The Great Get Together
On Saturday 17th of June we will be holding a picnic to celebrate Jo Cox’s belief that we all have something in common. Come along and join our Great Get Together.
After School Family Activities
The families really enjoyed the Arts and Craft sessions at the POD. This week they made fans and personalised money tins, which will really encourage them to save up. Don’t forget to join us next time on Wednesday 7th June 2017 from 4.00 pm- 5.30 pm for the Healthy Eating and Cooking sessions.
ESOL Class Celebration
Our ESOL Class had a wonderful celebration today as they were awarded certificates for attending and doing excellent this term, in our ESOL classes with Kevin and Keri. The class brought in lots of homemade food and snacks. We would like to say a big thank you Kevin and Keri for your continued support with…
Healthy Half Term Day 1
Just a few pictures from our Healthy Half Term session today. Birmingham Play Care Network ran fun creative craft activities in the morning and healthy eating with games in the afternoon. It was a successful day and all the children enjoyed themselves. We will see you all again tomorrow.
Healthy Half Term Day 2
The children had a fantastic time today at the POD, as part of the Healthy Half Term Programme. They enjoyed the session with Animals in Hands where they discovered and learnt about Rain Forest animals, some which originated from Madagascar. The children also participated in a music session, where they worked in teams to create…
Book Share 2017
Throughout this academic year five local schools have been involved with our Bookshare Project. This is a really exciting project that involves all children in Year 1 receiving a book a month for ten months so that they can create their own library at home. Teachers got very excited about the project, sharing teaching ideas…
Hidden Carers Workshop
We will be holding a workshop for anyone who is a carer this can include anyone who may take care of any family, friends or neighbours. This session will take place…
Dreams Summer Programme 2017
Our Summer Programme is going really well.We are on day three and each day all the children who have been attending the programme have enjoyed taking part in a variety of activities including arts and crafts, yoga and dance. We will see you all again tomorrow for another day full of fun workshops at the…
St Vincent’s pupils sing for our FiNs
St Vincent’s Catholic Primary school invited our FiN’s (Friends in Nechells) to a special Christmas Carol Service today. The pupils sang beautifully and had made special Christmas Cards for everyone. The bad weather and cold conditions meant that some of our elders were not able to come and enjoy the afternoon, but we have delivered…
POD staff visit the Houses of Parliament
Shabana Mahmood MP, who holds a monthly surgery at the POD invited the team to visit the Houses of Parliament today. Unfortunately both Sheena and Harry were ill and not able to come with us for this amazing experience. Shabana took time out of her busy schedule to take us on a tour which was…