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Meet the Lords
15 Dec

It is not every day that you get to meet a real-life Lord… but that’s exactly what Years 3 and 5 got to do this afternoon. These year groups got to meet Lord Browne of Ladyton, who took time out of his busy schedule, to meet with us via Teams. Lord Browne was a solicitor before entering politics and he served in the cabinet under Tony Blair and then later Gordon Brown as secretary of Scotland and then defence and he is now a member of the House of Lords. They also asked him questions about his roles and his life and found out more about how democracy works in this country. Some of our questions included: What is your proudest achievement?
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Year 3 Zoolab Visit
30 Nov

On Thursday 30 th November, Year 3 were visited by Zoolab. The ranger, Ellie, brought in some fascinating animals and quizzed the children on their rainforest knowledge. Children shared learning from their geography lessons and gained lots more knowledge about the habitats and lifestyles of the animals that had come along. Children were lucky enough to see and even hold a giant land snail, millipede, corn snake, rats, tarantula and a tree frog.
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Year 3 Singers Hill Synagogue Visit
22 Nov

On Wednesday 22 nd November, Year 3 visited Singers Hill Synagogue. At the synagogue, Geoffrey gave us a tour of the building and shared with us his knowledge of the synagogue and its history. The children impressed Geoffrey with their understanding of Jewish festivals and practices and asked questions to gain a greater understanding. Year 3 really enjoyed their visit and have continued to discuss their new learning.
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Year 5 Mosque Visit
22 Nov

Year 5 embarked on an enlightening school trip to Birmingham Central Mosque, guided by Mrs. K. She provided a captivating tour, highlighting the mosque's historical significance as the first purpose-built mosque in the city. Exploring the community room, students admired a model of the Kaaba in Mecca and gained insights into the wudu ritual. Ascending to the prayer room, they absorbed knowledge about its various features such as the minbar, where the leader of the prayer, the imam, stands.
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MAT School Parliament Podcasts (Little Leaders, Big Dreams)
21 Nov

On Monday 13th November, the school parliamentarians from the six schools in Excelsior Trust (Colmers Farm, Green Meadow, Heathmount, Highters Heath, Parkfield and Turves Green), met to work on a number of projects together. This was the first of six meetings that these pupils will have over the duration of this year. At each meeting, our school parliamentarians will produce a special podcast. These will all be displayed below when they are released.
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Our 2023-2024 Big Arts Week Exhibition
13 Nov

Just before half term we held our annual Big Arts Week at Colmers Farm Primary School. The c hildren and staff this year have worked incredibly hard to create a piece of art based on the seven visual elements in art - line, shape, form, colour, tone, pattern, and texture. Each year group focussed on an artist that uses one of these elements prominently within their work. They have then created their own work in this style.
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Year 5 and 6 Residential
10 Nov

A residential experience opportunity, for our Year 5 and 6 pupils, is now a permanent feature on the Colmers Farm calendar. There are many words which could be used to describe the experience had by our Years 5 and 6 pupils at Boundless Outdoors. If it could only be summed-up in three words though, then they would have to be: joyous, challenging and memorable. It was an exhilarating and pleasurably exhausting three days for our pupils with a wonderful variety of activities which tested them, skilled them and developed their abilities to work as a team.
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Year 1's Visit to the Black Country Living Museum
25 Oct

Year 1 have been to the Black Country Living Museum as part of their history learning. They had a fabulous time walking around the museum and looking at all of the different types of houses which they were able to compare them to the homes they live in today. They also had the opportunity to take part in a Victorian school lesson. The children really enjoyed this experience and will now be able to link their experience to their history learning after half term.
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Year 6's Professor McGinty Visit
17 Oct

On 17 th October, Year 6 had a fantastic time with a special time travelling visitor called Professor Mcginty. He took us all the way back to the 1940's. The children were enthused by this visit which supplemented their current history topic based on World War 2. During the session, the children learnt more about the air raid shelters, rationing of food and clothes and the different artillery used during the war.
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Year 4's Professor McGinty Visit
11 Oct

Year 4 were visited by the energetic time travelling Professor McGinty who transported them back to the time of the Romans in Britain. The children were so enthusiastic and learnt about Roman towns, unusual foods, their highly trained army and how they lived their everyday lives. We were also shown artefacts from both the Romans and the Celts who were already living in Britain almost two thousand years ago! Some of the children dressed up as Roman Emperors and everyday people (along with a very brave Roman soldier)!
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