We are a large primary school catering for 2 to 11-year-olds in the heart of Aylesbury. We are an academy that is part of the Great Learners Trust.
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Operating as usual
๐ฅโ Mrs Lee and Mrs Bunce have been putting out fires today on their 3 yearly fire safety training โ๐ฅ
๐ช 2 Year Olds have been making some delicious cookies ๐ช
๐จ Year 3 have been experimenting with different materials, mediums and artist tools this week ๐จ
๐ป This week we have been planting sunflowers ๐ค๐ผwe get some as tall as we did last year ๐ป
๐ณ๐ชต Mrs Baldwin and Miss Cawley have had another busy week at their forest school training - they have learnt many new skills to pass on to the children. They have made some tools out of wood - From left to right: kazoo, spinner, butter knife, mushroom and mallet. ๐ชต๐ณ
Muddy Feet - Outdoor Learning and Forest Schools
๐ชต Some lovely new outdoor seating for our library ๐ชต
TTS Resources
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Raffle ticket sales are now open. If you would like to purchase tickets, here is the link:
https://bit.ly/elmhurstschoolraffle
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Prizes will be drawn at 1pm Saturday 11th June, at Elmhurst School
We have some amazing prizes:
โค๏ธ Waddesdon Manor
๐ Jewellery from Aylesbury Bullion Company
โค๏ธ Bletchley Park
๐ WhizzKids
โค๏ธ Jazzercise Bucks, Beds & Herts
๐ DJ's Play Park
โค๏ธ ABI Entertainment - Party DJ, Singer and Kids Entertainer
๐ Flip Out Aylesbury
โค๏ธ Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
๐ Delta Force Paintball - UK
โค๏ธ Planet Ice Milton Keynes
๐ Reflexions Health and Leisure
โค๏ธ The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
๐ Amazon Vouchers courtesy of Michael Anthony Estate Agents
๐ Jump Inc Bicester
โค๏ธ Glow beauty
๐ The Snow Centre
โค๏ธ Sports Factor
๐ Leighton Buzzard Railway
โค๏ธ Kew Little Pigs
๐ The Bucks Goat Centre Aylesbury
โค๏ธ Woburn Safari Park
๐ SENsory Toys4U
โค๏ธ Thrift Farm
๐ Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Thank you to all these local businesses for your generosity!
Especially @MichaelAnthonyEstateAgents for sponsoring
If you would like to support our raffle by donating a prize please get in touch.
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The Friends of Elmhurst PTA and @Elmhurst School are extremely excited to announce that we have booked MJ Productions for our fantastic Jubilee celebration fayre on Saturday 11th June from 11:30am to 2:30pm. There will be 2 princesses making the rounds throughout the day ๐ ๐ธ๐ธ ๐
We have all-sorts going on
โค๏ธ Food Stalls - Greek food, burgers, tacos, traditional Asian food and more
๐ Slush Puppies
โค๏ธ Ice-Cream
๐ Face-Painting and Henna
โค๏ธ Inflatables
๐ Raffle and Tombola with cracking prizes
โค๏ธ Arts and Craft and Gift Stalls
๐ Cakes, sweets, candy floss and desserts
โค๏ธ Traditional fun and games for all the family
AND SO MUCH MORE
There is still time to book a stall if you are interested.
A big thank you to our sponsor Michael Anthony Estate Agents
If you would like to support our raffle by donating a prize please get in touch.
Raffle ticket sales are now open. If you would like to purchase tickets, here is the link:
https://bit.ly/elmhurstschoolraffle
ยฃ1 a strip Prizes will be drawn at 1pm at @elmhurstschool on Sat 11th June.
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๐ Year 1โs class text is currently โthe magic paintbrushโ they have taken inspiration from the book for a fine motor activity - using chopsticks to pick up natural noodles! ๐ฅข
๐กInnovation ๐ก
We have been adapting our instructions on how to make a kite this week in Reception - the children have created their own instructions for their own ideas.
๐จ Year 2 have been creating some abstract art inspired by Georgia OโKeefe ๐จ
๐ฑ Today in Reception we discovered that not only had we successfully grown one radish but that we actually had TWO! We gave them a wash and chopped them up to try some - it was delicious! ๐ฑ
๐Miss Cawley and Mrs Baldwin have had a great time on their forest school training this week ๐
Muddy Feet - Outdoor Learning and Forest Schools
๐Some exciting new dual language and Spanish books added to our library! ๐
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๐ Year 1โs wonderful provision this week ๐
๐ One of the children in Year 2 found some snails today at lunch time and decided to make them a habitat - we think they look very happy in their new home! ๐
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โฝ๏ธ A new safe space for ball games has been installed onto the playground this week for break times and lunch times - this has been funded through the PE and School Sports premium โฝ๏ธ๐ฅ
Thank you to Smooga Ltd for installing it for us!
๐ด๐ฒ We have been able to purchase some new balance bikes, scooters, push alongs and helmets for the early years children to develop their Physical development skills using money from the PE sport premium funding ๐ฒ๐ด
๐ฑ Year 5 have made a great start to their Science this term staring with a very hands-on lesson learning about how flowering plants reproduce. The children dissected day lilies and found the male and female parts before heading out around the school grounds to sow seeds of wild flowers. Over the course of the term, we will be looking for signs of and learning about germination, pollination, fertilisation, growth and seed dispersal. ๐ฑ
Wishing all our families who are celebrating Eid tomorrow or Tuesday.
Eid Mubarak to you all and may you have a wonderful time celebrating with your families.
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โ What is science โ
Year 3 have been exploring the question this week.
What do you think science is?
โจThere has been some fantastic loose part and imaginative play in Reception and Year 1 this week โจ
In Year 3 this week. The children begun learning William Shakespeareโs, โA Midsummer Nightโs Dreamโ. They had the opportunity to watch an animated version, followed by sequencing the theatrical events and identifying the main themes. ๐ญ
A huge thank you to Peter A Johnson - childrens' author for the copy of your book - the children loved it! ๐๐ง
We have been working hard to develop our active playground - we hope the children enjoy the new opportunities! ๐ชต๐
โ ๏ธ Introducing a new feature in the library - every 3 weeks we will have a new theme to encourage the children to read different books. The first theme is from Mrs Hanwell - challenged or banned books for various reasons somewhere around the world in the past. โ ๏ธ
๐งโ๐ณ A very exciting new addition to Year 1 - a mud kitchen! ๐งโ๐ณ
๐ชต๐ฅ Year 2โs have been learning new skills in their Outdoor Holistic Learning sessions ๐ฅ๐ชต
Itโs National Primary School Offer Day!
To view and accept your place visit |
https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools-index/school-admissions/apply-for-a-primary-school-place/school-offers/
To appeal visit |
https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools-index/school-admissions/apply-for-a-primary-school-place/waiting-lists-and-appeals/
Buckinghamshire Council will advise you directly if your child has been given a place at Elmhurst School, and we will be providing more information to all new starters and their families in the coming weeks.
Until then, please visit our website www.elmhurstschool.org to find out more, or contact us via email at [email protected] if you have any queries.
Please note that the school office is closed this week for the Easter break and we will respond to any questions and/or queries next week.
We canโt wait to meet you!
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