Park Community Academy

🎣✏️ 2M have been busy developing their fine motor skills through lots of fun, hands-on activities! Pupils put their hand-eye coordination to the test as they carefully used fishing rods to catch a variety of colourful sea creatures. They also loved exploring our light boards, using them to practise mark making and proudly write their own names. Well done, 2M! 🌟

It’s been an action-packed week at PCA! 🎉
So much has been happening across school and we can’t wait to share it with you. From classroom achievements to exciting activities, it’s all in our latest newsletter. 📰
Catch up on this week’s highlights here!

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🌱 3R have been hard at work in our school allotment, helping to get it ready for summer! ☀️Pupils showed fantastic teamwork and responsibility as they used the lawnmower, trimmer and litter pickers to tidy the area and give the space a well-deserved refresh. Their hard work has made a huge difference, and the allotment is now looking fantastic! We can't wait to see the exciting developments as work continues on our brand-new polytunnel. Well done, 3R! 🌿👏

Creativity has been flowing in DT as our Secondary pupils have been designing and making their very own monster pots! Using a range of new tools, they carefully cut and shaped clay, developing their fine motor skills as they moulded their pots and added imaginative facial features. We can’t wait to see the finished creations once they’re complete! 🎨👹

✨ 1H certainly know how to keep their teachers on their toes! This week, our pupils took learning into their own hands and amazed everyone with their fantastic child-led mark making. From creating beautiful swirling patterns to confidently writing the whole alphabet and number lines, every child explored and expressed their creativity in their own unique way. It was wonderful to see such independence, confidence and a real love of learning shining through! 🌟✏️

Some of our Primary pupils had a fantastic time getting hands-on with dough during their fine motor activity! They squeezed, rolled, pinched and shaped the dough using their hands and a variety of simple tools, building strength in their hand muscles, improving coordination and developing the skills needed for early writing.
Learning through play is always the best kind of learning, and it was wonderful to see so much creativity, imagination and enjoyment as everyone explored and created together!

Maths was on the move for 3B this week! Pupils took their learning outside to explore ordinal numbers in a fun and active way. They raced around the running track, using ordinal numbers to describe their finishing positions, before working together to sort themselves into lots of different orders. A fantastic way to bring maths to life while enjoying the great outdoors!

🔍🐞 Our Primary pupils have been busy exploring the wonders of nature using magnifying glasses! They carefully searched for small creatures and used the magnifiers to make them appear bigger, allowing them to spot fascinating details that are often difficult to see with the naked eye. 🐜🪲This hands-on experience helped develop their observation skills, curiosity and understanding of the natural world around them. What fantastic young explorers! 🌿✨

Our Primary pupils have been enjoying some time in our very own allotment! They were excited to see how much the plants they helped to plant a few weeks ago have grown and loved exploring all the other fruits, vegetables and flowers thriving in the garden. 🌼🥕🍓 It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with nature, observe growth and learn more about how plants develop over time! 🌱🌿

🔬🌿 During their STEM lesson, 3P have been busy developing their fine motor skills as they practised tying knots to attach the natural materials they collected outdoors to their mobiles. Using leaves, twigs and other treasures from nature, pupils worked carefully and patiently to secure each item, creating unique and imaginative designs. 🍃✨