Djembe Drumming Workshop
Published 28/02/25
On Thursday afternoon, the children in Year 2 took part in a Djembe drumming workshop. They have had a lovely time finding out about the instrument and having a go at playing them too.
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Published 28/02/25Kestrels have started their African Cuisine inspired Design and Technology Unit today. They have chopped and prepared the ingredients themselves and all had a little try of the cinnamon and honey yogurt (which was not very popular!) The recipe has been shared via Arbor.
Read MoreReception Visit Parkridge
Published 14/02/25Dragonflies visited the Parkridge Centre today and had a wonderful time exploring the great outdoors as part of their learning about Traditional Tales.
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Read MoreScholastic Book Fair
Published 12/02/25A massive thank you to all the families who visited our Scholastic Book Fair last week. In total we raised £669.13, which has enabled us to spend £267.65 on new books for school. This is amazing and our highest total raised since we started. These books will be heading to the library and class reading corners so keep an eye out for the new titles. Thank you again
Read MoreSafer Internet Day
Published 12/02/25Tuesday 11th February was Safer Internet Day and the children were were reminded about the ways in which they can keep themselves safe when using devices online.
Mrs Sweeney started the day by sharing the story ‘Chicken Clicking’ in assembly. Reception and Year 1 will be watching a video clip about Smartie the Penguin who will share reminders with them about keeping safe and not sharing personal information online. The children in Year 2 and Year 3 have joined a BBC Live lesson, which focussed on the importance of being safe when playing online games and the scams which might appear. The lesson shared tips for how to spot scams and explained what to do if they think something does not look right.
Read MoreSensory Support Parent Workshop
Published 12/02/25Yesterday, our Trust Inclusion Lead Mrs MaGill delivered a parents workshop all about sensory needs and how to deliver sensory workshops in the home. Thank you to those parents who attended and we hope you found it useful. As this was a practical session, we do not have a PowerPoint we can share, however if you would like copies of the handouts or to talk to Mrs MaGill about sensory circuits when she is next in, please contact the office on office@ankervalley.org
Read MoreNumber Day at Anker Valley!
Published 07/02/25Today, it’s Number Day and the children have amazed us with their fabulous number themed costumes. A big thank you to all the grownups who have helped to create them too!
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Published 07/02/25Please find below our newsletter for this week.
Read MoreYear 3 Mental Health Workshop
Published 03/02/25Year 3 really enjoyed their workshop this morning with Michelle from the Mental Health Team. They have bought some breathing exercises home with them to share with parents as well as the flowers that they have made.
Read MoreChildren's Mental Health Week
Published 03/02/25This week is Children's Mental Health Week and to start off our week, we have been joined by Michelle from the Mental Health Team for a special assembly. The children remembered lots about emotions from our previous work and talked confidently about how different situations would make them feel.
Kingfishers are now taking part in a special workshop with Michelle; She will also be joining us for both parent's evenings this week to share information about the services that the team can provide both in school and outside of school, so please do say 'Hello.'
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