Outdoor Learning

1Feb2019

This week has seen the start of our RSPB Big School Birdwatch which has been carried out across four year groups. We have spent time over the last few weeks learning how to be quiet, patient and observant, using all our senses, through Hide and Seek games. We looked at aerial view maps of our site b

25Jan2019

This week our new creative project began at Angel Court. Neil, the artist we are working with, had prepared wooden boxes, we then mixed sharp sand with pva glue to provide a simple cement. The children and residents then decided on patterns, using various materials such as stone, glass, slate and sh

17Jan2019

This week the children are beginning to learn how to make paint ready for cave painting. In class we discussed what kind of materials would have been used in the Stone Age, what kind of tools may be needed to release pigments and then how the paintbrushes themselves might be constructed. Outside a f

15Jan2019

Continuing to work on developing their communication skills, Year 6 took part in a game of Snake this week. Snake is a trust based, team building game that focuses on non-verbal communication. The team must stand in single file, one behind the other and rest their hands on the shoulders of the perso

10Jan2019

Year 3 are beginning to learn about the Stone Age as their class topic and we will be linking this theme into our Forest School sessions. After reading The Stone Age boy in class we enjoyed some lively discussion about life back then. Outside the children were given charcoal, made in the fire, to dr

4Dec2018

This week has been cold and wet at Harlow Green so the children were set a task to keep themselves moving, but would also develop their communication skills. The challenge was to set up an invisible assault course. First the children had to split themselves into teams. Each team-member had to devise

3Dec2018

This week has been cold and soggy at Harlow Green so the children were set a task to keep themselves moving, but would also develop their communication skills. The challenge was to set up an invisible assault course. First the children were put into teams. Each team-member had to devise their own in

23Nov2018

Over the last term we have been continuing our visits to Angel Court Residential Home. The children love to share stories about our hens here at Harlow Green, many of the residents remember helping out in the allotments as children so comparing hen related anecdotes is always fun. We decided we woul