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Well done to the year 1s who took part in the violin concert. You were amazing!

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We designed our own paper plate planets.

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We enjoyed visiting the KS2 Science Fair.

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Our sandwiches were delicious!

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We designed and made our own healthy sandwiches.

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We tried lots of different sandwiches sauces before deciding which to include in our sandwich design.

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Aspirations Day

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Today we kick started our STEM week with a visit from an inflatable planetarium. We learned lots about space.

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We practised mixing primary colours to make secondary colours and then we created some Kandinsky inspired art work.

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We had fun playing games and practising our blending.

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We made a healthy three course meal!

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Making a healthy balanced meal.

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We have been working on our tennis skills.

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Enjoying reading time with our Jay Class buddies.

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Enjoying reading time with our Jay Class buddies.

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We worked in groups to prepare a presentation to explain why the Great Fire of London spread so quickly.

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This week’s star spellings.

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On our walk, we collected natural resources and when we got back to school we enjoyed making some natural artwork.

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We enjoyed exploring the different parts of the sculpture trail.

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Today we enjoyed a great assembly from Dan who works for the community church. He taught us all about the Easter story.

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We enjoyed working with children from other classes and reading stories from around the world and carrying out some related crafts.

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What a fantastic book you have written all about football!

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We have been enjoying books all day and even made some of our own!

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Information for parents about ELS sounds

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Welcome to Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS).

ELS is a synthetic phonics programme which some schools use to help children learn to read in Reception and Key Stage 1 (Primary 1 to 3). If you've heard the term ELS used by teachers at your child's school, the chances are they are using ELS to help your little one as they learn to read.

Here you can find more information on what ELS is and how you can support your child at home.

What is Synthetic Phonics?

Synthetic phonics is a way of teaching children to read. It teaches children how sounds are represented by written letters. Children are taught to read words by blending these sounds together to make words.

For example, they will be taught that the letters 'm-a-t' blend together to make 'mat'. A synthetic phonics programme, such as ELS, is a structure for teaching these sounds in a certain order to build up children's learning gradually. It is used daily during Reception and Year 1 to teach all the sounds in the English language.

How is ELS taught in schools?

With ELS, there is a daily phonics lesson where the teacher teaches a new sound, or reviews sounds learned earlier in the week. This is shown to the class on the whiteboard.

Children learn the letters that represent the sounds. They are then asked to read words and sentences with the new sounds in. Children will also practise writing the letters that represent the sounds.

What order are the sounds taught in?

New sounds are taught each day, with some review days and weeks to help children practise what they've learned. Click below to reveal the sounds your child will learn in ELS.

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Essential Letters and Sounds - Oxford Owl

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Find out what Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS) is and find ideas to help your child as they learn to read with ELS at home.

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We have been learning about different habitats and the animals that live there.

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We have some amazing swimmers in Sparrow Class

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We have some amazing swimmers in Sparrow Class

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We joined in with a live workshop with the author of the story Nefertiti.

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We used our Oracy and science skills to talk in front of the class and habitats and which habitat an animal is suited to and why. We made sure to use correct science vocabulary.

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Reading to our Jay Class reading buddies 

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Reading to our Jay Class reading buddies 

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We used a paint app to draw some pictures.

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We braved the weather to practise our dribbling!