Author Archives: Mrs Elkin
CRAZE OF THE WEEK! Hide and Seek!
CRAZE OF THE WEEK! Hide and Seek! Hide and seek is a tradional playground game that is still popular today. During the game, players try to hide their location, while others try to look for them. Come on Broad Heath, let’s see your super hiding and seeking skills! Game rules: Choose at least two other […]
CRAZE OF THE WEEK! Scarecrow Tig!
CRAZE OF THE WEEK! Scarecrow Tig! Scarecrow tig offers a fun spin on the classic game, where the scarecrow must freeze in position when tagged. To be free, someone must crawl through their legs! This is a great playground game that adults can play, too! Come on Broad Heath, let’s see you having lots of […]
CRAZE OF THE WEEK! Week 2 – What’s the time Mr Wolf?
CRAZE OF THE WEEK! What’s the time Mr Wolf? Well done to everyone who took part in last week’s ‘Craze of the Week’ – clapping games! It was brilliant to see so many children playing sensibly on the playground, and having lots of fun! This week’s craze is a game you can play in small […]
Year 4 Maths Investigation Week – Evaluating Board Games!
Year 4 Maths Investigation Week: Board games evaluation! Year 4 had great fun this week designing a new board game based on their Scientific and Mathematical learning from last half term. The children were asked to follow the success criteria below: Success criteria: Design and create your own mathematical games with a spin, based on […]
CRAZE OF THE WEEK! Week 1 – Clapping Games
CRAZE OF THE WEEK! Clapping Games! We are very excited this week to launch ‘Craze of the Week’! This is a fantastic opportunity for you all to learn some new playground games, and have a fantastically fun break and lunchtime! This is also a great new way to make friends, and share the values that […]
Year 4 Mexico Day – The History of Mexico!
Mexico Day 2019! To understand the significance of the Aztecs in Mexico: The children have learned all about the Aztec people today as part of Mexico Day. They have discovered that the Aztecs were a fierce tribe of warriors, who arrived in the Valley of Mexico in the 13th Century. They fought many battles against […]
Year 4 PSHE – Teamwork!
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much” – Helen Keller The focus for our PSHE lesson this week is teamwork! Teamwork is such an important value to us at Broad Heath, and we have learnt that teamwork makes our dreams work! Bronze: Create an acrostic poem for the word […]
Year 4 Health and Wellbeing Day – Resilience and Brilliance!
Resilience and Brilliance! Year 4 have had a fantastic day following the many values that we adhere too at Broad Heath. All children had the opportunity to discuss the term ‘resilience’, then perfect their skills on the mini golf course! They were challenged to pot their hole in as few turns as possible, which […]
Year 5 Red – Compliments
As part of their Health and Well-being day, the children in Year 5 have been asked to think about the value of kindness, and in particular, compliments. They have explored the positive effect compliments have on one another, and that their actions have an impact on other people’s feelings. We would like the children to […]
Year 4 White Art Week – Respect
Year 4 White Art Week – Respect! Year 4 White have settled in fantastically well this week, and have produced some brilliant work as part of Art Week. The focus for the week was respect, and the children have explored different areas of Art each day. Please see our video below to see the work […]
SOLE: Year 4 Red – Coventry City of Culture
“Are all memorial parks and gardens the same?” The children in 4 Red have produced a fantastic piece of SOLE work comparing and contrasting memorial parks across the globe. They researched parks in America and beyond, and could present their similarities and differences to the Coventry Memorial Park.
Year 4 Red Coventry – City of Culture Week!
Year 4 Red have had a fantastic week, learning all about the history and heritage of the city we live in. Children have explored the values of a Coventrian, learnt all about an upstanding member of the Coventry community, and even hosted their own Broad Heath Festival! Take a look at the video of the […]
Year 4 Red Maths Week 5
Year 4 Red have had a fun, practical Maths week, consolidating their learning over the last term. They have worked in small groups to solve problems, applying their reasoning skills and linking their learning. This was challenging and engaging for the children in 4 Red, and they enjoyed presenting their final pieces of work. […]
Year 4 Maths Homework – Week 4
This week in Maths, we have continued our Geometry unit by learning all about perimeter. Have a go at the challenges below in your homework books. Try your best, and aim high! Bronze: Silver: Gold: Greater Depth:
Transition Day in 4 White!
Thank you Year 3 Blue for a fantastic day in 4 White! We enjoyed hearing all about you, and seeing your fantastic Art skills in action! Watch the video below to remind you of the fun we had! Then, answer the following questions: What was your favourite part of transition day? Did anything surprise you […]
Welcome to Year 4 White!
Hi Year 3 Blue! Welcome to Year 4. We cannot wait to get to know you, and introduce you to a whole new world of learning. Have a look at our introductory video below, and tell us what you are most excited about for September! We look forward to introducing you to Year 4 White […]
Year 4 Maths Homework – Week 3
This week in Maths, we have continued to learn about Geometry. Please answer the problems below, and complete in your homework books. Bronze: Silver: Gold: Platinum:
Year 4 Maths Challenge Summer 2
Bronze: Answer the questions about the bar chart data. Which height had the greatest number of plants and trees in? How many trees and plants are 19 metres or less? Silver: Turn this data into a bar chart in your homework books. Gold: Write 5 questions about this data. Can you answer someone else’s […]
Year 4 Summer 2 Reading Challenge
[pdf-embedder url=”http://www.broadheath.coventry.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Reading.pdf”] Bronze: Name two types of rainforest. Which rainforests are nearer to the equator – temperate or tropical? What percentage of natural medicines can be found in the rainforest? Silver: Why are there no rainforests in Antarctica? Explain. How do animals communicate when they cannot see one another? Why has the author written the […]
Year 4 PSHE – What have you done to make you feel proud?
Today in PSHE, we are discussing and celebrating people’s achievements throughout the year in our class. Many children have made fantastic progress in their learning, grown in confidence, or succeeded at a sporting event. We would like Year 4 to think about the things they have achieved this year, and answer the following questions: Tell […]
Year 4 SMSC – Who is inspirational to us?
Year 4 SMSC – Summer 2 Year 4 are learning why Jesus is inspirational to some Christians in SMSC this half term. This week, we are exploring the term ‘inspirational’, thinking about who inspires us and why. Here are some ideas: We would […]
Year 4 Maths Homework – Week 1
Your homework this week Year 4 is based on this week’s Maths learning – Geometry. Please complete the bronze, silver and gold challenges below: Bronze: Are these angles acute or obtuse? Silver: Draw these shapes in your homework books: The shape has two pairs of parallel sides. The shape has four right angles. The […]
Year 4 Maths Homework – Entrepreneur Week
Dividing a Cake On Annie’s ninth birthday her Mum made her a cake which had the figures from 0 to 9 round the edge in red icing instead of candles. Starting from the centre, Annie cut the cake into 3 pieces with 3 cuts so that the numbers on each piece added to the same total. Where were the cuts and […]
Year 4 Red Sports Day Teams!
Hi 4 Red! Please find below your sports day team colour for 2019! Remember that Sports Day is on Thursday 20th June so you will need your t-shirts in school by that date. Red: Luqman Anis Farhan Hisham Shivani Cara-Jade Kiera Yellow: Rifath Jacek Yibo Harley-Ray Zoya Aaron Aidan Kiyan Green: Ryan Adela Rehaan Muhammad […]
1 Red Animal Magic!
The children in Year 1 were treated to a fantastic experience this afternoon as part of their Science learning. They had the chance to meet and greet some unusual and exotic animals, and learnt lots of new facts about each one! See our video below to find out who our visitors were! 1 Red I […]
Year 3 SOLE project!
The children in Year 3 have been investigating light as part of their Science Week learning. Some children were given the ‘big question’ to investigate. Our question this week was: Which light invention was the greatest and why? The children began their investigation by researching a variety of light sources, ordering sources such as fire, […]
Year 3 Science – Amazing Bodies – Muscles!
Muscles are a very important part of our bodies! They are needed to help us perform a wide range of movements throughout our every day lives. There are two types of muscles in our body: Voluntary: controlled by our bodies! These are either attached to your bones, or attached by thick fibres called tendons. Involuntary: […]
Year 3 – Goodbye Mrs Elkin, welcome back Mrs Street!
Dear parents and children, As you may be aware, Mrs Elkin is expecting a baby in late Spring. She will therefore be leaving to start her maternity leave during the first week back after the Easter break (Friday 20th April). We are pleased to inform you that class 3 White will be taken over by […]
Year 3 Early Settlers – Why did the Iron Age period end in AD43?
“They are very tall in stature, with rippling muscles under clear white skin. Their hair is blond, but not naturally so: they bleach it, to this day, artificially, washing it in lime and combing it back from their foreheads. They look like wood-demons, their hair thick and shaggy like a horse’s mane. Some of them […]