Our visits to Angel Court continue with printmaker Hannah. This week the residents and children scored nature inspired designs into polystyrene sheets to create print blocks. For inspiration the children picked flowers and blooms from the garden and looked at images of garden flowers and insects.
The younger children in school have been learning about Spikes and Stings and Sticky things this term. This encompasses slightly more risky plants; stinging nettles, brambles, thistles etc. Insects that may cause harm if provoked; bees, wasps, the occasional earwig, and Stick Safety; how we move
The first task of the morning was to check if the wild flower seeds we sowed are starting to sprout. Difficult at this stage to see which are flowers and which are weeds, but nothing goes to waste as we’ll pick the weeds out and give them to the hens. The children were excited to see how quickly t
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
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
Nursery had a very busy morning, in class we looked at plants that may be a bit “risky”. Thistles, nettles, brambles etc. Miss Rowe showed the children which insects only live on these plants and why it’s so important we allow areas for these habitats to thrive. We watched a short film about all the
We started our new topic ‘Explorers outdoors’ this week, by reading the traditional tale, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. The children enjoyed having a go at writing their own simple versions of the story and also watched a video of a bean growing. The children learnt that seeds need water to begi
Great excitement in our Forest School this week as Oliver’s tree surgeons came in to carry out some routine work. The children were very curious to know who these “orange men” were, so in class Miss Rowe explained why woodland needs active management to ensure that the trees are healthy and safe. We
Over the last term children across school have been learning about birds. They have been looking at the feeding habits of birds of prey. To try and help them understand the sheer speed of these birds and what it might feel like to be their prey we have been playing a game of Kestrels and the Mice. H
