School News

Exploring Solihull Play Town

• Nursery,Kindergarten,Communication,Role Play
• Posted by Miss Shipley

Exploring the environment at Solihull Play Town has been a great experience for Kindergarten and Nursery this week. There was something for everyone to enjoy! There was a buzz of excitement as children investigated the toys on offer, and chatted to each other when building up and acting out their own stories. Read more

Discovering All About Me

• Kindergarten
• Posted by Mrs Eades

Starting Kindergarten is a big step and a great deal of care and time is taken by Mrs Eades and the Kindergarten team to settle the children into their new routines and friendships. Read more

The Wonderful World of Illustrators

• English,Art
• Posted by

This year marks a whopping 25 years since the UK's first World Book Day! We celebrated with activities across the school that immersed staff and pupils enthusiastically into the wonderful world of book illustration.   In Kindergarten the children have been immersed in the world of David McKee, the writer and illustrator of the Elmer books. Read more

Forests of Land and Sea

• Art,Competition
• Posted by Mrs Elwell

Hearing of Global Canvas, the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation annual children’s art competition, a talented group of our Form 6 art pupils have worked energetically during their lunchtimes, at home and in Art Club to create a collaborative entry. Read more

Exhibition of Young Local Artists

• Art
• Posted by Mrs Elwell

Allowing visitors to swap crowds for the comfort of home, the ‘Exhibition of Young Local Artists’, hosted by Warwick School, has embraced the power of digital technology and launched its virtual gallery. Read more

Artistic Inspiration and Observation: Form 6 Art Enrichment Day

• Art
• Posted by Mrs Beech

Our attic art studio is a nurturing ground for creative talents and bringing their creative ideas to fruition Form 6 recently took part in an art enrichment day with Mrs Beech. Their task was to make a composition inspired by either their hobby or the work of an acclaimed artist. Read more

Alice's Easel: The Portrait of an Art Scholar

• Art,Scholars
• Posted by Mrs Beech

Achieving a scholarship is the beginning of a stimulating journey. Scholars immerse themselves in their subject, not just in lessons but through a wide range of activities provided to stretch and challenge them. Read more

Lights, camera, action! Making a TV cookery programme

• Art Drama English Computing
• Posted by Mrs Gilmartin

For their computing lessons Form 1 were tasked with producing their own TV cookery programme. From setting up the studio, directing their cameraman and preparing their script, to confidently presenting their show and editing to get the final cut. Read more

The Art of Self-Portraiture

• Art,Mental Health
• Posted by Mrs Beech

Drawing enables a child’s imagination to become more active and Form 5 have been exploring the realms of self-expression through the art of self-portraiture. Read more

Making an Artistic Impression: Form 6 Art Enrichment Day

• Art
• Posted by Mrs Beach

Creative expression was explored by an imaginative group of Form 6 pupils who took part in an art enrichment day with Mrs Beech this term. They explored the work of acclaimed artists and made their own interpretation so their finished portrayal was ‘in-the-style-of’. Read more