Continuing our natural art theme, today Class 1 used looms in order to do some weaving. The children worked hard as a team to weave the grasses and flowers over and under the loom strings. The outcome was amazing!
Thank you everyone!
To everyone at D’Arcy school, I want to give you all a massive thank you. A thank you for letting me get to know you all and being part of your everyday lives – I know some of you parents had the pleasure of seeing me every day! A thank you for all the support… Read more »
Ladybird Chrysalises
We are very lucky in Class One as we have several ladybird chrysalises that we have been observing since they were larvae. We are waiting to see the ladybird wiggle out, it’s super exciting.
Nature printing
This afternoon, Class One learnt how to use the printing technique called Hapa Zome. We took inspiration from the Arts and Crafts designer William Morris. The children really enjoyed finding colourful flowers and crushing them with a stone, creating a wonderful symmetrical pattern. We are very impressed with our creations..
The surgery is open!
Yesterday, the children wanted to turn the role play area into a Doctors surgery. They very quickly began enjoying the area before the adults even had time to make the area more surgery like!! Such fantastic vocabulary used and collaborative play seen.
HOUSE GAMES
WHAT A WEEK! We began our week of House Games with ‘The Bake Off’ and another fabulous event from the PTFA who helped raise nearly £100 through the cake sales. The entries were fabulous. The team very much enjoyed the judging process – delicious! Next, we had the judging of the art competition. The entries… Read more »
PTFA Father’s Day afternoon
We have had a lovely afternoon celebrating Father’s Day at our PTFA event. Our amazing PTFA team put together lots of activities and refreshments for us all to enjoy – the children and adults definitely appreciated this! Thank you for everyone that joined us today and thank you again to our PTFA team for organising… Read more »
Important
Hello all, I hope that you are all enjoying the warm weather like we are here at D’Arcy School. May I remind everyone that as the days get hotter and hotter, it is vital for all children to have a water bottle with them in school at all times. This will help prevent headaches, overheating… Read more »
We are a doubling machine.
Today, we used natural materials in our woodland to explore doubling. We fed sticks, stones and flowers into our machines to find the double. It was so much fun.
Our zoo trip
We had such an amazing day at the zoo yesterday, here are some highlights.