The children in Reception have thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Hall Hill Farm today. We had a great time meeting all the farmyard animals and even feeding a few. After lunch, we enjoyed holding baby chicks, guniea pigs and rabbits and even feeding a baby lamb with a bottle. We rode on the bumpy tract
This week saw a change of pace at Angel Court. Hannah Shaw, a printmaker, came to run a creative session inspired by the wood carvings of Thomas Bewick. First the children looked at some of his books, using magnifiers to hone in on the details. They discussed how much texture and movement he managed
This week Reception have been learning all about life cycles as part of our continued topic this term ‘Explorers Outdoors’. It has been an extremely exciting week as we received a delivery of tiny caterpillars which we are looking forward to watching grow over the next few weeks. The children learnt
A busy week in our Forest School. Reception built dinosaur nests and as you can see they are are moving and handling the wild resources with confidence and maturity. Some other children worked with clay or collected special items for our Forest Museum board. Meanwhile the strawberries were weeded an
Despite the children being off, the Jubilee Project needs to move forward in readiness for next week. Miss Rowe and Dom were joined this week by Neil who is creating a beautiful drift wood arch. The arch will be planted with climbers and certainly adds a touch of drama to the garden. Meanwhile the p
This week at Angel Court the children took the photos, they did a fantastic job and it gave Miss Rowe and her little helper the opportunity to dig out some roots and move some earth. Only a few weeks left to get the garden ready and you can see how committed the children and residents are to the tas
We have had a super week at Nursery this week! Our focus during small group times has been; ‘minibeasts’. Over the week, we have looked at different minibeasts, described them and talked about where we might find them in the garden. The children enjoyed talking about minibeast houses, what they
We have had a super week at Nursery this week! Our focus during small group times has been; ‘bees and flowers’. The children have loved learning about the importance of bees in the garden, and how we can bring bees to the garden. We have planted some seeds to grow our own flowers to attract the
We have begun the term by looking at how we can make our Nursery garden FANTASTIC! We asked the children what they would like in their garden and this has started off by planting lots of fruits and vegetables. We read the story ‘Oliver’s Vegetables’ and looked/explored lots of different fruits
The Jubilee Parterre continues at Angel Court. A parterre is usually a formal garden, created by arranging planting beds symmetrically and linking pathways with border hedges. The design for Angel Court will stimulate the senses, there will be fruits and vegetables that will need looking after and h
