At The Blue Coat School we ensure that the Prep curriculum is compelling, varied and accessible – our aim is that the children should look forward to their lessons!
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Through a variety of activities, children develop their skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing – the principal components of National Curriculum English. Encouraging a love of books is central to the teaching of English. Children have access to the Prep Library Resource Centre, from which they may choose books that interest them, from a wide range of fiction and non-fiction. Year 6 also have their own dedicated Library in Trinity House, where they can find a selection of books appropriate to their age range. Opportunities also exist for children in Years 5 and 6 to become Librarians and Library Assistants.
Through a variety of activities, children develop their skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing – the principal components of National Curriculum English. Encouraging a love of books is central to the teaching of English. Children have access to the Prep Library Resource Centre, from which they may choose books that interest them, from a wide range of fiction and non-fiction. Year 6 also have their own dedicated Library in Trinity House, where they can find a selection of books appropriate to their age range. Opportunities also exist for children in Years 5 and 6 to become Librarians and Library Assistants.
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…
BCS Young Musician After a week of wonderful music-making, the BCS 2020 Music Festival reached it’s final cadence in a crescendo of incredible musicianship. We were delighted to welcome Mrs Iona Zuiderwijk to spend the day at Blue Coat, judging our 94 semi-finalists during the day and selecting the eventual 16 finalists to perform in…
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…
Year 3 had a busy day learning about life in Roman times. The children got to experience life as a Roman soldier, learning battle formations and how to defend themselves from marauding Celts! Other activities included Roman board games and playing with genuine Roman marbles. Children also learned all about how the Romans transported water to cities and…
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…
Late yesterday afternoon 60 young witches, wizards and Muggles, plus a house elf and an owl were welcomed to the library for the first Harry Potter Book Night to take place at Blue Coat School. After being sorted into their Hogwarts Houses they enjoyed magical cakes, stunningly decorated by Nisha from the kitchen team, washed…
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….
A huge thank you to The Friends for putting on a fantastic festive treat for all the BCS community last Saturday. Fun was had by all! The Sports Centre was alive with festive fun. Upstairs in the studio, the real highlight of the day was Santa’s Grotto which had been decorated beautifully. The hard work…
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…
At the end of a long and busy term, when everyone is starting to feel a little tired and looking forward to the holidays, we may forget all that has been achieved at our school over the past 13 weeks. The Prep Awards assembly has become a fixture in the calendar to ensure that Blue…
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