The POD hosted a Family Fun Day in partnership with Bloomsbury Nursery and Children’s Centre, families from Nechells were able to come along and find out about what services are available in the local area and how to access information, services and support. There were refreshments available and the children enjoyed, book sharing, face painting…
The willows have been trimmed and woven back and have returned to being dolphins instead of hedgehogs – thanks to Lee and his colleagues from Forest Schools. The daffodils and primula in the POD garden have started to open and are looking lovely, ready for the start of spring. Then we get the weather forcast…
The latest edition of the POD Post newspaper has been delivered by Pinstripe and distributed to our local schools and community. Please call in at the POD if you would like your free copy or click here to download your own electronic version of this exciting update on what’s going on in our local schools…
The new Tuesday morning Tai Chi sessions started today, as we have had a lot of rain recently Dave our Tai Chi expert suggested that we used the rear POD Playground as the grass in Bloomsbury Park would be too wet. The sessions will run every Tuesday 9.30-10.30 am (including half term week) if the…
Bishop David joined the children at St Clement’s C of E Academy today for breakfast. Hakeem Mir who is a Senior Breakfast Club Member and also Deputy Head Boy wrote to Bishop David and invited him to come and visit St Clement’s and have breakfast with the children. Bishop David was delighted to accept Hakeem’s…
Megan who runs the Thursday parent and child language group organised an Easter egg hunt in the POD garden today. The children had a great time searching for all the hidden eggs and enjoying the sunshine, it was wonderful to see everyone having so much fun!
The Change Makers Project started today, pupils from year 12 from Heartlands Academy who have been trained as Social Action Leaders by thr UFA (University of the First Age) are supporting younger children to be Change Makers in their community. The project is based on Cyber Safety and focuses on how to stay safe when…
Children from St Vincent’s, St Joseph’s, Cromwell and Nechells schools joined in the DREAMS Easter programme at the POD today, the theme for the week is the jungle. the groups were Scorpians, Snakes and Spiders and enjoyed sports, dance and learning all about animals from Mo from Animals in Hands. Come back tomorrow and see…
The Change Makers continued with their Cyber Safety theme today using the POD laptops for their research, the group also had a break in Bloomsbury park with Matt from Start Again
Day two of the DREAMS programme, as well as enjoying the dance and sports activities the arts and crafts session concentrated on the Jungle theme by making shadow puppets based on the story of the Jungle Book story with Ian. The groups made their puppets, performed their shadow shows and sang jungle book songs accompanied…