On Tuesday 20th January Year 2 celebrated ‘No Such Thing as Normal Day’ , a nationwide celebration of individuality and difference. We watched the story ‘Giraffes can’t dance’ - Everyone does things in their own way. We danced to two songs and danced and moved in our own unique way. We celebrated our personal qualities in a circle time. We listened to the song ‘There’s no such thing as normal ‘ by Electric Umbrella🎶☂
🪐🫀Explorer Dome🫀🪐
Reception to Year 6 really enjoyed their Explorer Dome experiences on Thursday. Reception-Year 3 learnt about the human body, whilst Year 4-Year 6 learnt about space.
They learnt about some different bones with Penelope, the skeleton, felt some shark and lion’s teeth and simulated the digestion process with bread, a banana and an egg all mixed together with water and dry ice! The children then watched the inside of the dome come to life as they pretended they were inside a stomach. They were then handed a long piece of material and told that this is the length of our intestines - then one of the children in each group was allowed to squeeze out the waste matter - and to our surprise and hysteria, out popped a ‘poo’.
The older classes were treated with a story-telling introduction to the earth, moon, sun and stars, and then went star-spotting to discover the constellations as they will appear in the winter sky. It was a fantastic experience for them all!
A huge thank you to @ashleymanorprep_pta and @explorerdome - the children had a great day!
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Three pupils led Show and Tell this week. One told us about his favourite football team and shared photos of some famous players he has met. Another spoke about his rugby team and his exciting experience as a mascot for Gloucester Rugby. And another introduced us to his new fish tank and told us all about his tropical fish.⚽🏉🐠
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Last week in Science, 5F explored different ways of separating materials. First, they mixed coffee with water and used filter paper to separate the coffee granules from the liquid. Next, they mixed pink paint with water and attempted to filter it. This time, they were unable to separate the materials because the paint was soluble in the water. They also discussed other methods of separation, such as using a sieve or a magnet.
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✨🎶January Highlight🎶✨
On Friday 16th January, our incredible Young Voices choir took to the stage at the BP Pulse Live Arena, performing alongside 6,000 other children in a truly spectacular celebration of music. 🎤
Our pupils were brilliant - singing their hearts out, shining with confidence and representing the school with such pride. We couldn’t be prouder of each and every one of them! 🎵
A huge thank you to all the parents who came along to support and another huge thank you to Mrs Folks for all her time and dedication to rehearsals over the last few months❤️
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Last week, there was a lot of wet play due to the rain, but this certainly didn’t stop Year 4 from enjoying their breaks! The class has discovered a new love for creating their own comics, so there was plenty of imaginative writing taking place. The book corner is proving very popular, and of course, their enthusiasm for Lego continues!
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This week, Year 2 have been learning about Queen Victoria and life during her reign. In Art, they discussed the Victorian era and how things have changed since then, like the introduction of electricity. They also explored how homes were lit with candles and oil lamps. Then, they made their own 3D lamp models using shape nets!
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🌟 What a wonderful start to our first Boys’ Choir of the year! 🌟
It was fantastic to welcome so many enthusiastic boys to our opening session this morning. They sang beautifully, brought great energy, and showed such enthusiasm for making music together. 🎶💙
We can’t wait to see this group grow and flourish over the coming weeks!
#ashleymanorprep #independentschool #boyschoir #prepschool #cheltenham
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Little Acorns and Little Oaks have had lots of fun exploring the Baby Gym this week!
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Year 4 visited the National Star College last Friday and enjoyed themselves immensely playing 'Standing' Volleyball. With the ball allowed to bounce twice before being sent back over the net, there was plenty of positive interaction between the two sets of students and great fun was had by all.
The session paves the way for some of the NSC Sports Leaders to visit school later this term, and put Year 4 through their paces with a challenging set of Boccia (Botcha) skill awards which they will need to pass a certain number to be awarded a certificate.
Thank you to @thenationalstar for having us!
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Year 5 have started a pathway entitled 'Activism' in their Art lessons. They will be producing a poster about something that matters to them. This week they created a collaged background for their posters, using imagery and words that are relevant to their chosen topic.
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