Day three of week three is already here, which sadly means there is only one day left of the Awards for All Summer School at the Saints Study Centre! Time has flown over the course of the summer weeks, and we have worked with wonderful children and have seen them grow and develop in skill and confidence throughout their time here.
The morning accelerated off with our children acting as mechanics designing and building their very own motor buggy! This is always a stimulating session as it encourages creative thinking and team work; whilst enhancing Mathematical and Design skills. We soon had buggies drifting and spinning over the table tops, finally reaching a successful 360degree turn. Following this, children explored with the designs, positioning, and angles of their motor buggies to complete tasks of parking onto an A3 sheet of paper, and eventually attempting the challenge of parking into our Saints garage. Trial and error influenced their estimations and their excitement! The children immediatly got stuck into this activity and were eager and persistent, which paid off! Some great buggies were built which made a fantastic Grand Prix! The winners of the Grand Prix were Ellie and Lucy. Well done!!
The results of the “Saints New Kit” design were announced – a picture of the winning design by Patrick is shown below. Excellent design Patrick!
The rest of the day involved the children in developing practical skills in tag rugby! Fine motor skills are refined, along with tactical ideas and team work. Concluding another great day is Photostory; where children combine numerous photos and edit them with some fantastic effects, along with voice narration and sound effects! Something that they can go home and back to school with to show others the super activities they have taken part in over the summer!
Unfortunately, this is my final day this summer at the Study Centre as tomorrow I am at school setting up my classroom! I begin my first teaching position this coming September, where I look forward to teaching Year 2 at Duston Eldean Primary School! However, Pete and the team cannot get rid of me that easily as I will be coming to help out during the holidays and on match days. The Saints Study Centre has truly been an incredible experience! It encourages school children to enjoy learning and refining existing skills and developing new ones through exciting and creative activities. Another reason why it is so successful is that it is run by a fantastic group of staff who put their hearts into their work and obviously enjoy their jobs so much and it is something they are obviously passionate about. The staff are extremely friendly, supportive and work hard running the great sessions. The children always have someone there to help and guide them.
Study Centres are a fantastic asset for schools in Northamptonshire and it something I will encourage schools to use throughout my teaching profession. A big Thank – You to everyone! Hannah Pye (NQT)
