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Jun 11
Year 6 Evacuee Day
On Tuesday Year 6 held an evacuee day to learn about the experiences children had during the war when they had to leave their homes in the cities and move to the countryside to live with a strange foster family. The day started normally until the air raid siren wailed and the children took cover …
Jun 05
The Elms Sport in Schools – Spring Term
2026 Leaderboard Winners Congratulations to the following students: Tennis Leaderboard Joe (4V) for coming in 2nd place. Well done! Multi Sports Leaderboard Aidan (4V) for coming in 2nd place. Well done!
Jun 05
World Warriors
The World Warriors busied themselves last half term writing letters to various garden centres asking them to join in with our sustainability project through donations. B&Q Watford responded and donated among many other useful items; some vegetable plants. The World Warriors were thrilled today to plants these in the wheelbarrows outside the Y5 block with …
May 22
Games Day
Today we celebrated games day, the children showed excellent school values throughout the day participating in a number of different games, the weather was fantastic and the children had a wonderful time. It has been a lovely end to the first half of the summer term.
May 22
Year 3 Trip to Chiltern Open Air Museum
Year 3 had a fantastic time at the Chiltern Open Air Museum on Tuesday learning about the Stone Age and Iron Age. They learnt how to make fire using flint and practised hunting with spears, just as the people did in the Stone Age. The children also built shelters, which Miss Arthur tested out!
May 08
Eco Warriors and Mr Jones
The Eco-Warriors have been busy with Mr Jones this week, looking after the sunflowers and wildflowers, which are growing really fast, as well as installing bird boxes around the school.
May 05
Earth Day Learning at Ashfield
This year, our school community came together to celebrate Earth Day with a focus on understanding our shared responsibility to care for the planet. The celebration began with an engaging assembly where children learned about the origins of Earth Day and why caring for our environment is not just a one – day event, but …
Apr 30
Year 3 Ocarina Club
This term Year 3 children have joined the ocarina club. They made fantastic progress in a short time, transitioning from learning the finger placements to performing a full melody. Last week Year 3 performed in our Friday assembly, singing and playing ‘Mary had a Little Lamb’.
Apr 30
Year 4 visit to the STEM Centre
On Tuesday, Year 4 visited the STEM Discovery centre in Stevenage. The children had a wonderful time finding out about the European Space Agency (ESA) and their mission to send a rover to Mars. They investigated lots of different scientific theories, as well as finding out about different states of matter and learning that we …
Apr 24
Eco Council and Mr Jones
The Eco Council and Mr Jones have been making the most of the sunshine! During lunchtime, they have been busy watering the sunflowers and wildflowers making sure all the plants around the school are well cared for. Their hard work is helping our outdoor spaces look beautiful for everyone to enjoy.