Category: Pre-Prep News
Today the children at Queen’s House very much enjoyed watching the performance of The Enormous Turnip by the One Moment in Time Theatre Company. The children loved listening to the music and were enthralled by the beautiful scenery and puppets. Afterwards they were given the opportunity to ask questions about the story and the puppets.
Last Thursday two Year 2 football teams took part in the Soccer Tournament at The Abbey. Both teams looked professional and played extremely well, gaining second and third place overall. Barnaby scored two brilliant goals in a row and Lara, who was the only girl on the pitch, played with great skill and determination. All the games were played with enthusiasm and good sportsmanship with plenty of encouragement from the side-lines. At the end of the tournament everyone received a medal and a delicious match tea. A big thank you to the organisers and coaches Mr Graham and Mr Earl.
On Friday afternoon Queen’s House took part in a special assembly in which prizes were given out to the children. The winner of the Dog Competition was Laura O, who correctly guessed the name of the dog to be Barley. Poetry competition winners were Hermione, Margot, Alex C, Jamie M and Boo L. Art prizes were awarded to Alice K, Saffron V, Ruby L, Eriko B and Will M. The Fancy Dress competition was very hard to judge as all the children had made such an effort with their costumes! After much debate, Sukie H, Rowan K, Sam L, Jackson H and Betty G all claimed prizes with the overall winner being Arthur N as Paddington Bear.
The theme for this year’s Book and Arts Week is Animals. Today there was great excitement at Queen’s House as Jenny’s Ark came to visit with over 40 different types of animals! There were rabbits, guinea pigs, tortoises, stick insects and even snakes! The children were told all about the animals including where they come from, what they eat and how to care for them. They were able to hold and feed them. They were amazed by the giant rabbit!
The art work produced this week is being displayed at Queen’s House and parents will be able to view it during Walk About on Tuesday 24th March.
As part of our Book and Arts Week, Mrs Copestake taught the children how to make bread today. Keeping with the animal theme the children made their bread in to a tortoise shape!
The children’s artwork this week has been inspired by the books they have been studying. The Reception children have focussed on the author Eric Carle, Year 1 on Julia Donaldson and Year 2 on Roald Dahl. The workshops have been led by Heather Hodgson, a local artist. The children have drawn, painted, collaged and created large scale pictures to illustrate these books. Thank you to all the parents who came in to help with these sessions.
The children at Queen’s House took part in dance workshops today, led by Caroline Mummery from Dance East. Each year group focussed on a different book – Reception created movements to The Hungry Caterpillar, Year 1 worked on The Monkey Puzzle and Year 2 took images from The Enormous Crocodile. It was wonderful to see the children express themselves freely through music and dance.
