Singing at Acer Lodge Care Home
We are so proud of the 8 children, who were selected based on their effort in Monday's singing worship, who sang at Acer Lodge Care Home on Wednesday. They brought lots of festive cheer to the residents and it was wonderful to see them joining in with the bells we gave out. The children were over the moon to get a surprise visit from Santa himself, who thanked the children by giving them each a selection box. Rosie gave some letters written by herself and her Year 4 class to the residents to introduce themselves and tell them about themselves. We hope the residents enjoyed reading them.
KS2 Football Practice
Today’s football session focused on using bounce back players to create overloads, giving the children the chance to develop their passing accuracy, movement off the ball and tactical awareness. They worked on making quick decisions, supporting teammates and finding space to keep possession under pressure.
Warhammer Club
On Monday, the Warhammer Club continued painting their miniatures. After applying washes, the children learned how to dry brush the base layers with lighter colours using make-up brushes. This acted to highlight the model as if light was reflected off the raised surfaces of the model creating the appearance of depth and detail.
KS2 Football Practice
Today’s football session focused on the effective use of a target man, emphasising intelligent movement to create space, link play and support attacking transitions. Players worked on timing their runs, offering clear passing options and using body positioning to shield the ball and bring teammates into the game.
Craft Club
We have had a great term at Craft Club doing Christmas crafts! Week 1: We used lots of resources to produce Christmas cards for family and friends. Some children folded 2D nets to create 3D gift bags. Week 2: We made beaded Christmas tree decorations and keychains using excellent fine motor skills to thread and shape our designs. Week 3: Finally, today we decorated our very own Christmas stocking using fabric pens and patches. Some of the older children were trained on how to safely use a hot glue gun to apply their designs. Everyone has been fantastic and Becky is looking forward to returning in 2026! ✨
KS2 - Football Club
On Tuesday, as part of KS2 Football Club, the children took part in a range of indoor activities due to the awful weather. They played games such as Zone Ball, which helped them develop their spatial awareness, teamwork and quick decision-making. The activities also encouraged them to think tactically about movement, positioning and how to create space during a match.
After-School: Board Game Club
Wow, what an amazing first session of Board Game Club! The children showed all 4B’s, it was lovely to see them all taking turns and sharing. The older children were so great with helping the younger children and teaching them some of the games. They all had such a lovely time.
Forest School Club- Bonfire Night
For our last forest school session we had a bonfire night special. The children got to practise lighting fires safely using the flint and steel. We melted chocolate and made some breadstick sparklers using chocolate and sprinkles. We then finished our session with a hot chocolate or hot Vimto. What a wonderful few weeks we’ve had.
KS2 Football Training
This week, we began our football training for the half term. We focused on game-based sessions with specific rules designed to enhance players’ style of play and support their overall development within the game.
Let’s Go Sing Workshop
On Monday our choir had a fantastic Let's Go Sing Workshop with Rose. She was so impressed with their enthusiasm and fabulous singing! They are looking forward to practising all of the songs ready for their concert in March. Mrs Ham told them about lots of other exciting choir events coming up soon too such as singing at Acer Lodge Care Home, our Christmas Fair, a lantern parade in Whitehall Park and our church Carol Service.
Warhammer club
We started our Warhammer club this week. The children selected the miniatures they wanted to paint before choosing the base colours to paint with. The children did an amazing job covering the models with paint and considering their next steps. These include what details they wanted to paint, which colours they want to use and how they will use washes to add depth and detail.
Half Term Netball & Fitness Camp
Yesterday we held our very first half term netball and fitness camp. The children worked so hard over the course of the day. We started the day focusing on netball drills and skills then moved towards small sided games. Next we worked on our fitness and attempted the dreaded ‘ Bleep Test’. All of the children really pushed themselves to their limits and we ended up with three super fit heroes with Neve, Joshua and Carter completing all 18 levels! After a little rest we then moved onto applying our skills into a game of bench ball which was pretty intense. Following lunch we moved back to netball games with children swapping in and out of positions and then finally moving into a mini tournament. What a fab day we had!