We have had an exciting arrival in Reception this week. Caterpillars have joined our class and they have already started to make their cocoons and we cannot wait to see them transform into butterflies. During the week, the children enjoyed reading ‘The hungry caterpillar’ and discussing the diff
This week Year One have started a new block of work in art. The children have been observing shells to find different patterns, lines and shapes. Firstly they looked at pictures of shells and then carefully tore round them to stick them in their books. Secondly, using a pencil, everyone drew
Today, the children put their creative skills to the test by creating unique designs inspired by Ancient Baghdad. Last half-term, the children enjoyed putting their talents to practice by designing and creating a tile inspired by Ancient Islam. To add to their existing knowledge, the children had a
In Science, Year 3 have been learning about magnets and their magnetic fields. The children handled different types of magnets and were quick to make predictions about which they thought would be the strongest and why. They then used the magnets to investigate whether their predictions were correct
At Angel Court we have been lucky enough to be working with The Equal Arts Council and Elizabeth Baker, a writer and story teller from the North East. This is linked to our community project Plot to Pot, inspired by the Community Garden we have developed with the residents. We began by learning abou
Year 2 and Year 5 documented their own Forest School sessions this week. This is just a snapshot of what they got up to. They made a boat from an upturned picnic table and sailed the world. They created with clay and natural materials. They hunted for bugs and amphibians. They climbed the trees and
The start of Day 2 was helped with a good breakfast (cereals, fruits and a full English!) which gave everyone the fuel for an action packed morning. There was another variety of activity on offer throughout with different groups tackling the roster of challenges which, as well as those from yesterda
This week Nursery have been looking at the topic of farms. We read the story ‘Farmyard Hullaballoo’ which talked us through lots of different farmyard animals. We then listened to a song about the jobs that farmers have to do every day – it looked very tiring! The children had time to explore a vari
After a positive bus journey crossing the border into Scotland, Year 6 arrived at the venue for their residential – Lockerbie Manor. A quick orientation helped everyone get their bearings which introduced the site that was going to be our home for the next three days. It was great to see the littl
Our family members, friends, members of the community, children and staff all enjoyed a fantastic afternoon on the school grounds at our school fair. Once again, the weather was hot and sunny and everyone enjoyed having a go at traditional games such as lucky dip, scoop a duck and the coconut shy.
