We were able to donate over 50 items to Wood Street Mission’s Toy Appeal, through our parent generosity. Thank you so much!
Author: Branwood School (Branwood School)
Post
Christmas Fair
A wonderful time was had by all at our annual Christmas Fair. There was an opportunity for the children to visit Santa, and he even had some of his Elves to help him. We had the ever popular bottle and chocolate tombola stalls as well as glitter tattoos, splat the turkey and name the teddy....
Post
The Green Man Myth
Form 4 learnt about the myth of The Green Man (and woman!) The Green Man is a symbol deeply rooted in Celtic lore and is associated with the cyclical nature of life and nature deity. Through mythology, folklore, and Pagan beliefs, the Green Man represents the spiritual significance of nature and the divine symbol of rebirth and renewal. The children...
Post
Find the Teddy
In Forest School Form 2 met Jess for the first time. She started the session by outlining the rules for Forest School and then talking about what we’d be learning in the session. The children we’re particularly interested in the big mushrooms. The children then went on a hunt for Jess’ teddies who had hidden...
Post
Autumn Leaves
KG1 began their Forest School adventures. The children were very excited to explore the outdoors. They sang some Autumn songs accompanied by Jess on her Ukelele and collected Autumn leaves to make a lovely Autumn leaf collage.
Post
Odd Socks Day
Thank you everyone – We raised a fantastic £156 on Odd Socks Day for the Anti Bullying Alliance.
Post
Remembrance
Form 4 made some moving Remembrance Day art by creating a tissue paper sunset with a striking silhouette soldier. Lest we forget ♥️
Post
Aesop’s Fables
Form 4 have been learning all about Aesop’s fables in their English lessons. The children have been working in groups to work out the morals in the stories, as well as analysing common features, including anthropomorphism! They are now looking forward to writing their own.
Post
Simply The Nativity
What a treat we have all had watching KG1 to Form 2 children performing Simply The Nativity to the rest of the school as well as to all the parents and grandparents. What a wonderful start to the festive celebrations.
Post
Aliens in Form 1
In English, Form 1 have been studying fictional stories. The first book they looked at was Aliens Love Underpants. The focus was to describe characters and settings. The children started by designing and painting an alien character, before moving on to writing character descriptions. The focus was then on writing a description of an alien planet....