During their PSHE sessions Year 3 have been learning about friendships and how the art of co-operation and negotiation can make communication more positive. Understanding compromise can be a tricky concept to grasp, so practical sessions that link to this kind of theme are really important so we can
We now know it is definitely the Christmas season as today was our first official event – Christmas Dinner. The children arrived at school this morning with smiles on their faces and wearing their festive attire, which was lovely to see; you could feel the anticipation and excitement in the air. T
Taking our love of adjectives out into the woodland made for an exciting afternoon. Working in pairs, the children were given a collecting bag, a pencil and a sheet of adjectives. Their challenge match the descriptive words to plants or objects. If they found any additional objects that they could d
Year 5 were given a piece of descriptive writing that was based on an Indian folk tale, however, Miss Rowe converted the story to reflect our North-Eastern weather. The original tale inspired the Chipko Movement, whose members embrace trees to prevent the destruction of forests. The word Chipko mean
Year 2 went exploring for colours and textures in our Forest School. Working in pairs, the children were given a collecting bag, a pencil and a sheet of adjectives. Their challenge was to collect as many examples of objects, that matched the descriptive words, as they could. If they found any additi
The school has been alive with the sound of words today as the children have been enjoying adjective day. It was lovely to see the effort the children (and parents) had made preparing children in costumes to celebrate the power of words. There were lots of lazy, active and cosy children throughout a
The nursery children all arrived on adjective day dressed up and ready to head out into our Forest School. They were split into teams; Sneaky Spiders, Wiggly Worms and Lovely Ladybirds, each team had an adult who had a collecting bag and a list of adjectives. The adults gave the children an adjectiv
Year 2 spent the afternoon making shelters for their furry squirrel friend. They were shown the squirrel before we went outside so had an opportunity to look at its size and discuss what things they would need to think about. Maybe which location would offer the most protection from the weather, wo
As with all environments open to the elements, our Forest School changes with the seasons. Year 3 spent an interesting afternoon investigating the site. Observing how the children react to the grounds helps to inform the planning of the sessions. Some children decided that they could use the windows
From Monday 16th November until Friday 20th November, the whole school celebrated Anti-Bullying week. We kicked off the week with Odd Sock Day 2020 where we all took part in wearing odd socks to promote difference and uniqueness in all children and adults. Discussions were had across school about th
