Year 3 visited the Science Museum this week and also participated in the ‘Wonderlab’ workshop. It was a day filled with wonder, excitement, and invaluable learning opportunities! Our budding scientists explored the properties of light and sound and experimented with gravity and forces. The workshop offered a wealth of immersive experiences that truly ignited their passion for science. Our visit to the Science Museum and the Wonderlab workshop was nothing short of extraordinary. It not only enriched our curriculum but we also hope to have inspired a lifelong love for science in our pupils. We are incredibly proud of each and every one of them for their enthusiasm, curiousity, and eagerness to learn. Thanks to all the parent helpers for their continued support in making such enriching experiences possible for our students.

On Friday 22nd March 2024, six children from both Year 5 and Year 6 (Rihana 6L, Danish 6B, Abdul 6B, Maria 6B, Abdul 5ST, Masih 5G) took part in the Aylward 24 Game Competition. We started training in January and attended a club after school every Friday where we would play against each other. At home, we also trained using the 24 games cards that we were allowed to take with us. We trained at home for at least 20 minutes every day. On Friday 15th March 2024, Mr Gorsia orangised a 24 game showcase event after school. Adults from across the school came to 6 Burman to observe and test our speed and skills. We enjoyed the showcase as it was a chance for us to show the adults in the school how much work and dedication we had put into training for the 24 Game. Thank you to all of the adults who were able to come to the showcase.

In the competition, there were 5 rounds in total, that lasted 7 minutes each. Each table had a Bentley Wood student from Year 9 who acted as a referee for the competition. As a school, Elmgrove won 1st place with ease, which meant we had won the trophy 3 years in a row. In the 5th round, the top four players would go to a table and compete to see who was the best individual player at the 24 Game. All the students on the top table came from Elmgrove, which meant 1st, 2nd and 3rd place was won only by students from our school. It felt amazing to see that after months of training that we had achieved 1st place as a team representing Elmgrove. Thank you to all of the adults that sacrificed their time to take us on this trip and trained us to win. We had an excellent time competing and enjoyed our victory.

Written by Maria 6B and Rihana 6L

This week we welcomed our community police officers into school to talk to the children in our nursery about their jobs and work in the community. The children learnt about how to use the emergency number and showed the children their equipment. The children all got to have a photo taken with the police officer’s hats! The children followed up the learning with work in the nursery with role play and activities to support their topic on policing.

The company ‘Exotic Explorers’ brought some very interesting creatures to school and the children were particularly intrigued by the nocturnal animals. Reception learnt that they hide, move and feast during night. They had the opportunity to touch, stroke and even hold a salamander, a snake and a hedgehog! The skunks moved freely around the classroom sniffing for food (and thankfully did not spray anywhere!) and the Owls spread out their wings to fly across the room. It was a magical experience with some of the parents commenting on Tapestry: ‘We are a few days later and she still talks a lot about it….wonderful memories!’, 'She was so excited by the snake!', 'What an amazing experience for the kids', 'So excited! They were so brave!'.

We are excited to announce that Elmgrove Primary School has been accepted as part of the Tesco in-store token voting system. The Early Years Team applied to be part of the scheme to raise money for new equipment for their outdoor area. The voting will start in Mid-January and end in March.

You will be able to vote by placing tokens in the pot which you will find in any local Tesco store.

Please ask for the blue tokens after you have checked out. We need your support so please ask your family and friends to vote.

We are looking forward to winning the vote and receiving the money which will help us to buy new equipment for our outdoor area.

The year 6 children had first-hand experience of a Hindu Temple this week. We listened to a talk about Hindu deities and how people who follow the Hindu faith help to look after the environment. We also got a chance to explore the temple which was beautifully decorated for Diwali.