This week, we had an amazing turn out for St Clement’s Stay and Play.
The children enjoyed interacting with their friends, exploring equipment and building on their developing skills.
Fun and laughter was had by all during song time. ‘If You’re Happy and You Know it’ and ‘Head Shoulders Knees and Toes’ got all the children and adults moving.
Come and join in the fun next week!
This week, parents and children took part in ‘Talking Tips’.
The program aims to build on skills regarding language, confidence and interaction for both adults and children. The fun filled sessions will run for six weeks and what a fabulous start we had!
Bloomsbury staff, who run the sessions, were amazed with the work that was achieved in such a short time.
Keep up the great work!
The children celebrated St Patrick’s Day in style.
With their flags waving high and wearing green, white and gold, the children attended St Clement’s Nursing Hospice on 17.3.17. They sang a range of Irish classics for the residents, who joined in and clapped along. The children then spent the afternoon playing party games and enjoying refreshments with residents and other members of the community.
“I love visiting and performing at the nursing home. It’s fun and I like to learn all about history from the people who live there.”
Lyla Critchley Year 4
The day was enjoyed by all!
Happy St Patrick’s Day!
Keep an eye out for more community activities from children at St Clement’s.
This week, as part of St Clement’s in the community, the children visited St Clement’s Nursing Hospice. They presented work in celebration of St David’s Day.
The residents enjoyed listening to and looking at the children’s work and sharing their own facts and traditions on this welsh patriotic day. The children gave Daffodils to the residents and staff and Tyler shared his fabulous knowledge of welsh culture and history, which was enjoyed by all.
Keep a look out for more St Clement’s in the community work.
This week the children visited James Memorial Homes, as part of their continued community work. The children had a lovely time talking with local residents and helping staff collect donations. They enjoyed talking about what they hoped to be in the future and the residents were there to offer advise on the importance of hard work and education.
This week, children from across EYFS, KS1 and KS2 attended St Clement’s Nursing Hospice. The children shared their favourite books, class work and hobbies with the residents.
Working together with St Clement’s Home helps the children to develop their confidence in talking to others, bridges the age gap within the community and gives the children a greater understanding of value, respect and care.
The children were a credit to the Academy and engaged wonderfully with the residents in conversation. On our next visit we will be taking part in the St David’s Day celebrations, so look out for our next post.
The children’s weekly visit to James Memorial Homes is a time they all look forward to. Serving refreshments for the residents and local elderly people is great for bridging age gaps in the community. This week, the children met a range of fun loving and interesting characters. A lady who has seven hedgehogs, a 70 Year old woman, who is called the ‘Dancing Queen’ by her friends, as she loves to dance and not forgetting Violet who is an amazing 91 Years old! She was able to share with the children the joys of having a tin bath in-front of the fire and how being scared of spiders was not good when your toilet was outside.
On Friday 25th November, Roy Slim, who was a pupil at St Clement’s CofE Academy many years ago, joined us for a fun filled day.
He spent time with Year 1 and 2 discussing the history of the local area, which will help them in their topic this term.
Roy also enjoyed time with Year 5 discussing life in the RAF and memories from WW2.
The School Council met with Roy to discuss what life use to be like at St Clement’s. They were able to find out about school life and routines, the games they played and the subjects Roy liked most. See our school website for a full video of the interview.
It was a fabulous day enjoyed by all – Thank you Roy!
School Council
A few weeks ago we received 30 saplings (baby trees) free from The Woodland Trust.
This week, with the help of some of the children, I have been planting them in the playground.
The saplings are very small but hopefully will grow and grow over the coming years.
We have planted Hazel, Rowan and Birch trees.
Thank-you to those children who helped during their lunchtime.
