This weeks heavy rain meant that it was difficult for our friends at Angel Court to get out into the garden so the children went along to help. They cleaned out the new hens, giving them fresh food, water and bedding. Miss Rowe put up some tarps to create a shelter so the young birds have a dry area
Hatching time came this week and the whole school got involved. It all started with chick number 1, Dave, who arrived promptly. The children took great delight in hearing the tap, tap, tap of the chicks as they start pipping from their shells. The chicks that hatch are left inside the incubator so t
Reception have continued their topic ‘Explorers Outdoors’ by looking at minibeasts. We began by reading ‘Mad about Minibeasts’ by Giles Andreae and tried to guess which minibeast was being described. They then looked at artwork ‘The Snail, by Henri Matisse and had a go at creating their own collage
On Tuesday it was time to candle our hatching eggs for the first time. They have been in the incubator for “eggactly” a week so the time had come to see which ones were fertilised. The “hentastic” Jos from Henpower came to support us and answer any questions the children had. The candling process in
Our final picture as we wait for the bus for home. The children have had an amazing experience and enjoyed every second. Their behaviour has been fantastic and they have been one big team.
A final climb for one of the groups this morning. Despite being tired, they challenged themselves and worked hard to reach the top.
One of the groups enjoying their final activity on the high ropes in the trees. They worked brilliantly as a team to complete their activities.
Preparing for final activities and enjoying archery tag. The children are all tired but still giving everything their all.
One of the group’s last activity was the water adventure in the river. They thought they had lots of layers on in these photos but soon felt the cold.
Rick climbing was really difficult in the rain, but some of the children managed to make it to the top which was a fantastic achievement. Tonight they have played games and had fun – even finding time for a bit of pampering!
