A wonderful week of sport was also celebrated in our Forest School with an orienteering challenge. Map reading is such a useful skill to learn and all ages could take part in this simple navigation activity . The children were provided with a site map marked with location symbols and a set of instr
Well done to all of the children in Year Five (Mrs Jennings’s class) for completing their Race for Life challenge today – 10 full laps of the school field. All of the children made a great effort and were supportive and caring towards each other (and Mrs Jennings). It was lovely to see happy
Well done to Year Six (Mrs Galvin’s class) for completing their Race for Life today. The children ran 10 full laps of the school field – a very impressive feat! It was fantastic to see how much effort they put into the run and how supportive they were of each other. Thank you to everyone who has
Year 3 continue collaborating on tasks in our Forest School. This week they collected as many different grass varieties as they could find. The grass was cut with scissors from the base, this gave good lengths to work with. These were then manipulated into a heart shape which requires at least 2 p
Over the last few weeks Year 3 have been taking part in various Forest School activities, writing rhymes, tower building and this week, creating simple games. The common link is the need for the children to collaborate no matter what the activity and no matter whos in their team. This over-arching t
On Friday, Year 5 went to Gibside! Luckily, the weather was good for most of the day so although we did get a little bit damp at lunchtime, we dried off quickly! The classes split up and took it in turns to undertake the activities: orienteering and the low ropes. When orienteering, the children put
Although we will not be able to have parents at the traditional annual sports day event, we have organised a Sports Week which will take place between Monday 12th July until Friday 16th July. During the Sports Week, the children will take part in a range of activities related to sport, fitness and f
Creating rafts can be great fun. The challenge was to work in a team to build a raft using only natural sticks (no planed wood) and two lengths of string. It must be small enough to fit in the pond and strong enough to support the weight of an egg for a minimum of 10 seconds. The children were given
Free play sessions are integral to our Forest School ethos, ensuring the children have a confidence and ownership of their environment. Different activities are introduced in these lessons that children can chose to engage in or interpret themselves, alternatively they can use the space and resource
Upper Key Stage 2 have enjoyed an afternoon inspired by the poems of Edward Lear and Lewis Carrol. In class they read limericks and nonsense poetry such as The Owl and the Pussycat and Jabberwocky then they headed outside to see if they could create their own verse. Working in teams they were given
