May Walk
What a fantastic morning of sunshine for our May walk around the village.
The children showed off their fantastic singing skills and their beautiful may stick creations.
Thank you to all who came to support us, we had a lovely morning.
A very special thank you to all at the coffee shop for…
A visit to Elford Hall Gardens VE Day Display
We had such a fantastic morning at Elford Hall Gardens. We took a summery walk through the village to explore the VE Day display. It was fantastic to handle artefacts related to the local history of Elford and learn about the impact the war had in our local area. Thank you to all…
Classifying rocks in science
Today we developed our classifying skills to sort rocks into venn diagrams based on our chosen rock properties. We used fantastic scientific language and great roach skills to share our thoughts.
VE Day 80th Anniversary Celebrations
After a reflective assembly learning about today’s celebrations and the reasons for them, we held a one minute’s silence. We then got ready for our celebrations. Thank you to Claire for putting on a lovely picnic lunch outside to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day street party style. The…
Chocolate Dissection
We had lots of fun in science this afternoon. To kick off our rocks topic we began looking at properties of rocks. We then compared their properties to the characteristics of the chocolates we dissected using some fantastic scientific language.
We may have enjoyed a cheeky taste…
Fun in the Sun
What a treat having the ice cream van show up at break time. It was very much enjoyed by all! A massive thank you to our lovely PTA for such a fantastic treat.
Easter Egg Mystery
Something strange happened at The Howard School today, all the Easter eggs for the children disappeared!
The children spent the morning trying to rule out the 8 suspects Mr Wynn, Miss Jennings, Mrs Carter, Mrs Fallows, Mrs Powles, Mr Challinor, Mrs Moss or Mrs Aminu.
After lots of…
Dissecting poo in science
This afternoon we dissected a range of animal poos ( handmade with oats and cocoa powder so not at all smelly like their real counterparts). We found evidence of their diet and used this to determine whether the animal was a herbivore, carnivore or omnivore. We then used this knowledge to predict…
Making Roman Spelt Bread
Class 2 finished off their Romans topic by creating a staple Roman food - Spelt bread. They followed a traditional recipe making loaves in teams. We then finished the afternoon by exploring Roman diet and creating Roman menus.
Water Testing in the Local Area
The children took a local area walk this morning to take part in the Parish Council river testing.
We enjoyed testing the PH level of the water and investigating wildlife around the river.
We look forward to going again soon.
Seasonal cooking
Class 2 have been working hard learning about seasonal British fruit, vegetables and meat. They made stuffed peppers and meatballs. Great skills learnt everyone!
Mother’s Day High Tea
What a wonderful morning we have had for our Mother’s Day High Tea. The children had worked so hard to prepare the scones and the Year 6 children were fabulous hosts. We hope you all enjoyed spending the morning with us, we certainly did.