As part of our All About the Team theme, across the Forest School term, the children were challenged to collaborate in their groups to create nonsense poems. The older children tried their hand at limericks or poems with rhyming couplets and the younger children were given a simpler poem to fill in
We have enjoyed Gymnastics this week in PE, using different balances and jumps to make a routine. Over the term, we have looked at key shapes, balances, and this week jumps. We revisited previous learning about landing and jumps on the ground, and today we introduced various heights and turns. W
In English, the boys and girls have been learning about compound sentences. They understand that they consist of at least two independent clauses which are joined using a coordinating conjunction. The children enjoyed taking part in a number of activities to demonstrate their understanding – match
This week, some of the children in Year Two attended an Athletics Festival at Gateshead College. Along with other schools, the children had the opportunity to take part in a range of athletics activities to develop their skills in running, jumping and throwing. The boys and girls worked their way
This half term, Year Two have been learning how to keep fit in PE. The children learned that keeping fit is part of having a healthy lifestyle, as well as eating a balanced diet, drinking water and getting plenty of sleep. To begin, the boys and girls discussed what happens to their body when they
This week we have been down to the woods to have a teddy bears picnic! We have been learning about different things they are special to us and spent Wednesday bringing in our special teddy bears and comforters. We talked to our friends about why they are special and how they make us feel. We then sp
What a hoot we had at Angel Court this week taking part in some music and movement with Jo. The residents are having a ball. This week we got more adventurous using our legs and feet and even passing hoops from person to person. There was a whole lot of laughter and chat of course and the residents
In our Forest School sessions we are still keeping focus on team work and a collaborative approach. In Year’s 4 and 5 they were asked: How do I work successfully as part of a team to construct a bridge for a child? The Rules: you can use sticks, branches and logs, but no machined wood the child
In our Forest School sessions we are still keeping focus on team work and a collaborative approach. In Year’s 2 and 3 they were asked: How do I work successfully as part of a team to construct a bridge for a bottle? The Rules: you can use sticks, branches, logs, machined or natural wood the bottle
When it’s early in the term and the children are young we introduce boundary games to help them orientate themselves around the Forest School site. As the years progress these games can be adapted to age and subject to help with activities like tree and bird identification. The Year 6 Outdoor Worker
