Our School - Leigh Academy Dartford

After spending time in reception for some transition sessions, the Little Birds have been talking about going to school.

Some teachers, teaching assistants and reception pupils came to visit the nursery to tell them about what they might learn and do in their new environment.

The image captures a vibrant classroom scene, likely in an early years or primary school. A teacher, seated on the left, is addressing a group of young children who are sitting on the floor, attentively looking towards the front of the room. In front of a large interactive screen, three children are standing. The screen displays "Welcome Little Birds!" and "Key People Today," along with various icons and images, suggesting an interactive lesson or a daily routine presentation. The classroom is brightly lit, with natural light coming from a window on the right. There are also educational resources visible, such as an abacus and shelves filled with learning materials. The overall atmosphere appears to be one of engaging and structured learning.

The children enjoyed talking about their visits and made models of their new classes from Duplo and bricks.

In the image, two young boys are sitting on a carpeted floor, engrossed in playing with a large pile of colorful building blocks, likely LEGO or Duplo. They have a clear plastic container filled with more blocks next to them. One boy, on the left, is wearing a white polo shirt and is actively building with the blocks. The other boy, on the right, is wearing a blue long-sleeved top and dark trousers, and is also engaged in building, with some animal figures also visible among the blocks.

In the image, three young boys are sitting on a carpeted floor, engrossed in playing with a large pile of colorful building blocks, likely LEGO or Duplo. They have a clear plastic container filled with more blocks next to them. One boy, on the left, is wearing a white polo shirt and is actively building with the blocks. The other boy, on the right, is wearing a blue long-sleeved top and dark trousers, and is also engaged in building, with some animal figures also visible among the blocks.

The children really were excited to walk around the school looking at the environment they will be joining in September.

A teacher showing children around a new classroom

A group of children are gathered in front of a door with a picture of a giraffe and some charts below it. They are pointing at the charts, suggesting some kind of interactive learning or tracking activity.

The Little Birds enjoyed completing a sorting activity, involving items needed for school before talking about their emotions connected with starting school and other personal experiences. The children made emotional barometers to use at home when expressing their feelings.

Several young children are sitting around a table, engaged in a craft activity. They appear to be cutting and gluing paper, possibly making collages or other art projects.

Three young boys are sitting on the floor. One boy in the foreground is interacting with a colorful box that has the word "angry" on it, possibly a tool for understanding emotions.

Some pupils wrote friends names in the roleplay area pretending to be teachers taking a register.

A young girl is at a desk, using a marker to fill out a "Register" sheet that includes spaces for "Teacher's Name" and a tick box for "Sandwiches or school dinner?". She is likely practicing taking attendance or learning about daily routines.

A young girl is sitting at a desk, writing on a piece of paper that has names printed on it, including "Tansy-Jean" and "Margoe." She might be practicing writing or taking attendance.

They listened to the stories: Anna at school, Tiddler and starting school.