The Chronicle

This week STEAM club were solving problems with matchsticks.

By either adding, removing or moving a certain number of matchsticks to create new shapes or patterns. Why did we do it? Well it helps to develop short-term memory and imagination, teaches the children to solve problems in an atypical manner and expands their spatial and logical thinking.

Every Tuesday lunchtime busy fingers are working away in Sewing Club. At the moment the excited children are working on something special for Mother’s Day - we are not telling you what though!

With love in the air and Valentine's Day just around the corner, we decided to celebrate love and friendship and to make Valentine's Day even more memorable by letting our close friends, family members and those we care about know just how much we appreciate them. We shared the love all around as we delved into making an adorable pair of doves who wanted to take a break from flying high as they sat on a branch decorated with orange, vibrant blossom surrounded within a big pink heart symbolising their love for each other. We also made bunches of flowers to symbolise appreciation for each other. We created a love carriage to chaperone those smitten with the love bug, transporting them to a restaurant serving romantic meals under a Valentine's tree! We even devised a dog-dating app for our beloved pets!! We built a big heart to represent just how much love we have to share and we all fell in love with a hamster and a panda sitting on a heart shaped rock making friends with a lovestruck elephant! That is definitely love that's built to last!

Brickish Weekend

Don't forget the Brickish Weekend is taking place at the National Space Centre in Leicester from the 11 and 12 March. The National Space Centre are hosting this weekend in celebration of all things Lego and dedicated to the little plastic brick that makes imagination reality. Explore the galleries, which will be packed with amazing creations, thanks to The Brickish Association. See spacecraft, iconic movie scenes, huge magical train lay outs, amazing mathematical machines, and Lego sets from past, present and future.