Mr Jones and the Year 3 and 4 Eco Councillors have been working hard this week at lunchtime planting Sunflowers!
Category: whole school
Mar 06
Year 5 Trip to The British Museum
Year 5 have been studying Ancient Greece and visited The British Museum on Thursday. At the Museum the children had the opportunity to learn more about Ancient Greece by exploring the Galleries. We would like to thank all the parent helpers for giving up their time to come along and support us.
Feb 27
Playground Mystery!
On Thursday, the children arrived at school to find that a mysterious visitor had been on the playground. All that was left behind were some unusual footprints and a scattering of colourful feathers. Year 4 pupils quickly became reporters for The Ashfield Times and are now busy investigating the clues to discover who – or what – …
Feb 27
Year 5 Knex Challenge
Year 5 students on Thursday 26th February explored how to design and create a Rocket with 2 boosters that separate and a capsule that comes back to earth, there were some amazing creations! Congratulations to the following children whose designs won. Bella and Ineya (5D) and Carter and Gigi (5C)
Feb 13
Year 4 Roman Day
Year 4 have had a very busy term and it has culminated in Roman day this week. Thank you to all the parents who ensured all the children looked wonderful on the day and could really immerse themselves in the experience. Magisters Coussinum and Vincetticus helped the children decipher common Latin phrases; as well …
Jan 30
Year 4 French Cafe
On Thursday 29th and Friday 30th January, Year 4 had an opportunity to host their parents at a French Café. It was wonderful to hear the buzz among the parents as they ordered their drinks and pastries from the children. French was all around and the children were fully immersed in the culture. What an amazing set …
Jan 29
Ashfield 1st Place Winners
We are delighted to announce that Ashfield Junior School are 1st place winners achieving the most points across the term represented by the children for the Elms School Leaderboard between September and December 2025. We were overall champions and came 1st out of 86 schools!
Jan 27
Tesco Funding
As you may recall, last year, we received a Tesco Stronger Starts funding to purchase some new playground equipment to improve our lunchtimes. The School Council have been busy this year, deciding what equipment they would like and carrying out pupil voice in their class. Together, they have bought a lot of items including hula …
Jan 09
Year 6 World Warriors: On a Mission to Save the Planet
We are very proud that at the end of the HCC sustainable Schools Competition we finished in the top 6! As a reward, we will receive some seeds – what better way to start our journey? For the competition, the World Warriors built a model showing improvements to make our school more sustainable. We will …
Dec 18
Christmas Dinner and Jumper Day
On Wednesday we enjoyed our school Christmas lunch. The children and staff wore their festive jumpers and tucked into a traditional turkey Christmas lunch with all the trimmings. They listened to Christmas music, pulled crackers and spent time with their friends.