Staff
Excellent Elms is taught by Miss Guildford and the teaching assistant is Mrs Zareba
Aspiring Acers is taught by Miss Woodings and the teaching assistant is Miss Harrison
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Aspiring Acers and Excellent Elms 2020
Classroom
Classrooms
Our classrooms are well organised to promote the children’s independence and to ensure the best from all of our children. Both classrooms have working walls for English and Maths to aid the children with their work. We also celebrate children’s fantastic work by displaying it around our classrooms.
Classroom
School Council
Every class has at least one school councillor to help share their classes’ views and make changes across the school.
School Councillors
Aspiring Acers
Mia Aspiring Acers School Councilor 20/21
School Councillors
Excellent Elms
Archie- Excellent Elms School Councilor 20/21
Class Dojo Masters
Every class has at least 1 dojo master. The dojo masters help show visitors around school and explain what they are/have been doing in class.
Dojo Master:
Aspiring Acers
Viviana Class Dojo Master
Sami
Class Dojo Master
Dojo Master
Excellent Elms
Lili
Dojo master
Our Curriculum
Click on the tabs below to find out more information about each topic. Throughout the year we will also add pictures of memorable experiences and hooks!
During this term children will be learning about the local history of Derby, particularly about the Silk Mill and the Cathedral. They will also be developing an understanding of plants in science and the history of graffiti within art, focusing on the famous works of Banksy and Jean-Michel Basquait.
The Lost Thing
It is a humorous story about a boy who discovers a bizarre-looking creature whilst out collecting bottle-tops at the beach. Having guessed that it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but the problem is met with indifference by everyone else, who barely notice it’s presence.
Hook
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Experiences
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During this term we will be learning about changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age and how people in those times lived and worked. Within our Science lessons we will be learning about light and how shadows are formed.
Focus text: The Caravan by Pie Corbett
Pie Corbett’s atmospheric warning story is about a boy called Mitch who is warned not to play by the pylon. To his mum’s dismay Mitch and his friend goes to the pylon and finds a caravan. One afternoon a storm raged and they all jumped into the caravan. But then disaster struck as there was an enormous crash and the caravan roof crumpled in.
Focus text: Hook
As we are going to be writing a warning tale we learnt about how to keep our houses safe from fire at Christmas time and created a warning poster to help inform others.
Experiences
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During this term, we are going to be focusing on the Ancient Greek times. We will be looking at Electricity in science, Pandora’s box in art and design, E-safety in computing and ‘How can we reduce our use of electricity?’
Focus text: Theseus and the Minotaur
Theseus and the Minotaur is an example of a myth. According to legend, King Minos ruled Athens and forced the Athenians to deliver seven youths and seven maidens every nine years. They became prey of the Minotaur in the labyrinth, and Athens escaped further sanctions through their obedience. Theseus decided that this life was not fair and decided to travel to the labyrinth and defeat the Minotaur.
Hook
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Experiences
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During this term we will be learning about how sound travels and how we hear in our science lessons, we will also be learning some map skills geography. Within Design and Technology we will be designing and building our own musical instruments using recycled materials.
Focus text: Adventures at Sandy Cove by Pie Corbett
Our quality text is called Adventures at Sandy Cove and is written by Pie Corbett. This is a journey story and within this story we learn about 2 boys who go exploring at the beach and make a shocking discovery whilst looking for shells.
Hook
For our writing hook we listened to a real police officer announce a crime in the local area.
We looked at the vocabulary the police officer used and then used our inference skills to make assumptions about who the man could be and where he could have gone.
This fictional activity was used to encourage children to ask questions like a real detective!
Experiences
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Description of the topic and where it links to different subjects.
Quality Text
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Hook
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Experiences
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Description of the topic and where it links to different subjects.
Quality Text
Information on the key text to go here, along with what genre of writing you will be doing. Upload an image to image gallery below.
Hook
Information on your hooks here. Upload images to the image gallery below.
Click on the images to see a larger version.
Experiences
Information on any memorable experiences here. Upload images to the image gallery below.
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Our Experiences and Opportunities
We do lots of exciting things throughout the year, this may be part of our topic or additional experiences, click on the tabs below to have a look.
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Things you need to know!
Home learning is an opportunity to develop and build on skills that children have learnt during lessons at school. It will be sent out on a Friday and will need to be returned by the following Wednesday. There is a lunchtime Home learning club if children struggle to complete it at home. Please don’t hesitate to ask your child’s teacher if they are struggling.
There is also a termly topic home learning grid where children can choose from a variety of activities to complete that are linked to our topic.
Due to the current circumstances children are to come to school in their PE kits on the days that they have PE. This year Excellent Elms will have PE on a Tuesday and Aspiring Acers will have PE on a Friday.
Autumn 2: 26th November- Inspirational day linked to the Stone Age
There are many ways in which you can support the learning of your children at home. Below are links to some useful websites.
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