Outdoor Learning

Taking opportunities to focus on our personal and social development is such an important aspect  of growing up. Today Year 3 enjoyed time learning about different ways of communicating. The focus was on non-verbal methods of sharing information, the many ways this can be done and why we may need t

The nursery children went into our Forest School today to learn about how to care for the school hens. Before heading outside we talked about what are the important jobs we need to do to keep our pets safe. Just like us, clean water, food and a safe place to sleep hopefully means our hens are happy

Nursery children continued to learn about composting this week. They headed out to the Reception garden to collect the fallen leaves, these will make a nutritious addition to their compost bin. They are already collecting their fruit waste each day and any plant materials from their garden.  Despi

The children and residents enjoyed learning to create marbled paper this week.  Using oil based inks suspended in water, cartridge paper was laid onto the surface and peeled off, giving some really beautiful results. The paper was then dried and will be used to make Christmas decorations over the c

The heavy rain brings some advantages, the soft ground being one. Year 2 took the opportunity, before this weekends predicted cold snap, to get some daffodil bulbs in the ground. Year 6 prepared the ground and the younger children placed in the bulbs, making sure the roots were pointing down. The ch

Year 3 continue to apply their observations of the world around them into their construction. This week some of the children tried to see if they could increase stability in their tower building by adding vertical sticks. Torrential rain meant the second session stayed inside, hopefully giving the f

Year 2 took a break from their construction work to create a bug hotel. Beginning in class, using leaves and sticks, the children filled small boxes. Then outside they re-purposed an old cupboard, first padding it our with dried leaves and then transferring all their houses into the wooden slots. Th

After all the rain it was fantastic for our nursery children to enjoy some time outside planting daffodil bulbs ready for Spring. First they found some good spots for planting that will be in the sun. Then they dug out some soil and carefully placed in the bulbs checking that they were the right way

Year 3 continue to hone their construction skills in our Forest School. Following our STEM week tower challenge, the children were asked to look at the world around them as an architect or an engineer might do. Could they spot key features that help to give buildings more strength and stability? The

As part of STEM week Year 5 were set The Egg Move Challenge. This exercise encourages the children to hone their problem solving and communication skills. Demonstrating an understanding of how to use a variety of materials, practically learning about forces, using estimation and prediction are just