This week in PSHE, our class explored the important topic of harmful substances. Throughout the lesson, the children learned what a drug is and discussed how different substances — including alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, and medicines — can affect the body. We began with a game of “Odd One Out�
Over the last few weeks children have been focusing on teamwork in their Forest School sessions. As their confidence and collaborative approach has developed so they are now ready to be given more freedom. They now can choose who they work with and the theme becomes more open ended rather than a set
This week in Reception, we have been busy learning all about the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. Our focus has been on understanding how we use our senses every day to explore the world around us. We began our learning journey by reading My Five Senses by Margaret Miller, a lov
In our PSHE lessons, the children having been learning all about friendship. We first has a discussion about what makes a good friend. We had answers such as, helping our friends if they are stuck or hurt, playing with our friends nicely and sharing toys with our friends. The children then thought a
The Outdoor Workers have been working hard in gardening club. Over the last few weeks they have cleaned and refilled the hen feeders, drinkers and cleaned out the henhouse. They’ve laid new paving stones between the raised beds with Bob and started clearing the beds ready for re-planting. They are m
As part of our All About the Team theme, across the Forest School term, the children were challenged to collaborate in their groups to create nonsense poems. The older children tried their hand at limericks or poems with rhyming couplets and the younger children were given a simpler poem to fill in
What a hoot we had at Angel Court this week taking part in some music and movement with Jo. The residents are having a ball. This week we got more adventurous using our legs and feet and even passing hoops from person to person. There was a whole lot of laughter and chat of course and the residents
In our Forest School sessions we are still keeping focus on team work and a collaborative approach. In Year’s 4 and 5 they were asked: How do I work successfully as part of a team to construct a bridge for a child? The Rules: you can use sticks, branches and logs, but no machined wood the child
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
A Wonderful Week in Reception! We’ve had a fantastic week in Reception, celebrating our families and learning how every family is special in its own way. The children loved sharing stories about their families and exploring what makes each one different. We then made beautiful photo frames using a v
