Health Week in Year Two

We have been very busy this week designing, making and, of course, tasting healthy sandwiches as part of our DT work.

After learning about the importance of hygiene when preparing food, we began by taste testing a variety of breads and lettuce types. We weren't too keen on rocket and pulled some rather funny faces whilst eating it! Our teachers were very impressed with the way we all tried everything, even when we weren't too sure if we would like it.

We then selected our ingredients and designed our sandwiches, making sure they were healthy and could be part of a balanced diet. We practised our grating, spreading and chopping skills before we assembled our sandwiches.

Then it was time for the best bit - the eating! We all enjoyed our sandwiches and were able to evaluate our recipes, discussing what we liked and what we would change if we made them again.

Reception go shopping!

Last week we were looking at money and coins so Reception went shopping!  We had to find the correct coin to buy the various things on offer: biscuits, rubbers, pencils and stickers!  We also learned the British value of queueing!!

David Gregory from the CBSO visits Chilcote

Today we were very lucky to welcome back an ex pupil, David Gregory who is now a violinist with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. He spoke to the children about his time at Chilcote and how it inspired him to become a violinist and go on to have a career as a musician.

He played to us and then played and improvised with various groups of our own musicians -some of our cellists and dhol drummers.
We finished with a big improvisation performed by many of our Year 4,5 and 6 pupils.
Thank you very much to Mr Gregory- it was a very inspiring and enjoyable session, we really appreciate you coming in to work with us.

Brass concert on Monday 2nd July

On Monday, Chilcote brass players performed in a concert for their families, playing pieces they have learned over the last term at school. They all played extremely well in their groups and some pupils also played solos confidently. Everyone also took part in playing 2 pieces as part of the `Chilcote brass band`.
It was lovely to see the good progress made by the pupils since the beginning of the year and to witness the teamwork in all of the group performances.
Well done to you all and to Mr Fisher who has taught and supported you so positively all year.
Congratulations too as many of you have taken and passed brass exams this academic year- we are very proud of you.
Thank you very much to all of our families for the support you give at home-and to Mr Fisher for his hard work this year.

Chilcote Guitar concert

On Monday 2nd July, Chilcote guitarists performed at a concert for their families, playing pieces they have learned during this term. They all played extremely well in their groups and some pupils confidently played solos too.
It was a real pleasure to hear how much progress they have all made this year and we are very proud of them all.
Very many thanks to Mr Chamberlain for coming in specially to lead the concert and for all his support and teaching this year. We also appreciate all the support from home, keep up the good work!
 Congratulations too as many of you have taken and passed exams this academic year- we are very proud of you.

Junior Choir and Chilcote Brass band performing at St Peter`s festival .

On Saturday 30th June, Junior choir and Chilcote Brass band took part in a fantastic concert as part of St Peter`s festival at St Peter`s church. The choir sang a variety of songs and our brass players performed solos and as a group. The church was completely full and the audience were very complimentary about how well our children had performed. We were very proud of you all as it was quite a challenge performing for such a large audience in a venue with tricky acoustics.
We also enjoyed listening to Birmingham schools` Concert Band and Birmingham schools` Brass Ensemble who performed to a very high standard.
Thank you to all our pupils- and families who supported this event on a Saturday afternoon during a very busy time of year.

Year 2 at Peckwood

Last week, lots of Year Two children went on their first ever residential at Peckwood near Alvechurch. We were very lucky to have the sun shining the whole time we were there and we spent most of our time outside playing with each other, exploring the forest and practising the skills we learnt at Forest School.

We worked in teams to collect materials and create dens for our teddy bears.

In the evening, we enjoyed our yummy roast dinner, cooked by Mr Cross, and then had a campfire and talent show. We toasted marshmallows and ate tasty hot dogs before we went on a night walk through the forest.

We spent lots of time playing with each other and our teachers were very impressed with how well we all got on. 

Well done to all the children for being very well behaved. We had a wonderful time!