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Click on the link for more information. Shared reading: is an opportunity for relationship building – it is a relaxed social time, an opportunity to talk, share ideas and listen to your child is an opportunity for parents to position themselves as readers and convey the message that reading is valued provides a supportive environment to discuss ‘tricky topics’ or talk about difficult circumstances in a supportive environment ignites children’s curiosity and gives them the opp

Our Reading Ambassadors shared their love of reading with some of our younger children this week. Visiting classes across the school, they read a festive Christmas story, bringing the magic of storytelling to life. It was wonderful to see the older pupils reading with confidence and enthusiasm, and the younger children listening so attentively. A lovely celebration of reading, community, and Christmas spirit!

We were delighted to welcome 13 students from Birmingham University as part of their ITAP (Initial Teacher Advancement Programme) placement. The focus of the day was on best practice in teaching phonics , and our staff were proud to showcase the high-quality provision taking place across school. The students began their visit by observing phonics lessons in Reception and Year 1, watching how early reading skills are introduced and developed. They also saw staff listening to r

Early Years have had SO much fun celebrating World Nursery Rhyme Week! We joined together as a Trust to sing our favourite nursery rhymes to each other via TEAMs — it was wonderful to see everyone joining in with such enthusiasm. The children looked absolutely fantastic in their costumes and loved every moment of their special day! Even the teachers got involved, dressing up as their favourite nursery rhyme characters.

This week, our Year 6 children truly impressed their teachers with their fantastic writing skills. Tasked with writing a balanced...

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...

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...

March 2025 The reading ambassadors had the opportunity to attend a World Book Day session at the Molineux with author Carolyn Ward. The...

Thursday 6th March 2025 (keep checking back for more photos!) World Book Day was a great success! It was wonderful to see so many...

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,...