Mrs Cunningham, our Kidsafe leader, visited both Year 3 classes with her puppet KS. She talked to the children about who they could go to if they were worried. The children made their own list of trusted adults, which included grown-ups at home and in school. Mrs Cunningham also talked about �
Year 2 enjoyed working in teams to create a stick tower, co-operation helps make most job easier. No fastenings allowed. They were very proud of their handy work as you can see. They were given no guidance before hand so it’s interesting to see the variety of methods employed. This task is linke
Year 6 really demonstrated the knowledge and confidence that they have gained over their years in our Forest School. With a checklist to fall back if needed, they set up the fire pit ready for cooking. This included ensuring all safety measures were met before any lighting takes place, Chopping wood
Over the next term both Year 5 and 6 will be taking part in a variety of fire based activities. Whether preparing food, cooking, learning fire safety or fire lighting, it is important that the children are involved in setting these areas up. This gives them a sense of ownership and responsibility. A
This year, as a school, we are taking part in the Royal Mail Heroes Stamp Design Competition. Millions of key workers have kept the country going when many others were told to stay home and there have been many people who volunteered to help in their communities. Royal Mail wants to honour them by p
The children in Year 2 are currently reading The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson as part of their literacy work. So this week in our Forest School the children were asked to create some nonsense poetry inspired by the book. They would then be asked to present their poems in a variety of ways.
This week in our Forest School the children were asked to create limericks or nonsense poetry about Owls, and then share them in a variety of ways. Before going outside, we read the Owl and the Pussycat and some of Edward Lear’s owl based limericks and discussed the humour often found in this type o
This week in our Forest School the children were asked to create some nonsense poetry inspired by wildlife. They would then be asked to present their poems in a variety of ways. Before going outside, we read some funny limericks and looked at where the rhyming words often sit in a verse. Using a poe
This week in our Forest School the children were asked to create nonsense poems and then share them in a variety of ways. Before going outside, we read some well known hedgehog poems and discussed the humour often found in this type of verse. We looked at where the rhyming words often sit in a verse
The children in Year 3 have been learning about the meaning of Easter. They looked at pictures and symbols that represent the Easter story. They also read and talked about Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. In class, all of the pupils made an Easter card to give to a friend or family member.
