The Angel Court garden plan begins to come together. Residents and the children got some inspiration from gardening magazines, they looked for the types of plants that they liked. Then discussed with Dom and Tom if those plants could grow successfully here in the North East. They planned put where t
All this term, children across school have been learning about British birds in their Forest School sessions, this is linked to the RSPB Big School Birdwatch. The children have become very good at recognising the different types, where they might expect to see them and how to tell some of the diff
The children and residents started putting last weeks garden plan into action today by potting up some seeds. First they went into the garden to collect some shale to put in the bottom of the pots for drainage. They then decorated their pots. We are testing out a new soil mix so it will be interest
Today, the children in Reception had a visit from the ‘Brush Up’ team from Northumbria University. The team of trainee dentists talked to the children about taking care of teeth. They had great fun listening to a story, brushing giant teeth, playing a game about sugary and more healthy foods and
This week at Angel Court the Outdoor Workers, who help support Miss Rowe with the Forest School, took part in a session with Dom, our resident horticulturalist. This session we looked at the different things we can grow in the garden in spring and what seasonal produce can be used throughout the yea
This week in Year One, in our science lessons, we have been learning all about sea pollution and the growing global problem our marine life is faced with. The children have watched a number of different Espresso video clips which have explained how much rubbish is in the sea, the dangers it pose
During their Forest School sessions, Reception children have been learning about the plumage of different British birds and what details to look for so that they can be identified. Telling birds apart can be really challenging so it is important to use our observation skills and that takes practice.
Our creative sessions at Angel Court started again this week. Dom, our favourite horticulturalist, came to create some rustic bird feeders to help encourage more wild birds into the community garden. It was lovely to see the residents and children working together chattering away like a little flock
Year 4 have begun their new science topic about living things. They have learnt about the 7 life processes that are used to identify something as a living thing: movement, respiration, sensitivity, nutrition, excretion, reproduction and growth. Using their existing knowledge, and the visible charact
In science this term our focus is on materials. First of all, the pupils learnt the definition of a material – a material is what an object is made from. Next, we discussed different materials that we knew such as metal, glass, wood, plastic, paper and fabric. Everyone tried to find the different ma
