big school
adam and elliott get a merit (37/40)
06.40–06.50
Concluding on Five this week is the intimate documentary series that follows 30 four-year-olds as they start primary school.
Narrated by Milkshake! presenter Kemi Majeks, Big School is aimed at young children who will soon be experiencing the move to infant school themselves. The programme is thought to be the first single-subject observational documentary series for this age group. Big School charts the kids’ various adventures in their new school –from their first lunch and first PE lesson, to the end-ofterm Easter celebrations and goodbyes to new friends. There are rules to be learned, friends to be made, birthdays to be celebrated and much more.
This morning’s instalment finds Adam and Elliott practising their number work. They are doing so well that Mrs Fenner gives them a reward and they are soon on stage in front of the whole school!
In Monday’s edition, ‘Easter Preparations’, the pupils of Class FF get ready for Easter by making cards. At home, meanwhile, Luke and his friends make hats for the Easter bonnet competition.
On Tuesday, in ‘The Easter Parade’, it is the day of the Easter Bonnet competition and all the children have brought their home-made hats to school. Who will be the lucky winner?
The series comes to a close on Wednesday with ‘End of Term’. It is the last day of term at Bedgrove Infant School. Mrs Fenner measures the children to see if they have grown since they began school, then it is time for the children of Class FF to say their goodbyes.