Instrumental Music Lessons for September

A reminder that any family wishing to discontinue instrumental music lessons in September should inform the school in writing by Friday 22nd May in accordance with our music regulations. We then book tutors and make charges for the autumn term in the usual way. This is not necessary for the current Year 6. No fees […]

Arts round-up

Hello St. Margaret’s! I thought it was about time we had another round-up of all the amazing Arts and Culture out there. I’ve gathered together lots of resources below, all with links to the relevant websites. There should be something for everyone so have a browse and maybe step out of your comfort zone and […]

Preschool 14/5

Let’s have a magical Thursday with this episode of Tree Fu Tom. Some naughty creatures introduce Slime to the magical woods today, will Tom be able to sort things out? Tree Fu Tom, Series 5: 2. Ranger Tom and the Musha Rangers: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b070xhzx via @bbciplayer Now, could you make your own salt dough or slime […]

Preschool 29/4

Can you have some fun with the rain today? Could you make a paper boat and float it in a puddle? How about recording some music on the Seesaw app that sounds like the rain…there are lots of objects you could shake or tap at home to make the sound of a storm!

Nursery 2/4

Need a bit of a lift Nursery? Well get on your dancing shoes and let’s go wild by playing the Stick Song from Hey Duggie on a 5 minute loop! Grown ups, it’s an easy find on YouTube and a firm favourite as you can see from our videos! I have also included some dances […]

Nursery 1/4

Here’s a short clip of our classroom and a nice snapshot of how all the children are engaged in different learning zones and independently on task. With that in mind and having spoken to many of you who are feeling the pressure of teaching children of differing age groups in the same space, here are […]

Whole-school creative ideas from Chichester Festival Theatre and Art for Kids Hub

Morning All! Just thought I’d share a link from Chichester Festival Theatre who have loads of creative ideas for inside and out. Have a look and have a go at whatever takes your fancy. CFT creative ideas Art for Kids Hub on Youtube is also a brilliant resource, there is SO much on there. I […]

Peter and the Wolf 7pm TONIGHT – free performance

The Royal Opera House are going to be streaming productions for free over the coming weeks and the programme starts tonight with children’s ballet Peter and the Wolf. This colourful, narrated children’s ballet sees a boy save his grandfather and animal friends from a big, bad wolf. Suitable for all ages, it stars pupils of […]

Nursery singalong

After some yoga in the morning courtesy of Cosmic Kids why not check out the fantastic resource that is BBC Nursery Radio. It is great for developing early language skills and has nicely animated nursery rhymes with large, clear subtitles that you can pause to encourage early reading. Can you find the letters in your […]

Nursery ❤️Music!

We have been joining in with rhymes and making dance moves to music today. We are getting very good at copying movements and putting them together into a sequence to make a dance. Our listening ears are fantastic!