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Orchard Primary Academy

6 Elm

Welcome to 6 Elm

Welcome to 6 Elm

  Welcome to the class page for 6 Elm.

Here, you can find all of the important information you might need and discover everything we are currently learning about.

In 6 Elm we are ready, respectful and safe. We are aspirational with our learning and understand the importance of being brave and taking risks.

Staff

 

6 Elm will be taught by Mrs Jennings and Miss Hirst on Thursdays 

Mrs Anderson will be supporting in 6 Elm.

Miss Eyles will be teaching in 6 Elm on Monday afternoons. 

Important Information

 6 Elm Weekly Timetable:

Key Dates

Inset Days - School closed to pupils:

Monday, 1st September 2025 

Tuesday, 2nd September 2025 

Friday 19th December 2025

Key information:

PE will be on Wednesdays. 

On P.E. days pupils need to come to school in P.E. kits and stay in them for the day. Please make sure all items are clearly labelled with the children's names on.

  • Pumps (indoor) and trainers (outdoor)
  • Plain white round neck tee-shirt or polo top
  • Plain black PE shorts
  • Plain black joggers/tracksuit bottoms/leggings
  • Black hoody - A school jumper must be worn if they do not have a black hoody)

 

Children also have the option to wear the Orchard Primary Academy branded PE kits. These can be ordered from:

https://kitworld.uk/school-shops/

This half term, our focus is American Football. 

It is important to keep hydrated throughout the school day so we need to have a bottle of fresh water in the classroom with our names on.  We have water fountains in school to refill these when needed.

Swimming will be on Fridays.

 Pupils need to ensure they have an appropriate swimsuit and a towel. Pupils do not need to bring goggles but can bring their own if they prefer.

This half term we will be learning...

English

 In English, we will be focusing on the following texts:

Holes: The iconic childhood-defining phenomenon : Sachar, Louis:  Amazon.co.uk: Books

Snow White In New York by French, Fiona | Oxford: Oxford University Press  (1986) | Biblio UK 

We will be writing character descriptions, diary entries, non-chronological reports and newspaper articles.

 Maths

 In maths, we will start by looking at place value and then move onto the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).

Operation (mathematics) - Wikipedia

Place Value - GCSE Maths - Steps, Examples & Worksheet

 Science

In Science, our topic is Electricity this half term.

What is a component? - KS2 - BBC Bitesize 

 

History and Geography

We will be learning about 'The Titanic and The Americas'.

Titanic - Wikipedia

Americas | Map, Regions, & Hemispheres | Britannica

 

PSHE 

 

In PSHE, we will focus on 'My Happy Mind'.  Home - myHappymind



 

Author Focus 

 

Links to try at home

To help and support your child with their learning, why not access one of the websites below...

  

Reading at Home (Boom Reader) – Emmer Green Primary School

 

6 Elm Twitter Feed