Ridgeway Primary

School

Extra-Curricular

Opportunities

Spring Term

2018-19

Playing snakes and

ladders was fun, I

was so close to

winning and then I

fell down the snake

- Ryley

In board game club this half term, the children have enjoyed getting to play a range

of different board games old and new. We have learnt how to work together and

take our turns fairly throughout the games.

Board Game Club – Spring 1

I enjoyed making

puppet fish and

drawing my pet

cat.

Freya

In craft club, this half term Reception have made puppet fish, coloured our favourite

animals and made Chinese dragon masks. We have used our imagination making

finger mice and drawing our own pets.

My favourite activity

was colouring in

dinosaur pictures.

- DJ

Craft Club – Spring 1

The Children have had the opportunity to explore various texts and

stories, having the opportunity to ask questions and share ideas. They

have improved their vocabulary and learnt things such as authors,

illustrators, the use of bold writing and its effect etc. Over the weeks’

the children have had the chance to have independent time to create

and write their own story books including pop up books. The children

have role- played stories out such as ‘The gingerbread man’. They

thoroughly enjoyed this activity and being part of a group.

“My bubble

letters look

good.”

Harry

“I enjoyed

being the fox in

the story.”

Maisie

Story Club Year 1/2 – Spring 1

“I’m the Gingerbread

Man. I can run fast.”

Isla

“My football

pops out of my

book.”

Josh

Gardening & Nature Club – Spring 1 Year 5/6 2018-19

Oh my

gosh -

they are

growing!

Children in years 5 and 6 had a challenge in the school

allotment area to relocate the mound of bark chippings from the

garden area to around the planting beds. This meant copious

collecting with buckets and wheelbarrows to transport easier.

Pupils understood that during the winter months maintenance and

preparation still needs to be carried out to ensure that areas are

there for growing healthy crops and plants.

Children then got the seeds ready for the whole school planting

project on the allotment ready and prepared the planting trays for

each class.

They need to be

planted at the end

of March or they

will die!

Year 5/6 pupils researched

vegetables and their sowing

and planting information on

the computer.

Plane making Club Year - Spring 1

The children in Years 2 and 3

have been making paper

aeroplanes using a variety of

different folds, some of which

have been tricky. They have had

to learn to be accurate when

folding to obtain the best results.

Having made their planes much

enjoyment had been had when

flying them. A very enjoyable

club that has been well attended.

Watch this Mrs

Homer. I’m

really proud of

this! Poppy

“I made this at

home. My Mum

got me a book full

of aeroplanes for

me to make”,

Oliver.

Do you like our planes?

We had a fantastic time at the Young Voices concert in January.

We got to perform as part of a choir with schools from across the West

Midlands. We also got to perform with some celebrities including Connie

Talbot and Tony Hadley!

We really enjoyed watching Urban Strides who are a break dancing

group.

“They are so

good at

dancing.”

Finley

“I have

managed to

find my mom in

the audience.”

Glee Club – Spring 1

“I loved this

concert!”

Loren

“I loved

performing in

a big concert.”

Frayer

The Children have had the opportunity to explore various Construction

materials and have had the opportunity to ask questions and share ideas

of things they could construct. They have improved their knowledge by

discussing and watching buildings being constructed on the IWB and

learnt ways of overcoming obstacles when constructing, such as use a

larger wooden block as the base of the building for buildings such as

houses etc. Over the weeks the children have had the chance to work

independently, in pairs and in small groups. They thoroughly enjoyed the

sessions.

“I constructed

the same as the

picture(Boat.)”

Regan

“They use diggers to

make foundations.”

Isla

Construction Club Year 1/2 – Spring 2

“We have made a

path out of Kapla.”

Charlie

“Look

how big it

is!”

Keito

My favourite

part was

creating my

own board

game - Lucy

In board game club this half term the children have enjoyed getting to play a range

of different board games old and new. We have learnt how to work together and

take our turns fairly throughout the games.

Board Game Club – Spring 2

The children have also had the chance to create

their own board games in the club and have

been able to play them at the end with counters

and dice. They looked at the games we had

played together and took some ideas from each

to make their own game.

My favourite craft

was making flowers

for Mothers Day.

Sian-Ella

In Craft Club this half term we have made fish and giraffe puppets using our hand

prints. We used mosaic techniques to decorate paper plates, turning them into turtles.

We made flowers for Mother’s Day and had lots of fun making Easter crafts. The

children enjoyed trying different craft techniques.

- We liked making

the paper plate

turtle using a

mosaic technique.

- Josie H and

Georgia D

Craft Club – Spring 2

I Pad Club Year - Spring 2

The children in Years 3 and 4

have had the opportunity to

attend IPad club. As well as

exploring the many programmes,

the iPad has to offer. They have

also used the Rock star

programme to challenge their

friends. They have enjoyed each

other’s company and helped one

another to achieve given goals.

It’s been a quite well attended

enjoyable club.

“Don’t tap that!

You’ll glitch it.”

“Mrs Homer,

Can I challenge

my friends on

Rock Star!”

“What game are you

playing ,can you show me

where to find it?”

Origami Club – Spring 2

We have had lots of fun this half term in origami club!

Throughout the half term, we have been developing our design and creativity skills to create a

range of origami sculptures. We have had to be resilient and determined to achieve when

things got tricky, as it is not always easy to create origami sculptures. However, using our

growth mind-set, we were able to get it!

We created things such as bookmarks, ninja stars, dogs and tulips for Mother’s Day. We used

our creativity to colour in our designs and make them our own. We are also so proud of what

we have achieved.

“I have

learnt a

new skill.”

Dante

“My fish is

really

colourful and

bright,” Evie

“I’m really proud

of my origami fox,

it’s cute!” Frayer