Peterbrook enjoys a broad and balanced curriculum and often exciting learning opportunities appear from the most unexpected places. This channel let's you enjoy podcasts from a wide variety of curriculum sources - the common theme running through them all is that each podcast has its roots in the curriculum, was enjoyable to create and, most important of all, developed the listening and speaking skills of our pupils. ENJOY!!
Music and natural sounds can help you concentrate and focus closely on your task. The function of this podcast is as an aid to learning in Art and Design Technology lessons. It helps us 'get in the zone' or as we prefer to call it in Art and Design Technology 'into the bubble'. Its learning support applications are not limited to the arts however. Use this podcast to help you focus on your homework, to help you revise for tests, to help you relax after a tiring activity - its uses are many and varied. Enjoy!
Music and natural sounds can help you concentrate and focus closely on your task. The function of this podcast is as an aid to learning in Art and Design Technology lessons. It helps us 'get in the zone' or as we prefer to call it in Art and Design Technology 'into the bubble'. Its learning support applications are not limited to the arts however. Use this podcast to help you focus on your homework, to help you revise for tests, to help you relax after a tiring activity - its uses are many and varied. Enjoy!
Sound often conveys feelings and even young children can match types of feelings with types of sound. Listen carefully as our Year 1 children explore 'bullying' and 'friendship' sounds together.
The Year 4 Brain Academy children have investigated their teeth and the teeth of their family members. They have researched the different types of teeth, mapped their teeth, found out about milk and adult teeth. The group will also tell you some rules for good tooth care... Listen carefully!
A new planet has been discovered, Planet Xybok. What animals will you find there? What is the climate like? Is there any plant life? Listen to Year 4 Brain Academy as they share their ideas for Planet Xybok.
Each week every class at Peterbrook has a 'Word of the Week.' Brain Academy have been collecting the words and they have written their own definitions. Listen carefully for the question at the end...
Our children have enjoyed listening to stories with miniature world settings, like 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Gulliver's Travels'. They created their own clay characters within shoe-box environments which then inspired them to write their own miniature world stories. Year 4 children shared these wonderful creations with our Year 3 children during a special storytelling session. ENJOY!!
We are committed to raising standards at Peterbrook Primary School and one area in which we will continue to do this is in writing. 'Big Writing' was launched on Monday 19th April with a week of events including a visit from a professional Storyteller and a visit to Solihull Central Library.
In addition to daily Literacy lessons, every week we now hold a 90 minute session dedicated purely to writing in which children develop 4 main aspects of their writing - VCOP, that is, Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation. These are the four main elements of writing in which children develop their skills, in order to become independent and expert writers.
Here is the first song enjoyed by the children - it was used to reinforce the 'Big Writing' message.
It's an important day for our curriculum today as we open our new Science Investigation Centre with a celebration of Mad Science!! Our new facility is the brain-child of our science curriculum leader Mrs. Clayton and our fabulous new facility was officially opened today with science workshops led by 'Mad Science Inc.'!! Listen as young scientists Rianna Elsmore and Jack Green share the excitement!!
Sandwiches have never been so interesting and ..... tasty!! In Year 3 we have been studying the food industry and healthy sandwiches. Our research led us to buying lots of different sandwiches with different fillings and in different types of packaging. We tasted everything - even those sandwiches with fillings which looked revolting!!! They were all really tasty!! Having completed our Design Technology booklet on 'Designing and Making a Sandwich' it was time to make our own production line and produce our own sandwiches for eating. Our ingredients were tasty - different types of bread, spreads and fillings!! Listen to our pupil�s comments � they really enjoyed their sandwich unit!!
This term Year 4 have been studying non-fiction texts. They have created a class encyclopedia. Listen carefully as they share some of their information with you.
Year 4 have been planning a story based around an imaginary world. They have created a villain for their story, listen as they share their ideas using similes.
This term the Year 4 children were asked to do a project about Eyam. The children produced some fabulous work, from scrolls to hand made churches. Listen carefully to their chosen fact.
