MacMillan Coffee Afternoon
Wow!
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…
Chutney making at The Howard
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.
Creepy Crawly Classification
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 Super Surveys
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.
International Day of European Languages
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.
The Howard Map Makers
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!
Phonics superstars
Well done to Reception for a super phonics session this morning.
Dear Zoo acting
Our Year 1 and 2 children have had lots of fun this morning acting out the story of Dear Zoo. Great work everyone!
What makes a balanced diet?
Class 2 have been looking at how to eat healthily in PSHE. They have looked how the traffic lights on food packaging helps us to make informed decisions about some of the food we may chose to eat. They have also explored and created their own Eatwell Plates. Well done, class 2.
Reception Reading Challenge
Reception had a fantastic time choosing their first reading challenge book!
Forest School
We have had a wonderful start to our Forest School this year. The children have participated in games to help develop good communication and teamwork skills, they loved doing leaf identification and finding out what trees we have growing in and around school. They have also spent some time having…
Class 3 Orienreering
The rain couldn’t deter class 3 from practicing their orienteering skills this week. The children had to use their map reading skills to complete a course. At each marker there was a number which they had to remember and add to another 7 marker numbers. It took a great deal of team work to come…