Outdoor Learning

What an amazing day of celebrations at our Jubilee Street Party. Angel Court residents came to join in the fun. Maisie said “She’d never thought she’d be so happy and excited to come back to school.” Two minutes later, with much laughter, she spotted she was still wearing her slippers. It didn’t sto

As part of learning about the jubilee, the children in Reception started this weeks Forest School session in class. They looked at some photographs of the crown jewels and the kind of clothing that Royal Families might wear, both in the UK and in other countries.  We then talked about Mother Nature

This week at Angel Court the children took the photos, they did a fantastic job and it gave Miss Rowe and her little helper the opportunity to dig out some roots and move some earth. Only a few weeks left to get the garden ready and you can see how committed the children and residents are to the tas

Year 2 continued to work with clay, creating tree guardians that are becoming more elaborate each week. More den building too, this time using the Christmas trees to make a defensive base. Allowing this time for children to chose allows the Forest School Leader to see what the children are really in

We may only have a small woodland but look what we can do with it! Year 1 are building on their relationship with nature through independent play. By learning to love and respect our natural world we encourage the children to want to protect it. First a flash challenge to find any spiky things. The

The children in Reception enjoyed some shady fun on a hot day out in our Forest School. They are really beginning to challenge themselves on the rope lines. Rope lines are physically, very demanding but as the children’s strength and co-ordination improves so they can devise all sorts of different w

Rain didn’t stop play for Year 6. The flash challenge to flip a tarp without stepping off. Very funny, very soggy, sometimes frustrating but ultimately very rewarding. The children put themselves into teams, the girls team romped to victory in minutes, clear leadership and a collaborative team made

We have had a super week at Nursery this week! Our focus during small group times has been; ‘minibeasts’. Over the week, we have looked at different minibeasts, described them and talked about where we might find them in the garden. The children enjoyed talking about minibeast houses, what they

We have had a super week at Nursery this week! Our focus during small group times has been; ‘bees and flowers’. The children have loved learning about the importance of bees in the garden, and how we can bring bees to the garden. We have planted some seeds to grow our own flowers to attract the

We have begun the term by looking at how we can make our Nursery garden FANTASTIC! We asked the children what they would like in their garden and this has started off by planting lots of fruits and vegetables. We read the story ‘Oliver’s Vegetables’ and looked/explored lots of different fruits