The First Day!

Everyone was in school early today, preparing for the day ahead. It seemed quite a long day, but I think that lots of art and writing took place throughout the school, and work on the outside writing area has begun. Most of us are making the most of the sunshine, and painting outside. As one Year 3 child said, "This is the best day ever!". We had a special outdoor assembly, in front of our newly cleared area, to ask the children to help us make the area a special place to write (and draw!). They were very keen to help.

Most classes started their week looking at a specific artist's work, and then using a range of talking and writing activities, before doing some art work. In Year 2, the children looked at some of Monet's flower paintings, before looking at flowers themselves, and then making quick sketches.


At lunchtime, the children were given the opportunity to write about their lunch on post-it notes, and these were stuck onto a giant plate, and a giant lunch box. The Year 6 children ran the activity, and scribed for children where necessary. They are planning a different writing activity each lunchtime, for those children that wish to participate.


By the end of the day all staff were looking a bit tired and paint spattered, but there was no time to stand around chatting, as everyone was already collecting the resources they needed for tomorrow. Hopefully, we'll all have another good day. It might be a little wet, as we're planning another outdoor assembly, with everyone writing on the playground with paintbrushes and water.

Miss Proctor