April 2021 - Clearwell C of E Primary School

Head’s Blog – 30th April 2021

We have had a very art inspired week this week at Clearwell, supporting one of our curriculum drivers to be creative. Firstly, Jer Gazzard, a fellow teacher, friend and artist came in to paint a ‘Wow Tree’ in our corridor. I am sure that you will agree, the finished product is absolutely phenomenal. I love the fact he has also inspired our children, just look at this painting on a rock by a year 4 pupil who is also painting some glass at home. We love it!

“*We are God’s masterpiece, outwardly you may look like a piece of junk, but inwardly and in reality you are God’s work of art. God does not make any junk*.” Ephesians 2. 10

Oak class have been having fun (improving their gross motor skills) mashing up the Evil Pea from “Supertato”. They have also been creating a scene from the Great Fire of London, they have captured the colours spectularly.

Willow class have been able to go swimming this week, which was brilliant for all of them. Many of our children, like the rest of the population, had not been swimming for over a year. Lots of certificates were issued to some of the beginners group, showing the progress that they made during their first session. There are a number of children who can already swim so did not get certificates but I know that are doing well.

Mrs Griffiths also started our Upper Key Stage Two book club. They are meeting weekly to discuss the same book, Holes by Louis Sacher. They came out so excited this week it inspired someone who isn’t in the club to read the book - success all round.

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Head’s Blog – 23rd April

What beautiful weather we have had as we have all returned to school. As I have said in my newsletter, it has been great for the children to even get outside to play in the garden. The view from our garden is so beautiful and the church in the sunshine looks wonderful. We cannot wait until all of the children are able to play together and celebrate together. Oak class have been making the most of the garden and have used it as part of their learning to observe changes in plants as well as looking at nests. This week as part of their welly walk they created their own nests.

As we enter this new term KS2 have started our new topic where the focus is on Japan. We will all learn about volcanoes, Hokusai’s art work as well as looking at the Olympics as we are hoping that this will actually happen this year even if it is without spectators. As we like to start all of our topics with an inspirational adventure and we couldn’t go to Japan then we brought a little bit of Japan to us. My friend, Naoko, came and told us about Japanese culture and what hers and her daughters life was like when they lived in Japan. She even came in a Kimono as well as teaching us to count to 6 and giving us the chance to try out some of the morning exercises that children in Japan do at 6:30 a.m. We were all inspired and Paige in year 4 went home and did some Japanese writing which she shared with us today. It was fabulous. Thank you Naoko.