Nursery

Our nursery has been alive with music this week. We’ve been busy  finding out about the difference between high and low notes using our voices and instruments.

Reception

Cherry Class celebrated their amazing mark making skills with a pen party! We listened to music and wrote letters, words, numbers, as well as drawing patterns and pictures. It was great fun!

Year 1 - Rapid Running!

Year 1 have learned about Florence Joyner in English this week. She was an olympic runner who won silver and gold medals as well as a world record for the 100m sprint. The children in Year 1 ran as fast as they could to try and beat her record but Florence Joyner is still the fastest woman in the world!

Year 2

Things got very chilly in Oak Class this week as the children used mixed media to turn their line drawings into beautiful ‘Frozen Planet’ pictures by painting a background wash and adding their own special effects.   Later in the week they performed their ‘Frozen Planet’ assembly to children, teachers and parents.  We were so impressed with their clear delivery and beautiful singing.

Year 3

On Thursday, Year 3 travelled up to London to visit the British Museum. They were very excited to see the mummies and sarcophaguses as we explored the Egyptian exhibits. Thank you to the parents who helped us on this trip!

Look out for the photos in next weeks newsletter.

Year 4

Year 4 hit all the right notes this week as we celebrated Number Day! We swapped our usual uniforms for some fantastic digit-themed outfits and dove headfirst into the world of musical patterns.

Our highlight was exploring the Pythagorean approach to sound. By adding precise measurements of water to glass bottles, we transformed our classroom into a laboratory of scales. We discovered that the more water a bottle holds, the lower the pitch. This is because there is less space for air to vibrate! It was a brilliant, hands-on way to see—and hear—maths in action.  We are extremely proud of the courageous Emira and Molly who represented Year 4 in the whole school  Times Table Rock Stars Battle.

Children's Mental Health Week - 9th - 13th February

Next week, Ellingham will be taking part in lots of activities centred on the very important topic of children's mental health. The theme this year is, "This is my place". We'll be talking about how we can help everyone feel like they belong. 

As part of our activities, every day will have a 'Special Experience'. On Wednesday 11th February, the special experience will be, "Bizzare do, be you", and this entails every member of the Ellingham Family coming to school with their hair styled in their own unique way! An important part of Belonging is knowing how our unique selves add to our community. We want to show this through our hair! So, have a think over the weekend of how you can "bizzare you, be do"!