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Our Year 5 children took part in an exciting live creative writing session this week! ✏️During the session, they practised using descriptive language  and a wide range of adjectives  to make their writing more vivid and engaging. The children thoroughly enjoyed the experience and produced some fantastic pieces of creative writing . It was wonderful to see their imaginations come to life and their confidence as young writers grow!

This week, both our morning and afternoon nursery classes welcomed parents and carers into the setting for our special Story Share Day . It was a fantastic opportunity for families to discover what their children have been learning since the beginning of their nursery journey. The children proudly showed their grown-ups around the learning environment, sharing their favourite activities and the wonderful work they have been doing. It was heart-warming to see how confident and

Thursday 9th October 2025 Thank you to all the families who were able to attend Reception’s Phonics and Maths Workshop. The children...

Thursday 2nd October Year 1 have had a fantastic time kick-starting their new English unit, Writing Instructions , with a hands-on (and...

Wednesday 24th September As part of their Happily Ever After  topic, Year 1 had a fantastic visit to Wonderland Telford! The day was...

Wecome to Elston's Vitual Library. With our library, you have access to to a digital collection of books you can read or listen to...

Thursday 4th September It’s been wonderful to welcome everyone back to school – we’re so pleased to see how well the children are...

Click on the book cover below to read fantastic, independent sentences written by our amazing Reception children!

We were lucky enough to be invited to attend a writing workshop at Girls High. Our 6 Y4 pupils worked on improving their writing, and...

The Story Garden Summer Reading Challenge launches on Saturday 5th July 2025 in England and Wales. Children can sign up at their local...

May 2025 Year 1 have written some incredible setting descriptions based on the story 'The Snail and the Whale' by Julia Donaldson. Their...

March 2025 We love writing at Elston Hall and this week we had some great news. Year 4 recently entered a Young Writers Wonderverse...

March 2025 We are encouraging children to revisit their favorite book – the one they just can't get enough of! After rereading, the...

Children have been helping the local wildlife in their English lessons this week while learning about writing instructions. They have...

February 2025 Thank you to all parents/carers who attended the Year 1 phonics workshop, we hope you found it useful. Click on the link...

A group of Year 4 pupils were excited  to attend a Creative event at Girls High school.  The day began with a talk by Dr Yarnald, the...

Thursday 21st November 2024 Year 4 and Year 5 visited Cineworld as part of the Into Film Festival 2024. The Into Film Festival is a free,...