and memory skills to sequence the…

Our Year 6 children had an action packed day at Rawlett High School on Friday.  The children took part in a number of activities throughout the day as well as being treated to breakfast and dinner.  The activities ensured that all the children were kept on their toes and made some amazing…

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What a fantastic afternoon raising money for MacMillan.

A massive thank you to all those who baked, donated and joined us for tea and cake.

Also, a huge thank you to Year 5 who ran the event - they really stepped up.

Keep your eyes peeled for the reveal of how much was…

With the help of our wonderful PTA volunteers, we have had a lovely afternoon chutney making with the tomatoes we grew over the summer. All children participated in house groups and created some delicious chutneys that will be available soon.

This afternoon we completed a mini beast hunt in forest school.

We then used classification keys to find out their names and whether they were a vertebrate or an invertebrate.

Phunky Foods have been working with Helen today carrying out surveys on healthy snacks.

We shared ideas for healthy snacks and discussed which snacks would be good choices.

Thank you Phunky Foods ambassadors. 

Today we have celebrated International European Day of Languages.

Each group has discovered how to say hello in a different language. Why don’t you ask us to share our new language with you today.

Year 1 and 2 have had a fabulous afternoon learning about out local area. We discussed things that we would find in Elford and not in Elford. Great work!