Enrichment Curriculum
At Old Church we believe that learning beyond the classroom is essential for our pupils. Here are a few examples of what we have done, or what we plan to do this year. There will be a lot more added as the year goes on, especially in the Summer term.
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Nursery | Reception | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year6 |
Nursery parents story telling workshop | Chris Connaught Story Telling workshops | Chris Connaught Story Telling workshops | Chris Connaught Story Telling workshops | Chris Connaught Story Telling workshops | Chris Connaught Story Telling workshops | Chris Connaught Story Telling workshops | Chris Connaught Story Telling workshops |
British Values workshops | British Values workshops | British Values workshops | British Values workshops | British Values workshops | British Values workshops | British Values workshops | British Values workshops |
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| Dodgeball Tournament | Dodgeball Tournament | Dodgeball Tournament | Dodgeball Tournament |
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| Local history workshop Walsall Leather Museum linked to History curriculum |
| Links to the community Football Tournaments - Girls | Links to the community Football Tournaments – Girls/Walsall Cup | Links to the community Football Tournaments – Interhouse/ Walsall Cup |
Parental engagement Macmillan coffee morning | Parental engagement Macmillan coffee morning | Parental engagement Macmillan coffee morning | Parental engagement Macmillan coffee morning | Parental engagement Macmillan coffee morning | Parental engagement Macmillan coffee morning | Parental engagement Macmillan coffee morning | Parental engagement Macmillan coffee morning |
Parental engagement Harvest Festival with Pastor Nic | Parental engagement Harvest Festival with Pastor Nic | Parental engagement Harvest Festival St Lawrence Church | Parental engagement Harvest Festival St Lawrence Church | Parental engagement Harvest Festival St Lawrence Church | Parental engagement Harvest Festival St Lawrence Church | Parental engagement Harvest Festival St Lawrence Church | Parental engagement Harvest Festival St Lawrence Church |
British Values Valerie Vaz MP visit
| British Values Valerie Vaz MP visit
| British Values Valerie Vaz MP visit
| British Values Valerie Vaz MP visit
| British Values Valerie Vaz MP visit
| British Values Valerie Vaz MP visit
| British Values Valerie Vaz MP visit
| British Values Valerie Vaz MP visit
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Simon Foster Police Commissioner Visiting | Simon Foster Police Commissioner Visiting | Simon Foster Police Commissioner Visiting | Simon Foster Police Commissioner Visiting | Simon Foster Police Commissioner Visiting | Simon Foster Police Commissioner Visiting | Simon Foster Police Commissioner Visiting | Simon Foster Police Commissioner Visiting |
Links to the community PC Roxy and PCSO Dan visit | Links to the community PC Roxy and PCSO Dan visit | Links to the community PC Roxy and PCSO Dan visit | Links to the community PC Roxy and PCSO Dan visit | Links to the community PC Roxy and PCSO Dan visit visiting | Links to the community PC Roxy and PCSO Dan visit | Links to the community PC Roxy and PCSO Dan visit | Links to the community PC Roxy and PCSO Dan visit |
Pantomime- Dick Whittington | Pantomime- Dick Whittington | Pantomime- Dick Whittington | Pantomime- Dick Whittington | Pantomime- Dick Whittington | Pantomime- Dick Whittington | Pantomime- Dick Whittington | Pantomime- Dick Whittington |
Christmas Parties | Christmas Parties | Christmas Parties | Christmas Parties | Christmas Parties | Christmas Parties | Christmas Parties | Christmas Parties |
Glow Bugs Visit | Parent Phonic workshop | Links to the community Walsall Football Club assembly | Links to the community Walsall Football Club assembly | Links to the community Walsall Football Club assembly | Links to the community Walsall Football Club assembly | Links to the community Walsall Football Club assembly | Links to the community Walsall Football Club assembly |
Concept Cat workshop for Parents | Parent Mini Mash workshops | Parental engagement Cyber safety workshops | Parental engagement Cyber safety workshops | Parental engagement Cyber safety workshops | Parental engagement Cyber safety workshops – | Parental engagement Cyber safety workshops |
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Diwali Workshops | Diwali Workshops | Diwali Workshops | Diwali Workshops | Diwali Workshops | Diwali Workshops | Diwali Workshops | Diwali Workshops |
Anti-Bulling week | Anti-Bulling week | Anti-Bulling week | Anti-Bulling week | Anti-Bulling week | Anti-Bulling week | Anti-Bulling week | Anti-Bulling week |
Christmas Performance | Parental engagement Christmas Nativity
| Parental engagement Nativity St Lawrence Church | Parental engagement Nativity St Lawrence Church | Parental engagement Christmas Carol Service St Lawrence Church | Parental engagement Christmas Carol Service St Lawrence Church | Parental engagement Christmas Carol Service St Lawrence Church | Parental engagement Christmas Carol Service St Lawrence Church |
Parental engagement Winter Festival and Fete Visit from Rudolf | Parental engagement Winter Festival and Fete Visit from Rudolf | Parental engagement Winter Festival and Fete Visit from Rudolf | Parental engagement Winter Festival and Fete Visit from Rudolf | Parental engagement Winter Festival and Fete Visit from Rudolf | Parental engagement Winter Festival and Fete Visit from Rudolf | Parental engagement Winter Festival and Fete Visit from Rudolf | Parental engagement Winter Festival and Fete Visit from Rudolf |
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A Virtual visit to meet Santa at the North Pole | A Virtual visit to meet Santa at the North Pole | A Virtual visit to meet Santa at the North Pole | A Virtual visit to meet Santa at the North Pole | A Virtual visit to meet Santa at the North Pole | A Virtual visit to meet Santa at the North Pole | A Virtual visit to meet Santa at the North Pole | A Virtual visit to meet Santa at the North Pole |
Charity collection for the homeless | Charity collection for the homeless | Charity collection for the homeless | Charity collection for the homeless | Charity collection for the homeless | Charity collection for the homeless | Charity collection for the homeless | Charity collection for the homeless |
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| Forest School led by Healthy Spaces | Forest School led by Healthy Spaces | Art workshop with Parents |
| Black Country Museum educational visit |
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Nature’s Burrow’s visit | Nature’s Burrow’s visit | Birds of Prey outreach linked to Science curriculum | Birds of Prey outreach linked to Science curriculum |
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| Pottery led by Jon Williams ceramicist |
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| Walsall Art Gallery visit | Walsall Art Gallery visit |
Spring | |||||||
Nursery | Reception | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year6 |
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| Clive Chandler Puppet Show Jack and the Beanstalk linked to English treasured text | Clive Chandler Puppet Show Jack and the Beanstalk linked to DT curriculum puppets |
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World Book Week Mystery Reader Character dress up day Paper plate book character | World Book Week Mystery Reader Character dress up day Paper plate book character | World Book Week Mystery Reader Character dress up day Paper plate book character | World Book Week Mystery Reader Character dress up day Paper plate book character | World Book Week Mystery Reader Character dress up day Paper plate book character | World Book Week Mystery Reader Character dress up day Paper plate book character | World Book Week Mystery Reader Character dress up day Paper plate book character | World Book Week Mystery Reader Character dress up day Paper plate book character |
| Dental and hand hygiene workshop delivered by School Nursing Team. | Great Fire of London workshop linked to History curriculum
| Tamworth Castle Educational visit linked to History curriculum. | The Think Tank educational visit | RAF Cosford educational visit |
| Benin workshops linked to History curriculum |
Parental engagement Mother’s Day sale | Parental engagement Mother’s Day sale | Parental engagement Mother’s Day sale | Parental engagement Mother’s Day sale | Parental engagement Mother’s Day sale | Parental engagement Mother’s Day sale | Parental engagement Mother’s Day sale | Parental engagement Mother’s Day sale |
Easter Egg Hunt
| Easter Egg Hunt Parental engagement Easter Service –St Lawrence Church
| Easter egg Hunt Parental engagement Easter Bonnet Parade | Easter egg hunt Parental engagement Easter Bonnet Parade | Parental engagement Easter Service –St Lawrence Church | Parental engagement Easter Service –St Lawrence Church | Parental engagement Easter Service –St Lawrence Church | Parental engagement Easter Service –St Lawrence Church |
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| Parental engagement Sphero Workshops/ E safety for parents and children
| Parental engagement Sphero Workshops E safety for parents and children |
| Parental engagement Sphero Workshops/ E safety for parents and children |
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Parental engagement Phonic workshop | Parental engagement Kinetic Letters workshop | Parental engagement Phonic workshop | Dental hygiene workshop delivered by school nursing team.
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| Puberty workshop delivered by school nursing team.
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Walsall FC match tickets | Walsall FC match tickets | Walsall FC match tickets | Walsall FC match tickets | Walsall FC match tickets | Walsall FC match tickets | Walsall FC match tickets | Walsall FC match tickets |
Pottery workshops led by Jon Williams ceramicist | Pottery workshops led by Jon Williams ceramicist | Forest School led by Healthy Spaces | Forest School led by Healthy Spaces | Walsall Art Gallery visit | Walsall Art Gallery visit |
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Nursery | Reception | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year6 |
Parental engagement Bee Bots 9/4/24
| Parental engagement Sphero and online safety 16/4/24
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| Parental engagement Sphero Workshops/ E safety |
| Parental engagement Microbits and Online Safety
| Parental engagement Lego Mindstorm and online safety |
Glow bugs visit | Music bugs visit | Walsall Art Gallery visit | Walsall Art Gallery visit |
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| Pottery led by Jon Williams ceramicist |
Pop up play village | Pop up play village |
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Trip to the farm | 17/5/24 Sycamore Adventures | Sandwell Valley educational visit linked to Science curriculum | Sister Dora workshop Walsall Leather Museum linked to History curriculum |
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| Knife crime workshop | Knife crime workshops |
Butterflies in school | Butterflies in school | Forest School led by Healthy Spaces | Forest School led by Healthy Spaces | Animal visit to GAD |
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| Residential Plas Cardeon |
Euro Events | Euro Events | Euro Events | Euro Events | Euro Events | Euro Events | Euro Events | Euro Events |
Parental engagement Sports Day | Parental engagement Sports Day | Parental engagement Sports Day | Parental engagement Sports Day | Parental engagement Sports Day | Parental engagement Sports Day | Parental engagement Sports Day | Parental engagement Sports Day |
Police and people who help us visit | Police and people who help us visit | Police and people who help us visit | Police and people who help us visit | Police and people who help us visit | Police and people who help us visit | Police and people who help us visit | Police and people who help us visit |
Parental engagement Celebrate work afternoon
| Parental engagement Celebrate work afternoon | Parental engagement Celebration Assembly | Parental engagement Celebration Assembly | Parental engagement Musical Performance musical | Parental engagement Musical Performance | Parental engagement Musical Performance | Parental engagement Musical Performance |
Party on the playground | Party on the playground | Party on the playground | Party on the playground | Party on the playground | Party on the playground | Party on the playground | Party on the playground |
Year 3 visited Walsall Art Gallery
Year 4 visited Walsall Art Gallery
Year 4 Poly Printing - we worked with artist Kate
Year 4 Art Club looked at the work of artist Alice Kettle who combines paint and sewing. They created cloth, paint and thread landscapes and waterscapes.
Year 6 visited Walsall Art Gallery
Year 6 poly print workshop with artist Sam
Year 2 worked with ceramicist Jon Williams
Year 5 visited Walsall Art Gallery
Picturing High Streets outdoor exhibition in Gallery Square
Karla Black exhibition and talk
Exploring and sketching the Garman Ryan Permanent Collection
Poly-printing Workshop with artist Benni
Year 5 completed poly-prints
