This week in Nursery our topic has been ‘under the sea’. They started this topic by receiving a bucket full of items linked to the seaside, such as suncream, a spade, a swimming costume, sunglasses, a sun hat, a fan and many more items. The children took it in turns to pick out an item at a time
Our celebration of nature continues at Angel Court. The children and residents used plants they had found in the garden to print with on a large collective piece of art. They could use paintbrushes and pens to add detail. Maisie doesn’t like getting her hands dirty so she directed proceedings. The
To celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, the children took part in a range of activities in school. Firstly, they learnt facts about the coronation ceremony and Charles’s life. Secondly, everyone made a crown which was worn whilst eating a lunch specially prepared by our cooks. The
In Geography, Year Two have been learning all about the world’s continents and oceans. The children learned that a continent is a large, solid area of land and there are seven continents in total. They thoroughly enjoyed learning some interesting facts about each continent, including the number of c
This week in Nursery the children have focused on the King’s coronation and London. They started this week by listening to a story called ‘The king’s crown’ and discussing who our King is, where our king lives and what happens at a coronation. The children then created their own crowns and b
In our geography work this term, the boys and girls have been developing their map reading skills. Initially, the children recapped the countries found within the United Kingdom and they learnt that they live in the county of Tyne and Wear. All of the children have enjoyed using atlases to explore t
This week sees the restart of visits to Angel Court. We are so lucky to have printmaker Hannah back to work with the residents and children. Linking to nature, and our fantastic community garden, the starting point was to look at the book The Secret Garden for some inspiration. The children began by
This week, Reception have been continuing their topic on ‘Explorers Outdoors’. The children began by reading ‘Camille and the Sunflowers’ before having a go at drawing their own sunflower artwork using oil pastels. The children have also been busy in the nursery garden planting potatoes and onions i
This term in computing, Year Two have been learning about how computers and robots work. The boys and girls started by identifying that computers and robots cannot think for themselves, they can only follow instructions. Then the children had a go at following instructions themselves. Working in pai
This term our topic in Year One is “We’re all going on a summer holiday.” The children have enjoyed talking about their trips to the seaside and how they like building sandcastles on the beach and eating fish and chips. The pupils have also had the opportunity to learn about seaside holida
