Category: Trips

Year 3 Visit The Barber Institute

27th January 17

3E spent a busy morning at The Barber Institute of Fine Arts on Tuesday, learning all about portraits and taking part in a Printing Workshop. Here are a few of their comments about the trip .. “It was interesting because we learnt all about the Renaissance” – Will “Ava and Archie acted out the story…

Year 5 visit to Singers Hill Synagogue

13th January 17

On Wednesday 11 January all Year 5 pupils enjoyed a visit to Birmingham Hebrew Congregation’s Singers Hill Synagogue in Birmingham city centre. Orthodox Jewish worship has continued since it was built in 1856. You can find out more from their website. As we entered, we looked for traditional features we had learned about in last…

Year 4 visit Treasure Island!

14th December 16

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum… The Year 4 children thankfully needed no such thing to get into the Christmas spirit. On December 1st, we weighed anchor and set sail towards The Rep to see their production of Treasure Island. This swashbuckling tale of pirates and the high seas featured a female Jim…

Year 4’s Aztec Morning

18th November 16

Ask any Year 4 what they learned at Monday’s Aztec Morning and you might be surprised at some of the replies! For instance, did you know that they played a ball game where you were only allowed to use your hips? Or that naughty Aztec boys had to sleep outside with no clothes on, whilst…

Chess Tournament

18th November 16

In the Warwickshire Junior Chess Championship at Arden School in Solihull, the Blue Coat School was represented in the Under 10 and Under 12 sections by Tristan Wong, Shayan Patel, Hasan Ahmed, Esa Yaqoob and Ryan Raeiszadeh. The Under 12 section was full of strong chess players, but Hasan, Ryan and Esa acquitted themselves well…

Puzzle Day in Pre-Prep

11th November 16

The children in Pre-Prep had a wonderful time yesterday at Puzzle Day. All the activities meant they had to work collaboratively to be successful. Many of the tasks involved testing children’s visual special awareness which was more challenging for some than others. Everyone involved showed a degree of tenacity and cheerfully tried hard. MRS JUBB…

Colomendy 2016

6th November 16

Follow our intrepid Year 6 explorers as they embark on their exciting trip to Colomendy in North Wales. The link to everything Colomendy is here. Share the link with your families and friends: http://thebluecoatschool.com/colomendy2016

Year 3 Roman Soldier Day

19th October 16

Year 3 have had a busy day imagining themselves as part of the Roman Army, learning battle formations and finding out about life in Roman times. Many questions were asked and the children impressed the Romans with their excellent behaviour, enthusiasm and ability to remember Latin words! The children proved that they can be ready…

Down on the Farm!

14th October 16

The children in Year 4 had an eggxhilarating and moognificent day out at Umberslade Farm to support their Geography topic. Tractor rides, duck and goat feeding, small animal cuddling, pig and cow viewing, hen chasing, shopping and playing – no wonder we were eggxhausted by the end of the day! It was baaarilliant fun! MRS…

Year 6 Tour of Birmingham

7th October 16

When this trip is announced to the children, they often think they already know quite a lot about the city. However, we really do stop and look at lots of monuments and buildings and learn a great deal about the history of Birmingham and how it has grown from a small manor into a vibrant…