Year One had a special treat during Creative Arts week. Science Coordinator Mr Walker talked about the Rain Forests and what trees do for us. Through discussion the children were encouraged to think about the various uses made of paper, where it comes from, and the importance of recycling. Then the children had first hand experience of making paper. They worked hard tearing used paper into small pieces and then added water. Many hands did a lot of squashing and squeezing and to the children’s great delight porridge like pulp was created. This was placed in water and a little glue and everyone enjoyed the final task spreading the mixture out to dry. This was a great experience and the children are now looking forward to writing on their freshly made paper. 

Years 1,2 and 3 worked extremely hard to produce a lively and imaginative display based around the theme of Noah’s Ark for the Summer Arts Festival and Open Day.

Year 1 enjoyed studying the work of Renoir and looked in detail at his work “Les Parapluies”. They painted their own version of the picture and then used marbling and bubble painting to create their own raindrops.

Year 2 helped to bring the display to life by making some realistic 3D animals and a large ark for Noah and his wife. Their pastel drawings depicted key elements of the story and a large rainbow helped to bring all the work together.

On Friday 9th February Mrs Brenda Pullen from Alton Library Services visited the school, explaining to children from Nursery to Year One how they could borrow books and the types of books that they could borrow. She read each of the classes several stories of their own choice, which the children thoroughly enjoyed.

I got at my Christening a Christening bear and it has a Christening dress on. God gave us a special kind of present and the present God gave to us was Jesus.

My Grandad gave me a scooby do. He is big. A special gift that God gave to the world it is Jesus. God gave us baby Jesus at Christmas. Thank you.

Examples of pupils' work...

Year 3: Spent a number of weeks designing, making and building their own kites, culminating in a kite-flying afternoon on the field. An expert was invited to demonstrate some of his own stunt kites and gave some valuable tips on how to fly them. The children were overjoyed to find that their own kites flew well and that their hard work had paid off!

Year 2: Have been enjoying designing and making models from the storybook "The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch". One challenge that particularly fuelled their imagination was to design a working boat model to get the Lighthouse Keeper from his cottage to the lighthouse. The children used sails and simple motors to power their boats, and most reached their target.

A visit from Birdworld Outreach gave the boys and girls from years 1 and 2 a day to remember. Fur, feathers and scales were all in evidence as the animals involved ranged from a giant tarantula through snakes to a smelly ferret! The children were entertained and became totally absorbed by the experience, particularly enjoying the discoveries that snakes are not slimy and that parrots seem to enjoy perching on teachers' heads.