English Symphony Orchestra Summer Courses

Last week, schools across the nation celebrated British Science Week 2020.  The theme was ‘Our Diverse Planet’. Year 1 and 2 were delighted to welcome the brilliant Dr Jenny Watson to Blue Coat.  Dr Watson led an extremely engaging and enjoyable activity into the science of creating bubbles.  We created our own bubble mixture, discussed…

The Big Bad Wolf, Fantastic Mr. and Mrs. Fox, the BFG and Willy Wonka along with his Oompa Loompas arrived in school to help celebrate World Book Day 2020. The damp weather could not deter the enthusiasm of all the children and staff at Blue Coat, who embraced the day in high spirits, while sharing…

What would you do if you found a golden ticket wrapped around your favourite chocolate bar? The children of Year 4 have this week performed Roald Dahl’s classic tale of Charlie and the Chocolate factory, delighting us with the tale of Charlie Bucket who was the lucky finder of the last golden ticket to visit…

On Thursday 9th January, all of Year 5 visited Singers Hill Synagogue in the centre of Birmingham. They have been studying Judaism in their Religious Education lessons, and the trip helped to enrich their learning. With the help of our guide, they explored both the main Synagogue and the children’s Synagogue, learning new facts along the way….

Well done to all the children who performed so well in the Prep Christmas Concert on Tuesday evening, who sang in the beautiful Advent Processional Service in the Cathedral last Sunday 1st December and who gave some Christmas cheer to the patients, visitors and staff of the QE Hospital this week. It has been another…