African Rain Sticks
Published 11/04/22
This week, Amazon Class made rainsticks decorated with aboriginal patterns, as part of our story focus; Lila and the Secret of Rain 
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Read MoreFairtrade Brownies
Published 05/04/22Yesterday, Amazon Class learnt about what Fairtrade means and why it is so important for farmers across the world to receive a fair price for what they grow and produce. We also learnt about how chocolate is grown and harvested in Ghana.
The children showed great empathy for the farmers who produce what we eat, wear and use and explored different packets of food to find the Fairtrade logo. We then used these ingredients to make Fairtrade brownies to sell at our cake sale today.
Everyone who tasted our brownies reported that they tasted "delicious" and all the more delicious for being Fairtrade!
Read MoreAfrican Artwork
Published 31/03/22During Term 4, Amazon Class have been exploring African Art. We started by looking at the magnificent painting of South African artist, Esther Mahlangu, who creates bold, symmetrical artwork using repeated patterns. We then created artwork in the style of this artist.
We have also enjoyed making Batik bunting to decorate our corridor, observing the bright colours commonly seen on fabrics in Africa.
Finally, we explored the Maasai Tribe and their way of life in comparison to our own and created collar jewellery in the style of the tribe.
Read MoreCotswold Wildlife Park Adventures
Published 29/03/22On Friday, Amazon Class enjoyed an exciting trip to Cotswold Wildlife Park as part of our 'On Safari' topic. It was a beautiful day for adventuring and the children eagerly explored all the different animals who inhabit the park.
We were on the lookout for animals that live in Africa; finding lions, rhinos, meerkats, giraffes, zebras and many more. We enjoyed an African Animal talk by a zookeeper who told us all about how animals survive and adapt in the wild, and how they care the animals at the park. We were very surprised to hear what the zookeepers feed the lions at the zoo!
We also loved meeting the lemurs who were very friendly, watching the penguins being fed and spotting Sonny the meerkat from 'Meerkat Mail'.
Whilst on our trip the children of Stanton made us so proud, being considerate of the animals and working together to complete the challenges set. A huge well done, Amazon Class! 🦒🦏🦁
Read MoreCreating Artwork for our Library
Published 06/03/22Today we continued our World Book Week celebrations by creating artwork and sculptures of book animals for our new library, supported by a local artist. We cannot wait to display our artwork in our new library!
For lots of photos of the children taking part in our art workshops, please visit our Stanton Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/stantonschool
Read MoreWorld Book Day 2022
Published 06/03/22Yesterday we continued our World Book Day celebrations and what a wonderful day we had!
Smiles, stories and a spectacular costume parade started our day, followed by World Book Day badge making and a Stanton ’Booknic’ in the afternoon. This was an opportunity for children across the school to share the magic of stories together. Bunting, blankets, books and bear biscuits helped to create these special memories, captured within our photographs.
Teachers dressed up as bears from books and the children enjoyed matching the bear to the book, whilst words from stories could be heard in the air throughout the day.
Many children returned to school for bedtime stories and hot chocolate, whilst parents and families joined Mrs Anderson for a workshop about the importance of reading.
So many happy memories made.
