This week we continued with the boat building theme, linked to The Vikings. The children were taught how to make a timber hitch, used to move wood and to create a starting point for securing other more complex hitches. Knot work can be very challenging, so using big ropes on large logs helps the chi
What a beautiful morning to be creative, catch up with friends and start our journey into this years Forest School sessions. Linking to the topic of Vikings the children began setting up a boat building area. They started gathering resources from around the site and made their first models. Simple
Due to the pandemic our wonderful visits to Angel Court had to be suspended. Though this was terribly sad for all of us, it was clearly vital to ensure their protection. Miss Rowe has been in touch with Angel Court and the Hensioners of Wood Green throughout this difficult time and as a school we ar
Looking forward to the future, after a challenging year, is so important for the children. Giving time to talk about their hopes and dreams encourages them to be open to new ideas and opportunities. Being able to be honest about any worries we may have, whilst still retaining an optimism, can help u
As part of their topic, Year 3 have been learning about castles. After researching and writing about castle defences, the boys and girls have had the opportunity to make their own trebuchets. They learned about how to make a strong structure using only paper, wooden dowel and masking tape and thorou
The year 4 children have enjoyed the chance to prepare and eat a delicious traditional Greek dish as part of their DT topic this summer. After studying Greece in both history and geography this year, it was an ideal opportunity to continue their studies into traditional Greek dishes and ingredients.
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
This week, Year Two have been learning how to sew and have created a piece of bunting. They learnt that bunting is rows of small, coloured flags used as a decoration when celebrating special occasions. The children found out that in the past bunting was used to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Jubilee and
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
3 Little Pigs We have had a lovely week in Nursery this week. We have looked at the story of ‘The 3 Little Pigs’ and explored houses. We talked about our homes and what they look like and then compared this to different types of houses around the world. We then looked into different rooms in our
