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.
In Nursery the children do lots of activities to get their hands and fingers ready for writing.
Some children make marks on paper and tell us what is says. Some children are starting to copy letters. Some children are learning to write their name.
Have a look at some of our fantastic writing:
Arooj’s story
Great story Fowzan!
Amelia’s name writing
We have been learning about the story of Grace Darling in our topic lessons. We found out that she lived in a lighthouse and watched out for ships that might be in trouble. One stormy night she saw a boat had hit some rocks and had begun to sink. Grace called her dad for help and the two of them went out to see in their little canoe boat, even though the weather made it very dangerous. Grace and her dad managed to save 9 crew members who they brought back to their lighthouse and looked after until the morning.
Year 2 have been acting out the events of that evening and we have been discussing how brave and kind Grace Darling and her dad were. 
Over this half term, Green class have been working to develop their gymnastic skills. We have worked on our individual rolls (forward, pencil and teddy bear), balances (one, two and three point) and jumps. This week we have spent time developing our mirror images with a partner and to then combining our skills to create and perform a sequence.
COMING SOON!
Have a look at our video clips and photos 🙂
Year 4 have been making Anglo Saxon helmets as part of our topic. We used a variety of materials to collage our metal helmets.
On Friday 3rd February Year 6 visited Cannock Chase Museum as part of their World War II topic. This was a very enjoyable day with the children experiencing life as an evacuee through role play. Later in the morning, the children took part in a simulated Air Raid. Suffah had the role of Air Raid Warden and made sure we all got into our Morrison Shelters safely.
The children visited the Museum where they handled artefacts from the War and were able to see how people lived during the war.
Over the week, we explored Chinese New Year and how it is celebrated. We learnt about the different things people do to celebrate and read the story of ‘The Great Race’. We discussed the order of the animals and how they got each year named after them. On Friday, we enjoyed some delicious noodles and prawn crackers. The children had a good go at eating with chopsticks.
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.