Screamtastic Day of Fun and Learning
Ghoulish games and creepy creativity gave young children a Halloween to remember at Ramsgate Arts Primary School.
Reception class pupils aged four and five enjoyed a screamtastic day packed full of fun activities and learning.
The youngsters dressed in their favourite spooky costumes and the colourful array included witches, vampires, ghosts, zombies and skeletons, with the odd superhero joining in as well. There were plenty of wild and colourful hairstyles with some including bats and spiders.
An array of fun learning activities in the specially decorated Halloween classrooms included making witch and skeleton cut outs, while dancing to Halloween songs was a big hit.
Early Years Foundation Studies Lead Sophie Spurrier explained: “All RAPS Reception children looked spookily splendid in their outfits – it was clear a lot of thought, time and effort had gone into many of the costumes, make-up and hair colouring and styling.
“The children were immersed in lots of different activities across all areas of
learning while in the outdoor play area there were different kinds of sensory and art challenges. They also enjoyed role playing such as making gruesome food concoctions in the kitchen or making spells using the colourful mud in the mud kitchen.
“Special fun learning days with creativity at the heart are really important as they allow children to fully immerse themselves in art and performance and this becomes a starting point for other areas of learning.”
To book a tour of RAPS and see the arts learning in action, contact Head of School Nick Budge on 01843 582847.
Ramsgate Arts Primary School is part of the Viking Academy Trust with Upton Junior School at Broadstairs and Chilton Primary School, Ramsgate.
Acclaimed illustrator Neal Layton has inspired children at Ramsgate Arts Primary to make their own storybook creations.
to create interesting scenes using collaging. He also did a live draw of the character Stanley, which he has kindly gifted to the school.
The pupils also joined primary schools from across Thanet for Children's Book Show at St Lawrence College. Mr Cialis added: “This was an amazing opportunity for the children to celebrate books and learn more about the process that goes in to creating a picture book. The children who attended the show also received two free books.”
and the Bug (2004) which won both the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Awards.
Music plays a key note in learning at Ramsgate Arts Primary.
Kelly Smith’s debut project as new art teacher at Ramsgate Arts Primary was a tribute to “our inspirational Queen.”
Head of School Nick Budge said: “The work for the display montage is representative of girls and boys of all ages. It was painstaking created, with work beginning within days of the announcement of Her Majesty’s passing. Over the weeks it has come together a fitting memorial.
Armed with litter pickers and rubbish sacks, a group of children from Ramsgate Arts primary have been clearing up their town.
“As they progress through our year groups our children become actively aware of how important it is to be responsible ranging from clearing rubbish and recycling through to the impact that humans have upon the environment, deforestation, climate change, pollution, fair trade, and renewable and non-renewable energy.”
There’s no time for siesta when it’s time for fiesta – that was the message to invited guests for a tasty Mexican feast created by young chefs from Ramsgate Arts Primary.
children worked under the expert guidance of Newington Community Chef Mike Spackman in the kitchens at the town’s Royal Harbour Academy.
After each day, the pupils shared their latest creations and discussed what went well and what they had enjoyed. After the Thursday session, they voted for their favourite dishes to create a mouth-watering menu for Friday's feast.
enjoy the cuisine of offer - it made the whole project worthwhile.”
“In the main, they have been willing and eager to explore new flavours and textures. Ingredients that were a mystery at first have now become far more familiar.
Ramsgate Arts Primary School is part of the Viking Academy Trust with Chilton Primary School, Ramsgate, and Upton Junior School, Broadstairs.
The relentless responsibilities of being a parent are being experienced by children at Ramsgate Arts Primary.
Year group teachers Jon Williams and Andrew Beraet said: “Nevertheless, the requirement to keep their baby with them at all times and keep it safe gave an insight into 'parenthood'. For some of the children it became a real struggle to juggle their learning tasks with the supervision of their 'offspring'.”
experiment our ‘parents’ were generally very successful and, apart from three 'deaths' (split bags), the children cared for their babies remarkably well.
even waking their children to 'feed' or 'care for' their ‘offspring’ in the night.”
“I know that it meant our boys and girls re-evaluated just how much their parents do for them, each day, every day, unconditionally.
Young creatives at Ramsgate Arts Primary have been displaying their collective imaginative skills for a competition run by the world famous National Gallery in London.
pupils for the 2022/2023 challenge.
Head of School Nick Budge said: “This dramatic seascape certainly inspired all our year groups to create thought-provoking artwork that focuses on many parts of the story.
As a result, RAPS entries were displayed at the National Gallery as part of a virtual tour at the start of pandemic lockdown, and they also saw their work featured on digital billboards in major cities across the UK.
Picture venture is very high - they worked very hard with their teachers and the result is a fabulous showcase of their skills.”
The lives of the invaders and settlers who changed the face of Britain are being explored by children at Ramsgate Arts Primary.
have also created a Saxon-style brooch using an embossing technique. They embossed tin foil over cardboard and then coloured it using permanent markers to make it look like metal and jewels. The patterns they created were symmetrical to look at and as authentic in detail as possible.”
“As well as expanding their knowledge, it will develop our children’s critical thinking skills.”