Our music sessions are continuing at Angel Court this half term, but before they began Miss Rowe took the children to Angel Court to give the Platinum Parterre a bit of a face lift. Signs of Spring were all around but under the debris of winter. The children picked up leaves and branches blown down
Despite the wild weather this week, Reception children still managed to get out into the Forest School. First they were told a traditional tale The Magpie and the Birds Nests, this inspired them to think about why birds create nests and what materials different birds use to make them. They found lot
In Reception this week we wanted to remind the children about staying safe online as part of ‘Safer Internet Day’. Although the children in Reception are very young, we know that sharing this message early is very important. We reminded the children that at their age they should be supervised by
To link to the RSPB Birdwatch, the children across school have been learning about birds in their Forest School sessions. Through predator and prey games, stalking in the woods to thinking about feeding patterns and camouflage in the woolly worm hunt, we have all had birds on the brain. Finally the
This week in Reception, we continued our topic on journeys by learning a little about China and the Chinese New Year festival . We tasted some Chinese food and had a go at eating with chopsticks. We also made our own dragons to dance with and made lanterns and dragon puppets. Take a look at some
Our musical journey continued with Tobias, from Equal Arts. The children practiced playing percussion instruments and learning about pitch and tempo. They composed music using pictures to represent specific sounds. This week also saw the return of Kath to our Friday sessions. When the children came
Reception children are learning about the feeding habits of birds Forest School style. Off to the field to build a big nest together, working the grass and branches round and around to create the shape. Sticks were placed inside to represent the hungry chicks, then it was off into the woods to find
Still learning about birds in preparation for the RSPB Big School Birdwatch, Year 4 set off on a Woolly Worm Hunt. An activity designed to really make the children think about how birds feed and how difficult that can be, especially in winter. Children work with a partner. They first create a small
Year 6 learned about the Jewish festival of Sukkot in the Autumn Term. In Forest School, linking to this topic, they created sukkahs or succahs which is a temporary hut constructed for use during the week-long Jewish festival of Sukkot. Though the sukkah can take many forms, there are a few bas
This week saw a return to our Angel Court visits. Over the last few months we have mostly been outside working on their new garden, but whilst the weather is cold and Neil puts the last touches on the henhouse, we moved inside to the warm to enjoy some music. Tobias, a musician from Equal Arts, has