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
In Geography this term, Year Two have been learning about maps, map symbols and compass points. First, the children looked at some map symbols. They identified that a symbol is a simple picture that usually looks like the feature it is used to represent. They then worked groups to match some example
Working as a team so that you are successful can often be a challenge, lots of ideas and personalities to accommodate. Different learning and communication styles, it can be a real struggle and takes practice. A small team may be easier to manage but may lack variety of ideas, a large team can bring
This week in science, year four have investigated how sounds are made. They explored using different instruments and everyday objects on their table. They identified the different actions that create sounds: hit, pluck, scrape, shake and blow. They then tried to describe the sound as being high pitc
Our first week back at Angel Court after a long break was a great success. The funding we have is from Sport England and their aim is to fund “projects and organisations, small and large, that help people get more people active. Every penny they spend ties into their vision that everyone in England
This week, Year 4 were introduced to their new English text ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Before the big reveal, they enjoyed a hunt around the school field to find some unusual objects that had been left by some mysterious visitors. Using the clues from the objects and an image from the front cover,
Our Forest School has been busy this week, collaboration will be an over-arching theme this term and the children really embraced the concept. Some of our classes become mixed as they move through school, it is therefore important that the children are given time to build and rekindle relationships
This week the children are being welcomed back to our Forest School. It has been lovely to see so many new faces amongst our big Harlow Green family and it is important for them to find their feet gently. With this in mind we went out onto the site and lay down together. If the children wanted they
Tonight, the Year 6 children had the opportunity to celebrate their time at Harlow Green with a Leavers’ Meal together. After the formality of the graduation ceremony, Year 6 enjoyed a visit to Primavera on Low Fell to enjoy pizza and pasta. It was a lovely occasion where the children were able to
