Berrington Village Pump Edition 134 (Feb - Mar18)

News from Christ Church C.E. Primary School
Learning, Listening, Living
“A child’s play is a child’s work” is a well-known quote amongst teachers
and child development specialists. What does it mean in a school setting?
If you are a parent, aunt, uncle or grandparent is play something children
do at break times and lunchtimes or is it part of lessons? You might have
seen that the Government recently published a report about how children
learn in Nursery and Reception which emphasised the importance of play
alongside more formal learning for young children such as learning how to
hold a pencil properly.
At Christ Church we believe that play is important whatever the
age of the child. Recently Red Class visited RAF Museum at
Cosford and through role play and using their imaginations were
able to experience life at an airport, on an airline and in a
cockpit! Their understanding was deepened through play. Green
Class enjoyed using role play on their recent Egyptian day. They
are also studying Shakespeare’s The Tempest and we will be
using play to think about life on an island with monsters, wizards
and sprites; and using music and drama to enter into the
meaning of the rich language of Shakespeare. Our oldest
children enjoyed learning about the formation of Roman
battalions through acting out formations and using role play. We certainly have many opportunities
throughout the school day for formal learning but also value play as a child’s work.
Red Class: Year R and Year 1
Red Class have a transport theme.
Green Class: Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4
Do you have a child who will be 4 between 1 st September 2017
and 31 st August 2018? Our Wednesday Stay and Play sessions
are an excellent way of seeing our school in action and we are
always happy to show prospective parents round at any time if
you feel a village school might be the right environment for
your child to flourish. Remember we are the catchment school
for many villages: Cressage, Cross Houses, Harley, Cound,
Coundmoor and Sheinton but we also have children attending
from further afield. We work closely with Childrensworld UK
who are onsite and offer an “Outstanding” (Ofsted) nursery
and wrap-around childcare for before/after school and the
holidays. Ring the office for more details on 01952 510383.
Green Class are studying the Egyptians. We are also working on a joint Primary Stars programme with Shrewsbury
Town Football Club for a day a week.
Yellow Class: Year 4, Year 5 and Y6
Yellow Class are learning about the Romans.
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Tracey Cansdale, Headteacher
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