At Elham Church of England Primary, we are always looking for ways to enrich our curriculum. Here are some of the activities we offer beyond the day-to-day learning in school. 

Forest School

Children spend a term each year visiting Forest School once per week and on an ad hoc basis also.  Lessons learnt during Forest School visits are embedded throughout the school with taking risks safely and respect for nature key in our approach.

It is used by the Reception Class (Acorns) at least once per week for most of the year.

It is also used for nurturing sessions for particular individuals and groups.

Music

‘Make Time for Music’ – run private lessons in school during school hours, these include guitar, piano and violin lessons.

Young Voices - children in Yrs 2-6 are invited to participate in "The Largest Choir in the World!"  A group of 40 children travel to the O2 in London to join in this amazing event.

Literacy / Drama

Theatre visits

The whole school visits the Marlowe Theatre to watch the pantomime.

Nativity play - KS1

End of year production – KS2

KIC Theatre visits the school regularly and spends an hour with each class completing a drama session related to their current class text or topic planned with the class teacher.

Focus on reading throughout the school. Children choose two books from the library, one to have in school and one to take home. They complete Accelerated Reader quizzes on each book, which assesses their comprehension of the text. Children enjoy accruing points from the quizzes.

Sport

Sports Week (Annually) – Staff from our PE leaders, Venture Sports, run a whole week of activities (which include everything from archery to basketball and go-carting) which culminate in Sports Day. All children compete within their house teams and a cup is awarded to the winning house. Cups are also awarded for sportsmanship and showing school values through sport.

Local competitions – Children have previously competed in a range of local sporting competitions for football, cricket, handball and netball.

Shepway Sports Trust – Children take part in a range of multisport activities run by the Shepway Sports Trust at the Three Hills Sports Centre along with other local schools. Focus on participation.

Residential

We organise oportunities for our children in Year 6 to attend a residential. 

The children had the opportunity to try lots of different activities including climbing, quad biking and many other exciting activities. 

After School Clubs

KS1 – Gymnastics (run by Venture Sports)

KS2 – Multisports (run by Venture Sports)

Construction Club

Singing Club

Dance Club

Chess Club