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All the latest news from Stannington Infants School
We would like to share all the news from our school with you. There is a lot going on at Stannington Infants School and this is the place to keep up with all the latest events and information.
Art Week 2022 Class 5 and 6
To start our Art Week we focused on collage and looked at the artist Robert Rauschenberg, who was one of the key artists to use collage. We now know that a key word for collage is 'overlapping'. Have a look at what we did.... We then moved on to our printing work and...
Arts Week 2022
What a wonderful Arts week we have had! The children began the week learning about Collage. They explored different ways of collaging, including mixed media natural resources and photos. We focused on the artist Hannah Hoch and took inspiration from her collages to...
Jubilee Banner
Bradfield parish Council have kindly made each school in the Trust a Jubilee banner with the designs we submitted. Our design was by class 5 (middle bottom) and here they are proudly standing with the banner.
Year 2 Maypole dancing
Yesterday as part of our celebrations for the Queen’s Jubilee, the Year 2 children practised maypole dancing! We learnt a little about the history of the maypole and listened to traditional music whilst dancing. We really enjoyed working together to move in different...
Year 2 Visit to the Botanical Gardens
Last week the Year 2 children visited the Botanical Gardens as part of the Stunning Start to their learning about Rainforests. We were very excited to catch the number 81 bus into the city, even if the first one didn’t arrive for Class 6! Once we arrived we looked at...
Learn to Ride
The children did so well in their Learn to Ride sessions today. Thank you to Amy from Modeshift Stars for teaching the children. Our next Modeshift Stars event is the 9th June - pedestrian skills (look out for a letter)
What an animal-tastic day!
The children in Reception have had an amazing afternoon with grasshoppers, cockroaches, a bearded dragon, a rabbit, guinea pigs, a tortoise and a snake!!! The children had a great time watching, stroking and handling the animals. They learnt so many new facts too!...
Caring for our environment
Thank you for collecting Morrisons Grow Vouchers. Our new tools have arrived! We put them to use straight away by re-planting our planters ready for Spring and Summer.
Tropical Butterfly House
The Year 1 trip to the Tropical Butterfly House was an enjoyable experience and opportunity to support our work in science and geography. The visit included opportunities to handle some animals such as a stick insect, cockroach and a snake. We found out information...
Our “school” of fish!
The children in Reception have loved learning about animals that live under the sea. They have learnt lots of new facts: "Lots of fish together is called a school" - Emily "A dolphin has a blowhole on their head." - Esme "Dolphins talk to each other by squeaking and...